A Lot Has Changed

Chapter 11

Dedicated to one of my favorite authors JustKaylay

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My head was pounding as I woke up. I noticed the I had an ice pack on my forehead.

"Thank goddness you're awake. Now you can tell me what happened." My mom said while hugging me.

"Mom, I can't breathe." I said hugging her back.

"Sorry, I came home to you on the couch and Max pacing back and forth."

"Is he still here?"

"Right here." He said while lifting his hand in the air. He was still pacing the floor while still glancing towards me.

"I told you to leave."

"Yea but I'm not very well going to leave you alone if you fell and knocked your head. You could've had a concussion." He said to me.

"As you can see, I'm fine."

"Well I just wanted to make sure you were ok."

"Yea I am. Now get out." I told him. He walked towards the door, grabbing his bag on the way.

"Max come back here."my mom told him.

"It's fine, Mrs. Simmons. If Danielle doesn't want me here than I'll leave."

"I said come back here." She said curling her finger towards him, signaled him to come back. He placed his bag on the chair and sat down on the couch.

"Ok what happened between you two? I come home to you unconscious." She said pointing towards me. "And to you pacing back and forth." She said pointing at Max. He put his hands up, surrendering and backing away. "Than you wake up and it's like World War III happened."

"Why don't you ask him." I said while
closing my eyes and pointing my finger towards him. My head was killing me and I didn't feel like repeating what got me into this situation.

"I told her that I went out with Emma. We went out last year for about a month after I broke up with her. Danielle and I were yelling and shouting at each other and it ended with her backing up into a chair and falling over. I tried to grab her but she hit her head and blacked out. I picked her up and took her over here. I got an ice pack and tried to figure out what to do. By the time I was going to call an ambulance, you were already in the driveway."he said leaning back into the chair.

"Well you guys work this out. You guys haven't spoken to each other in 3 years and I'm not having you guys fight over about who you went out with last year." She said getting up.

"But mom-" I started to say.

"I don't want to hear it. You guys better work it out or you won't have to worry about stumbling over chairs." She said while walking up the stairs.

"How long have I been out? What time is it too?" I asked him. I would've rather not speak to him but I know my mom was listening and if she wasn't, she was going to find out if we were still fighting or not.

"About an hour and it's 5. Listen Danielle I really am sorry."

"I don't want hear your apologies Max."

"You honestly want to throw our friendship away not because we haven't talked in 3 years and we were mad at each other but because I went out with Emma?"he said standing up.

"Well when you put it like that, I sound like a heartless person. I'm still mad at you but no, I don't want to throw our friendship away because of her." I said crossing my arms.

"Still want me to leave?"

"No you can stay. I'm still angry at you though but I kinda need you to help me get back at Emma."

"And that is why I'm here. First thing first, if she sees us together she is gonna flip. Let's just say she wasn't happy when I broke up with her."

"How so?"

"Let's just say, she trashed my locker, basically dumped her lunch on me that day and slapped me."

I started laughing, imagining her trashing his locker and slapping him. I guess she likes to dump her lunch onto people.

"Ha ha very funny." He said crossing his arms and pouting.

"What do you suggest we do than huh?"

"I suggest we take her down."

"And how do you suppose we do that?

"Well that's the difficult part. I got nothing."

"Seriously nothing at all?"

"Do you have any ideas?" He asked.

"Nope. All I do know is that she needs to know what she's doing, comes with repercussions and that's why I'm here."

"Well how are we going to go about doing that?"

"I have no clue."

"You know we can always call Dimitri and ask. He's good at this kind of stuff." I grabbed my phone and called him.

"Hello."

"Hey dear brother of mine."

"What do you want Danielle?"

"I can't just call you to talk to you?" I said raising my eyebrows. I forgot that I was on the phone so he couldn't see me but Max gave me a confused look and asked me was happening. I shooed him off and told him to be quiet.

"Not unless you either want something or you got in trouble and you need my help to get you out of it."

"Well Max and I-"

"You guys are going out and you need my help to tell mom?"

"Ew gross no. I need your help to figure out what to do about Emma." I told him. Max gave me a confused look and raised his eyebrow.

"As in what? I thought you had that figured out."

"No I don't and that's why I'm calling."

"Listen you can figure that out on your own."

"Fine." I told him sighing.

"Great see you soon little sis. Love you."

"Love you too." I said hanging up.

"Well what did he say?" Max said looking at me.

"That we can figure it out on our own."

"Well until we figure something out don't do anything to aggravate her."

"It's not going to be me who does anything. It's going to be more like her aggravating me."

"Well I will see you tomorrow ok."Max said getting up. I walked him to the door and gave him a hug. He gave me a smile and left. My head still hurt but it wasn't as bad as when I first woke up. I went into the kitchen and grabbed my bag. I went upstairs and got ready for bed. I brushed my teeth and got changed into my pajamas. As I was putting my hair into a ponytail I saw that my phone lit up.

Sorry again about what happened. Good night
Max

I smiled and turned off my phone. At least he feels bad about what he did but I'm still angry at him. How could he do that, knowing what she did to me.

I got into bed and tried to fall asleep. It was kinda hard because I kept thinking of new ways I could get back at Emma and they weren't all that pleasant.

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Sorry if this chapter seems rushed. Do you have any ideas for what Max and Danielle could do to Emma? Don't forget to comment and vote, thanks.