hard life

part 11

maxs pov. 

man: I SAID DROP THE FUCKING GUN. 

i crouch and sit it down i stand back up. 

partick: LET HER GO. 

man: kick it. 

i dont move he pushes the knife to my throat more i groan when it perises my skin

man: KICK THE FUCKING GUN. 

i kick it he starts walking us back patrick was about to shoot him he cuts my throat.  i shoot up and yell tears run down my face i feel a hand on my back i wip my head around and the person looked fimilar but who?

person: Max your alive? 

that voice it was eli.  i look next to me i was still next to moms grave.  he crouches and he wipes my face he sits and hugs me. 

eli: max why are you sleeping out here go see tory they would be glade your not dead. 

i shake my head

eli: why not? 

max: s-she t-told m-me to not b-bother

eli: so your just sleeping in a grave yard? 

max: i-i dont h-have a-any were t-to go. 

eli: come stay with me

max: a-are y-you sure?

eli: yea come on. 

he gets up and helps me up i grab my stuff and he takes me to his car i had calmed down from crying as he was driving. 

max: why were you at grave yard? 

he looks over at me than at the road. 

eli: my mom died last year she got really sick and died. 

max: im so sorry. 

eli: dont worry about it so why did you and tory fight i though she would have been happy to see you alive?

max: she thinks i had them fake my death i was taken hostige and i faught like 3 or 4 times a week to the death karate kept me alive and i led us out of the cells and we attacked. 

eli: how how did you get the cut on your throat?

max: a guy cut my throat i almost died thats why i woke up screaming and crying nightmares. 

eli: how offten do you get nightmares about the bad things that happend at war? 

max: every night why. 

eli: they arnt nightmares max you might have ptsd you should go see a therapist. 

max: i dont know any. 

eli: i do i can call in the morning if you would like. 

max: uh yea thanks. 

eli: no problem were here. 

we get out and we go in. 

person: DADDY. 

i little girl runs and hugs his legs.  he picks her up. 

eli: sweetie why arnt you in bed?

girl: i miss mommy. 

she looks at me. 

eli: i know baby girl i know. 

girl: is she my new mommy? 

she smiles and looks at him he sighs

eli: no hon.......

max: yea yea i am. 

they both look at me eli in shock shes smiling

girl: yay. 

he sets her down. 

eli: sweetie can you go lay down ill come tuck you in soon i need to talk to her. 

she nods and runs to her room

max: look your letting me stay and i dont know what happend its not my busnisse but its me paying you back. 

eli: her mom just left shes not my blood related kid her mom and i were dating and one morning all her stuff was gone and so was she but kate was still here kates 4 now she was two when she left. 

max: im really sorry eli i can be her mom figure if you want me to be. 

eli: i dont mind she needs one. 

max: ok than ill be he mom figure. 

kate: daddy mommy will you tuck me in? 

eli: yea go lay down we will be right in. 

she runs to her room

max: shes really cute. 

eli: yea she is lets go lay her down. 

i follow him in her room she jumps on the small bed. 

eli: what were you doing munchinkin? 

kate: here mommy. 

she hands me a paper i look at it its eli me and her. 

max: its amazing. 

i show eli he smiles. 

eli: its awsome baby girl lets get you to bed. 

she lays down i pull the blanket over her.  eli tucks her in she shuts her eyes he kisses her forhead. 

eli: good night baby girl

max: good night. 

kate: good night mommy and daddy i wove you. 

eli: love you too honey.