Dreamcatcher

Chapter Twenty-Six: Memories Pt. II

"I'd better start helping Chloe with the cleaning. And while I'm at it, I can't take one long, last look around the place. Then, I'll go see Clark. It's about time we got things cleared up between us." Max thought to herself. 

Once the brunette was done soaking in a majority of the good times she'd spent in Chloe's room, she assisted Chloe by observing things around the room in order to get a start on what she could add to the 'TRASH' pile. At the same time, everything she observed closely brought back fond memories.

Max first made her way over to Chloe's shelf which had a bunch of books and boxes on each shelf, most of which were textbooks and school supplies.

She then eyed a skateboard that she recalled the amount of times Chloe persisted Max to try skateboarding, much to her preference for taking photos instead.

By the door, Max recognised a drawing Chloe once made which included the three of them in a mini-comic labelled 'The Adventurous Adventures Of Super Max, Dr. Chloestein & Mr C' - there were only three panels with a fourth missing, leaving them to wonder what happened next.

Two tickets were laid on Chloe's bedside table along with some other photos of locations and a self-portrait of Chloe and Clark. The tickets went back three years ago early July - an unsupervised concert Max, Chloe and Clark went to. It didn't take long for either of their parents to discover what their children had done.

Other personal belongings of Chloe's was scattered around the room. There were some report cards documenting the young Price girl's excellent academic work, a glowing bear, board games, a camera and a few other things that stood out to Max Caulfield. Above Chloe's bed was a saggy string with pictures clinging onto it. Each picture was taken by Max herself which Chloe saw befitting to commemorate by displaying her best friend's photographs in front of the window.

Max focused on the vintage Polaroid camera, recognising it as William's camera.

"Hey, what's your dad's camera doing here?" Max piped up.

Chloe looked over her shoulder, distracting herself from tidying up. "Dad said I could bring it up here for you to use. He's tired of watching you drool all over yourself every time he uses it. His words."

"Your dad is the best."

"Sure. Just don't ever tell him that. We need to keep him on his toes."

Max went to pick up the camera. By the way she grabbed the camera by its sides, her thin, nimble fingers accidentally triggered the flash as she lifted it up, causing her to jump.

"You're off to a great start."

The brunette flapped the photograph lightly until it revealed her unintentional selfie.

"Actually.. it's kinda cool." Max said aloud before thinking to herself. "I should take one with us three. They always loved hanging around me. Almost too much, I think. They are going to be so heartbroken when I tell them I'm leaving. It's so hard to believe. This room, this house, this town... all in the past now. Or soon to be. Who am I even without the twins? Chloe's the one who's always started things, pulling us into adventures. And Clark. He's always had our best interests at heart. Acting like the big brother and the bestest friend to me. Has he always been this cute now that I think about it? I can't imagine life without them."

Casually, Max donated some more belongings into the 'TRASH' box until she concluded that there was nothing else worth tossing out.

"That's it. I'm calling off the search. If you want more trash, you'll have to find it yourself. I'm gonna go see if Clark needs a hand now." Max announced, expressing her disinterest in cleaning the room.