Trapped in Love

ACT 2: CH 1

ACT 2: CH 1
CHAPTER ONE: MADMAX

Valerie's sat in utter silence as she watched birds fly passed the classroom window. Mr Clark running on about human brain, his voice barely audible. she wasn't paying attention to say the least.

she was distracted by the beautiful bird, her head continuing to pound as she listened to the whispering and screaming. she wanted to slam her head on her desk and block them out with her heads but at the same time she didn't want to be deemed as disrespectful from Mr Clark.

as the bird rested on the window she smiled contentedly before the door slamming open gained her attention. she looked up front and with an eyebrow raised, she locked eyes with an angry redhead.

"ah, this might be our new student," Mr Clark spoke happily while the girl looked like she didn't want to be there as she tried to walk towards the empty seat, Mr Clark raising a hand to make her freeze. "Alright hold up, you don't get away that easy.."

Valerie snickered quietly as she leaned forward, resting her head in her hands. Mr Clark pointed to Dustin, "Dustin drum roll please."

The curly haired boy in the front of her nodded, closing his text box, tapping his fingers off it to imagine drums.

Valerie rolls her eyes, leaning back in her seat. "Class, welcome all the way from sunny California, the latest passenger to join our curiosity voyage . Maxine." Mr clark says, he finishes with jazz hands and Dustin stops tapping his book.

Max lets out a huff as she stands there awkwardly, avoiding eye contact with anyone. "Max." she corrects him in a whisper.

"I'm sorry?"

"it's max.. nobody calls me Maxine" she corrects him once more, the irritation in her voice almost making Valerie burst out in laughter.

"we'll all aboard Max," Valerie snorted out a laugh causing Mr Clark and all four of her friends to turn to look at her. Mr Clark folded his arms over his chest, "what's so funny Harrington?"

"nothing sir," she giggled out before turning towards the girl next to her. she raised her thumb next to her head, moving it in a circler motion. she was telling her Mr Clark was crazy.

Max giggled and Valerie shared her a smile with a wink before facing back up front where she saw an angry Mr Clark glaring at her.

"hi," she saluted him with a toothy grin which resulted in him shaking his head and returning to the lesson.

••••••

Valerie used her upper body weight to pull herself up onto the fence to sit. she watched all the other kids run around , during what they always did at break. Valerie was lost in thoughts that she hadn't noticed Mike walking up to her.

"hey, you alright? you seem.. different," Mike shrugged at his choice of words and the girl looked down at him, a smile tugging at her lips.

"i am no different then yesterday Wheeler," she told the boy, swinging slightly back and forth on the fence, her knuckles turning white from her insane grip.

mike, clearly irritated, shrugged and walked away. "bye!" Valerie shouted after him but shut her mouth when a skateboard bumped into the fence sending her unbalanced.

she watched Max from earlier hurry over and pick up the board, a apologizing smile on her face. "shit, sorry about that."

Valerie shrugged and jumped down from the fence, holding her hand out to the girl. "I'm Valerie."

"Max, wanna learn to ride?" she shaken Valerie's hand before gesturing to her board in her other.

"umm yeah!"