~the new girl // elmax story~

~mom pt. 4~

max's pov:

before me or jane could speak we heard a soft knock on the door. "come in!" jane said. jane's dad opened the door and entered the bedroom. "hey, i was just wondering if you would like to stay for dinner?" he asked. more then anything i wanted to say yes, so i could spend more time with jane, but i knew i had to get home to my mom. "i would love to, but i should probably get going home." i told him. "aww, are you sure?" jane asked. "yeah, i need to get home to my mom to make sure she is okay." i replied sadly. "how about i walk you home?" jane suggested. "its okay, i can just skate home." i told her. again more then anything i wanted to spend time with jane, but i didnt want her to see the shitty house i live in.

"thats alright, can i atleast walk you to the door?" jane asked with a hopeful smile. "that you can do." i said while holding back a smile. i grabbed my backpack and skateboard and stood up off her bed, as we walked to the front door. "so see you at school tomorrow?" she asked me. "yeah, i'll see you there." i replied while softly smiling. i opened the front door and walked out to the road. i threw down my skateboard, and before getting on it i glanced back at jane's house to see her standing in the doorway. i waved goodbye to her and then stepped onto the skateboard and kicked off.

as i skated i could feel a slight breeze, which caused my ginger hair to fly all around and get in my face. as i got closer and closer to my house, the more and more i dreaded ariving home. i just wanted to be with jane again, thats all i wanted. to be with jane, and to be in her arms. i could feel my stomach ache the more i thought about her, but a good ache. i just couldn't get her out of my mind no matter how hard i tried.

but why..?

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i picked up my skateboard and entered my house. "hello? mom, im home!" i called out while taking off my shoes. once i got no reply i sighed and went to go look for her. "mom? where are you?" i called out again. i eventually made myself towards the living room to see her passed out on the couch. i sighed once again and grabbed the cigarette that was still inbetween her pointer and middle finger and put it out on the ash tray, and grabbed the empty beer bottles and poured them out into the sink.

i walked back into the living room and grabbed a spare blanket on the couch and put it over her. "night mom." i wispered.

i walked back into the kitchen and opened the fridge to see what we had for dinner options. bread.. butter.. and jam. hm, thats gonna make a interesting meal. i grabbed the bread, butter, and strawberry jam out of the fridge and set it down on the counter. there was only two peices of the bread left, but they were both the end slices that i hated. "ew.." i muttered to myself. i had no other choice to just use the ends, so i put the bread in the toaster so i could have some toast.

once the toast was ready, i grabbed a butter knife and put butter on one peice of the bread, and jam on the other slice. i grabbed a napkin since i was sure we wouldn't have any clean plates. i quickly ate the food, and then went into my bedroom and set down my skateboard and backpack. there was nothing really much to do at my house, so i just lied down on my
bed and shut my eyes. its easier to just sleep to make the time go by faster. as i tried to fallasleep, i kept picturing jane in my mind, her perfect shoulder length brunette hair, her hazel eyes, and her perfectly tan skin. i couldn't fall asleep, so i imagined that jane was laying right next to me, and eventually i dozed off to sleep.

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i opened my eyes to feel the warm autumn sun shinning on my face though the gap in my curtians. i tossed and turned in my bed for a few minutes before getting up for school. once i eventually did have some energy i sat up and looked at the clock, and my heart dropped. "SHIT!" i yelled while getting out of bed and grabbing my skateboard and backpack. it was already  9:30am and i was 30 minutes late for school. i looked down and realized that i was still wearing my clothes from last night, exept my sweat shirt had a pink stain on it. shit that was from the jam toast i ate last night. i quickly took the hoodie off and looked around my room for another one.

i looked back at my clock and realized 5 minutes had already passed. shit, there was no time for a hoodie, i just needed to get to school. i ran out of my bedroom with my backpack swung over my shoulder, and my board tucked underneath my arm. i struggled to put on my shoes, but eventually did and ran out the door.

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"where were you!?" lucas wispered to me as i sat down. "i over slept okay?" i told him in an annoyed tone. "chill mayfield, i was just asking." lucas told me. i rolled my eyes and scoffed and then turned my attention to the teacher who was giving us a cold glare.

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as all five of us walked outside for break, i noticed that it was no longer warm and sunny, but cold and windy. i was in jeans, and a t-shirt, so not exatly the warmest clothes. as the wind picked up i caught a chill and my teeth began to chatter. "you alright?" lucas asked. "y-yea.. just c-cold.." i spoke while still chatting my teeth. "here take my hoodie." lucas said as he took of his hoodie. i awkwardly smiled and then spoke. "yeah, i rather freeze then take you sweaty hoodie." i told him. he looked kinda sad and disappointed by what i said, but i was already in a bad mood. i could't help it.

all five of us sat down on a nearby bench, and started to talk. it was mainly the four boys talking, and i was not paying much attention. i was looking around at everyone in the court yard laughing and hanging out with their friends, but a girl with short brown hair that was alone caught my attention. as soon as i realized who it was, my heart skipped a beat and i stood up.

"JANE!" i called out while running towards her with a smile on my face.

in this chapter you can sorta meet max's mom,
and max still hasn't realized she might be fruity for jane🥹

word count: 1194~