more than friends

the escape board

el's pov:
three hours later, max was asleep, with her head in el's neck, cuddling up to her while el was holding her and watching the movie.~

i yawned when i heard my door open and looked over to see joyce peaking in the doorway. "hey, el sweetie?" she asked. "yea mom?" i replied, playing with max's hair not paying attention to joyce. "someone's here to pick max up, can you wake her up?" "awww.. sure i guess." i replied in a sad tone. "great, thanks. he's waiting outside." she said, smiling as she left and closed the door. "maxi?" i said shaking her awake. "max, it's time to wake up." i said shaking her even harder. "max!!!" i said shaking her as hard as i could. she still wouldn't wake up.

i got so scared she was dead, or unconscious, until she said "yea..." in a small, sleepy voice. "it's time to wake up, and go home.." i said in a sad tone. "noooooooo....." she said, still in that sleepy, cute voice. "sorry maxi." i said. "fine!" max said sliding out of bed. i got out of bed right after her, as she grabbed her broken skateboard  and shoved it in her black school backpack, zipped it, and threw it over her shoulder. we walked out into the living room to the front door. "bye sweetie! remember, don't take the bandages off for a week, got it?" joyce asked. "got it!" max said, looking out the door. "no, not neil!!" she whispered under her breathe. "see you later, max!" i said hugging her. i looked back to see if anyone was looking, and then kissed her cheek. "bye!!" max said as she walked out the door.

max's pov:

"MAXINE! WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?!" neil screamed, grabbing me by my hair. "OW!" i yelped. "shut. up." he said sternly, pushing me away to the front seat. i looked back at the door to see el and joyce standing there watching everything that had just happened.  "HEY, DUDE! YOU DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO PUT YOUR HANDS ON THAT CHILD." joyce screamed, but it was too late. neil was already driving off. "why didn't you come home?" neil asked. "cuz, i literally almost died?" i said, even though i didn't. "i dont care, i wish you did die!" he screamed. those word's cut through me like knives, as a tear rolled down my cheek. "i'm going to stop at the store, and your going to come in with me weather you like it or not, ok maxine?" he asked, taking a sharp right turn. i slammed against the window, as i nodded.

after 5 minutes, we got to the store. neil flung open the car door open as he continued to smoke his cigar. i got up and followed him in the store. neil started looking at beer, and i went by the skateboards, and saw the perfect one!

a plain, black, skateboard with designs on the back. i grabbed the board and ran to the counter. "i'd like to purchase this board, please!" i said excitedly. then i thought of el. "wait, hold on a second please!" i said running back to the skateboard isle. "pink, pink, pink, pink.. pink!" i said excitedly, grabbing the perfect pink skateboard for el.

i ran back to the counter, putting the board next to mine. "these two please!!" i asked. "ok, that'll be.. 57 dollars ma'am." the man at the counter said. "57 DOLLARS?!" i yelled. (back there, money was cheaper, like 20 dollars was really expensive, so max was shocked even though she had some leftover money from a while agot.) "fine." i said, slamming a fifty dollar bill down, one five, and two ones. he ringed them up and put them in a bag. "thanks, old dude." i said jokingly. "rude much." he said. we laughed together. i knew him, he was my other best friend from school, levi. even tho he was 17, and i was only 13, we we're still best friends. "see ya lev." i said grabbing the bag, running out of the store. "SEE YA LITTLE RED!!" lev yelled after me. i grabbed my skateboard, and started riding it with the other one in the bag i was holding. i felt around my pockets, and grabbed a sharpie out of it and took el's skateboard out. i then wrote: 'my love, el' on it in my neatest writing. i then put it back in the bag and skated off to the skatepark, pushing the fact that neil would kill me when i got home out of my mind. once i got to the skatepark, i started going off very steep ramps, and then went to do some cool tricks.

i didn't realise the kid videoing me, and taking pictures of me, laughing. i decided i'll try to do a double flip, and land on my board. i started skating faster, and faster, until i did a flip, and landed on my board, surprisingly. i then tried another and landed it again! "ok, ready max?" i asked myself. i started skating again, and flipped, and i flipped again, but my legs slipped under me and i fell straight onto my face.

"SHIT!" a familiar voice yelled, running over to me. "max, are you ok?" gosh i hated the words: "are you ok?" "i'm fine.. lucas?" i asked. "yeah" he said smirking, helping me up. "thanks, stalker." i said, flashing him a smile. suddenly he leaned in, but i pushed him away to the ground. "EWW!" i screeched, grabbing my skateboard, the surprise for el, and running off. after i got out of the skatepark, i skated the rest of my way to el's house.

~13 minutes later, max got to el's house and knocked on her door~

"i got it!" joyce yelled, going to the door, and opening it. once she saw max, her face expression changed from happy, to mad. "max, hi!" she said, acting happy. "hi mrs. byers!" i said, trying to act as nice as possible. i knew she was going to question me about neil. "max, we need to talk." she said, god that was one of the other words i hated! i walked inside, and before she could talk to me, i shoved past her, skateboard in one hand, present in other, and ran into el's room. once i opened it, the beautiful brunette looked up at me, with red, puffy, eyes and dried tears on her face. "whats wrong love?" i asked, setting the bag down. i went over and sat next to her, hugging her. "ma-max..." el said, starting to cry again. "yes, love?" i asked. "m-mi-mike doesn't su-support us.. and i-is mad th-that i br-broke up wi-with him.." she said, sobbing at this point.

"look at me el." i said. she looked up at me, and stared deep into my eyes. "screw mike." i said, staring back at her. "yeah.. screw him!!" she said, as a smile formed onto her face. i wiped a tear with my sleeve, as she just cuddled up to me, using my shoulder as a head rest. "i love you maxi" she said, closing her eyes. "i love you too, more than anyone in the world... more then..." i stopped and thought for a moment. i wanted to say family, but i don't have one. at least not a loving one. "more then...?" el asked, looking up at me, opening her eyes. "more than my... fam-family.." i said, trying to force the smile on my face, and forcing the tears to just go away. i layed my head on hers, sighing. we sat there for a couple minutes, and it felt nice to have some peace and quiet.

"el, i have something for you that might cheer you up!! "what is it?" el said, looking up. "here, open it!" i said handing her the bag. "ok?" she said laughing, opening the bag. she took the skateboard out, and gasped. "omg!! i love it, it's amazing, so cool! what is it?" she asked, laughing. "a skateboard!! and look!" i said, pointing to the writing. " 'my love, el' awww, thanks sweetheart!!" she said, hugging me, as i hugged her back. "let's go!!" i said, excitedly, grabbing her hand as we both ran outside with our skateboards. "get on, el!!" i said helping her on her board.  "i'm scared max..." el said, nervously. "it's ok el!" i said, helping her balance herself.

"ready?" i asked. "yeah!" she said, excitedly. "ok!" i said, giving her a big push as i got on my board, and skated up towards el. "maxi, can you hold my hand?" she asked not taking her eyes off the road. "of course love." i said holding her hand, and lifting them above our heads.

sorry this chapter was so long!!!