The walk seemed fun at first but by now, after an hour of the same trail it was getting boring. I took Max's hand and slipped the other in my pocket.
My face went red and I pulled out two brackets. "What are those?" Max asked me. "Oh um... I made us friendship bracelets." I say.
it sounded nice when I did it but now, it sounded dumb. Oh really, that's so cool!" Max says. I smile and my face goes slightly red.
I slip the blue one around her wrist and the pink one around my own. "Thanks so much, I love it and I'll never take it off." Max says.
I love every second I spend with Max, i feel like how I did with Mike, before we started fighting. I don't know if that's weird. Or normal for friends.
Max is examining her bracelet and I spot Will about twenty feet ahead oh us looking sad. "What's up with him?" Max says. "I'm not sure. He's always been like that." I reply.
"His dad sucks, and his moms dating my dad." Max looks shocked. "You guys are step siblings?" She says. "Well if our parents get married. Yes." I start. "Is it okay if I go talk to him for a minute?" I say.
"Yeah, oh course." Max says, and I run ahead to him.
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I love my bracelet, it was so thoughtful of her to make it for me. Now that El isn't with me, I use the excuse to go set things straight with Mike. I slow down so we are side by side.
"What do you want?" Mike says while rolling his eyes. "Why do you hate me?" I ask. "Isn't it obvious?" He says, I have to jog to keep up with this long steps.
"It's not, otherwise I wouldn't be talking to you?" I say. "Because! Your a bad influence on El, you made her conspire against me!"
"I didn't do anything, she was miserable! I made her happy again, I made her feel like herself." I tell him desperately.
"No. Here's what you don't understand, you made her like you!" Mike says, and he speeds up. I sit down on a log. Els backtracking towards me, and I stop the tears from leaving my eyes.
"Hi!" She says cluelessly. "Hi, um El." I say quietly. "Do you think that I'm...not a good fit to be your friend?" I say.
El sits down beside me and hugs me. "No, i think you're the best friend I've ever had." El reassures me. Then she pulls away and I look into her hazel eyes.
Suddenly I get the urge to do something ridiculously stupid. I think El got that same urge. Because, all of a sudden, we were leaning into eachother.
Our lips touched, and then, I had my first kiss. A kiss with a girl. A kiss that was forbidden. Then, of course. Someone saw us.
