MAX [ON HOLD]

3: MAXIMUM

I stare at him for a while and then i suddenly burst into laughter i cant help it, this whole thing is just so bizzare.

He waits for me to calm down and when i finally do, he says " look Max, i know this is all so confusing for you" no shit sherlock
" but now that you have finally come after sixteen years of waiting, you have to take responsibility "

Suddenly, all the humor is drained out of me and i am suddenly angry i stand up slowly and say
"look professor, i am not whatever it is you say i am, my name is max, i was born in chicago where my parents abandoned me, i was raised by my grandmother. I love pancakes, soccer,junk food, music, swimming and novels. I hate chemistry, jennifer and my birthday. Today happens to be my birthday and this is just the lovely icing on the birthday cake of bad luck. So i am sorry if you are dissapointed, but i am not who you are looking for.
Now if you would please excuse me, i am going to try and find my way back home."

With that, i turn and begin to head towards the door. Hopefully, i can try and maybe find my way h..." we didnt mean to abandon you"

I stop in mid step and slowly turn around.

Facing the woman who had spoken i said "excuse me?"

She stands up and says, "we didnt want to do it, but it was what was best for you and the land, we regreted it every day of our lives and we regret it up till now but it was the only thing we could do we are very sorry honey but we love you and i hope you can find it in your heart to forgive us"

I am stunned and speechless. These are my parents. My parents that my grandma told me were dead, and then i figured out they were not. My parents that abandoned me, that didnt want me. They were here.

I look at the man who had stood up and now had his arm around the woman.

"Mom, dad?"

The woman once again bursts into tears and she pulls me in for a hug but as she does it, i push her away and out of nowhere, i lose it and start screaming like i am crazy "no, dont touch me, i hate you you left me alone to grow up without a mother to share my girlish fantasies with, no one to fight over clothes with and no father to tickle me and spoil me rotten, no one to play soccer with, i hate you and you are not my family, the only family i have is grandma and she is the only one i want so just leave me alone like you've done this past 16 years because i HATE YOU?"

When i am spent, i collapse in the chair and grandma comes to comfort me while she sobs into his jacket. I hug grandma as i drink in the smell of her. This is my only family, this is the only family that i've got and it's the only one that i want.

My grandma pats my head like she did when i was 5 and i found out they abandoned me.
Then she tells me"sweetie don't be mad at them, they did what they had to do for you to be safe, if they hadnt sent you away, you wont be alive today, i can asure you that. They love you and they have waited your whole life to finally see you again so please just give them a chance okay?"

I nod, and wipe a tear from my face i never cry but now i am a sniffing mess.
I get up and walk towards them and say " i am sorry its just so overwhelming seeing you for the first time in my life."

" No, we are sorry, we just had no other choice" he says.
I hug them and they hug me back and she says, "we love you" . "i love you to". Believe it or not, i do love them even when i thought they abandoned me, i have always loved them.

When we break the hug, the woman looks me square in the eyes and says " Max, what the professor is saying is all true, you are the one".

When she says that, i suddenly remember the situation and i sigh.

I sit down again and say" fine, why don't you explain all this to me."

This time, its my grandma that talks.
"That necklace, contains all the powers of the earth. It combines sorcery, with elemental. You have the power to do anything in the world. You have control over all the elements in existence including life. You can control water, earth, fire, air, and every other object which comes from it, and you can also control life."

I stare at her, my jaw almost reaching the ground. "You're joking right?" I look around, "she's joking joking right? Can some ome please tell me that she is joking."

"She isnt" the professor says." you are the most powerful being in the world"
"Woah woah woah, if the power was cast into the necklace, then doesn't that mean it isn't me that is powerful, isn't it the necklace?"

"Well you are partly correct, the necklace does have the powers, but they are yours, it just helps you to control it and when you can, you can take it off. If you take it off, your powers will go haywire and disastrous things will happen, so you have to keep it on always".

But i haven't worn it my whole life, so how come nothing has gone wrong?

"Thats because your powers don't come fully till you are sixteen. Haven't you ever done something by accident when you were angry, sad, happy or surprised".

Then i remember when i was five, and i found out about my parents, there was a thunderstorm even though the weather report said it would be sunny all day. I also remember when i was thirteen and grandad died, and there was a flood. Could it possibly have been me that did all that?

"Wait so let me get this straight, i am the most regular girl in the world and now you are telling me that i am a............. wait what am i?"

"You are a MAXIMUM"

Well that's just fantastic.
Note the sarcasm.

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Hey guys hope you like this chapter. Its kinda short but hope you like it.