Welcome To My World

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by halle_blaze

by halle_blaze

Maxine's P.O.V

I walk around the back room of my music store screaming into my phone. My boyfriend once again cannot understand anything I am saying to him. I should completely terminate this relationship but yet I stay."NO! Michael I'm done, I can't keep putting up with this. I'll talk to you when I get home." I angrily hang up and exit the back room to continue my day in my shop.

People are staring at me when I walk out so i just ignore them. My feet move across the carpeted floor towards the guitar section of the shop. This is my favorite place in the entire store only because it makes me feel complete and happy because this is where I belong.

I walk around the guitar section of the stores spotting and waving to familiar customers before parking my behind on a chair and picking up the black acoustic guitar that was propped up next to it. I play a few random chords before I just play one of the songs I wrote last week.

When I am done playing I begin to tune the guitar a bit when a box of picks falls off one of the shelves.

"Shit!"

My head snaps around and this guy is standing there smiling shyly at me. He looks familiar but I can't seem to remember where from. "That was a great song you just played there. Did you write it yourself?" He asks

"Yeah, thank you." I say before placing the guitar back where it was. He extends his long arm towards me with his hand open in a friendly gesture. "I'm Austin. What's your name ?"

I smile and shake his hand. "I'm Max and you seem familiar but I can't seem to remember where from." He smiles and runs a hand through his hair. "Maybe you've seen my band play around, at the Chain Reaction maybe?" I nod my head and smile, "The vocalist of Of Mice & Men? Y'all are pretty kick ass and I used to be really into your music."
He grins widely, "Yeah, that's me and what do you mean you used to be into our music?"

I laugh and run a hair through my natural curls which I dyed a mixture of red and black. "Yes Carlile, used to be, now if you'll excuse me I have a store to run."

He laughs and tugs my wrist before I walk away "Let me have your number and we can talk about why you used to be into my band." I agree and give him my number before leaving him in that guitar section.

Austin's P.O.V

I watch her walk away and couldn't help but smile. There's something about that girl that makes her seem like I could be friends with her. I don't know but I want to get to know her. I walk around the store some more until I find what I need and quickly purchase it. When I get into my car, my thoughts are flooded with how excited the band and I are to be writing this new album.

"Alex, I'm home!" I don't get my usual greeting back from her. "She's probably in the shower." I mumble. My sandals thud against the hardwood as I head towards my room.

The phrase 'Time froze' vividly came to life when my eyes processed what was going on in my bed. My girlfriend of three fucking years is laying in bed with another man. My vision became blurred and I don't remember what happened until Alex was screaming for me to stop.

The man was under me bleeding and my knuckles were stinging from each blow I struck him with. Slowly, I stand up and walk to the other side of my room. The unknown guy quickly scampered up and ran out of the room while Alex just stood there.

"Get out." I barely whisper.

She stares at me with a surprised expression. "Get Out!" I shout this time. Her body moves quickly as she pulls on clothes and leaves the room. I sit quietly on my floor across the bed. Before I know it, tears are streaming down my face at a fast pace, I just lost a person I've given three years of my life to. My mind can't process what's going on, I think I'm in shock but all I know is that my heart is numb and I think I'll be like this forever.

Hey ! so this is my first chapter . I'm just getting into writing so I'm sorry if this is bad . feedback is always appreciated . :) thanks

~Maxine :)