Outcasts society

Five

[Chapter five]"Cover my 'Arse'."

"Aye, I just don't know how I can trust er."

"She's a good kid Angus. She needs our help and we need hers so pull the stick out of your ass and deal with it."

"Out of my arse?! Yer the one always yellin at meh!"

"That's because you dese-"

I moaned my disapproval of their bickering. My head was pounding and their yelling was making it worse. I opened my eyes and saw M.H. and Angus sitting in a dimly lit kitchen at the table. Angus was drinking something out of a mug. M.H. saw I was awake and kicked Angus' leg underneath the table. Angus took a big swig from his mug and announced that he had 'to take a wizz'. I was left alone with M.H.
He looked over at me wariley, like he was afraid I was going to fall apart any minute.
"How are you feeling?"
"Okay I guess. Do you know what's going on?"
"Yeah we heard. You can't let him do that procedure Maxie. It's not safe."
"I know M.H. I don't know how to stop it though! There's no way I can convince that man that I'm not going blithering mad!"
"Calm down Maxie it's okay, we'll figure something out."
"I'm scared Hatter."
"I know Maxie. I am too."
"Then why d'nt ye two stop Yer bickerin nd' listen to the feckin plan."
Angus stood in the door way swaying. Max looked at him not really knowing if taking advice from a wasted midget was the best idea, but M.H. seemed to trust him so Max decided to put a little trust in him too.
"Well what the hell do you purpose we do?"
Angus looked at M.H. "Fisty las ain't she?"
M.H. just nodded in response while Angus went on to explain his plan to Max.
"Me plan is ta have you keep playin that bastard, make em' fall in love wit ye las, that man is in charge of Yer life ye need ta take it back love."
"That's your great plan?! Is there at least a plan B?"
"Yes, but you're not gonna like it." M.H. chimed in.
"What do you mean? What's plan B Angus?"
"Kill em'."
He burst into a hysterical fit of laughter making him look as crazy as he seemed.
"Hatter?" Max whispered
M.H. hated it when she called him that. It did something to him, pulled on what heart strings he had left.
"I'm sorry Maxie but that's the only other way."
A tear slipped from her eye.
This went against everything she stood for.
"I can't do that M.H."
"Maxie look at me." M.H. got up and walked over to Max. "You are you no matter what you do and if there comes a day when something you do does change who you are, I will still love you Maxie, I will always love you."
  The tears were streaming down Max's face now, she didn't have any idea that M.H. cared about her so much. He gently wiped away the tears with his thumb and Max looked up at him for the first time since he had walked over to her. The love that Max saw in his eyes made her heart swell. He loved her and that was enough to make Max fight with everything she had and if she had to execute plan B then she would do it because deep down she knew she loved Hatter.
"Okay" she breathed out "Let's do this"
Angus excused himself once more and he walked behind Max towards the hallway. A few minutes later she heard a quite 'I'm sorry' and felt a sharp pain in the back of her head. Her vision started to blur. She looked at M.H. with confusion in her eyes. He just shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly and gave her a regretful look. As black dots began to take over her vision she wondered what was going to be left of her head if they kept knocking her out.
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