abusive(adj) -characterized by habitual violence and cruelty.
anya's pov
god,shes so beautiful. what could go wrong in new york? in her life? shes perfect.
"so uh,how many drinks did you have?" anya asked with her eyes focused on driving.
"eleven."
"max-"
"dont say anything about it. im not stupid. its unhealthy and shit,i know. i dont care. i could honestly care less if i died. its all bullshit." max said with tears stinging her big blue eyes.
"hey...dont tell yourself that..youre amazing from what ive seen so far.i hope to see so much more. i dont want to lose you right when i found you.."
max looks hard out the window. a tear slips away and rolls down her pink cheeks. no conversation is held.
anya pulls up at a pizza place.
"hey,wake up. we're here. this is my favorite place to go."
"pizza? okay."
they sit at a table and order pepperoni pizza.
"ready to talk now?" anya asked
"i guess. you wont tell anyone, right?"max replied unsteadily.
"no. never. max is it that serious?"
"that doesnt matter."
"okay. i wont tell anyone. swear."
warning: long dialogue ahead
"okay. new york was beautiful and all but what went on in peoples lives was terrifying. mine was one of those lives. i moved here because of it. i moved here with my dad for safety. my mother would always drink. she had no job so she was always home fucking some other man. i came home one day and she immediately started yelling. she took random things and started throwing them at me. she pushed me into a bookshelf and hit me with a broken beer bottle. my dad walked in and locked her out of the room after taking the bottle from her and throwing it across the room. i was lying in a pool of blood from her hitting me. oh my god..there was so much blood..." max chokes on tears.
"oh my god..max.." anya squeezes max and max breaks down. shes never talked about it out loud.
"can we get our pizza to go please?" anya asked a waiter as max was sniffling in her arms.
max is asleep in the front seat. anya is going to her house since she doesnt want to stress max out about having to go home. plus,anya felt that she should watch her and make sure she doesnt try to do something harmful.
when they arrive, she wakes max up and helps her inside. they bring the pizza to anyas room and sit on the bed. max sits her bag down and pulls out a phone.
"i need to call my dad and let him know im staying here." max said
"go ahead."
anya starts to eat pizza and max joins in after calling her dad. anya notices something sticking out of her bag.
"max,whats that in your bag?"
"what?"
anya pulls out a pack of cigarettes from the bag. she looks at max and maxs eyes widen.
"you werent supposed to see those." max takes them back.
"max! youre sixteen! how did you even get them?"
"that doesnt matter." she stuffs them away
"max..why do you do this to yourself?"
"because im a worthless piece of shit that doesnt deserve a chance at life. my health doesnt matter to me. nothing does. if i wasnt scared id be dead by now."
"max..dont do this to yourself. theres so much to love. dont throw it away. you mean something to me max. believe it or not, you do."
"thanks."
"for what?"
"everything youve done for me tonight."
"its nothing. id do it everyday if i could."
"good to know. where am i sleeping? im wiped out."
"both of us can just sleep in my bed."
"oh. okay."
max puts on some shorts and her p!atd sweatshirt to sleep in. anya changes into a yellow sweater and leggings which is a change from the high-waisted black shorts and light blue long sleeve croptop outfit from the party. max leaves her red hair down and anya braids her peach-dyed hair to the side to keep it out of her face. they lie down in the white sheets and turn on netflix.
"max?"
"yeah?"
"promise me youll stop hurting yourself and start loving yourself?"
"you might have to help me with that."
max rolls on her side and goes to sleep. anya smiles and cant stop thinking about max.she falls asleep peacefully.
authors note: looooong chap this time. maxs bg, and the first description of what anya looks like. who are you liking more rn,and who do you think will make the future relationship a b u s i v e? leave comments on what youre thinking! take care of yourself, lots of love -sasha
