kiss me through the phone ☾max mills

9 | talia

|sadie pov|

i wasn't going to stay. never in a million years was i going to stay in this household any longer. i only came back to get a few things and be on my way.
not to mention the fact that max helped me for some reason. it was like he was a whole new person and not the two timing dickhead he usually is.

i changed into a yellow t-shirt and paired it with blue jeans and my classic red vans. i put all of my other clothes into a bag, i don't have many so it wasn't too hard. i grew out of most of my clothes and my dad refused to buy me more, so i'm stuck with the same old same old.
i looked around my room for any extra things i may need and added them in.
then finally, i placed my laptop inside. it would be easier if i had a phone but my dad threw it out the window during one of his rages a couple months back. i'm lucky he hasn't done it with my laptop yet.

i look around my room one last time before climbing back out of my window with my bag on my back.
i guess from now on i'm just going to have to survive on the streets and make the rumours reality.

|max pov|

" max there's someone here to see you " my dad shouts from downstairs.
i stand up from my position on my bed and make my way down stairs.
i reach the door and see my dad stood there with someone i would have never expected to see again.
" talia ? " i say, as she pushes her hair behind her ear, she was clearly nervous.
" hi max " she replies.
" well i'll leave you two alone, nice to see you again talia " my dad says, flashing talia a smile and then walking away, leaving us stood there in utter silence.
" can we talk ? " she asks and i nod in response.
i grab my jacket from the banister before walking out of the door behind talia.

☾

" so, you're back " i say, starting a conversation as we walk down the empty streets of the neighbourhood.
" yeah, my dad got his old job back so.. here i am "
" here you are " i repeat with a nervous chuckle.

talia was harvey's girlfriend before he left us. we were really close, really close, all three of us. she, along with me, was extremely affected after harvey's passing. she wanted to stay and get through it with me but her dad lost his job and they moved, leaving me to deal with the pain that was slowly eating me alive.

" how are you holding up ? " she asks, turning her head to look up at me, however i don't look back, i keep my head facing straight on.
" same old same old "
" me too, i don't know how i'd cope living in the same street as he did nevermind the same house "
i sigh and nod my head. it may not seem like it but i was genuinely glad to have someone here that felt the same as i do.

we continued walking and catching up. talking about how we've been, how we've changed, sometimes even resurfacing old memories and inside jokes.
i didn't say it, but i was glad to have talia back. 

☾

all of a sudden, talia stopped in her tracks. confused, i turned to face her and watched as she squinted her eyes, obviously trying to get a better look at something.
" what's that ? " she asks, beginning to walk away, leaving me to follow behind.
i didn't see what she had spotted until we were extremely close.
and of course she happened to notice the girl that i all of a sudden keep bumping in to.
sadie stevens.
of course.
" do you know her ? she looks upset " talia says.
" yea- i me- well.....technically yes, but no " i reply, struggling to string a sentence together to answer her question.
talia looks at me with a confused stare, her eyebrows furrowed and her lips pursed.
" it's hard to explain, just ignore her she's not someone you want to be around "
" that's a bit harsh max, i'm going over there " talia says.
" no tal- " i begin, but before i could finish my sentence talia had already began walking over to the girl.

" hey, are you okay ? " talia speaks out, catching sadies attention and causing her to look up at the two of us.
she gulps as her eyes flicker from talia to me.
" y-yeah im great " sadie says in an undertone, standing up and dusting herself off.
she picks up the bag that lay next to her and placed it over her shoulder, " i'm just fine "
" what's the bag for ? " i ask out of curiosity, stopping sadie from walking away.
" it's none of your business max " she snaps and i raise my hands in the air in defence.
" woah what's that on your arm " talia asks, reaching out for sadies arm but sadie immediately pulls away.
it was only at this moment that i realised the purple bruise that had formed on sadies forearm.
i don't know why, but this sudden wave of worry rushed over me and i looked up at sadies pale face.
" it's nothing, i'm fine " sadie repeats herself, placing her other hand on top of her bruised arm.
" that doesn't look like nothing, what happened ? " i ask.
sadie shoots me a glare, yet i could tell she was clearly hurting inside.
" since when do you care so much max ? huh ? i thought i was some freak ? some weirdo. a homeless girl who digs through the trash for her three meals a day, " sadie spits, taking both me and talia by surprise, " oh no, the rubbish got put out for collection today, better hide it from sadie because bin men have a job for a reason " she mocks, referring to the classic insult people use against her.
" sa- "
she cuts me off immediately.
" no max, don't. i have no idea why you helped me earlier, or why you suddenly care about me, " she says, looking at the floor and then back up at me, " i better go before i drag both of your reputations to the ground because being seen with me is such a shameful sight "
and with that, sadie walked away, off into the distance. me and talia exchange shocked glances as we stand there watching her walk away.
" she seemed pretty pissed max, what did you do to her ? "
i look down at the ground as the words escape talias lips.
" i'll explain some other time "

|sadie pov|

my blood was boiling and my heart was racing. it took a lot of courage but i finally stood up to max and i have to admit, it felt good.
i walk away but could still feel their eyes on me, still watching as i walk.

" sadie ? " i hear a familiar voice say, causing my eyes to widen in excitement for once.
" finn ! " i exclaim, knowing that speaking to finn would make my mood ten times better.
" what are you doing here ? " he asks.
" walking, like always " i sigh and finn slides his hands into his pockets.
" sorry i haven't spoken to you much, " finn pauses, turning his head to look behind him as if he was expecting something or someone, " i've been busy "
" no, no i get it, i'm not your top priority finn you're allowed to have a life " i chuckle, lightly punching his arm.
normally finn would laugh, act offended and punch me back. but this time, he flinched and then looked at the ground.
" finn ? what's up ? "
he once again turns around, " look i have to- "
" finn ! where are you ? " i hear a familiar voice in the distance call, but i couldn't exactly put my finger on who it was.
" i have to go " he says, turning and lightly jogging away.
my eyebrows furrow as he leaves. i continue watching to see where he went out of utter curiosity.
i poke my head around the wall, continuing to look in the direction finn had headed.
my heart immediately drops once my eyes meet the back of his head.
he was stood with no other than marc knowles.

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i promise that i'll post some anonymous messages soon !!
they're gonna play a big part in this story.
- amelia