Life Is Challenging (RE-MASTERED)

Chapter 23: Altered Reality

Max looks at us. "Guys, I'm rewinding a week back. Tonight, make sure we are at the lighthouse..... make sure... just make sure." Chloe and I look at eachother. "Promise me okay?"

"Easy there Max, we promise." I say as Chloe looks at her worried.

A few hours later I'm carrying Max up to the lighthouse behind Chloe, this storm is bad and Max's vision about the Tornado came true.

"Come on Max wake up!!! Wake up!" I say repeatedly as we reach the top.

"Huh? What's going on?" Max's weary voice said as I set her on the bench.

"Max, that fucking tornado you had a vision about, it's fucking real. Jesus Christ on a fucking scooter this is bad." Chloe says as I look at her.

"That's my phrase."

"Not the time Jimmy, not the fucking time. Max what do we do?!" Chloe pleads.

"I have a picture, Max the picture on my birthday, you said Nathan had a gun at somepoint.... somebody died. You stopped somebody from dying, who was it?!"

"It was both of you.... Nathan killed both of you and I had to rewind. I thought it would make things better...."

"Max, you have got to let us die. Our lives aren't worth the lives of everyone in Arcadia Bay. You have got to fix this." I say. I've never been more determined in my life. "Max I'm giving my fucking life to save this shit town." Chloe grabs my hand.

"Yeah, I do too. Our lives are not worth it Max, we are just nobodies here. Let us die, save the town and graduate Blackwell. Get that dream you've always wanted." Chloe says. Max looks at both of us with tears in her eyes...

"Give me the picture." I hand her the picture and she looks at it. Her hands are trembling but she hold them still and does something I was not expecting. She rips it in half.

"Maxine Caulfield!!! What the fuck did you just do?!?! FUCKING REWIND AND FIX THIS!" I yell as she pulls us into a hug and cries hard.

"I love you two, I've seen you both die enough I cannot do it again. I just can't. You two are my family and I can't do that..." She cries hard as Chloe comforts her. I stare at the tornado as I watch it rip apart my home for the past few months. The place where I had met so many awesome people. My eyes are tear free as I just watch. Chloe and Max join me on either side.

"Grant, Reg, Kate, Joyce.... everyone's gonna fucking die. God fucking dammit!" I sit down and continue watching the carnage as Max kneels next to me. I slam my fist into the concrete so hard I'm pretty sure I broke my hand.

"Jimmy, this is my fault, it was my decision."

"Max! I told you I'd sacrifice myself for those people, so would Chloe. Two lives.... no matter who's or how close you are. Are not worth an entire town. Max this is something I won't be able to handle." I get up and walk into the woods. Storm still raging. Chloe goes to run after me but Max holds her back.

"Guys, Truck now, let's go!!!" I run back to them and cover them both with my hoodie. It's starting to hail badly. Max, Chloe and I dive into my car and wait out the storm. I sit in the drivers seat with a dip in as Max and Chloe are sleeping in the back seat. I must have dozed off, because when I opened my eyes again, the sky's were clear, birds were chirping and everything seemed so normal. I get out of the car and stare at the remnants of Arcadia Bay.

"Max, Chloe, get up. The storms over." They both groggily get out of the backseat and stare at the destruction with me. "I say we go look at this destruction, first hand." They both nod and head for Chloes truck. I back up and drive into town. There are buildings, whales, and even people littering the streets.