the letters || max mills

twenty five

max

i hurried out to the mailbox to grab the mail. dad said he was expecting some package and he wanted me to go check.
it was starting to get a little warmer out again so i was thankful for that.
i opened the mailbox and lots of mail fell onto the ground. i sighed and picked it up.
somewhere in the pile i saw a nice lemon envelope which made me smile. i collected the mail and shut the box closed tight.
i glanced over and saw henry outside. he noticed me and gave me a small nod.
"hey..how's aislinn?" i ask
"she's doing better. she's home now." he says
i nod remembering that harvey told me a few days ago.
"i'm really sorry about that." i say
he shrugs
"it is what it is. i'm just glad she's okay." he says
i nod
there was an awkward silence now. we nodded to each other before returning inside to our homes.
i dropped the mail onto the counter and dug out the lemon colored envelope.
i ripped it open and began reading.

max
i'm super super super excited to see you in june!
i've been remembering some of our old good memories and they make me laugh.
remember when i came over to your house and we just stayed up all night binge watching spongebob? and we didn't even sleep the next day, so basically we were awake for 48 hours.
i still can't remember why we even did that.
do you also remember our first kiss? i do.
it definitely made my 13th birthday worth wild.
anyways, i can't wait to see you!
i love you :)

-ophelia ❥

i smiled widely to myself as i remembered those memories. all of these were still vivid in my mind. i don't think i ever would forget them.
dad came out into the kitchen.
"oh wow." he says
"yeah, it was spilling out." i say
"i can imagine." he says
he begins sorting through the mail.
"what's that?" he asks looking down at the letter i had in my hands
"oh, it's a letter from ophelia." i say
he nods and goes back to sorting through the mail.
i guess dad was okay with it, he never said anything to me and i never said anything to him, so i guess he was okay with it.
just then the door opens and harvey comes through.
"hello harvey." dad says
"hi." harvey says
he joins us in the kitchen and stares at the pile of mail.
"wow." he says
"that's what i said." i say
i turn to go upstairs and harvey follows me up.
i place the letter in my special box and turn around to harvey standing right behind me.
"yeah?" i ask giving him a weird look
"i saw aislinn." he says
"oh? i talked to her brother earlier." i say
he nods
"she's doing better. not well but better." he says
"how much did she get hurt?" i ask sitting down in my chair
"like her nose got broken and she has a pretty bad black eye, and some bruised shins and arms." he says
"wow. that's rough." i say
harvey nods
i give him a light smile.
"hey, just keep your head up. we have vidcon and tours coming up to look forward to." i say
harvey nods
"yeah you're right." he says
we exchange a sibling smile before harvey goes to his side of the room.
i pull out my phone and begin scrolling through instagram when i start flash backing to 3 years ago..

• • •

the last five people left her house and it was almost 10:00. i laid back on the couch to rest. we just partied hard for ophelia's 13th birthday.
"that's the last of them." she says and pushes my feet out of the way and joins me
"yippe." i say and laugh
she laughs too and leads back. i sit up and glance at her. she catches my stare and blushes.
"what?" she asks
"happy birthday." i say
she smiles.
i move closer to her, she gives me a sideways glance. i gently take her face in my hands and connect our lips.
she was confused at first and didn't know what to do, but then she finally got it and kissed back.
when we pulled away she had a big goofy smile on her face. i hugged her tightly.
"what was that for?" she asks
"just a little birthday gift." i say and smile

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more flashbacks :)
i'm trying to make these nice filler chapters bc i don't wanna time jump too much
you'll be seeing more flashbacks in next few chapters
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