a few weeks into school i'd settled down and i'd actually been doing ok, but we all know i can't handle doing ok. i couldn't just be the good kid, i was known for misbehaving, i needed to misbehave.
i was sitting in science and some guy walked in to speak with my teacher. "hey hey" i shouted my teacher just looked at me as he kept talking. "ugh this is bullshit" i said quite loudly to robert who was sitting next to me. "max watch your language" i scoffed at him and he ignored me. we had been sent to do some work and i really wasn't interested. "hey sir you know my old bestfriend died" he looked at me. "how is this relevant" he asked, i shrugged. "hey hey" i shouted again. "max go and stand outside for me please" i sighed and went and stood outside. i was standing outside for almost the rest of the lesson until me teacher came out.
"max you're distracting others and shouting out, you need to start behaving better or they'll be serious consequences" i nodded not really caring but you know i needed to pretend to. "anyway come back in and don't distract other" he smiled and we both went back inside the class.
i finally got to go home, i was so glad. school just annoyed me, it just made me so mad. i didn't want to be there, i wanted school to end, i wanted it to be over.
when i got home there was a letter addressed to me, i didn't know who it was from or who even wanted me. i opened the letter.
dear max,
i know we haven't talked in years but i have just got news of your father. i'm sorry for what you went through. i should have taken you with me, i know i should have. but your father, well you know your father. i just wanted to say that i'm sorry i can't take care of you. tilly really missed you, she talks about you everyday. maybe one day you can come visit, or we can visit you. just keep in touch, my number it ************ text me sometime and maybe we can arrange to meet or something, i just really want you to be safe and happy.
from your loving mother
i had to re-read it a few times, my mum. i couldn't believe it. we hadn't talked since i was at least 11. that was a long time ago. i'm 14 now. that's like half of my life she's been out of. and now she wants to get back into it. why? but i do miss tilly and leo. but they will have all grown up. they wouldn't remember me. tilly was only a baby, she'd be what. 4 now. 3? it was worth a try at least
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the boy with the blue shoes
Teen Fictionnothing is going right in max mills life, but nobody knows that. he always goes to school acting like everything is perfectly fine, like nothing is wrong at home. he is one of the most average teenagers, to everyone who doesn't know him.
