wuthering heights //elmax

-16-

jane
"and...this is my room" I say opening my bedroom door to show max.

she smiles looking around curiously taking in every aspect. "sweet room you have here"

I shrug and smile at her and then sit on my bed. "wanna listen to music? I have madonna.."

"sure, I love madonna."

"really you don't strike me as the pop music type" I say putting in the tape.

she rolls her eyes sitting on my bed. "well you don't strike me as the type of girl who kisses other girls"

I feel my face heat up as I look at her, "I guess no one is who you think they are then"

we stare at each other for a minute in silence until I turn around pressing play.

c'mon vogue let your body groove to the music

I grab my hairbrush pretending its a microphone causing max to giggle watching me goofily dance.

"max have a little fun, dance with me!"

"nooo..."

I take her hand pulling her from the bed.

max

"this is probably the most fun i've had...in like forever." i say collapsing on her bed.

"me too" she says sitting cross legged on the floor flipping through a magazine. 

"yeah.." i look up at the ceiling thinking and then check my watch. "oh shit it's already 6..."

"oh..do you have to leave?" she looks up at me tossing magazine on the floor.

"i don't know...i mean billy would be mad since hes responsible for me when no one is home and-" i keep rambling on until she focuses her gaze on me.

"but..do YOU want to leave?"

"no..." 

we stare at each other for awhile not saying much. i feel my face redden and my heart beat speed up. butterflies emerge in my stomach. the things she makes me feel, those fixed stares she has on me....i didn't know what to do. then there's a sudden shift in the room and she gets up.

"actually my dad might be home soon" she says with a heaviness in her voice.

"oh, but-"

"max, i'm sorry maybe we can hang another time"  

i get up sighing quietly and start heading for the door. 

"wait!" jane follows me before i leave.

i turn around looking at her, "yeah?"

"uh..have a good night, bye."

walking home i stare at the ground wondering why she is so complicated one minute acting like she likes me and then pushing me away. i kick the curb so hard my foot aches but i shrug it off and then not knowing where im going i run into lucas.

"oh, hey max"

"stalker."

"you good?"

"fine."

he looks at me with concern, "okay...well are you busy?"

"yeah im going home"

"oh..well my friends and i were gonna play d&d, if you wanted to join. "

i let out a laugh trying to be cool knowing back in california i would play, "d&d? seriously?"

"yeah."

"alright..i guess i'll play."

we walk to where i'm guessing was his house, but then he knocks and an older girl who looks familiar to mike opens the door.

"they're downstairs" she says to lucas with a groan nodding head and then looks at me. "you must be max, mike's told me about you, sucks you have to live with a jerk like billy" 

"oh uh yeah." i say awkwardly and then quickly follow lucas. "i thought you and dustin weren't friends with mike anymore?"

"yeah..but will recently got the party back together, somehow got mike to join with us."

I follow him down into a basement where mike, will, and dustin are messing around. "hey guys, you don't mind if max joins?"

they all stop and look at me until will quietly replies, "no not at all." i sit down at a table noticing that both mike and will are holding hands under the table and i hide a smile.

//i get the worst writer's block.