Different

Chapter 12

I get up at 7:00 and get ready to leave for the college it's been two days that I told Max that I'm a police officer and we haven't seen each other since that day. Today I'll be seeing him at the college because we are in the same college!

"Hey Avar," Sara exclaim. I love my best friend.

"Hey," I replied as I look for Max, but I don't see him anywhere close to me. I know he's here, but I'm not going to look for him. If he wants to he can come and find me. I focus back at Sara who is just smiling.

"What?" I ask.

"I'm so happy," she starts and I listen. "You know, two days ago, Max called me. Can you imagine? We had dinner, and he asked me to be his girlfriend," she says with a giant smile on. I don't say anything. Suddenly she looks extremely worried!

"What happened?" I asked out of curiosity.

"He didn't even touch me," she says, "but I don't know why. He told me to be his girlfriend and he didn't even touch me," then she lowered her voice so I'm the only one can hear, "I think he's hiding something and I don't know what? I didn't ask him because at that moment it didn't bother me. Maybe he didn't really mean what he said," she said looking down.

"Or maybe he doesn't want to break you by touching you," I suggest. That's just some shit. I am amazed at this girl she's not curious to even ask his
boyfriend what is going on!

Just then I see Max. "Look who's here. Your beloved boyfriend," I said loud and clear so Max gets that I know. Max comes and offers his hand to her ignoring me completely. I wasn't expecting anything else. Sara looks at me for approval and I just nod.

This is all just a show. I said to myself.

A very childish show.

What is he thinking,

I look only to see Max looking at me instead of his fake girlfriend. I can't hold it anymore, so I run to the washroom. I look at myself in the mirror hoping I could find something from the eyes of the girl in the mirror. There's nothing I don't already understand. I want Max to be my brother. I want him to be happy. I want to protect him. I am his older sister and the fact that he doesn't know how much I care about him deeply hurt me. It hurt me knowing I can't talk to him yet. Slowly my tears find their way out. I'm so heartbroken. Not because Max has a girlfriend, but because he doesn't speak to me. I fix myself because I leave the washroom making my way to my class. On my way to my class, I witnessed Max whispering something to Sara. I didn't hear him, but what I saw next shocked me. Sara actually slapped him cross face before walking to the class. I wonder what it was about. I get in the class, and soon the class starts.

After college I find Sara. She's crying. I hate seeing her cry, so I go to her.

"What happened?" I asked. She looks at me in the eyes before she looks down again. She didn't reply anything until I get up to leave.

"He broke up with me," Sara said, and I'm aback of what she says. I sit back and keep listening. I understand it's too much, so I give time for her to continue with no judging. "He said that he just used me as his distraction. I guess you don't really need to get physical with someone to get distracted by them," she says as she looks at me.

Okay, that's it. I'm gonna make him talk to me because nobody messes with my friend. I get up angrily, but just before I leave I yell "Nobody mess with my friends,"

I get out of the college towards his place, and I spot him.

"Hey you," I yell making him froze on his track. "Nobody messes with my friends. You are in big trouble," by now I'm a foot away from him facing him. We're standing on the sidewalk right outside of his place. "Listen I know you are scared of me, but that's not a good excuse to mess with my friend. Sara is my best friend. My only friend.