Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the most DESPICABLE of them all? ......... Meet the oh- so-sweet 12 years old Maxine Welleris. She has a big mouth, chubby, innocent, scaredy cat, considerate, kind, unathletic, nerdy, ugly and unpopular. What happens when the stupid ol' drunk cupid accidentally hits her in the butt and makes her fall in love with one of the most popular guys in school? Yup. Trouble. But hey, they were good friends at first! I give you that. They talked day and night in facebook, play together and he would even comfort her when she's either scared or sad. But well, of course, 12 year old guys think about their reps so when "his" friends started teasing them because they were so close, the guy started avoiding Maxine. Ohohoho, yeah, i sure heard Maxine's heart shatter into pieces. Luckily, she had to stay with her aunt for a couple of years. So gazillion miles away she went. But when she comes back, beware.... "I, Maxine Welleris, promise to come back and when i do, i will become beautiful, skinny, athletic and despicable. I will make you fall in love with me, Rick Fraide! And when I do, I will break your heart into pieces. I WILL GET MY REVENGE" Aiya, looks like Maxine will need us to watch over her while she tries to get her revenge In this comedy-romance story. (Hint, hint) ;)
I stare at Matt's face as he looks down, concentrating on the game. I can tell he's so angry. He's holding it in his jaw, he's clenching his teeth. He's up in his head and I don't know what's going on up there but I just know it's not good. Even if I get him back out now, I know that he's going to overthink everything later tonight.
"Matty, it's ok." I whisper.
He immediately looks up and finds my eyes. His blue eyes are bluer than normal. Impossibly blue. Not even a gray blue. But a pure, brilliant blue.
"It's not ok, Rach. I fucking hate him."
His swear catches me off guard a bit. But my eye contact doesn't waver.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
My favorite color immediately changes to blue.
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Two childhood friends have spent a lifetime battling demons. Will life ever give them a break? Can Matty and Rachel find an ending that is even remotely happy?
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DISCLAIMER:
This book contains:
Adult language: LOTS of Profanity
Mental Health topics (anxiety and depression, PTSD)
Adult situations: sex, drugs, alcohol, sexual assault
Please be aware that:
THIS BOOK COULD BE TRIGGERING. PLEASE READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.
*First Draft*