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Chapter 4

Michaela Hunt

My family is falling apart and I can not do anything. I've never felt this helpless in my life... I wonder if it's my fault? Did I do anything wrong? What's the real cause? Can it be fixed? Should i even try? They didn't even tell me. What am I going to do? What? What? Gosh, I'm freaking out.

I groaned inwardly. I felt really sleepy due to my lack of sleep last night, I couldn't stop my self from thinking.

"Kayla. What are you thinking so hard about? Your hair did nothing wrong so stop torturing it, before it gives up on you and falls off." Max said holding my right hand which was pulling and scratching my hair.

"What do you want now?" I yelled at Max, my best friend.

"Why exactly are you angry and always shouting? " He asked looking annoyed,

"My parents are so stupid. They are literally idiots. I know they are adults but come on. I am part of their life, do they know that." I said at a go,

"Good to not be them, then." He looked and walked away from me.

"What the hell am I going to do, Max?" I sighed,

"Calm down?" He shrugged

"You are suppose to be helping me Max. Not make me madder" I said throwing a cushion at him.

"You are impossible,Okay. I just said you should calm down, now I'm making you mad. It's quite ironic." He snapped at my forehead,

"Max ..." I groaned out,

"I want to know the story and truth. No jokes, no pranks."

"D. I . V . O . R . C . E" I spelt it out for him

.

"D, I v... Oh my, divorce. They are divorced or getting a divorce?" He opened his eyes wide.

"Yes! They are divorced and they didn't tell me. That's actually the whole thing."

"Oh, no... Kayla are you alright?" He asked taking his seat beside me.

"No, of course I'm not alright. My mom's freaking wedding is in three weeks. How can you even ask that?" I hit him with my elbow.

"This happened too fast" He rubbed his side.

"I know....NO. I don't know... Do i? Max should I go to the wedding even. My head feels like exploding. Why did they even separate?" I covered my face with a cushion cuddling my self on the chair.

"So sorry, Kayla. I too wish for the answer of those questions"

"Stop it. You know I hate it."

"You are so annoying and bossy. "

"You are really dumb for a guy, who I've been friends with for years. It feels like we only met yesterday."

"Stop giving me that bitchy attitude. Want my help or not?" He said

"Asshole!" I looked away from him.

"douche bag"

"Scum ball" I said without turning my head.

"Shut up"

"Why?" I asked looking at him.

"The movie is starting"

"Unbelievable" I hit my forehead.

"I know right..."

"My parents Max. I need help or advice." I begged.

"I am not a lawyer neither am I an advisor. What I can say is sorry, like a normal person to another normal person, if you consider your self a normal person. Come on you are not a child. " He took a mouthful of popcorn.

"I hate you" I murmured

"Just let us watch the movie first. We'll talk about it later." He turned on the TV.

I rolled my eyes at him....and watched the movie. Well I tried to watch the movie. All Max did was spoil it for me. If you have a friend like Max, I share in your pain. Halfway through the movie he started whining like a child. I felt like choking him to death or cutting off his tongue.

I can already imaging my self doing that.

His phone buzzed.

"Max..." I called his attention to it.

"I know." He took his phone out.

"I hate you"

"I hate you more than you."

"That doesn't even make sense"

He smiled at me. I loved it when he smiles. He looked at his phone and frowned. I get the text was not that good. His problem not mine but, I still love to tease.

"You got expelled from college!"

He looked at me confused.

"You lost one million dollars!!!!"

He looked more confused.

"You got expelled and lost a million dollars?"

"Why would you ever say those things?"

"I don't know. What's wrong with the text?" I smile mischievously.

"I got dumped"

"Excuse you..."

"Fuck..."

"f**k you. "

"Kayla you are not helping"

"Max my friend , I am so sorry you got dumped on the pho-. Wait a minute. You just got dumped on the phone."

"Finally, you brain started working again. Alleluia"

"Max, you are getting old. Where the hell would you find a new girl friend. I was wondering how long Lucy would last."

"How did you last?" He asked

"I have superpowers duh!"

"Kayla." He said firmly

"You know am bad at consoling people, the best part is that, I'm sure Lucy found a much nicer man."

"Now I need a new girl friend and best friend" He sighed

"Go to hell" I smiled

"Follow me cause I do not know the way."

"You wish. I could just give you a GPS that'll lead you straight there."

"Haha funny"

"I always am. Got a title now, this woman is complete."

"Impossible"

"I thought I was unbelievable" I held my chest as if I was in pain. "Can I see the text"

"No"

"Why?"

"You'll make fun of me" he said like a child.

"I won't baby max. Trust me "

"I've heard that for ten years and I end up getting hurt once I do"

"Those were all coincidences, we finalized it, two years ago"

"Fine" He let out a loud sigh and handed me his phone.

I looked for the text for like five minutes , but did not see any dumping message. He tricked me, it was a credit alert.

I looked up from the phone and did not see max. Oh I'm so going to kill someone today.

"MMMMAAAAXXXX..........." I yelled.