23. Maddy
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MADDY
M e: I messed up. I was supposed to call your dad and give him a message from my dad.
Max: Why didn’t you?
Me: I did call, but got distracted. I feel bad. I keep messing up.
Max: You want me to tell him now? I don’t think he’s here.
Me: No. My dad came home from talking to that KB guy.
Max: I have no idea what you’re talking about.
Me: You want to come over? We have live and in-person entertainment. Uncle Mark just broke up with his live-in girlfriend. Actually, I think they broke up three times since they walked into the house. Or since she followed him here.
Max: We have school tomorrow.
Me: So?
Max: I can’t.
Me: You’re still mad at me?
Max: IT HAPPENED TWO NIGHTS AGO! You ignored my request and made me go there . It’s not even been a full forty-eight hours. Leave me alone.
I tried blinking back my tears. Forget him then. He wanted me to leave him alone?
Me: Message received.
Everyone was standing in front of the stairs so I went the other way down to the basement and crawled onto one of the couches. I let some tears fall. I hated crying so I’d just let a few fall. After that I was stopping.
I wasn’t that kind of girl.