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What the fuck?!? “Where the hell am I?”
“Max? You okay?” a stranger's face loomed out of the darkness she had been gripped by. “Max?”
“I... I'm fine” Max mumbled, looking around. She wasn't outside somewhere, she was in a bedroom with a girl she barely recognized. The girl had blonde hair and was slightly taller than Max
“Okay, Max, you’re freaking me out now”
“I'm so sorry, I was confused by the flash. I'm okay now.” I’d be okay if I could look at my phone or ask her the date without sounding suspicious. “This is really good though” she indicated the life-like drawing of the crow.
“I'm glad you do,” the other girl, Jane, replied. “I actually drew it for you” she turned away to pick the drawing up and in those few moments, Max checked her phone, promptly dropping it with a loud thud. “Max?”
Shit, shit, shit, shit!! Max slowly looked away from the phone she had dropped and back at her friend. “It’s tonight” she whispered, “the Vortex Club party is tonight”
“Vortex Club?”
“A high school club”
“Max, you're not even in senior year of high school yet?”
“But a friend of mine is... Oh hell, she’s gonna get into trouble, I gotta help her”
“Max, you're scaring me”
“I'm sorry but I gotta go, go back to Arcadia Bay”
“Is this about Chloe?”
“No, it’s about another girl, Rachel. She's going to a party this evening and she'll find herself in trouble”
“Oh okay”
“Jane, I’m sorry but I need your help”
“Sure”
“I need to get to Arcadia Bay” Max gripped her friend’s shoulders to look her in the eyes. “Seriously, no joke I really need your help to get me back to Arcadia Bay!!”
“Fine, fine!” the girl, Jane nodded her head. “DAAAAAAAAAD!!”
Footsteps thundered up the stairs. “Jane? Jane!” the door bounced off of the wall and Jane's father stepped through the door. “Jane, what's wrong?”
“Max needs to get to Arcadia Bay, she has to get back there for a friend's birthday”
“Yeah sorry, it’s my friend Rachel's birthday and I need to go get back there to get a present and attend her birthday party.” I can't believe she's actually helping me!
“That's a long drive”
“Pleeeeeease, dad!”
“Since it is an emergency, let's get going”
Fifteen minutes later, Max, Jane and Jane’s father Arthur were in Arthur's car and leaving for Arcadia Bay. “Thanks for doing this you two”
“Anytime, Max, you are Jane's friend, just don't make a habit of it”
“I won't. I promise”
The rest of the drive passed slowly for Max, she was busy contemplating how best ensure Rachel’s safety. There's only one option, but I'm scared of the consequences