Chapter 12: I will be the nicest friend
*Flashback continues*
Los Angeles.
’’Hey, why are you sitting here all alone?"
Maxim’s head turned around so fast that he might have gotten a whiplash right at that moment. The familiar voice sounded like the slightest trinkets of windchimes to his ears and the familiar face made his eyes widen.
He hadn’t seen Diana for the past 3 weeks ever since school reopened and they were promoted to 8th grade.
The rich heiress who befriended him a year ago never once missed classes, never took holidays and she was always there, hovering around him in free time throughout the year, constantly reminding him about how he should consider their friendship seriously.
But coincidentally, she was absent around this time the past year too. He remembered it very well because the seat beside his seat was empty for some days after school reopened till she showed up the first time and grabbed the duster aimed at his face.
The reminder of that made him smile.
’’And you seemed to be sulking,’’ Diana walked towards him, placing both her hands on her waist as she eyed him suspiciously, ’’But now, you are suddenly smiling. What’s the matter, Warner?"
’’You were absent for 19 days,’’ Maxim looked up at her, making no moves to stand up from the swing.
Diana joined him on the other swing in their school playground, ’’And you are bunking the first class,’’ her eyes widened, ’’Did you get involved in bad company? Is someone teaching you bad things? Tell me, I will beat them up,’’ she massaged her wrist before striking a superman pose.