"Chloe will be cool with it, right Chloe?" Rachel replied.
"...... Yeah, it is cool Rachel" Chloe said softly back. Chloe still somewhat distracted from reality as Rachel became a little more lively now she was around Max and Chloe. Rachel soon sneaked in another bit of bacon seeing Chloe never really minded when she did, she never really seemed bothered by it or every brought it up for that matter.
"So we are hanging out today right?" Rachel said cheerfully, her eyes darting between Max and Chloe to see who would answer first. Chloe would normally speak up first but she seemed a little out of it still. Chloe looked at Rachel for a moment and then over at Max though her gaze soon looked at her plate. Most of the bacon was gone and plenty of egg was left on the plate yet Chloe seemed to not want them anymore.
Chloe soon sunk into her seat a little bit more prompting Rachel to ask her something.
"You OK Chloe, your not your usual self?" Chloe once again looked at Rachel before looking towards the booth seat on Max's side where she soon spoke up.
"I think I need some air, would you mind Rachel?" "Sure," Rachel replied. Rachel soon moved so Chloe could go outside and when she was gone Rachel sat down again where she asked Max a question.
"Max, is Chloe alright? I have not seen her this down like this for a while now. Is something must bothering her?" Rachel really liked Max and it felt as if they were meant to be BFF's, they both had Chloe in their lives so it made sense Max and Rachel would become BFF's as well. The song Chloe had selected was now finished and another one start, it went back to the country sounding stuff.
Rachel wanted to see if Chloe was OK but she knew Chloe needed space time to time, something was different about her. It felt like something had changed her or she grew up quickly in such a short time. Rachel was sure Max knew Chloe would want to be on her own for a bit, Max's eyes told Rachel Max understood that. Rachel soon looked down at the table as she was having her own problems like everyone else. With Chloe out of the room, she might as well ask Max since she was here.
"Say, Max, can I get your advice on something?" She did not wait for Max to answer before she began to explain why she wanted advice.
"Well, I and Frank are having a bit of a hard time at the moment. We fight a lot now, we get short with each other and well I am not sure what to do. What should I do Max? Should I stay with him, he does make me happy for the most part? Or should I leave him, it will probably hurt him but I am sure he will understand?"Rachel had heard Max was helpful, she saved Kate something Rachel read in the newspaper, she also helped other people who told Rachel when she asked about Max. Since Rachel returned to Blackwell things looked up yet a strain on her relationship with Frank began to form, they both knew it as well. Rachel did not seem sad but she was putting a face on though she was sure Max saw through that and in fact Chloe probably also saw through at as well. Rachel had a dorm again though it was not the same one as she had before, her one was on a different floor. Splitting up with him meant she still had a place to stay though she would probably miss his presence if she did break up with him. Rachel soon sighed waiting for Max's advice, one she would take very dearly and seriously.
-Two While Diner [Exterior] Parking Lot located to the Left-
Chloe stood outside the Two Whales Diner, the main road cutting her off from the parking lot which truckers used when passing by. Her pickup truck was around the corner where Frank's RV was also located. Chloe leaned against the Two Whale Diner exterior walls where she closed her eyes for a moment. As she did her mind went back to that event, one of the few events that haunted Chloe. This and the one about her dad dying were the most recurring ones. The event in her mind was so vivid that it felt like it was happening right now at this very moment. Nathan with his gun pointing at Chloe, Max hiding behind the stalls at the far end of the female toilets. The passing cars from the main road were drowned out as Chloe relived that moment. Things got ugly pretty quickly as the unhinged boy seemed to be losing control of things, he hated being told what to do. Unlike how it originally happened Max came out of nowhere to stop it like she had no idea of what the consequences were.
Events quickly unraveled, a struggle happened and before long a gunshot was heard. The vivid sequence soon came to an end as Chloe opened up her eyes and made a which had fear in it. Her breathing was now more rapid, her eyes watched the odd car pass by as she soon turned and walked to the parking lot where her vehicle was located. As she approached her truck she began to search for her keys, she had to push pass her cigarettes to get to them. Upon getting them out unlocked the truck to search for some weed she had hidden in the glove box. It was not always in there as she was smarter than that, but sometimes she put it in there. After a bit of digging, she had found the stash where she quickly put it in her pocket before locking the truck once more. Chloe then quickly pulled a cigarette out of her pocket and quickly lit it to take a long drag from it. It helped her calm down even though it was not good for her health in the long run.