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[maxwellgoodman]

Yeah, I think I am.

Are you coming with me?

[mia-caulton]

Of course I am. Let's go.

[mia-caulton]

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[maxwellgoodman]

[mia-caulton]

So... Are you ready to go home? I don't think it's any good for you to stay here any longer.

[mia-caulton]

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[maxwellgoodman]

Then don’t go.

[mia-caulton]

Max... I--

[mia-caulton]

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[maxwellgoodman]

It’s not selfish. You don’t need to be sorry. Not to him, not to anyone. We shouldn’t have put you in the middle.

Don’t go, I meant it when I said I needed you.

[mia-caulton]

I need you too, Max.

[mia-caulton]

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[maxwellgoodman]

Hey, come here.

This isn’t your fault, Mia. It really isn’t and I hate… I hate seeing you cry. We’d both change a lot, I know. But shit, please don’t cry.

[mia-caulton]

I know it's probably really selfish of me to cry... but I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, for everything. I mean it Maxwell. I was the reason you and Colton were fighting earlier on and I treated him like he was crap. I didn't deserve both of you. I'm so sorry and I promise I'll leave you alone.

[mia-caulton]

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[maxwellgoodman]

It’s just..

I just… I don’t even deserve you, Mia. I don’t deserve for you to be here, supporting me and being nice. I wasn’t here for him. I wasn’t here for him when he fucking needed me and he decided to get into a car— and now he’s gone. So what right do I have to not be fine?

[mia-caulton]

No one knew this would happen Max, but please don't beat yourself up. You can't do this to yourself. It's not exactly a pleasant feeling knowing how much I fucked with him too, and God if I could change all of that I would.

I know, and I know Colton knew that you were his brother, through whatever it was.

[mia-caulton]

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[maxwellgoodman]

Don’t I have to be? Everybody needs me to be.

[mia-caulton]

I need you, but I need you to be honest with yourself too. I don't want you to force something that's not there.

Look around, Max. Look where we're standing right now. The situation-- It's fucked up. You don't have to feel pressured into feeling fine. I'm here if you need me too, you know.

[mia-caulton]

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[maxwellgoodman]

Nah, I appreciate you being here. I just… Shit. I still can’t believe it.

 You didn’t have to worry though, babe. I’m okay.

[mia-caulton]

Are you sure you're okay because... I'm not.

[mia-caulton]

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[maxwellgoodman]

Hey, Mia. You can come in.

[mia-caulton]

I know me being here doesn't change anything but it killed me to know you were here, alone.

I know that whatever I have to say about this, about him, doesn't make a difference but-- God, I don't know. I was worried about you.

[theoryofmiasma-mockblog]

I knew of him. Everyone did, but we weren’t close We might have spoken once or twice. 

[mia-caulton]

Yeah, he definitely made an image for himself, huh? God, he was such a weirdo.

[mia-caulton]

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Max..? I'm-- I'm right here.

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Sorry to ask so many dumb questions. 

[mia-caulton]

No, they're not dumb. It's just... A lot to take in right now.

So did you... know him?

[mia-caulton]

[Text: Maxwell]

Maxwell: Then come up. I kinda need you.

Mia: I'm on my way up.

[theoryofmiasma-mockblog]

You weren’t dating him or something were you?

[mia-caulton]

I-- No. It was complicated.

[theoryofmiasma-mockblog]

Did you know him?

[mia-caulton]

Yeah, you could say that.

[theoryofmiasma-mockblog]

Colton? No, i’m afraid not. At least I hope not because if it is then it’s really late and really, really sick. 

[mia-caulton]

Guess the punchline came in... It's not a joke after all.

[mia-caulton]

[Text: Maxwell]

Maxwell: Yeah, I'm at Colt's.

Mia: I know you are... I'm kind of already here.