GIVE ME A CHANCE

JADE

Max did not stop taking me with him until we got into a room and he locked the door.

I stood facing him, without still saying a word. He was quiet for a while before he finally spoke, "Are you staring at me strangely because I called you someone else's name? It was a slip of my tongue."

"Could he be telling the truth?" I wondered.

I didn't know if Max was playing games with me or if he had truly called me Jade by accident. I hoped it was the latter but I had to be sure.

"Who is Jade and why did you call me that?" I asked him.

I watched his expression for a sign but when his eyes dimmed, all I could see was pain and loneliness.

Was I mistaken?

He looked away after a while and replied, "I told you, my tongue slipped. I just suddenly felt like you were the girl, Jade and I didn't realize when I called you someone else's name."

I sighed and moved closer to him, "I don't like being called other people's names, Max. But I'm curious about this girl. Did she mean a lot to you? Your eye