The Rewritten Love: A Second Beginning Max Charming

“But you didn’t really need to do all this… Even if you didn’t give us anything, you’d still be my best…” She couldn’t finish the last word, “friend”, because a big firework popped in the night sky, making it all golden and bright.

Right when it started, one after another, families everywhere started lighting up fireworks. The fireworks were so colorful and pretty, and they lit up Ethan’s face. He looked out the window at the fireworks, like he was lost in thinking.

Madelyn turned around, holding the hangover soup in her hands. She remembered what George had said and decided to wait until he felt better before talking about it. “Finish the hangover soup first, then we can go see the fireworks?”

Ethan smiled. “Sure.” At the Jent residence, they sat on a swing under a tree in the backyard, watching the fireworks light up the sky at night.

favorite thing is sitting here, swinging on this swing, and watching the fireworks. I used to wish I could see them every night. Rosario used to be here with me…” Ethan’s hand tightened around hers without him

asked, looking at him. Ethan’s mansion just outside the yard of the Jent residence.

darkness and the sound of water,

all day. You said your mom had given it to you.

end it all. He cut his wrist with glass shards and, as he watched his blood slowly drying up, he laid in a pool

a strong

feeling in her chest. “What song?” She didn’t know that Ethan was her neighbor back then. She always thought the house next door was empty; the

exclaimed, “Oh, got it! Is it this one, ‘Hush, little baby, don’t make a peep, Papa’s gonna get you a teddy bear so sweet. And if that teddy bear’s not right, Papa’s gonna buy you a starry night.’?