Facade

MAX'S POV

My head throbbed as the sun beat down on my body and it was hard to keep my eyes open. The bright sunlight reflected off of the pavement that covered a wide area outside my room window. It was still early in the morning, and I should really be out running by now. But no matter how much my brain yelled at me for being awake before I had enough braincells to even consider moving, I just couldn't find the motivation to get up from bed. My muscles felt like they were made of lead weights, and every time I moved I could feel my bones groan in protest.

So, with a groan of agreement I laid there unmoving in my bed and stared up at the ceiling. I would have gone downstairs if only to escape the suffocating heat radiating off of my blankets, but the fact that my mother's cooking would surely smell horrible in the kitchen kept me in bed instead.

My thoughts were interrupted when the door burst open. Immediately I jumped as if I'd been shocked. When my eyes landed on who had enter