Part 1.
Its three weeks after Alex's death and the memorial is still on the fence of the school stadium. It's after school and Isabel is sitting on the stadium seats. Liz comes up to her and sits down.
Liz: I didn't see you in eighth or ninth period today.
Isabel: School's been the farthest thing from my mind lately. I should've just killed Tess when I had the chance to.
Liz: You can't keep doing this to yourself Isabel.
Isabel: I'm not doing anything. I'm just stating the obvious.
Liz: We're here for you Isabel. You don't have to go through this alone. Everyone's really worried about you, especially Max and Michael. Isabel stands up.
Isabel: Well don't okay, because I'm fine. Isabel leaves.
Evans Home
Isabel walks inside. Max and their parents are sitting at the table.
Diane: Hi honey, how are you?
Isabel: Was it you who told Liz Parker to come talk to me?
Max: I don't know what you're talking about.
Isabel: Don't give me that Max. I stayed after school for a while and then Liz decided to come up and have a little chat with me.
Max: So, what's wrong with that?
Isabel: What's wrong with it is that I don't need you or anyone else for that matter to check up on me.
Max: Iz, seriously I didn't ask Liz to go talk to you. You know how Liz can get. You have to believe me. I was going to go to the Crashdown; do you want to join me?
Isabel: There you go again Max.
Max: What am I doing?
Isabel: You're being sympathetic, so would you just stop? I don't need anyone feeling sympathetic for me or checking up on me okay? I'm fine.
Max: You are not fine. Can you blame any of us for worrying about you?
Isabel: You know I don't need this. I don't see why I even bothered to come home this afternoon. Isabel storms out of the house.
Phillip: Max, what was that all about?
Max: I'm not sure but I think I have an idea.
Crashdown
Max: Hey Liz, can I talk to you for a minute?
Liz: Sure. Liz and Max go to the back room. What's going on Max?
Max: By any chance did you talk to Isabel today?
Liz: I did, why?
Max: Because she came home angry with me. She thought I had told you to go talk to her.
Liz: Max, the only reason I went to talk to her was because she had missed eighth and ninth period and I was worried about her.
Max: I know I'm not getting mad at you. I don't know. I'm just worried about her that's all. She hasn't been acting like herself.
Liz: Max, she lost someone she loved. I'm sure it will take her some time to get over it.
Max: It didn't take you and Maria long to get over it.
Liz: Yea well that's because neither one of us ever dated Alex. He was more like a brother to us. You just need to give Isabel some time. She'll come around.
Max: I hope so.
Its three weeks after Alex's death and the memorial is still on the fence of the school stadium. It's after school and Isabel is sitting on the stadium seats. Liz comes up to her and sits down.
Liz: I didn't see you in eighth or ninth period today.
Isabel: School's been the farthest thing from my mind lately. I should've just killed Tess when I had the chance to.
Liz: You can't keep doing this to yourself Isabel.
Isabel: I'm not doing anything. I'm just stating the obvious.
Liz: We're here for you Isabel. You don't have to go through this alone. Everyone's really worried about you, especially Max and Michael. Isabel stands up.
Isabel: Well don't okay, because I'm fine. Isabel leaves.
Evans Home
Isabel walks inside. Max and their parents are sitting at the table.
Diane: Hi honey, how are you?
Isabel: Was it you who told Liz Parker to come talk to me?
Max: I don't know what you're talking about.
Isabel: Don't give me that Max. I stayed after school for a while and then Liz decided to come up and have a little chat with me.
Max: So, what's wrong with that?
Isabel: What's wrong with it is that I don't need you or anyone else for that matter to check up on me.
Max: Iz, seriously I didn't ask Liz to go talk to you. You know how Liz can get. You have to believe me. I was going to go to the Crashdown; do you want to join me?
Isabel: There you go again Max.
Max: What am I doing?
Isabel: You're being sympathetic, so would you just stop? I don't need anyone feeling sympathetic for me or checking up on me okay? I'm fine.
Max: You are not fine. Can you blame any of us for worrying about you?
Isabel: You know I don't need this. I don't see why I even bothered to come home this afternoon. Isabel storms out of the house.
Phillip: Max, what was that all about?
Max: I'm not sure but I think I have an idea.
Crashdown
Max: Hey Liz, can I talk to you for a minute?
Liz: Sure. Liz and Max go to the back room. What's going on Max?
Max: By any chance did you talk to Isabel today?
Liz: I did, why?
Max: Because she came home angry with me. She thought I had told you to go talk to her.
Liz: Max, the only reason I went to talk to her was because she had missed eighth and ninth period and I was worried about her.
Max: I know I'm not getting mad at you. I don't know. I'm just worried about her that's all. She hasn't been acting like herself.
Liz: Max, she lost someone she loved. I'm sure it will take her some time to get over it.
Max: It didn't take you and Maria long to get over it.
Liz: Yea well that's because neither one of us ever dated Alex. He was more like a brother to us. You just need to give Isabel some time. She'll come around.
Max: I hope so.