Chapter Three:
"Wow, Liz get a load of that." Maria said frowning as she pointed at the group of males hovering around Tess. "It seems not only lover boy is affect by her bull."
Turning in the direction Maria was pointing, Liz felt her heart plummet in her chest. "Yea, well I've decided not to think about Tess at all."
"Okay, so when did this come in affect?" Maria asked to Liz's back as she headed down the hall.
"See you in class." Liz said waving her hand in the air goodbye.
Stopping at the door of chemistry Liz took a deep breath. She stared at Max sitting there waiting for class to begin. Her heart slammed against her chest. What if this thing between him and Tess is beyond his control? What if no matter how much he loved her it wasn't enough?
Max glanced up from the book he was pretending to read. His eyes collided with Liz's letting her know without a doubt that he knew the moment she stopped at the door. Heading slowly to the table she took a deep breath.
"Hey." She murmured setting her book bag on the floor before she took her seat.
"Hey." Max smiled up at her.
"The genetic material of all cellular organisms or what we like to call D.N.A. Is it possible to exchange D.N.A. from one specie to another?" The teacher looked around the room, hand behind her back as she paced in front of her desk. "Yes. It is possible."
Liz looked over at Max a knowing smile hovering on her lips. All heads turned towards the door as it was suddenly pulled open and Tess stood in the threshold a sweet angelic smile pasted to her lips.
"Thank you for blessing us with your present Ms. Harding." The teacher said as Tess walked toward her seat next to Liz.
"Your welcome." She replied taking her seat. Looking toward Max and Liz she held Max's eyes for a moment before turning her attention to Liz smiling.
All traces of a smile lift Liz's face as soon as Tess entered the room. Glancing at Max she took a deep breath as she watched him look at Tess then glance at her before turning his head to the front of the class as if he were a kid caught with his hand in a cookie jar.
She felt her eyes on her as if she was trying to see into her soul. "He doesn't belong to you." A voice screamed inside her head. Swiftly turning to Tess Liz felt her eyes fill with tears. "He doesn't really want you."
Cupping her head between her hands Liz closed her eyes shaking her head trying to remove the voice from her mind.
"Liz…Liz what's the matter?" Max asked touching her arm.
Jumping to her feet Liz looked around her embarrassed by the attention she was bringing to herself. But she couldn't stop the tears from sliding down her cheeks no matter how hard she tried. Couldn't stop the words from echoing inside her head over and over again.
"God Liz, what's wrong?" Maria asked getting to her feet and going to her.
"I'm sorry." She murmured looking at Max, her voice slurred by the emotions choking her. "This isn't going to work." She said as she ran out of the class.
"What the hell?" Alex whispered covering his mouth with his hands as Maria ran after her.
Max ran his hands through his hair, his face blank of all emotions, as if nothing out of the ordinary had occur just moments before. But inside a tide wave of emotions were surging through him. His heart pounding he closed his eyes in an attempt to slow it's rapped trashing.
'This isn't going to work. Isn't going to work.' The words ricocheted throughout him causing his breath to lodge in his chest. Squeezing his eyes tightly together Max cupped his face within his hands. 'What the hell just happened here?'
TBC
