The next morning was a typical morning at Liz's house. She was running five minutes late when she heard the telephone ring. 'I'm coming! Just hold on a minute.' Liz was silently thinking. She lunged for the phone when it was on its' fifth ring.
"Liz?" someone asked.
"Maria? Is that you?" Liz questioned. Before Maria could say anything a sneeze came over the phone.
"I guess it is you then." Liz said.
"Yeah, I just wanted to tell you that I won't be in school today. And before you say anything, NO I am not skipping. I'm too sick to do anything remotely fun. I have a fever of 102.3, I'm sneezing snot galore and throwing up every ten minutes, and I feel like a rat is running around inside my brain. Can you tell my idiot boyfriend that I tried calling him before to tell him, but no one answered the phone." Maria replied.
"Sure. Are you suppose to be working at the Crashdown tonight?" Liz asked.
"Damn it! I am. I feel crummy about leaving you in the bind for last night and now today," Maria said.
"Don't worry about it. I'll get Alex to do it," Liz said.
"Hate to tell you this, Liz, but remember he wasn't feeling that great yesterday either? I wouldn't be surprised if he was home swallowing DayQuil by the gross," Maria replied.
"That's right. Don't worry about a thing. I'll find someone to cover for you and I'll tell Michael off for you as well," Liz said.
"Thanks, Liz. You're the greatest. Maybe you can get the Blonde Alien Queen to work," Maria replied. (Meaning Tess)
"No thanks, I'll rather do all the tables myself." Liz retorted.
"I see what you mean. Well, I better go the toilet is calling my name," Maria said.
"Bye. Get better!" Liz said Then she hung up the phone. Okay, now Maria was out of commission and maybe Alex as well, which means she'll have to deal with Max all by herself. Along with the other three aliens. Yep, just another day in Roswell.
"Do you think you can work at the Crashdown tonight?" Liz asked Max later in school.
"Why?" Max asked.
"Well, Maria is home sick with a bug and she was suppose to work tonight and I really need the help," Liz said.
'Sure, anything for... a friend." Max said. Before Liz could possibly think of anything else to say both Isabel and Michael walked up to them.
"So where's your other half Isabel?" Liz jokingly asked.
"Alex is home sick. He called me this morning to tell me he wasn't coming to school," Isabel said.
"Oh, I guess Maria was right then," Liz said.
"You know with both Alex and Maria out with some sort of bug when it isn't even flu season if I didn't know better I would think that something is going on between the two of them," Max joked. He could see that the joke was working by the chin drops made by Michael and Isabel.
'''Max, stop it. You're scaring the lovebirds," Liz giggled.
"Woo, Maria and I aren't love birds. So get you story straight." Michael retorted.
"Oh, by the way, Michael, Maria wanted me to ask why you didn't pick up the phone this morning. She was trying to call you to tell you that she wouldn't be in today. What were you doing?" Liz asked. She turned to see Max and Isabel laughing
"What?" Liz asked.
"Well, I lost the orbs and kind of was looking all over my house for them this morning. Good news is I found them." Michael replied.
"And you wonder why Maria turned to Alex?" Max said laughing.
"Listen, just between they both are sick doesn't mean they... that the... they... you what I am saying," Isabel said.
"Well, I sure hope your right. Because then Kyle and the sheriff was doing the same thing along with them," A voice said. Michael, Max, Liz and Isabel all turned to see Tess standing there.
"What are you talking about?" Michael asked.
"Kyle and his dad are sick too. I heard you guys talking about how Alex and Maria are sick," Tess said.
"Hey, I hate to be the pessimist here but does anyone else see anything strange here about four of our closest human friends are sick with the flu when it's not even flu season?" Liz questioned. Her question will go unanswered for mow because before anyone could say anything, they heard the bell ring for homeroom.
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