Finding the light (A.K.A. One month)
Author's note: Prologue of my Destiny series
One month. One unbearably long and painful month since Liz Parker had walked away from Max Evans. It was amazing how her world had come crashing down on her so fast.
Why?
For 30 days, she asked herself that question and still no answer appeared to her. All she could do was lie in bed and think. Her parents were worried, yet there was nothing they could do. She wouldn't say what was wrong. She would wake up, shower, get dressed, eat almost nothing for breakfast, go to school, only half-listening, come home, do homework, eat dinner and then she would cry herself to sleep.
The event would play back in her mind over and over like a little movie. The pod chamber. That alone gave her shivers. Max. His sister, Isabel. Michael Guerin. And Tess Harding. It all started because of her. Just when things were gaining an appearance of normalcy, or as normal as they could get when you were friends with aliens, there she came.
Before long, there were 2 more aliens in her life. Tess and Nasedo, who was posing as her father. Not only did they disrupt her nice little life, but also the ones of her best friends, Maria DeLuca and Alex Whitman. While she was with Max, Maria was with Michael, and Alex with Isabel. And then there was Sheriff Valenti and his son, Kyle, whom she'd dated the previous summer.
From the beginning, they both knew something was up with Max. But when Agent Pierce of the FBI captured Max, they had told him the truth. Then, when Kyle was accidentally shot, Max healed him, just like he had healed her when she was shot, back in September. From then on, their group of six had unwillingly become a group of ten.
They didn't really have a problem with the Valentis, and Max, Michael and Isabel had no choice but to accept Tess, since they knew she was one of them and there was no way she would leave, being completely devoted to her "destiny". The problem was Nasedo. They didn't know what to think of him. Liz knew how she felt about him, though. Ever since he impersonated Max and nearly had him killed after kidnapping her, she kept her distance from him at all cost.
But as much as all these things had surprised her, nothing compared to what happened in the pod chamber. After Nasedo left to take apart the Special Unit of the FBI, they decided to find out what would happen if they set off the two orbs, communicators, they had found.
It was a message. From Max and Isabel's mom. As Liz listened to the image talk, that's when she understood what "the new girl" was doing in Roswell, New Mexico. She had come for her mate. She had come for Liz's boyfriend. She had come for Max. That day, her life changed forever. She knew she could never go back to what she had before. It was gone, never to be seen again.
At that moment, as she lay in her bed 30 days after that day she would never forget no matter how hard she tried, she made a decision. She was gonna stop being sad and get her life back. She got up, put on a coat and shoes over the clothes she had carelessly thrown on herself that morning. She hopped down the stairs, not even stopping to see the surprised look plastered on her parents' faces as she told them she was going out for a walk. It was almost nine at night, but she didn't care at all.
Some time later, after dragging herself around town, she found herself in front of Kyle's house. She didn't why she did it, but the next thing she knew, she was ringing the doorbell. And when he answered, she smiled.
***
One month. And it had been so hard for her. She knew that if she decided to begin this relationship, it was gonna be so hard for her to get over it. Michael Guerin had turned her life upside down. And it's not like it was all bad. They had had some great times, which was surprising to her. For as long as Maria DeLuca remembered, Michael had been a loner, only hanging out with Max and Isabel Evans. She had no idea why.
That all changed the previous September. The day began like any other. She was working with Liz at the Crashdown. Before she knew what happened, a gunshot was heard. She looked around and was horrified when she saw Liz lying on the ground. She wasn't moving. She was pulled back as she saw Max go up to her best friend. She couldn't see anything, but then she saw Liz stand up as Max run out and join as they drove off.
Over the next few days, Liz was acting strange and she decided she'd had enough. It was the night of the Crash festival. She gave Liz an ultimatum: she could tell her or she'd go to Valenti and tell him what she knew. So Liz told her. And she freaked out. Max Evans was an alien! She knew there was something odd about the guy, but this wasn't what she expected. Just as she was starting to accept it, she learned there were more. Isabel was also "not of this earth". And so was Michael.
This was just crazy. And then, she was part of the plan to throw Valenti off their tracks. The next couple of months had been a blur. Alex was brought into the secret, Tess and Nasedo had come to town, and Michael and Maria had begun their on-and-off, on-and-off little dance of a relationship.
All of this was nothing compared to what happened in the previous two months.
Max and Liz, Isabel and Alex, and Michael and her, they had all been so close. The three couples were also six great friends. But then, it all went horribly wrong. Tess arrived, along with Nasedo. Isabel (and Michael) had a pregnancy scare, Max was captured by the FBI Special Unit, Sheriff Valenti and Kyle learned the secret, the last one still sent chills up her spine just thinking about it.
That day, 30 days ago, Max, Michael, Isabel, Tess and Liz went off to the pod chamber to bring Nasedo back to life. Alex and Maria had been left behind. So they waited in the Crashdown. About two hours later, Liz came in the door. Maria was afraid to ask when she saw her. She'd been crying and she had a dazed look on her face.
"What's up?" asked Alex.
Maria just knew he was trying to be strong and he was as afraid as she was.
"I think you should sit down."
Even her voice was shaky. So they sat. And she told them. Then she knew what had made her so upset, because Alex and her were just as upset as she was when she finished. Max belonged with Tess. She felt so bad for Liz. But for herself and Alex also. Michael belonged with Isabel. It all made sense now, in some twisted way, but it made sense. That's where the whole thing with the baby from their dreams was coming from.
She couldn't speak for about a week after that day. She only spoke when needed, like for work, school and her mom. If her mom knew what was going on she wouldn't take it well. Not a chance.
So what was she supposed to do now? She needed to talk to someone. But who? The aliens were out of the question. The Valenti guys were still taking everything in. It wasn't everyday you found out aliens, real aliens were living among you and that they had done so for the past decade. She couldn't go to Liz. She was still weeping day in day out about this whole thing. Of all of them, she had probably been the one who'd taken it the worse. There was only one person she could talk to at the moment. Only one person who would understand what she was going through, because he was too. Alex.
Author's note: Prologue of my Destiny series
One month. One unbearably long and painful month since Liz Parker had walked away from Max Evans. It was amazing how her world had come crashing down on her so fast.
Why?
For 30 days, she asked herself that question and still no answer appeared to her. All she could do was lie in bed and think. Her parents were worried, yet there was nothing they could do. She wouldn't say what was wrong. She would wake up, shower, get dressed, eat almost nothing for breakfast, go to school, only half-listening, come home, do homework, eat dinner and then she would cry herself to sleep.
The event would play back in her mind over and over like a little movie. The pod chamber. That alone gave her shivers. Max. His sister, Isabel. Michael Guerin. And Tess Harding. It all started because of her. Just when things were gaining an appearance of normalcy, or as normal as they could get when you were friends with aliens, there she came.
Before long, there were 2 more aliens in her life. Tess and Nasedo, who was posing as her father. Not only did they disrupt her nice little life, but also the ones of her best friends, Maria DeLuca and Alex Whitman. While she was with Max, Maria was with Michael, and Alex with Isabel. And then there was Sheriff Valenti and his son, Kyle, whom she'd dated the previous summer.
From the beginning, they both knew something was up with Max. But when Agent Pierce of the FBI captured Max, they had told him the truth. Then, when Kyle was accidentally shot, Max healed him, just like he had healed her when she was shot, back in September. From then on, their group of six had unwillingly become a group of ten.
They didn't really have a problem with the Valentis, and Max, Michael and Isabel had no choice but to accept Tess, since they knew she was one of them and there was no way she would leave, being completely devoted to her "destiny". The problem was Nasedo. They didn't know what to think of him. Liz knew how she felt about him, though. Ever since he impersonated Max and nearly had him killed after kidnapping her, she kept her distance from him at all cost.
But as much as all these things had surprised her, nothing compared to what happened in the pod chamber. After Nasedo left to take apart the Special Unit of the FBI, they decided to find out what would happen if they set off the two orbs, communicators, they had found.
It was a message. From Max and Isabel's mom. As Liz listened to the image talk, that's when she understood what "the new girl" was doing in Roswell, New Mexico. She had come for her mate. She had come for Liz's boyfriend. She had come for Max. That day, her life changed forever. She knew she could never go back to what she had before. It was gone, never to be seen again.
At that moment, as she lay in her bed 30 days after that day she would never forget no matter how hard she tried, she made a decision. She was gonna stop being sad and get her life back. She got up, put on a coat and shoes over the clothes she had carelessly thrown on herself that morning. She hopped down the stairs, not even stopping to see the surprised look plastered on her parents' faces as she told them she was going out for a walk. It was almost nine at night, but she didn't care at all.
Some time later, after dragging herself around town, she found herself in front of Kyle's house. She didn't why she did it, but the next thing she knew, she was ringing the doorbell. And when he answered, she smiled.
***
One month. And it had been so hard for her. She knew that if she decided to begin this relationship, it was gonna be so hard for her to get over it. Michael Guerin had turned her life upside down. And it's not like it was all bad. They had had some great times, which was surprising to her. For as long as Maria DeLuca remembered, Michael had been a loner, only hanging out with Max and Isabel Evans. She had no idea why.
That all changed the previous September. The day began like any other. She was working with Liz at the Crashdown. Before she knew what happened, a gunshot was heard. She looked around and was horrified when she saw Liz lying on the ground. She wasn't moving. She was pulled back as she saw Max go up to her best friend. She couldn't see anything, but then she saw Liz stand up as Max run out and join as they drove off.
Over the next few days, Liz was acting strange and she decided she'd had enough. It was the night of the Crash festival. She gave Liz an ultimatum: she could tell her or she'd go to Valenti and tell him what she knew. So Liz told her. And she freaked out. Max Evans was an alien! She knew there was something odd about the guy, but this wasn't what she expected. Just as she was starting to accept it, she learned there were more. Isabel was also "not of this earth". And so was Michael.
This was just crazy. And then, she was part of the plan to throw Valenti off their tracks. The next couple of months had been a blur. Alex was brought into the secret, Tess and Nasedo had come to town, and Michael and Maria had begun their on-and-off, on-and-off little dance of a relationship.
All of this was nothing compared to what happened in the previous two months.
Max and Liz, Isabel and Alex, and Michael and her, they had all been so close. The three couples were also six great friends. But then, it all went horribly wrong. Tess arrived, along with Nasedo. Isabel (and Michael) had a pregnancy scare, Max was captured by the FBI Special Unit, Sheriff Valenti and Kyle learned the secret, the last one still sent chills up her spine just thinking about it.
That day, 30 days ago, Max, Michael, Isabel, Tess and Liz went off to the pod chamber to bring Nasedo back to life. Alex and Maria had been left behind. So they waited in the Crashdown. About two hours later, Liz came in the door. Maria was afraid to ask when she saw her. She'd been crying and she had a dazed look on her face.
"What's up?" asked Alex.
Maria just knew he was trying to be strong and he was as afraid as she was.
"I think you should sit down."
Even her voice was shaky. So they sat. And she told them. Then she knew what had made her so upset, because Alex and her were just as upset as she was when she finished. Max belonged with Tess. She felt so bad for Liz. But for herself and Alex also. Michael belonged with Isabel. It all made sense now, in some twisted way, but it made sense. That's where the whole thing with the baby from their dreams was coming from.
She couldn't speak for about a week after that day. She only spoke when needed, like for work, school and her mom. If her mom knew what was going on she wouldn't take it well. Not a chance.
So what was she supposed to do now? She needed to talk to someone. But who? The aliens were out of the question. The Valenti guys were still taking everything in. It wasn't everyday you found out aliens, real aliens were living among you and that they had done so for the past decade. She couldn't go to Liz. She was still weeping day in day out about this whole thing. Of all of them, she had probably been the one who'd taken it the worse. There was only one person she could talk to at the moment. Only one person who would understand what she was going through, because he was too. Alex.
