I want to thank Ash for beta reading this story.
Part 16.
"Hey there Michael" Maria whispered into his ear.
"Maria, now I know what they did to you, and I am sorry that I didn't stop them," Michael said as he kept his eyes on Maria´s.
"Michael this is my fault, not yours" Maria answered sadly, almost crying.
"Maria, I love you" Michael said weakly. Then Michael closed his eyes and drifted off into the unconscious world.
"Michael, I love you too," Maria cried out. She couldn't see him like that. He was her everything. He couldn't leave her too. She needed him just like she needed air, so she put her hand on his chest and healed him. Max tried to stop her but Maria was so set on helping him that she didn't even notice Max trying to stop her. When Maria healed him she got flashes of everything they had done to him, all the anger and hurt poured off Michael and into Maria. All the emotions took a lot of energy out of Maria and made the healing process take longer.
When she finished she had just enough energy to see Michael wake up before she fainted.
Michael awoke just as Maria fainted away. He jumped up to catch Maria into him arms. Suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Michael, let her sleep" Max said to him. Michael looked at Maria and then pulled the covers over her to let her sleep.
"What did she do while I was gone?" Michael asked Max as he stroked Maria´s hair.
"She cried but I managed to calm her down after two hours or so, and when you came back she was a total wreck" Max whispered, afraid to wake her.
"And she healed me, why didn't you stop her?" Michael said, a little angry with Max.
"I tried but I also know how important it is for her to take care of us, she thinks it is all her fault" Max said and looked at the fragile girl sleeping in his best friend's arms.
"But it isn't" Michael said.
"Tell her that" Max said and pointed at Maria.
"What do you think they will do to us?" Michael asked sad, he knew what they did to him and Maria and he DIDN'T want that to happen to the rest of them.
"I don't know Michael" Max said sad. He wanted to know the answer but he didn't.
"But how are we going to get out of here?" Michael asked.
"Let's rest now and we will talk about this tomorrow when everyone is up" Max said and rose from the bed.
"Goodnight Maxwell" Michael said.
"'Night" Max answered.
Michael lay down and took Maria into his arms. Max walked back and lay down beside Liz and fell asleep. Michael laid awake all night looking at Maria and making sure she was fine.
TBC.
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