Part 17.
The lights came on and guards came in with their food. Maria felt like she had been run over by a truck a thousand times. She looked around the room and saw all her so-called friends get out of bed and walk up to the table to eat. It was all her fault that they were here. She was the one that hurt them all. Then she looked at Michael, he looked like he hadn't slept in a week. She looked on as Michael rose from the bed, then Maria got out of the bed also. She didn't expect that her legs would give out as they did, but Michael took a hold of her around her waist and guided her to the table.
"Michael, how are you feeling?" Tess asked as Michael helped Maria sit down.
"Fine, Maria healed me" Michael said, and looked at the concerned faces around the table.
"Maria how did you have the strength to do that?" Liz asked, surprised. She and Kyle knew how much Maria could do with her powers.
"I had to, this is all my fault" Maria answered.
"Even if it cost your life?" Kyle asked angrily. Since he found out about her, she had become his baby sister.
"Yes" Maria said flatly.
"Maria how many times do I have to tell you, this isn't your fault" Michael said angrily. He hated when she blamed herself. This wasn't her fault.
"How do you know that Michael? I am a horrible human, well not even that, I am a fucking alien. Even my dad won't help me," Maria said angrily. God… no one knew how she felt. She was all alone and it was the scariest thing Maria had ever felt.
"Maria, stop blaming your self!" Michael yelled at her as he rose from his chair.
"No, I wont" Maria yelled back at him as she stood face to face with him.
"Ok, calm down you two" Isabel said stepping between the two very angry aliens.
"So, how are we going to get out of here?" Tess asked and looked around the room.
"I have no idea," Alex said sadly.
"I have an idea," Maria said and 7 heads snapped up and to look at her.
"What Maria?" Max asked, curious.
"Well Tess and I can cause an illusion as a diversion while we get out" Maria said and looked at Tess.
"Maria you can't do it, it takes a lot of power, and you don't have that," Liz said to Maria.
"So we wait another day or two" Kyle said.
"NO" Maria yelled angrily.
"Maria, you don't have the energy," Tess said.
"Well I'll just have to get it then" Maria snapped.
"Maria..." Liz said, trying to reason with her.
"No, we are doing this" Maria said angrily.
"Maria, it could kill you" Kyle said angrily.
"My choice Kyle, we do this in two hours. I am going to get some sleep" Maria said and walked over to her bed to lie down.
"Michael, you have to stop her" Liz said to Michael, while she looked over at Maria, who was sound asleep."
"Liz, I can't" Michael said hopelessly.
"So we go in two hours," Tess asked.
"Yes, now everyone get some sleep" Max said, and then they split up and fell asleep on their beds waiting for the big escape.
TBC.