Part 22.
Everybody was gathered at Maria´s house waiting for Maria to explain. Max, Liz, Isabel, and Alex sat on the couch. Tess and Kyle sat on one of the loveseats, and Michael sat on the other. Maria kept pacing the livingroom like there was no end. It was driving Michael crazy; he was beginning to get dizzy.
"Maria" Michael said nicely to her trying not to upset her more then she was. Maria stopped pacing and scanned the room. All her friends were looking at her like she had two heads or something. She took a long deep breath and then said:
"Ok, here goes...I had this dream last night, and it is all happening in real life." Maria looked at her friends, and their eyes looked like they were going to pop out.
"Are you saying that you know what will happen?" a very shocked Isabel asked Maria.
"Yes" Maria answered
"What will happen?" Kyle asked, scared. Yea, big bad Kyle Valenti was scared, someone knew how his future was going to be. Was he alive, dead, or what?
Liz, Max, and Michael were frozen to their seats. 'How could Maria know the future, and how come she's clearly upset?' Went through their minds.
"Tonight my father will tell me that I am a half breed," Maria said, waiting for the to blow up.
"You're what?" Michael said, confused.
"Half alien, half human" Maria said, trying to be funny, but somehow it came out more like a statement then a joke.
"I know what it is," Michael snapped back at her.
"Then why did you ask?" Maria yelled. She was angry; Michael had no right snapping at her like that.
"Because…because you can't be an alien" Michael yelled.
"Well I am so deal" Maria yelled back at him. God, she thought he would be happy but guess what, he was pissed.
"Maria, what happened after that?" Liz asked trying to break the little fight Michael and Maria had engaged in.
"Liz and Kyle found out by accident, and I made them promise not to tell you guys," Maria said
"Not even me?" Alex asked, clearly upset. He hated being the one left out.
"Alex I am sorry but I couldn't tell you" Maria said, she knew he was hurt.
"Why? I am your best friend, but I guess that doesn't count!" Alex yelled at Maria.
"Alex, I haven't done ANYTHING! It was a dream," Maria said to him.
"Which is coming true" Alex pointed out.
"Alex, I PROMISE if or when it happens I WILL tell you" Maria said to him.
"I just want you to be able to talk to me" Alex said and hugged Maria.
"So how long did Liz, you, and me keep this a secret?" Kyle asked.
"For about a month, before they took us" Maria said, waiting for the questions to hit her but only one came at her.
"Who are 'they'?"
"The FBI" Maria answered, and saw the shocked, angry, scared, and sad faces around the room.
"No, Maria that died with Pierce" Isabel said sadly, she hated to be reminded about him. It was the worst time in her life.
"You're wrong" Maria simply answered.
"Oh...my...god" Isabel said trying to breath. 'In and Out' went through her mind. She rose from her seat, but instead of going to Max she went to Alex who took her into his arms, and hugged her hard.
Liz squeezed Max's hand hard as he looked at her, promising her that everything would be fine.
Kyle and Tess sat in their seats looking at each other before they enveloped each other in a hug.
Maria just stood watching them; she didn't know what to do. She couldn't go to Michael because she thought that this was her fault, and that Michael probably hated her guts.
So she left; she couldn't be in that room with everybody, knowing what could happen to them and to her.
Michael watched her go; he knew she wouldn't go far. Michael somehow knew that Maria didn't take this well, and he didn't either, but he just kept thinking about Maria. He looked around the room, and suddenly felt like a third wheel, so he left, trying to find Maria.
TBC.