Chapter 2

Chapter 2

That night…

Liz, after a lot of talking and hugging, went up to bed. She was exhausted from the ride home and everyone fussing over her. She fell asleep the second her head hit the pillow.

Liz was in the desert. She frantically looked around. Her late grandmother Claudia showed up. "Grandma?" Liz asked. "Yes honey it is me. I know you have a lot of questions but my time here is short. You need to look inside yourself." Claudia said as she slowly disappeared.

Liz woke up and shot right up. Liz began to cry remembering that was just a dream and that her grandmother was gone. 'What did she mean look inside myself?' Liz wondered. She decided it was probably just a weird dream and brushed it off. She looked over at the clock. Its red numbers said it was 7:30 am. "Crap I'm late for school!"

Liz jumped into her parent's car and sped towards school. Liz ran to her first period class, chemistry. When Liz entered the class a few minutes late everyone's head immediately looked towards her. Max smiled. He was worried when he didn't see her this morning, but he knew she has had a rough past couple days and probably figured that she slept in. Liz apologized to her teacher and sat down to her favorite lab partner. Max looked over at her when she sat down next to him. He held her hand under the table. Liz gave him a smile and mouthed "sorry, slept in." Max nodded. He slipped her a note. Liz opened it up and it read: Eraser room after 3rd period. Liz blushed. 'Now how am I supposed to pay attention to Ms. Scott after this?' Liz thought to herself.

It seemed like forever until 3rd period rolled around. Liz couldn't concentrate in classes just thinking about what her and Max were going to do in the eraser room. The second the 2nd period bell rang signifying that class was over Liz bolted to the eraser room. When she went in there and saw that Max was already waiting for her. He quickly pulled her into a passionate kiss. They tried to enjoy the moment as much as possible, before one of them would break apart for air.

Max pulled away and rested his forehead on hers. "I've been waiting since I left you last night to do that."

" Yeah me too." Liz said and smiled. "Oh I almost forgot to tell you about my weird dream last night. Grandma Claudia came to me and told me to look inside myself. Isn't that strange?" Liz asked.

Max winced at the mention of her grandmother's name. No matter what anyone said he still felt bad that he could not save her life when he was able to save Liz. Liz noticed Max's reaction to her grandmother's name and said "Max, it's okay, you couldn't help her. It was her time. I'm thankful you saved me, and then comforted me when I lost her. Don't ever think that you were to blame." Liz looked him straight in the eye to make sure he realized what she had. Max nodded his head. 'I guess it wasn't my fault, although it still sucks.' Max thought to himself. "I know it sucks." Liz said. Max thought he had said that to himself and not out loud. He just brushed if off, just like when they were in California.

Max and Liz left the eraser room hand in hand only to receive a lot of looks and catcalls. They looked at each other and blushed, but never letting go of each other's hand. Max walked Liz to her history class and after a quick kiss left for gym. The rest of the day seemed to go so slow for Max. 'When is lunch? I want to see Liz. God, it sounds like she is a drug. My drug.'

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Liz walked into the cafeteria with her food and found her friends very quickly. Maria and Michael were sitting next to each other bickering as usual. Liz shook her head and chuckled to herself. 'Will they always be like this?' Next to Michael was Tess. Tess was flirting with Kyle. 'Maybe Max is right; she's staying after all.' Then there was Alex and Isabel. 'What happened with them? They try and be friendly but you can tell that deep down inside they love each other. They are just afraid. I feel bad for them.' Then Liz focused on the person who she really wanted to see; the love of her life, her life, Max. He had a goofy look on his face. He immediately got up and helped her sit down next to him. 'Always such a gentlemen.'

"Will you two stop drooling over each other, some people are trying to eat." Isabel remarked.

"You call that food?" Maria asked looking over at his food drenched in Tabasco sauce. "Doesn't that burn a hole in your stomach?"

"You guys don't know what you're missing." Michael said as he stuffed more food in his mouth.

"Nasty! Don't even think about kissing me with that mouth!" Maria screamed. And of course, Michael grabbed Maria tickling her until he could get to his target. When she bent back laughing, he grabbed the sides of her head and gave her a big kiss right on the lips. "On the other hand I didn't mind that too much." Maria said. Michael just laughed and looked over at this woman who had invaded his life, and somehow drove him crazy. He didn't know what he would do without her.

"Here I was thinking that I would lose my appetite at Romeo and Juliet over here, but turns out I lose it to that horrible scene." Isabel said. Everyone started laughing. 'Everything seems to be coming together.' Max thought.

However what Max and no one else knew that soon their entire lives would be flipped upside down.

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