Tess looked at the girl in the sand. A girl who Tess just recently had started to like.
And now she was gone...she was dead.
Tess looked up at Kyle. He looked like he hadn't slept in days. And he probably hadn't.
Tess squeezed his hand to let him know that she was there for him always.
He gave her a weak smile...
Kyle walked up to Maria. It had only been two days ago since they had found her. It was just like with Alex. Max tried to heal her, but without luck.
That day Kyle had called his father and asked him and Amy to come home.
When they did, Kyle had told them everything that had been going on the last two days.
Amy was shocked, to say the least. First she found out that there was aliens among her, and then she find out that her dother has died because of it.
But Kyle's dad had talked to her and calmed her down. Of course she was still upset, but at least she had dad, Kyle thought.
Liz had suggested that they should hold the funeral out in the desert and the others had agreed. Maria would like that.
They had also decided that everyone, who wanted to, should say something about how they felt, even though it was only them there; Dad, Amy, Tess, Liz, Max, Isabel, Alex and Michael. And of course myself, Kyle added.
He looked down at Maria and then started talking:
"Maria was the most alive person I have ever met." And she really was, Kyle thought.
"She was so full of life and she did not deserve to end it like this...so sudden."
Kyle took a short break and cleared his throat.
"She was my sister in every way that matters, and she always will be. I could stand here forever and tell you how great Maria was, but I know that all of us already know that, and that others want to speak too. So..."
Kyle leaned down and whispered in Maria´s ear, so that no one else could hear:
"I will miss you sis. I love you."
Then he laid a rose next to her and walked back to stand beside his dad and Tess...
Max let go of Liz and walked towards the spot that Kyle had just left. Alex quickly laid his arm around Liz, but was careful not to let go of Isabel.
Max couldn't believe that he was attending another of his friend's funerals.
It wasn't long ago that they had buried Alex. And now it was Maria.
He hadn't been able to save either one of them. He had really tried to heal them, but he couldn't.
Everyone kept telling him that there was nothing he could have done, but he couldn't help but feel like he could have tried harder or something.
But here he was, preparing to express his feeling of this terrible loss.
The loss of one of his best friends. The light in their group. Maria.
He looked at Liz and then started talking:
"I would like to say a couple of lines from a song that I think fits me and Maria."
Max took a pause and then continued:
"You were there for summer dreaming
And you are a friend indeed
And I hope you'll find your freedom
For Eternity."
Max grabbed a shirt from his bag. It was his blue shirt that he knew Maria loved.
He laid it in her grave and then started talking again:
"I know you'll find your freedom, Maria.
Cause you deserve it, girlfriend. You really do.
You deserve everything that is good in this world."
Max stepped back to Liz and grabbed her hand. He held on to it hard and then saw Isabel moving towards Maria´s grave.
He knew that his sister was strong. But to first loose Alex, who probably had to go back soon, and then loose Maria...
Max had a feeling it would be too much for her...
TBC... Rewiew!!!!
Authors notes: The lines from the song that Max said, is Robbie Williams "Eternity". Hope you enjoyed it and read the next part...
