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"Liz!" Maria cries out as I fall to the floor, but I don't hit it something breaks my fall instead.
All of their voices sound fuzzy, like a television with really bad reception.
"Max do something!" Isabel cries out to him as he lays me on my bed. I don't know why she cared so much, she was mad at me…..right?
"I can't do anything if I don't know what's wrong with her." I hear Max explain in a strained voice……. He sounded hurt, like he was in a great deal of pain.
I force myself to open my eyes, I had to tell somebody something. I know I did. "Max?" I open my eyes, he was sitting on the edge of my bed. Maria was next to me holding my hand. Michael and Isabel were at the foot of my bed looking confused and worried.
Max doesn't say anything, he just looks at me with hurt eyes.
I sit up "You're hurt!" I exclaim "What happened? Did you fall, or what? What happened?" I ask innocently
Max look's taken back, but says nothing and gets up. He stands up and shoves one hand into his pocket uncomfortable.
"Maria why do you look so freaked out? I only passed out cause I haven't eaten." I explain smiling.
Maria bites her lip, I've seen her do that before, I'm not sure why though. "I'll go get you something from the kitchen."
"Wait." I call after her and Maria stops and turns "The phone." I tell her
"What about it?" Isabel asks
"The-" I'm interrupted by the phone ringing.
"Maria you pick it up." Michael says quietly
"Hello?" Maria answers the phone. "Oh hi, how's your vacation? Yea Liz is right here….." Maria hands me the phone.
"Hello?" I ask into the phone "Hi mom, how's the…..the….." I shut my eyes in thought. "How was your New Years?" I change the question. "Mine was great, the party went fine, yea she took care of everything….. yea I stayed home today and studied…..yup…all right see you soon." I hang up and I'm met with four pairs of eyes boring into my head. "What?" I ask looking at them
"Liz" Isabel takes a step closer to me "Michael said that you said something about Alex."
A smile broke across my face "Yea, Alex I saw him today. In, in somewhere I forget."
"What did Alex say?" Isabel asks
"Max why are you so quiet?" I ask him noticing he's sitting off to the side "That's not like you, or is that you Michael?" I turn to Michael "Or-" I stop "You never answered me Max."
"About what?" Max finally says something to me
"About you're being hurt…….. the paper!" I exclaim "Alex. I know what happened! I remember" I suddenly
"What?" Maria asks when I don't go on.
A horrifying feeling courses through me and I must look terrified, I didn't feel right. "He said to give this to Max." My hand clutched around the small piece of paper. "And….." I trail off and I see Alex's reflection in the glass of the window.
"Liz did you forget?" Maria asks frantically
My eyes met hers "Alex said to give this to Max, because he is the only one who can help me." I tell her softly
Max looks up at me at the sound of his name once again. My eyes locks onto Max's for a split second. Isabel walks over to me and pries the paper out of my hands "Oh." She says softly to herself and Michael reads the slip. Maria looks over and reads it too and gasps, clasping her hand over her mouth "Liz!" She exclaims
"Max, read this." Isabel calls him over. Max slowly gets up and reads the paper. His eyes soften when he reads it and he looks at me, he takes a step towards me but I back off and glance into the mirror. My face has become ashen in color.
"I remember!" I cry out "I remember what Alex told me" This had to be fast.
"Liz, are you sure you remember right? I mean you didn't even remember when you broke up with Max and-"
"What?!" I exclaim cutting her off "What the hell are you talking about?"
Max's eyes let me know I was missing something, now I knew why he was hurt. "Max" I say softly and I move for him "I broke up with you?" I feel so lost, things start to fade again.
"Liz, that's not important right now." Max's voice is calm "You have to tell us what Alex told you."
"Max what if it's in her head, I mean look at her." Michael says to him in a hushed voice
"No, it's real." Isabel confirms "I can feel it."
"Alex?" I ask faintly backing away
"Liz, why did you write this?" Max asks me urgently now
"Because if I had died…….none of this would have happened. None of it!" I tell them my voice rising "It wasn't fate" I shout looking up "If it was fate then why now?" I shout louder
"Liz, stop it!" Maria exclaims "Max stop her."
"Liz." Max grabs my arm "Liz look at me."
I look at Max eye to eye "He said it was fate, that's why I didn't die that day. That everything that happened was worth it because I found true love."
"Who said that Alex?" Max asks
"No." I shake my head "Alex told me to talk to you, that you're the only one that can help me."
"How did you see Alex?" Max asks trying to retain my attention
"Because he said I was close and he didn't want it to happen……if something is fate then it will happen no matter what." I change the subject.
"Liz." Isabel grabs my arm and she gets a shock sending her stumbling back.
"It's real." I moan "I can feel it now."
"Liz." Max doesn't touch me but I look at him directly
"Max, I'm dying." I tell him softly "Alex could talk to me cause I'm dying just like he did. I'm going to die and if I had died that day none of this would have happened! Why didn't you let me die?" I ask him starting to cry "You should have let me die. Now I have to die now and it's going to be worse than it would have the first time around!" I drop to my knees tears streaming down my face. I felt Max hovering above me not knowing what to do. I felt everyone else in the room just staring at me.
Suddenly I felt that surge starting up, I prepared myself for what would happen, instead this time I felt something new. This time it hurt like nothing has ever hurt before, like I was getting shot over and over and it was hitting me everywhere. The only thing I know right now is pain, the only thought running through my mind was that I hoped Alex didn't go though this much pain when he died…..finally I stopped resisting the pain and let go, it happened so fast I collapsed before anyone could reach me.
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Max's point of view
Liz collapsed onto the floor, I didn't even realize anything had happened she was kneeling below me crying then she just crashed down. She was limp and freezing, a cold sweat covered her body. She wasn't dead, but she wasn't far from it either. I couldn't even react, I didn't understand what was happening. Liz breaks up with me for no reason, then I find out she's dying. This is one of those times I wished I wasn't the leader because I had no idea what to do.
"Get her on the bed!" Maria cries out "Hurry!"
I quickly react, I could do this. I pick her up with ease and lay her on her bed, she felt light. Lighter then I knew she was. Almost like she wasn't in there anymore, I shook away that thought, I wasn't going to lose her.
Immediately I laid my hands on Liz, trying to focus my energy on her. I felt something I don't know what, but I knew it was good. I also knew it wasn't enough.
"Look" Isabel says softly "She looks a little better."
"It's not enough." I tell her breathlessly "This is only temporary."
"Maybe I can dreamwalk." Isabel offers "It might work."
I hesitated if Liz was really this close to dying maybe this wasn't a good idea.
"Max, something isn't right. Something happened to her that made her like this." Isabel tells me
"I know."
"Something that may be the reason she broke up with you." Isabel continues
"I- I just don't know if it's a good idea."
"We'll be right here Max, and Isabel's right Liz might have not even realized she broke up with you." Michael says
"Yea." Maria chimes in "She didn't even remember what happened yesterday."
"You really thing it's a good idea?" I ask Isabel
"It may be out only chance." She replies.
I couldn't help but to think to myself that maybe she was doing it partly for herself, to see if Alex was around in Liz's mind.
"All right." I reply looking down at Liz. "Do it."
"I'll go with her, into the spare bedroom." Michael gets up and follows Isabel out.
"What should I-" Maria asks nervously
I give her a half smile trying to console her "Stay here with Liz." I tell her.
Maria smiles quickly and sits down in Liz's chair and watches us intently. She shifts and frowns pulling something out of the side of the chair. I turned away and focused my attention on Liz. Michael's voice carried through the hall, he was telling me Isabel was going to start.
I sat there silently watching Liz, wishing I knew what was going on. I couldn't help her, not yet. I promised myself and her that I would figure out how to help her. I was not going to let her die.
About fifteen minutes later I heard footsteps, Isabel walks into the room with Michael's help. This wasn't a good sign.
"What is it?" I stand up but don't go far.
"She's dying she didn't imagine that." Isabel says taking a seat
"What did you see?" I ask
"Whatever happened to her with those powers, her body can't handle it anymore. It's sending electric currents to her brain giving it mixed signals, causing her to get angry or upset. She can't remember things because of the currents. It's eating away at her, she needs help fast." Isabel says wearily brushing a strand of hair out of her eyes
"How did you see all of that?" I ask surprised
"She has this scene a conversation between her and- and Alex running through her mind like a movie over and over. Max is makes sense that's how Alex died he couldn't handle what Tess did to him."
I cringe at the sound of Tess's name, but Isabel was right. If this is true we needed to help Liz now.
"Max what are we going to do?" Michael asks
"I don't know." I reply honestly
"No offense Max, but we need to think of something quick too many people have died."
"I know, I'm not going to let her die." I promise Michael
I jump slightly at the sound of Maria slamming the book shut she was reading. Why was she reading now? I wonder.
Maria clears her throat "Uh, do you think that you guys can handle the electric stuff or currents I mean?" She asks carefully
"I don't see why not, especially if they're alien." Michael replies not leaving Isabel's side, making sure she didn't pass out or anything.
"So do you think there's a way to transfer them to one of you? And if it was possible, would it be enough to save Liz?"
I didn't answer, Michael didn't answer, neither did Isabel. The room fell silent except for Liz's ragged breathing. The question weighed heavy on all of our minds.
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"Liz!" Maria cries out as I fall to the floor, but I don't hit it something breaks my fall instead.
All of their voices sound fuzzy, like a television with really bad reception.
"Max do something!" Isabel cries out to him as he lays me on my bed. I don't know why she cared so much, she was mad at me…..right?
"I can't do anything if I don't know what's wrong with her." I hear Max explain in a strained voice……. He sounded hurt, like he was in a great deal of pain.
I force myself to open my eyes, I had to tell somebody something. I know I did. "Max?" I open my eyes, he was sitting on the edge of my bed. Maria was next to me holding my hand. Michael and Isabel were at the foot of my bed looking confused and worried.
Max doesn't say anything, he just looks at me with hurt eyes.
I sit up "You're hurt!" I exclaim "What happened? Did you fall, or what? What happened?" I ask innocently
Max look's taken back, but says nothing and gets up. He stands up and shoves one hand into his pocket uncomfortable.
"Maria why do you look so freaked out? I only passed out cause I haven't eaten." I explain smiling.
Maria bites her lip, I've seen her do that before, I'm not sure why though. "I'll go get you something from the kitchen."
"Wait." I call after her and Maria stops and turns "The phone." I tell her
"What about it?" Isabel asks
"The-" I'm interrupted by the phone ringing.
"Maria you pick it up." Michael says quietly
"Hello?" Maria answers the phone. "Oh hi, how's your vacation? Yea Liz is right here….." Maria hands me the phone.
"Hello?" I ask into the phone "Hi mom, how's the…..the….." I shut my eyes in thought. "How was your New Years?" I change the question. "Mine was great, the party went fine, yea she took care of everything….. yea I stayed home today and studied…..yup…all right see you soon." I hang up and I'm met with four pairs of eyes boring into my head. "What?" I ask looking at them
"Liz" Isabel takes a step closer to me "Michael said that you said something about Alex."
A smile broke across my face "Yea, Alex I saw him today. In, in somewhere I forget."
"What did Alex say?" Isabel asks
"Max why are you so quiet?" I ask him noticing he's sitting off to the side "That's not like you, or is that you Michael?" I turn to Michael "Or-" I stop "You never answered me Max."
"About what?" Max finally says something to me
"About you're being hurt…….. the paper!" I exclaim "Alex. I know what happened! I remember" I suddenly
"What?" Maria asks when I don't go on.
A horrifying feeling courses through me and I must look terrified, I didn't feel right. "He said to give this to Max." My hand clutched around the small piece of paper. "And….." I trail off and I see Alex's reflection in the glass of the window.
"Liz did you forget?" Maria asks frantically
My eyes met hers "Alex said to give this to Max, because he is the only one who can help me." I tell her softly
Max looks up at me at the sound of his name once again. My eyes locks onto Max's for a split second. Isabel walks over to me and pries the paper out of my hands "Oh." She says softly to herself and Michael reads the slip. Maria looks over and reads it too and gasps, clasping her hand over her mouth "Liz!" She exclaims
"Max, read this." Isabel calls him over. Max slowly gets up and reads the paper. His eyes soften when he reads it and he looks at me, he takes a step towards me but I back off and glance into the mirror. My face has become ashen in color.
"I remember!" I cry out "I remember what Alex told me" This had to be fast.
"Liz, are you sure you remember right? I mean you didn't even remember when you broke up with Max and-"
"What?!" I exclaim cutting her off "What the hell are you talking about?"
Max's eyes let me know I was missing something, now I knew why he was hurt. "Max" I say softly and I move for him "I broke up with you?" I feel so lost, things start to fade again.
"Liz, that's not important right now." Max's voice is calm "You have to tell us what Alex told you."
"Max what if it's in her head, I mean look at her." Michael says to him in a hushed voice
"No, it's real." Isabel confirms "I can feel it."
"Alex?" I ask faintly backing away
"Liz, why did you write this?" Max asks me urgently now
"Because if I had died…….none of this would have happened. None of it!" I tell them my voice rising "It wasn't fate" I shout looking up "If it was fate then why now?" I shout louder
"Liz, stop it!" Maria exclaims "Max stop her."
"Liz." Max grabs my arm "Liz look at me."
I look at Max eye to eye "He said it was fate, that's why I didn't die that day. That everything that happened was worth it because I found true love."
"Who said that Alex?" Max asks
"No." I shake my head "Alex told me to talk to you, that you're the only one that can help me."
"How did you see Alex?" Max asks trying to retain my attention
"Because he said I was close and he didn't want it to happen……if something is fate then it will happen no matter what." I change the subject.
"Liz." Isabel grabs my arm and she gets a shock sending her stumbling back.
"It's real." I moan "I can feel it now."
"Liz." Max doesn't touch me but I look at him directly
"Max, I'm dying." I tell him softly "Alex could talk to me cause I'm dying just like he did. I'm going to die and if I had died that day none of this would have happened! Why didn't you let me die?" I ask him starting to cry "You should have let me die. Now I have to die now and it's going to be worse than it would have the first time around!" I drop to my knees tears streaming down my face. I felt Max hovering above me not knowing what to do. I felt everyone else in the room just staring at me.
Suddenly I felt that surge starting up, I prepared myself for what would happen, instead this time I felt something new. This time it hurt like nothing has ever hurt before, like I was getting shot over and over and it was hitting me everywhere. The only thing I know right now is pain, the only thought running through my mind was that I hoped Alex didn't go though this much pain when he died…..finally I stopped resisting the pain and let go, it happened so fast I collapsed before anyone could reach me.
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Max's point of view
Liz collapsed onto the floor, I didn't even realize anything had happened she was kneeling below me crying then she just crashed down. She was limp and freezing, a cold sweat covered her body. She wasn't dead, but she wasn't far from it either. I couldn't even react, I didn't understand what was happening. Liz breaks up with me for no reason, then I find out she's dying. This is one of those times I wished I wasn't the leader because I had no idea what to do.
"Get her on the bed!" Maria cries out "Hurry!"
I quickly react, I could do this. I pick her up with ease and lay her on her bed, she felt light. Lighter then I knew she was. Almost like she wasn't in there anymore, I shook away that thought, I wasn't going to lose her.
Immediately I laid my hands on Liz, trying to focus my energy on her. I felt something I don't know what, but I knew it was good. I also knew it wasn't enough.
"Look" Isabel says softly "She looks a little better."
"It's not enough." I tell her breathlessly "This is only temporary."
"Maybe I can dreamwalk." Isabel offers "It might work."
I hesitated if Liz was really this close to dying maybe this wasn't a good idea.
"Max, something isn't right. Something happened to her that made her like this." Isabel tells me
"I know."
"Something that may be the reason she broke up with you." Isabel continues
"I- I just don't know if it's a good idea."
"We'll be right here Max, and Isabel's right Liz might have not even realized she broke up with you." Michael says
"Yea." Maria chimes in "She didn't even remember what happened yesterday."
"You really thing it's a good idea?" I ask Isabel
"It may be out only chance." She replies.
I couldn't help but to think to myself that maybe she was doing it partly for herself, to see if Alex was around in Liz's mind.
"All right." I reply looking down at Liz. "Do it."
"I'll go with her, into the spare bedroom." Michael gets up and follows Isabel out.
"What should I-" Maria asks nervously
I give her a half smile trying to console her "Stay here with Liz." I tell her.
Maria smiles quickly and sits down in Liz's chair and watches us intently. She shifts and frowns pulling something out of the side of the chair. I turned away and focused my attention on Liz. Michael's voice carried through the hall, he was telling me Isabel was going to start.
I sat there silently watching Liz, wishing I knew what was going on. I couldn't help her, not yet. I promised myself and her that I would figure out how to help her. I was not going to let her die.
About fifteen minutes later I heard footsteps, Isabel walks into the room with Michael's help. This wasn't a good sign.
"What is it?" I stand up but don't go far.
"She's dying she didn't imagine that." Isabel says taking a seat
"What did you see?" I ask
"Whatever happened to her with those powers, her body can't handle it anymore. It's sending electric currents to her brain giving it mixed signals, causing her to get angry or upset. She can't remember things because of the currents. It's eating away at her, she needs help fast." Isabel says wearily brushing a strand of hair out of her eyes
"How did you see all of that?" I ask surprised
"She has this scene a conversation between her and- and Alex running through her mind like a movie over and over. Max is makes sense that's how Alex died he couldn't handle what Tess did to him."
I cringe at the sound of Tess's name, but Isabel was right. If this is true we needed to help Liz now.
"Max what are we going to do?" Michael asks
"I don't know." I reply honestly
"No offense Max, but we need to think of something quick too many people have died."
"I know, I'm not going to let her die." I promise Michael
I jump slightly at the sound of Maria slamming the book shut she was reading. Why was she reading now? I wonder.
Maria clears her throat "Uh, do you think that you guys can handle the electric stuff or currents I mean?" She asks carefully
"I don't see why not, especially if they're alien." Michael replies not leaving Isabel's side, making sure she didn't pass out or anything.
"So do you think there's a way to transfer them to one of you? And if it was possible, would it be enough to save Liz?"
I didn't answer, Michael didn't answer, neither did Isabel. The room fell silent except for Liz's ragged breathing. The question weighed heavy on all of our minds.
More to come please R&R thank you.