Max found herself in Logan's penthouse. Her siblings took her there knowing
it would be safe… and vacant. Suddenly it all came rushing back to her. The
shot his fall and them speeding away from him. She was angry. How the hell
could they just drive away? How could he have told them to drive away?
Where they all stupid? Was Logan stupid? He should've tried harder to get
in the van. He could have made it. Her eyes began to water. Logan. He was
gone. They probably killed him. She would never see him again. This can't
be happening.
Just then Zack and Syl came in. Seeing she was awake, Syl walked over and sat on the edge of the couch were the put Max. She put a hand on Max's arm. Zack leaned against the door frame looking at the floor. Max couldn't look at them. Syl said in a soft voice,
"There was nothing we could have done." Max continued to look at her legs. Syl continued.
"Max, I know how much he meant to you." Max responded barely above a whisper. "No you don't."
"I know it hurts now and it will for a long time. It would have been suicide to stay and try and save him. If we didn't leave we all would be back there or dead. You know that to." Max knew it. She knew that they never had the fighting chance but it still hurt like hell.
"Max. I know you to well to not know what you are going to do next." Max glared at her.
"You can't go back. It wouldn't work. They anticipate it in fact. And if he was dead then it would have been for nothing." At this tears slowly slid down Max's cheeks.
"He can't be dead." Max replied. She didn't believe it. It can't be.
"Even if he was alive we all know, especially you, that he would not want you to risk that to go and get him out." Max released many more tears. They slid down her face. Syl reached over and hugged her and left. Zack was still leaning against the door. She looked up at him. She was mad at him now.
"So Zack, I guess you were right huh? Happy? Now are you going to tell me you told me so? That emotions led to nothing but pain and death?"
Zack still looked at the floor. But he managed something above a whisper.
"I'm sorry Max."
"Sorry for what? It isn't your fault! I think we all know who is to blame." Zack looked up at her.
"No Max. It was Manticore. Don't even think what I know you are."
"Oh come on Zack. I knew what would happen. I was being selfish staying here and involving him. I was the one who could've prevented it!" New tears were sliding down her cheeks representing her self-loathing.
"Max it wasn't your fault. He knew also. Plus he was putting you in just as much danger with Eyes Only. You know that too." She scoffed at him. He dropped his head again.
"I was wrong." She couldn't believe he said that. He looked up and tears were in his eyes as well.
"I was wrong about always looking out for yourself. I was wrong about not caring. The truth is I am attached emotionally. To you. To Syl, Krit, Zane, Brin and Tinga. I love all of you and I would never give that up." She looked down. Suddenly her burned in image of Logan appeared in her head. His smile his frown his laugh. Everything she remembered perfectly. Suddenly she hung her head over and burst into tears. Zack moved over to her and she sobbed into his shoulder as he tried to comfort her. But he knew he couldn't help this. He managed to whisper into her hair.
"We'll get him back Maxie. I promise."
A/N Wow I have only had 2 reviews and I am satisfied. ( Anyways someone asked and no I will not be bringing back the virus. Evil thing it is I think it is a terrible thing I do not wish to continue nor encourage.
Just then Zack and Syl came in. Seeing she was awake, Syl walked over and sat on the edge of the couch were the put Max. She put a hand on Max's arm. Zack leaned against the door frame looking at the floor. Max couldn't look at them. Syl said in a soft voice,
"There was nothing we could have done." Max continued to look at her legs. Syl continued.
"Max, I know how much he meant to you." Max responded barely above a whisper. "No you don't."
"I know it hurts now and it will for a long time. It would have been suicide to stay and try and save him. If we didn't leave we all would be back there or dead. You know that to." Max knew it. She knew that they never had the fighting chance but it still hurt like hell.
"Max. I know you to well to not know what you are going to do next." Max glared at her.
"You can't go back. It wouldn't work. They anticipate it in fact. And if he was dead then it would have been for nothing." At this tears slowly slid down Max's cheeks.
"He can't be dead." Max replied. She didn't believe it. It can't be.
"Even if he was alive we all know, especially you, that he would not want you to risk that to go and get him out." Max released many more tears. They slid down her face. Syl reached over and hugged her and left. Zack was still leaning against the door. She looked up at him. She was mad at him now.
"So Zack, I guess you were right huh? Happy? Now are you going to tell me you told me so? That emotions led to nothing but pain and death?"
Zack still looked at the floor. But he managed something above a whisper.
"I'm sorry Max."
"Sorry for what? It isn't your fault! I think we all know who is to blame." Zack looked up at her.
"No Max. It was Manticore. Don't even think what I know you are."
"Oh come on Zack. I knew what would happen. I was being selfish staying here and involving him. I was the one who could've prevented it!" New tears were sliding down her cheeks representing her self-loathing.
"Max it wasn't your fault. He knew also. Plus he was putting you in just as much danger with Eyes Only. You know that too." She scoffed at him. He dropped his head again.
"I was wrong." She couldn't believe he said that. He looked up and tears were in his eyes as well.
"I was wrong about always looking out for yourself. I was wrong about not caring. The truth is I am attached emotionally. To you. To Syl, Krit, Zane, Brin and Tinga. I love all of you and I would never give that up." She looked down. Suddenly her burned in image of Logan appeared in her head. His smile his frown his laugh. Everything she remembered perfectly. Suddenly she hung her head over and burst into tears. Zack moved over to her and she sobbed into his shoulder as he tried to comfort her. But he knew he couldn't help this. He managed to whisper into her hair.
"We'll get him back Maxie. I promise."
A/N Wow I have only had 2 reviews and I am satisfied. ( Anyways someone asked and no I will not be bringing back the virus. Evil thing it is I think it is a terrible thing I do not wish to continue nor encourage.