'Liz, I can tell your heart's just not in this, that's the third gorgeous
sweater you just walked past, and you are holding a totally gross top that
is at least five sizes too big for you!'
Liz looked down at her hand and saw the top, when had she picked that up? She never remembered even seeing it… The only thing she had been thinking of so far was Max! Everywhere she looked she saw him… She sighed.
'Sorry Maria, I guess I'm just tired-'
'Liz! Oh my God!! Liz!! What's wrong?' Maria screamed as Liz crashed to the floor.
***
Where was she? It was a cold, white room. There were no windows and no doors and she was all alone. She was so scared! Where was she? The room flashed for a second and all she could feel was severe pain, she wasn't alone now. Men with medical equipment surrounded her; they were hurting her! Why? Why? It all went black.
***
Max ran in through Maria's front door, 'Where is she? What happened?' He was covered in sweat and his eyes looked more scared than they had ever been before, even when he was in the white room.
'She was just standing in a shop when she suddenly collapsed, I can't wake her up…' A tear fell down Maria's face; Michael walked over and held her close.
'Liz! Liz!' Max' voice faltered as he fought back his tears. 'Wake up, please just wake up!'
Liz' eyes began to flicker.
Liz could hear Max' voice calling her name, drawing her out of the darkness, away from the pain… It was so hard, but she had to get back to his voice, she clung on to the voice as if it was a rope, she began to climb away from the darkness and pain. She could see the light of Maria's living room, and then she saw Max' face deep with so much concern and so scared. He had come; he would always come…
'LIZ!' Maria ran into view, 'Are you OK?'
'I… what happened?' She looked up at Max and he looked away, she felt her heart rip in two. She hardly heard a word of what Maria was saying, all she could do was stare at Max.
'How did you know what happened or where to come?' Maria asked Max, bringing her narative to a close, in a dazed tone. 'I didn't call you!'
'I felt it, and I just knew by instinct where to come…'
He was still avoiding her eyes… If only he would look at her, Liz thought.
'What happened Liz?'
'I just blacked out, and then I was in a white room, I was alone, it was so bright.' She could feel the tears welling up, and she felt Max go tense beside her. 'And then it all went black for a second, and there were men with medical stuff they were hurting me and I didn't know why… But then I heard Max'- everyone's voices...' Liz faltered.
Max stole a quick look at her, she must have been so scared, he was longing just to reach out and hold her close to comfort her. He knew that if he did he would never be able to let go, and from there, there would be no going back.
'But that's not all, it was last night. I- I had a dream.' Max was instantly alert. ' I was running away from two men, but I wasn't going fast enough and they were about to get me when there was a flash of green light…'
Max' mind was racing, that was exactly the same dream as he had had, what did it mean?
'Max, you OK?' Michael asked.
Liz turned her eyes back to him and saw he was troubled.
'Yeah, don't worry it's nothing…'
Was Liz in danger? He couldn't let anything happen to her, she was his life…
Liz looked down at her hand and saw the top, when had she picked that up? She never remembered even seeing it… The only thing she had been thinking of so far was Max! Everywhere she looked she saw him… She sighed.
'Sorry Maria, I guess I'm just tired-'
'Liz! Oh my God!! Liz!! What's wrong?' Maria screamed as Liz crashed to the floor.
***
Where was she? It was a cold, white room. There were no windows and no doors and she was all alone. She was so scared! Where was she? The room flashed for a second and all she could feel was severe pain, she wasn't alone now. Men with medical equipment surrounded her; they were hurting her! Why? Why? It all went black.
***
Max ran in through Maria's front door, 'Where is she? What happened?' He was covered in sweat and his eyes looked more scared than they had ever been before, even when he was in the white room.
'She was just standing in a shop when she suddenly collapsed, I can't wake her up…' A tear fell down Maria's face; Michael walked over and held her close.
'Liz! Liz!' Max' voice faltered as he fought back his tears. 'Wake up, please just wake up!'
Liz' eyes began to flicker.
Liz could hear Max' voice calling her name, drawing her out of the darkness, away from the pain… It was so hard, but she had to get back to his voice, she clung on to the voice as if it was a rope, she began to climb away from the darkness and pain. She could see the light of Maria's living room, and then she saw Max' face deep with so much concern and so scared. He had come; he would always come…
'LIZ!' Maria ran into view, 'Are you OK?'
'I… what happened?' She looked up at Max and he looked away, she felt her heart rip in two. She hardly heard a word of what Maria was saying, all she could do was stare at Max.
'How did you know what happened or where to come?' Maria asked Max, bringing her narative to a close, in a dazed tone. 'I didn't call you!'
'I felt it, and I just knew by instinct where to come…'
He was still avoiding her eyes… If only he would look at her, Liz thought.
'What happened Liz?'
'I just blacked out, and then I was in a white room, I was alone, it was so bright.' She could feel the tears welling up, and she felt Max go tense beside her. 'And then it all went black for a second, and there were men with medical stuff they were hurting me and I didn't know why… But then I heard Max'- everyone's voices...' Liz faltered.
Max stole a quick look at her, she must have been so scared, he was longing just to reach out and hold her close to comfort her. He knew that if he did he would never be able to let go, and from there, there would be no going back.
'But that's not all, it was last night. I- I had a dream.' Max was instantly alert. ' I was running away from two men, but I wasn't going fast enough and they were about to get me when there was a flash of green light…'
Max' mind was racing, that was exactly the same dream as he had had, what did it mean?
'Max, you OK?' Michael asked.
Liz turned her eyes back to him and saw he was troubled.
'Yeah, don't worry it's nothing…'
Was Liz in danger? He couldn't let anything happen to her, she was his life…
