Liz opened her eyes slowly, not wanting to leave her dream. She had been
dreaming about a day last summer when everyone had gone to the lakes and
they had been happy… She couldn't think how she had begun to dream of that.
She looked over towards the window and saw Max standing looking out, his
face looked strained and worried and he looked deathly tired. Liz felt a
deep wave of sorrow and guilt, she just wanted to walk up to him and wrap
her arms tightly around him and never let go. But that was out of the
question, she let out a deep sigh.
On hearing Liz' sigh Max turned his head from the window to see her, she smiled weakly at him and he walked over. 'Hey..' Liz murmured.
'Good morning, ' Max breathed, he smiled at her beautifully contented face resting on his pillow. She looked just perfect in his bed, she just seemed to fit, to complete the room.
Liz pulled herself up in the bed and began to climb out. Just as she tried to stand up, her legs gave way, immediately Max was beside her holding her up. She blushed as she took hold of his arm, 'Sorry, I've just been lying down for too long,' she said, her
eyes avoiding his.
'Lizzie!' cried Maria as she entered the sitting room. 'Honey, are you OK?' she asked as she saw Max' face.
Liz smiled and nodded, reluctantly she freed herself from Max' arms and went to sit down. 'You want something to eat?' asked Isabel from the kitchen.
'No thanks,' said Liz touched by Isabel's concern. As she looked round the room she saw both Alex and Michael eyeing her with troubled frowns, she smiled and asked,
'What happened to Tess? Why isn't she here?'
Michael threw an anxious glance in Max' direction and seeing Max go red said, 'We haven't called her, we thought we oughta keep this between us at the moment.'
Liz nodded and began to wonder what she had missed. She wiped the sleep dust from her eyes and remembered her dreams. 'Oh..' she said suddenly realising why she had been sleeping so soundly. She glanced over at Isabel and smiled, 'Thanks for helping me sleep, Isabel, it was sweet.'
Isabel blushed a deep shade of red and muttered, 'Sure no problem.'
Liz was astonished, what had she missed? Max sat down next to her protectively, 'We all need to talk,' he said.
Everyone turned their eyes to look at him. 'We all know what happened last night, and it affects all of us, but for some reason they seem to focusing on Liz.' He paused and looked in concern at Liz' face. 'We need to protect her but at the same time, we need answers. I think someone needs to find these protectors.'
Michael nodded, Max had been thinking a lot! 'Why don't we try something else first though… I know it sounds like a dumb idea but maybe if we all connected we might see something…' He blushed as he spoke. 'It's stupid I know but…'
'I don't think it's stupid, I think it sounds like a good idea!' said Liz in a hushed voice. Max turned his head to her. Michael flushed with pleasure at the sound of her complementing him.
'You sure? You really want to do this?' he asked.
Liz nodded, 'I need answers as much as you lot, maybe more… I'll do what I have to, to find out what's happening to me.'
***
Max, Liz, Michael and Isabel sat in the four square position on the floor, their hands lay linked between them. Max took one last glance at Liz before he let his mind go blank, her face was tense and alert.
***
A group of ten people sat together in a circle, they smiled at each other. Two of the people in particular seemed to be the focus of the group. A young girl and boy, they sat with clasped hands and smiled at each other. They each looked human, but seemed to be 'not quite normal'. The young girl had deep brown hair that was mirrored in that of her lover. 'Hey Zan, quit making eyes at my sister!' yelled one of the other boys, his hair was a dark blonde and his face had a slightly recluse look.
The girl shifted her eyes from those of her lover to the boy who had just spoken. 'Shut up Rath, Zan could have you blasted to pieces just for saying that!'
Zan let out a quiet chuckle.
'I think Leandre that you have too much power over my little brother.' said a girl with long blonde hair, she smiled as she looked at Zan.
'Zan you had better be very careful with my best friend buster!'
'Marila!' cried Leandre with a giggle.
'Hey she's right,' said the quiet dark head boy.
Leandre giggled again, 'Alathon!'
The small scene was a picture of contentment as the four other aliens looked on and smiled.
On hearing Liz' sigh Max turned his head from the window to see her, she smiled weakly at him and he walked over. 'Hey..' Liz murmured.
'Good morning, ' Max breathed, he smiled at her beautifully contented face resting on his pillow. She looked just perfect in his bed, she just seemed to fit, to complete the room.
Liz pulled herself up in the bed and began to climb out. Just as she tried to stand up, her legs gave way, immediately Max was beside her holding her up. She blushed as she took hold of his arm, 'Sorry, I've just been lying down for too long,' she said, her
eyes avoiding his.
'Lizzie!' cried Maria as she entered the sitting room. 'Honey, are you OK?' she asked as she saw Max' face.
Liz smiled and nodded, reluctantly she freed herself from Max' arms and went to sit down. 'You want something to eat?' asked Isabel from the kitchen.
'No thanks,' said Liz touched by Isabel's concern. As she looked round the room she saw both Alex and Michael eyeing her with troubled frowns, she smiled and asked,
'What happened to Tess? Why isn't she here?'
Michael threw an anxious glance in Max' direction and seeing Max go red said, 'We haven't called her, we thought we oughta keep this between us at the moment.'
Liz nodded and began to wonder what she had missed. She wiped the sleep dust from her eyes and remembered her dreams. 'Oh..' she said suddenly realising why she had been sleeping so soundly. She glanced over at Isabel and smiled, 'Thanks for helping me sleep, Isabel, it was sweet.'
Isabel blushed a deep shade of red and muttered, 'Sure no problem.'
Liz was astonished, what had she missed? Max sat down next to her protectively, 'We all need to talk,' he said.
Everyone turned their eyes to look at him. 'We all know what happened last night, and it affects all of us, but for some reason they seem to focusing on Liz.' He paused and looked in concern at Liz' face. 'We need to protect her but at the same time, we need answers. I think someone needs to find these protectors.'
Michael nodded, Max had been thinking a lot! 'Why don't we try something else first though… I know it sounds like a dumb idea but maybe if we all connected we might see something…' He blushed as he spoke. 'It's stupid I know but…'
'I don't think it's stupid, I think it sounds like a good idea!' said Liz in a hushed voice. Max turned his head to her. Michael flushed with pleasure at the sound of her complementing him.
'You sure? You really want to do this?' he asked.
Liz nodded, 'I need answers as much as you lot, maybe more… I'll do what I have to, to find out what's happening to me.'
***
Max, Liz, Michael and Isabel sat in the four square position on the floor, their hands lay linked between them. Max took one last glance at Liz before he let his mind go blank, her face was tense and alert.
***
A group of ten people sat together in a circle, they smiled at each other. Two of the people in particular seemed to be the focus of the group. A young girl and boy, they sat with clasped hands and smiled at each other. They each looked human, but seemed to be 'not quite normal'. The young girl had deep brown hair that was mirrored in that of her lover. 'Hey Zan, quit making eyes at my sister!' yelled one of the other boys, his hair was a dark blonde and his face had a slightly recluse look.
The girl shifted her eyes from those of her lover to the boy who had just spoken. 'Shut up Rath, Zan could have you blasted to pieces just for saying that!'
Zan let out a quiet chuckle.
'I think Leandre that you have too much power over my little brother.' said a girl with long blonde hair, she smiled as she looked at Zan.
'Zan you had better be very careful with my best friend buster!'
'Marila!' cried Leandre with a giggle.
'Hey she's right,' said the quiet dark head boy.
Leandre giggled again, 'Alathon!'
The small scene was a picture of contentment as the four other aliens looked on and smiled.
