"Maria, are you all set for our trip tomorrow?" Liz asked as the two of them walked through the school.
"Am I ever? Just think of this trip as an escape from all the bull we have to put up with here in Roswell. We're going to leave it all behind and have a fun best friends-only weekend!" she said as she wrapped her arm around Liz's shoulder. They turned the corner and stopped at Maria's locker. "This is going to be so much fun. I'm so glad that your parents gave you permission! We are going to have a blast!"
"Yeah, well they're going to be out of town this weekend so they knew I wasn't going to stay home all weekend long! Besides what could be safer than taking a trip to Arizona with my best friend?"
They both cracked up. They had been looking forward to this trip for a long time. There was going to be a big state-sponsored concert in Carlsbad Caverns for three days straight. It was sort of like a teen version of Woodstock except that there would be hundreds of guards and no alcohol. The two had promised each other that if anything like this ever took place within driving distance that they would be the first there and this was their chance to fulfill it.
"Hey, if we want to make it there in time to get the best spot, then we'd better leave early."
"Yeah, hmm how about 5 o'clock?" Liz asked just as she was about to enter her Biology class.
"Okay, sounds fine. I know I'm not going to get any sleep tonight. I still have to dig that old tent out of the garage. I'm off work tonight and I've got to talk my mom out of going out with this new goon she's found so I'll probably won't see you again till tomorrow- BE READY!" said Maria as she turned to leave.
"All right, bye!" Liz entered the classroom and sat down at her lab desk. She began thinking about how much her life had changed since she found out that alie- um... Czecklovakians existed in Roswell. It had been over a year since she was almost killed and brought back to life by Max...Max Evans. Just the name sent tingles up her spine-good, warm and fuzzy tingles. She loved him so much that it hurt. It had torn her apart to tell him she didn't though. But she had to do it- the Max from the future had made it clear. The fate of the world rested on her shoulders. She had to break away from him...and send him flying into the arms of Tess. But at least now they could be friends; there was a time when he couldn't even look at her- his soul full of hurt. Hurt she had created. If only she could tell him...
She felt someone's arm on her shoulder. She didn't even have to look up- she knew it was Max. She'd know his touch anywhere. Her heart skipped a beat. "How have you been?" he asked as he sat down next to her.
"Well, pretty good actually. Having no school tomorrow will give everyone a chance to unwind. That's always good news don't you think?" she asked struggling to make small talk without looking like an idiot. Oh wow! Liz Parker- Queen of small talk...hah...no school tomorrow...great.
"Listen Liz, I wanted to ask you-" Before he could finish, Mr. Whitteman had begun class and was on the beginning of a very, very long lecture. Liz could tell that Max had felt uncomfortable with whatever he was going to say.
An hour and a half later with a boring lecture in between, the bell rang meaning school was out for the day. Before Liz had a chance to talk to Max he had already left the classroom. She quickly gathered up her stuff and ran out the classroom to catch up with him but she was caught in the "high school rush hour". She saw him disappear as he rounded a corner.
"Am I ever? Just think of this trip as an escape from all the bull we have to put up with here in Roswell. We're going to leave it all behind and have a fun best friends-only weekend!" she said as she wrapped her arm around Liz's shoulder. They turned the corner and stopped at Maria's locker. "This is going to be so much fun. I'm so glad that your parents gave you permission! We are going to have a blast!"
"Yeah, well they're going to be out of town this weekend so they knew I wasn't going to stay home all weekend long! Besides what could be safer than taking a trip to Arizona with my best friend?"
They both cracked up. They had been looking forward to this trip for a long time. There was going to be a big state-sponsored concert in Carlsbad Caverns for three days straight. It was sort of like a teen version of Woodstock except that there would be hundreds of guards and no alcohol. The two had promised each other that if anything like this ever took place within driving distance that they would be the first there and this was their chance to fulfill it.
"Hey, if we want to make it there in time to get the best spot, then we'd better leave early."
"Yeah, hmm how about 5 o'clock?" Liz asked just as she was about to enter her Biology class.
"Okay, sounds fine. I know I'm not going to get any sleep tonight. I still have to dig that old tent out of the garage. I'm off work tonight and I've got to talk my mom out of going out with this new goon she's found so I'll probably won't see you again till tomorrow- BE READY!" said Maria as she turned to leave.
"All right, bye!" Liz entered the classroom and sat down at her lab desk. She began thinking about how much her life had changed since she found out that alie- um... Czecklovakians existed in Roswell. It had been over a year since she was almost killed and brought back to life by Max...Max Evans. Just the name sent tingles up her spine-good, warm and fuzzy tingles. She loved him so much that it hurt. It had torn her apart to tell him she didn't though. But she had to do it- the Max from the future had made it clear. The fate of the world rested on her shoulders. She had to break away from him...and send him flying into the arms of Tess. But at least now they could be friends; there was a time when he couldn't even look at her- his soul full of hurt. Hurt she had created. If only she could tell him...
She felt someone's arm on her shoulder. She didn't even have to look up- she knew it was Max. She'd know his touch anywhere. Her heart skipped a beat. "How have you been?" he asked as he sat down next to her.
"Well, pretty good actually. Having no school tomorrow will give everyone a chance to unwind. That's always good news don't you think?" she asked struggling to make small talk without looking like an idiot. Oh wow! Liz Parker- Queen of small talk...hah...no school tomorrow...great.
"Listen Liz, I wanted to ask you-" Before he could finish, Mr. Whitteman had begun class and was on the beginning of a very, very long lecture. Liz could tell that Max had felt uncomfortable with whatever he was going to say.
An hour and a half later with a boring lecture in between, the bell rang meaning school was out for the day. Before Liz had a chance to talk to Max he had already left the classroom. She quickly gathered up her stuff and ran out the classroom to catch up with him but she was caught in the "high school rush hour". She saw him disappear as he rounded a corner.