Part Two
Maria raced into school, late and rushed to her locker. She looked for her best friend. Last night she had tried to phone her and find out how her date went and give Liz her news but Liz was already sleeping. Max wasn't even home and Michael wasn't answering his phone so she had to wait until today to talk to them, and needless to say Maria wasn't the most patient person in the world.
'Finally, there's Liz,' Maria thought and she raced after her friend to see her disappearing into the class for homeroom. Maria skidded to a halt outside the room and calmly walked in and as usual collapsed down next to Liz. She watched in shock as Liz immediately got up and moved to another seat. Her face, hurt and questioning was ignored by Liz. The others in the class looked on in surprise, Liz's behaviour a shock to them as well. Two seats behind, Alex and Tess who shared homeroom with them exchanged worried glances at Liz's cold face and Maria's hurt one. It was ignored for the moment as school went on.
When the period ended Maria tried to get to Liz but she ran out the room. Maria ran after her before Alex and Tess could get to either one. In the hall, before Maria could reach Liz, an arm grabbed her and pulled her into an empty classroom.
"Max. Not now. Something's wrong with Liz. I have to go after her," Maria said to him turning around to leave.
Max stared at her incredulously before anger covered each features. The previous night had been a nightmare. Liz refused to talk to him at all. No begging had helped. He hadn't had a chance to explain. When he finally given up on her and tried to find Michael – even after hours of searching he had no success. And here, the reason for all this pain, the person he had once trusted more than anyone else with the secrets of his heart and she was pretending like she didn't even know.
Disgust coloured his voice, "How could you? You're what's wrong with her. What's wrong with Michael. Thanks to you both of them are never going to talk to me again. How could you?"
"What are you talking about, Max. What happened. Did something happen to Michael? How is Liz involved. Why are you mad at me?" the questions flew from her lips but Max wasn't listening. He was too furious.
"Stay away from me. Stay away from all of us. Just get out of our lives. You've ruined them enough," he said his tone nasty, a tone she had never heard him use previously, before he stalked out the door. And for the second time that day, a best friend walked away from her. Maria's face fell and for a second she thought about running home and crying but that thought passed as she gathered up her strength and went to find out what the hell it was that was going on with her friends.
In the meantime Alex and Tess caught up with Isabel and Kyle. They were both in the dark as well although Isabel did sat that Max came home late. They finally found Liz, Michael nowhere to be seen. The conversation was one of the weirdest that they had ever encountered.
In a cold voice, devoid of all emotion Liz filled them in. It was a few minutes before any of them found a voice, the story so unbelievable.
"No way. Maria would never to that," Alex said finally shaking his head.
"I know what I saw, what we saw," Liz said, a break in her voice.
"It's just not possible," Isabel added, "I mean we're talking about Maria here, not Tess. No offence, Tess. And Max would never."
"None taken. But I agree, Maria could never… and Max would never," Tess said.
"Definitely not possible. Think about it. No one wanted you and Max to get back together more than Maria," Kyle said.
"And the way she feels about Michael. She couldn't do that to him," Isabel put in.
"She thought he did that to her. Remember Courtney. It was revenge," Liz said.
"For what? The Courtney thing was one big misunderstanding. It's over. They're back together again," Alex said.
"Plus Liz, Maria couldn't do it to you. You're her best friend, for heaven's sake. No one is more loyal than Maria," Kyle defended.
"And Max wants you more than anything. All of us know that," Isabel said.
"I saw them kiss. Now you can believe me or not but I was right the last time."
"But Liz, there was an explanation the last time. I made him kiss me. Maybe there's an explanation this time."
"Unless Maria suddenly became an alien without my knowledge with mindwarping powers she kissed my boyfriend," Liz's voice became cold again, "I have to go," before she turned around and walked away, leaving 4 totally in shock friends.
End Part Two
Maria raced into school, late and rushed to her locker. She looked for her best friend. Last night she had tried to phone her and find out how her date went and give Liz her news but Liz was already sleeping. Max wasn't even home and Michael wasn't answering his phone so she had to wait until today to talk to them, and needless to say Maria wasn't the most patient person in the world.
'Finally, there's Liz,' Maria thought and she raced after her friend to see her disappearing into the class for homeroom. Maria skidded to a halt outside the room and calmly walked in and as usual collapsed down next to Liz. She watched in shock as Liz immediately got up and moved to another seat. Her face, hurt and questioning was ignored by Liz. The others in the class looked on in surprise, Liz's behaviour a shock to them as well. Two seats behind, Alex and Tess who shared homeroom with them exchanged worried glances at Liz's cold face and Maria's hurt one. It was ignored for the moment as school went on.
When the period ended Maria tried to get to Liz but she ran out the room. Maria ran after her before Alex and Tess could get to either one. In the hall, before Maria could reach Liz, an arm grabbed her and pulled her into an empty classroom.
"Max. Not now. Something's wrong with Liz. I have to go after her," Maria said to him turning around to leave.
Max stared at her incredulously before anger covered each features. The previous night had been a nightmare. Liz refused to talk to him at all. No begging had helped. He hadn't had a chance to explain. When he finally given up on her and tried to find Michael – even after hours of searching he had no success. And here, the reason for all this pain, the person he had once trusted more than anyone else with the secrets of his heart and she was pretending like she didn't even know.
Disgust coloured his voice, "How could you? You're what's wrong with her. What's wrong with Michael. Thanks to you both of them are never going to talk to me again. How could you?"
"What are you talking about, Max. What happened. Did something happen to Michael? How is Liz involved. Why are you mad at me?" the questions flew from her lips but Max wasn't listening. He was too furious.
"Stay away from me. Stay away from all of us. Just get out of our lives. You've ruined them enough," he said his tone nasty, a tone she had never heard him use previously, before he stalked out the door. And for the second time that day, a best friend walked away from her. Maria's face fell and for a second she thought about running home and crying but that thought passed as she gathered up her strength and went to find out what the hell it was that was going on with her friends.
In the meantime Alex and Tess caught up with Isabel and Kyle. They were both in the dark as well although Isabel did sat that Max came home late. They finally found Liz, Michael nowhere to be seen. The conversation was one of the weirdest that they had ever encountered.
In a cold voice, devoid of all emotion Liz filled them in. It was a few minutes before any of them found a voice, the story so unbelievable.
"No way. Maria would never to that," Alex said finally shaking his head.
"I know what I saw, what we saw," Liz said, a break in her voice.
"It's just not possible," Isabel added, "I mean we're talking about Maria here, not Tess. No offence, Tess. And Max would never."
"None taken. But I agree, Maria could never… and Max would never," Tess said.
"Definitely not possible. Think about it. No one wanted you and Max to get back together more than Maria," Kyle said.
"And the way she feels about Michael. She couldn't do that to him," Isabel put in.
"She thought he did that to her. Remember Courtney. It was revenge," Liz said.
"For what? The Courtney thing was one big misunderstanding. It's over. They're back together again," Alex said.
"Plus Liz, Maria couldn't do it to you. You're her best friend, for heaven's sake. No one is more loyal than Maria," Kyle defended.
"And Max wants you more than anything. All of us know that," Isabel said.
"I saw them kiss. Now you can believe me or not but I was right the last time."
"But Liz, there was an explanation the last time. I made him kiss me. Maybe there's an explanation this time."
"Unless Maria suddenly became an alien without my knowledge with mindwarping powers she kissed my boyfriend," Liz's voice became cold again, "I have to go," before she turned around and walked away, leaving 4 totally in shock friends.
End Part Two