Chapter1

Maria awoke with a start drenched in sweat. It seemed that's all she was doing lately was waking up drenched in a sweat. She looked at her clock 3 AM "urggggg" she groaned, knowing full well that once she woke up she wouldn't be able to go back to sleep. So she lay there until it was time for her to wake up and begin her help out with the restaurant like she always did for the past five years.

Life had not been great for Maria lately everyone seemed to be against her and no one wanted to talk to her. In fact they went out of there way to make sure they avoided her at all costs which was a total let down especially now since this is when she needed them the most. She needed someone to help her figure out what these dreams meant. They obviously meant something since they didn't stop and the she'd always have the same dream night after night. After lying in bed and thinking for what seemed to be an eternity, Maria got up and decided to finally go downstairs



Liz: "well look who decided to join the land of the living"

Maria: "I was up just not out of bed. So how's everyone this morning."

Isabel: "the same as it is every morning. Pfffft, why do you always ask the same question day after day."

Michael: "We always give you the same answer."

Maria: "sorry, just trying to be polite".

With that being said Maria leaves the group and went straight to her office. She sits down and wonders what she's done wrong, what has she done to deserve this. Meanwhile back in the main room the others are feeling the same way.

Alex: It's killing her I can see it in her eyes.

Isabel: I know babe but we gotta do this. It's for her own good.

Max: That's right we don't know what the vision that Liz got means all we know is the outcome and treating her like this is better than that.

Ava: but how can we be sure that what we're doing now doesn't set of the event that is to come. We may think we're helping her but we may be in fact leads to what happens in the vision.

Michael: Ava's right.

Liz: But we still can't take the risk, you know that as well as I do Michael. We'll just have to deal for a while longer.

Michael: I guess your right.

Kyle: so that's it then we sit back and wait.

Meanwhile back in her office Maria is going through many contracts and agreements, typing and editing, making changes when she suddenly hears a voice. It's a voice of a man barely even audible just a little whisper.

Man: please help me.

Maria turned around.

Maria: Who's there?

But much to her dismay no one was in the room. She was just about to go on doing her work when it happened again only this time she was surrounded by her dream. All the images of her dream went swirling around her she was unable to move unable to talk just watch as the images floated all around her one by one. All of a sudden the images disappeared and what looked to be like a black hole appeared out of nowhere along with a fierce wind that caused the papers in the office to fly about at a tremendous speed. Then, what looked to be like a hand appeared out of it and then not even a few seconds after the voice came again, only this time its whispers were more of a urgent plea for help.

Man: HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!

Maria: I can't reach you your too high!



Things were hitting Maria by now she could hardly stand without being clobbered by objects. Meanwhile, Liz was in the other room preparing the menu for today's special at the restaurant. She walks over to the door and asks knocks. When she hears no reply she assumes everything's fine and goes back to her work until she hears another blood curdling scream. She runs back to the door and tries to open it but to no avail, by this time she is frantic. She calls out Maria's name and pounds on the door and calls for Max and Michael the others they came barrelling into the room. Liz fills the in on what is going on first Max then Michael try to open it but inevitably they fail. Maria's screams eventually stop and the room goes silent, the door flies open. The all enter and there is Maria at her desk doing her reports as if nothing ever happened, she looks up.

Maria: Hey guys what's up?

TBC