~A/N~ Hey people, I hope you like this. It starts a little slow but it will
get a bit weirder as the story goes on. Other characters to be introduced
in the next chapter. Mysteries to be resolved soon. Please review? If you
don't review you don't get more story! So PLEASE review even if you hate
it!
Disclaimer: I don't own Roswell- simple as that.
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Maria watched through the car window at the dull flat land of the vast desert that stretched before them. It had been her decision to come and she could still hear the tone of her mother's voice when she had told her she wanted to go, the worry lines that creased her forehead and the almost constant frown that held on her face. Although she had tried to be happy lately Maria knew the despair her mother was feeling. Sadness for all the things that she had lost and all the things she knew she was going to lose in the future.
"We're here," the voice of her aunt Maggie brought Maria back to the present and she saw the small town emerging in the distance, jutting out from the desert sand like rocks in a still ocean. It looked tired and dull compared to Chicago where she had lived almost her whole life.
"I know it's small compared to where you come from but we make it fun. Roswell really is a nice town once you get to know it. Good people, I think you'll like it here Maria," her aunt said and Maria could hear in her voice how much she was trying to be cheerful. Maria smiled weekly at her as their station wagon rolled into town.
After about two minutes they were in a small housing district and pulling into the driveway of a house in the outskirts of town.
Maggie and Maria climbed out of the car and headed up to the door. Her aunt pushed it open and Maria looked inside. It was small yet comfortable, the furniture all out of date and homey. Maria sighed as she looked around at the home she would be calling her own for the summer.
The door to the kitchen swung open and she smiled as her uncle Tony rushed excitedly out to greet her.
"Ria, you're here!" He exclaimed as he scooped her up into a tight hug.
"Hi Uncle Tony," Maria smiled brightly at her uncle.
"Don't smother the dear Tony. Let her have some air," Maggie's warning rang out through the room and over Tony's shoulder she could see the look of distress on her aunt's face. Instantly her uncle let her go and looked at her apologetically.
"I'm sorry Ria," he said looking at her. "So, um, did you see town? How do you think you'll like it here?" He took her hand and led her over to the small sofa in the living room.
"Well, it's a little small for my liking being a Chicago girl and all. I like it though- I think Roswell will be the perfect place to spend summer vacation," Maria said nodding. She was trying to reassure herself more than her uncle as she felt the fear creep into her heart. 'Stop it Maria, it will be fine,' she told her self but couldn't shake the nagging feeling that nothing was ever going to be fine again.
*That night*
Maria looked around the small restaurant as she was led in protectively by her aunt and uncle. It was cute, so small town. Decorated to the theme of Roswell- pictures of UFOs and aliens littered the walls and the few waitresses in sight wore bobbing alien antennae headbands. She smiled at the closeness of it all- the way the waitresses talked to the customers personally because they had known them their whole lives.
A petite girl with long brown hair walked up to them and smiled warmly. "Maggie! Tony! Come on in, I'll seat you up front," she said grabbing menus as she eyed Maria mysteriously.
"Thank you Liz, you're too kind," Maggie said as they all slid into a booth near the front of the restaurant. "Liz, I'd like you to meet our niece Maria. She'll be staying with us for the summer. She lives up in Chicago and decided she needed a little less action for a change."
Liz smiled in Maria's direction and whipped her order pad from her apron. "It's nice to meet you Maria. I'll have to show you around tomorrow. You can meet my friends- how does that sound?"
Maria looked at the girl shocked. She had just met her and already she was offering to invite Maria into her life and meet her friends. Taken aback she replied softly, "that sounds great."
"Good, I'll come by tomorrow about one," she smiled and turned toward Tony. "How about I start you out with one of those world famous shakes you love so much Tony? I'll make it extra frothy just the way you like it, on the house. One for each of you in honor of Maria's arrival." She said and smiled at the trio once more giving a secret wink at Maria before tucking the pad into her uniform and heading back to the counter.
Disclaimer: I don't own Roswell- simple as that.
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Maria watched through the car window at the dull flat land of the vast desert that stretched before them. It had been her decision to come and she could still hear the tone of her mother's voice when she had told her she wanted to go, the worry lines that creased her forehead and the almost constant frown that held on her face. Although she had tried to be happy lately Maria knew the despair her mother was feeling. Sadness for all the things that she had lost and all the things she knew she was going to lose in the future.
"We're here," the voice of her aunt Maggie brought Maria back to the present and she saw the small town emerging in the distance, jutting out from the desert sand like rocks in a still ocean. It looked tired and dull compared to Chicago where she had lived almost her whole life.
"I know it's small compared to where you come from but we make it fun. Roswell really is a nice town once you get to know it. Good people, I think you'll like it here Maria," her aunt said and Maria could hear in her voice how much she was trying to be cheerful. Maria smiled weekly at her as their station wagon rolled into town.
After about two minutes they were in a small housing district and pulling into the driveway of a house in the outskirts of town.
Maggie and Maria climbed out of the car and headed up to the door. Her aunt pushed it open and Maria looked inside. It was small yet comfortable, the furniture all out of date and homey. Maria sighed as she looked around at the home she would be calling her own for the summer.
The door to the kitchen swung open and she smiled as her uncle Tony rushed excitedly out to greet her.
"Ria, you're here!" He exclaimed as he scooped her up into a tight hug.
"Hi Uncle Tony," Maria smiled brightly at her uncle.
"Don't smother the dear Tony. Let her have some air," Maggie's warning rang out through the room and over Tony's shoulder she could see the look of distress on her aunt's face. Instantly her uncle let her go and looked at her apologetically.
"I'm sorry Ria," he said looking at her. "So, um, did you see town? How do you think you'll like it here?" He took her hand and led her over to the small sofa in the living room.
"Well, it's a little small for my liking being a Chicago girl and all. I like it though- I think Roswell will be the perfect place to spend summer vacation," Maria said nodding. She was trying to reassure herself more than her uncle as she felt the fear creep into her heart. 'Stop it Maria, it will be fine,' she told her self but couldn't shake the nagging feeling that nothing was ever going to be fine again.
*That night*
Maria looked around the small restaurant as she was led in protectively by her aunt and uncle. It was cute, so small town. Decorated to the theme of Roswell- pictures of UFOs and aliens littered the walls and the few waitresses in sight wore bobbing alien antennae headbands. She smiled at the closeness of it all- the way the waitresses talked to the customers personally because they had known them their whole lives.
A petite girl with long brown hair walked up to them and smiled warmly. "Maggie! Tony! Come on in, I'll seat you up front," she said grabbing menus as she eyed Maria mysteriously.
"Thank you Liz, you're too kind," Maggie said as they all slid into a booth near the front of the restaurant. "Liz, I'd like you to meet our niece Maria. She'll be staying with us for the summer. She lives up in Chicago and decided she needed a little less action for a change."
Liz smiled in Maria's direction and whipped her order pad from her apron. "It's nice to meet you Maria. I'll have to show you around tomorrow. You can meet my friends- how does that sound?"
Maria looked at the girl shocked. She had just met her and already she was offering to invite Maria into her life and meet her friends. Taken aback she replied softly, "that sounds great."
"Good, I'll come by tomorrow about one," she smiled and turned toward Tony. "How about I start you out with one of those world famous shakes you love so much Tony? I'll make it extra frothy just the way you like it, on the house. One for each of you in honor of Maria's arrival." She said and smiled at the trio once more giving a secret wink at Maria before tucking the pad into her uniform and heading back to the counter.