Part 3
I fell backwards against the little door, tears streaming down my cheeks. "Oh my gawd." I said hiccupping. The image had disappeared but it was still embedded in my mind. Seeing my own face snarling at me was shocking. The door opened and I stumbled out and into the arms of Max. "Liz? What happened?" He asked with a worried look on his face. "I don't know." I said. "I was.I was just.standing there, trying to calm myself and then my image.she just.it came out of the mirror and tried to strangle me or pull me in or something." He stroked my hair and carried me to the bed. "Its okay." He said. The others hovered around me with worried looks on their faces. "I think its Tess." I said. "She must be here, manipulating my mind, trying to scare me into not telling you guys about my visions or just trying to kill us."
"I should have known she would never sacrifice herself like that, it was all bull to make us think of her as some sort of redemptive hero until she could make us as vulnerable as possible and kill us. Liz, we cannot let the past repeat itself, if what you are seeing is happening over again in your visions. Then it's not going to stop unless we do something now." Max said. "This is our chance to change the past and make our own future." I nodded shakily and took a deep shuddering breath. "Are you hungry?" Max asked. I nodded and he stood up. "Watch over her, I'll go get some food." Michael stood up. "I'll go with you." Max gave me a small smile and they headed out the door.
I sighed and leaned back against the bed looking up at Maria. "How's it going there, chica?" she asked putting a hand over my forehead. "I don't know what to do Maria. I mean, Tess is still alive.she is out to kill us. And its probably my fault, I let her live!" I said feeling angry at myself. "Liz, its not your fault, you're a compassionate girl. You could never kill another person." She said smiling at me. "It'll all be alright. We can handle her." I shook my head. "Listen, Maria." I said. "I don't think we can, I don't think any of us understands how strong Tess is." Maria shook her head. "I know, but we've always gotten through it, right? So, do not worry chica. Max will handle it." I sighed and bit my lip. I knew no one was going to listen to me so I just looked at the watch on the wall above my head. We sat in silence as I contemplated what we should do next.
Finally, Max and Michael came back with the food. It was a strained silence as I looked out the window nibbling at the hamburger and fries Max brought me. I could feel his eyes on my face; I knew that he was worried about me. I tried to forget about all that I had seen but I could not get the images. Sometimes I felt as if I did not even want to forget some of them. Maria sat on the other side of the room; her food lay untouched on the floor as she stared unblinking at the wall before her. Isabel was talking quietly with Kyle and glancing my way every once in a while. Michael sat on the floor near Maria watching her with bored eyes and chomping on his food. Everyone seemed so sullen and I hated that it was my entire fault. Not only were we on the run from the government, but also we had to deal with my visions now. I looked at the sky as the stars twinkled like tiny diamonds thrown aimlessly across a dark blanket. I stood up. "I'm going out for a walk." I said to everyone. They all looked at me as if just realizing where they were. "I'll come with you." Max said standing up quickly. "No." I said. "You can't, I just.. just need some time to think." I bit my lip as I looked at him. His face fell and he shuffled his feet. "You should go out alone.if Tess is still out there." He said. "I know, I'll stay within sight. I just.I just need some time to think, I need some air to cool me down." I said. He looked at me for a moment then nodded. "Okay, but stay within sight." He warned kissing me on the forehead. I smiled at him lovingly and grabbed my coat.
I pushed open the door and was greeted with a cold rush of air. I sucked it in and softly closed the door behind me. I stuffed my hands in my pocket and strolled down the outdoor hallway looking at the bare land that lay in front of it. Besides the motel, there was a grimy gas station next to it. However, across the road it was all dessert. I shivered at the darkness that lay ahead of me. I felt a little uneasy about what lay before us the days that would follow this. Would Tess come after us so soon? I knew she knew where we were. I knew she was probably watching us at that very moment. A sudden slight fear pierced my heart. What was I don't outside with a killer on the loose? I looked behind me and saw Max watching me through the window. He gave me a small smile and I smiled back feeling safe again. I turned back to the dessert and gulped in some of the frosted night air. Leaning against the railing I went over the events of the day.or night. There were so many revelations, yet so little details. I still had no idea what it all meant for any of us. Where was I mixed in the alien's plan? Was I an alien myself? Moreover, if I was an alien, how do you explain my birth and my family and everything. I sighed and walked a little more. It was all too much to process right now. I shook my head and just tried to fill my head with the silence of the night. I closed my eyes and walked a little farther feeling a little better.
There was a loud slam down the hallway and I jumped, completely startled. I turned to see what had happened. All I saw was a door swinging aimlessly with the wind. I turned and started towards it. "Hello?" I asked uncertainly. I looked in the window of our motel room. Max was talking to Isabel and Michael. I hesitated for a second and then took a breath and put my hand forward. Don't be stupid, I told myself, if it is Tess you'll get yourself killed. I walked cautiously towards the door and gazed into a dark room. "Hello?" My voiced squeaked. "Is uh.anyone there?" I asked haltingly. I heard a rustle and someone moving across the room hurriedly. There were whispers circling around the room. I saw a shock of blonde hair as the figure raced towards me and I let out a startled scream as hands grabbed at me.
I fell backwards against the little door, tears streaming down my cheeks. "Oh my gawd." I said hiccupping. The image had disappeared but it was still embedded in my mind. Seeing my own face snarling at me was shocking. The door opened and I stumbled out and into the arms of Max. "Liz? What happened?" He asked with a worried look on his face. "I don't know." I said. "I was.I was just.standing there, trying to calm myself and then my image.she just.it came out of the mirror and tried to strangle me or pull me in or something." He stroked my hair and carried me to the bed. "Its okay." He said. The others hovered around me with worried looks on their faces. "I think its Tess." I said. "She must be here, manipulating my mind, trying to scare me into not telling you guys about my visions or just trying to kill us."
"I should have known she would never sacrifice herself like that, it was all bull to make us think of her as some sort of redemptive hero until she could make us as vulnerable as possible and kill us. Liz, we cannot let the past repeat itself, if what you are seeing is happening over again in your visions. Then it's not going to stop unless we do something now." Max said. "This is our chance to change the past and make our own future." I nodded shakily and took a deep shuddering breath. "Are you hungry?" Max asked. I nodded and he stood up. "Watch over her, I'll go get some food." Michael stood up. "I'll go with you." Max gave me a small smile and they headed out the door.
I sighed and leaned back against the bed looking up at Maria. "How's it going there, chica?" she asked putting a hand over my forehead. "I don't know what to do Maria. I mean, Tess is still alive.she is out to kill us. And its probably my fault, I let her live!" I said feeling angry at myself. "Liz, its not your fault, you're a compassionate girl. You could never kill another person." She said smiling at me. "It'll all be alright. We can handle her." I shook my head. "Listen, Maria." I said. "I don't think we can, I don't think any of us understands how strong Tess is." Maria shook her head. "I know, but we've always gotten through it, right? So, do not worry chica. Max will handle it." I sighed and bit my lip. I knew no one was going to listen to me so I just looked at the watch on the wall above my head. We sat in silence as I contemplated what we should do next.
Finally, Max and Michael came back with the food. It was a strained silence as I looked out the window nibbling at the hamburger and fries Max brought me. I could feel his eyes on my face; I knew that he was worried about me. I tried to forget about all that I had seen but I could not get the images. Sometimes I felt as if I did not even want to forget some of them. Maria sat on the other side of the room; her food lay untouched on the floor as she stared unblinking at the wall before her. Isabel was talking quietly with Kyle and glancing my way every once in a while. Michael sat on the floor near Maria watching her with bored eyes and chomping on his food. Everyone seemed so sullen and I hated that it was my entire fault. Not only were we on the run from the government, but also we had to deal with my visions now. I looked at the sky as the stars twinkled like tiny diamonds thrown aimlessly across a dark blanket. I stood up. "I'm going out for a walk." I said to everyone. They all looked at me as if just realizing where they were. "I'll come with you." Max said standing up quickly. "No." I said. "You can't, I just.. just need some time to think." I bit my lip as I looked at him. His face fell and he shuffled his feet. "You should go out alone.if Tess is still out there." He said. "I know, I'll stay within sight. I just.I just need some time to think, I need some air to cool me down." I said. He looked at me for a moment then nodded. "Okay, but stay within sight." He warned kissing me on the forehead. I smiled at him lovingly and grabbed my coat.
I pushed open the door and was greeted with a cold rush of air. I sucked it in and softly closed the door behind me. I stuffed my hands in my pocket and strolled down the outdoor hallway looking at the bare land that lay in front of it. Besides the motel, there was a grimy gas station next to it. However, across the road it was all dessert. I shivered at the darkness that lay ahead of me. I felt a little uneasy about what lay before us the days that would follow this. Would Tess come after us so soon? I knew she knew where we were. I knew she was probably watching us at that very moment. A sudden slight fear pierced my heart. What was I don't outside with a killer on the loose? I looked behind me and saw Max watching me through the window. He gave me a small smile and I smiled back feeling safe again. I turned back to the dessert and gulped in some of the frosted night air. Leaning against the railing I went over the events of the day.or night. There were so many revelations, yet so little details. I still had no idea what it all meant for any of us. Where was I mixed in the alien's plan? Was I an alien myself? Moreover, if I was an alien, how do you explain my birth and my family and everything. I sighed and walked a little more. It was all too much to process right now. I shook my head and just tried to fill my head with the silence of the night. I closed my eyes and walked a little farther feeling a little better.
There was a loud slam down the hallway and I jumped, completely startled. I turned to see what had happened. All I saw was a door swinging aimlessly with the wind. I turned and started towards it. "Hello?" I asked uncertainly. I looked in the window of our motel room. Max was talking to Isabel and Michael. I hesitated for a second and then took a breath and put my hand forward. Don't be stupid, I told myself, if it is Tess you'll get yourself killed. I walked cautiously towards the door and gazed into a dark room. "Hello?" My voiced squeaked. "Is uh.anyone there?" I asked haltingly. I heard a rustle and someone moving across the room hurriedly. There were whispers circling around the room. I saw a shock of blonde hair as the figure raced towards me and I let out a startled scream as hands grabbed at me.