CHAPTER 20
"What do you mean we can't talk to them?!" shouted Michael looking in
disbelief at Alex. He had just told him that no one except Ms. DeLuca and
the Parkers had anyway to contact Liz and Maria. He was crushed that Maria had left without saying anything about the poem
he'd left.
"Look Michael, I'm sure if something comes up Ms. DeLuca would let us
have a phone call or something with them" said Alex trying to calm Michael
down.
"How could she send them away? Especially Maria, Isabel told me what she
saw when she connected with her. A normal bad dream or something wouldn't
even make Isabel blink an eye, but she said that Amy's dream was horrible and
then Maria passes out in the Crashdown and Isabel says someone was trying to
contact her and Amy still sends her away where none of us are there to
protect her?!"
"Amy, I mean Ms. DeLuca probably had a good reason all right"
"Yea whatever" said Michael as he climbed out of Alex's window as rode
off on his motorcycle.
*If only you were here, Maria. You'd see how much Michael is stressing
over the fact that you've left* thought Alex. He'd never really liked Maria
and Michael together. Michael had hurt Maria repeatedly. Alex had seen Maria
cry over the fights they'd had and he'd watched her loose that
sparkle everytime they'd weren't speaking. Now he realized that Michael really
did care for Maria.
Alex's stomach gave a growl, he took his mom's car keys off the key hook
in the kitchen and headed to the Crashdown.
Max looked up when he heard the bells jingle, a look of hope shone in his
eyes. It went away as quickly as it came when he saw it was Alex. The tall
lanky boy sat down across from him. Max had come to the Crashdown after
school was over often. He sat in the same booth waiting for Liz to walk
through the back door holding a plate of fries smiling like she always did.
They had grown slightly apart the past few weeks, and they hadn't spent as
much time together as he hoped.
"Max you need to get some new colors in your wardrobe" joked Alex raising
his eyebrows to Max's black V-neck T-shirt. Max managed to give a weary
smile to him.
Isabel came out of the bathroom and smiled when she saw Alex. A heart
began to beat faster and she titled her head to the side and sat down across
from him.
"Howya been?" asked Alex looking slightly flushed.
The blond bombshell flashed him her killer smile. "Fine, well with
things being the way they are...." her voice dropped off as she glanced at
her brother. "Um Alex, could I talk to you?". Alex nodded and followed her
outside. "Max I'll have Alex drive me home".
It was a gorgeous day in Roswell. The temperature was a perfect
seventy-two degrees and there was a slight breeze blowing around. Alex and
Isabel walked to the park a couple blocks away.
Isabel sat down under an oak tree and pretended to pick off a piece of
imaginary thread from her khaki Capris. She slide off the beige slides.
Alex sat down next to he and leaned back against the tree trunk.
"Alex, did Maria say anything to you about what was going on?"
He didn't want to lie to her, but he'd promised Maria that he'd keep his
mouth shut.
"Um, no. She said she had to go away. I didn't ask any questions."
Isabel looked slightly annoyed. "It's just that some weird things were
going on"
"Weird things. Like what?"
"Like.. a couple weeks ago, I dreamwalked Mrs. DeLuca and at first
everything was nice and she was on a beach with a man. I think it was Mr.
DeLuca. Anyways then everything changed and there was a thing that looked
like the grim reaper and it left with Mr. DeLuca and Maria and her mom were
just standing there cry. Then Maria began convulsing right after that and
when I connected to her, I saw these eyes," Isabel shuddered, "They wee
horrible. Then the day before her and Liz left Maria passed out and I
connected again and I saw the yes again and also... it was like Mr. DeLuca
was talking to her. He was telling her that she'd be stronger with him or
something. I don't know... it kind of adds up, I just don't to what."
Alex soaked in all the information like a sponge. "Weird... maybe they
went away for protection..." he mumbled trying not to give too much away. He
didn't want t keep secrets from Isabel.
"Protection? Protection from what?" She looked at Alex and realized
that he knew. "Alex, protection from what?"
He gulped and looked at her.
"What do you mean we can't talk to them?!" shouted Michael looking in
disbelief at Alex. He had just told him that no one except Ms. DeLuca and
the Parkers had anyway to contact Liz and Maria. He was crushed that Maria had left without saying anything about the poem
he'd left.
"Look Michael, I'm sure if something comes up Ms. DeLuca would let us
have a phone call or something with them" said Alex trying to calm Michael
down.
"How could she send them away? Especially Maria, Isabel told me what she
saw when she connected with her. A normal bad dream or something wouldn't
even make Isabel blink an eye, but she said that Amy's dream was horrible and
then Maria passes out in the Crashdown and Isabel says someone was trying to
contact her and Amy still sends her away where none of us are there to
protect her?!"
"Amy, I mean Ms. DeLuca probably had a good reason all right"
"Yea whatever" said Michael as he climbed out of Alex's window as rode
off on his motorcycle.
*If only you were here, Maria. You'd see how much Michael is stressing
over the fact that you've left* thought Alex. He'd never really liked Maria
and Michael together. Michael had hurt Maria repeatedly. Alex had seen Maria
cry over the fights they'd had and he'd watched her loose that
sparkle everytime they'd weren't speaking. Now he realized that Michael really
did care for Maria.
Alex's stomach gave a growl, he took his mom's car keys off the key hook
in the kitchen and headed to the Crashdown.
Max looked up when he heard the bells jingle, a look of hope shone in his
eyes. It went away as quickly as it came when he saw it was Alex. The tall
lanky boy sat down across from him. Max had come to the Crashdown after
school was over often. He sat in the same booth waiting for Liz to walk
through the back door holding a plate of fries smiling like she always did.
They had grown slightly apart the past few weeks, and they hadn't spent as
much time together as he hoped.
"Max you need to get some new colors in your wardrobe" joked Alex raising
his eyebrows to Max's black V-neck T-shirt. Max managed to give a weary
smile to him.
Isabel came out of the bathroom and smiled when she saw Alex. A heart
began to beat faster and she titled her head to the side and sat down across
from him.
"Howya been?" asked Alex looking slightly flushed.
The blond bombshell flashed him her killer smile. "Fine, well with
things being the way they are...." her voice dropped off as she glanced at
her brother. "Um Alex, could I talk to you?". Alex nodded and followed her
outside. "Max I'll have Alex drive me home".
It was a gorgeous day in Roswell. The temperature was a perfect
seventy-two degrees and there was a slight breeze blowing around. Alex and
Isabel walked to the park a couple blocks away.
Isabel sat down under an oak tree and pretended to pick off a piece of
imaginary thread from her khaki Capris. She slide off the beige slides.
Alex sat down next to he and leaned back against the tree trunk.
"Alex, did Maria say anything to you about what was going on?"
He didn't want to lie to her, but he'd promised Maria that he'd keep his
mouth shut.
"Um, no. She said she had to go away. I didn't ask any questions."
Isabel looked slightly annoyed. "It's just that some weird things were
going on"
"Weird things. Like what?"
"Like.. a couple weeks ago, I dreamwalked Mrs. DeLuca and at first
everything was nice and she was on a beach with a man. I think it was Mr.
DeLuca. Anyways then everything changed and there was a thing that looked
like the grim reaper and it left with Mr. DeLuca and Maria and her mom were
just standing there cry. Then Maria began convulsing right after that and
when I connected to her, I saw these eyes," Isabel shuddered, "They wee
horrible. Then the day before her and Liz left Maria passed out and I
connected again and I saw the yes again and also... it was like Mr. DeLuca
was talking to her. He was telling her that she'd be stronger with him or
something. I don't know... it kind of adds up, I just don't to what."
Alex soaked in all the information like a sponge. "Weird... maybe they
went away for protection..." he mumbled trying not to give too much away. He
didn't want t keep secrets from Isabel.
"Protection? Protection from what?" She looked at Alex and realized
that he knew. "Alex, protection from what?"
He gulped and looked at her.
