Previously
"God, it was only a dream." I say reinsuring myself, as my hand drifts up to brow to wipe away the thin layer of sweet that has formed there, it's then my hand comes into contact with something around my neck. Looking down to see what it is I'm stunned to see a twinkling little diamond staring back at me on a silver chain. 'What the hell? How did that get.'
I let out the gasp of air I had been holding in and I say in almost a whisper. "Was it a dream?" A shiver runs down my spine at that moment shaking me to my very core.
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A dark figure watches the realization cross her petite beautiful features from outside her window within the shadows. A smug smile crawls across his face in satisfaction as he turns to leave, his current mission completed. Taking one look back he whispers to the wind.
"Your mine Liz Parker, and I won't stop till you belong to me completely, no one, not even that wimp Max shall take you from me."
Taking one final delight in seeing a shiver run through her as if she had actually heard his words, he climes down the ladder already planning the next step of his plan.
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Part 4
For a moment, and only for a moment when I wake up I'm happy.
It's a new day, a new day in which I can try and convince Liz of my love for her again.
Then it hits me though, she's not my Liz anymore, and someone else is after her as well now.
"MAX! Get up already or you're going to be late for school!" I hear my mother shout to me from downstairs.
Sighing I sit up running a hand through tousled hair trying to banish Liz from my thoughts even if it is only for a few seconds so that I can get ready. I freeze though, just as I'm about to step out of bed I'm confused to see the t-shirt and boxers that I went to bed in not there anymore, instead I'm fully dressed in blue jeans, and my black shirt, both obviously slept in.
Mystified at the scene I try to remember if maybe Michael came round last night and I got dressed, or something like that which will explain why I'm fully clothed. No matter how long I stare at the clothing though, no answer comes and I hear my mum in the distance shout for a second time for me to get up to go to school.
Coming to the quick conclusion that I must be losing my mind due to stress I get up and head towards the bathroom, for my ritual cold shower Liz cleansing, to help get rid of my more and more frequent morning glories.
By the time I've finished and am getting dressed I realise, 'I'm Late'.
I 'Really' don't want to be late today.
I have biology for first lesson today.
I have biology with 'Liz' first lesson today.
I'm sitting 'with' Liz!
The panic washes over me in tidal waves at this realization and I race to get done and out of my room so fast that I stumble on the way out, not even noticing the empty jewelry box lying on the floor that I just tripped over in my haste.
Swiftly breezing through the kitchen I grab some toast and practically fly out the front door and into my jeep hoping to get there early incase Liz is already at school, needing to talk to her, needing to convince her, and needing her, full stop, is enough motivation to make me go slightly above the speed limit.
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'I can't do this, I can't do this. his going to be there, his going to know, his going to go nuts if he finds out.
Got to be strong, hard, like nails, show no weakness.
Even if he does send those soulful looks my way, and wounded expressions like a puppy that just got kicked.
Oh God I can't do this!' I cry out within my internal dialog.
I step through the class door just as the last bell goes, making it just in time I head for my seat, and there he is, perched on his stool, head slightly down, but his eyes looking up at me quickly with such adoration it makes my heart lurch.
'Must be strong, must be strong, focus, focus on class.' I inwardly pep talk myself.
This is going to be harder than I thought, all throughout class I ignored him, seemingly concentrating fully on the teacher talking in a monotone voice about something I already knew. I can feel him though, seated only a few inches away from me, his delicious sent that is just 'Max' wafting over to me, taunting me, as I feel his eye's continue watch my profile.
But I'm the strong Liz, not the weak Liz anymore, I won't get caught in the same trap I did last time, I won't let him walk all over me and then just break my heart again.
I wouldn't survive it a second time, I barely survived it this time. The moment that bells goes I'm out of there in record time, hey folks see my dust trail as I speed down the hallway. I know it was mean, I know is was rude, I know he was waiting to talk to me the whole lesson but I can't face him right now, I just can't, it's to much on top of freaky dreams and secret admires. I need too sort my head out first. I need too talk to Maria I decide while heading towards my next class.
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She ran from me.
She actually ran away from me.
My sanity feels like it's slipping away, at least when she just wasn't answering my calls or letters I could always secretly hope that she hadn't got them, or forgot to reply, or, or, something, but she just ignored me like I was nothing all through the lesson, didn't even say 'hi', then when the bell went and I finally thought I had a chance to talk to her I turn around and she's gone, looking around I see her practically sprinting out the class door.
I need to talk to Maria, soon, maybe she'll help me figure out a way to get Liz back.
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The lunch benches on the far left behind the line of trees, Michael better be right, the mood I'm in right now I might kill him if his wrong. He said he saw Maria head off in that direction with her lunch, most probably to wait and eat with Liz.
'I've just got to talk to her, if only I.' My inner mutterings stop when I hear Liz's sweet voice coming from the other side of the trees in a hushed tone. Slowing my pace I take a peak around the bushy tree line and see her, her and Maria sitting there talking. For a moment I'm completely content to just stand and watch Liz as she chews her bottom lip nervously and tucks a lock of hair behind her ear, as least 'I was' content to stand there until I heard what Liz was saying.
"It, It was just, so, so, amazing Ria, I've never felt anything like it before, last night was incredible. His fingers were so warm and gentle as they caressed me. I felt him hook this necklace on me as he kissed all the way along my jaw line." She says while fingering the slim silver chain around her neck with a sparkling diamond flickering in the sunlight. My heart drops like a lead weight into the pit of my stomach and I feel the impulse to be sick right there but hold it back and continue to listen.
"Then his hands drifted under my pajama top, and, oh my god I can't even begin to describe how he made me feel, I was on cloud nine, he climbed into my bed and kissed me till I was breathless, I didn't even know you could be kissed with such. such passion. then." Not being able to take it a second longer I quickly turn and virtually run away from the gut wrenching scene, the sickening feeling becoming a thousand fold worse as I feel like someone just rip every dream and hope I've ever had into shreds. Unshed tears burn in my eyes as I try to get the hell away from here, away from Liz.
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"I didn't even know you could be kissed with such. such passion. then. and this might seem even more strange the guy in my dream connected with me during that kiss, and it was like kissing Max, but different, I can't describe it.
When I woke up suddenly it took me a few moments to realise that it had only been a dream, that was until I found this around my neck." I say continuing to fiddle with the necklace.
"Damn Chica, that's one hell of a dream, I wouldn't have wanted to wake up. How did the rock get around your neck though if it was only a dream? Are you sure there was no one else in the room?" Maria asks raising one speculative eyebrow.
"Yes, I checked, and double checked, my room was empty, my window was locked, I even went out into the hallway, but there was no one. I just don't get it."
"Sounds like a mystery for the 'I know an Alien club' if you ask me." Maria says with a frown.
"NO! No, I can't, I can't let Max find out about this, I-I just can't."
"Liz, hate rain on your parade here, but you gotta, this sounds like more alien shit to me, appearing necklaces with no sign how it got there, kissing that involves more than just a kiss, I'm starting to actually agree with Michael now, ewww, agreeing with Michael, that just sounds, soooo, wrong, look what you've reduced me to now Chica, but it's the truth."
"But Ria, you don't understand, that dream, it, it, wasn't just a dream."
"No kidding, it was also some freaky alien trying to suck your brains out or something."
"No, Maria, you don't understand, the dream, it was one of my Max fantasys."
"Ok, now you lost me?"
"It was one of my fantasys about Max, I always loved the idea of him sneaking in through my window and into my bed during the night doing what this dream guy was doing, even right down to the exact detail of the necklace, this is the same one that I saw in the mall months ago and wanted, but couldn't afford, so I made up the elaborate fantasy, and now." I say shacking my head in pure confusion. "It all played out exactly the way I've always wanted it to play out excepts it wasn't Max, damn I think it might of even smelt like Max, but the guy, he was somehow, different, forceful, stronger, determined, powerful, he made me come to life the way Max used to but only this was a hundred times stronger.
God Maria what am I going to do?" I ask feeling helpless.
"First things first Liz, I still say we need to tell the pod squad, we work better as a group, and if this is another alien come to town they need to know."
Nodding my head, powerless to do anything else, I sit there and dread the thought of what's going to happen soon.
"God, it was only a dream." I say reinsuring myself, as my hand drifts up to brow to wipe away the thin layer of sweet that has formed there, it's then my hand comes into contact with something around my neck. Looking down to see what it is I'm stunned to see a twinkling little diamond staring back at me on a silver chain. 'What the hell? How did that get.'
I let out the gasp of air I had been holding in and I say in almost a whisper. "Was it a dream?" A shiver runs down my spine at that moment shaking me to my very core.
~
A dark figure watches the realization cross her petite beautiful features from outside her window within the shadows. A smug smile crawls across his face in satisfaction as he turns to leave, his current mission completed. Taking one look back he whispers to the wind.
"Your mine Liz Parker, and I won't stop till you belong to me completely, no one, not even that wimp Max shall take you from me."
Taking one final delight in seeing a shiver run through her as if she had actually heard his words, he climes down the ladder already planning the next step of his plan.
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Part 4
For a moment, and only for a moment when I wake up I'm happy.
It's a new day, a new day in which I can try and convince Liz of my love for her again.
Then it hits me though, she's not my Liz anymore, and someone else is after her as well now.
"MAX! Get up already or you're going to be late for school!" I hear my mother shout to me from downstairs.
Sighing I sit up running a hand through tousled hair trying to banish Liz from my thoughts even if it is only for a few seconds so that I can get ready. I freeze though, just as I'm about to step out of bed I'm confused to see the t-shirt and boxers that I went to bed in not there anymore, instead I'm fully dressed in blue jeans, and my black shirt, both obviously slept in.
Mystified at the scene I try to remember if maybe Michael came round last night and I got dressed, or something like that which will explain why I'm fully clothed. No matter how long I stare at the clothing though, no answer comes and I hear my mum in the distance shout for a second time for me to get up to go to school.
Coming to the quick conclusion that I must be losing my mind due to stress I get up and head towards the bathroom, for my ritual cold shower Liz cleansing, to help get rid of my more and more frequent morning glories.
By the time I've finished and am getting dressed I realise, 'I'm Late'.
I 'Really' don't want to be late today.
I have biology for first lesson today.
I have biology with 'Liz' first lesson today.
I'm sitting 'with' Liz!
The panic washes over me in tidal waves at this realization and I race to get done and out of my room so fast that I stumble on the way out, not even noticing the empty jewelry box lying on the floor that I just tripped over in my haste.
Swiftly breezing through the kitchen I grab some toast and practically fly out the front door and into my jeep hoping to get there early incase Liz is already at school, needing to talk to her, needing to convince her, and needing her, full stop, is enough motivation to make me go slightly above the speed limit.
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'I can't do this, I can't do this. his going to be there, his going to know, his going to go nuts if he finds out.
Got to be strong, hard, like nails, show no weakness.
Even if he does send those soulful looks my way, and wounded expressions like a puppy that just got kicked.
Oh God I can't do this!' I cry out within my internal dialog.
I step through the class door just as the last bell goes, making it just in time I head for my seat, and there he is, perched on his stool, head slightly down, but his eyes looking up at me quickly with such adoration it makes my heart lurch.
'Must be strong, must be strong, focus, focus on class.' I inwardly pep talk myself.
This is going to be harder than I thought, all throughout class I ignored him, seemingly concentrating fully on the teacher talking in a monotone voice about something I already knew. I can feel him though, seated only a few inches away from me, his delicious sent that is just 'Max' wafting over to me, taunting me, as I feel his eye's continue watch my profile.
But I'm the strong Liz, not the weak Liz anymore, I won't get caught in the same trap I did last time, I won't let him walk all over me and then just break my heart again.
I wouldn't survive it a second time, I barely survived it this time. The moment that bells goes I'm out of there in record time, hey folks see my dust trail as I speed down the hallway. I know it was mean, I know is was rude, I know he was waiting to talk to me the whole lesson but I can't face him right now, I just can't, it's to much on top of freaky dreams and secret admires. I need too sort my head out first. I need too talk to Maria I decide while heading towards my next class.
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She ran from me.
She actually ran away from me.
My sanity feels like it's slipping away, at least when she just wasn't answering my calls or letters I could always secretly hope that she hadn't got them, or forgot to reply, or, or, something, but she just ignored me like I was nothing all through the lesson, didn't even say 'hi', then when the bell went and I finally thought I had a chance to talk to her I turn around and she's gone, looking around I see her practically sprinting out the class door.
I need to talk to Maria, soon, maybe she'll help me figure out a way to get Liz back.
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The lunch benches on the far left behind the line of trees, Michael better be right, the mood I'm in right now I might kill him if his wrong. He said he saw Maria head off in that direction with her lunch, most probably to wait and eat with Liz.
'I've just got to talk to her, if only I.' My inner mutterings stop when I hear Liz's sweet voice coming from the other side of the trees in a hushed tone. Slowing my pace I take a peak around the bushy tree line and see her, her and Maria sitting there talking. For a moment I'm completely content to just stand and watch Liz as she chews her bottom lip nervously and tucks a lock of hair behind her ear, as least 'I was' content to stand there until I heard what Liz was saying.
"It, It was just, so, so, amazing Ria, I've never felt anything like it before, last night was incredible. His fingers were so warm and gentle as they caressed me. I felt him hook this necklace on me as he kissed all the way along my jaw line." She says while fingering the slim silver chain around her neck with a sparkling diamond flickering in the sunlight. My heart drops like a lead weight into the pit of my stomach and I feel the impulse to be sick right there but hold it back and continue to listen.
"Then his hands drifted under my pajama top, and, oh my god I can't even begin to describe how he made me feel, I was on cloud nine, he climbed into my bed and kissed me till I was breathless, I didn't even know you could be kissed with such. such passion. then." Not being able to take it a second longer I quickly turn and virtually run away from the gut wrenching scene, the sickening feeling becoming a thousand fold worse as I feel like someone just rip every dream and hope I've ever had into shreds. Unshed tears burn in my eyes as I try to get the hell away from here, away from Liz.
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"I didn't even know you could be kissed with such. such passion. then. and this might seem even more strange the guy in my dream connected with me during that kiss, and it was like kissing Max, but different, I can't describe it.
When I woke up suddenly it took me a few moments to realise that it had only been a dream, that was until I found this around my neck." I say continuing to fiddle with the necklace.
"Damn Chica, that's one hell of a dream, I wouldn't have wanted to wake up. How did the rock get around your neck though if it was only a dream? Are you sure there was no one else in the room?" Maria asks raising one speculative eyebrow.
"Yes, I checked, and double checked, my room was empty, my window was locked, I even went out into the hallway, but there was no one. I just don't get it."
"Sounds like a mystery for the 'I know an Alien club' if you ask me." Maria says with a frown.
"NO! No, I can't, I can't let Max find out about this, I-I just can't."
"Liz, hate rain on your parade here, but you gotta, this sounds like more alien shit to me, appearing necklaces with no sign how it got there, kissing that involves more than just a kiss, I'm starting to actually agree with Michael now, ewww, agreeing with Michael, that just sounds, soooo, wrong, look what you've reduced me to now Chica, but it's the truth."
"But Ria, you don't understand, that dream, it, it, wasn't just a dream."
"No kidding, it was also some freaky alien trying to suck your brains out or something."
"No, Maria, you don't understand, the dream, it was one of my Max fantasys."
"Ok, now you lost me?"
"It was one of my fantasys about Max, I always loved the idea of him sneaking in through my window and into my bed during the night doing what this dream guy was doing, even right down to the exact detail of the necklace, this is the same one that I saw in the mall months ago and wanted, but couldn't afford, so I made up the elaborate fantasy, and now." I say shacking my head in pure confusion. "It all played out exactly the way I've always wanted it to play out excepts it wasn't Max, damn I think it might of even smelt like Max, but the guy, he was somehow, different, forceful, stronger, determined, powerful, he made me come to life the way Max used to but only this was a hundred times stronger.
God Maria what am I going to do?" I ask feeling helpless.
"First things first Liz, I still say we need to tell the pod squad, we work better as a group, and if this is another alien come to town they need to know."
Nodding my head, powerless to do anything else, I sit there and dread the thought of what's going to happen soon.
