CH. 6 Accepting...
~Isabel Pov~
I am looking over at Liz. She is so distraught that it hurts me to look at her. I know what it is like to loose the ones that you love. But then agian, who in this group dosen't know that feeling? I look at her and I keep thinking,'we shouldnt have come back'. It was so easy to live you life with no connections, except the ones you travel with. It was easy beleiving that we had done the right thing. That aLL the people we left befind are safe. But now here we are, knowing about Liz's parents. The tragic loss of them. We know that Maria and Kyle's parent are safe. But what about my parents?? I wish i could run away from the thought of them. Just like we run away from everything else. Yes... the life on the run suits me. Not because I am afraid like most would think of me. It's because I always know whats going on with the ones close to me and the others I don't even think about. Its an acceptance issue, i guess. But here we are. Home sweet Home.
"I need some time alone"- Liz says to all of us.
I watch as Max whispers somthing into ear, and she just nods. I watch everyone stand up and start to go. But I won't leave because I won't let her block us out. Like she often does with her flashes. I know she feels whatever the victom feels, but she dosent ever let on.
"Iz, I really need sometime to think"- Liz says looking over at me.
"Liz, I can't imagine exactly what is running through your head right now, but I am not gonna let you block it out. Not like you always do. Can't you see that is what your dad is doing?"
Immediatly after saying this I felt horrbile. But I knew I had to say it, for her to realize it.
Liz didn't say anything she just started crying. 'O please let her be okay' is all I could think about.
~A hour later~
Liz and I walk out of her room. We talked a little bit. I am not going to say she is okay or anything. But I do know that she will be okay.
~Michael POV~
Thank goodness that Liz and Iz finally came out. I thought I was gonna burst with Max pacing and Maria just sitting here with a glaze over eyes. I know what she is thinking about. And I wish she'd let it go. Whenever she gets sad, it triggers the memory. Kyle has been talkin to his dad and Amy. Finding out about everything.
"Hey"- Liz says to everyone.
We all look at her, as if she is a porclein doll. But I can tell that what ever Iz and her talked to her made her stronger. I see Max as he quickly walk up to and she gives him a small smile as if to tell him that she's okay.
I see her look around the room at all her friends and family.
"well we know about my parents,and maria's mom and kyle's dad. What abut the Evans?"- Liz asks. Which I must admit in someways surprises me.. that she'd ask about the others after finding out the news she did. But on the other hand it does not surprise me because Liz always puts others infront of her. It has always been in her personality.
Amy and Jim smile at us... I can here Iz let out a sigh of relief with the smile they gave us.
"They're fine. Just on vacation till friday actaully."- Jim says
That bit of news is a relief to all of us. Because with us leving it did not kill off all our parents, that we still have others here who care about us. But to me it is not as important as to the others. I never really had parents, just alot of mentors. Mr. Parker being one of them. But so was Jim and Mr. Evans were too.
"Do you think we should call them? and tell them to come home a day early?"- Amy asked Jim.
"No, we'll surprise them"- Jim said
Amy looked at us, and this time I see somthing weary in her eyes and she looks like she wants to say somthing, but I can't figure out what.
She takes a big breath and says "You will be here tomorrow won't you?"
No one says anything, none of us knew how long we would be staying. None of us had thought of it. Mostly because we had no idea what to expect.
"Yea, we can stay a lil while"- Max says finally with a decisive voice.
Kyle looks relieved, as does Isabel. Maria looks like... well I can't decide what she feels because she has put on her block agian. The block that seperates us more everyday. I realize that I am staring at her and look away. Why can't Maria move past it. The rest of us have.
~Max POV~
Tomorrow, I get to see my parents tomorrow. I wonder what it'll be like. I know it seems strange, but I am scared to see them agian. I am scared to death. And I don't know why. But I guess it's just me coming to terms with leaving them. We never really talked about the alien side of us. To many things happen those last couple of days. I look at Liz, and I feel even worse. Here I am worrying aobut what my parents will think of me, when she has no parents to see. And I don't know how to console her.
"Liz, are you okay?"- I ask her
"I am not going to lie to you and tell you what you want to hear. But I'll be ok in a lil while. I can deal with this in the end."- Liz says to me.
I look straight into her eyes and I see the girl i feel in love with. She is still there, she alive in her soul.
She smiles at me and says "Besides its not like I am an orphan, I still have the *in laws*"- Liz say sarcasticly.
Which makes everyone in the room laugh. It is good to hear that sound agian. Laughter is a sign of accepting what we've been through and what we've done and finally moving on from the sins of our past...
~Isabel Pov~
I am looking over at Liz. She is so distraught that it hurts me to look at her. I know what it is like to loose the ones that you love. But then agian, who in this group dosen't know that feeling? I look at her and I keep thinking,'we shouldnt have come back'. It was so easy to live you life with no connections, except the ones you travel with. It was easy beleiving that we had done the right thing. That aLL the people we left befind are safe. But now here we are, knowing about Liz's parents. The tragic loss of them. We know that Maria and Kyle's parent are safe. But what about my parents?? I wish i could run away from the thought of them. Just like we run away from everything else. Yes... the life on the run suits me. Not because I am afraid like most would think of me. It's because I always know whats going on with the ones close to me and the others I don't even think about. Its an acceptance issue, i guess. But here we are. Home sweet Home.
"I need some time alone"- Liz says to all of us.
I watch as Max whispers somthing into ear, and she just nods. I watch everyone stand up and start to go. But I won't leave because I won't let her block us out. Like she often does with her flashes. I know she feels whatever the victom feels, but she dosent ever let on.
"Iz, I really need sometime to think"- Liz says looking over at me.
"Liz, I can't imagine exactly what is running through your head right now, but I am not gonna let you block it out. Not like you always do. Can't you see that is what your dad is doing?"
Immediatly after saying this I felt horrbile. But I knew I had to say it, for her to realize it.
Liz didn't say anything she just started crying. 'O please let her be okay' is all I could think about.
~A hour later~
Liz and I walk out of her room. We talked a little bit. I am not going to say she is okay or anything. But I do know that she will be okay.
~Michael POV~
Thank goodness that Liz and Iz finally came out. I thought I was gonna burst with Max pacing and Maria just sitting here with a glaze over eyes. I know what she is thinking about. And I wish she'd let it go. Whenever she gets sad, it triggers the memory. Kyle has been talkin to his dad and Amy. Finding out about everything.
"Hey"- Liz says to everyone.
We all look at her, as if she is a porclein doll. But I can tell that what ever Iz and her talked to her made her stronger. I see Max as he quickly walk up to and she gives him a small smile as if to tell him that she's okay.
I see her look around the room at all her friends and family.
"well we know about my parents,and maria's mom and kyle's dad. What abut the Evans?"- Liz asks. Which I must admit in someways surprises me.. that she'd ask about the others after finding out the news she did. But on the other hand it does not surprise me because Liz always puts others infront of her. It has always been in her personality.
Amy and Jim smile at us... I can here Iz let out a sigh of relief with the smile they gave us.
"They're fine. Just on vacation till friday actaully."- Jim says
That bit of news is a relief to all of us. Because with us leving it did not kill off all our parents, that we still have others here who care about us. But to me it is not as important as to the others. I never really had parents, just alot of mentors. Mr. Parker being one of them. But so was Jim and Mr. Evans were too.
"Do you think we should call them? and tell them to come home a day early?"- Amy asked Jim.
"No, we'll surprise them"- Jim said
Amy looked at us, and this time I see somthing weary in her eyes and she looks like she wants to say somthing, but I can't figure out what.
She takes a big breath and says "You will be here tomorrow won't you?"
No one says anything, none of us knew how long we would be staying. None of us had thought of it. Mostly because we had no idea what to expect.
"Yea, we can stay a lil while"- Max says finally with a decisive voice.
Kyle looks relieved, as does Isabel. Maria looks like... well I can't decide what she feels because she has put on her block agian. The block that seperates us more everyday. I realize that I am staring at her and look away. Why can't Maria move past it. The rest of us have.
~Max POV~
Tomorrow, I get to see my parents tomorrow. I wonder what it'll be like. I know it seems strange, but I am scared to see them agian. I am scared to death. And I don't know why. But I guess it's just me coming to terms with leaving them. We never really talked about the alien side of us. To many things happen those last couple of days. I look at Liz, and I feel even worse. Here I am worrying aobut what my parents will think of me, when she has no parents to see. And I don't know how to console her.
"Liz, are you okay?"- I ask her
"I am not going to lie to you and tell you what you want to hear. But I'll be ok in a lil while. I can deal with this in the end."- Liz says to me.
I look straight into her eyes and I see the girl i feel in love with. She is still there, she alive in her soul.
She smiles at me and says "Besides its not like I am an orphan, I still have the *in laws*"- Liz say sarcasticly.
Which makes everyone in the room laugh. It is good to hear that sound agian. Laughter is a sign of accepting what we've been through and what we've done and finally moving on from the sins of our past...