Ch. 3

Deciding Density

A/N: Sorry … school's ending and I have had finals… but it ends Monday so I should be able to update more regularly… plz keep reviewing!

Liz Pov

To say my nerves where on the edge was the understatement of the century. How did I get back in time to this date? Did we all go back? Or just me? Why am I here? I need to talk to Max, Maria… somebody. Just so I can calm down. But curiosity is not the only reason why I am so jumpy. The fact that I know today is the day I am going to get shot. Today my life is gonna change at least in one life time it did. I keep remembering back to the hotel room. They would all have taken it back and here is my chance to give it to them. I really need to talk to Max, he can help. He always has in the past.. or wait no the future. Oh god this is to much to take on right now. I hear the phone ringing as I answer it… for some reason believing it would be someone else.

"Hey"- I hear on the phone and I immediately recognize that voice. I have not heard it in so long

"Kyle!"- I say enthusiastically Here he is alive and talking to me on the phone

"Why so excited?"- Kyle asked somewhat stumped

"It's just I haven't heard from you sometime"- I told him… I was on the brink of tears he was ok… alive. He had become so much of a confidant to me.

"Liz… we went out last night"- Kyle stated kind of confused by my behavior

"Yea.. yea I know… it's juss… well you wouldn't understand"- I say getting flustered. What was I suppose to say to him?

"Ok.. well I was wandering if we could hang out after your shift today?"- Kyle aske med

"Yea sure"- I said knowing that we would not go out because of the days events. But I couldn't very well tell him that now could I?

"Kay C-ya then Liz"-Kyles say and we both hang up the phone.

I turn and start to get change. As I put on the crashdown uniform, I let out a laugh. How corny they are. And that is were it really hits me I am a twenty two year old's mind in side of a sixteen years old body. I wonder how everyone else is doing?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~45 Mins Later~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(still Liz's POV)

"Liz! Get down here for your shift!"- I hear my mom call to me. It was the strangest sound that I have heard. My mom's voice that is and no only her voice, but a voice of a mother who still had control over her daughter. I head downstairs in my uniform and My mom calls me over to her again.

"Liz, your dad and I have to go out a pick some stuff for the store up so.. your in charge till we get back"- She tells me

"Okay"- I say trying to sound happy

But I knew so much more then she did now… so much more then anyone else does.

I head out to the Café to start my shift and I see Maria.

"Maria!"- I holler to her, so happy that now I have someone else to talk to. I giggle a little to myself because seeing Maria with that hair was truly a classic site. One that Maria lives to regret.

"Hey Chica"- She says in her normally bubbly voice… How does she act so normal

"Maria… you can cut the act it's me"- I tell her

She sighs a little, I am so glad I am not the only one. She obviously remembers too,

"Yea.. I know but I am still just so tired… Liz.. honestly chica you have got to talk to your parents about opening up later. Like around noon or so. I mean because babes like us need our beauty sleep!" – Maria tells me… What the hell is she talking about? Opening up the Crash later, I mean how can she be thinking about that at a time like this

"Maria?"- I ask her … giving her a strange look

"Sorry.. I mean I am not actually that grouchy its just that those two guys over there whom I am serving are driving me CRAZY!"- She informs me… and here and now I realize she doesn't know. This is the old Maria.

I look at the table she is talking about an cant help but put my hand on my stomach were I am about to be shot in ( I look at my watch) 30 minutes or so. The door jingles and look to see who it is. Its Michael and Max. I can't help but stare at him, he looks so good. When does he not look good ? I wonder, as I look at him he holds my stare and I can feel goose bumps running up my back, how could I have been so blind?

Maria comes up to and tells me that Max is staring at me again. But this time instead of denying it and feeling bashful I say "So what if he is…"

Maria gasps at me " Who are you and what have you done my best friend? My nice loyal best friend who has a boyfriend… whom she is completely loyal to?"

I laugh and say "What?!? I haven't cheated on Kyle or anything"- but even when saying this I realize in some weird and twisted way I had. I cheated on him… since I AM married to Max and all. I glance at my watch and look at where I am standing….

I hear them the shooter starting to shout… If I stay here I'll get shot. Everything in the past will happen again.

Everyone will die again… but if I move right now I can change it. I don't know what will happen, but something will. I see them all, my family either by blood or friendship they all where my family. I remember us in the room. They all said they'd take it back… who am I to stop them from living. I was brought here for a reason…. I have to decide now… time is running out on me.

I hear the gun go off and fall down, and above me I see the bullet fly over me. I close my eyes as the tears start to fall. I do not cry from physical pain but instead a much deeper emotional one. As I sit up, I lock eyes with Max.

What have I done to us? What is going to happen?