Part 9
"How far is this place?" Liz asked Leanna as they continued their trip.
"Just a few more miles." Leanna promised. She sighed as Liz turned her attention back to the passing dessert.
Although it had taken them more than a day to get to her place, it wasn't that far away from Roswell. But Leanna knew she had to be careful and had taken a longer route, to shake off anyone tailing them.
"Leanna, can I ask you something?" Liz asked her voice hesitant.
"Sure, go ahead. I think I owe you some explanation." Leanna answered.
Liz bit her lip and pushed back her hair as she contemplated phrasing her question. It had been bugging her since they had left the motel and Liz was bursting to know.
"If-if Alex wasn't really dead, and that wasn't his body…then who was that in his coffin and car?" Liz asked finally.
Leanna's grip on the steering wheel tightened. She glanced at Liz and asked slowly, "Are you sure you want to know?" she asked.
Liz nodded slowly, wanting to get her facts straight.
"Do you remember Copper Summit?" Leanna asked.
"How did you-?"Liz asked startled.
Leanna shrugged nonchalantly. "Like I said, I know a lot of things…" She waved it off. "Anyway, do you remember how Congresswoman Whitaker's body was incinerated?"
She waited for Liz to nod before continuing. "Well, there was a body in the coffin anyway, right? Well, that's what Alex's body was like. Just an empty shell made to look like him." Leanna explained.
"But, after the accident…Max touched him-to heal him…how…?" Liz asked confused.
Leanna hesitated. "I'm not entirely sure about that part myself because I made sure I got Alex out of the car before the police arrived." She replied.
"Then what happened?" Liz asked, getting more confused.
"My guess is that it was a mind warp…"Leanna finally admitted.
"A mind warp?" Liz asked incredulously. "That means Tess!"
"No," Leanna answered frowning. "I don't think it was Tess."
Liz couldn't understand why Leanna thought so. Tess was the only one who had powers such as that. Liz explained all of this to Leanna but Leanna was still not convinced.
Why? Liz wondered. How can she be so sure it isn't Tess?
"But there is no one else." Liz argued.
Leanna kept quiet, and Liz got the feeling that she wasn't telling her something. Liz wanted to know but didn't say anything as something else caught her attention.
Leanna's house. Liz gasped and bolted forward when she saw it. She suddenly began to get excited, knowing that Alex would be waiting and can not waiting to meet her supposedly dead friend again.
Well, technically you're dead too. She reminded herself.
Liz fidgeted, anxious to get there already. Finally, Leanna stopped the car and smiled briefly at Liz.
"Home, sweet home." She said as they got out of the car. She turned to see Liz, who was standing nervously behind her. She smirked a little. "Nervous?"
Liz shook her head but then nodded. "A little…okay a lot." She admitted with a small smile. "It's just-it's just Alex! You know?"
"He's waiting for you." Leanna replied as she threw open the door.
Liz stepped inside and looked around, searching for Alex. Suddenly a familiar voice called.
"Liz?"
Liz turned around to find Alex entering the foyer through a side room.
"Alex!" Liz cried. She rushed to him, her vision blurry with tears and threw her arms around him. When he reached out to hug her in return, Liz finally let herself go and broke down and cried in his arms.
