Discovering Yourself
Chapter 2
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"Liz sweetie, we're leaving now." Nancy Parker called through the closed door. But Liz wasn't paying attention; nothing ever caught her attention when she was on her bed. She was to out of it and she hadn't slept for 2 weeks, ever since that night. She couldn't. His face haunted her, by that look he gave her. Now he wouldn't give her a second glance, but if he did the look in his eyes was deadly. All he showed towards Liz was hostility and anger. And worst of all, he went to Tess. Almost 2 days after it happened he started going out with her.
~Liz POV~ But that was the whole point right? To get him to fall in love with her? It was the right thing to do, right? He has this whole other destiny. He needs to do this; I need him to do this. It's just easier this way, he can move on with his destiny and... Tess, and I can move on with my life. So why do I feel like I'm only half living? I shouldn't feel this way, I'm supposed to be strong and not let it affect me. But how can I not? I love him so much and nobody has any idea how much it hurts to not be with him, to see him with someone else, god now I know how he must have felt, except that was ten times worse. Fuck, what have I done? Nothing seems right anymore, but I have to be strong, I have to stay away from him, it's for his own good. It's for Michael and Isabel, it's for ME! ~~~~~~~~ Sometime during Liz's mind rant, her parents had left for their second honeymoon, which meant that Liz would be left alone for three weeks. Liz got dressed and walked into the kitchen and found a note on the table. ~Dear Liz We didn't want to wake you, so we have left, we'll be back in 3 weeks. Don't stay out to late and no boys over night. Be good, we love you. XOXO Mom & Dad~
"Well isn't that nice," Liz said sarcastically. She gathered her school stuff and left her apartment just as Maria was stopping to pick her up.
School was uneventful. Aside from the death looks from Max and the oh so annoying triumphant looks grins from Tess, everything was normal. It wasn't until Liz got home from school did everything go to hell.
Liz entered the Crashdown and the first thing she noticed was Sheriff Valenti sitting in a booth with a disturbingly solemn face. "Sheriff," Liz said politely. "Liz," he hesitated for a second. "I need to speak with you, in private." "Sure, come on up." Liz replied with a fake smile. Once they were sitting in her living room she said, "So Sheriff, what's up?" "Liz, there's something you need to know..." "What?" Liz snapped. "There was an accident..." He stopped when he saw a look of pure horror creep onto her face. "A plane... crashed, into the Atlantic ocean... your parents plane," he said very slowly. Liz just sat there staring at him, then what he had just said sort of clicked in and she stood up, "no" she whispered, "NOOOOOOO..." Liz cried. The Sheriff took her into his arms as she cried. There was nothing else he could do.
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Maria was in the back room of the Crash when she heard a scream from upstairs, "Liz?" she wondered as she ran up the stairs and burst in through the door. "Liz, what's wrong?" She called out as she made your way into the living room. When Maria looked at Liz in the Sheriff's arms crying like a baby she knew that something was horribly wrong. "Liz, what's wrong?" Maria asked quietly. "There was an accident, Liz's parents plane went down over the Atlantic Ocean." The Sheriff said solemnly. At hearing this information again, Liz let out another heart wrenching wail and Maria ran over and took her into her arms. "Oh my god, Liz." Maria said, holding Liz to her tightly. Liz clutched to Maria like her life depended on it. "I'm going to go downstairs and tell everyone the Crashdown is closed for the day and then I'll take you both back to Maria's. Ok?" The Sheriff told the two girls. "Ok," Maria answered for the both of them.
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When they arrived at Maria's house, her mom was waiting for them. The Sheriff had called her while he was on the way over. "Oh, Liz," Amy said pulling the girl she had come to think of as a second daughter into her arms. "I'm so sorry." "Thank you." Liz whispered. "Jim, do you know what's going to happen? You know, with the Crashdown?" Amy asked, but Jim understood what she really meant, Liz. "No we don't yet, but my guess is it's going to be sold." "And what about Liz?" Maria spoke up. "We don't know yet either, she's old enough to live on her own..." "No, I can't do that, not yet..." Liz interrupted him. "Well, there's always foster care-" "Don't be ridiculous Jim, she'll be staying right here," Amy replied sternly. "Oh, Amy, you don't have to really. I'll be fine." "Nonsense, I wont hear of anything else." "Thank you," Liz said softly.
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At school the next day, Liz couldn't concentrate. Amy had suggested that she stay home but Liz insisted on going to school. At lunch Liz walked right past the table all of her friends were sitting at and went to sit under a tree on the other side of the courtyard by herself. "Man, what crawled up her but and died?" Tess asked with an annoyed look. Max tried to smirk at her remark but found that his attention was ever so slowly drifting towards the lone figure under the tree. "You know what Tess, you can just shut the fuck up you have know idea what the hell is going on in her life right now!" Maria said angrily before getting up to go sit with Liz. "Wow, what's up with them?" Isabel asked a little confused. "I dunno, but I'm gonna go find out." Alex said and walked over to his two best friends. "Hey guys, what's up?" Alex asked, before he got a good look at Liz's face. Once he did he shut up and sat down beside her. "Liz what's wrong?" Alex, I really don't want to talk about it/" Liz said quietly. "Liz he's gonna have to find out sooner or later. Do you want me to tell him?" Maria asked. "Fine, whatever." "It's her parents," Maria said tentatively. "Their plane crashed into the ocean." Maria finished quietly. Alex's face fell and his arm reflexively went around Liz's shoulder and he brought her closer. "God, Liz I'm so sorry." "Why does everyone say they're sorry? It's not like it's their fault." Liz cried out. It could be heard throughout the whole courtyard. ******** "Sorry about what?" Michael asked the group. ******** "Liz calm down, everyone heard you." Maria whispered. "I DON'T CARE! Just stop saying you're sorry." Liz relied angrily. "I don't have to calm down, I can act how ever the hell I want. I don't see either of you left without any parents." Liz said angrily as she stood up and stormed off into the school.
"No parents? What does she mean?" Was what half the courtyard was now saying over and over again in hushed voices.
"Geez Maria, what's gonna happen now?" Alex asked. "Well, she's living with me. Since her grandmother is dead she has no living family left and my mom said that she wouldn't let her get thrown into the system." "Shouldn't we go and talk to her?" Alex asked standing up. "No, she just needs her space right now." Maria said leading Alex back to their table.
A/N Sorry this chapter is kind of short. I'm going away so I may not be able to update for the next week and a half so I'm going to try and update tomorrow before I leave. But we'll see. Hope you enjoyed this. It isn't really as vivid as my other stories have been but they cant all be like that now can they. So anyways...PLEASE REVIEW and enjoy. Any kind of remove is welcome. I just want to know what people think of my writing.
Chapter 2
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"Liz sweetie, we're leaving now." Nancy Parker called through the closed door. But Liz wasn't paying attention; nothing ever caught her attention when she was on her bed. She was to out of it and she hadn't slept for 2 weeks, ever since that night. She couldn't. His face haunted her, by that look he gave her. Now he wouldn't give her a second glance, but if he did the look in his eyes was deadly. All he showed towards Liz was hostility and anger. And worst of all, he went to Tess. Almost 2 days after it happened he started going out with her.
~Liz POV~ But that was the whole point right? To get him to fall in love with her? It was the right thing to do, right? He has this whole other destiny. He needs to do this; I need him to do this. It's just easier this way, he can move on with his destiny and... Tess, and I can move on with my life. So why do I feel like I'm only half living? I shouldn't feel this way, I'm supposed to be strong and not let it affect me. But how can I not? I love him so much and nobody has any idea how much it hurts to not be with him, to see him with someone else, god now I know how he must have felt, except that was ten times worse. Fuck, what have I done? Nothing seems right anymore, but I have to be strong, I have to stay away from him, it's for his own good. It's for Michael and Isabel, it's for ME! ~~~~~~~~ Sometime during Liz's mind rant, her parents had left for their second honeymoon, which meant that Liz would be left alone for three weeks. Liz got dressed and walked into the kitchen and found a note on the table. ~Dear Liz We didn't want to wake you, so we have left, we'll be back in 3 weeks. Don't stay out to late and no boys over night. Be good, we love you. XOXO Mom & Dad~
"Well isn't that nice," Liz said sarcastically. She gathered her school stuff and left her apartment just as Maria was stopping to pick her up.
School was uneventful. Aside from the death looks from Max and the oh so annoying triumphant looks grins from Tess, everything was normal. It wasn't until Liz got home from school did everything go to hell.
Liz entered the Crashdown and the first thing she noticed was Sheriff Valenti sitting in a booth with a disturbingly solemn face. "Sheriff," Liz said politely. "Liz," he hesitated for a second. "I need to speak with you, in private." "Sure, come on up." Liz replied with a fake smile. Once they were sitting in her living room she said, "So Sheriff, what's up?" "Liz, there's something you need to know..." "What?" Liz snapped. "There was an accident..." He stopped when he saw a look of pure horror creep onto her face. "A plane... crashed, into the Atlantic ocean... your parents plane," he said very slowly. Liz just sat there staring at him, then what he had just said sort of clicked in and she stood up, "no" she whispered, "NOOOOOOO..." Liz cried. The Sheriff took her into his arms as she cried. There was nothing else he could do.
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Maria was in the back room of the Crash when she heard a scream from upstairs, "Liz?" she wondered as she ran up the stairs and burst in through the door. "Liz, what's wrong?" She called out as she made your way into the living room. When Maria looked at Liz in the Sheriff's arms crying like a baby she knew that something was horribly wrong. "Liz, what's wrong?" Maria asked quietly. "There was an accident, Liz's parents plane went down over the Atlantic Ocean." The Sheriff said solemnly. At hearing this information again, Liz let out another heart wrenching wail and Maria ran over and took her into her arms. "Oh my god, Liz." Maria said, holding Liz to her tightly. Liz clutched to Maria like her life depended on it. "I'm going to go downstairs and tell everyone the Crashdown is closed for the day and then I'll take you both back to Maria's. Ok?" The Sheriff told the two girls. "Ok," Maria answered for the both of them.
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When they arrived at Maria's house, her mom was waiting for them. The Sheriff had called her while he was on the way over. "Oh, Liz," Amy said pulling the girl she had come to think of as a second daughter into her arms. "I'm so sorry." "Thank you." Liz whispered. "Jim, do you know what's going to happen? You know, with the Crashdown?" Amy asked, but Jim understood what she really meant, Liz. "No we don't yet, but my guess is it's going to be sold." "And what about Liz?" Maria spoke up. "We don't know yet either, she's old enough to live on her own..." "No, I can't do that, not yet..." Liz interrupted him. "Well, there's always foster care-" "Don't be ridiculous Jim, she'll be staying right here," Amy replied sternly. "Oh, Amy, you don't have to really. I'll be fine." "Nonsense, I wont hear of anything else." "Thank you," Liz said softly.
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At school the next day, Liz couldn't concentrate. Amy had suggested that she stay home but Liz insisted on going to school. At lunch Liz walked right past the table all of her friends were sitting at and went to sit under a tree on the other side of the courtyard by herself. "Man, what crawled up her but and died?" Tess asked with an annoyed look. Max tried to smirk at her remark but found that his attention was ever so slowly drifting towards the lone figure under the tree. "You know what Tess, you can just shut the fuck up you have know idea what the hell is going on in her life right now!" Maria said angrily before getting up to go sit with Liz. "Wow, what's up with them?" Isabel asked a little confused. "I dunno, but I'm gonna go find out." Alex said and walked over to his two best friends. "Hey guys, what's up?" Alex asked, before he got a good look at Liz's face. Once he did he shut up and sat down beside her. "Liz what's wrong?" Alex, I really don't want to talk about it/" Liz said quietly. "Liz he's gonna have to find out sooner or later. Do you want me to tell him?" Maria asked. "Fine, whatever." "It's her parents," Maria said tentatively. "Their plane crashed into the ocean." Maria finished quietly. Alex's face fell and his arm reflexively went around Liz's shoulder and he brought her closer. "God, Liz I'm so sorry." "Why does everyone say they're sorry? It's not like it's their fault." Liz cried out. It could be heard throughout the whole courtyard. ******** "Sorry about what?" Michael asked the group. ******** "Liz calm down, everyone heard you." Maria whispered. "I DON'T CARE! Just stop saying you're sorry." Liz relied angrily. "I don't have to calm down, I can act how ever the hell I want. I don't see either of you left without any parents." Liz said angrily as she stood up and stormed off into the school.
"No parents? What does she mean?" Was what half the courtyard was now saying over and over again in hushed voices.
"Geez Maria, what's gonna happen now?" Alex asked. "Well, she's living with me. Since her grandmother is dead she has no living family left and my mom said that she wouldn't let her get thrown into the system." "Shouldn't we go and talk to her?" Alex asked standing up. "No, she just needs her space right now." Maria said leading Alex back to their table.
A/N Sorry this chapter is kind of short. I'm going away so I may not be able to update for the next week and a half so I'm going to try and update tomorrow before I leave. But we'll see. Hope you enjoyed this. It isn't really as vivid as my other stories have been but they cant all be like that now can they. So anyways...PLEASE REVIEW and enjoy. Any kind of remove is welcome. I just want to know what people think of my writing.