"Are you sure that's what he said? He might have said that you're brooming?"

"He said we're moving! What the hell's brooming anyway?"

"Well, did he actually say that you were moving, or just that you had the chance to move, but he was waiting to ask you?"

"He said we're moving!"

"But you can't take my Kyle away from me!"

"Maria, get off me! Please?"

Maria had her arms around Kyle, whilst Liz laughed behind her chocolate milkshake. Alex walked over and sat down in the booth next to Liz, wondering when Kyle and Maria got so close.

"Hey guys, what's going on?"

"Kyle is leaving us for the aliens in Phoenix!" Maria glared at him, trying her best to give a death stare without laughing, but failing miserably. "Traitor!"

"And that would mean?"

"Hey, if I had any choice I would rather these aliens, but Dad's not giving me much choice!"

"People, what's going on?"

"Sheriff Valenti got a job offer for Phoenix, which means that they're moving!"

"What? Now what humans am I going to hang around with?" Alex looked at Maria and Liz, both giving him a strange stare, and he realised he better clarify. "I mean, what male humans am I going to hang around with!"

"What's wrong with us?"

"Maria, I love you two, I really do! But there's just so many times a guy can hear about bra sizes before her starts to look for more friends!"

"I choose not to understand that comment! Anyway, I can always come back and see you guys!"

"Kyle, Phoenix is in another state, not just postcode!"

"I know, but I can come back for long weekends and stuff, I think!"

"You could always do what Michael did and get your own place!"

"But Michael had a step father that was drunk, and missing, and who hit him! Mine doesn't!"

"What are you going to say to him?"

"Who, Michael or my dad?"

"Your dad idiot!"

"That I really don't want to leave! But if the job really means that much to him, I don't think I have much choice, do you?"
"Hey…"

He looked up from his book at the sound of her voice, looking forward to seeing her face. She sat down next to him, trying to read over his shoulder.

"Trigonometry!"

"Fun!"

"If you say so!"

"Have you heard about Kyle yet?"

"Yeah, sorry!" He felt guilty for lying to her, but he wasn't actually sorry that Kyle was leaving. He was still jealous from thinking they had slept together, and no matter what, he always would be. Kyle had gotten a part of Liz that night, a part that he was afraid he would never get back.

"What's wrong?" Liz had noticed that Max had suddenly gotten quiet. He was staring at his hands, trying to avoid eye contact with her.

"Nothing!"

"Max…"

"Do you want to come over tonight? We could get a movie or something?"

"Don't change the subject! What's wrong?"

"Nothing! Please, just drop it! Do you want to come over or not?"

"Not until you tell me what's going on!"

"Liz, I said drop it okay!"

He stood up and walked away from her, not looking back to see the hurt painted across her face.
She sat at her window, staring out into the rain that had started over an hour ago. She just watched as the droplets hit the concrete, splashing into the air, before another droplet did the same thing next to it. It amazed her that every drop was alone as it fell from the sky, free falling with nothing to hold onto, and then, as it hit the liquid covered surface below it, it automatically fits in, never to be alone again. She wished it was that simple, just fitting in straight away, not having to question if at any moment, one little thing could split it apart.
She walked up to his window, debating whether to knock on it or not. Liz raised her hand and placed it in front of the glass, but never actually knocking. She put her hand back down beside her, turning slowly, intending to walk away, but the person standing beside the gate stopped her.

"Max!"

"What are you doing?"

"I was…um…? What was going on earlier?"

"When?"

"Max, don't play dumb!"

"You should probably get home before your parents start looking for you Liz!"

She grabbed his arm as he started to walk out through the gate, intending her to leave. Her looked up and saw the fury in her eyes.

"I'm not leaving till you tell me what's going on!"

"Liz, I really think you should…"

"Max! I don't particularly care what you think at this point in time! I have the right to know why my boyfriend started to yell at me for no apparent reason, and then walked off in a bad mood, and I'm not leaving until you give me a legitimate reason!"

He stood in silence, looking at the ground in front of her, unable to move, unable to talk, just standing still. He looked up at her with pleading eyes. "I'm sorry…"

She shook her head, not believing that it was all he could come up with. "That's it!" She stormed past him, not looking back even when she reached the footpath. She walked around the corner furiously and stopped, needing to take a breath, she needed to stop the tears that were threatening to stream down her face. The sound of someone running was getting louder behind her. She started to walk again, faster this time, not wanting him to catch up with her. An arm grabbed hers, slowly turning her around to face him. His grip was tight on her arm, trying to avoid her getting away without hearing his explanation.

"I'm sorry! I've just been in a weird mood lately!"

"Wrong, try again!"

"Someone in my family just died?"

"Next!"

"I'm an alien?"

"Max, why won't you just tell me the truth? Your supposed to be able to trust me, and I'm supposed to be able to trust you, but how can I if you won't tell me what's wrong?"

"Liz, I don't want to talk about…"

"Why? Huh? Why don't you want to talk about it Max? What is the worst thing that it could be?"

"Maria!"

"What?"

"It's Maria okay?"

"What's Maria?"

"The reason why you can't see me anymore!"