Inside my Mind

Part 14

It had been two days since Sean had left Liz the letter in her motel room. Two days since she had left the hotel and started staying at Max's house. Liz reminisced as she made Max lunch to take to him at work. Something that she had been doing the past two days as well. Max's boss wasn't exactly thrilled when he found out about their make out session. So bringing him lunch was really the only time she got to see him during the day. But when he came home they spent every minute together.

The first night, the day that she got the letter. Liz and Max had stayed up talking till dawn. She told him everything about Sean, even things that she had never brought herself to tell Maria. She just let it all out into the open. Max took in everything she said with an open mind, and all he said in return was that he'd be there for her no matter what, that she was safe. Liz thought that by telling him everything that he would tell her what he was hiding. Nevertheless, he hadn't, hopefully soon Liz thought as she finished his lunch and headed out to his Jeep to spend the lunch hour togeter.

That was something else that Liz was still getting use to, Max had in trusted everything to her. He had let her have the Jeep, his house, half of his bed. She was amazed at how deep their connection truly was, whatever connection it may be.

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Maria sat at the desk in the main room of the Art Gallery. She'd been there all day answering phones, Michael's secretary had eloped to Reno and quit her job at the gallery. Leaving Maria to fill in. Not that Maria was complaining... well she was but only on the outside. She loved being in the gallery; it felt safe, warm and familiar to her. She'd practically spent the last two days in there. Helping Michael set up for the next show. There was so much to be done that he and Maria would stay there till all hours of the morning. After it was said that Liz was staying at Max's, it seemed natural to them to just go back to Michael's after they were done working. Michael had been such a gentlemen and gave Maria his bed, while he slept on the couch, Maria recalled as she looked onto Michael while he discussed plans with one of the artists.

Michael was well aware that he had Maria's full attention. He'd had it for the greater part of the day. Not that it bothered him in the slightest, just made it harder to concentrate on the show. Having her around him smelling the way she did looking the way she did, it was killing him... If thats how I'm going to go.

He'd never admit it to anyone, but for the past two nights after she'd fallen asleep he'd sneak into his room and stand there for a while just to watch her. She was beauty in its truest form. Just watching her sleep made everything in the world seem at peace.

He finished his conversation with the worried artist and started to make his way over to Maria at the desk.

Here he comes! Quick act like your really working. Instead of boring wholes into the back of his head.Maria quickly pulled out a pen and started to look like she was planning out intense notes.

"You want to catch some lunch?" He asked.

Hook, line, and sinker. "Love to."

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Isabel was leaving work and on her way home. Not that she was in any rush to get there. Sure she liked Liz and everything. But watching her with her brother was making her sick. They had the whole 'look into my eyes soul mate' thing going on. Seeing that only reminded her of what she didn't have, someone to look into her eyes, to make other people sick and jealous leaving her completely happy. Oh how she wanted that. She was tired of being the fifth wheel sitting back and watching the blossoming romances for her friends. She was happy for them in the best way possible, that they had found someone that they wanted to be with. But sad for herself all at the same time that she hadn't.

She scanned the desert scene that surrounded her as she drove home. It was getting later at night, starting to become dark, when the desert really looked its best. She loved driving through the cool crisp air of the desert at this time of night. Just after the sun had set and all of the nightlife was starting to wake up.

She noticed a car coming towards her in the other lane of the two way passage. Isabel was aware that the driver had forgotten to turn their headlights on. So she decided to do the courteous thing that her Mother had instructed her to do when she first started driving. She flashed her headlights at the on coming car twice, to let them no to turn on their headlights.

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You're such a cautious driver Isabel. Sean noted as Isabel flashed her headlights at him. He'd waited two long days to act out on the group again. Watching them from a far he spotted Isabel right away. She was weak and depressed, she wanted love so badly you could see it with everything she did. Especially when she looked at the other two couples.

My dearest Isabel. You won't need to crave love any longer.

Sean turned his high beams on and swiped his car around into the lane behind Isabel. Speeding up he rammed his car into the back of hers, making her vehicle lunge forward.

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"What the FUCK!" Isabel screamed as she tried to get control of her small car. When she had she looked in her rearview mirror to check if the car was still behind her.

It in fact was. The driver was a young guy, with cold eyes that were staring directly at her. He sped his vehicle up and was getting ready to ram her again. When it suddenly hit her. Its Sean! It has to be.Isabel's car was hit the second time and she couldn't control it the car went over the road barrier and landed in a mound of the desert sand on the other side of the road upside down, with the wheels still spinning in the air.

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Sean slowed his car as he drove past the wreck. Smiling to himself, that phase two was now complete. Isabel Evans was dead. With only three more people to go, then Liz would be back.

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