Inside my Mind

Part 15

The ambulance rushed up to the entrance of the hospital. Isabel was rolled out of the big van on a stretcher and into the busy emergency room.

"What's her condition?" The Doctor asked as he rushed on with the E.M.T's that were assisting her.

"She was found off of 285 about half an hour ago, in a massive car wreck. She was unconscious and has been the whole way here." The E.M.T replied.

The doctor nodded. "Take her to C.C." gesturing towards the nurse, "Get me some information on her and contact her family. She might not make it." With that, he rushed with the flow that went with Isabel.

"How is she?" The nurse asked.

"She's stable, for now." He replied solemnly, "Did you get any information for me?"

"Sir. Its Isabel Evans." The nurse replied near tears.

"Oh god, I didn't even... have you contacted Max?"

"Yes. He said he had to make a phone call, but he'd be in here soon."

"How can you even compare Metallica to Staind?" Michael asked completely aggravated with Maria. "That's like me comparing –"

"Christina to Britney." Maria cut in with a laugh.

Michael just rolled his eyes. It was now 10 o' clock at night and much like the last two days here they were in his galley preparing for the show.

"Ok. This is the last time I'm going to say this, Metallica is like the be all and end all of-"

The phone ringing interrupted Michael. He quickly got up and ran to the desk to answer it. His up beat voice and happy expressions quickly disappeared. "We'll be right there." Michael replied to the person on the other line and hung up the phone.

"Michael what's going on?" Maria said standing, and starting to become worried.

"Isabel was in a car wreck, she in critical condition."

They'd now been at the hospital for two hours. Isabel was still in the same condition as she was when they arrived. "Stable, but unsure of anything else." The doctor had put it.

The group sat in a private waiting room. Maria was sitting next to Michael with her head laid comfortably on his shoulder and his arm wrapped protectively around her. Liz sat in a chair by herself, Max had left a while ago to see if he could get anymore information on his sisters condition, it seemed to be a lost cause at this point the answers were always the same.

"That's it!" Maria said jumping up from her seat and finding her cell phone in her bag. "I'm calling Alex. I need Alex!"

Before Liz even had time to protest she had dialed the number and Alex had answered. Defeated Liz slumped back into her chair and listened to the one sided conversation.

"I'll explain everything when you get here, promise." Maria said trying to sound as honest as she could.

"Yeah see you then. You too, bye." With that she hung up the phone and reclaimed her seat next to a bewildered Michael.

"Alex is on his way." Maria announced to the room. Seemingly ignoring Michael's looks.

"Who the hell is Alex?" Michael asked, coming out more jealous stricken then he had intended.

"Don't worry." Maria said with a pleased smile plastered on her face. "He's just our oldest and dearest friend. Who should be here with in three hours tops."

Now being 1:30 in the morning, Liz was asleep next to Max and Maria and Michael were asleep on the opposite side of the bland waiting room.

Max decided that it was time for them to have their 'aliens only meeting.' As Isabel had put it. Never did he think that they'd be having one without her, to plan on how to keep anyone from finding out her true origins.

Max walked silently over to Michael and pulled on his hair a little, always woke him up. Michael slapped his hand away and got up carefully, as not to wake Maria.

They quietly slipped out the door and went up to Max's office to discuss things.

Once in Max's small office, equipped only with a desk, two chairs and a plant, the plans went into action.

"I all ready took care of any blood results that were taken." Max said kicking things off.

"So what else have they done? X-rays?" Michael asked.

"Our X-rays are the same as any other humans. I think the only thing we needed to be worried about was any blood samples." Max said starting to feel somewhat relieved.

"So why can't you just heal her?" Isabel had been Michael's sister, he loved her so much. Just knowing that she might not pull her through all of this was eating him away. He needed her.

"I can't heal her. Because she's going to get through this the normal way. All the signs are good. She can make a full recovery from this." Max said, completely sure of himself. He knew what Michael was thinking and he knew that he had to be the one to reassure him. He did he wanted to heal her so much it hurt. To be able to have her wake up right now and no for sure that she was perfect again. But he couldn't. He couldn't risk it, and he knew that she had the potential to make a full recovery, and that she would in due time, she would.

After Alex had gotten to the hospital and finally been directed to where he needed to be it was after 3 o' clock in the morning. He came rushing in the doors of their waiting room, to find everyone asleep. He took in note that his best friends were all over two guys that he had never seen before.

He quickly walked over to Liz and shook her slightly then stopped he knew that wasn't the way to wake her, never did work. So he did the only thing that had worked in years of history. He lightly stroked his finger between her eyes and down the slope of her nose "Wakey, wakey." He called. Liz's eyes fluttered open. When she saw Alex she quickly jumped up and started hugging him. Waking Max in the process.

"I take you to be Alex?" Max asked in a whisper not wanting to wake the others.

"That'd be me." Alex said shaking Max's hand.

"Max Evans." He replied shaking Alex's hand in return.

"Dare I ask." Alex said pointing to Maria and Michael. They had certainly worked themselves into an odd position during their sleep. Nevertheless, it looked as though it was normal to them.

Before anyone could reply the double doors to the waiting room swung open and the doctor appeared.

"Evans, shes awake." He announced and left the room expecting them to follow. Max, Liz, and Alex did just that. As Alex walked by Maria and the un-known boy. He shook Maria slightly and getting the reaction he wanted motioned for her to follow him. After she woke Michael she did.

They walked silently to the room that Isabel had been transferred to hours before. As they approached Max gripped Liz's hand tighter for support she returned the gusture reassuring him that she was there. They walked through the door to her room. Everyone gasped as they took in the sight of once Isabel Evans.

TBC