I'M SO TIRED
Liz stood behind the counter at the Crashdown staring blankly at the doors, customers came
and went and she envied them for that luxury. Freedom from this daily reminder of what life used
to be like. The days when the Pod Squad sat in the same booth everyday briefing each other on
the most recent Czechoslovakian encounter, Michael staring at or ignoring Maria depending on
the week, Isabel staring longingly at Alex while he tried to keep his cool, Tess talking to Kyle or
molesting Max, and finally her Max leading the group. Now she was lucky if what remained of
the pod squad glared her direction at school, they barely talked to each other anymore too
disgusted by what has become of their once close knit group. Maria had quit her job at the
Crashdown almost four months ago now, Liz's father had offered her some time off as well but
she knew that would just leave her alone with her thoughts so she turned him down. Maria still
talked to her but they weren't as close as they used to be, Maria spent most of her time with
Michael too scared to ever let him go again. So Liz was alone most of the time, she always felt
alone now. The secret they shared had once seemed like a great adventure, scary and romantic,
it had been what held them together. It now felt like a burden each member carrying it alone
with no one to talk about it no one to open up to. All because of that night when everything fell
away and left only the struggling survivors standing.