Maria propped up the guitar with her elbow as she unlocked the door to the
apartment. She grabbed the guitar as it began to fall and shoved her way
eagerly through the door. She grinned at the three faces that looked at
her. 'Hey chicas,' her smile faded as she saw their worried expressions.
'What's wrong?'
Michael walked quietly towards her, 'Liz is sick, she looked really sick.'
Maria dropped the books she was holding, 'Oh god! What happened?'
She glared round at them when none of them answered. 'Someone tell me what the hell happened!'
'She fainted outside, some guy called Adam brought her back,' explained Michael.
Oh, thought Maria, So they met Adam. She looked round at them. 'Look I know you guys must have one big bucket of questions, but not now OK! In the morning. OK Isabel you take my room,' Isabel began to protest violently, Maria just silenced her with a shake of her head. 'I'm going in Liz' room. I always do this when she gets sick. Just so she knows someone cares,' she looked pointedly at Max while she said this. He flushed and began to stare at his feet. 'Michael and Max you take the sofa, it pulls out into a bed.' Michael stared longingly at her, she shook her head. 'Not tonight spaceboy, Liz is way more important! Blankets are in my room, make yourselves at home. I'm going to see Liz.'
She heard Isabel begin to move as she turned towards Liz' bedroom. A flush of guilt waved over her, she hadn't meant them to meet Adam in that way. Isabel must be dying. She hadn't been ready for someone so like Alex! She probably even thought it was Alex. How was it life could get so screwed up so quickly?
She entered Liz' room and saw the small figure huddle in the bed with her journal beside her. Maria walked over quietly and took the journal, she pulled the covers over Liz and started towards the cupboard.
Maria let her eyes wander down to the small book in her hands.
'Have you ever felt like you're falling? I mean really falling. Away from everything familiar into a void of confusion? Well meet Liz Parker, me, I'm on my way down!'
Maria looked back up and turned to look at Liz, 'Oh Liz.' she murmured.
Michael walked quietly towards her, 'Liz is sick, she looked really sick.'
Maria dropped the books she was holding, 'Oh god! What happened?'
She glared round at them when none of them answered. 'Someone tell me what the hell happened!'
'She fainted outside, some guy called Adam brought her back,' explained Michael.
Oh, thought Maria, So they met Adam. She looked round at them. 'Look I know you guys must have one big bucket of questions, but not now OK! In the morning. OK Isabel you take my room,' Isabel began to protest violently, Maria just silenced her with a shake of her head. 'I'm going in Liz' room. I always do this when she gets sick. Just so she knows someone cares,' she looked pointedly at Max while she said this. He flushed and began to stare at his feet. 'Michael and Max you take the sofa, it pulls out into a bed.' Michael stared longingly at her, she shook her head. 'Not tonight spaceboy, Liz is way more important! Blankets are in my room, make yourselves at home. I'm going to see Liz.'
She heard Isabel begin to move as she turned towards Liz' bedroom. A flush of guilt waved over her, she hadn't meant them to meet Adam in that way. Isabel must be dying. She hadn't been ready for someone so like Alex! She probably even thought it was Alex. How was it life could get so screwed up so quickly?
She entered Liz' room and saw the small figure huddle in the bed with her journal beside her. Maria walked over quietly and took the journal, she pulled the covers over Liz and started towards the cupboard.
Maria let her eyes wander down to the small book in her hands.
'Have you ever felt like you're falling? I mean really falling. Away from everything familiar into a void of confusion? Well meet Liz Parker, me, I'm on my way down!'
Maria looked back up and turned to look at Liz, 'Oh Liz.' she murmured.