The bell had again rung at the end of first period, to announce that it was second period.

A voice came from behind and made her jump a little, but little did she know that it was one of her fellow classmates that she had in Health.

"Hello my name is Bella. I was in your first class. Canton be a bitch like that sometimes," Bella announced from behind Maria. They looked straight at each other and were a little stoked. Holding her Algebra binder in hand and her messenger bag over her arm, she finally decides to say something.

"Hi, yeah, I had noticed that you were sitting behind me. I take you know Scout," came Maria's childish voice.

"Yeah, I've known him since last year. He's pretty cool. He can be quiet at times and mysterious at times. Anyways what class do you have next? I could show you where it is,"

"I have Algebra with Smith," Maria said pushing her hair from out of her eyes, and pushing her messenger up over her shoulder more. In her mind she was still with the rest of her friends in Roswell, back at the high school and having good times. She would never forget the moment that Alex had almost kissed her at the Ball Dance. She was spacing out again. Hearing Michael.

"You ok?" asked Bella in a little worry.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Maria lied. She didn't want to tell Bella the truth. Bella didn't look like the girl that would believe in the life that Maria had back in Roswell, but then again, who would. Aliens didn't exist, to many people, and in North Carolina. Or even in her new life. That was the past; she wasn't going to see them again. She thought back to the dream she had last night.

"Are you sure that you're fine. You like a little pale. I think you should go get some water or something," Bella asked again trying to find out what was wrong with the new girl.

"I'm fine. I promise," came the girls reply.

"Ok. We need to get to class; we only have like thirty seconds left, and Smith can be an ass if you are late. Trust me, I should know; I had him for two semesters. I was in one semester when Scout got an after school because he was five minutes late. So we better hurry up," stated Bella followed by a cough.

"It's upstairs, first door on the left," announced Bella as they started walking upstairs. "I think you have Scout in the class, but I don't know. I don't really know his schedule that much this year."

Maria is quiet as they climb the stairs to get to class. She wanted to get there quickly and get the day done and over with. She had also wanted to get Michael's voice out of her head. She wanted to see Scout as well. She wanted to tell him so many things, but didn't know what she had wanted to tell him because she had mixed feelings. So many things were running through her head at the moment. If only Bella could see her and read what she was thinking. To Maria her walking companion was like Isabel and could read people; like she had ESP or something.

I want to break up. I want out because I love you so much. I love you more than you could possibly know.

I'm lost.

No, I'm lost. And you've been there the whole time to help me through all of it.

All of what?

This whole thing. Alien, human, the scary stuff, the bad stuff.

There was fun stuff too.

Yeah, but I haven't been honest through any of it.

Listen, if you're tying to tell me you're a bisexual or something I'm cool with that. I'm- Why do you want out?

Because, Michael, I don't think I've ever been in. I mean, this girl you've known for the past three years, this Maria, it's just not me.

Of course it's you.

No, it's not the me I used to be.

Things change.

Yeah, things change.

Just like that? Will you come back to me?

I don't know.

That's all Maria seemed to hear in her mind, like someone had put a tape recorder in her brain and pressed play and repeat. She was not going to be ok, she knew that Michael had been trying to get back to her somehow. He could do it with his alien powers. Maybe this was supposed to happen like that. She had no idea on what to do next. She was confused. This time she didn't let Bella see that something was wrong. She wasn't going to let Bella see her pain. She didn't want to explain to someone she knew that wouldn't be able handle something like this.

She walked into class and saw Scout. Her heart was pounding louder and louder, she could barely breath.