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Chapter 2
Max rocked the baby to sleep after the police left. A thousand different thoughts surged through his mind. He didn't know what to do with the baby, he had a hunch on whose baby it was but he still wasn't sure. The baby fell asleep in a couple of minutes. To Max, the little girl looked like an angel when she slept and the light in the living room accentuated her beautiful sleeping figure. She reminded him of how gorgeous Liz looked, even while she was sleeping.
Suddenly, the front door opened. "Hey Max," Isabel said as she closed the door. "Hey, don't wake her, ok?" Max said softly. "Ok, would you like to tell me how did that baby get here?" Isabel asked. "I don't know who she belongs to. The police came round and told me that there was an accident on a highway. Then they said that the victim was a female, and whoever she was, she left a note saying to inform me if anything should happen to her. And she was in the car when the accident happened but nothing happened to her so they brought her here cos whoever the victim was, they said it was obvious she trusted me and would want me to take care of the baby," Max explained to Isabel. "They said they'll let me know who the victim is as soon as they know. But till then, I guess I have to take care of her."
"Well, she is beautiful. She looks like a sleeping angel," Isabel said. "Can I hold her?" Max smiled, and passed the baby to Isabel. Their parents came home awhile later and were equally shocked when Max told them how the baby came about. "I can't believe what happened, that poor girl who got knocked over." Diane Evans said. "She is a beautiful baby," Phillip Evans commented. "What am I going to do with her?" Max asked. "Max, the girl obviously trusted you so just take care of this little one for a few days till the police find out." Diane said. "We can go baby shopping tomorrow if you want," Isabel offered. "Sure, that'll be cool," Max said.
At the baby store, Isabel and Max bought a whole load of things: diapers, milk, baby clothes, baby shoes, a car seat, a little bassinet and some baby toys. They later headed to the Crashdown where they met Alex, Maria and Michael for lunch. "Hey guys," Max said, as he and Isabel walked into the Crashdown. "Oh my goodness, what is Hayley doing with you?" Maria exclaimed when she saw Max with the baby girl. "Her name's Hayley? How did you know her name?" Max asked, absolutely shocked; as was Isabel. "How could I not know? That is Liz's 5 and a half month daughter you're holding!" Maria said. "What is she doing with you?"
Max explained the whole situation with the police last night. "No wonder I couldn't contact her the whole time long! Oh my goodness," Maria was utterly shocked. Michael tried to calm his traumatized girlfriend down. Max's phone rang a minute later. Hayley was shaken out of her noontime nap and started crying. Isabel took the little girl and started rocking her back to sleep. "Hello?" Max answered. A couple of minutes later, Max told them, "Let's go to the hospital, now!"
The 5 of them rushed to the hospital where Max met the same policeman and Jackie, the policewomen he met the night before. "The victim is Liz Parker, right?" Max asked the policeman. "Yeah, we just called her parents." The policeman said. "Can we go see her?" Maria asked. "Yeah, just don't make too much noise." Jackie said. "How bad is she?" Alex asked. "She broke her left leg and her left arm. She's unconscious right now. The doctor said she might not wake up so soon," Jackie said.
The 5 of them rushed into the room and saw Liz lying on the bed there, unconscious. Max immediately rushed to her side, and took her hand as he let a few tears roll down his cheeks. The first thing he wanted to do was heal her but just as he was about to, Isabel stopped him. "Are you crazy? If you do that, they'll definitely suspect something," Isabel said. "But I can't help it! I can't stand seeing her like this!" Max said. "Max, Liz wouldn't want you to risk anything, she'll be ok," Maria said, hoping Max would be comforted.
Liz parents came in awhile later. "Wow, the whole gang is here," Nancy Parker commented. "So there's Hayley. We were getting worried about her," Jeff Parker said. Max handed Hayley over to the Parkers, as the 5 of them left the room to give the Parkers some privacy with their daughter.
Outside, Alex & Isabel decided to leave and come back later that night, as did Michael but Maria and Max stayed on. "Maria, tell me the whole story about Hayley," Max said. "Max, I wish I could but Liz has sworn me to secrecy about Hayley," Maria said, as she ached for Max. She knew that deep down, Max still loved Liz. "So you're just going to leave me in the dark about this? You obviously know that I somewhat know that Hayley could very well be my daughter. And you choose to leave me in the dark about my own daughter!" Max said angrily, and stood up and left. "Max, wait!" Maria called. "What's the use of me staying here?" Max stopped and asked Maria. "Does Liz even want me here? Does she still feel for me the way I feel for her? Can you answer that? She doesn't even want to tell me that I have a daughter with her. She chooses to keep me out of everything, even when Hayley is biologically mine as much as Hayley is hers. What's the use of me staying here? She's just going to blow me off again!" Max said in a very harsh tone and left, his heart aching. He felt bad that Maria had to bear the brunt of his anger but he knew that if Liz didn't even tell him about Hayley, it was obvious that she no longer wanted him back in her life.
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