Chapter 3

Maria was glad that Michaels apartment was only two streets away from the party because she didn't think that she could go any further than that.

When she got to his apartment she kept banging on the door till she heard it being unlocked. The minute she saw Michael she said his name and then crashed into his arms from exhaustion.

When Michael heard the knocking on the door he looked at the clock by his bed and saw that it was 2:00 in the morning. "Whoever it is better have a good reason for waking me up at 2 am". He mumbled to himself. When he opened the door however all thoughts went out of his mind. Standing there was Maria. Her clothes were torn, she had a split lip and she looked like she had been crying for a while. Before he could open his mouth to ask what had happened to her, she said his name in a plea for help and then collapsed into his arms.

He carried her into his room and covered her with his blanket. He then proceeded to call max on his cell. He was so relieved to find that it was on. He didn't care that max would be asleep. Maria was in trouble and he needed Max's help.

"Michael, you better have a good reason for waking me up this early" max said groggily as he tried to wake up from his disturbed sleep.

"Shut up max, I need you to get down here to my apartment right now. Bring Isabel if you can." Michael said with urgency and worry in his voice.

" Michael what's going on and why do you need me and Isabel?" max asked starting to get worried.

" Its Maria," Michael said, " she came here a few minutes ago and her clothes were torn and her lip was split. She then collapsed in my arms and hasn't woken up yet. I need you and Isabel down here so you can heal her and Isabel can find out what happened. Girls always talk to each other and these two have been getting closer anyway."

" Alright we're on our way just keep an eye on her till we get there. Give us 10-15 minutes to get there." Max said while jumping out of bed. He wondered what was wrong with Maria and hoped that he would be able to help her.