Connections 7
Liz closed her eyes and concentrated. Suddenly she saw images flying past her and she realized she'd gotten into Nasedo's mind.
Nasedo quickly noticed her presence and confronted her. Liz told him about her powers. She felt his surprise and knew his answer.
"You can't tell me anything?" she asked, already knowing he couldn't, "Then what do I do next?"
"You wait." Then Liz was suddenly back in her body at the table at the Crashdown.
"Did it work?" Alex questioned, "What did he say?"
"It worked, but he said I had to wait. He didn't know anything more than we already do."
"It's almost time to open," Maria interrupted, "We need to get this place set."
Liz simply waved her hand around the room and everything was set. The sign up front read 'OPEN', the tables were clean, and the napkin holders refilled.
"Man is it nice havin' you around," Maria stated, "Let's go get changed."
Liz looked at her watch. It read 12:00 PM. 'Yikes!' she thought as she raced to the back of the cafe, 'It'll be rush time in just a few moments.'
Liz quickly changed. She was about to head downstairs when she was overcome with the feelings of two presences. They were very different, and they were alien. One was kind and loving, and the other evil and dangerous.
She sat down on the steps, afraid to breathe. Her mind was racing. Her heart cried out for Max, knowing that having him by her side would help her. She could never call out to Max again. He was gone. Max would never come back to fill the emptiness in her soul, and it was because she had pushed him away.
Liz did the best she could to push these thoughts out of her head. She straightened and walked down the stairs and out into the restaurant.
Half the booths were filled up already. Liz looked around at the customers, searching doubtfully for Max's face. She didn't see it. She sighed and walked to the counter and picked up her order pad.
All she wanted was to be able to see him. Nothing more than to have the chance to look into his eyes. But she knew that if she were to gaze into his eyes, she would once again find herself lost in them.
Liz went to her tables and quickly jotted down the orders. She didn't really need to write them down though. She could hear what the people wanted in her head. Then she could remember each order completely accurately. She took note of them on the paper so as not to arouse any suspicions.
Liz was bringing out the first order of food as she once again felt the strange presence. This time she only felt one. This one filled her with joy. It was as if a beautiful rainbow had come out. Only the rainbow was in her soul.
Liz smiled widely and tears came to her eyes. She nearly dropped the full plates she was carrying. This fact brought her out of the feeling just in time. Using her powers, she balanced the dishes in her hands. She carefully sat them down in front of the customers who had ordered them.
Liz quickly brought out more orders. She tried her best to ignore the loving, yet foreign, feelings. Where were they coming from, or more accurately, from who?