Connections 15
Liz woke up the next morning feeling peaceful and fully rested. She didn't understand why until the memories from the day and night before rushed into her mind. Her lips curved into a radiant smile as she jumped up out of her bed.
"Liz honey, you better hurry and get ready. You're gonna be late for school!" Liz's mother called out to her from the hall. Liz grimaced. She'd forgotten all about school. She pouted for a minute, then remembered she was going to meet Max downstairs and she quickly got ready.
"Bye mom!" she exclaimed as she opened her door and ran down the hall, swinging her book bag over her shoulders. Liz ran downstairs and swung the doors to the cafe open. She smiled as she saw Max's figure leaning against the outside wall. His book bag was lying on the ground and his hands were in his pockets. She stared at him for a moment, her heart overflowing with love. She loved just looking at him.
She looked at her watch and gasped. 'Yikes, we're gonna be so late,' she thought. She quickly reached the front door and unlocked it. Max turned as he heard the door beside him opened. His eyes watched Liz as she came outside and locked the Crashdown's door. She stopped for a moment, and then looked up into his eyes. Max reached down and held her chin. Liz's smile brightened. She reached up and gave him a kiss.
"You make me crazy, Max Evans," she told him as she grabbed his hand and led him to his jeep.
"Do you know that I completely forgot about school until my mom told me I was going to be late."
"Me too," Max replied as he got in the driver's seat and started the engine.
"And you know what?" she asked him, "I like it. And I like knowing you're gonna make me crazy for the rest of my life. I love you." Max grinned and looked over at Liz. He opened his mind and connected to her. He could feel her love for him and his grin widened. 'I love you too Liz,' he told her through their connection.
Liz beamed at him. "It might help us get to school closer to on time if we pull out," she teased him. Max smiled at her and pulled out onto the street. He loved it when she teased him, and he knew that she knew it. He loved knowing that they could go on like that forever.
They were silent on the way to school. Each sat thinking their own thought and listening to the others' thoughts that ran through their minds.
Max pulled into the student parking lot and shut off the engine. He and Liz both got out and walked onto campus holding hands.
The bell rang shrill and loud. Liz felt herself jump out of her dream world and back into reality. Once back in reality, however, she found her dream was still standing beside her, holding her hand. She smiled at the thought of always living a dream.
Just then Maria came tearing around the corner. "Liz, come on, we are so gonna be late!" she called out. She grabbed her best friend's arm and asked, "Max, is it okay if I borrow her for 1st period? We really need to get to class Lizzie!"