A Secret Love Appears - Part One ***Part One*** Yeah, she thought he was handsome. Not that she would ever tell anybody. Isabel Evans being seen in public with Alex Whitman? Not exactly �the thing� on the social scene this year. Well, to be honest, not any year. But he had his good point�he was funny, smart, and even knew her secret. The �Dweeb of Dodgeball� as the jocks called him, always made her laugh, no matter what the circumstances. But the day she had told Alex she didn�t want to date him, it had been a total lie. She wanted to date him and she knew it broke his heart when she told him. But Alex was a guy and he�d get over it�eventually. ***** I doubt I�ll ever get over it, Alex thought as he got up for school. Isabel Evans was the prettiest girl in school. But everybody knew that. She was tall, always looked great, and had a killer smile. It didn�t take a genius to figure out that Isabel liked him and he knew it. But if you love her like you say you do, you�ll respect her wishes and stay away, Alex thought. �That�s what I�ll do, I�ll stay away from her,� Alex said, triumphantly. Yeah, Whitman, keep telling yourself that. He sighed as he as he went to get his shower. *****West Roswell High***** �Good thinking Isabel,� Michael Guerin told his �sister� as they walked down the halls looking for Max. �Thanks Michael. Hey Max, where�s the fire?� Isabel asked as Max ran straight into her shoulder. �Isabel, Michael, we have to get to the hospital,� Max urgently told them. �Why?� Isabel asked, concern filling her eyes. �It�s Liz.� �Let�s go!� Isabel said as she grabbed her �brothers� and walked out of the school. As the trio sped to the hospital, Isabel had one thing on her mind�Alex. If Liz was hurt, then. . .OMG! Alex!!! If anybody hurt Alex, they would have to deal with her. It was another fifteen minutes to the hospital. The immediately found Maria waiting in the lobby for them. �Maria, where�s Liz?� Max demanded. �Don�t you want to know what happened first?� Maria told him. Max and Isabel nodded their heads while Michael stood there like a stone wall. He�s just being Michael, Maria thought. �Yes we do, but where�s Alex?� Isabel told her. �You�re asking me too many things at once! Let me start from the beginning. Liz was going to a movie at the Revival House last night when a bunch of Kyle�s football buddies walked to up to her and told her. . .they told her. . .� Maria started. She couldn�t finish before a lone tear fell down her cheek. �What Maria? What did they say?� Max urgently asked her. �They said that they would hurt you and Alex!� Maria said before the tears fell freely. �What does Alex have to do with this?� Isabel asked. Maria just shrugged, she didn�t know. Michael couldn�t stand seeing her cry. All he wanted to do was go up to her and put his arms around her and kiss all her tears and fears away. But you can�t! You have to be a stone wall! a voice in his head told him. But he soon got his wish. Max and Isabel were already heading towards the elevator. Michael went up to Maria and put his arms around Maria and let her cry. What about being a stone wall? the same voice asked him. Screw it, he threw back. Just then Maria put her arms around Michael and cried her eyes out. Max and Isabel waited for the elevator. It was going too slow for them so Max put his hand on the doors and immediately the elevator came. When they stepped inside, Max pressed the "3� button. He didn�t even ask the receptionist what room she was in, he already knew. They paced back and forth in the elevator until it came to a stop on the third floor. Max turned the corner to find room 305. But Isabel beat him to it. She spotted Alex and knew that Liz�s room was next to him. She ran to Alex and put her arms around him. Max went into Liz�s room only to find Liz�s parents with her. But what had he expected? For Liz to here in this room all alone. Yes! he thought. �Max?� Jeffrey Parker asked him. Max nodded and Mr. Parker told him that Liz had been asking for him. �Dad who�s here?� Liz asked. Max shuttered at the sound of Liz�s voice. It sounded lifeless. It was so. . .unlike his Liz. �It�s Max, honey. We�ll leave you two alone,� Mrs. Parker answered. She and her husband left the room, leaving an awkward silence between him and Liz. �Liz?� Max called softly. �Max, come here. I have a favor to ask you,� Liz began. *****(Meanwhile outside Liz�s room)***** �Alex are you okay?� Isabel asked him. Her shoulder had become wet with Alex�s tears. �I�m okay Is, I�m sure Liz will be okay,� Alex told her as he pulled his shoulder away from her. �No Alex, not about Liz, about you,� Isabel explained. Alex started to say something, but Isabel quickly stopped him. �Alex, just listen to me! I�m so sorry about saying that I didn�t want to date you! I want to date you more than anything!� �When did you come to this little conclusion?� Alex asked her, a gleam in his eyes. �A few minutes ago. When I heard about Liz, all I could think about was you. . .� Isabel started, but she didn�t get a chance to finish before two lips found hers. She immediately responded by putting her arms around him. He deepened the kiss. Isabel could taste the salt from his tears on his mouth, but she didn�t care. When they pulled away, Isabel had a hard time catching her breath. She had kissed a lot of guys before, but none of the compared to this! She went for another kiss, but was interrupted by Max coming out of Liz�s room. Max wasn�t stupid. He knew what was going on. The look in Isabel�s eyes, Alex�s messed up hair, and most notably, their lips were swollen. He had hated to interrupt, but he had too. �Izzy, Liz needs to talk to you,� Max told them. �Okay,� Isabel said as she reluctantly let go of Alex. �What�s up Max?� Alex said as he watched Isabel enter Liz�s room. �We need to talk,� Max said, putting his arm around Alex, leading him to the waiting room. *****(Liz�s Room)***** �Liz?� Isabel called softly. �Isabel, is that you?� Liz called back. �Yeah, it�s me. What did you want to see me about?� �Isabel, we have a problem. The doctor took a blood sample and when he came back with the results, he said that it. . .well, it �wasn�t normal� He�s gotten more blood just to make sure that the machine wasn�t messed up. So I need you to get a sample of Maria�s blood to replace mine,� Liz said determinedly. TBC . . . |