Nightmares As I rest my head on my pillow It seem's that time is going slow I'm afraid to close my eye's Cuz when I do, I seem to cry Nightmares haunt me at night Nightmares that I can't seem to fight I try hard to stay awake But it's something my body can't take I look at the clock for the third time And i tell myself everything will be fine But the nightmares overcome me The nightmares are all I see By: Monnie *************************** Maria opened her eye's and came face to face with Michael. Michael smirked up at her. Maria smiled back at him. "What are you doing here?" She asked him. "Missed you." Michael told her with a smirk. Maria smiled up at him and got out of her bed. "Really?" Maria asked as she wraped her arms around his neck. Michael nodded his head placed her strong arms around her waist. He pulled her into a passionate kiss. Maria pulled away, something was different. "Whats wrong, honey?" Michael asked her. "Honey?" All of sudden Maria felt a sharp pain in her stomach, she looked down and blood was all over her. She looked at who she thought was Michael. He was holding a bloody knife. He smiled up at her, and then laughed. That laugh, the laugh that was full of so much evil. Maria fell to the ground. She looked at her stomach again and tried to stop the blood. Maria looked up to face Michael, but he was gone. "Mariaaa." Maria started to cry. "Stop it, please. Stop, please. STOP!" Maria screamed. ------- Isabel was sitting down at her and Jesse's apartment, watching T.V. But out of no where she heard someone crying. Isabel turned off the TV and got off the couch. The cries were coming from her bedroom. Isabel slowly walked towards her bedroom. She slowly pushed the door open. The cries got louder as Isabel walked inside her bedroom. She looked around, no one was here. Isabel sighed to herself and turned around. "Oh my god." Isabel yelled when she saw who was behind her. It was Maria, she was covered in blood. Isabel walked closer to her. "Stop it! Stop it! Please, someone help me!" Maria screamed. Isabel had tears in her eye's, she closed her eye's and opened them again. Maria had disapeared. Isabel looked around the room. "Maria? Are you here?" Isabel yelled. There was no response. Isabel rushed to the living-room and grabbed her jacket. She had to find Maria. -------- Maria woke up and gasped for air. She got out of her bed and looked around her. She slowly turned towards her window, it was open! Maria's whole body started to shake. 'I have to get to Michael.' Maria told herself. Maria looked outside, it was already dark. She didn't want to walk alone in the dark. But she had to get out of the house. She was really freaked out. Maria shut the window and grabbed her jacket and purse. She grabbed the phone and tried to call Michael, maybe he could drive here on his bike. The phone rang and rang, but no on picked it up. Maria slammed the phone down. He had to be there, he was probably playing fooseball with Max or watching some hockey game and didn't want to answer the phone. Maria then called Liz. "Come on, Liz. Pick up the phone. Please, pick up the phone." Maria said. " PICK UP THE F*CKING PHONE!" Maria screamed. But still no one answered. Maria slammed the phone again. She had to leave, she was getting so scared. Maria sighed to herself. She was going to have to walk to Michael's apartment. She didn't want to but she had too. ---- Isabel walked into Michael's apartment and found Max and Michael playing fooseball. Isabel slammed Michael door shut to get their attention, known that they didn't seem to listen when they were play a fooseball game. "Isabel, is there something wrong?" Max asked his sister. "Yes, there's something really wrong, and it has to do with Maria." This got Michael's attention right away. "What do you mean?" Michael asked, Isabel sighed and thought back at what had about 20 minutes ago. "I was at home, and I heard someone crying. So I walk to my bedroom, where the crying is coming from. But when I get in there, there's no one there." Isabel was cut off by Michael. "And what does this have to do with Maria?" Michael asked getting fustrated. Isabel rolled her eye's and continued. " But right when I turned around and leave my bedroom, I see Maria." Isabel paused for a second. "She was covered in blood, and crying. She screaming and yelling. Telling someone to stop it. And then she started begging for someone to help her. But when I close my eye's and open them again, she's gone." Isabel explained. "Are you sure it was Maria?" Max asked. Isabel nodded her head. "Are you it was real?" Max asked. "Max, I know it was real. I felt her pain, I felt how scared she was. She was so scared, Max. She felt as if everyone left her to die or something. The feeling was so strong." Isabel explained as tears fell from her eye's. "Did you get a flash at where Maria is?" Michael asked ready to get into action. Isabel nodded her head on. "Then we split up. We have to find Maria before it's to late. I'm gunna go check at her house first. Max you go check the Crashdown, and Isabel you go find Kyle and see if he knows where she is." Michael said taking control. Everyone nodded there heads and headed out the door. ---- Maria ran out of the house and locked her door. She started to walk quickly, trying to ignore any sound around her. She didn't want to stop no matter what she heard or saw. All she wanted to do is get to Michael's house and tell her what was going on. Maria heard someone behind her but kept walking faster, trying to ignore what she heard. Then all of the sudden someone pulled on Maria's shoulder. Maria turned around and saw who it was. "Michael, you scared me." Maria told him. Michael smirked at her. "Did I? My bad." Michael said. "It's okay, I was on my way to your apartment." Maria told him, relieved that he found her first. "You look scared. Are you al'ight?" Michael asked her. Maria stared at Michael for a little bit. He seemed a little different, but Maria just brushed it off. "No, I had another nightmare and it was so horrible, Michael." Tears started to roll down Maria's cheek. Michael pulled Maria into a hug. "Shhh, it's okay. Everything will be fine." Michael paused. "Mariaaa." He whispered. Maria's eye's widen, she knew it wasn't Michael. It was him. TBC

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