The Salvation by Melinda Metz

Author:Melinda Metz
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2000-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

“Why is Michael smiling like that?” Maria whispered in Liz’s ear, her face all scrunched up. “It’s kind of … creepy.”

Liz tore her eyes away from Michael and shot a quick glance at Maria. A little shiver ran from her shoulders to the base of her spine. “I don’t know, but you’re right.”

Alex moved up closer behind them. Liz could feel his breath on the top of her head. “How do we think this is going?” he asked softly.

Liz forced herself to look down at Max’s face. It was lifeless, just like always. Her blood was starting to pump faster, and she was getting tense. There were too many questions here. Too many unknowns. Who knew what was going on inside Max and Michael’s heads?

“I have no idea,” she said. She felt so helpless just standing here. Watching. Not even knowing exactly what she was watching for.

“If Michael had started using the Stones, we’d definitely see the glow, even through his pocket,” Isabel said. She shifted a little closer to Liz, and now they were all standing in a tense little clump. “It seems like it’s taking too long.”

“Except this has never been done before, so there’s really no way to know how long is too long,” Alex offered.

“It just feels too long, okay?” Isabel snapped.

“I really don’t like the way Michael’s smiling,” Maria said. None of them looked at one another when they were talking. The Max-Michael connection was just too riveting.

Liz didn’t have any comforting response to Maria’s comment, so she reached out and took Maria’s hand. A moment later she felt Isabel grab her other hand. Alex stretched out his arms and managed to encompass all three of them.

And they watched. And waited. Each second stretching out until it felt as long as an hour.

Liz’s eyes began to burn with the strain. She’d been trying not to blink too much just in case. You’re not going to miss anything in two seconds, she told herself, letting her eyes close briefly.

A gasp escaped from deep in her throat when she opened them again. Max’s face was twisted in agony. Then almost instantly it lost all animation, jaw slack, eyes dull.

“Did you see—,” she began.

“Yes,” Isabel answered, squeezing Liz’s hand so hard, an arrow of pain zinged up her arm.

“What did it look like to you?” Liz demanded, keeping her eyes locked on Max in case there was another lightning change.

“What are you talking about?” Maria jumped in.

“Max’s face—for a second it looked like he was himself-again. And that something hideous was happening to him,” Isabel answered. There were tears in her voice.

“I missed it,” Alex said. He hadn’t let go of them, and he squeezed a little tighter.

“I was looking at Michael,” Maria admitted sheepishly.

Liz broke free from their little knot and slowly crossed the room toward Max and Michael. She circled them, looking for anything that might tell her what had happened, but they looked just like they had before. Maria, Alex, and Isabel joined her a moment later.

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