Welcome to my world, she said
Do you feel alive, she said
It's all a bad dream spinning in your lonely head
Welcome to my world, she said
Separated world, she stayed separated
Down poison, down poison

Body withered; body died
Time to take away this life
Bad enough to die from one
Not to mention four or five

Welcome to my world, she said
Do you feel alive, she said
It's all a bad dream spinning in your lonely head
Welcome to my world, she said
Separated world, she stayed separated
Down poison, down poison
Down poison, down

(down poison) You weren't there for me; I was there for you
(down poison) You weren't there for me; I was there for you
(down poison) You weren't there for me; I was there for you
(down poison) You weren't there for me; never there for me!

(down poison) You wouldn"t die for me, I've already died for you
(down poison) You wouldn't die for me, I've already died for you
(down poison) You wouldn't die for me, I've already died for you
(down poison) You wouldn't die, you wouldn't die,
you wouldn't die, no!

Welcome to my world, she said
Do you feel alive, she said
It's all a bad dream spinning in your lonely head
Welcome to my world, she said
Separated world, she stayed separated

Down poison, down poison
Down poison, down*

"Poison" by 3 Doors Down

Max took in a deep breath.

"Max...please?" she asked.

"Go away...." he replied in a stern voice.

Max heard some mumbles on the other side of the door, then it opened.

"I locked that."

"I know," Tess added.

Max refused to look at her. "If my mother saw you...."

"She didn't. She's in the kitchen making some tea...Max...."

"I have nothing to say to you, so leave," Max stated.

Tess sighed and hugged her arms around her self. "I never meant for her to leave Max...."

Max sat up and looked at her. "Don't even lie to me," he warned. "What did you do to her?"

"I didn't do anything," Tess replied.

Max didn't buy it. "Liz would never leave me...we love each other."

"Max, your destiny is with me...."

Max jumped off his bed and stood right in front of Tess. "My destiny is what I make it!"

"Max, look around you!! Look what she's done to you!" Tess said.

"Did you use your power on her?!" he asked.

"I would never use my power for that," she yelled back.

"You did on me...."

"I was only trying to show you what was meant to be," Tess explained.

"What was meant to be? Liz and me are meant to be, ok?! You and me are nothing!!" Max yelled.

"What's going on?" Max and Tess both looked to see his mother standing in the doorway.

"Max?" she asked.

Max looked over at Tess, then back at him mother. "Tess was just leaving...."

Tess nodded then bolted from the room.

"Max, why were you yelling at her?" Ms. Evans asked.

Max sighed and sat down on his bed. "Mom, it's a long story...."

"Max, I'm worried about you," she stated.

Max looked out his window. "I'm fine...just tired," he said.

His mother sighed. "I'm used to you shutting me out Max...but it doesn't mean it hurts any less," his mother said before leaving his room.

Max laid back down on his bed and looked back up at his ceiling. He noticed the fly again.

"Wish I could be you..." Max mumbled right before he saw her.

Max could see Liz walking down the sidewalk in front of the Crashdown. She was wearing a blue sundress with daisies on it.

Max jumped up off his bed. What was that?! He rubbed his hand through his hair. Ok, calm down he told himself.

"I must have fallen asleep..." he mumbled. Yeah, sleep. Most of his dreams...well, more than most...revolved around Liz.