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(Roswell Elementary Theme)
By Vega
Yesterday, by The Beatles
The night sky glitters with countless tiny points of light above the desert near Roswell, New Mexico. There is no moon tonight, and the only other light in the darkness comes from a small fire where six figures are huddled together. It is not the first time that Max and Isabel Evans and their friend Michael Guerin have decided to spend a night watching the stars. Somehow their monthly excursions help them feel closer to home. But it is the first time they have been back since an incident at the Crashdown Café changed all their lives and the lives of three others. Now that Liz Parker, Maria De Luca, and Alex Whitman share their secret, it is only fitting that they share this monthly ritual as well.
Though he is supposed to be watching the stars Max can’t help stealing a glance at Liz instead. His mind wanders back to a night years ago, a night like this one when they were together under the stars. Liz feels his eyes on her and turns to meet his gaze, and from the wistful smile in her eyes Max knows she remembers it too...
Yesterday
A younger Max and Liz stand together on the roof of the Crashdown, discussing plans for a Science Fair project that will redeem them after the embarrassment of the radish fiasco...
All my troubles seemed so far away
Max is elated to discover that Liz shares his interest in the stars, feeling the familiar thrill of connection with her as their hands brush while they examine her telescope. In that moment he thinks maybe one day that connection will be strong enough to overcome the differences that stand between them...
Now it seems as though they're here to stay
But now the older Max and Liz stand together on the Crashdown roof, and this time there is only distance growing between them. A tearful Liz watches Max climb back down the ladder after denying that they belong together, that the connection he feels with her is real...
Oh, I believe in yesterday
The image wavers, replaced by the earlier scene of the children with the telescope. Is it just coincidence that young Max finds the words 'Ex Astra' inscribed in the wall? Looking back, the older Max starts to wonder...
Suddenly
Max’s thoughts shift back to that fateful day at the Crashdown, the best and worst day of his life. He had finally made a true connection with Liz, but that brief moment had also turned his world upside-down...
I'm not half the man I used to be
It used to be so much simpler before, when he was just shy little Max Evans who kept to himself and nobody really noticed. Max smiles sadly at the memories that come flooding back. Mr. Raddish ordering a triumphant Max to take Kyle’s place next to Liz on the first day of fifth grade. Liz’s face flushing with delight at the sight of the wildflower bouquets that graced her desk each Wednesday. Liz holding Max’s hand as they wandered around the Science Fair together. Liz sharing an amused smile with him as they walk to class, leaving Michael and Maria fighting in the hallway behind them. Liz, Liz, Liz...
There's a shadow hanging over me
Max shakes his head to clear it. All of his memories were of Liz. She was the only person who could make him feel truly happy, and now he couldn’t be with her because of the constant threat of Sheriff Valenti and the FBI. It just wasn’t fair. Why couldn’t his life ever have a fairytale ending? Probably the closest he would ever get to that was getting to kiss Liz in their fifth grade class’s rendition of 'Snow White'...
On, yesterday came suddenly
Again, Max’s thoughts turn back to that day, that single moment that changed everything. If only things had happened differently. But he knows he couldn’t have done anything else. Max looks at Liz across the fire. It was her...
Beside Liz, Alex is lost in his own thoughts as well. And as always, those thoughts are about Isabel. All the time he has known her she has given him brief glimpses into another part of her personality, a part she kept hidden from everyone else. Now that Alex shared her secret he saw that side of her more and more often, but she still couldn’t seem to let him in completely, and he had to admit she confused him as much as ever. He remembers one of the first times he ever saw Isabel’s sweeter, more vulnerable side...
Why she had to go
A younger Alex stares after Isabel’s retreating back as she hurries to join her friend and partner for the fifth grade Science Fair...
I don't know
He is hurt and confused by Isabel’s sudden change of attitude. One minute she was playing with his mice and the next it was like he didn’t even exist...
She wouldn't say
But he remembers the apologetic look she flashed him before she left, and wonders...
I said something wrong,
Alex turns back to his project with a disappointed sigh. He must have done something to upset her, or otherwise she wouldn’t have acted like that. Not the real Isabel, the one he knew was hidden underneath that beautiful exterior...
Now I long
The real Isabel was the one who sometimes dazzled him with her special smile, especially after she got another letter from her secret admirer. The one who appreciated it when Alex tried to defend her against that bully Kyle Valenti. Alex sighs again. If only...
For yesterday
If only Isabel would smile at him again the way she had that day Kyle tried to steal her letter...
Michael isn’t watching the stars either. He is staring into the flames of their small blaze, thinking. Something about the fire reminds him of Maria. The way it is always flickering and changing, full of life and spark. The way he feels drawn to its warmth, even though he knows it is dangerous to get too close. Maria has always had that effect on him, he remembers...
Oh, yesterday
Michael and Maria stand facing each other on the playground in fifth grade, arms crossed and glaring defiantly. *I hate you, you stupid cheesebreath!* *Shut up, chickenbutt!* The insults fly, but Michael still can’t resist pulling one of Maria’s silky golden curls...
Love was such an easy game to play
Michael and Maria are racing around the school gym in the middle of the fifth grade Science Fair, pelting each other with M&Ms and calling each other the worst names they can think of, and secretly enjoying every minute of it...
Now I need a place to hide away
The grown Michael sighs at the memories. A small part of him wishes he could just run away, just disappear somewhere to hide from all the changes in his life that seemed to be spiraling out of control. That would be safer for everyone involved. But another part of him knows where he and Maria have been headed since the first time he pulled her hair, and thinks he might actually like to get there. No more running...
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
The young Michael and Maria are sitting together under a tree near the playground, for once not fighting or arguing but just sitting in companionable silence. Michael feels himself starting to lean towards her. Maybe getting burned wouldn’t be so bad...
I believe in yesterday.
Out in the desert, six friends watch the stars and remember a simpler time. And each one silently makes the same wish. Maybe one day it will come true...
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