Never actually written a story beforeā¦. this will probably suck but oh well.
I don't own Liv and Maddie, I was just bored and started writing
Holden waited five minutes before he had the courage to knock. This was her house, Liv Rooney. The girl he had been crushing on since third grade. He had stolen her Goodbye Puppy pen.
He turned around and began to leave. Its okay, he thought to himself, I can get my mom to ask them. In fact, I should just go back to my boarding school. She probably thinks I'm still Hungry Hungry Holden who used to eat paste.
"Holden, honey! I need you to ask them about the giraffe. It's your uncle's wake and I need the giraffe! Your relatives have started to show up so I can't go ask them. But don't worry because I am sure that they took it. Karen has trouble understanding the art of decorating."
Holden turned back around. Before he knew what his hand was doing, he knocked on the door to the mustard colored house.
"Ha! You're not the police," Liv said as she turned around and began to close the door.
She was even prettier than he remembered. Holden had watched every episode of her hit TV show, Sing it Loud, but nothing compared to the beauty before him.
Before she could close the door on his adoring face, he said, "Wait Liv! It's Holden Dippledorf from across the street."
"We didn't steal anything!" said Karen Rooney, Liv's mother.
Holden was shaken from his trance.
Before he knew it, Liv had recognized him, just like he thought. He tried to make a joke on the paste he was eating, but she knew Liv thought he was a dork. God, why, did he have to be such a weird kid?
Holden realized he hadn't said anything about the giraffe. He could care less about the wake, but he knew his mom would be angry if he didn't ask. So he brought it up, but they didn't seem to know about it.
He noticed they were on edge, but he figured that it was due to their dislike of his family. Between third grade Holden taking Liv's pen and the constant bickering, no battling, of their moms, the Rooneys and the Dippledorfs were not exactly friends. Even Holden's little brother, Will, had fought with Parker. They were in karate together, but Will was asked to leave after he and Parker were caught fighting each other before class.
But it all started after Holden took Liv's Goodbye Puppy pen.
Flashback
Holden sipped on his apple juice as he looked at Liv from across the room. He didn't care that she had cooties because he loved her anyway.
Liv didn't even notice his staring. She was busy doodling with her Goodbye Puppy pen.
Holden was upset. Liv was always so absorbed in her Goodbye Puppy pen that she never even noticed him.
Maybe if I steal her pen, then she won't be distracted by it anymore, so she can like me, he thought. Little did he realize that it would only make her angry at him.
End of Flashback
After that, Liv wouldn't say a word to Holden. One day, he got so angry that he went over to their house and trashed their lawn. He ripped up the grass and tore the flowers out of the ground. When he was finished he felt just as angry, but he was grounded too.
Flashback
"Cindy its very simple. Your child has destroyed my lawn! I demand that he apologize!"
"Oh please! My wittle Holdy-bear was doing you a favor. Your lawn certainly is not worse than it was before."
Out of the corner of his eye, Holden saw the face he knew so well after staring at it for so long. But the face looked much more upset than it used to. Holden looked again and there she was. Liv Rooney, pouting and hugging a big, worn, light blue teddy bear.
He looked over at her, begging in his eyes. All he wanted was to go back to being friends. He was ready to get down on his knees and beg her to be his friend again, but before he could, he saw the most devastating sight possible.
Liv shook her head from left to right, left to right. Holden saw her eyes fill with tears as her bottom lip quivered, but before he could see her cry, she ran away.
End of Flashback
Holden would give anything to change that day. If only he had chased after her or given her back her pen, but he never did. He never had enough courage to change back the thing he regretted more than anything.
They shook their heads so hard it looked like they were vibrating. When they stopped, Holden was surprised to see how beautiful Liv looked even after that. He realized he was staring and turned around to leave. After the door shut, he couldn't help himself. He jumped up and clicked his heels together, hoping they didn't see.
Liv Rooney had gotten so much prettier than he could even imagine.
