I heard this song on my dad's iPod and it was as if Gordo was singing it for Lizzie (not literally, but I think it's a perfect description of how he feels for her.). I really wanted to use it, so I came up with this idea.
The song is Someone Loves You by The Saw Doctors, so it belongs to them. And Lizzie, Miranda, Gordo and Ronnie belong to Disney. James and Fred belong to me.
I hope you like it!
Chapter 1: A Mysterious Package
With a sigh, Lizzie closed the lid of her laptop. She had been IM-ing Miranda for the past three hours, and she was exhausted. Just as she was about to have her usual evening shower, she heard the doorbell ringing. Wondering who could possibly be calling this late at night, she walked through her silent flat and opened the door.
There was no one there. Looking down, she noticed a small package with her name written on it in black felt tip. It must have been delivered within the last thirty seconds. Maybe the person who had delivered it was till there? But the landing was outside her flat was empty. Whoever had delivered it must have left.
Confused, she carried the package into her tiny kitchen and eased it open. It contained an unmarked CD in its plastic case and a letter. Hoping that the letter would explain why she had received the package, she read it first:
Dear Lizzie,
For nearly seven years, I have been hiding my true feelings for you. The reason for this is that I've always been afraid that you would never want to speak to me again if I told you that I love you. But I've always had a glimmer of hope that you might just feel the same way, which is why I sent this package.
Unless someone has stolen it and resealed the package in the 30 seconds it was lying on your doorstep, you will find a CD in the package with this letter. On it is a song I heard a few days ago that perfectly describes my feelings for you.
I hope you'll be able to work out who I am. Here's a clue: this isn't the first time I've sent you an anonymous letter about my feelings for you.
When you think you know who I am (I'm sure you'll work it out somehow), tell Miranda. She knows who I am and where to find me. If you're right, she'll tell you where I am.
Love from
Someone you know well.
Lizzie stared at the letter. She knew deep down that it wasn't a prank, and that there was someone who had loved her for the past seven years. She was amazed, because her dating life hadn't exactly been successful: in her whole life, she'd only had three boyfriends, none of which had lasted for more than two weeks. Ronnie had broken up with her because he liked another girl. James had been convinced she was cheating on him, even though she wasn't. And Fred had somehow worked out before she had that she was in love with someone else.
She and Fred somehow managed to stay friends after their breakup. He was the only one of her friends who knew who she was secretly in love with Gordo.
Part of her hoped that he was the sender of the mysterious package. She knew he wasn't, though. He had had a crush on her back in middle school, but he'd given up on that years ago.
Wishing she had known her true feelings for Gordo back then, she went to look for her CD player. She didn't use it very often, so it was stashed up on top of her wardrobe. With the help of a chair, she set it out in the kitchen and put the CD in it. She pressed play and listened to the song.
I don't know if this qualifies as a cliffhanger, but it doesn't really matter because the next chapter should be up very soon. But I'm going to have her analyse the song, and I thought this was a good place to end a chapter.
I haven't been very clear as to whether Lizzie and Gordo are still in touch and stuff. So let's say that they never mentioned the kiss again after it happened, and they remained best friends all through high school. Then they went off to different universities, and stayed in touch through Internet. It's 2010 in the story.
