"You know what? That's it. I'm outta here." I grabbed my jacket it and
threw it on as I ran toward the door. As soon as I was out the door, I
slowed down. The cold winter air hit my face and cooled the heat of my
anger. That left room for the guilt that built up inside as I walked. I
glanced back in the direction of Lizzie's house, but she wasn't following.
I was almost disappointed; I had for some reason expected her to follow. I
shrugged the feeling off with my jacket. It didn't matter that I was in
just a t-shirt and jeans, I needed to fully cool off. And maybe forget
what I had said to her. Despite how hot I had been before, though, I
shivered as my jacket left my arms. I didn't even know where I was
walking. The sun shined deceptively down on the bitterly cold day in
December. Suddenly, as I was just about to turn and head home, I saw
Miranda walking out of her house. I hadn't realized I had walked so far.
She saw me and waved, jogging over to me as she pulled on her hat, then
zipped up her coat. She smiled; her cheeks already pink from the cold.
" Hey, Gordo, what's up?" She noticed me clutching my coat in one hand, and frowned. " Aren't you cold?" I shook my head, despite my shivering.
" Not really. I need to cool off." Her frown remained.
" What's wrong?" I shook my head, feeling a lump grow in my throat, blocking all chances of speech. " Come on, Gordo, you can tell me.can't you?" I nodded, then shook my head, then looked at the ground in despair.
" I-no, it's nothing, I mean, I just got into a bit of an argument. No biggie." Still she frowned, but shrugged.
" Okay.it's fine if you don't want to tell me. Hey, I was just on my way to Lizzie's house, do you wanna come?" I just stared at her. " Oh. *That's* what happened, huh?" I nodded, and finally pulled my coat on. I had lost all feeling in my arms. " What happened?" she continued. I shrugged.
" We-we just disagreed. You might want to ask her, seeing as she's so smart and ALWAYS right." I instantly regretted saying that, especially since the look Miranda gave me told me she thought I SHOULD regret it. I looked at the ground again. " I-I'm sorry. Just a bit mad is all." I looked up, and her look had softened. " Will you ask her to call me later, if she's up to it?" She nodded, then threw her arms around me, kissing me lightly on the cheek with cold lips.
" I'll see you later, okay?" I nodded, and she smiled and walked toward Lizzie's house. I went home. Nothing else I could do. Sat by my phone and waited for Lizzie to call. How pathetic.
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" Hey, Gordo, what's up?" She noticed me clutching my coat in one hand, and frowned. " Aren't you cold?" I shook my head, despite my shivering.
" Not really. I need to cool off." Her frown remained.
" What's wrong?" I shook my head, feeling a lump grow in my throat, blocking all chances of speech. " Come on, Gordo, you can tell me.can't you?" I nodded, then shook my head, then looked at the ground in despair.
" I-no, it's nothing, I mean, I just got into a bit of an argument. No biggie." Still she frowned, but shrugged.
" Okay.it's fine if you don't want to tell me. Hey, I was just on my way to Lizzie's house, do you wanna come?" I just stared at her. " Oh. *That's* what happened, huh?" I nodded, and finally pulled my coat on. I had lost all feeling in my arms. " What happened?" she continued. I shrugged.
" We-we just disagreed. You might want to ask her, seeing as she's so smart and ALWAYS right." I instantly regretted saying that, especially since the look Miranda gave me told me she thought I SHOULD regret it. I looked at the ground again. " I-I'm sorry. Just a bit mad is all." I looked up, and her look had softened. " Will you ask her to call me later, if she's up to it?" She nodded, then threw her arms around me, kissing me lightly on the cheek with cold lips.
" I'll see you later, okay?" I nodded, and she smiled and walked toward Lizzie's house. I went home. Nothing else I could do. Sat by my phone and waited for Lizzie to call. How pathetic.
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