It was a Friday morning Lizzie was dressed and ready for school drinking
orange juice. Her mom walked into the kitchen.
"Lizzie I'm picking you up from school today. Your cousin Stephanie is
coming to live with us while your aunt and uncle are in Europe. "She said
pouring coffee.
Lizzie spit up a little bit of orange juice and whipped her chin. "HER? Mom
are you sure? Where will she go to school?"
*Cartoon LIZZIE* Please not my school, please not my school.
"Well she got bumped up to the eighth grade and I talked to the counselor and she's in all of your classes." *Cartoon Lizzie* Nooooo.......Wait I wana go to Europe!!
*************************************************** Lizzie pulled her book bag out of her locker and shoved her home work into it.
"Hey Lizzie still on for this afternoon?" Miranda asked walking toward her with Gordo. "Oh shoot. I got to go with my mom to pick up my little dorky cousin at the air port. She's from Georgia." She said wincing. "Hey she can't be that bad." Gordo said. "Are you kidding? Last time I saw her she liked Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hanson, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and had glasses. "She said. *Cartoon Lizzie* I hope geek isn't contagious. "Ok well bring her to the mall so we can see her." Gordo insisted. "Gordo did you just hear what I said? I'd much rather have you guys come over and see what I'm talking about." Lizzie said walking out to her mom's car. "So honey how was your day?" Her mom asked. "Did anything humiliating happen?" Matt asked from the front seat. "It was ok and no nothing bad happened rat boy." She said. They arrived at the airport and went to terminal 14 to wait. Matt stood beside Lizzie and tapped her on the shoulder. "Look it's you!" He giggled pointing to a fat lady. "Ok monkey breath you're paying for that!" Lizzie started but was cut off by her mom. "Lizzie! Here Matt go get us some sodas." Her mom said handing him some quarters. After Matt left a crowd of people got off the plane. "Oh there she is." Lizzie's mom pointed to a girl with blonde streaks, about Lizzies height and age. "Aunt Jo!" The girl squealed and ran up to hug Lizzies mom.
"Aww you're so grown up look at you!" She said. *Cartoon Lizzie* Wow she looks...normal. "Hay Lizzie how are ya?" She said. *Cartoon Lizzie* Well you can take the girl out of the south but you can't take the south out of the girl. "Oh I'm good." She said as Matt walked back not noticing Stephanie. "Wheres dor-oh my-Steph?" His mouth hung open. "Yep dang you grew. I remember when you were in your 'hat phase'. You wouldn't take off that hat for nothin." She said as they walked to the baggage claim. ************************************ Later that night Lizzie was helping Stephanie decorate her room while they ate pizza. Lizzie helped her put her clothes in the bureau and closet. Lizzie's dad and mom came up carrying some boxes that the mailman had just dropped off. "Well you certainly have allot of boxes down stairs." Lizzie's dad said. "Oh I'll come help you with it there's one package for yall." She said walking to the hall and down stairs. She searched the boxes and found the one. "Ok this is for aunt Jo." She handed her a box wrapped with pink paper and a purple bow. Inside it was a china doll with red hair, sunbonnet and green dress. "Oh wow sweetie-"She gasped and pulled out from the bottom of the box the 'Anne of Green Gables' series. "I used to love these when I was young. Thank you." She said almost in tears. "Your welcome." She said. "What do I get?" Matt asked jumping up and down. "Here ya go." She said. His box had an autographed baseball and Atlanta Braves tee-shirt. "Whoa, I got to call Lanie he'll scream when I tell him about this." He said running. "Ok we have Lizzie's and yours." She said passing out the last three boxes. "Whoa a CNN Center coffee cup, pen, and key ring. Thanks." Lizzies dad said. "Now I can act like Connie Chung!" He said taking the coffee cup to the sink. Lizzie opened the first box. "I didn't know what to get you but I thought you might like this." Inside was a leather journal with the name Lizzie engraved and a Victorian jewelry box with a picture of the two when they were four. "Thanks, I really like it." Lizzie said. ************************************ The next morning while Stephanie was still working on her room Miranda came over. "Lizzie, lets go to the mall." Miranda begged. "I can't my cousins here and I have to watch Matt." She said. "Leave her here to watch Matt and we can't go watch Ethan get his hair cut." She said jumping. "Well ok..I'll be right back." Lizzie walked to her cousin's room and knocked. "Hey, my friend and I were going to the mall and.." She looked at her cousin who started smiling." We wanted to know if you could watch Matt." Stephanie's smile grew small but stayed. "Well ok he wanted me to teach him to skate board so have fun."
Lizzie thought she really meant she was ok but Stephanie was feeling a bit left out. Lizzie left with Miranda and Stephanie and Matt started working on the skateboard. They were having a good time listing to the radio when Gordo walked into the yard. "Hey Matt who's the girl friend?" He said. The two turned around to see Gordo. Gordo and Stephanie stared at each other. "Gordo this is Stephanie my cusin." Matt said. The two shook hands. "Hey how are ya?" She asked. "Fine do you know where Lizzie is?" He asked looking around. "She went to the mall with a friend and I'm here watching Matt." She said pleasantly. "Mind if I hang out here?" Gordo asked. "Nope not at all. Hey, Matt show him what I taught you." Steph. Said. Matt took the skateboard skated around the back porch and did a 360 by the door. "I'm hungry." Matt said. "Ok would you like something Gordo." She asked. "Yah if its ok." He said shyly. Stephanie walked to the kitchen searched the pantry and fridge. She found macaroni and cheese and put hot dot slices in it. "Wow that looks good." Matt said as Steph. Fixed him a bowl. "Taste good too!" Gordo said stuffing a forkful in his mouth. "Ok so what school like?" She asked Gordo. "Well we have and interesting school and good teachers." He said. "Mine sucked the teachers were mean, they checked guys pants to see if they had belts and silent lunch was on a stage in front of every one." She said reminiscing. "If I tell you something will you get mad?" Gordon inquired. "Yah what is it?" She said carefully. "Well before I saw you I thought you were a geek but now I think your cool." He said. ********************************************************************** Later Sunday night Lizzie was brushing her hair when Stephanie walked in. "Your friend Gordo is cool." Stephanie said. "Yah was he here yesterday?" She asked. "He stayed for a while. Are you two like, together or something." Stephanie asked looking out the window. *Cartoon Lizzie* Huh? Well I sort of like him but. "No were just friends." She quickly said. "Ok cause I like him." She said quietly. "I hate starting over. I was bumped up and I had to make friends with the other kids. Now its that all over again." *Cartoon Lizzie*Aww I feel sorry for her. "But this time it's better cause I got a friend." She smiled and hugged Lizzie good night and went to her room. Lizzie remembered what Miranda had told her to do, avoid Stephanie in school but help her a bit. Lizzie was so mixed up she forgot all about the plan and decided to just go with the flow.
*Cartoon LIZZIE* Please not my school, please not my school.
"Well she got bumped up to the eighth grade and I talked to the counselor and she's in all of your classes." *Cartoon Lizzie* Nooooo.......Wait I wana go to Europe!!
*************************************************** Lizzie pulled her book bag out of her locker and shoved her home work into it.
"Hey Lizzie still on for this afternoon?" Miranda asked walking toward her with Gordo. "Oh shoot. I got to go with my mom to pick up my little dorky cousin at the air port. She's from Georgia." She said wincing. "Hey she can't be that bad." Gordo said. "Are you kidding? Last time I saw her she liked Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hanson, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and had glasses. "She said. *Cartoon Lizzie* I hope geek isn't contagious. "Ok well bring her to the mall so we can see her." Gordo insisted. "Gordo did you just hear what I said? I'd much rather have you guys come over and see what I'm talking about." Lizzie said walking out to her mom's car. "So honey how was your day?" Her mom asked. "Did anything humiliating happen?" Matt asked from the front seat. "It was ok and no nothing bad happened rat boy." She said. They arrived at the airport and went to terminal 14 to wait. Matt stood beside Lizzie and tapped her on the shoulder. "Look it's you!" He giggled pointing to a fat lady. "Ok monkey breath you're paying for that!" Lizzie started but was cut off by her mom. "Lizzie! Here Matt go get us some sodas." Her mom said handing him some quarters. After Matt left a crowd of people got off the plane. "Oh there she is." Lizzie's mom pointed to a girl with blonde streaks, about Lizzies height and age. "Aunt Jo!" The girl squealed and ran up to hug Lizzies mom.
"Aww you're so grown up look at you!" She said. *Cartoon Lizzie* Wow she looks...normal. "Hay Lizzie how are ya?" She said. *Cartoon Lizzie* Well you can take the girl out of the south but you can't take the south out of the girl. "Oh I'm good." She said as Matt walked back not noticing Stephanie. "Wheres dor-oh my-Steph?" His mouth hung open. "Yep dang you grew. I remember when you were in your 'hat phase'. You wouldn't take off that hat for nothin." She said as they walked to the baggage claim. ************************************ Later that night Lizzie was helping Stephanie decorate her room while they ate pizza. Lizzie helped her put her clothes in the bureau and closet. Lizzie's dad and mom came up carrying some boxes that the mailman had just dropped off. "Well you certainly have allot of boxes down stairs." Lizzie's dad said. "Oh I'll come help you with it there's one package for yall." She said walking to the hall and down stairs. She searched the boxes and found the one. "Ok this is for aunt Jo." She handed her a box wrapped with pink paper and a purple bow. Inside it was a china doll with red hair, sunbonnet and green dress. "Oh wow sweetie-"She gasped and pulled out from the bottom of the box the 'Anne of Green Gables' series. "I used to love these when I was young. Thank you." She said almost in tears. "Your welcome." She said. "What do I get?" Matt asked jumping up and down. "Here ya go." She said. His box had an autographed baseball and Atlanta Braves tee-shirt. "Whoa, I got to call Lanie he'll scream when I tell him about this." He said running. "Ok we have Lizzie's and yours." She said passing out the last three boxes. "Whoa a CNN Center coffee cup, pen, and key ring. Thanks." Lizzies dad said. "Now I can act like Connie Chung!" He said taking the coffee cup to the sink. Lizzie opened the first box. "I didn't know what to get you but I thought you might like this." Inside was a leather journal with the name Lizzie engraved and a Victorian jewelry box with a picture of the two when they were four. "Thanks, I really like it." Lizzie said. ************************************ The next morning while Stephanie was still working on her room Miranda came over. "Lizzie, lets go to the mall." Miranda begged. "I can't my cousins here and I have to watch Matt." She said. "Leave her here to watch Matt and we can't go watch Ethan get his hair cut." She said jumping. "Well ok..I'll be right back." Lizzie walked to her cousin's room and knocked. "Hey, my friend and I were going to the mall and.." She looked at her cousin who started smiling." We wanted to know if you could watch Matt." Stephanie's smile grew small but stayed. "Well ok he wanted me to teach him to skate board so have fun."
Lizzie thought she really meant she was ok but Stephanie was feeling a bit left out. Lizzie left with Miranda and Stephanie and Matt started working on the skateboard. They were having a good time listing to the radio when Gordo walked into the yard. "Hey Matt who's the girl friend?" He said. The two turned around to see Gordo. Gordo and Stephanie stared at each other. "Gordo this is Stephanie my cusin." Matt said. The two shook hands. "Hey how are ya?" She asked. "Fine do you know where Lizzie is?" He asked looking around. "She went to the mall with a friend and I'm here watching Matt." She said pleasantly. "Mind if I hang out here?" Gordo asked. "Nope not at all. Hey, Matt show him what I taught you." Steph. Said. Matt took the skateboard skated around the back porch and did a 360 by the door. "I'm hungry." Matt said. "Ok would you like something Gordo." She asked. "Yah if its ok." He said shyly. Stephanie walked to the kitchen searched the pantry and fridge. She found macaroni and cheese and put hot dot slices in it. "Wow that looks good." Matt said as Steph. Fixed him a bowl. "Taste good too!" Gordo said stuffing a forkful in his mouth. "Ok so what school like?" She asked Gordo. "Well we have and interesting school and good teachers." He said. "Mine sucked the teachers were mean, they checked guys pants to see if they had belts and silent lunch was on a stage in front of every one." She said reminiscing. "If I tell you something will you get mad?" Gordon inquired. "Yah what is it?" She said carefully. "Well before I saw you I thought you were a geek but now I think your cool." He said. ********************************************************************** Later Sunday night Lizzie was brushing her hair when Stephanie walked in. "Your friend Gordo is cool." Stephanie said. "Yah was he here yesterday?" She asked. "He stayed for a while. Are you two like, together or something." Stephanie asked looking out the window. *Cartoon Lizzie* Huh? Well I sort of like him but. "No were just friends." She quickly said. "Ok cause I like him." She said quietly. "I hate starting over. I was bumped up and I had to make friends with the other kids. Now its that all over again." *Cartoon Lizzie*Aww I feel sorry for her. "But this time it's better cause I got a friend." She smiled and hugged Lizzie good night and went to her room. Lizzie remembered what Miranda had told her to do, avoid Stephanie in school but help her a bit. Lizzie was so mixed up she forgot all about the plan and decided to just go with the flow.
