Matt turned around a corner, and then back up against a wall. James
Bond style, he slowly crept to the front door, against the wall. Inches
from the doorknob, his hand suddenly stopped, as he heard his mom call from
the other room.
"Matt? Where are you going?" Asked Mrs. McGuire.
"Uh.I-I'm, uh." Matt struggled to come up with a good excuse, "I'm, uh, going to see Lanny."
Just then his mom walked in and looked at him, with a suspicious look.
"Now, isn't Lanny out of town?"
"Oh, heh heh. Did I say Lanny?" Said Matt, sweat starting to form on his forehead, "I m-meant, uh, Melina! Yeah! That's it. I meant to say, Melina."
"But isn't she-"
"Look Mom. I'd love to stay and enjoy more of this.mother/son talk. But I really need to get going."
And with that Matt quickly ran out the door and darted down the street. He looked back to make sure his mom wasn't after him. Luckily she wasn't. Good. Now Matt didn't need to worry about his mom messing up his perfect plans.
He was going to spy on Lizzie. He knew that she, Gordo, and Miranda would be at the digital bean, so Matt whipped out his video camera and headed down that direction.
He entered the bustling café, and looked around for the trio. He spotted them in the back, and darted around the crowd. He jumped behind a plant, and pushed a small red button on his camcorder. He pulled a tiny dart gun out of his pocket, and aimed it at a leg of the table. POP! Direct hit. He reached into his other pocket, and pulled out a small radio device. He switched it on, and could suddenly hear their whole conversation. He pushed the record button on both the radio and the camcorder.
"So.You two kissed?"
"Yeah!"
"Yep. That's what happened.Well, actually, she kissed me."
"Oh that is so cute!"
Matt's eyes widened, as he listened intently at the words that were being spoken.
"So, you two haven't even mentioned the kiss to your parents yet?"
"Nope."
"The whole trip back home from Rome, was quite nice though!"
Lizzie giggled. Matt's mouth became agape, as his camera recorded Lizzie giving Gordo's hand a squeeze. Matt kept the camera pointed toward the table, but he turned his head, when he heard some people talking about him. Not paying attention to the conversation, he suddenly heard a large crackling noise, and then a loud thud. He dropped the radio and was stunned for a minute. He shut off his camera, and looked around. The entire café was looking at him. He gathered his things, and bolted out of the Digital Bean, hoping that his sister didn't catch him.
"I wonder what happened to those two in Rome." Said Matt, thinking out loud.
He ran home and quickly made his way to his room. He pulled out a little tape from his radio, and put it inside a black brief case. He then placed his camera on his drawer.
"So, you two haven't even mentioned the kiss to your parents yet?"
"Nope."
Those few words burned in his mind. This was perfect. This was a perfect opportunity to black mail his sister! He looked over at his camcorder, and his face turned white, as he noticed something that he didn't before. The tape compartment was open, and the tape was gone! He heard Lizzie coming into the house, and Matt decided to shut the camera, and just hope that the radio would be enough to pull of this little blackmail scheme of his off.
He leaned up against Lizzie's door, as Matt watched his sister walk up to him.
"Hey, dorkface, get out of my way!"
"Sorry Sis. No can do."
"What? You better move or I'll-"
Lizzie didn't have time to finish, as Gordo quickly pressed the button on his radio, Lizzie and her friends' conversation from the Digital Bean, played in front of her. She stood stunned, as Matt continuously played, over and over again, the part about her and Gordo not telling there parents about the kiss.
"Matt, please. You can't let mom or dad hear that."
"Oh? And why not?"
"Because I don't know how they will act! I know that Gordo has been my friend forever, but you know how overprotective mom is!"
Lizzie lunged for the radio and camcorder, but Matt dodged her.
"Ah, ah, ah. Lizzie, tactics like that will get you no where!"
Lizzie sighed, and looked sadly at Matt.
"All right Matt. What do I have to do?"
Matt looked into Lizzie's rather upset eyes, and something came over him, that he hadn't felt before. Well, not to his sister at least.
He felt compassion toward her. He felt.BAD for her! His evil blackmail scheme was crumbling out from underneath him.
"Darn it. Lizzie, I was going to black mail you and make you be my slave."
Lizzie's eyes lit up as she heard the threatening tone in his voice, suddenly change.
"But, for some reason, that is completely beyond the way my mind works, I just can't do it!"
"Really!?"
"Yeah. But, that is why you should always have a back up plan!"
Lizzie looked suspiciously at Matt.
"What do you plan on doing?"
"Well, Lizzie, I still plan on black mailing you, but I'm not going to use such a harsh way of going about it. Instead, maybe you can help me with one other problem I am having.
END OF CHAPTER 1. PLEASE REVIEW! IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR SOUL!
"Matt? Where are you going?" Asked Mrs. McGuire.
"Uh.I-I'm, uh." Matt struggled to come up with a good excuse, "I'm, uh, going to see Lanny."
Just then his mom walked in and looked at him, with a suspicious look.
"Now, isn't Lanny out of town?"
"Oh, heh heh. Did I say Lanny?" Said Matt, sweat starting to form on his forehead, "I m-meant, uh, Melina! Yeah! That's it. I meant to say, Melina."
"But isn't she-"
"Look Mom. I'd love to stay and enjoy more of this.mother/son talk. But I really need to get going."
And with that Matt quickly ran out the door and darted down the street. He looked back to make sure his mom wasn't after him. Luckily she wasn't. Good. Now Matt didn't need to worry about his mom messing up his perfect plans.
He was going to spy on Lizzie. He knew that she, Gordo, and Miranda would be at the digital bean, so Matt whipped out his video camera and headed down that direction.
He entered the bustling café, and looked around for the trio. He spotted them in the back, and darted around the crowd. He jumped behind a plant, and pushed a small red button on his camcorder. He pulled a tiny dart gun out of his pocket, and aimed it at a leg of the table. POP! Direct hit. He reached into his other pocket, and pulled out a small radio device. He switched it on, and could suddenly hear their whole conversation. He pushed the record button on both the radio and the camcorder.
"So.You two kissed?"
"Yeah!"
"Yep. That's what happened.Well, actually, she kissed me."
"Oh that is so cute!"
Matt's eyes widened, as he listened intently at the words that were being spoken.
"So, you two haven't even mentioned the kiss to your parents yet?"
"Nope."
"The whole trip back home from Rome, was quite nice though!"
Lizzie giggled. Matt's mouth became agape, as his camera recorded Lizzie giving Gordo's hand a squeeze. Matt kept the camera pointed toward the table, but he turned his head, when he heard some people talking about him. Not paying attention to the conversation, he suddenly heard a large crackling noise, and then a loud thud. He dropped the radio and was stunned for a minute. He shut off his camera, and looked around. The entire café was looking at him. He gathered his things, and bolted out of the Digital Bean, hoping that his sister didn't catch him.
"I wonder what happened to those two in Rome." Said Matt, thinking out loud.
He ran home and quickly made his way to his room. He pulled out a little tape from his radio, and put it inside a black brief case. He then placed his camera on his drawer.
"So, you two haven't even mentioned the kiss to your parents yet?"
"Nope."
Those few words burned in his mind. This was perfect. This was a perfect opportunity to black mail his sister! He looked over at his camcorder, and his face turned white, as he noticed something that he didn't before. The tape compartment was open, and the tape was gone! He heard Lizzie coming into the house, and Matt decided to shut the camera, and just hope that the radio would be enough to pull of this little blackmail scheme of his off.
He leaned up against Lizzie's door, as Matt watched his sister walk up to him.
"Hey, dorkface, get out of my way!"
"Sorry Sis. No can do."
"What? You better move or I'll-"
Lizzie didn't have time to finish, as Gordo quickly pressed the button on his radio, Lizzie and her friends' conversation from the Digital Bean, played in front of her. She stood stunned, as Matt continuously played, over and over again, the part about her and Gordo not telling there parents about the kiss.
"Matt, please. You can't let mom or dad hear that."
"Oh? And why not?"
"Because I don't know how they will act! I know that Gordo has been my friend forever, but you know how overprotective mom is!"
Lizzie lunged for the radio and camcorder, but Matt dodged her.
"Ah, ah, ah. Lizzie, tactics like that will get you no where!"
Lizzie sighed, and looked sadly at Matt.
"All right Matt. What do I have to do?"
Matt looked into Lizzie's rather upset eyes, and something came over him, that he hadn't felt before. Well, not to his sister at least.
He felt compassion toward her. He felt.BAD for her! His evil blackmail scheme was crumbling out from underneath him.
"Darn it. Lizzie, I was going to black mail you and make you be my slave."
Lizzie's eyes lit up as she heard the threatening tone in his voice, suddenly change.
"But, for some reason, that is completely beyond the way my mind works, I just can't do it!"
"Really!?"
"Yeah. But, that is why you should always have a back up plan!"
Lizzie looked suspiciously at Matt.
"What do you plan on doing?"
"Well, Lizzie, I still plan on black mailing you, but I'm not going to use such a harsh way of going about it. Instead, maybe you can help me with one other problem I am having.
END OF CHAPTER 1. PLEASE REVIEW! IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR SOUL!
