A/N: I, unfortunately, am not the owner of Lizzie, Miranda, Gordo, or
any other Lizzie characters, nor the Digital Bean. I only wish I was, so
please do not sue me!
This story takes place the summer before Lizzie, Miranda, and Gordo start middle school (grade seven), and is about how they deal with the huge change in their lives.
"Lizzie, Miranda, you two need to calm down," one of Lizzie McGuire's two best friends, David Gordon, or Gordo, as he preferred to be called, told her and her other best friend, Miranda Sanchez. They were both totally freaking out, but they had a reason to.
"Calm down? Gordo, how can we calm down when middle school is only a week away?" Lizzie asked. She was so worried that she wasn't even drinking her smoothie, which was slowly melting as they sat at their usual table at the Digital Bean, talking.
Animated Lizzie: How can Gordo even think about being calm at a time like this?
"I just don't see why you two are making such a big deal out of something that isn't really that bad," Gordo replied.
"Isn't really that bad? Tell him, Lizzie," Miranda said.
"Gordo, this is a huge deal. We are going from sixth grade to seventh grade. Elementary school to middle school. In middle school, there is going to be stricter teachers, grosser cafeteria food, and loads more homework! It's like a horror movie, and we're walking straight into the monster's trap!" Lizzie explained.
"That's interesting. I've never heard anyone use that description for seventh grade before," Gordo observed.
"Gordo!" Lizzie and Miranda both exclaimed.
"I just think that you guys are overreacting," Gordo said.
"Overreacting? Gordo, we are reacting just fine. I think you are underreacting!" Miranda said.
"I just don't see why you guys are freaking out about grade seven. I mean, in grade six they taught us so that we are properly prepared for it, and we obviously are, or we wouldn't have passed. And our parents are all saying they remember when they were in grade seven and telling us all of these long, boring stories about how much fun they had, and saying that we have no need to be worried about it, so why should we be?" Gordo asked.
Animated Lizzie: Gordo does have a point there. Mom has told me plenty of stories about the fun she had in grade seven...but on the other hand, it's grade seven!
"Gordo, you actually listen to those stories your parents tell you?" Miranda asked.
"Yeah, and Gordo, if it isn't such a big deal, then why is everyone acting like it is?" Lizzie agreed.
"Ethan Craft is so worried that he forgot to put hair gel in his hair yesterday when we saw him at the mall!" Miranda exclaimed.
"Miranda, are we talking about the same Ethan Craft here? Because, if we are, he has a reason to be worried," Gordo said. "And Lizzie, just because everyone acts like it's such a big deal doesn't mean that it is."
"Yeah, but it's not just our peers. It's our parents, too. My mom and dad are always going on about how grown up I am now that I'm going into middle school, and about how growing up comes with lots of responsibilities, and it scares me," Lizzie said.
"Same here," Miranda put in. "Even though I got a raise in my allowance because I was going into grade seven, I also got a few more jobs added to my chore list."
"And it's the teachers, too!" Lizzie pointed out. "Didn't you hear all of our elementary school teachers on the last day of school, Gordo? They were all saying how grown up and mature we are getting, and about how they can't believe that we are actually going into middle school already, and they sounded so sad."
"Two teachers cried!" Miranda added.
"And then, when we went with our parents to the tour of the middle school, you saw how big it was! You definitely know that we are going to get lost at least twice. And you heard the principal. We have to remember to bring everything to every class, or else we get a detention. At the end of every class we have to go all the way to our locker, put our books in, take out our books for the next class, and get there, all in five minutes, and if we're late, we get a detention, and trust me, Gordo, people like Miranda and I do not do well in dentention. Also, they were saying that they expect all homework assignments to be completed on time, and about how in every class we have to act like the mature young adults we are and behave, and that we have to accept all of these responsibilities like that! It's just starting to sound like way too much for us to handle," Lizzie said.
"I still say that you guys are overreacting just a tiny bit. I heard all of that stuff, but I also heard the teachers tell us that we would get the hang of it in no time, and that all year they have been teaching us to handle stuff like that for this year. They wouldn't have passed us if they didn't think that we were ready to take on the responsibility," Gordo replied.
"Whatever. We're outie," Lizzie said.
"Yeah, we have to go shopping for school supplies with our moms," Miranda explained.
"Alright. Don't worry about the smoothies, it's my turn to pay," Gordo told them. "And remember, don't stress over it!" he called after them as they headed out the door.
Animated Lizzie: Yeah, right. Like that's going to happen.
A/N: In case you haven't figured it out by now, I am an eleven-year- old who is going to start grade seven in the fall myself. The feelings expressed by Lizzie and Miranda are my feelings, and since I don't know if I am right or not yet, this story may not be finished until fall. Please R&R if you have any comments or suggestions about the story, and any advice for me would be greatly appreciated also! ~Lyss :)
This story takes place the summer before Lizzie, Miranda, and Gordo start middle school (grade seven), and is about how they deal with the huge change in their lives.
"Lizzie, Miranda, you two need to calm down," one of Lizzie McGuire's two best friends, David Gordon, or Gordo, as he preferred to be called, told her and her other best friend, Miranda Sanchez. They were both totally freaking out, but they had a reason to.
"Calm down? Gordo, how can we calm down when middle school is only a week away?" Lizzie asked. She was so worried that she wasn't even drinking her smoothie, which was slowly melting as they sat at their usual table at the Digital Bean, talking.
Animated Lizzie: How can Gordo even think about being calm at a time like this?
"I just don't see why you two are making such a big deal out of something that isn't really that bad," Gordo replied.
"Isn't really that bad? Tell him, Lizzie," Miranda said.
"Gordo, this is a huge deal. We are going from sixth grade to seventh grade. Elementary school to middle school. In middle school, there is going to be stricter teachers, grosser cafeteria food, and loads more homework! It's like a horror movie, and we're walking straight into the monster's trap!" Lizzie explained.
"That's interesting. I've never heard anyone use that description for seventh grade before," Gordo observed.
"Gordo!" Lizzie and Miranda both exclaimed.
"I just think that you guys are overreacting," Gordo said.
"Overreacting? Gordo, we are reacting just fine. I think you are underreacting!" Miranda said.
"I just don't see why you guys are freaking out about grade seven. I mean, in grade six they taught us so that we are properly prepared for it, and we obviously are, or we wouldn't have passed. And our parents are all saying they remember when they were in grade seven and telling us all of these long, boring stories about how much fun they had, and saying that we have no need to be worried about it, so why should we be?" Gordo asked.
Animated Lizzie: Gordo does have a point there. Mom has told me plenty of stories about the fun she had in grade seven...but on the other hand, it's grade seven!
"Gordo, you actually listen to those stories your parents tell you?" Miranda asked.
"Yeah, and Gordo, if it isn't such a big deal, then why is everyone acting like it is?" Lizzie agreed.
"Ethan Craft is so worried that he forgot to put hair gel in his hair yesterday when we saw him at the mall!" Miranda exclaimed.
"Miranda, are we talking about the same Ethan Craft here? Because, if we are, he has a reason to be worried," Gordo said. "And Lizzie, just because everyone acts like it's such a big deal doesn't mean that it is."
"Yeah, but it's not just our peers. It's our parents, too. My mom and dad are always going on about how grown up I am now that I'm going into middle school, and about how growing up comes with lots of responsibilities, and it scares me," Lizzie said.
"Same here," Miranda put in. "Even though I got a raise in my allowance because I was going into grade seven, I also got a few more jobs added to my chore list."
"And it's the teachers, too!" Lizzie pointed out. "Didn't you hear all of our elementary school teachers on the last day of school, Gordo? They were all saying how grown up and mature we are getting, and about how they can't believe that we are actually going into middle school already, and they sounded so sad."
"Two teachers cried!" Miranda added.
"And then, when we went with our parents to the tour of the middle school, you saw how big it was! You definitely know that we are going to get lost at least twice. And you heard the principal. We have to remember to bring everything to every class, or else we get a detention. At the end of every class we have to go all the way to our locker, put our books in, take out our books for the next class, and get there, all in five minutes, and if we're late, we get a detention, and trust me, Gordo, people like Miranda and I do not do well in dentention. Also, they were saying that they expect all homework assignments to be completed on time, and about how in every class we have to act like the mature young adults we are and behave, and that we have to accept all of these responsibilities like that! It's just starting to sound like way too much for us to handle," Lizzie said.
"I still say that you guys are overreacting just a tiny bit. I heard all of that stuff, but I also heard the teachers tell us that we would get the hang of it in no time, and that all year they have been teaching us to handle stuff like that for this year. They wouldn't have passed us if they didn't think that we were ready to take on the responsibility," Gordo replied.
"Whatever. We're outie," Lizzie said.
"Yeah, we have to go shopping for school supplies with our moms," Miranda explained.
"Alright. Don't worry about the smoothies, it's my turn to pay," Gordo told them. "And remember, don't stress over it!" he called after them as they headed out the door.
Animated Lizzie: Yeah, right. Like that's going to happen.
A/N: In case you haven't figured it out by now, I am an eleven-year- old who is going to start grade seven in the fall myself. The feelings expressed by Lizzie and Miranda are my feelings, and since I don't know if I am right or not yet, this story may not be finished until fall. Please R&R if you have any comments or suggestions about the story, and any advice for me would be greatly appreciated also! ~Lyss :)