A/N: I am so so so sorry! My story obviously went on an extended temporary hiatus. No excuses here. I am deeply apologetic! I hope this was worth the wait. To all who reviewed: Thank you so much. I love you all!
Chapter 8
Gordo and Kate enter Hillrigde High's gym. Kate drags Gordo over to where a group of the "popular" kids stood.
Welcome to the planet
Welcome to existence
Everyone is here
Everyone is here
"C'mon, Gordo. Dance with me!" Kate asks, a little too giddy. He looks at her doubtfully. Then he sees Lizzie enter with Ethan and a look of determination crosses his face. They move out to the dance floor.
Everyone is watching you now
Everyone waits for you now
What happens next
What happens next
Lizzie makes eye contact with Gordo and the look she gives him is so tearful, he thought she was going to cry. Ethan drunkenly asks Lizzie to dance. Lizzie doesn't hear him at first but then obliges. The entire time she can't take her eyes off Gordo. Ethan notices this and pulls back.
Welcome to the fall out
Ethan begins yelling at Lizzie. She looks annoyed but pays little attention to him. Ethan attempts to drag her out the door but she refuses.
Welcome to resistance
Gordo sees this.
The tension is here
The tension here
Kate has pulled away and is glaring at him with a look of pure puzzlement threatening to take over her features.
Between who you are
Lizzie looks desperately in Gordo's direction for help.
And who you could be
Kate.
Between how it is
Lizzie.
And how it should be
Gordo looks at Lizzie. She and Ethan have begun fighting.
Dare you to move
Dare you to move
Ethan hits Lizzie to the floor. She gasps in shock.
I dare you to lift yourself up off of the floor
Gordo runs over there and he and Ethan begin fighting.
I dare you to move
I dare you to move like today never happened
Today never happened before
The fighting has stopped and Gordo offers his hand to help Lizzie up. She stands and they stay like that, chest to chest, just staring at each other. She looks uneasy, like she wants to kiss him. And he's gazing at her and just taking the sight of her in.
Kate angrily stalks up to them and they break apart. She glares at Gordo and then slaps him. She glares at Lizzie for a second and then storms off.
Lizzie turns to go.
"Lizzie! Wait!"
She stops with her back to him.
"Dance with me."
She turns around slowly. "Okay."
They start slow dancing. The silence is broken by Gordo's sudden question. "You're not mad at me, are you?" Lizzie stops dancing and looks at him teary-eyed. She's at a loss for words. Her mouth tries to form them but sound comes forth. All she can feel is the sharp pain of her heart, breaking over and over again. "Yes." It's barely a whisper but all her hurt is audible in that single syllable. She frees herself from his grasp and flees the gym.
"Lizzie!" Gordo shouts, then under his breath mutters, "Oh , no you don't, Lizzie McGuire." He follows her outside.
Chapter 8
Gordo and Kate enter Hillrigde High's gym. Kate drags Gordo over to where a group of the "popular" kids stood.
Welcome to the planet
Welcome to existence
Everyone is here
Everyone is here
"C'mon, Gordo. Dance with me!" Kate asks, a little too giddy. He looks at her doubtfully. Then he sees Lizzie enter with Ethan and a look of determination crosses his face. They move out to the dance floor.
Everyone is watching you now
Everyone waits for you now
What happens next
What happens next
Lizzie makes eye contact with Gordo and the look she gives him is so tearful, he thought she was going to cry. Ethan drunkenly asks Lizzie to dance. Lizzie doesn't hear him at first but then obliges. The entire time she can't take her eyes off Gordo. Ethan notices this and pulls back.
Welcome to the fall out
Ethan begins yelling at Lizzie. She looks annoyed but pays little attention to him. Ethan attempts to drag her out the door but she refuses.
Welcome to resistance
Gordo sees this.
The tension is here
The tension here
Kate has pulled away and is glaring at him with a look of pure puzzlement threatening to take over her features.
Between who you are
Lizzie looks desperately in Gordo's direction for help.
And who you could be
Kate.
Between how it is
Lizzie.
And how it should be
Gordo looks at Lizzie. She and Ethan have begun fighting.
Dare you to move
Dare you to move
Ethan hits Lizzie to the floor. She gasps in shock.
I dare you to lift yourself up off of the floor
Gordo runs over there and he and Ethan begin fighting.
I dare you to move
I dare you to move like today never happened
Today never happened before
The fighting has stopped and Gordo offers his hand to help Lizzie up. She stands and they stay like that, chest to chest, just staring at each other. She looks uneasy, like she wants to kiss him. And he's gazing at her and just taking the sight of her in.
Kate angrily stalks up to them and they break apart. She glares at Gordo and then slaps him. She glares at Lizzie for a second and then storms off.
Lizzie turns to go.
"Lizzie! Wait!"
She stops with her back to him.
"Dance with me."
She turns around slowly. "Okay."
They start slow dancing. The silence is broken by Gordo's sudden question. "You're not mad at me, are you?" Lizzie stops dancing and looks at him teary-eyed. She's at a loss for words. Her mouth tries to form them but sound comes forth. All she can feel is the sharp pain of her heart, breaking over and over again. "Yes." It's barely a whisper but all her hurt is audible in that single syllable. She frees herself from his grasp and flees the gym.
"Lizzie!" Gordo shouts, then under his breath mutters, "Oh , no you don't, Lizzie McGuire." He follows her outside.