~Chapter 3…At the Dance~
The dance came soon enough on Friday night. Lizzie's parents had just dropped Lizzie off, and Ethan was waiting for her at the punch table.
"Yo, Liz." said Ethan.
"Hey Ethan," Lizzie replied in her sweetest voice. "Can you get me some punch?"
"Okay." Ethan poured a glass for Lizzie and one for himself. "Cheers." The two clanked glasses together.
The Backstreet Boys song "Shape of My Heart" sang from the loudspeakers. "Wanna dance?" asked Ethan.
"Okay," agreed Lizzie. "But I don't dance too well, so don't laugh okay?"
Ethan smiled. "I won't." The two danced beautifully until the song was over. Then Lizzie spotted Gordo and MIRANDA!!!
"Quick, Ethan, hide me!"
Toon Lizzie grabs chairs and tables and dives under them
"Wha…?" asked Ethan, puzzled.
Too late! Miranda walked over. She had seen Lizzie already.
"Hey Lizzie! Who are you here with?" Gordo obviously hadn't told her that he had chose Lizzie first, and she had no clue what was going on. Then she saw Ethan, who put his arm around Lizzie. "Oh my gosh, ETHAN? Why didn't you tell me? That's so great. I'm here with—she grinned—Gordo." Then Gordo walked over.
"Miranda, who are you talking to? Don't you want to dan—" He stopped midsentence. "Lizzie???? I thought you said you couldn't make it, that you had other things to do!!!!! I can't believe you could be so inconsiderate. You dumped ME your best friend, for THIS Ethan Craft jerk?" He pointed an accusing finger at Ethan. "And I even asked you first! So that's what Ethan asked you that day in the lunchroom! And THAT'S why you've been ignoring me! I get it all now Lizzie McGuire. Well…I HOPE YOU HAVE A NICE TIME!" he spat.
Toon Lizzie: (Covering her ears) AHHHHH!
"I—I'm sorry…" stammered Lizzie. "I—I—I…"
"Let's go, Lizzie," said Ethan, shooting Gordo a "look" and leading her away.
"Gordo," cried Miranda. "What's the meaning of all this?"
"Come over here and I'll explain." replied Gordo with a look on his face between hurt and angry. They walked over to a silent corner. "I have to be honest with you. I asked Lizzie to go with me first. T—That day in the lunchroom, Ethan called Lizzie over, remember? He asked HER to go to the dance, and even though I had asked her first, she accepted his invite and ditched me the next day saying 'I have other plans, I won't be able to make it with you.' Lizzie lied to me. I didn't know it at the time, and believed her, and since she wasn't able to go, then I asked you."
"SO I'M ONLY SECOND CHOICE TO YOU HUH GORDO. I LOVE YOU MORE THAN LIZZIE DOES, AND MORE THAN LIZZIE EVER WILL! AND ALL I AM IS SECOND FIDDLE. I DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR YOU. YOU USED ME TOO, BY TURNING TO ME AFTER LIZZIE DISSED YOU JUST AS A "FILL IN". YOU WERE INCONSIDERATE TO ME TOO, DIDN'T YOU EVER THINK ABOUT THAT?" And Miranda stormed from the dance, on the verge of tears.