Chapter 7 (final chapter)
I lay on my bed for a long time thinking. Finally, I got up, silently opened my door, and slipped out of the house to the front yard. Glancing around I become aware that the air was turning frigid. The leaves in the trees were becoming orange around the edges and some of the kids were wearing jackets and sweaters. I shivered a little; I hadn't realized it was getting so cold at night. I thought about going inside to get my jacket but thought better of it. Didn't want to risk getting some lecture on respect and the rest, blah blah blah. Might as well freeze, or go somewhere where I won't. The digital bean.
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I walked down the sidewalk towards the digital bean briskly to keep as warm as possible. I shivered a little as I strode in. I surveyed the area to find an empty table away from people where I could reflect. I was surrounded by bright colors and cheerful sounds but none of it helped. Seated in the corner at a one-person table I heard someone whispering behind me. I turned around to see who it was and whom they were conversing with and saw two people I hadn't expected, Lizzie and Miranda. They obviously hadn't seen me because they kept talking without the slightest sign of noticing me.
"I feel horrible," Lizzie sniffled. "How could I have done that to Gordo?"
"It's partly my fault, I should have just gone somewhere else with him, instead of the movies. But you can't just sit around feeling sorry for yourself. You need to get out there and get him back," Miranda replied.
"I tried, and he wouldn't listen!" Lizzie said loudly.
"Not so loud! Kate might hear you, I mean if she hears you," she said waving her hand to the left towards the tall blond cheerleader who was flirting with Ethan, "then when school starts she'll already have something to get you with."
"You're right," Lizzie said quietly. "What am I going to do though?"
I figured now would be a good time to let them know I was there. I stood up and walked over. "Lizzie, can I talk to you?" I asked. They jumped a little, both caught off guard.
Miranda recovered first, "Oh, yeah, sure. Lizzie, is it ok with you if I leave? I'm sure Gordo doesn't want me here for this."
"Yeah, go ahead," she said as Miranda stood up, grabbed her purse, and waved leaving us alone. After she'd left Lizzie said, "Look Gordo, I was wrong and I'm so sorry."
"It's ok I guess," I said. "I should be sorry too in a way. I mean I didn't even stop to think that over the summer a beautiful person like you wouldn't have gotten a boyfriend. I can't just expect you to sit around waiting for me when I had said I didn't like you. Which by the way was very dense of me. I have always liked you; I was just too scared to admit it. So I'm sorry." After I had finished my little speech, she smiled, as did I. What a change from that morning. We stood up and walked outside, which somehow didn't feel so cold.
*a/n- guess what I have decided to do! I am writing a whole series of stories off of my first LM fic. This was the second. Soon will be a third too! That is, oh course if you guys want more… r/r and tell me if I should. (even if you don't I will but I won't post it unless you review)
I lay on my bed for a long time thinking. Finally, I got up, silently opened my door, and slipped out of the house to the front yard. Glancing around I become aware that the air was turning frigid. The leaves in the trees were becoming orange around the edges and some of the kids were wearing jackets and sweaters. I shivered a little; I hadn't realized it was getting so cold at night. I thought about going inside to get my jacket but thought better of it. Didn't want to risk getting some lecture on respect and the rest, blah blah blah. Might as well freeze, or go somewhere where I won't. The digital bean.
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I walked down the sidewalk towards the digital bean briskly to keep as warm as possible. I shivered a little as I strode in. I surveyed the area to find an empty table away from people where I could reflect. I was surrounded by bright colors and cheerful sounds but none of it helped. Seated in the corner at a one-person table I heard someone whispering behind me. I turned around to see who it was and whom they were conversing with and saw two people I hadn't expected, Lizzie and Miranda. They obviously hadn't seen me because they kept talking without the slightest sign of noticing me.
"I feel horrible," Lizzie sniffled. "How could I have done that to Gordo?"
"It's partly my fault, I should have just gone somewhere else with him, instead of the movies. But you can't just sit around feeling sorry for yourself. You need to get out there and get him back," Miranda replied.
"I tried, and he wouldn't listen!" Lizzie said loudly.
"Not so loud! Kate might hear you, I mean if she hears you," she said waving her hand to the left towards the tall blond cheerleader who was flirting with Ethan, "then when school starts she'll already have something to get you with."
"You're right," Lizzie said quietly. "What am I going to do though?"
I figured now would be a good time to let them know I was there. I stood up and walked over. "Lizzie, can I talk to you?" I asked. They jumped a little, both caught off guard.
Miranda recovered first, "Oh, yeah, sure. Lizzie, is it ok with you if I leave? I'm sure Gordo doesn't want me here for this."
"Yeah, go ahead," she said as Miranda stood up, grabbed her purse, and waved leaving us alone. After she'd left Lizzie said, "Look Gordo, I was wrong and I'm so sorry."
"It's ok I guess," I said. "I should be sorry too in a way. I mean I didn't even stop to think that over the summer a beautiful person like you wouldn't have gotten a boyfriend. I can't just expect you to sit around waiting for me when I had said I didn't like you. Which by the way was very dense of me. I have always liked you; I was just too scared to admit it. So I'm sorry." After I had finished my little speech, she smiled, as did I. What a change from that morning. We stood up and walked outside, which somehow didn't feel so cold.
*a/n- guess what I have decided to do! I am writing a whole series of stories off of my first LM fic. This was the second. Soon will be a third too! That is, oh course if you guys want more… r/r and tell me if I should. (even if you don't I will but I won't post it unless you review)