Justine quickly picked up the phone on her bedside table, praying that it didn't wake up Camryn. "Hello?"
"Justine it's Gordo."
"Hi Gordo." Justine greeted cheerfully.
"Justine we need to talk."
Justine bit her lip, "Gordo are you going to break up with me on Valentines Day. Because if you are, please don't it's been a bad day."
"I'm not going to break up with you." Gordo reassured. "But happened today?"
"Nothing. What did you need to say?"
"Remember the friend of Miranda and mine?" Gordo asked.
Suddenly it clicked, "Gordo did you come by this morning?"
"Yeah I did how did you know?" Gordo asked stunned.
"Gordo I have to go!" Justine said hanging up before Gordo could say anything.
Justine hurried out of her room and took the stairs two at a time, she found her dad and Jo sitting in the kitchen.
"Justine what's wrong?" Jo asked jumping up, obviously assuming something was wrong with Camryn.
"I just got off the phone with Gordo. He said he stopped by this morning. Could that have something to do with what happened to Cam?"
"Lizzie always seemed to blame Gordo and Miranda for her being raped. She would never say why but she just did."
The thought still made Justine shudder. Justine and Olivia had been told about what had happened to Camryn when she still went by the name Lizzie. It had stunned Justine to find out that her angry step-sister once was a cheerful teenager.
"Olivia would you hurry up we are going to be so late." Justine exclaimed as Olivia stood in front of the downstairs bathroom mirror fixing, and re-fixing her hair.
"I'm sorry! But I'm so used to Camryn doing my hair for me!" Olivia exclaimed trying to get her hair to lay completely straight.
"I don't care we have to go now." Justine exclaimed, "Or Matt's driving to school and you get to ride the bus."
"All right I'm coming." Olivia said with a sigh. There had been a long discussion about whether or not Olivia, Matt and Justine would be staying home from school. It had been finally decided that there was no point in them all staying home because Camryn probably would want to be babied or tiptoed around all day.
"Wait you guys. Don't leave yet." Camryn was coming down the stairs just as the trio was about to walk out the door.
"Camryn honey. How are you feeling this morning?" Jo asked jumping up.
"Fine. I've been up for a while. You didn't need to be silent all morning." Camryn stated.
"Well we weren't sure." Jo responded. "How do you feel?" She asked again.
"Mom I feel fine, but stupid. I have done a lot of stupid things, but listen I want to start to fix them. Starting with Justine I want you to give these notes to Gordo and Miranda please."
"Sure." Justine shrugged taking folded notes from her.
"Now you guys better get to school or you will be late." Camryn urged.
"What was up yesterday?" Gordo asked Justine the first chance he got, lunch.
"Nothing. I know you found out about Cam. But she asked me to give these to you guys. Listen, I'm eating with my brother and sister today. I'll catch to later."
As they watched Justine walk away Miranda and Gordo unfolded their note, that read:
Dear Gordo/Miranda,
This letter is the same to both of you. I probably could have saved time and given you both a single letter. But I wanted you to both be able to read these. I know I have been gone for a long time, and that I left without saying goodbye. Although now I realize that my reasons were stupid I didn't seem them then. Please come over today after school, I need to explain things to you. And although they would be a lot less painful in a note it is something I should do in person. Ask Olivia you give you a ride home. She won't have a problem with it if you need rides.
The letter was left unsigned and Gordo and Miranda just looked at each other. Neither saying anything, for nothing had to be said, they both knew without talking about it that last period was forever away now.
Camryn was curled up on the couch when everyone got home from school. Miranda and Gordo looked slightly uncomfortable, but Jo welcomed them warmly and told them that Camryn was in the living room.
Camryn sat on the couch, a blanket wrapped around her, covering her long sleeved dark pink pajama set that was decorated with moons and stars.
"I'm glad you guys came." Camryn's voice was hoarse, and that just added to the evidence, along with puffy red eyes, and tears stained cheeks that she had been crying for most of the day.
"Lizzie what's going on?" Miranda asked, just seeing Lizzie in that state was causing tears to well up in Miranda's throat.
"Sit down guys, I have to explain why I did the things I did before I left." Miranda and Gordo watched Camryn expectantly waiting for her to begin her story. "On the last day I talked to you guys before I moved back I came home alone. Because both of you guys were busy. When I got home I found my dad's drinking buddy, Willy Massie, on the front porch. He said he was waiting for my dad and as hard as I tried to keep him out he still came in. Anyway he was drunk all ready, so I don't know what he had to wait for my dad for. So I hurried up to my room and tried calling Miranda, but you weren't home you were out with your boyfriend at that time, Curtis Brink. So I hung up the phone, I could hear Willy coming up the stairs already and I was terrified of him. So I called you Gordo, and when I asked if you could come over you said that you were busy, had homework to do." Camryn took a deep breath, she was shaking, and she knew her mother was around the corner, although Camryn had made her promise to let her get through the story. "When I got off the phone with you Willy came in and he, he raped me."
Miranda's hand flew to her mouth and she burst into tears, "OH my God Lizzie I'm so sorry." Miranda bawled.
Gordo sat, as still as a statue, he swallowed, but his face gave away the guilt he felt inside.
Jo came in seconds later, she found Lizzie and Miranda in a tight embrace but Gordo had not moved. Jo sat down softly next to Lizzie and set a gentle hand on her shoulder, "Finish telling them what you were here to say sweetie."
Lizzie pulled away from Miranda and for the first time looked at Gordo, rushing to him she took his hands into hers, "I blamed you guys for a long time. But I realized early this morning that it had nothing to do with you. I wanted to blame as many people as I could. Please Gordo I don't blame you anymore, I don't want you to feel guilty."
"How could I not?" Gordo asked. "I could have done something."
"There was nothing you could have done Gordo. By the time you had actually gotten to the house the worst would have been done anyway. There was nothing you could do." Lizzie said wrapping her arms around Gordo.
"Cam is everything OK in here?" Matt asked wandering in.
Lizzie stood up, "Yeah it is. But I'm not Cam anymore. Camryn was a hateful person. I'm Lizzie again."
"I'm glad." Matt said sighing like a weight had been lifted off his chest. "I like Lizzie much better."
"So do I." Lizzie replied with a smile hugging Gordo and Miranda tightly, "So do I."
OK that's all she (I) wrote. I don't know if I am going to write anymore onlu because I like Justine and Gordo together in this story but I am a big fan of Gordo and Lizzie. So if any of you can come up with a way to do anyother ending I am open to suggestions. Well I hope you liked the end! ~Me
"Justine it's Gordo."
"Hi Gordo." Justine greeted cheerfully.
"Justine we need to talk."
Justine bit her lip, "Gordo are you going to break up with me on Valentines Day. Because if you are, please don't it's been a bad day."
"I'm not going to break up with you." Gordo reassured. "But happened today?"
"Nothing. What did you need to say?"
"Remember the friend of Miranda and mine?" Gordo asked.
Suddenly it clicked, "Gordo did you come by this morning?"
"Yeah I did how did you know?" Gordo asked stunned.
"Gordo I have to go!" Justine said hanging up before Gordo could say anything.
Justine hurried out of her room and took the stairs two at a time, she found her dad and Jo sitting in the kitchen.
"Justine what's wrong?" Jo asked jumping up, obviously assuming something was wrong with Camryn.
"I just got off the phone with Gordo. He said he stopped by this morning. Could that have something to do with what happened to Cam?"
"Lizzie always seemed to blame Gordo and Miranda for her being raped. She would never say why but she just did."
The thought still made Justine shudder. Justine and Olivia had been told about what had happened to Camryn when she still went by the name Lizzie. It had stunned Justine to find out that her angry step-sister once was a cheerful teenager.
"Olivia would you hurry up we are going to be so late." Justine exclaimed as Olivia stood in front of the downstairs bathroom mirror fixing, and re-fixing her hair.
"I'm sorry! But I'm so used to Camryn doing my hair for me!" Olivia exclaimed trying to get her hair to lay completely straight.
"I don't care we have to go now." Justine exclaimed, "Or Matt's driving to school and you get to ride the bus."
"All right I'm coming." Olivia said with a sigh. There had been a long discussion about whether or not Olivia, Matt and Justine would be staying home from school. It had been finally decided that there was no point in them all staying home because Camryn probably would want to be babied or tiptoed around all day.
"Wait you guys. Don't leave yet." Camryn was coming down the stairs just as the trio was about to walk out the door.
"Camryn honey. How are you feeling this morning?" Jo asked jumping up.
"Fine. I've been up for a while. You didn't need to be silent all morning." Camryn stated.
"Well we weren't sure." Jo responded. "How do you feel?" She asked again.
"Mom I feel fine, but stupid. I have done a lot of stupid things, but listen I want to start to fix them. Starting with Justine I want you to give these notes to Gordo and Miranda please."
"Sure." Justine shrugged taking folded notes from her.
"Now you guys better get to school or you will be late." Camryn urged.
"What was up yesterday?" Gordo asked Justine the first chance he got, lunch.
"Nothing. I know you found out about Cam. But she asked me to give these to you guys. Listen, I'm eating with my brother and sister today. I'll catch to later."
As they watched Justine walk away Miranda and Gordo unfolded their note, that read:
Dear Gordo/Miranda,
This letter is the same to both of you. I probably could have saved time and given you both a single letter. But I wanted you to both be able to read these. I know I have been gone for a long time, and that I left without saying goodbye. Although now I realize that my reasons were stupid I didn't seem them then. Please come over today after school, I need to explain things to you. And although they would be a lot less painful in a note it is something I should do in person. Ask Olivia you give you a ride home. She won't have a problem with it if you need rides.
The letter was left unsigned and Gordo and Miranda just looked at each other. Neither saying anything, for nothing had to be said, they both knew without talking about it that last period was forever away now.
Camryn was curled up on the couch when everyone got home from school. Miranda and Gordo looked slightly uncomfortable, but Jo welcomed them warmly and told them that Camryn was in the living room.
Camryn sat on the couch, a blanket wrapped around her, covering her long sleeved dark pink pajama set that was decorated with moons and stars.
"I'm glad you guys came." Camryn's voice was hoarse, and that just added to the evidence, along with puffy red eyes, and tears stained cheeks that she had been crying for most of the day.
"Lizzie what's going on?" Miranda asked, just seeing Lizzie in that state was causing tears to well up in Miranda's throat.
"Sit down guys, I have to explain why I did the things I did before I left." Miranda and Gordo watched Camryn expectantly waiting for her to begin her story. "On the last day I talked to you guys before I moved back I came home alone. Because both of you guys were busy. When I got home I found my dad's drinking buddy, Willy Massie, on the front porch. He said he was waiting for my dad and as hard as I tried to keep him out he still came in. Anyway he was drunk all ready, so I don't know what he had to wait for my dad for. So I hurried up to my room and tried calling Miranda, but you weren't home you were out with your boyfriend at that time, Curtis Brink. So I hung up the phone, I could hear Willy coming up the stairs already and I was terrified of him. So I called you Gordo, and when I asked if you could come over you said that you were busy, had homework to do." Camryn took a deep breath, she was shaking, and she knew her mother was around the corner, although Camryn had made her promise to let her get through the story. "When I got off the phone with you Willy came in and he, he raped me."
Miranda's hand flew to her mouth and she burst into tears, "OH my God Lizzie I'm so sorry." Miranda bawled.
Gordo sat, as still as a statue, he swallowed, but his face gave away the guilt he felt inside.
Jo came in seconds later, she found Lizzie and Miranda in a tight embrace but Gordo had not moved. Jo sat down softly next to Lizzie and set a gentle hand on her shoulder, "Finish telling them what you were here to say sweetie."
Lizzie pulled away from Miranda and for the first time looked at Gordo, rushing to him she took his hands into hers, "I blamed you guys for a long time. But I realized early this morning that it had nothing to do with you. I wanted to blame as many people as I could. Please Gordo I don't blame you anymore, I don't want you to feel guilty."
"How could I not?" Gordo asked. "I could have done something."
"There was nothing you could have done Gordo. By the time you had actually gotten to the house the worst would have been done anyway. There was nothing you could do." Lizzie said wrapping her arms around Gordo.
"Cam is everything OK in here?" Matt asked wandering in.
Lizzie stood up, "Yeah it is. But I'm not Cam anymore. Camryn was a hateful person. I'm Lizzie again."
"I'm glad." Matt said sighing like a weight had been lifted off his chest. "I like Lizzie much better."
"So do I." Lizzie replied with a smile hugging Gordo and Miranda tightly, "So do I."
OK that's all she (I) wrote. I don't know if I am going to write anymore onlu because I like Justine and Gordo together in this story but I am a big fan of Gordo and Lizzie. So if any of you can come up with a way to do anyother ending I am open to suggestions. Well I hope you liked the end! ~Me