Prom
Chapter Five: First Date
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The next night, Lizzie got ready for her date with Gordo. She knew it wasn't going to be too fancy, it was just a movie, so she put on a pair of blue jeans with a little purple butterfly on the back pocket and a purple t-shirt. She pulled her hair into a ponytail and looked at herself in the mirror. She looked good, so she pulled some socks on and grabbed her purse, knowing that Gordo would arrive at any time. She went dowstairs and put on her shoes, and as soon as she finished tying them, the doobell rang.

"That's him mom, bye!" she called.

"Bye honey, remember your curfew," Jo called.

"I know, 10:30," Lizzie said, rolling her eyes. Her parents had been fine with her dating Gordo, and she was surprised at how fine they had been. Her mom had been obsessing about it, saying that Gordo and Lizzie would look so good together.

"Don't be late," her father called.

"I won't," she said, and the doorbell rang again. "Bye!" She ran to the door to greet Gordo.

"Hey," he said, smiling. They started walking down the sidewalk after Lizzie closed the door. They had agreed to go see an R-rated scary movie (A/N: Remember; they're 17), and they were going to walk to the theater which was only a few blocks away.

They talked on their walk, and it seemed like they reached the theater in no time at all. Gordo bought the tickets, and they went inside to get popcorn and a coke. (Lizzie suggested that they only get one instead of two.) They went into the theater and sat in the midsection. The room wasn't very crowded so there were few people around the two. They sat down just as the previews ended.

The screen displayed the main actors' names and played an eerie music. The plot started up as a girl wandered into a clearing in a large forest. Another suspenseful tune played in the background as a robed man came up behind her with a black garbage bag in his hands. "That looks like Miranda," Lizzie whispered, talking about the actress. She remembered that since Gordo and Miranda's fight the day before, she hadn't even talked to the other girl. She had started hanging out with Ethan at lunch and in between classes. She turned back to the movie and tried not to think of Miranda.

Lizzie pretended she was scared as the bag went over the girls head, and she scooted closer to the side of her seat, nearer to Gordo. Gordo actually put his arm around Lizzie, which surprised her. She smiled and focused on the film, but didn't ignore the fact that Gordo's arm was around her back.

When the movie ended, the two got up, both complaining of the stupidity of it. They left the theater and headed back to Lizzie's house. Lizzie grabbed Gordo's hand, and to her surprise, he didn't pull away this time.

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The next day was a Sunday, which meant there were two days until Prom. Lizzie got excited and decided to call Miranda to share her excitement, even though they still weren't talking. She dialed the number and waited for an answer.

"Hello?" Miranda answered.

"Hi Miranda, it's Lizzie."

"Ugh, what do you want?" Miranda said, disgusted.

"I wanted to apologize to you, I shouldn't have took sides," Lizzie said.

"Thanks, but no thanks. I don't want your apology," Miranda said and hung up.

Lizzie sadly hung up too, and sat down on her bed. Her phone rang, and she grabbed up the phone again. "Miranda?" she said.

"No, Gordo," was her answer.

"Oh, hey. What's up?"

"Prom's in a couple days," he said.

"And?" she asked.

"We're going together right?" he asked.

"Well yeah, I figured we were going to," Lizzie said.

"Okay," Gordo said, sounding relieved. "Do you have your dress yet?"

"Not yet, I was going to go shopping for it tomorrow," she told him.

"Oh, I hope you find one, it'll be the last day to get one," he told her.

"Yeah, I know. Did you get a tux?"

"Yeah, I'm renting one," he said.

"Cool. I can't believe it's already Prom. It seems like just yesterday we were in elementary school," she said.

"I know, it's weird," he agreed.

"Well I gotta go, me and mom are gonna look through a dress magazine for ideas," Lizzie said.

"Okay, see you tomorrow in school," he said.

"Bye," she said and hung up. She went downstairs and got the magazine for her and her mother to look through. When she opened it, she saw the girl from the beginning sequence of the movie she and Gordo saw modeling a dress. The one that looked like Miranda.
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Another short one, I know, sorry. But there's only going to be probably 2 more chapters, the one where Lizzie goes for her dress and the one that takes place at the Prom. I'll try to make the Prom chapter as long as possible, I already have the main plot for that chapter all set up. Please reply! Thanks.