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Chapter Eleven: Patching, Part One
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The rest of the day was like murder for Lizzie. Gordo never looked at her during any of their classes, and he didn't eat with them at lunch. He was in a horrible mood, he wasn't trying on any of his work in his classes, he wasn't paying attention during speeches, he wasn't being the model student he usually was. Most people would think that a brainy person like Gordo wouldn't take somethign like this so seriously, wouldn't be hurt by love. But obviously they could. He could. He was.
Lizzie was just as bed as Gordo. She didn't pay attention during classes either. She was in a rut after what she had done to him. Miranda felt bad, she thought she should have told Gordo or forced Lizzie to. But she didn't, and she thought of everything that happened as partially her fault.
Lizzie was walking down the steps of the school to go home when she heard someone call to her. "Lizzie," the voice said, which turned out to be that of Kate.
Lizzie turned and faced the other girl. "What do you want?" she said unhappily.
"I can't believe you did that. And I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I broke up with Ethan. I can't believe he kissed someone else besides me. And to think it would be you, of all people," she said.
"You know what Kate, I'm not in the best mood right now and I'd appreciate it if you'd shut the hell up and get out of my face," Lizzie said angrily.
"Ooh look, it's Lizzie McGuire, Miss Tough Stuff," Kate said sarcastically. "Am I supposed to be scared of you?"
"Shut up Kate," Lizzie said, and started to walk off.
"Whatever Lizzie. I'm not the one who goes kissing other guys besides my boyfriend," Kate said. But that was enough for Lizzie to go off. She turned around and punched Kate in the face. She didn't put a lot of force into it, but it was enough to knock Kate down.
Lizzie was in shock. She didn't think she could actually hit another person in anger, even Kate. She just stood there, looking at Kate holding her bloody nose. But what Kate said next surprised Lizzie.
"I deserved that," she said, still holding her nose.
"What?" Lizzie said, as if she didn't hear her right.
"I said that I deserved that," Kate repeated and got to her feet. Lizzie just continued to stare at her.
"Lizzie," Kate said. Lizzie blinked her eyes. She had been in a daze. She hadn't really punched Kate. Kate hadn't even said anything since the first time she called out to Lizzie.
"Sorry. What?" Lizzie said.
"You dropped this," Kate said, and handed Lizzie her history book that she must have dropped. Lizzie looked up to mutter a thanks, but she saw that Kate wad tears in her eyes.
"What's wrong?" Lizzie asked.
"Nothing," Kate said, and started down the stairs to go to the parking lot and to her car.
"No, tell me," Lizzie said.
"Ethan dumped me. There, happy?" Kate said sourly.
"Because of me?" Lizzie asked.
"I'm sure that's why," Kate said.
"Look Kate... I... I'm sorry," Lizzie said.
Kate let out a little laugh, but the tears in her eyes revealed that it wasn't a exactly laugh of happiness. "I don't blame you, Lizzie," Kate said seriously.
Lizzie was silent for a few seconds. "You don't?"
"No. It was Ethan that did it. He even said so. Even if you wouldn't have kissed back, it would have been the same. He still would have dumped me. But now I realize that that's a good thing. I don't know what happened to him. He's changed over the past year. He never cheated or anything like that. But this time he did, and now it's a good thing that we're not going out," Kate said.
"So why are you crying?" Lizzie asked.
"This happened two days ago, and everyone found out earlier today. Except me. Somehow, everyone in the school kept it from me. Everyone stared at me as I went down the hallways. I didn't know why, but now I imagine that they were thinking, 'Oh look, there's Kate. Her boyfriend makes out with other girls and she doesn't know.' And when I found out, from who else but Mr. Bigshot himself, just a few minues ago, I realized what the stares meant. I realized that for once, I wasn't aware of what was going on," Kate said.
"Don't be so hard on yourself," Lizzie found herself comforting her 'enemy.' "It's not your fault. You're better off without Ethan."
"I know, I know, but it's just so hard for me to understand all this stuff," she said. "And why are you trying to make me feel better? I haven't been friends with you since before middle school."
"Well..." Lizzie said, trailing off.
"I've been such a bitch to you, Miranda, and Gordo, and here you are being nice to me."
"I figure that I might as well be nice to you. We did used to be friends. And I can't hate you completely after all of that. And remember back in middle school? There were a few times where we actually got along for a little while each time."
Kate laughed again. "I don't know why I became such a jerk. When I went to camp that one summer, and when I came back to school, I guess the popularity just went to my head," Kate said.
Lizzie smiled when she realized that she and Kate were patching up their friendship. Kate smiled too and hugged her old friend. "I'm not going to be mean to you three any more. I promise," she said.
"What about your other friends? Claire and those guys?" Lizzie asked.
"I learned that dumping your friends is wrong. So I can't just dump them, no matter how rude they are to other people. I'll just tell them that you guys are my friends again, and if they don't like it, then that's their problem. You know that they'll listen to me. I'm like their leader." She laughed again, and continued. "They'll be semi-nice to you. There will probably be those small things that they'll do, but what can we expect?"
Lizzie's smile broadened. "So we're friends again?"
"Yeah," Kate said. "We need to meet Miranda and Gordo now, so I can apologize to them."
Lizzie's smile faded after that remark. "Um... Gordo isn't speaking to me."
"What? That's not good. Come on, come to my house, we can think of a way to fix it," Kate said.
Lizzie smiled a sad smile. Maybe Kate would patch it up. If she could patch up a friendship from seemingly forever ago, and patch up a friendship and a relationship that crumbled from a horrible mistake, Lizzie would be very happy.
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Review please. I can't believe I have so many reviews, and it's great to know that people like my story.
A/N: Sorry if you don't like the thought of Lizzie and Kate being friends, but I think it's a nice concept. And I thought I made them re-become friends in a believable enough way. Lol, anyways, next chapter should be up soon.
Chapter Eleven: Patching, Part One
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The rest of the day was like murder for Lizzie. Gordo never looked at her during any of their classes, and he didn't eat with them at lunch. He was in a horrible mood, he wasn't trying on any of his work in his classes, he wasn't paying attention during speeches, he wasn't being the model student he usually was. Most people would think that a brainy person like Gordo wouldn't take somethign like this so seriously, wouldn't be hurt by love. But obviously they could. He could. He was.
Lizzie was just as bed as Gordo. She didn't pay attention during classes either. She was in a rut after what she had done to him. Miranda felt bad, she thought she should have told Gordo or forced Lizzie to. But she didn't, and she thought of everything that happened as partially her fault.
Lizzie was walking down the steps of the school to go home when she heard someone call to her. "Lizzie," the voice said, which turned out to be that of Kate.
Lizzie turned and faced the other girl. "What do you want?" she said unhappily.
"I can't believe you did that. And I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I broke up with Ethan. I can't believe he kissed someone else besides me. And to think it would be you, of all people," she said.
"You know what Kate, I'm not in the best mood right now and I'd appreciate it if you'd shut the hell up and get out of my face," Lizzie said angrily.
"Ooh look, it's Lizzie McGuire, Miss Tough Stuff," Kate said sarcastically. "Am I supposed to be scared of you?"
"Shut up Kate," Lizzie said, and started to walk off.
"Whatever Lizzie. I'm not the one who goes kissing other guys besides my boyfriend," Kate said. But that was enough for Lizzie to go off. She turned around and punched Kate in the face. She didn't put a lot of force into it, but it was enough to knock Kate down.
Lizzie was in shock. She didn't think she could actually hit another person in anger, even Kate. She just stood there, looking at Kate holding her bloody nose. But what Kate said next surprised Lizzie.
"I deserved that," she said, still holding her nose.
"What?" Lizzie said, as if she didn't hear her right.
"I said that I deserved that," Kate repeated and got to her feet. Lizzie just continued to stare at her.
"Lizzie," Kate said. Lizzie blinked her eyes. She had been in a daze. She hadn't really punched Kate. Kate hadn't even said anything since the first time she called out to Lizzie.
"Sorry. What?" Lizzie said.
"You dropped this," Kate said, and handed Lizzie her history book that she must have dropped. Lizzie looked up to mutter a thanks, but she saw that Kate wad tears in her eyes.
"What's wrong?" Lizzie asked.
"Nothing," Kate said, and started down the stairs to go to the parking lot and to her car.
"No, tell me," Lizzie said.
"Ethan dumped me. There, happy?" Kate said sourly.
"Because of me?" Lizzie asked.
"I'm sure that's why," Kate said.
"Look Kate... I... I'm sorry," Lizzie said.
Kate let out a little laugh, but the tears in her eyes revealed that it wasn't a exactly laugh of happiness. "I don't blame you, Lizzie," Kate said seriously.
Lizzie was silent for a few seconds. "You don't?"
"No. It was Ethan that did it. He even said so. Even if you wouldn't have kissed back, it would have been the same. He still would have dumped me. But now I realize that that's a good thing. I don't know what happened to him. He's changed over the past year. He never cheated or anything like that. But this time he did, and now it's a good thing that we're not going out," Kate said.
"So why are you crying?" Lizzie asked.
"This happened two days ago, and everyone found out earlier today. Except me. Somehow, everyone in the school kept it from me. Everyone stared at me as I went down the hallways. I didn't know why, but now I imagine that they were thinking, 'Oh look, there's Kate. Her boyfriend makes out with other girls and she doesn't know.' And when I found out, from who else but Mr. Bigshot himself, just a few minues ago, I realized what the stares meant. I realized that for once, I wasn't aware of what was going on," Kate said.
"Don't be so hard on yourself," Lizzie found herself comforting her 'enemy.' "It's not your fault. You're better off without Ethan."
"I know, I know, but it's just so hard for me to understand all this stuff," she said. "And why are you trying to make me feel better? I haven't been friends with you since before middle school."
"Well..." Lizzie said, trailing off.
"I've been such a bitch to you, Miranda, and Gordo, and here you are being nice to me."
"I figure that I might as well be nice to you. We did used to be friends. And I can't hate you completely after all of that. And remember back in middle school? There were a few times where we actually got along for a little while each time."
Kate laughed again. "I don't know why I became such a jerk. When I went to camp that one summer, and when I came back to school, I guess the popularity just went to my head," Kate said.
Lizzie smiled when she realized that she and Kate were patching up their friendship. Kate smiled too and hugged her old friend. "I'm not going to be mean to you three any more. I promise," she said.
"What about your other friends? Claire and those guys?" Lizzie asked.
"I learned that dumping your friends is wrong. So I can't just dump them, no matter how rude they are to other people. I'll just tell them that you guys are my friends again, and if they don't like it, then that's their problem. You know that they'll listen to me. I'm like their leader." She laughed again, and continued. "They'll be semi-nice to you. There will probably be those small things that they'll do, but what can we expect?"
Lizzie's smile broadened. "So we're friends again?"
"Yeah," Kate said. "We need to meet Miranda and Gordo now, so I can apologize to them."
Lizzie's smile faded after that remark. "Um... Gordo isn't speaking to me."
"What? That's not good. Come on, come to my house, we can think of a way to fix it," Kate said.
Lizzie smiled a sad smile. Maybe Kate would patch it up. If she could patch up a friendship from seemingly forever ago, and patch up a friendship and a relationship that crumbled from a horrible mistake, Lizzie would be very happy.
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Review please. I can't believe I have so many reviews, and it's great to know that people like my story.
A/N: Sorry if you don't like the thought of Lizzie and Kate being friends, but I think it's a nice concept. And I thought I made them re-become friends in a believable enough way. Lol, anyways, next chapter should be up soon.
