Prom
Chapter Twenty-One: Gordo's Letter (aka Gordo the Star)
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Lizzie's doorbell rang. Lizzie looked over to the door from her seat in the living room, and saw Matt answering the door. "Lizzie, Gordo's here," Matt called. Lizzie got up and went to the door.

"Hey," she greeted him. Matt left. Gordo stepped inside. Lizzie led him to the living room. They sat down on the couch. "What's up?" she asked. He handed her the letter.

She took it, and read it aloud:

"Dear David,

We have reviewed your tape and have agreed that you are perfect for the job. We start filming in two weeks, so we hope to see you here on July 9th. If you have any questions, just have your dad give me a buzz.

Sincerely,
Carl Gardener."

She looked up at Gordo, who was smiling. "What is this?" she asked.

"I got a job," he said.

"As a director?" she asked, clearly puzzled.

"No, as an actor," he said.

"An actor?"

"I want to try everything there is in the movie business. That way I can be a really good director. Like the time I filmed you and Miranda's music video. I need to try everything. And some of the best directors were TV stars and movie stars before they became directors," he said.

"How'd you get the job?" Lizzie asked, awestruck.

"My dad went to school with that guy, Carl Gardener. They were like best friends, and Carl went into the movie business. He just created a new soap opera, and he directs and produces it, too. Since he and my dad were best friends, he offered me to let me have a role in it because he knows I want to go into that stuff. So he gave me a partial script and had me record myself reading it and acting it out," he explained.

"Why didn't he have you come in for a real audition?" Lizzie asked.

"I don't know. I guess because he just wanted me to hurry up. They start filming in two weeks, so he must have figured that way would have been easier."

"I didn't know you could act," Lizzie said, hugging him.

"Well, I didn't either. I just tried it, and I was pretty good. It's cool though," Gordo said.

"Very cool," Lizzie agreed. "What is your character?"

"His name is Bryan Reed. In the first few episodes, he finds out that his step-brother murdered this guy a few years back, and he starts to blackmail him."

"That sounds really cool," Lizzie said.

"Yeah. And Carl said I could bring along a couple friends if I wanted. So I figured I'd bring you, Miranda, Jason, and Kate if you guys were all up for it," he said, and took the letter back from Lizzie.

"Seriously? That's awesome! I'll totally go!" Lizzie said, and kissed Gordo.

"Get a room!" Matt said as he walked by.

"Shut up, Matt," Lizzie said, and saw that he was dressed up. "Oh, is tonight your dance?"

"Yep," he said, matter-of-factly. "I'm going with Melina."

"Ooh," Lizzie and Gordo said tauntingly. Nevertheless, Matt smiled widely and went upstairs.

Lizzie and Gordo kissed again, and Gordo offered to take Lizzie out that night.

"Sure," she said.

"Well, I better go. See you soon," he said, and left.

- - -

Gordo and Lizzie had a good time that night. They went to the movies, and watched a movie in which Carl Gardener was the director of. It was a really good film.

Afterwards, they went and had dinner together. All through dinner, Gordo wanted to ask Lizzie something. But he didn't know when the time was right.
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Chapter Twenty-Two: Extras
Chapter Twenty-Three: Big Hit
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