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Chapter Twenty-Five: Lizzie's Solution
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Gordo waited a few minutes to be sure that Lizzie was gone, and then opened his door. He picked up his nameplate and adjusted it back on the door.
"What's going on?" Miranda asked, hurrying over to Gordo. He didn't reply, but pointed to the paper on his bed. She read it, and said: "Why would you tell her that?"
"I didn't," he said.
"Well somebody did," she replied.
"I think it was Shane," Gordo said.
"How so?" Miranda asked, sitting on the bed.
"You've seen the looks he's given her," Gordo said.
"Yeah." Miranda said. "So what does that mean?"
"I think he wants Lizzie. I think he's desperate enough to do stuff like this to get her. He 'predicted' Lizzie's future. He said that she'd mess up three times on a line yesterday, and that Carl would get a positive call from the critics, and that I'd propose to her," he said.
"And all that stuff happened. So why is Lizzie so mad?" Miranda asked.
"Because he said if we got married, things wouldn't work out. And you've probably also noticed how he cuts into conversations all the time. It's as if he was an expert eavesdropper. So my guess is that he overheard Carl mentioning something to the some of the show's crew about getting a call from the critics soon, and heard one of us talking about me and Lizzie getting married," Gordo said. He started pacing around the room.
"How did he know that Lizzie was going to mess up a certain amount of lines?" Lizzie asked. She had a serious point.
"Lucky guess?" Gordo offered. "And he could have easily typed the note. When I went to bed last night, my lock wouldn't work. I didn't think anything of it, but now it makes sense. He messed with my lock and came in here in the middle of the night. I'm a heavy sleeper, so he could have made a lot of noise and not woken me up. I'll bet that he typed the note and left it on the screen, and printed it. Maybe we can get his fingerprints off of the keys."
"Gordo, even if we had the equipment to do that, do you think there'd be enough time? By that time, Shane will have Lizzie convinced that she should be with him," Miranda said. She stood up and put her hand on his shoulder. "Plus, you need to stop seeing the world through rose colored glasses. I mean, if he was smart enough to do all of this, he's probably smart enough to wear gloves or something.
"You're right," Gordo admitted. He turned to face her. "So you do believe me that it's Shane?"
"I've always thought he was weird. This sounds like something he'd be capable of."
"Exactly. It has to be him," Gordo said. He stopped talking to think for a minute. "Come to think of it, right before I proposed to Lizzie, he walked by with the biggest smile on his face and waved at her. He knew his plan was going to work."
"We need proof, and fast," Miranda frowned.
"Can you try to talk to her?" Gordo asked.
"I can try, but as soon as I mention your name, I don't think she'll be too willing to listen. And no doubt she'll be with Shane right now," Miranda said.
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Meanwhile, Miranda's hunch was happening. Lizzie was in Shane's room. She had gotten over her rage, then started crying, and was now back to her rage. "Can you believe him? I've known him since I was born, for crying out loud. He's never done anything this cruel before."
"What can I say, Lizzie? He seems to be a callous guy with a cold heart," Shane said. He moved closer to her on his couch, but she didn't seem to notice.
"What are you saying? Wait, what am I saying? You're right. He doesn't care about me anymore." Lizzie put her tear-stained face on Shane's chest. She started crying again and lifted her face up. She stared into his eyes. Before she knew what she was doing, her lips were against his and she was kissing him. Not a half hour later and she was already kissing somebody else. But she didn't have time to think about that now, because she heard a loud gasp from the door.
She whipped around to see Kate staring at them. Her purse and its contents were spilled at her feet. "What's going on?" she heard a male voice ask, and Jason joined Kate at the door.
Why didn't Shane shut the door when he let Lizzie in? Well, if she would turn away from Kate and Jason's shocked faces, she'd notice the big smile on Shane's face.
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Sorry it's so short! I thought that would be a nice place to leave it, though.
As promised, I'll make a "Spin-Off" story from this one, but it will only be about 5 chapters long.
Tell me if I should write one about Gordo's new job, Jason and Miranda's relationship, or another suggestion you have that has something to do with this story. Eventually, I'll write one, depending on what you guys tell me.
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Gordo waited a few minutes to be sure that Lizzie was gone, and then opened his door. He picked up his nameplate and adjusted it back on the door.
"What's going on?" Miranda asked, hurrying over to Gordo. He didn't reply, but pointed to the paper on his bed. She read it, and said: "Why would you tell her that?"
"I didn't," he said.
"Well somebody did," she replied.
"I think it was Shane," Gordo said.
"How so?" Miranda asked, sitting on the bed.
"You've seen the looks he's given her," Gordo said.
"Yeah." Miranda said. "So what does that mean?"
"I think he wants Lizzie. I think he's desperate enough to do stuff like this to get her. He 'predicted' Lizzie's future. He said that she'd mess up three times on a line yesterday, and that Carl would get a positive call from the critics, and that I'd propose to her," he said.
"And all that stuff happened. So why is Lizzie so mad?" Miranda asked.
"Because he said if we got married, things wouldn't work out. And you've probably also noticed how he cuts into conversations all the time. It's as if he was an expert eavesdropper. So my guess is that he overheard Carl mentioning something to the some of the show's crew about getting a call from the critics soon, and heard one of us talking about me and Lizzie getting married," Gordo said. He started pacing around the room.
"How did he know that Lizzie was going to mess up a certain amount of lines?" Lizzie asked. She had a serious point.
"Lucky guess?" Gordo offered. "And he could have easily typed the note. When I went to bed last night, my lock wouldn't work. I didn't think anything of it, but now it makes sense. He messed with my lock and came in here in the middle of the night. I'm a heavy sleeper, so he could have made a lot of noise and not woken me up. I'll bet that he typed the note and left it on the screen, and printed it. Maybe we can get his fingerprints off of the keys."
"Gordo, even if we had the equipment to do that, do you think there'd be enough time? By that time, Shane will have Lizzie convinced that she should be with him," Miranda said. She stood up and put her hand on his shoulder. "Plus, you need to stop seeing the world through rose colored glasses. I mean, if he was smart enough to do all of this, he's probably smart enough to wear gloves or something.
"You're right," Gordo admitted. He turned to face her. "So you do believe me that it's Shane?"
"I've always thought he was weird. This sounds like something he'd be capable of."
"Exactly. It has to be him," Gordo said. He stopped talking to think for a minute. "Come to think of it, right before I proposed to Lizzie, he walked by with the biggest smile on his face and waved at her. He knew his plan was going to work."
"We need proof, and fast," Miranda frowned.
"Can you try to talk to her?" Gordo asked.
"I can try, but as soon as I mention your name, I don't think she'll be too willing to listen. And no doubt she'll be with Shane right now," Miranda said.
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Meanwhile, Miranda's hunch was happening. Lizzie was in Shane's room. She had gotten over her rage, then started crying, and was now back to her rage. "Can you believe him? I've known him since I was born, for crying out loud. He's never done anything this cruel before."
"What can I say, Lizzie? He seems to be a callous guy with a cold heart," Shane said. He moved closer to her on his couch, but she didn't seem to notice.
"What are you saying? Wait, what am I saying? You're right. He doesn't care about me anymore." Lizzie put her tear-stained face on Shane's chest. She started crying again and lifted her face up. She stared into his eyes. Before she knew what she was doing, her lips were against his and she was kissing him. Not a half hour later and she was already kissing somebody else. But she didn't have time to think about that now, because she heard a loud gasp from the door.
She whipped around to see Kate staring at them. Her purse and its contents were spilled at her feet. "What's going on?" she heard a male voice ask, and Jason joined Kate at the door.
Why didn't Shane shut the door when he let Lizzie in? Well, if she would turn away from Kate and Jason's shocked faces, she'd notice the big smile on Shane's face.
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Sorry it's so short! I thought that would be a nice place to leave it, though.
As promised, I'll make a "Spin-Off" story from this one, but it will only be about 5 chapters long.
Tell me if I should write one about Gordo's new job, Jason and Miranda's relationship, or another suggestion you have that has something to do with this story. Eventually, I'll write one, depending on what you guys tell me.
