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"Gordo! Gordo, where are you?"
Ten-year-old Dannie had been searching for her best friend for over a half an hour without any luck. They were supposed to meet right after school like they always did and walk home together, but lately Gordo had been ducking out of it. She didn't blame Gordo, she knew about his tough time dealing with Steve's "departure," which was only two months ago.
Finally Dannie reached the tree house behind Gordo's house. They had built it before they entered 4th grade, the previous summer and it was there special place. They weren't skilled builders, which was obvious from the crooked stature of it, but that didn't matter to them. She spotted Gordo's legs dangling out the side of the tree house. She quickly made her way up the rope latter, only to find her best friend in a sullen state.
"Hey Gordo." Dannie sat down beside him offering as much comfort as she could.
"It's weird. When you're little you believe the world is just one big happy place, not filled with hurt, pain," He gulped, let a tear roll down his cheek and continued, "or death. You think that life will be perfect forever, never worrying, only living in the moment." Once again Gordo paused slightly and began speaking again, not even looking at Dannie, but into the distance at nothing in particular. "Then you grow up and you fill with emotions that you never even knew existed. When your young, all you want to do is grow up, then you grow up and all you want.is to go back to the state you long for all your days and nights, to be young once more."
Dannie looked away from him, saddened. She didn't find Gordo's tone or statement strange, she was quite used to it by now. It seemed ever since he saw Steve lying, lifelessly, he philosophized every part of life. Although he was only ten, he had grown so much in just 2 months. Gordo seldom held any emotion, but distance from the world.
"Gordo, did something happen today?" Dannie returned her eyes to Gordo, hoping she could get any sign of life out of him.
"Something happens everyday." Gordo simply said. "Did you know Miranda's birthday is on Friday? Only five days until then and she hands out the invitations today." There was another pause as Dannie began to give up. "One day you think you know who you're friends are, and the next, everything changes. She invited our whole class, it's supposed to be another adolescent party for the ages."
Dannie hadn't been invited to the party, although she heard talk about it all over the class. She figured she was the only one, until Gordo added that he wasn't invited either. Although Miranda wasn't as close to him as Dannie was, they were still friends. In past years Miranda had invited him and he would go, but only if he could bring Dannie along with him. For one night it would seem as if Miranda, Lizzie, Kate, Gordo, and Dannie were best friends. Then school would start on Monday and they wouldn't speak again. It wasn't as if they hated each other, they just didn't seem the need to combine their two groups together.
Gordo soon began talking once more, still showing no more emotion, "Miranda was talking to Kate and Lizzie today about the party. They didn't notice the curly haired boy behind them. They feel that I was acting to odd the last few months and thought it better for all if I didn't show."
"Thought you were acting odd! Maybe they should be a little more considerate. It's only been two." Dannie was furious at this, but contained herself before speaking once more. "Sorry, never mind."
Dannie knew best by now not to bring up that topic, it was too much pain for Gordo and she wanted to do anything possible to make him hurt less. Still, she thought Miranda and the rest of them deserved punishment for what they did.
"Gordo, how would you feel about a little.." She began, this time looking straight at his face, which was still turned towards the sky. "REVENGE!" At this, Gordo looked directly into Dannie's eyes. Then showed Dannie something he hadn't shown to anyone is a long time, his smile.
ANOTHER NOTE: Don't worry; this isn't the end of the flashback. This is only the beginning; soon you will know the complete reason. If you don't like this for some reason, please let me know (I wrote this chapter at 3am).
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"Gordo! Gordo, where are you?"
Ten-year-old Dannie had been searching for her best friend for over a half an hour without any luck. They were supposed to meet right after school like they always did and walk home together, but lately Gordo had been ducking out of it. She didn't blame Gordo, she knew about his tough time dealing with Steve's "departure," which was only two months ago.
Finally Dannie reached the tree house behind Gordo's house. They had built it before they entered 4th grade, the previous summer and it was there special place. They weren't skilled builders, which was obvious from the crooked stature of it, but that didn't matter to them. She spotted Gordo's legs dangling out the side of the tree house. She quickly made her way up the rope latter, only to find her best friend in a sullen state.
"Hey Gordo." Dannie sat down beside him offering as much comfort as she could.
"It's weird. When you're little you believe the world is just one big happy place, not filled with hurt, pain," He gulped, let a tear roll down his cheek and continued, "or death. You think that life will be perfect forever, never worrying, only living in the moment." Once again Gordo paused slightly and began speaking again, not even looking at Dannie, but into the distance at nothing in particular. "Then you grow up and you fill with emotions that you never even knew existed. When your young, all you want to do is grow up, then you grow up and all you want.is to go back to the state you long for all your days and nights, to be young once more."
Dannie looked away from him, saddened. She didn't find Gordo's tone or statement strange, she was quite used to it by now. It seemed ever since he saw Steve lying, lifelessly, he philosophized every part of life. Although he was only ten, he had grown so much in just 2 months. Gordo seldom held any emotion, but distance from the world.
"Gordo, did something happen today?" Dannie returned her eyes to Gordo, hoping she could get any sign of life out of him.
"Something happens everyday." Gordo simply said. "Did you know Miranda's birthday is on Friday? Only five days until then and she hands out the invitations today." There was another pause as Dannie began to give up. "One day you think you know who you're friends are, and the next, everything changes. She invited our whole class, it's supposed to be another adolescent party for the ages."
Dannie hadn't been invited to the party, although she heard talk about it all over the class. She figured she was the only one, until Gordo added that he wasn't invited either. Although Miranda wasn't as close to him as Dannie was, they were still friends. In past years Miranda had invited him and he would go, but only if he could bring Dannie along with him. For one night it would seem as if Miranda, Lizzie, Kate, Gordo, and Dannie were best friends. Then school would start on Monday and they wouldn't speak again. It wasn't as if they hated each other, they just didn't seem the need to combine their two groups together.
Gordo soon began talking once more, still showing no more emotion, "Miranda was talking to Kate and Lizzie today about the party. They didn't notice the curly haired boy behind them. They feel that I was acting to odd the last few months and thought it better for all if I didn't show."
"Thought you were acting odd! Maybe they should be a little more considerate. It's only been two." Dannie was furious at this, but contained herself before speaking once more. "Sorry, never mind."
Dannie knew best by now not to bring up that topic, it was too much pain for Gordo and she wanted to do anything possible to make him hurt less. Still, she thought Miranda and the rest of them deserved punishment for what they did.
"Gordo, how would you feel about a little.." She began, this time looking straight at his face, which was still turned towards the sky. "REVENGE!" At this, Gordo looked directly into Dannie's eyes. Then showed Dannie something he hadn't shown to anyone is a long time, his smile.
ANOTHER NOTE: Don't worry; this isn't the end of the flashback. This is only the beginning; soon you will know the complete reason. If you don't like this for some reason, please let me know (I wrote this chapter at 3am).