MIRANDA
"Any news on the baby?" Lizzie asked Gordo at school on Monday.
"Oh- the baby?" he asked. He seemed like he was in a world of his own. "It's fine. I'm sure the baby's fine."
"Are you OK?" I asked. "You've been acting kind of… distant."
"Look, do you want the cold, hard truth?" he asked, looking me dead in the eye. It kind of scared me, how serious he was.
"Y-yeah," I said slowly. "I think so…"
Gordo took in a deep breath. "My long-lost half-brother Luke came to the house on Saturday. He's staying with us till the baby's born, then he's going back to college in Texas."
I almost died. What? Gordo was an only child… he didn't have a brother.
"Are you kidding?" Lizzie demanded. Gordo shook his head. "Why are you sad? You've mentioned sometimes how you want a brother. This is a dream come true for you."
"He's 23, Lizzie!" Gordo's voice cracked, but that didn't stop him from talking more yet. "My mom had him when she was 15! And…" He blinked. "She never told me."
Lizzie's smile vanished. "Oh, Gordo. I'm so sorry."
"It hardly matters now, does it? We can't change it." He looked from me back to Lizzie, then to the ground. "I gotta get to class." He slumped away.
"Poor Gordo," Lizzie said. "He's taking this really hard. And… I never imagined that his mom would, well… get pregnant as a teenager."
"This is terrible," I agreed. "I just hope he'll be all right."
A/N: I'm having a really hard time developing a real hard plot with this, so any suggestions are appreciated. You can review, or email me, whichever you want. The story is finished, but the next chapter is the last chapter, so I'm thinking I'll add more in between… if I get an idea. So if you don't want the story to finish so fast, give me an idea of what to happen!!!! =) pleeeeeeease?