A/N: hey everyone! Thanks for reviewing! Sorry I didn't add more sooner,
but I was on vacation! And, I had tons of homework, not fun, there's only a
few more chapters to go for this story to be finished so stay tuned! :-)!
7. MIRANDA
3 WEEKS LATER
I'm so nervous. Gordo and I are going out again tonight, to the Digital Bean. This will be the 4th time, but it's still crazy. I keep thinking that if Lizzie or Brian saw me, then everything would be ruined. Our friendship or our relationship, respectively. But, I guess that's a risk I have to take, since I know what I'm doing. Luckily the DB is only a block from my house, so I don't have to get my parents to drive me and Gordo.
Ding-Dong….There's the doorbell. I look in the mirror one more time, straightening my denim skirt, then I answer the door. "Hey, Gordo. See you later Mom and Dad!"
Once we were outside, Gordo kissed me softly on the cheek. "You look really pretty tonight, Miranda." I blushed. I still wasn't used to hearing him talk to me like that. He took my hand. "Come on, let's go."
At the DB, we quickly looked around to see if Lizzie or Brian was there, and we checked twice to see if Kate was there. Gordo pointed to a girl with a blond ponytail and a boy who looked exactly like Brian sitting with their heads bent together. Then, the boy kissed the girl on the cheek. She turned and smiled at him. I stood shock-still. I couldn't believe what I had just seen. That girl was Lizzie, and that boy was Brian! "Gordo!" I squeaked. "This is perfect! We confront them, break up with them, they feel horrible, and then in a week or so we can tell them that we're going out!" I grabbed Gordo's arm. "Perfect! Am I a genius or what?" Gordo looked uncertain. "What's wrong?"
"Well, Miranda, aren't you a little sad that our best friends are cheating on us too?" He looked like he was about to break down and cry. I felt bad for him, but that's what we were doing to them!
"I guess, but that's how they would feel if they saw us. Come on, let's go talk to them." I pulled Gordo over. He wouldn't walk by himself, so it felt like I was pulling a 100-pound bag of bricks. I turned to Lizzie first, faking a hysterical noise in my throat.
"Lizzie, how could you?" I said, my voice getting higher and higher. No matter what anyone said, I was a great actress. Unlike Lizzie's review of my play last year.
She turned around and looked me straight in the eye. "Oops, I guess you and Gordo can go make out now. I saw you here last week. Great choice you guys. Gordo, I can't believe I ever trusted you. We're through." My happiness turned to despair. This was not how it was supposed to go. Gordo just hung his head dejectedly.
Once again, my voice came out higher then expected. "Lizzie….I didn't mean…" She got up and took Brian by the hand and started to leave. I turned to Brian next. "Brian…." He gave me a disgusted look, along with some of his "advice."
"Hey, Miranda, next time you cheat on someone, try not to be so obvious. And, in case I need to spell things out for you, we're over." He started to say more, but just shook his head and walked away. Tears stung my eyes. I didn't realize that this was how it would have felt for them, or how it felt for me. Gordo put his arm around me.
"Hey, it's okay, we can call Lizzie and talk to her tonight."
LATER THAT NIGHT
Mir226: Hey Lizzie, hey Gordo.
DavidGordon227: Hey Miranda! What's up?
sHoPpErLiZ225: If you expect me to be ok with this Miranda you better know that I'm not.
Mir226: I know you're not, that's why I wanted to talk to you. I just couldn't help myself.
sHoPpErLiZ225: Couldn't help yourself? You sound like you're talking about borrowing a pair of my shoes. Not borrowing my boyfriend. I'm sick of you Miranda, and I don't care if I ever talk to you again.
sHoPpErLiZ225 has signed off.
DavidGordon227: Ouch, Mir.
Mir226: Shut up. I would throw something at you if I could right now.
DavidGordon227: You know, I'm starting to realize why I didn't think this was a great idea. See you at school tomorrow. Hopefully Lizzie will still talk to me, even if she hates you.
DavidGordon227 has signed off.
Everything's working out great. Just great.
7. MIRANDA
3 WEEKS LATER
I'm so nervous. Gordo and I are going out again tonight, to the Digital Bean. This will be the 4th time, but it's still crazy. I keep thinking that if Lizzie or Brian saw me, then everything would be ruined. Our friendship or our relationship, respectively. But, I guess that's a risk I have to take, since I know what I'm doing. Luckily the DB is only a block from my house, so I don't have to get my parents to drive me and Gordo.
Ding-Dong….There's the doorbell. I look in the mirror one more time, straightening my denim skirt, then I answer the door. "Hey, Gordo. See you later Mom and Dad!"
Once we were outside, Gordo kissed me softly on the cheek. "You look really pretty tonight, Miranda." I blushed. I still wasn't used to hearing him talk to me like that. He took my hand. "Come on, let's go."
At the DB, we quickly looked around to see if Lizzie or Brian was there, and we checked twice to see if Kate was there. Gordo pointed to a girl with a blond ponytail and a boy who looked exactly like Brian sitting with their heads bent together. Then, the boy kissed the girl on the cheek. She turned and smiled at him. I stood shock-still. I couldn't believe what I had just seen. That girl was Lizzie, and that boy was Brian! "Gordo!" I squeaked. "This is perfect! We confront them, break up with them, they feel horrible, and then in a week or so we can tell them that we're going out!" I grabbed Gordo's arm. "Perfect! Am I a genius or what?" Gordo looked uncertain. "What's wrong?"
"Well, Miranda, aren't you a little sad that our best friends are cheating on us too?" He looked like he was about to break down and cry. I felt bad for him, but that's what we were doing to them!
"I guess, but that's how they would feel if they saw us. Come on, let's go talk to them." I pulled Gordo over. He wouldn't walk by himself, so it felt like I was pulling a 100-pound bag of bricks. I turned to Lizzie first, faking a hysterical noise in my throat.
"Lizzie, how could you?" I said, my voice getting higher and higher. No matter what anyone said, I was a great actress. Unlike Lizzie's review of my play last year.
She turned around and looked me straight in the eye. "Oops, I guess you and Gordo can go make out now. I saw you here last week. Great choice you guys. Gordo, I can't believe I ever trusted you. We're through." My happiness turned to despair. This was not how it was supposed to go. Gordo just hung his head dejectedly.
Once again, my voice came out higher then expected. "Lizzie….I didn't mean…" She got up and took Brian by the hand and started to leave. I turned to Brian next. "Brian…." He gave me a disgusted look, along with some of his "advice."
"Hey, Miranda, next time you cheat on someone, try not to be so obvious. And, in case I need to spell things out for you, we're over." He started to say more, but just shook his head and walked away. Tears stung my eyes. I didn't realize that this was how it would have felt for them, or how it felt for me. Gordo put his arm around me.
"Hey, it's okay, we can call Lizzie and talk to her tonight."
LATER THAT NIGHT
Mir226: Hey Lizzie, hey Gordo.
DavidGordon227: Hey Miranda! What's up?
sHoPpErLiZ225: If you expect me to be ok with this Miranda you better know that I'm not.
Mir226: I know you're not, that's why I wanted to talk to you. I just couldn't help myself.
sHoPpErLiZ225: Couldn't help yourself? You sound like you're talking about borrowing a pair of my shoes. Not borrowing my boyfriend. I'm sick of you Miranda, and I don't care if I ever talk to you again.
sHoPpErLiZ225 has signed off.
DavidGordon227: Ouch, Mir.
Mir226: Shut up. I would throw something at you if I could right now.
DavidGordon227: You know, I'm starting to realize why I didn't think this was a great idea. See you at school tomorrow. Hopefully Lizzie will still talk to me, even if she hates you.
DavidGordon227 has signed off.
Everything's working out great. Just great.