A/N: I know this chapter is really short but I've been having some really excellent ideas about this plot line. Right now, I could totally spill and ruin the surprise cause I'm so excited about it. But I won't. I will give you a hint though. When you get to where things REALLY unfold, you'll not only be surprised but might even be a little angry at the turn of events. But for future reference, hold in there because everything will end up as it should, in the end.
You will probably noticed that I changed the rating from R to PG-13 and that's because I plan on making a continuation in the not so distant future of this story. I really shouldn't tell you much more because then you'll start to really wonder if I'm a complete lunatic... but everything will work. I'm sure of it.
This also works in my favor. Not many readers would immediately jump into reading an R story but I'm hoping that an introduction will bring more readers to this plot. They will have the option to decide against it, but.. oh.. I'm getting ahead of myself here and not making much sense. I'll shut up now.
Remember Me
Chapter Five: Do What You Have To Do
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The next morning, Lizzie was glad she had asked Miranda about Ethan Craft as she was putting books in her locker.
Ethan Craft walked over to her, running a hand through his sandy brown hair, he leaned against the locker beside hers and smiled down to her. "Lizzie, Lizzie, Lizzie!"
"Hi Ethan!" Lizzie smiled right back.
"I just wanted to say that I'm glad you are back in school." small talk was easy for Ethan, Lizzie could tell.
"I'm glad I'm back in school too. Even though I'm still having problems remembering some things, I'm having fun figuring it all out." Lizzie tucked a stray strand of blonde hair behind her ear. Some things may have changed, but at least everything hadn't.
"I have problems remembering things sometimes." Ethan said, a perplexed expression washing over his features.
"Yeah, well, I'm just glad I remembered the important things. It was kind of hard on my mom when I didn't know who she was after I woke up." Lizzie had remembered that the most out of everything. Even if she tried, the sad and shocked expression on her mothers face was something hard to forget.
"I forgot my mom's first name once." Ethan said, trying to follow the conversation but somehow unable to really grasp it. Lizzie smiled at his attempts. Okay, so he wasn't exactly the brightest guy, but you had to admit, he was hot.
"Anyway.." Lizzie stalled, trying to get onto a more flattering conversation. "I heard that the first football game dance is in two weeks." Lizzie smiled flirtatiously. She wasn't sure about her standing with Ethan, but she figured it couldn't hurt to try.
"Yeah, you going with anyone?" he asked her, as he ran yet another hand through his hair.
"No one has asked me yet." she hinted and then added "I'm sure you've already got someone in mind." she looked down and bit her lip. Watching hours of romance movies might have paid off.
This was a new side of Lizzie that Ethan had never seen. Even if he didn't know what the word meant, Ethan was clearly intrigued. Enough so to keep her in mind. He'd see how the week went, but his new found interest in her was promising. "Well, it's still a little ways away, I'm keeping my options open but I'll let you know how it goes." He said to her, turning and winking and then walking into his homeroom just as the late bell rang. Lizzie smiled and quickly headed to her own homeroom.
Gordo sighed as he sat down in his seat. He had been on his way to his locker to grab his calculator when he heard the tail end of the conversation. Not only did Lizzie surprise him by her new found confidence, but he now really felt like he was losing her. No doubt, if Ethan asked her out before he got to her, he would definitely lose her.
Ethan sat down beside Gordo. Gordo would have ignored him when suddenly Ethan said "but she was your girlfriend." Realizing that Ethan had been talking about Lizzie, Gordo asked him to repeat what he said.
"I said that I didn't know if I should ask Lizzie out to the dance because she was your girlfriend. If you still like her, I couldn't just do that to someone. I know that if it was my girlfriend, I'd be mad if someone made moves on my girl." for once, Ethan made sense.
"I do like her, but she's not my girlfriend anymore. She needs time to remember things." Gordo hated to admit those things. He just wanted to be able to tell the whole world that she was his, but he couldn't. He looked down at his hands folded on the desk in front of him.
"I understand, man. I've got your back" Ethan said with a nod of his head. Gordo wasn't quite sure what he meant, but nodded. He was sure that, coming from Ethan, it couldn't be that bad.
Could it?
What does Ethan mean? Will he ask Lizzie out? Will Gordo? Why isn't Lizzie getting nervous around Ethan? What's up with Miranda? This and more to be followed. Next chapter? "Story Of A Girl"