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LIZZIE, THE DIVA
CHAPTER 2: JESSICA MOORE
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Lizzie woke up feeling very happy the day after. She didn't know why. Maybe because she found out from Miranda, who called her first thing in the morning, that she aced her Math test? Or maybe because of the way Gordo smiled at her in her dream? She didn't know.
She didn't have enough time to ponder on it as she went down to leave for school that morning. Instead, she had to think about who put powder on the stairs. She would have fallen completely had she not held on the ledge.
"Loser alert!" Lizzie screamed as her ten year old brother, Matt, nearly died laughing in the couch. Of course, he was the one behind the powder thing.
A few minutes later, Lizzie arrived at school. Just her luck! Gordo was, too. Lizzie hoped the new perfume she had on lasted long.
"Hey McGuire, wait up," Gordo said, catching up after her.
"What's up Gordo?" Lizzie said. She hope she didn't sound too cheerful.
"Guess what? Jessica Moore's in town!" Gordo said as they made their way to their lockers. "I just read about it in the papers."
"Jessica Moore Who?" Lizzie asked.
"Last year's grand winner from Star For A Night." Miranda answered for Gordo. She was opening her locker, getting her books. "I should know. She moved in next door."
"You aren't kidding, right?" Gordo asked, interest showing in his eyes.
Miranda rolled hers. "Do I look like I'm kidding?" she said. "I wish I was, actually."
Lizzie saw the disgust in her friend's tone. "Why do you say that?"
"Well, for starters she plays Britney Spears' CD way too loud. At 12 AM. Could you believe that? I have nothing against Britney, but please… I'm no slave to her either." Miranda said, shaking her head. "If I hear that song one more time I'll stuff my bra and be like Kate."
The three friends laughed.
"Uh, she sings Britney?" Gordo asked, with a hint of uncertainty in his voice.
Miranda nodded.
"Well, she sure has a better voice than that silicone fan," Gordo said, breaking into a smile. "I heard her song Just Me on the car radio. She sure has a fantastic voice." He said, his eyes full of delight. "And a girl with an angelic voice is tops for me. It helps though that she looks pretty stunning. You both have to admit that she is beautiful."
Lizzie tried hard not to let envy get the best of her, but she knew she just had to say something. "Why? How does she look like?"
"Oh, most definitely better than the two of you." Gordo said. "Just kidding!" He then raced down the hall.
Miranda and Lizzie went after him, and began hitting him with their bags. For Miranda it was just a laugh, but Lizzie was full of envy deep inside.
After classes, the three pals met up. They were going to Miranda's place to do their Social Studies homework.
"I am so green with envy!" Lizzie exclaimed. "In my computer it took me 45 minutes to download this site about Bolivia. And it didn't have any useful information! When did you get DSL?"
Miranda shrugged. "Two weeks ago, I guess."
Gordo was lying in Miranda's bed, scanning her copies of Teenybopper and Ohmigosh magazines. "Geez, Miranda." Gordo said. "You sure are a boyband fan. So tell me, did Justin accidentally kiss someone else from his Britbrit so they broke up?" His voice was sarcasm-filled.
"No, Gor-don!" Miranda said. "Justin broke up with Britney because he couldn't take her sexy image anymore."
"Ooh, did I get the news too late?" Gordo said, mocking shocked innocence before breaking into laughter.
Miranda smiled, having a thought. "I know you're thinking you won't get anything from my magazines, but if you flip to page 37 of that mag behind you," she said, pointing to her May copy of Teenybopper, "I don't think you'd be making any more of your sarcastic comments, Mr. Non-Conformist." And then she broke into laughter.
Gordo curiously opened to the page Miranda said and gasped. "Lizzie quick! Let me use the PC!" He then pushed Lizzie aside and typed furiously into the computer.
Miranda collapsed from laughter. "I knew he'd do that." Meanwhile, Lizzie got up, put her hands on her hips, and quipped: "Mr. Gordon, would you mind telling me why you pushed me? What important thing are you looking at?"
One glance at the screen and her heart felt like it was going to break.
"She is so hot!" Gordo said. "I wish I could meet her in person." He had logged on to Jessica's official website.
"Hello?" Miranda said. "She does live next door to me for now? You know, because she's in town for the open auditions?"
Gordo's face broke into a grin. "Say Miranda, buddy." Gordo said, wrapping his arm around Miranda. "What do you say we go out for a walk?"
Miranda made the Whatever sign. "Are you coming Lizzie?" she said. Gordo had already left the room. He headed for the bathroom, wanting to see if he looked okay.
"I'll just follow you guys in a while. I'll look up some more Bolivia stuff."
"Okay, whatever you say." Miranda said as she left the room.
Tears welled up in Lizzie's eyes. She stared at the screen before her. She doesn't know why, but it seemed like Jessica Moore's picture stared right back at her. It didn't help that she had a smirk on her face.
"I'll beat you at your own game, Jessica Moore." Lizzie said. "I'll be a bigger star than you are."
LIZZIE, THE DIVA
CHAPTER 2: JESSICA MOORE
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Lizzie woke up feeling very happy the day after. She didn't know why. Maybe because she found out from Miranda, who called her first thing in the morning, that she aced her Math test? Or maybe because of the way Gordo smiled at her in her dream? She didn't know.
She didn't have enough time to ponder on it as she went down to leave for school that morning. Instead, she had to think about who put powder on the stairs. She would have fallen completely had she not held on the ledge.
"Loser alert!" Lizzie screamed as her ten year old brother, Matt, nearly died laughing in the couch. Of course, he was the one behind the powder thing.
A few minutes later, Lizzie arrived at school. Just her luck! Gordo was, too. Lizzie hoped the new perfume she had on lasted long.
"Hey McGuire, wait up," Gordo said, catching up after her.
"What's up Gordo?" Lizzie said. She hope she didn't sound too cheerful.
"Guess what? Jessica Moore's in town!" Gordo said as they made their way to their lockers. "I just read about it in the papers."
"Jessica Moore Who?" Lizzie asked.
"Last year's grand winner from Star For A Night." Miranda answered for Gordo. She was opening her locker, getting her books. "I should know. She moved in next door."
"You aren't kidding, right?" Gordo asked, interest showing in his eyes.
Miranda rolled hers. "Do I look like I'm kidding?" she said. "I wish I was, actually."
Lizzie saw the disgust in her friend's tone. "Why do you say that?"
"Well, for starters she plays Britney Spears' CD way too loud. At 12 AM. Could you believe that? I have nothing against Britney, but please… I'm no slave to her either." Miranda said, shaking her head. "If I hear that song one more time I'll stuff my bra and be like Kate."
The three friends laughed.
"Uh, she sings Britney?" Gordo asked, with a hint of uncertainty in his voice.
Miranda nodded.
"Well, she sure has a better voice than that silicone fan," Gordo said, breaking into a smile. "I heard her song Just Me on the car radio. She sure has a fantastic voice." He said, his eyes full of delight. "And a girl with an angelic voice is tops for me. It helps though that she looks pretty stunning. You both have to admit that she is beautiful."
Lizzie tried hard not to let envy get the best of her, but she knew she just had to say something. "Why? How does she look like?"
"Oh, most definitely better than the two of you." Gordo said. "Just kidding!" He then raced down the hall.
Miranda and Lizzie went after him, and began hitting him with their bags. For Miranda it was just a laugh, but Lizzie was full of envy deep inside.
After classes, the three pals met up. They were going to Miranda's place to do their Social Studies homework.
"I am so green with envy!" Lizzie exclaimed. "In my computer it took me 45 minutes to download this site about Bolivia. And it didn't have any useful information! When did you get DSL?"
Miranda shrugged. "Two weeks ago, I guess."
Gordo was lying in Miranda's bed, scanning her copies of Teenybopper and Ohmigosh magazines. "Geez, Miranda." Gordo said. "You sure are a boyband fan. So tell me, did Justin accidentally kiss someone else from his Britbrit so they broke up?" His voice was sarcasm-filled.
"No, Gor-don!" Miranda said. "Justin broke up with Britney because he couldn't take her sexy image anymore."
"Ooh, did I get the news too late?" Gordo said, mocking shocked innocence before breaking into laughter.
Miranda smiled, having a thought. "I know you're thinking you won't get anything from my magazines, but if you flip to page 37 of that mag behind you," she said, pointing to her May copy of Teenybopper, "I don't think you'd be making any more of your sarcastic comments, Mr. Non-Conformist." And then she broke into laughter.
Gordo curiously opened to the page Miranda said and gasped. "Lizzie quick! Let me use the PC!" He then pushed Lizzie aside and typed furiously into the computer.
Miranda collapsed from laughter. "I knew he'd do that." Meanwhile, Lizzie got up, put her hands on her hips, and quipped: "Mr. Gordon, would you mind telling me why you pushed me? What important thing are you looking at?"
One glance at the screen and her heart felt like it was going to break.
"She is so hot!" Gordo said. "I wish I could meet her in person." He had logged on to Jessica's official website.
"Hello?" Miranda said. "She does live next door to me for now? You know, because she's in town for the open auditions?"
Gordo's face broke into a grin. "Say Miranda, buddy." Gordo said, wrapping his arm around Miranda. "What do you say we go out for a walk?"
Miranda made the Whatever sign. "Are you coming Lizzie?" she said. Gordo had already left the room. He headed for the bathroom, wanting to see if he looked okay.
"I'll just follow you guys in a while. I'll look up some more Bolivia stuff."
"Okay, whatever you say." Miranda said as she left the room.
Tears welled up in Lizzie's eyes. She stared at the screen before her. She doesn't know why, but it seemed like Jessica Moore's picture stared right back at her. It didn't help that she had a smirk on her face.
"I'll beat you at your own game, Jessica Moore." Lizzie said. "I'll be a bigger star than you are."