Chapter 3: The Waterfall

Friday 7:08 PM

Gordo POV

I didn't know why I was so nervous. What was the big deal with being alone with Lizzie, on an island, with no one else?

I wasn't scared.

I was TERRIFIED!

Why?

"So, what do you want to do?" She asked me.

"I don't know. I guess I'll go around filming things." I managed to say.

"I'll pass. I'll be watching TV." She said, taking out her 10-inch battery powered TV.

"Okay." I said, and I was off.

I went into the forest and started to explore. Nothing but trees, trees, and trees came into sight.

Sigh. How boring.

I was thinking of how I needed to develop a new interest when I stopped dead in my tracks.

There was a waterfall. It was gorgeous. The water shimmered in the sunshine, and the murmur of falling water filled the air. It was so amazing that I forgot I even had a camera in my hands. I almost dropped it.

I ran back to where Lizzie was. "You have to see this!" I exclaimed.

"What?" She groaned. "I'm watching Star Search."

"It's better than that! Come on!" I said, grabbing her arm and dragging her to the waterfall.

"Whoa." She said, her eyes widening.

"Just 'whoa'?" I asked.

"That is just... cool. I never knew Kaki's Island had a waterfall. Especially one like this." Lizzie stared at it.

I shrugged.

"Hey, get a shot of me here." She said, gestured to the video camera.

I turned it on. "Lizzie, how do you feel after discovering the eighth Wonder of the World?"

"Do you have to be so professional about it?" She asked.

"Just play along." I whispered.

"Oh." She nodded and changed her tone of voice to match an explorer's. "Well, actually, it wasn't me who discovered it. It was my friend, Professor Gordon." She grinned.

I tossed her the camera so she could tape me. "Now, Mr. Gordon," She began in a male-like voice. "How do you feel?"

"I don't know..." I couldn't finish my sentence. Lizzie pushed me into the pond. I fell in, face first, and was soaking wet.

She started giggling. "Well, that concludes today's interview." She said, and zoomed in on me. I was yelling.

"Lizzie!" I exclaimed and got out of the water. I started chasing her.

"That's it for now!" She said quickly into the camera and started to run.

So far, our vacation was off to a good start.