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When Lizzie woke up again, she was alone. There were flowers in a vase on the bedside table and they gave off a nice fragrance. She hadn't been alone for long, when the door creaked open cautiously. Lizzie recognized Lauren, and then there was a girl she wasn't sure she knew. The strange girl had long brown hair and sky blue eyes. Lizzie could tell she was a nice person, but she looked nervous.

Lauren and her friend entered the room after seeing that Lizzie was awake. "Lizzie, this is my friend, Caitlin." Lauren spoke up. Lizzie sat up against her pillows and Lauren sat in the chair off in the corner.

"Hi Lizzie." Caitlin said a little nervously.

Lizzie wiggled her fingers at Caitlin.

"Lizzie, I'm here to talk to you. It's not going to be easy getting back to eating regularly again, I can tell you that. I've been through the same thing as you have."

Lizzie didn't say anything. In fact, she wasn't quite sure what to say or think. She didn't want to think about anything right then. She wanted to go back to sleep. Or talk to Gordo. Or anything except what she had been through in the last few days.

"Caitlin, I appreciate you coming and everything, but I really don't want to face everything right yet." she said.

"You know you're going to have to talk about it eventually, right?" Caitlin asked. "Anyway, they've got a doctor coming in about an hour. You've got some time to kill. But-" Here Lauren got up from her chair and handed Caitlin a bag. Caitlin set it on top of Lizzie and continued, "Gordo told me to give you this. Well, he told Lauren. It's just school work you've missed and stuff to read and such. Cross-Word Puzzles and all of that. Enjoy."

Lauren and Caitlin left, leaving Lizzie by herself once again. She opened the bag and pulled out a book of crossword puzzles, deciding to complete a few.

She picked up and pen and leaned the book against her knees. "Hm." she muttered. She didn't know the first few, so she skipped down. "Twelve down. An eating disorder in which the victim starves themselves." That was her, Lizzie knew it. She peeked at the answers in the back of the book. Anorexia-Nervosa."

She stuffed the book bach in the bag. She wasn't in the mood for crosswords anyway. She pulled out the health book and quickly read the note attached. "Please read chapter six and summerize." She flipped open the book, and just guess what the title of chapter six was? That's right, eating disorders.

"AUG!" Lizzie shouted and flung the book away. Breathing heavily through her nose, she said to herself, "English. English is safe enough. No eating disorders there." There was just a note and a few sheets of paper. The note read, "Please read the enclosed poem and fill out the worksheet."

The poem was called, "Problems." It was about a girl with an eating disorder.

Lizzie shouted and threw the papers onto the floor. She tossed the bag out with it and was beginning to think she was going crazy, when there was a knock on the door. "Come in!" Lizzie shouted, her voice squeaking slightly.

Gordo came in, and Lizzie was relieved. "Gordo, what are they thinking?"

Gordo raised an eyebrow. "What are...who...thinking?"

"Them!" Lizzie gestured to the papers and books on the floor.

*Gordo's POV*

"Them!" Lizzie gestured to the papers and books on the floor.

I gave Lizzie a look that was a cross between saying, "What on Earth are you talking about?" and "Are you alright?"

"Lizzie, papers and things can't think." I was worried. I didn't think she'd eaten anything they could drug, but she was spouting off nonsense.

"Are you feeling alright?" Stupid question Gordo, stupid! Of course she's not alright, she's the patient in a hospital!

"I'm fine, the teachers at school, please, look at the health homework and the English homework! What are they thinking?" Okay, now I was curious. Lizzie wasn't in all of my classes, and I hadn't read over her assignments. What had they been?

I wandered over to the pile of books and papers on the floor and picked up the note from Lizzie;s health teacher. I read through it quickly, and then said, "Oh Lizzie." I knew she felt bad for what she'd done to herself and to everyone she cared about. I knew it was hurting her inside. And now, the stupid teachers were just bringing it back.

*Regular POV*

Gordo just stared at Lizzie, thinking. Lizzie was doing the same thing, and about the same thing. It's amazing how close friends can be.

*Lizzie's first person POV*

I wanted to cry. I just wanted to curl up in Gordo's lap and cry for hours. I hated myself for what I had done, both to myself and to the people I loved. It was killing me inside, but I had to be strong. No one could see what it was doing to me.

I hate hospitals. It had just now set in on me just where I was. That sound silly, I know. But it's true. But what I wanted most-well-second most-was just to get out of there. And the faster it seemed okay, even if I truly wasn't, the faster I could get out of there.

I glanced quickly at the clock on the wall. It had been 45 minuets since Caitlin had come in and told her of the doctors visit.

Apparently, Gordo had been told the same thing.

"Lizzie," he said, "I'd better go. Your doctor should be here in about ten minuets.

"Gordo, wait." I knew I was head over heels for the boy. I really did. And for a moment, he was the only thing I could think of. "Gordo, stay with me. Please?" I gave him puppy dog eyes and I knew he couldn't resist. He sat back down yesterday.

*Gordo's POV*

Damn. She had to use the puppy dog eyes. I'm a sucker for the puppy dog eyes. She looks so cute like that...not to say she doesn't always. She's beautiful. I hoped she feels the same way as I do...I've been waiting here patiently for her forever. Lizzie! Liz! Elizabeth Brooke McGuire, I'm here and waiting to be your knight in shining armor! Or am I already?



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