Note: First off, I'd like to apologize for not updating when I promised. Let's see, I'm in 8th grade, we have so much homework and projects, I've been busy getting my Hilary Duff site updated, and I've had friends over. I would just like to say 'sorry' again.
Second, I will be getting this story done, hopefully by May 2nd when the Lizzie movie comes out, because if this story keeps getting updated when it's out, it won't seem fun or make any sense. AND HAVE NO FEAR. I will be doing a sequel from this. All I will say is that it will be kind of like a "Lizzie in High School" story.
Well, enough of the notes. Let's get on to the long, long awaited chapter! I hope you like it.
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*Beep Beep Beep* Lizzie, still very asleep, opened her eyes just enough to see the time, not too mention hear the alarm beeping. The time read 10:29 a.m. She yawned, then slowly started to get up off her bed. As she did, she noticed something was missing. Gordo.
"Well, I guess he doesn't like to sleep in," she said to herself.
Still rubbing her eyes, Lizzie walked down stairs to a very strange, unusual sound. The sound of silence. She search around the house, trying to see if anyone was home, which they weren't.
Walking into the kitchen, Lizzie noticed a note on the fridge, one from her mom, dad & Matt, and one from Gordo. She decided to read the one from her parents first.
"Dear Lizzie, 9:35 a.m.
Your father, Matt & I went out to the mall. Matt kept bugging us for some kind of "intergalactic space toy." We'll be back in a few hours.
Love,
Mom."
"Wow," Lizzie thought. "They actually gave into Matt."
She looked down lower, to a second note, that was from Gordo.
"Lizzie, 10:00 a.m.
I went over to my house to get some of my things to bring back here. Your parents left with Matt, as you might know. I'll be back within the hour.
See ya soon,
Gordo"
10:00 a.m. Only 29 minutes before Lizzie woke up. She chuckled and headed over to the cupboards to get some breakfast.
*~*~*~*~*~*30 Minutes Later*~*~*~*~*~*
After taking a shower and getting dressed, Lizzie went downstairs. It was almost time for Gordo to get back, so she thought that she would sit in the living room and wait, with a book. Suddenly, the phone rang.
Assuming it was Gordo, or her parents, she picked it up and said, "When are you going to get here!"
"Why Lizzie, I didn't know that you wanted me there right now! You should have given me a days' notice!" The voice on the phone was not her parents, or Gordo. It was Paolo. Good ol' Paolo. Lizzie was lost in his voice.
"I..uh..oh Paolo! I'm so glad you called! I miss you so much! How are you?!" She was anxiously awaiting an answer.
"I am very good Lizzie. What's new with you?."
He asked her how she was! This was her luckiest day! "I'm great! What did you call about?"
"Well, about your album deal. We'd like to get started as soon as you make a decision. Have you yet?"
"Well, actually, I have to talk to my parents. I'll call you as soon as I talk to them! How 'bout later tonight? I'll call you then."
"That would be great Lizzie. Even if you call when it's late at night, or early morning over here, I'll answer the phone in a heart beat. I love you Lizzie."
"I love you too, Paolo." Lizzie made a 'kissy' sound into the phone and hung it up. Turning around briskly, she saw Gordo standing by the front door. Obviously he had walked in without her knowing.
"H..hey Gordo. Did you..uh..get everything that you needed?" She stuttered, embarrassed that her friend had heard her on the phone.
Gordo looked at Lizzie for the longest time, feeling heartbroken. He said very softly, "Yes I did."
With that, he headed upstairs to put his stuff in her bedroom. Lizzie followed him, wondering if anything had happened, or what was wrong with Gordo.
"Is everything o.k. Gordo? You seem sad, almost mad.. Did I do something?"
"No, I'm o.k. Lizzie. I just feel...a little tired, that's all. I think I'm going to take a little nap, o.k.?"
"Sure Gordo. Take as long of a nap as you want. I'll see you later." Lizzie said, also feeling a little weird inside.
She left and shut the door behind her. Walking downstairs, she noticed her parents were walking in the door. Matt was carrying a toy yelling, "The truth is out there!" a common phrase from the T.V. series, "The X-Files."
"Hey mom, hey dad."
"Hey sweetie," said Jo. "How is everything? Where's Gordo."
"Oh, he's upstairs resting. He went over to his house to get some things to bring over, and then came back. Um, can I talk to you and dad about something. It's kind of important."
"Sure honey. Matt, go play with your toy." Jo was curious to see what Lizzie was thinking.
All three of them, Lizzie, Jo, and Sam went to the kitchen and sat down.
"Well," said Lizzie. "Do you remember the guy I told you about from Rome? The one that I sand with?"
"Yes." Sam and Jo both answered at the same time.
"Jinx!" Sam yelled.
"Sam! Lizzie wants to talk to us! This is no time for your games." Jo shouted. "Go ahead sweetie, what about him?"
"Well, he called when you guys were out. He wanted to know if I would be interested in an album deal back in Rome. He thought since I was so good, that he would check into getting me started on it. I wanted to know what you guys think. I mean, I really want to sing, and I REALLY like Paolo. What should I do?"
Jo and Sam looked at each other. Jo let Sam do the talking.
"Well, Lizzie. This would be a great chance for you to do something you love. But, have you considered your friends back here? Your school?"
Lizzie sighed, "Dad, Miranda is moving to Mexico, there's no way on Earth I would miss Kate or Clair, and Ethan, well, I don't like him anymore. I like Paolo."
"Aren't you forgetting someone?" Jo asked, raising an eyebrow.
Lizzie thought a minute...and then yelled out, "Gordo! I can't believe I forgot Gordo. I don't know what I'd do without him. He's been there for me my whole life, has helped me, and supported me when I needed it. What am I going to do? I'm just...all confused."
"Why don't you sleep on it, then decide by Friday. Isn't that when Miranda is coming into town? You could talk to her about it, and even Gordo. Let us know."
"But I told Paolo I would call him tonight with an answer!" Lizzie said.
"He'll know why you didn't call. Now, go upstairs, wake Gordo up, and tell him dinner will be ready soon." Jo said.
"Ok. Thanks mom and dad. I love you."
"We love you too sweetie, no scoot!" They said.
But the thing was, Lizzie didn't have to go wake Gordo up. He was already up, and he had listened to the whole conversation from the stairs. As he saw Lizzie coming, he raced back to her room, and slipped back under his sleeping bag. Lizzie entered the room.
"Hey Gord-"
Lizzie didn't finish the sentence. She just stared there at Gordo. "He looks so cute," she thought. Wait. Did she just say that? Her best friend? Cute? She was so confused. Emotions were running high inside of her, and there was so many things that were going on. She went to her bed and laid down, looking up at the ceiling. As everything was going through her head, she was staring. Just staring, and thinking about her life and how it had changed so much since Rome. Was she going to leave California and her friends for Rome? Was she going to see Paolo again? But the most important thing that she wondered about-was she slowly falling in love with her best friend?
Second, I will be getting this story done, hopefully by May 2nd when the Lizzie movie comes out, because if this story keeps getting updated when it's out, it won't seem fun or make any sense. AND HAVE NO FEAR. I will be doing a sequel from this. All I will say is that it will be kind of like a "Lizzie in High School" story.
Well, enough of the notes. Let's get on to the long, long awaited chapter! I hope you like it.
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*Beep Beep Beep* Lizzie, still very asleep, opened her eyes just enough to see the time, not too mention hear the alarm beeping. The time read 10:29 a.m. She yawned, then slowly started to get up off her bed. As she did, she noticed something was missing. Gordo.
"Well, I guess he doesn't like to sleep in," she said to herself.
Still rubbing her eyes, Lizzie walked down stairs to a very strange, unusual sound. The sound of silence. She search around the house, trying to see if anyone was home, which they weren't.
Walking into the kitchen, Lizzie noticed a note on the fridge, one from her mom, dad & Matt, and one from Gordo. She decided to read the one from her parents first.
"Dear Lizzie, 9:35 a.m.
Your father, Matt & I went out to the mall. Matt kept bugging us for some kind of "intergalactic space toy." We'll be back in a few hours.
Love,
Mom."
"Wow," Lizzie thought. "They actually gave into Matt."
She looked down lower, to a second note, that was from Gordo.
"Lizzie, 10:00 a.m.
I went over to my house to get some of my things to bring back here. Your parents left with Matt, as you might know. I'll be back within the hour.
See ya soon,
Gordo"
10:00 a.m. Only 29 minutes before Lizzie woke up. She chuckled and headed over to the cupboards to get some breakfast.
*~*~*~*~*~*30 Minutes Later*~*~*~*~*~*
After taking a shower and getting dressed, Lizzie went downstairs. It was almost time for Gordo to get back, so she thought that she would sit in the living room and wait, with a book. Suddenly, the phone rang.
Assuming it was Gordo, or her parents, she picked it up and said, "When are you going to get here!"
"Why Lizzie, I didn't know that you wanted me there right now! You should have given me a days' notice!" The voice on the phone was not her parents, or Gordo. It was Paolo. Good ol' Paolo. Lizzie was lost in his voice.
"I..uh..oh Paolo! I'm so glad you called! I miss you so much! How are you?!" She was anxiously awaiting an answer.
"I am very good Lizzie. What's new with you?."
He asked her how she was! This was her luckiest day! "I'm great! What did you call about?"
"Well, about your album deal. We'd like to get started as soon as you make a decision. Have you yet?"
"Well, actually, I have to talk to my parents. I'll call you as soon as I talk to them! How 'bout later tonight? I'll call you then."
"That would be great Lizzie. Even if you call when it's late at night, or early morning over here, I'll answer the phone in a heart beat. I love you Lizzie."
"I love you too, Paolo." Lizzie made a 'kissy' sound into the phone and hung it up. Turning around briskly, she saw Gordo standing by the front door. Obviously he had walked in without her knowing.
"H..hey Gordo. Did you..uh..get everything that you needed?" She stuttered, embarrassed that her friend had heard her on the phone.
Gordo looked at Lizzie for the longest time, feeling heartbroken. He said very softly, "Yes I did."
With that, he headed upstairs to put his stuff in her bedroom. Lizzie followed him, wondering if anything had happened, or what was wrong with Gordo.
"Is everything o.k. Gordo? You seem sad, almost mad.. Did I do something?"
"No, I'm o.k. Lizzie. I just feel...a little tired, that's all. I think I'm going to take a little nap, o.k.?"
"Sure Gordo. Take as long of a nap as you want. I'll see you later." Lizzie said, also feeling a little weird inside.
She left and shut the door behind her. Walking downstairs, she noticed her parents were walking in the door. Matt was carrying a toy yelling, "The truth is out there!" a common phrase from the T.V. series, "The X-Files."
"Hey mom, hey dad."
"Hey sweetie," said Jo. "How is everything? Where's Gordo."
"Oh, he's upstairs resting. He went over to his house to get some things to bring over, and then came back. Um, can I talk to you and dad about something. It's kind of important."
"Sure honey. Matt, go play with your toy." Jo was curious to see what Lizzie was thinking.
All three of them, Lizzie, Jo, and Sam went to the kitchen and sat down.
"Well," said Lizzie. "Do you remember the guy I told you about from Rome? The one that I sand with?"
"Yes." Sam and Jo both answered at the same time.
"Jinx!" Sam yelled.
"Sam! Lizzie wants to talk to us! This is no time for your games." Jo shouted. "Go ahead sweetie, what about him?"
"Well, he called when you guys were out. He wanted to know if I would be interested in an album deal back in Rome. He thought since I was so good, that he would check into getting me started on it. I wanted to know what you guys think. I mean, I really want to sing, and I REALLY like Paolo. What should I do?"
Jo and Sam looked at each other. Jo let Sam do the talking.
"Well, Lizzie. This would be a great chance for you to do something you love. But, have you considered your friends back here? Your school?"
Lizzie sighed, "Dad, Miranda is moving to Mexico, there's no way on Earth I would miss Kate or Clair, and Ethan, well, I don't like him anymore. I like Paolo."
"Aren't you forgetting someone?" Jo asked, raising an eyebrow.
Lizzie thought a minute...and then yelled out, "Gordo! I can't believe I forgot Gordo. I don't know what I'd do without him. He's been there for me my whole life, has helped me, and supported me when I needed it. What am I going to do? I'm just...all confused."
"Why don't you sleep on it, then decide by Friday. Isn't that when Miranda is coming into town? You could talk to her about it, and even Gordo. Let us know."
"But I told Paolo I would call him tonight with an answer!" Lizzie said.
"He'll know why you didn't call. Now, go upstairs, wake Gordo up, and tell him dinner will be ready soon." Jo said.
"Ok. Thanks mom and dad. I love you."
"We love you too sweetie, no scoot!" They said.
But the thing was, Lizzie didn't have to go wake Gordo up. He was already up, and he had listened to the whole conversation from the stairs. As he saw Lizzie coming, he raced back to her room, and slipped back under his sleeping bag. Lizzie entered the room.
"Hey Gord-"
Lizzie didn't finish the sentence. She just stared there at Gordo. "He looks so cute," she thought. Wait. Did she just say that? Her best friend? Cute? She was so confused. Emotions were running high inside of her, and there was so many things that were going on. She went to her bed and laid down, looking up at the ceiling. As everything was going through her head, she was staring. Just staring, and thinking about her life and how it had changed so much since Rome. Was she going to leave California and her friends for Rome? Was she going to see Paolo again? But the most important thing that she wondered about-was she slowly falling in love with her best friend?