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Lizzie walked into her aunt and uncles house after church only to hear the phone ringing. Marian ran to answer it. "Hello?" she asked as everyone else walked into the kitchen. "Yeah, she's right here. Hold on. Lizzie it's for you."

"Thanks Marian. Hello?" she said into the phone.

"Liz, is that you?" a guys voice said on the other end.

"Josh? Hi! What up?"

"Nothing, well, actually, I think we need to talk."

"Really? About what?"

"About us . . . I don't think we should go out anymore."

"Why not? Actually, hold on . . ." She looked at everyone, "I'll be right back." And she ran upstairs. "Now, why don't you want to go out with me anymore?"

"Liz, I don't want you to take this the wrong way but, since you left . . . I sort of realized I didn't . . . need you around . . . anymore."

"But Josh . . ." she was upset, but then realized she knew this was coming. "Verooca?" she asked.

"Yeah . . . I'm really sorry."

"No, you're not. Bye Josh."

"Bye Liz." She hung up the phone and sat down on her bed. She had no other friends. No one. Sure, she *knew* people . . . but she couldn't consider them friends. Except . . . she ran downstairs to ask her aunt something. "Aunt Beth?"

"Yes, Lizzie?"

"Can I . . . May I please go on the internet quickly?"

"Well, we're going to be eating soon, I don't know." Lizzie looked sad. "But . . . I suppose it would be okay, but *quickly*!" she warned.

"Thank you!" She ran downstairs to the basement and connected to the internet. She logged on to AIM. She still had Miranda and Gordo on her buddy list. She took a deep breath and double clicked Miranda's name.

Sk8erChick: Miranda????

BumoBumpBump132: who is this?

Sk8erChick: its lizzie

BumpBumpBump132: oh . . . hi

Sk8erChick: I know ur mad at me but im sorry I never shouldve dun nething I did 2 u n gordo . . . I was being REALLY stupid

BumpBumpBump132: how come ur apologizing?

Sk8erChick: cuz im sry n I realized how stupid I wuz bein n I miss bein ur friend

BumpBumpBump132: how did u realize it?

Sk8erChick: huh?

BumpBumpBump132: how did u realize it?

Sk8erChick: josh broke up w/ me

BumpBumpBump132: so ur bf dumps u n u wanna b my friend again?

Sk8erChick: well . . . no I realized I wuz bein a complete loser . . . Miranda . . . I'm sry!

BumpBumpBump132: sry isn't good enuff . . .sry lizzie . . .u ruined r friendship 2 years ago n i dunno if it will ever b the same

BumpBumpBump132: I g2g

Sk8erChick132: bye

BumpBumpBump132 has signed off at 12:37 p.m.

"DARNITT!" Lizzie yelled.

"What?" asked Andrew walking out of his room.

"Andrew! You scared me; I didn't know you were there."

"Sorry, what's wrong?" He repeated.

"Well . . . my boyfriend broke up with me, and I tried apologizing to one of my old best friends and she blew me off."

"Did you do anything to make her mad?"

"Not today, a couple years ago, yeah . . . I guess."

"What do you mean you guess?"

"Well, we just stopped being friends and then we started being mean to each other. I don't even know how it happened."

'Why don't you ask her . . . It's the only way to find out. And then maybe you guys will be friends again."

"I don't know if that could happen. Were both kind of at rock bottom with our friendship."

"Then there's only way to go when you're on rock bottom. And that's up. Things can only get better with your relationship."

"I guess you're right."

"Good, now c'mon, lunch is ready."

"Okay."

~*~ I'm very sorry if the conversation with Miranda got messed up . . . I', using Microsoft Word and things get messed up ALL the time. ~*~