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Isn't it Ironic?
Chapter 5: Glad You're Home
The trio had come and gone to the McGuires, where they had been held hostage by Jo, chatting yet again about their years' experiences. They were all sick about talking of college. It was 5:30 when they left.
"How about that pizza?" asked Gordo.
"Good idea." Replied Miranda. "I'm starved."
"Yeah," agreed Lizzie, "we can hit the Digital Bean another night this week."
After they had eaten, talked and laughed for most of the night, they decided to return to their respective homes. They piled into Lizzie's Jeep yet again. Lizzie dropped Miranda off first.
"Audios guys!" called Miranda. "Talk to you tomorrow."
"Bye Miranda!" called Lizzie and Gordo.
"Ok," called Lizzie, as she backed out of Miranda's driveway. "Next stop, the Gordons'."
"Wait, Lizzie." Said Gordo.
"What?" she asked as she pulled to the end of the street.
"You feel like going for a ride?" he asked.
"Sure. But I thought you were tired?" she asked.
"Eh a little bit." He replied.
"A little bit?" Gordo, you've been up since 4:00 our time!" she exclaimed.
"I know, but I want to talk." He responded. "Don't get me wrong, I'm really happy to see Miranda and all, but you were the one I was most excited to see."
"Me?" asked Lizzie, puzzled.
"Yes you! Lizzie, you are my best friend in the entire world. I know we talk on the phone and email, but there's just certain stuff that's better talked about in person." Said Gordo.
"I understand! Believe me." Replied Lizzie. She thought back to when she was younger. Most of her heartfelt moments took place with Gordo, not Miranda. Like when she wasn't invited to Danny Kessler's pool party, Gordo was the one who hung out with her and made her feel better. And when Ronnie broke up with her, Gordo had found her in the library and told her that there was no one prettier or more fun to be with than her. When she wanted to impress Ethan Craft, Gordo had told her not too, she was good enough as herself. When she was banned from the spring fling, Gordo had shown up to hang out with her. He truly was her best friend. "And I love Miranda, she's great, but I definitely think you and I are closer."
"Me too." Agreed Gordo. "But lets not tell her about this ok?"
"Ok." Replied Lizzie. "I have an idea. Let's get some ice cream!"
"Good idea!" replied Gordo.
They got their ice cream, and Lizzie opened the trunk of her Jeep. They sat in the warm spring air, their legs dangling over the edge of the trunk.
"So how is New York, really?" asked Lizzie, trying to keep her cone from dripping over the side.
"It's cool. I love the whole idea of city life. Being able to walk everywhere, plan anything on a dime. Plus, there are so many interesting people! I can just go out and walk around and film people all day long. There are so many stories and cultures! You should see it Lizzie!" he gushed.
It was neat to see Gordo so passionate over something. "I'd love to see it sometime." She replied.
"You should definitely come and visit." He said. "It's amazing."
"Yeah." She replied. "And I hear the shopping is incredible."
Gordo laughed. "Leave it to you to disregard my eloquent, vivid portrait of the Big Apple and demean it to fashion."
"Now there's the old Gordo." Replied Lizzie.
"What's that supposed to mean?" he asked, a little defensively.
"What it means, is that I've been waiting for the cynical perspective of things all day! You've really mellowed out you know." She answered.
"Well, I guess I've learned to relax a little bit." He responded.
"Anyway, I was kidding about the shopping." She remarked. "I really would like to come visit you. You make New York sound magical."
"Well, I wouldn't go that far. But it is pretty awesome." He said. "It's be a lot better if you guys were there."
"Aww, you're so sweet!" she joked.
"Seriously, you guys are lucky to go to school in the same state." Gordo told her. "I'd settle for the same time zone!"
Lizzie detected a hint of sadness in his voice. She had never though about how hard it must have been for him. At least she had Miranda, even if she was 2 hours away.
"Well, you must have some friends there, right?" she asked.
"Oh yeah, I've got plenty of them." He replied. "And I love NYU. I don't know, it's just different than I pictured."
"What, NYU?" asked Lizzie.
"No, going to college." He answered. "Anyway, all we've done is talk about me! What about you? How do you like Cal State?"
"It's fine." She replied. "I haven't really decided what I want to major in yet, so I'm basically getting my freshman requirements done. It'll be more fun next year."
"Yeah." Said Gordo.
"I love college life though! Parties, clubs all that fun stuff." She remarked. "I even met a guy."
"Really?" asked Gordo, with a hint of concern in his voice.
"Yeah. His name is Ryan." She continued. "He was really cute, and really nice, but not very smart. I broke up with him last week."
"I'm sorry." He replied. "You ok?"
"Yeah fine." She answered. "So what about you? Any girlfriends?"
"I went out with this one girl, Kayla a few times." He replied. "She was nice, but I guess I just didn't want to commit to just her."
"Yeah." Replied Lizzie. "That's good though! We wouldn't want to come home attached!"
"Yeah, you never know when Ethan will pop up!" he joked.
"Or Brooke." She joked.
"I've had enough relationship talk." He remarked, quickly putting an end to the topic.
"Me too." She agreed. "How bout I bring you home, you look beat!"
"Yeah ok." He agreed.
They drove to Gordo's house and Lizzie pulled into the driveway.
"Bye." Said Gordo. "I'll call you tomorrow."
"Ok." Replied Lizzie, as Gordo got out of the car. "And Gordo,"
"Yeah?" he asked.
"I'm glad you're home." She smiled.
"Hey Lizzie?" he replied.
"Yeah?"
"Me too." He answered.
TBC!!
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Disclaimer: I don't own it!
Isn't it Ironic?
Chapter 5: Glad You're Home
The trio had come and gone to the McGuires, where they had been held hostage by Jo, chatting yet again about their years' experiences. They were all sick about talking of college. It was 5:30 when they left.
"How about that pizza?" asked Gordo.
"Good idea." Replied Miranda. "I'm starved."
"Yeah," agreed Lizzie, "we can hit the Digital Bean another night this week."
After they had eaten, talked and laughed for most of the night, they decided to return to their respective homes. They piled into Lizzie's Jeep yet again. Lizzie dropped Miranda off first.
"Audios guys!" called Miranda. "Talk to you tomorrow."
"Bye Miranda!" called Lizzie and Gordo.
"Ok," called Lizzie, as she backed out of Miranda's driveway. "Next stop, the Gordons'."
"Wait, Lizzie." Said Gordo.
"What?" she asked as she pulled to the end of the street.
"You feel like going for a ride?" he asked.
"Sure. But I thought you were tired?" she asked.
"Eh a little bit." He replied.
"A little bit?" Gordo, you've been up since 4:00 our time!" she exclaimed.
"I know, but I want to talk." He responded. "Don't get me wrong, I'm really happy to see Miranda and all, but you were the one I was most excited to see."
"Me?" asked Lizzie, puzzled.
"Yes you! Lizzie, you are my best friend in the entire world. I know we talk on the phone and email, but there's just certain stuff that's better talked about in person." Said Gordo.
"I understand! Believe me." Replied Lizzie. She thought back to when she was younger. Most of her heartfelt moments took place with Gordo, not Miranda. Like when she wasn't invited to Danny Kessler's pool party, Gordo was the one who hung out with her and made her feel better. And when Ronnie broke up with her, Gordo had found her in the library and told her that there was no one prettier or more fun to be with than her. When she wanted to impress Ethan Craft, Gordo had told her not too, she was good enough as herself. When she was banned from the spring fling, Gordo had shown up to hang out with her. He truly was her best friend. "And I love Miranda, she's great, but I definitely think you and I are closer."
"Me too." Agreed Gordo. "But lets not tell her about this ok?"
"Ok." Replied Lizzie. "I have an idea. Let's get some ice cream!"
"Good idea!" replied Gordo.
They got their ice cream, and Lizzie opened the trunk of her Jeep. They sat in the warm spring air, their legs dangling over the edge of the trunk.
"So how is New York, really?" asked Lizzie, trying to keep her cone from dripping over the side.
"It's cool. I love the whole idea of city life. Being able to walk everywhere, plan anything on a dime. Plus, there are so many interesting people! I can just go out and walk around and film people all day long. There are so many stories and cultures! You should see it Lizzie!" he gushed.
It was neat to see Gordo so passionate over something. "I'd love to see it sometime." She replied.
"You should definitely come and visit." He said. "It's amazing."
"Yeah." She replied. "And I hear the shopping is incredible."
Gordo laughed. "Leave it to you to disregard my eloquent, vivid portrait of the Big Apple and demean it to fashion."
"Now there's the old Gordo." Replied Lizzie.
"What's that supposed to mean?" he asked, a little defensively.
"What it means, is that I've been waiting for the cynical perspective of things all day! You've really mellowed out you know." She answered.
"Well, I guess I've learned to relax a little bit." He responded.
"Anyway, I was kidding about the shopping." She remarked. "I really would like to come visit you. You make New York sound magical."
"Well, I wouldn't go that far. But it is pretty awesome." He said. "It's be a lot better if you guys were there."
"Aww, you're so sweet!" she joked.
"Seriously, you guys are lucky to go to school in the same state." Gordo told her. "I'd settle for the same time zone!"
Lizzie detected a hint of sadness in his voice. She had never though about how hard it must have been for him. At least she had Miranda, even if she was 2 hours away.
"Well, you must have some friends there, right?" she asked.
"Oh yeah, I've got plenty of them." He replied. "And I love NYU. I don't know, it's just different than I pictured."
"What, NYU?" asked Lizzie.
"No, going to college." He answered. "Anyway, all we've done is talk about me! What about you? How do you like Cal State?"
"It's fine." She replied. "I haven't really decided what I want to major in yet, so I'm basically getting my freshman requirements done. It'll be more fun next year."
"Yeah." Said Gordo.
"I love college life though! Parties, clubs all that fun stuff." She remarked. "I even met a guy."
"Really?" asked Gordo, with a hint of concern in his voice.
"Yeah. His name is Ryan." She continued. "He was really cute, and really nice, but not very smart. I broke up with him last week."
"I'm sorry." He replied. "You ok?"
"Yeah fine." She answered. "So what about you? Any girlfriends?"
"I went out with this one girl, Kayla a few times." He replied. "She was nice, but I guess I just didn't want to commit to just her."
"Yeah." Replied Lizzie. "That's good though! We wouldn't want to come home attached!"
"Yeah, you never know when Ethan will pop up!" he joked.
"Or Brooke." She joked.
"I've had enough relationship talk." He remarked, quickly putting an end to the topic.
"Me too." She agreed. "How bout I bring you home, you look beat!"
"Yeah ok." He agreed.
They drove to Gordo's house and Lizzie pulled into the driveway.
"Bye." Said Gordo. "I'll call you tomorrow."
"Ok." Replied Lizzie, as Gordo got out of the car. "And Gordo,"
"Yeah?" he asked.
"I'm glad you're home." She smiled.
"Hey Lizzie?" he replied.
"Yeah?"
"Me too." He answered.
TBC!!
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