Lizzie POV
I was standing in line, next to Gordo, as the teachers/chaperone's passed out tons of brochures. I was so excited! I was actually going to see Rome! The real Rome! I felt tingly inside.
"Now, stick with your buddy." They reminded us.
Animated Lizzie: Are all parents the same?
I tightened my grip on Gordo's hand and held it in the air to show them that I wouldn't get lost.
Animated Lizzie: Now can we go, please?
There was a tour guide who led us outside. I went through a checklist in my mind.
Camera... check
Money...check
My 'buddy'... check
"Ciao!" A petite woman said. "Today we will be exploring the wonderful world of i La Chita Etharna i."
We all looked at her questioningly.
"Rome, the eternal city! Did no one read the info packets?"
I started giggling as we headed outside the hotel.
I gasped.
"Whoa." Was all I could say.
Sure, it looked great from my hotel window, but up close and personal it was... incredible!
The sky was blue; there were buildings everywhere, cars were racing down the streets and stuff like that. Now you would think, "Yeah I can find that in NYC." Well, you're wrong. Everything wasn't like hustle-bustle like. It seemed to run so smoothly, with a rhythm. I looked up and saw not a cloud in sight, and no dead trees. All fresh looking, strong, yet young. I looked down and saw not icky sewers, but a perfectly paved sidewalk divided evenly. I looked in front of me and saw lots of shops, like downtown back home. But there was this feeling. This eternal feeling . Animated Lizzie: No wonder it's called 'the eternal city'.
"Yeah, whoa." Gordo blinked in amazement.
"First, we'll be going to the Trevi Fountain."
The guide starting walking down the streets, and we all followed her, although we were paying no attention whatsoever to her. I mean, who wants to listen to a tour guide when you can see the wondrous sights of Rome!
Animated Lizzie: Gee, I sound like our brochures!
Gordo POV
I was stunned. Rome was beautiful. Almost as beautiful as-
No, I was not going to say it. I'd regret it for the rest of my life. I was going to forget about her for now. I was not going to think about her. I was going to focus on Rome. I was never going to get her, anyway.
We arrived at the Trevi Fountain, and it was drop-dead gorgeous.
The water was-
Okay, I was not going to describe anything either. I'd end up talking about her.
Her who?
I was doing a good job of forgetting her so far.
I snapped back into reality and listened to the guide speak.
"Thousands of people come from all over the world to make a wish and toss their coin into the Trevi Fountain. Rumor has it that dreams become a reality. So, if you want, make a wish."
This was my big chance...
Lizzie POV
I thought and thought really hard, and I couldn't think of anything to wish for. Then I got the best idea... why not wish for something that could never happen?
I took out a quarter from my pocket and closed my eyes. I started to concentrate really hard.
Animated Lizzie: I wish that I could become famous, and be an idol instead of being plain old Lizzie. I want to be that world-famous "Lizzie McGuire." Give me that, Trevi Fountain.
I gripped the coin and tossed it into the big fountain over my shoulder. I opened my eyes, just to see it land in along with thousands of other coins.
Now all I had to do was wait and see if my dream came true...
A/N: Okay, next chapter, I'll try not to switch POVs so often. I really like this chapter because without it, this movie/story would make no sense at all.
I was standing in line, next to Gordo, as the teachers/chaperone's passed out tons of brochures. I was so excited! I was actually going to see Rome! The real Rome! I felt tingly inside.
"Now, stick with your buddy." They reminded us.
Animated Lizzie: Are all parents the same?
I tightened my grip on Gordo's hand and held it in the air to show them that I wouldn't get lost.
Animated Lizzie: Now can we go, please?
There was a tour guide who led us outside. I went through a checklist in my mind.
Camera... check
Money...check
My 'buddy'... check
"Ciao!" A petite woman said. "Today we will be exploring the wonderful world of i La Chita Etharna i."
We all looked at her questioningly.
"Rome, the eternal city! Did no one read the info packets?"
I started giggling as we headed outside the hotel.
I gasped.
"Whoa." Was all I could say.
Sure, it looked great from my hotel window, but up close and personal it was... incredible!
The sky was blue; there were buildings everywhere, cars were racing down the streets and stuff like that. Now you would think, "Yeah I can find that in NYC." Well, you're wrong. Everything wasn't like hustle-bustle like. It seemed to run so smoothly, with a rhythm. I looked up and saw not a cloud in sight, and no dead trees. All fresh looking, strong, yet young. I looked down and saw not icky sewers, but a perfectly paved sidewalk divided evenly. I looked in front of me and saw lots of shops, like downtown back home. But there was this feeling. This eternal feeling . Animated Lizzie: No wonder it's called 'the eternal city'.
"Yeah, whoa." Gordo blinked in amazement.
"First, we'll be going to the Trevi Fountain."
The guide starting walking down the streets, and we all followed her, although we were paying no attention whatsoever to her. I mean, who wants to listen to a tour guide when you can see the wondrous sights of Rome!
Animated Lizzie: Gee, I sound like our brochures!
Gordo POV
I was stunned. Rome was beautiful. Almost as beautiful as-
No, I was not going to say it. I'd regret it for the rest of my life. I was going to forget about her for now. I was not going to think about her. I was going to focus on Rome. I was never going to get her, anyway.
We arrived at the Trevi Fountain, and it was drop-dead gorgeous.
The water was-
Okay, I was not going to describe anything either. I'd end up talking about her.
Her who?
I was doing a good job of forgetting her so far.
I snapped back into reality and listened to the guide speak.
"Thousands of people come from all over the world to make a wish and toss their coin into the Trevi Fountain. Rumor has it that dreams become a reality. So, if you want, make a wish."
This was my big chance...
Lizzie POV
I thought and thought really hard, and I couldn't think of anything to wish for. Then I got the best idea... why not wish for something that could never happen?
I took out a quarter from my pocket and closed my eyes. I started to concentrate really hard.
Animated Lizzie: I wish that I could become famous, and be an idol instead of being plain old Lizzie. I want to be that world-famous "Lizzie McGuire." Give me that, Trevi Fountain.
I gripped the coin and tossed it into the big fountain over my shoulder. I opened my eyes, just to see it land in along with thousands of other coins.
Now all I had to do was wait and see if my dream came true...
A/N: Okay, next chapter, I'll try not to switch POVs so often. I really like this chapter because without it, this movie/story would make no sense at all.