COLD OPENING
FADE IN:
INT. DIGITAL BEAN—DAY
ANGLE ON: GORDO and LIZZIE sitting at a table together. Their fingers are intertwined. They're sharing one soda with two straws. They're looking into each other's eyes — It's obvious to anyone that they're a couple.
Enter MIRANDA, who has just returned from a summer vacation spent with her parents in Mexico. She sees her friends and waves to them, starting to come over. Nearly there she stops stock still — having absorbed the current tableau. She looks from the clasped hands to the soda to them and back. Gordo and Lizzie look at her anxiously. Miranda's stunned.
MIRANDA
(to Lizzie)
You and Gordo? H H?
Lizzie smiles shyly and nods.
MIRANDA
That's… That's… That's great!
Lizzie and Gordo look relieved as Miranda takes a seat.
MIRANDA
What took you so long?
LIZZIE
(confused)
What do you mean?
MIRANDA
I mean it's obvious you two liked each other.
GORDO
(flustered)
What are you talking about?
MIRANDA
I'm talking about how you two have been attracted to each other.
LIZZIE
(confused)
But – How – When –
MIRANDA
Since before last year. Remember when Gordo was dating Brooke Baker?
CLIP: GORDO AND THE GIRL –Lizzie wondering if she likes Gordo.
BACK TO SCENE
MIRANDA
(to Gordo)
And then there was you.
GORDO
Me?
MIRANDA
Remember when Lizzie was going out with that Ronny kid?
Miranda and Gordo enter the school building.
MIRANDA
Do you believe her? It's like listening to one of those hygiene films they show in health class.
GORDO
I guess she really likes him.
MIRANDA
Likes him? She's possessed! She's wearing his dirty shoelaces!
GORDO
Well, what do you think it is about him? You think he's a jock? I bet he's a jock.
MIRANDA
What—now you're going to talk about him incessantly too?
GORDO
No, it's just—so strange. I mean, other than my parents, Lizzie's the one person I've known all my life. I guess I never really thought what it would feel like when she had a boyfriend.
MIRANDA
Wait a minute, whoa. Are you jealous?
GORDO
Jealous? No. Wrong road. I was trying to identify a completely different emotion. Definitely not jealous.
Miranda, satisfied, heads for the cafeteria.
GORDO
I think.
BACK TO SCENE
Gordo looks chagrinned.
ANIMATED LIZZIE
Why didn't someone tell me we were in love?
LIZZIE
You could have let us know!
MIRANDA
What? That you and Gordo were sweet on each other? Puh-lease! You wouldn't even admit it to yourselves, what could I have said to convince you?
LIZZIE
(disgruntled)
Still, you could have hinted or something.
GORDO
Well, what's done is done. The bottom line is that we have realized our feelings for each other.
(beat)
Right?
LIZZIE
Absolutely.
(to Miranda)
So, how was Mexico?
MIRANDA
It was awesome. We visited all sorts of relatives, checked out the step pyramids at Teotilhuacan , and we even went scuba diving!
GORDO
Sounds cool.
MIRANDA
It was. Extremely. But tell me about your guys' summer. From what I've heard it was a real experience.
LIZZIE
Yeah, you could say that…
As they all fill each other in we see MATT entering the establishment with MELINA and LANNY in tow.
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INT. DIGITAL BEAN – ANOTHER AREA – CONTINUOUS
The three kids sit at a table with smiles on their faces.
MATT
This is so cool! We're in Middle School now.
Lanny makes known his agreement.
MELINA
And you've got an 'in', right?
MATT
Are you kidding me?
CLIP: LIZZIE'S NIGHTMARE – Principal Tweedy gushing over Matt.
BACK TO SCENE
MATT
We'll own the place.
Matt kicks back and props his feet on the table as they all smile at the idea of having free reign.
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INT. DIGITAL BEAN – ANOTHER AREA
We come back just as Lizzie and Miranda finish telling each other about their summer.
MIRANDA
Woah. All that and you still had time to hook up with Gordo?
She shakes her head in amazement.
LIZZIE
And now we're all High Schoolers.
ANIMATED LIZZIE
Wahoo! High School! Wahoo!
MIRANDA
This year is so going to rock!
GORDO
I second that.
ANIMATED LIZZIE
And I third it!
FADE OUT:
END OF COLD OPENING