a/n: HELLO EVERYBODY!!!!!! I'm back! I'm sorry it took me like ions to update this, but I was actually thinking about not finishing this until I got a review a couple days ago from somebody who just seemed to adore this, so reluctantly I kept writing. This chapter is mainly just a filler so I can figure out how to write the rest of the story. But, a little clue as to how Gordo got into the hospital is in here. Well that is all, thanks to all of those who reviewed and keep doing so. ~Rhiannon~
~Gordo~
I let out a deep sigh. Is this what Hell is like? I thought to myself as I looked around the bleak hospital room and saw loved ones file in and out…with so much pain evident on their tired faces. I just want to get out! It is so agonizing sitting here watching the people you love go through this, and you're unable to help them. To tell you the truth, I'd rather die than sit here and watch them go through this pain.
About the only good thing that has happened so far today is the fact that Lizzie finally talked to me. But let me tell you it was still very painful.
~Flashback~
I was now sitting in the same spot Lizzie had occupied earlier in the day; sitting in the window, looking out at the dismal day that made being here even more movie of the weekish. It was then that I realized a tingling sensation on my hand. Then I noticed it was Lizzie, she had grabbed my hand and had started talking to me.
"Hey Gordo…are you still in there…?" A small but sad smile crept onto her face. "…I've been sitting here for almost two days trying to think of what to say to you. Hell, I've been sitting here for two days trying to get the strength to be this close to you without completely breaking down. Listen, I don't know if you can here me or not, but the doctor said that people talking to you might help in the healing process, you know introduce a familiar voice and you'll wake up…if only it were that easy. Look at me, I'm rambling. I haven't rambled like this since we told each other how we really felt. Do you remember that, Gordo? I do. It was a rainy day, about three weeks after we got back from Rome, and on a whim we decided to go play out in the rain. We had such a blast and then that moment came, when you started getting fidgety and I started getting fidgety and well I tried saying how much I loved you right there but it took like 10 minutes just to say it. Gordo, that was one of the best days of my life." A single tear rolled down her cheek.
"Gordo, you have to wake up, you have to. You can't just propose to me and have the best time of our lives at prom and leave me like this. You promised you would never leave me again…you promised. Gordo, please wake up. We're only 19, we have so much more to do, get married, have kids…we're supposed to die when we're old and decrepit, together. You can't back out on me now. You're stuck with me…" Tears were falling down her cheeks now. "You promised not to leave me…don't go back on you're word."
"…You promised…" And with that she lay her head down on my bed and cried herself to sleep.
~End Flashback~
She was right. I had promised that I would never leave her. Prom night, I made that promise…Prom night, now that was a fun night…up until I ended up here…
~Flashback~
I walked up the steps to Lizzie's front door. Apprehension suddenly flooded over me as I reached up to ring the doorbell of the house that I had visited almost everyday of my life. Why I felt so scared, I had no idea, but I was. I ran my hand through my perfectly messed up mop of brown curls as the door opened to reveal Jo McGuire. A fresh batch of tears were getting ready to flood down her already teary face. She was so emotional. She let me in, quickly hugged me, told me how handsome I looked, and then left me to wait.
I wasn't waiting more than five minutes when Lizzie finally emerged from where she had been hiding probably all day. I heard her come down the stairs and when I lifted my head, she completely took my breath away. She stopped halfway down when she realized that I hadn't said anything, and she was apparently getting nervous.
"Gordo?" Her sweet voice interrupted my thoughts.
"Wow, Lizzie, you look uh, well you look…" I stuttered over what I was going to say, how to describe her beauty…"great."…I settled on this nondescriptive word. After that it was the usual pinning of flowers and pictures and whatnot and finally we made it to prom.
Prom in itself was really nice. Everything went perfectly. Miranda was crowned Prom Queen while Larry was crowned Prom King…he really grew out of his funk when he entered high school. Everything went just as suspected that night. We only had one problem there.
Everybody was happily dancing to the Cha Cha Slide, when things started to get a little bit rowdy. In the midst of this, Lizzie and I lost each other. We didn't realize this at first, but then Lizzie realized we weren't together anymore and started panicking. I heard her call my name in the most terrifying tone and immediately started searching for her. When I finally found her, worry covered her face as she quickly wrapped her arms around.
"Lizzie, what's wrong?" I was getting a little worried
"Gordo, don't leave me again. I just have this terrible feeling something bad is going to happen if you leave. Just please don't leave me."
"I won't leave you, I promise." And with that, we stayed by each other all night. We were with each other until everything became confusing and black.
Prom was over. We were getting ready to go to Miranda's big party when we decided to stop off by Lizzie's house to get a few things. We were standing on her doorstep as she was unlocking the door. I kissed her on the cheek and then I realized that I needed to get something over at my house, which was across the street.
"I'll be right back." This is where everything gets fuzzy. I left Lizzie's side and I don't even know what happened. The only thing I remember is hearing her desperately yelling my name and then everything going black.
~End Flashback~
a/n: well that is all for now, I hope you liked. Next chapter will be up in a week and you will finally know how Gordo got into the hospital. See ya then, and please review.