Chapter 2-
Thanks to all who replied. I was surprised at the large response to my story! It was awesome! And to answer your question, why were all the other students not new? Well I live in Canada, and I suppose I could make everything American for me but it would be too hard. Here in Canada we do things differently. Elementary is from grades k-6, junior 7-9, high 10-12.
Thats how we do things. Dont ask me why. So you see, Lizzie and co would be in grade 9, and the girl would be new, since afterall most people know each other here. Im sorry if it makes things more difficult. You see, I already had to adjust the way I was raised and how I think for the story. Here in Canada we call English, Language Arts and History, Social Studies. Sorry I just wanted to give you an example. Anyways I hope its not to confusing, and that you still like my story. Thanks again to all the wonderful people who replied! You guys rock! Keep replying, and adding encouragment. It inspires me to write a good story for you. Thanks!
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That day, Lizzie walked through the halls miserably . She couldn't believe that Ethan had a girlfriend.
It shocked and dissapointed her to no end that Ethan Craft was no longer single, and now unapprochable. Even if she got up the courage to approach him. But Lizzie would not give up. She wanted Ethan, and she wanted him badly. No 'new girl' would change that. She stomped through the halls, even more determined then ever. She would find away to get him. But how? Lizzie sat down at a cafeteria table, feeling even more defeated then before. She had no plan. And Lizzie was never good at thinking of plans.
Just then she heard a voice beside her. "Whats wrong? You look confused." Gordo sat down next to her, carrying his tray, full of gross cafeteria food.
(Cartoon Lizzie: "WHATS WRONG? WHAT DO YOU THINK IS WRONG?!?!")
"Oh. Its just Ethan's new girlfriend."
Gordo rolled his eyes. "Again? Lizzie, this is the third time you've been bummed about this. Get over it."
"Easy for you to say." Lizzie snapped. "You never had a crush on Ethan Craft."
"And I hope I never do." grinned Gordo, as he ran his hand through his messy curly hair.
Lizzie pushed his arm, playfully. "You know what I mean." she chuckled. She stopped. He was looking intently into her eyes. His eyes looked passionate and serious, yet playful and soulful. A slight shiver went through Lizzie's body. She shuddered, as she turned and looked away. That feeling she had with him. It was strange. It was like their soulds intertwined for a moment in time. It was something she could only describe as...chemistry.
(Cartoon Lizzie: "Chemistry? With my best friend? That is so totally weird!")
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After lunch Lizzie walked into the bathroom. She washed her hands in the sink. They were all dirty from cafeteria food. Lately Lizzie had turned into a neat-freak. She turned and dryed her hands in the dryer and then went to the bathroom. She had to pee. She did her deed and reached for toilet paper, when she heard the bathroom door open.
"Is my mascara okay?" said a snobby voice.
"Yeah, its like, fine." said a voice Lizzie recognized as Kate, her formal friend, but now enemy.
"Well what about my hair?"
"yes, yes." said Kate in an impatient voice. "Its fine!"
(Cartoon Lizzie: "Oh great. Its the snob patrol.")
Lizzie watched through the crack in the door. She saw Kate leaning against the bathroom counter, trying to look cool. Kate reached over and washed her hands. Her little sidekick was beside her, running her hands hurridly through her hairs.
"Oh god!" Kate exclaimed, as she looked in the mirror. "I need more lipstick." She took a tube of red, out of her purse and applied it gingerly, even though, as Lizzie observed, she didn't need anymore.
"Did you hear?" her friend asked. Kate stopped putting the lipstick on, and put the cap on. She stuffed it into her black purse and turned to her friend.
"No what?"
"You know how Ethan Craft has a new girlfriend?"
"Yes." Kate growled. "It should have been me."
"Well I heard, that Ethan was going to ask out Lizzie if Kara hadnt come along. He was going to today."
"Really?" Kate asked in a disgusted voice. "McGuire?!"
(Cartoon Lizzie: "OH MY GOD!" faints)
"Oh my god." Lizzie whispered out loud to herself, with wide eyes. "Me?!"
"What was that?" Kate asked, looking around suspiciously.
"I don't know. But lets go, we'll be late for class."
Kate laughed evily. "Not that we care!"
They left, slamming the bathroom door on the way out.
Lizzie finished up, then slowly came out of the bathroom, and washed her hands. "I can't believe it. Me?!"
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"Really?" asked Miranda with wide eyes. "I cant believe it. You?!"
"Thats what I said!" Lizzie squealed.
"That is so weird!" Miranda exclaimed.
(Cartoon Lizzie: "Weird? What do you mean weird?!?!")
Lizzie grinned hugely. "He likes me, he likes me, he really really likes me." she gushed.
"Uhh Lizzie? I hate to break it to you, but hes taken. Hes going out with Kara. Not you."
"Oh right." Lizzie said. Miranda had just brung her back to earth. Lizzie groaned. "I hate my life!"
"Hey, I have an idea. You can pretend to go out with someone else and make him jealous!"
"Thats a great idea!" Lizzie brightened. "But who?"
"Hmm. I dont know."
"Oh great." Lizzie sighed. "Who would go out with me?"
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"Hey Lizzie?" her mom asked that night. "Whats wrong, sweetie?"
"Oh nothing." Lizzie sighed. "I don't really wanna talk about it."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes mom...you would never be able to relate. Anyways, its not a big deal."
(Cartoon Lizzie: "Not a big deal?! Yeah right! Its a HUGE deal!")
"You never know. I could relate."
By this time Lizzie was exasperated and annoyed. Plus she was dying to tell someone, so she spilled. "Alright. Ethan, the guy who I like, has a girlfriend. The new girl. Who is so pretty! Life isnt fair mom."
"Someone prettier then you?"
Lizzie glared at her mother. "Alright, alright! Have you thought about asking Miranda or Gordo about this. They're good friends with you. They'd probably do anything to help you. Try asking them for help. It couldnt hurt."
A lightbuld lit up in Lizzies little head. "Hey! Thanks mom, thats fantastic!" she exclaimed.
"You were a great help!" she skipped away.
"Oh." her mom muttered confusingly. She smiled a perplexed smile. "Your welcome honey...?"
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Lizzie phoned Gordo and told him to come over. When he arrived Lizzie told him to follow her and ran upstairs. She sat on her bed, and he sat next to her.
"Whats up?" he asked. "You sounded urgent. Whats wrong."
"Gordo." she gulped. "I need you to help me out with something."
"What?" he asked. "Anything."
(Cartoon Lizzie: "Here goes nothing..")
"I need to make Ethan jealous." Lizzie explained. "Will you pretend to go out with me?"
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Thats where it ends. Thanks for reading the story! Please comment because if I dont have 5 I wont continue. Thanks! ~Amanda
In the next chapter...
Will he, or will he not?
Secrets revealed.
Someones getting jealous.
Study budy.
Thanks to all who replied. I was surprised at the large response to my story! It was awesome! And to answer your question, why were all the other students not new? Well I live in Canada, and I suppose I could make everything American for me but it would be too hard. Here in Canada we do things differently. Elementary is from grades k-6, junior 7-9, high 10-12.
Thats how we do things. Dont ask me why. So you see, Lizzie and co would be in grade 9, and the girl would be new, since afterall most people know each other here. Im sorry if it makes things more difficult. You see, I already had to adjust the way I was raised and how I think for the story. Here in Canada we call English, Language Arts and History, Social Studies. Sorry I just wanted to give you an example. Anyways I hope its not to confusing, and that you still like my story. Thanks again to all the wonderful people who replied! You guys rock! Keep replying, and adding encouragment. It inspires me to write a good story for you. Thanks!
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That day, Lizzie walked through the halls miserably . She couldn't believe that Ethan had a girlfriend.
It shocked and dissapointed her to no end that Ethan Craft was no longer single, and now unapprochable. Even if she got up the courage to approach him. But Lizzie would not give up. She wanted Ethan, and she wanted him badly. No 'new girl' would change that. She stomped through the halls, even more determined then ever. She would find away to get him. But how? Lizzie sat down at a cafeteria table, feeling even more defeated then before. She had no plan. And Lizzie was never good at thinking of plans.
Just then she heard a voice beside her. "Whats wrong? You look confused." Gordo sat down next to her, carrying his tray, full of gross cafeteria food.
(Cartoon Lizzie: "WHATS WRONG? WHAT DO YOU THINK IS WRONG?!?!")
"Oh. Its just Ethan's new girlfriend."
Gordo rolled his eyes. "Again? Lizzie, this is the third time you've been bummed about this. Get over it."
"Easy for you to say." Lizzie snapped. "You never had a crush on Ethan Craft."
"And I hope I never do." grinned Gordo, as he ran his hand through his messy curly hair.
Lizzie pushed his arm, playfully. "You know what I mean." she chuckled. She stopped. He was looking intently into her eyes. His eyes looked passionate and serious, yet playful and soulful. A slight shiver went through Lizzie's body. She shuddered, as she turned and looked away. That feeling she had with him. It was strange. It was like their soulds intertwined for a moment in time. It was something she could only describe as...chemistry.
(Cartoon Lizzie: "Chemistry? With my best friend? That is so totally weird!")
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After lunch Lizzie walked into the bathroom. She washed her hands in the sink. They were all dirty from cafeteria food. Lately Lizzie had turned into a neat-freak. She turned and dryed her hands in the dryer and then went to the bathroom. She had to pee. She did her deed and reached for toilet paper, when she heard the bathroom door open.
"Is my mascara okay?" said a snobby voice.
"Yeah, its like, fine." said a voice Lizzie recognized as Kate, her formal friend, but now enemy.
"Well what about my hair?"
"yes, yes." said Kate in an impatient voice. "Its fine!"
(Cartoon Lizzie: "Oh great. Its the snob patrol.")
Lizzie watched through the crack in the door. She saw Kate leaning against the bathroom counter, trying to look cool. Kate reached over and washed her hands. Her little sidekick was beside her, running her hands hurridly through her hairs.
"Oh god!" Kate exclaimed, as she looked in the mirror. "I need more lipstick." She took a tube of red, out of her purse and applied it gingerly, even though, as Lizzie observed, she didn't need anymore.
"Did you hear?" her friend asked. Kate stopped putting the lipstick on, and put the cap on. She stuffed it into her black purse and turned to her friend.
"No what?"
"You know how Ethan Craft has a new girlfriend?"
"Yes." Kate growled. "It should have been me."
"Well I heard, that Ethan was going to ask out Lizzie if Kara hadnt come along. He was going to today."
"Really?" Kate asked in a disgusted voice. "McGuire?!"
(Cartoon Lizzie: "OH MY GOD!" faints)
"Oh my god." Lizzie whispered out loud to herself, with wide eyes. "Me?!"
"What was that?" Kate asked, looking around suspiciously.
"I don't know. But lets go, we'll be late for class."
Kate laughed evily. "Not that we care!"
They left, slamming the bathroom door on the way out.
Lizzie finished up, then slowly came out of the bathroom, and washed her hands. "I can't believe it. Me?!"
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"Really?" asked Miranda with wide eyes. "I cant believe it. You?!"
"Thats what I said!" Lizzie squealed.
"That is so weird!" Miranda exclaimed.
(Cartoon Lizzie: "Weird? What do you mean weird?!?!")
Lizzie grinned hugely. "He likes me, he likes me, he really really likes me." she gushed.
"Uhh Lizzie? I hate to break it to you, but hes taken. Hes going out with Kara. Not you."
"Oh right." Lizzie said. Miranda had just brung her back to earth. Lizzie groaned. "I hate my life!"
"Hey, I have an idea. You can pretend to go out with someone else and make him jealous!"
"Thats a great idea!" Lizzie brightened. "But who?"
"Hmm. I dont know."
"Oh great." Lizzie sighed. "Who would go out with me?"
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"Hey Lizzie?" her mom asked that night. "Whats wrong, sweetie?"
"Oh nothing." Lizzie sighed. "I don't really wanna talk about it."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes mom...you would never be able to relate. Anyways, its not a big deal."
(Cartoon Lizzie: "Not a big deal?! Yeah right! Its a HUGE deal!")
"You never know. I could relate."
By this time Lizzie was exasperated and annoyed. Plus she was dying to tell someone, so she spilled. "Alright. Ethan, the guy who I like, has a girlfriend. The new girl. Who is so pretty! Life isnt fair mom."
"Someone prettier then you?"
Lizzie glared at her mother. "Alright, alright! Have you thought about asking Miranda or Gordo about this. They're good friends with you. They'd probably do anything to help you. Try asking them for help. It couldnt hurt."
A lightbuld lit up in Lizzies little head. "Hey! Thanks mom, thats fantastic!" she exclaimed.
"You were a great help!" she skipped away.
"Oh." her mom muttered confusingly. She smiled a perplexed smile. "Your welcome honey...?"
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Lizzie phoned Gordo and told him to come over. When he arrived Lizzie told him to follow her and ran upstairs. She sat on her bed, and he sat next to her.
"Whats up?" he asked. "You sounded urgent. Whats wrong."
"Gordo." she gulped. "I need you to help me out with something."
"What?" he asked. "Anything."
(Cartoon Lizzie: "Here goes nothing..")
"I need to make Ethan jealous." Lizzie explained. "Will you pretend to go out with me?"
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Thats where it ends. Thanks for reading the story! Please comment because if I dont have 5 I wont continue. Thanks! ~Amanda
In the next chapter...
Will he, or will he not?
Secrets revealed.
Someones getting jealous.
Study budy.
