Miranda walked slowly home, not wanting to think about her two best
friends that were now a couple. No, it wasn't something she liked doing.
She used to like being able to be able to think about them, but now it just
depressed her. Being a third wheel was NOT what she wanted, but she
realized that's exactly what she was going to become
She sighed and walked into her house. She got something from the kitchen and had a small snack. Miranda walked up to her room, and closed the door. She pulled a piece of paper out of the drawer. It wasn't just any piece of paper though, it was a picture. A picture of Larry Tudgemen. She kissed the picture, wishing she could do that in real life. Wishing she could be in his arms. Wishing that she was able to not care what everyone else though.
Yes, wishing was what she had been doing for a few years now. Because that's all she could do. She hadn't told any one else about her secret crush on Tudgemen. Well, everyone except one person. Suddenly the phone rang, and she wiped away some of the tears that had started to form on her eyes. She picked it up and heard a familiar voice on the other side.
"Hey Miranda." Said Lizzie.
"Oh-Uh, Hey, L-Lizzie." Miranda says, trying to hide how upset she was.
"Miranda, please don't be upset. We really didn't want to make you seem like a third wheel."
"Lizzie, I know you didn't do it intentionally. But it is happening. You two don't want me around you two all the time."
"But Miranda you're still our friend! Sure there will be times when me and Gordo want to be alone, but we will still be the three amigos!"
Miranda could hear that Lizzie was getting rather upset about this now. Lizzie's voiced popped up again.
"Well Miranda, whether or not you think you're a third wheel, me and Gordo do not think so. You better be at the dance with us like we have done every dance, got it?"
Miranda let out a small laugh. She could see how hard Lizzie was trying to help the situation. Miranda agreed, and after another 30-minute phone conversation, she hung up the phone.
That night she sat at her window, looking out at the night sky. It was a clear night and the stars were shining brightly. Miranda held in her hand the picture of Tudgemen. She would constantly look down at it, and then look back up into the stars. Maybe one day she could have him, but right now, it was just not factoring into the situation.
First, there would be the ridicule by Kate. Miranda knew how much Tudgemen repulsed Kate, and a relationship with him, would just make everything worse. It would no longer be about Tudgemen. It would be about the loser that is going out with Tudgemen.
Second-Well, actually Miranda couldn't come up with a second reason. The fact that she could be ridiculed, in fact, would be ridiculed, just scarred her so much. She wished she could fall in love with a more accepted boy. Ethan Craft. Unfortunately, while he was cute, and she did like it when he talked to her, she just was not interested in him. Even earlier at the café, when Miranda got all excited when Ethan almost remembered her name, in her mind it was all an act. She didn't really feel that giddy inside.
She looked back up into the night sky, and up into the stars. They glimmered like a million diamonds in the sky. A small tear streamed down her face, followed by another, and soon, she was crying, and holding the picture of Tudgemen close to her. She just couldn't stand this. Night after night she would think about him. Night after night she would think about how she just couldn't do it. Why should something so easy be so hard to do?
The tears started to come faster, and soon she was sobbing inside her palms. A few minutes went by, and she sniffed. Miranda wiped her tears away, and with a sullen look on her face, turned off her lights and went to bed.
The next day Gordo had informed Miranda that she had been grounded. So a lot of the time it was just Gordo and Miranda. A rare occurrence. Sure, she DID she herself as Gordo's friend, but she more saw Lizzie as her best friend. So it really wasn't the same without her. As they walked by the café, Miranda noticed Tudgemen inside. She stopped and stared longingly at him. The world seemed to slip away as she stared at him.
She was finally flung back to reality, when Gordo started snapping his fingers in front of her.
"Miranda! Hey snap back into reality girl!" Yelled Gordo.
"What, um, I, or, uh, I-" Miranda could only reply with stutter.
"Miranda you were, uh, staring at, ahem, Tudgemen."
"What? I was not!"
A sly smile formed on Gordo.
"You like Tudgemen don't you?"
"I-I do not!"
"My, aren't we being rather defensive."
"I'm not being defensive!"
Miranda looked annoyingly at a cool and collected Gordo. He looked into her eyes, and she finally sighed.
"All right all right! I-I like Larry Tudgemen."
The two of them talked for a bit. Until now, the only other person that she had ever told about her crush on Larry, was Lizzie. Now Gordo knew. Maybe she wasn't as much of a third wheel as she thought.
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She sighed and walked into her house. She got something from the kitchen and had a small snack. Miranda walked up to her room, and closed the door. She pulled a piece of paper out of the drawer. It wasn't just any piece of paper though, it was a picture. A picture of Larry Tudgemen. She kissed the picture, wishing she could do that in real life. Wishing she could be in his arms. Wishing that she was able to not care what everyone else though.
Yes, wishing was what she had been doing for a few years now. Because that's all she could do. She hadn't told any one else about her secret crush on Tudgemen. Well, everyone except one person. Suddenly the phone rang, and she wiped away some of the tears that had started to form on her eyes. She picked it up and heard a familiar voice on the other side.
"Hey Miranda." Said Lizzie.
"Oh-Uh, Hey, L-Lizzie." Miranda says, trying to hide how upset she was.
"Miranda, please don't be upset. We really didn't want to make you seem like a third wheel."
"Lizzie, I know you didn't do it intentionally. But it is happening. You two don't want me around you two all the time."
"But Miranda you're still our friend! Sure there will be times when me and Gordo want to be alone, but we will still be the three amigos!"
Miranda could hear that Lizzie was getting rather upset about this now. Lizzie's voiced popped up again.
"Well Miranda, whether or not you think you're a third wheel, me and Gordo do not think so. You better be at the dance with us like we have done every dance, got it?"
Miranda let out a small laugh. She could see how hard Lizzie was trying to help the situation. Miranda agreed, and after another 30-minute phone conversation, she hung up the phone.
That night she sat at her window, looking out at the night sky. It was a clear night and the stars were shining brightly. Miranda held in her hand the picture of Tudgemen. She would constantly look down at it, and then look back up into the stars. Maybe one day she could have him, but right now, it was just not factoring into the situation.
First, there would be the ridicule by Kate. Miranda knew how much Tudgemen repulsed Kate, and a relationship with him, would just make everything worse. It would no longer be about Tudgemen. It would be about the loser that is going out with Tudgemen.
Second-Well, actually Miranda couldn't come up with a second reason. The fact that she could be ridiculed, in fact, would be ridiculed, just scarred her so much. She wished she could fall in love with a more accepted boy. Ethan Craft. Unfortunately, while he was cute, and she did like it when he talked to her, she just was not interested in him. Even earlier at the café, when Miranda got all excited when Ethan almost remembered her name, in her mind it was all an act. She didn't really feel that giddy inside.
She looked back up into the night sky, and up into the stars. They glimmered like a million diamonds in the sky. A small tear streamed down her face, followed by another, and soon, she was crying, and holding the picture of Tudgemen close to her. She just couldn't stand this. Night after night she would think about him. Night after night she would think about how she just couldn't do it. Why should something so easy be so hard to do?
The tears started to come faster, and soon she was sobbing inside her palms. A few minutes went by, and she sniffed. Miranda wiped her tears away, and with a sullen look on her face, turned off her lights and went to bed.
The next day Gordo had informed Miranda that she had been grounded. So a lot of the time it was just Gordo and Miranda. A rare occurrence. Sure, she DID she herself as Gordo's friend, but she more saw Lizzie as her best friend. So it really wasn't the same without her. As they walked by the café, Miranda noticed Tudgemen inside. She stopped and stared longingly at him. The world seemed to slip away as she stared at him.
She was finally flung back to reality, when Gordo started snapping his fingers in front of her.
"Miranda! Hey snap back into reality girl!" Yelled Gordo.
"What, um, I, or, uh, I-" Miranda could only reply with stutter.
"Miranda you were, uh, staring at, ahem, Tudgemen."
"What? I was not!"
A sly smile formed on Gordo.
"You like Tudgemen don't you?"
"I-I do not!"
"My, aren't we being rather defensive."
"I'm not being defensive!"
Miranda looked annoyingly at a cool and collected Gordo. He looked into her eyes, and she finally sighed.
"All right all right! I-I like Larry Tudgemen."
The two of them talked for a bit. Until now, the only other person that she had ever told about her crush on Larry, was Lizzie. Now Gordo knew. Maybe she wasn't as much of a third wheel as she thought.
END OF CHAPTER 14. PLEASER REVIEW!!!! REVIEWING IS FULL OF AWSOMENESS!!!
