Miranda looked at him. "Yeah?" She asked. Lanny shook his head. *Nothing. See you!* Lanny called as he walked away. Miranda stared at him. "That kid is freaky!" She mumbled as she walked to the Style Shack.
Lanny stepped into Elfie's Game Emporium. Ty was sitting behind the counter, eating a donut and drinking Mountain Dew. "Hey, cousin!" Ty called out to Lanny. *Hey Ty! Got the game?* Ty nodded. "Just arrived yesterday, and I tell you my friend, best game out there. I tried it out last night, golden!" Ty exclaimed. Lanny nodded and took the game from Ty's hands. *How much?* Lanny asked. Ty shook his head. "No problem, I'll take care of it. Think of it as an early birthday present." Lanny smiled. *So what's been up lately?* Lanny asked. "Same old, same old. My girl's out of time so I'm kind of out of it," Ty brushed the hair out of his face, "Got your self a girl, Lan?" Lanny shook his head. *Well, kind of. I've been going on and off with Madeline.* Ty grinned. "My little Lanny, he's becoming a man!" Ty pretended to cry. Lanny shoved his arm. They laughed. *Thanks for the game man, but I'm out. I've got to show this to Matt.* Lanny exclaimed. Ty nodded. "See you around!" *Bye!* Lanny walked out. He shoved the game into his coat pocket and turned the corner to see Gordo standing there. *Hi!* Lanny said. Gordo nodded and walked off. `What's his problem? Wait, what if Lizzie told him?' Lanny thought to himself. He rushed out to his car and grabbed his cell phone. He was just about to dial the McGuire residence when he stopped. `She'll freak if I know. Accuse me and Matt of snooping or something. I can't.' He threw his phone in the back seat and backed out of his parking space.
When Matt got home, Lizzie was still in the same position, except this time, Oprah was on. He sighed and carried the pizza into the kitchen, got Lizzie a slice along with a bottle of Pepsi and carried it out to the living room. "Liz, your pizza." Matt placed the items down on the table. Lizzie blinked and looked up at him. "Thanks." She whispered and smiled. Matt sighed and sat down in the recliner. "What's wrong Liz?" He asked. "Nothing." Was her reply. "Lizzie, I know something's wrong, and everyone's worried." Lizzie sighed. "Nothing is wrong Matt. Leave me alone." Matt leaned back in the chair. Lizzie sat up and grabbed the piece of pizza. "Matt," She started in between bites, "Next time you find me like this, don't tell Gordo. He's my boyfriend, let me be the one to tell him." Matt shook his head, "Lizzie, you won't tell him. That's the thing." "No, if I think he needs to know, I'll let him know. If he doesn't, don't tell him." Matt rolled his eyes and watched Oprah.
Gordo sat in his car, the radio turned on high. "What the hell is wrong with Lizzie?" He asked himself. He had called her. When she picked up he asked her what was wrong, but she slammed the phone down without answering. He had tried again, but she wouldn't pick up. Curse Caller ID. He sighed as he waited for the old lady behind him to pull into her parking space. His phone rang. He picked it up. "I'm listening," He told the person on the other line. "Gordo? Ugh, I hate how you answer the phone!" Miranda complained. "Hey, Randa! What's wrong with Lizzie?" "What do you mean?" "Haven't you talked to her?" "No, not today. Ethan and I went ice skating, and I've been at the mall since he had work." "Oh." "Why, what's wrong?" "I don't know, she won't talk to anyone." "Gosh, I better call her." "Don't make her upset. She'll hang up." "Well, I'll drive over and check on her." "Okay, maybe I'll do the same." "Ok, later." Miranda hung up. Gordo sighed and pulled out. He took the highway towards Lizzie's house.
Miranda walked up the front porch and knocked on the door. She her the lock shift and Matt opened the door. "Hey kiddo, is Lizzie here?" Miranda asked. "Yeah, come in." She followed Matt into the living room. Lizzie was sitting on the couch, a bottle of Pepsi in her hand. "Hey Lizzie!" Miranda called softly as she sat down beside her friend. "Hi." Lizzie replied without looking at her. "Are you okay?" Miranda asked. "GOD! YES! STOP ASKING ME!" Lizzie yelled and stormed up to her room. Matt looked at Miranda. "Sorry, she's been like this all day. My head is mutilated because she bit it off so many times." Miranda managed to laugh. "Maybe you should tell your parents." Miranda told him. Matt shook his head. "They won't be home until next week, my aunt's having a baby. I'm stuck here with the PMS Queen." Miranda hit Matt's arm. "Be nice to her, I don't know what's wrong, but be nice." She got up and left. Matt flopped against the couch. Then the phone rang. "Hello?" He asked. *Hi!* It was Lanny, *Could I come over and show you the game?* "Um, yeah, but be warned. Lizzie is in worse condition then when you first saw her." *Oh, wow. Ok well, I'll be over soon. Just got to pick up some dry cleaning for my mom.* "Ok, later." Matt hung up. He went upstairs to wait for Lanny. The phone rang. "Matt?" It was Sheryl. "Yeah?" He answered. "Matt, could you come pick me up from ballet practice? My car broke down and my parents are in Riverside visiting my grandma." "Um, sure. I'll be there in a second." "Oh! Thanks so much! Love you! Bye!" Sheryl hung up. Matt sighed. He called Lanny's cell. Straight to voice mail. So he wrote a note on the door of the house.
-Lanny,
Got to pick Sheryl up. Car broke down. Be back in 30 minutes. Make yourself comfortable. You know where the key is.
-Matt
"Liz, I'm going to pick Sheryl up. I'll be back in 30 minutes!" He yelled. "FINE!" She yelled back. Matt walked outside.
Lanny pulled into the McGuire driveway. Matt's car wasn't there. 'Maybe it's in the garage.' He thought as he got out. When he was about to knock on the door, he noticed the note. He read it. 'Okay, I'll just wait.' He found the key, unlocked the door and went on in. He hung up his coat and sat on the couch, waiting. Oprah was still on. He sighed. Then he thought of something. 'What if I just tell Lizzie? Tell her that I heard her? Maybe she'll feel better.' He nodded to himself and went upstairs to her room.
Lanny stepped into Elfie's Game Emporium. Ty was sitting behind the counter, eating a donut and drinking Mountain Dew. "Hey, cousin!" Ty called out to Lanny. *Hey Ty! Got the game?* Ty nodded. "Just arrived yesterday, and I tell you my friend, best game out there. I tried it out last night, golden!" Ty exclaimed. Lanny nodded and took the game from Ty's hands. *How much?* Lanny asked. Ty shook his head. "No problem, I'll take care of it. Think of it as an early birthday present." Lanny smiled. *So what's been up lately?* Lanny asked. "Same old, same old. My girl's out of time so I'm kind of out of it," Ty brushed the hair out of his face, "Got your self a girl, Lan?" Lanny shook his head. *Well, kind of. I've been going on and off with Madeline.* Ty grinned. "My little Lanny, he's becoming a man!" Ty pretended to cry. Lanny shoved his arm. They laughed. *Thanks for the game man, but I'm out. I've got to show this to Matt.* Lanny exclaimed. Ty nodded. "See you around!" *Bye!* Lanny walked out. He shoved the game into his coat pocket and turned the corner to see Gordo standing there. *Hi!* Lanny said. Gordo nodded and walked off. `What's his problem? Wait, what if Lizzie told him?' Lanny thought to himself. He rushed out to his car and grabbed his cell phone. He was just about to dial the McGuire residence when he stopped. `She'll freak if I know. Accuse me and Matt of snooping or something. I can't.' He threw his phone in the back seat and backed out of his parking space.
When Matt got home, Lizzie was still in the same position, except this time, Oprah was on. He sighed and carried the pizza into the kitchen, got Lizzie a slice along with a bottle of Pepsi and carried it out to the living room. "Liz, your pizza." Matt placed the items down on the table. Lizzie blinked and looked up at him. "Thanks." She whispered and smiled. Matt sighed and sat down in the recliner. "What's wrong Liz?" He asked. "Nothing." Was her reply. "Lizzie, I know something's wrong, and everyone's worried." Lizzie sighed. "Nothing is wrong Matt. Leave me alone." Matt leaned back in the chair. Lizzie sat up and grabbed the piece of pizza. "Matt," She started in between bites, "Next time you find me like this, don't tell Gordo. He's my boyfriend, let me be the one to tell him." Matt shook his head, "Lizzie, you won't tell him. That's the thing." "No, if I think he needs to know, I'll let him know. If he doesn't, don't tell him." Matt rolled his eyes and watched Oprah.
Gordo sat in his car, the radio turned on high. "What the hell is wrong with Lizzie?" He asked himself. He had called her. When she picked up he asked her what was wrong, but she slammed the phone down without answering. He had tried again, but she wouldn't pick up. Curse Caller ID. He sighed as he waited for the old lady behind him to pull into her parking space. His phone rang. He picked it up. "I'm listening," He told the person on the other line. "Gordo? Ugh, I hate how you answer the phone!" Miranda complained. "Hey, Randa! What's wrong with Lizzie?" "What do you mean?" "Haven't you talked to her?" "No, not today. Ethan and I went ice skating, and I've been at the mall since he had work." "Oh." "Why, what's wrong?" "I don't know, she won't talk to anyone." "Gosh, I better call her." "Don't make her upset. She'll hang up." "Well, I'll drive over and check on her." "Okay, maybe I'll do the same." "Ok, later." Miranda hung up. Gordo sighed and pulled out. He took the highway towards Lizzie's house.
Miranda walked up the front porch and knocked on the door. She her the lock shift and Matt opened the door. "Hey kiddo, is Lizzie here?" Miranda asked. "Yeah, come in." She followed Matt into the living room. Lizzie was sitting on the couch, a bottle of Pepsi in her hand. "Hey Lizzie!" Miranda called softly as she sat down beside her friend. "Hi." Lizzie replied without looking at her. "Are you okay?" Miranda asked. "GOD! YES! STOP ASKING ME!" Lizzie yelled and stormed up to her room. Matt looked at Miranda. "Sorry, she's been like this all day. My head is mutilated because she bit it off so many times." Miranda managed to laugh. "Maybe you should tell your parents." Miranda told him. Matt shook his head. "They won't be home until next week, my aunt's having a baby. I'm stuck here with the PMS Queen." Miranda hit Matt's arm. "Be nice to her, I don't know what's wrong, but be nice." She got up and left. Matt flopped against the couch. Then the phone rang. "Hello?" He asked. *Hi!* It was Lanny, *Could I come over and show you the game?* "Um, yeah, but be warned. Lizzie is in worse condition then when you first saw her." *Oh, wow. Ok well, I'll be over soon. Just got to pick up some dry cleaning for my mom.* "Ok, later." Matt hung up. He went upstairs to wait for Lanny. The phone rang. "Matt?" It was Sheryl. "Yeah?" He answered. "Matt, could you come pick me up from ballet practice? My car broke down and my parents are in Riverside visiting my grandma." "Um, sure. I'll be there in a second." "Oh! Thanks so much! Love you! Bye!" Sheryl hung up. Matt sighed. He called Lanny's cell. Straight to voice mail. So he wrote a note on the door of the house.
-Lanny,
Got to pick Sheryl up. Car broke down. Be back in 30 minutes. Make yourself comfortable. You know where the key is.
-Matt
"Liz, I'm going to pick Sheryl up. I'll be back in 30 minutes!" He yelled. "FINE!" She yelled back. Matt walked outside.
Lanny pulled into the McGuire driveway. Matt's car wasn't there. 'Maybe it's in the garage.' He thought as he got out. When he was about to knock on the door, he noticed the note. He read it. 'Okay, I'll just wait.' He found the key, unlocked the door and went on in. He hung up his coat and sat on the couch, waiting. Oprah was still on. He sighed. Then he thought of something. 'What if I just tell Lizzie? Tell her that I heard her? Maybe she'll feel better.' He nodded to himself and went upstairs to her room.
