"Larry! Larry where are you?" Lizzie shouted through the halls. She finally found Larry sitting on the bleachers in the gym. "Larry, I'm really sorry," She sat down next to him, "It's nothing against you, you're my...um...my best friend! I just don't like you the way you like me." She patted his hand. He looked at her. "I hate Veruca." "Yeah, I can see why you do." Lizzie replied. Larry smiled. "So you really don't like me?" He asked. Lizzie sighed. "No, not the way you want." Larry nodded. "I guess I'll have to ask Andie." Lizzie's eyes grew wide. "Andie? As in the sevy?" She blurted out. Larry nodded. "Yeah, she's not that bad. I mean she totally ditched me because I was short, but now I think we like each other. Oh! There she is now! Bye!" Larry stood up and walked to Andie. Lizzie just stared after him. This was her life, kind of. She got up to go and found herself face to face with Kate. "Um, hi Kate!" Lizzie exclaimed. "Hi, um, Lizzie? Can we talk?" Kate asked. "Um, sure...sit down." Lizzie told her. They sat down. "What's up?" She asked. "Well," Kate started, " It's about you and Ethan." Lizzie nodded, "Yeah?" "Well, I like Ethan. I have ever since I moved here." Kate told her. "Yeah?" Lizzie asked. "Well, um, could you maybe call it off with him, so I could ask him?" Kate asked. Lizzie was flabbergasted. She had always wanted to go with Ethan. Even if he wasn't popular. At least he was smart now. She should be going with him. "Um, Kate? I want to go with Ethan." Lizzie told her. Now it was Kate's turn to be flabbergasted. "No one wants to go out with Ethan! Except me!" Kate exclaimed. "Sorry, Kate. He asked me first." Lizzie replied and got up to walk away. When she looked back Kate was crying. All of the sudden Lizzie felt something she didn't feel all that often. She walked back. "Kate, I'm sorry. I'll call if off." Kate looked up. "Really? Oh my GOD Lizzie! You are the best!" Kate got up and threw her arms around Lizzie. "Thanks!" She called and ran off. Lizzie sighed. Her only chance at Ethan. Ruined. And she gave it to the girl who already had him.
Claire was saving her seat. Mr. Escobar was teaching this class. He was wearing dark pants, a dark shirt and dark glasses. He looked like a beatnik. "Welcome, cool cats." He greeted them in a mellow voice. Lizzie was used to her teachers behaving like different people and was totally prepared for a strange class. "I have your tests from yesterday. And let me say, there were some groovy scores. Ethan, my man, top marks, again! You too Larry! Gourd man, need some work, Liz? Perfection..." Lizzie stared at her test. An A. "Wow!" Claire exclaimed next to her. Lizzie looked at her test. A matching A. "Good Job!" Lizzie exclaimed. "You too!" Claire answered back. "Psst!" Lizzie looked behind her. A prim, proper looking girl was sitting there. "Did those notes I gave you help?" The girl asked. Lizzie looked at her face. "Angel?" She asked. The girl nodded. "Yeah, I'm Angel. Did those notes help? Man, I studied forever last night." Lizzie was dumbfounded. Angel wasn't exactly that smart. She certainly didn't study. I mean she had to cheat off Lizzie last year. Lizzie nodded and turned to Claire. "Um, what's wrong with Angel?" She asked. "Angel? What do you mean? She's always like that." Claire replied. Lizzie forced herself through Mr. Escobar's class. She couldn't wait to go home, get into bed and for the world to be normal.
When school finally ended, Lizzie, Claire and Larry started off down the street together. "So, Claire, how are things going with Chris?" Larry asked. "Oh! He has a date already. So Carter McNeil asked me. And I said yes. How about you? Andie said yes?" Claire asked. Larry nodded. "Of course. I knew she would. She loves me." Larry replied. Claire shoved him. "What about you Liz? You aren't going with Ethan are you?" Claire grimaced. Lizzie shook her head. "No. I even cancelled the date I had with him tonight." "Why?" "Well, Kate was really sad because she likes Ethan." "Kate and Ethan are perfect for each other." "I know, I just really like Ethan." The three walked in silence until they reached Claire's house. "Adios!" She called and walked away. Larry and Lizzie continued to walked. "Are you mad?" Lizzie asked. "No, I'm over it. I mean I have Andie." Larry replied. Lizzie nodded. "Look, Larry, I really like you, I mean a lot, but..." Larry kissed her. "Larry!" She yelled.
Claire was saving her seat. Mr. Escobar was teaching this class. He was wearing dark pants, a dark shirt and dark glasses. He looked like a beatnik. "Welcome, cool cats." He greeted them in a mellow voice. Lizzie was used to her teachers behaving like different people and was totally prepared for a strange class. "I have your tests from yesterday. And let me say, there were some groovy scores. Ethan, my man, top marks, again! You too Larry! Gourd man, need some work, Liz? Perfection..." Lizzie stared at her test. An A. "Wow!" Claire exclaimed next to her. Lizzie looked at her test. A matching A. "Good Job!" Lizzie exclaimed. "You too!" Claire answered back. "Psst!" Lizzie looked behind her. A prim, proper looking girl was sitting there. "Did those notes I gave you help?" The girl asked. Lizzie looked at her face. "Angel?" She asked. The girl nodded. "Yeah, I'm Angel. Did those notes help? Man, I studied forever last night." Lizzie was dumbfounded. Angel wasn't exactly that smart. She certainly didn't study. I mean she had to cheat off Lizzie last year. Lizzie nodded and turned to Claire. "Um, what's wrong with Angel?" She asked. "Angel? What do you mean? She's always like that." Claire replied. Lizzie forced herself through Mr. Escobar's class. She couldn't wait to go home, get into bed and for the world to be normal.
When school finally ended, Lizzie, Claire and Larry started off down the street together. "So, Claire, how are things going with Chris?" Larry asked. "Oh! He has a date already. So Carter McNeil asked me. And I said yes. How about you? Andie said yes?" Claire asked. Larry nodded. "Of course. I knew she would. She loves me." Larry replied. Claire shoved him. "What about you Liz? You aren't going with Ethan are you?" Claire grimaced. Lizzie shook her head. "No. I even cancelled the date I had with him tonight." "Why?" "Well, Kate was really sad because she likes Ethan." "Kate and Ethan are perfect for each other." "I know, I just really like Ethan." The three walked in silence until they reached Claire's house. "Adios!" She called and walked away. Larry and Lizzie continued to walked. "Are you mad?" Lizzie asked. "No, I'm over it. I mean I have Andie." Larry replied. Lizzie nodded. "Look, Larry, I really like you, I mean a lot, but..." Larry kissed her. "Larry!" She yelled.
