"It's ok, Miranda." Gordo comforted as he led her into his family room "You'll get through it- I did." He reassured her as she sat on his couch
"But a divorce?" She asked as she looked at him "How could they? Don't they know how much of an affect they're gonna have on me and Krissy?"
"Miranda, don't worry about Krissy. No offence- but your parents haven't been much of 'good' parents lately and I know that she looks up to YOU as a role model... she wants to be just like you."
"Yah- and look at me!" She yelled, "I'm crying over something that I have been wanting ever since my parents started fighting... I feel like such a hypocrite." She said as she began crying again
"You are NOT a hypocrite, Miranda." He said calmly as he put his arm around her shoulders "You're just feeling how a normal 17 year old girl would feel if she just found out her parents are getting a divorce."
"But Gordo- I just-" Miranda didn't know what to say. She was at a loss for words
"Miranda, you don't have to explain yourself." He stated as he turned her head to face his "You have a right to cry- everyone has a right to cry. And if you feel like crying, go ahead- I won't be there to stop you." He smiled
"They're my parents." She replied glumly "I know I said I wanted this- but, I guess, deep down- I wanted them to stop fighting and become the perfect family."
"There's no such thing as the perfect family."
Miranda smiled at his words then engulfed him into a hug. It was then that Gordo -for one of the first times- inhaled her sweet scent.
"Mmm... violets." He said out of no where
"What?" Miranda asked
He gave a weak smile, "N- nothing. I was just thinking out loud."
"Okay.." She replied with a slight giggle "You know Gordo- you know just what to say to make me laugh." She smiled
"Well- thats what friends do." She smiled back
"Yah." Was Miranda's reply
Somehow, Miranda began to think about her parents again.
"I still can't believe they're getting a divorce." She said as she stared into space
"Well, maybe its for the best." Miranda wrinkled her face at his words "I mean- maybe it was meant to be. Maybe something good will come out of it."
"Out of a divorce?" She asked with optimism
"Maybe."
Miranda just sat there thinking. And being the good friend that he was, Gordo sat there giving Miranda all the time in the world to let her think. With his parents being shrinks, Gordo knew all the tricks of the trade. Or maybe it was just his best friend intuition... yah, that was it.
"You know- Maybe this will be ok," Miranda began, "I mean, I can live with a divorce. And Krissy- well, she'll get use to it, right?"
"Right." Gordo agreed "That's what I love about you Miranda. You always look at the bright side of things."
"Well, that's me." She smiled "Good 'ol Miranda." She said as she made her way to his front door "Thanks Gordo- for everything."
"No problem." He said, returning the smile
And that was when Gordo began to realize something... he has never seen Miranda in this kind of light before. To him, she never looked more beautiful. Her tears had washed away her make-up and to Gordo, Miranda looked- just so natural. Maybe Gordo was beginning to feel something more deep -something more intense- when it came to Miranda.
Maybe.
::from laney
i am SO mad! i wrote 1/2 of this chapt. then saved it, then i finished it... BUT i forgot to save it!!! er- so i had to rewrite almost 1/2 of it.. whatever... =x
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"But a divorce?" She asked as she looked at him "How could they? Don't they know how much of an affect they're gonna have on me and Krissy?"
"Miranda, don't worry about Krissy. No offence- but your parents haven't been much of 'good' parents lately and I know that she looks up to YOU as a role model... she wants to be just like you."
"Yah- and look at me!" She yelled, "I'm crying over something that I have been wanting ever since my parents started fighting... I feel like such a hypocrite." She said as she began crying again
"You are NOT a hypocrite, Miranda." He said calmly as he put his arm around her shoulders "You're just feeling how a normal 17 year old girl would feel if she just found out her parents are getting a divorce."
"But Gordo- I just-" Miranda didn't know what to say. She was at a loss for words
"Miranda, you don't have to explain yourself." He stated as he turned her head to face his "You have a right to cry- everyone has a right to cry. And if you feel like crying, go ahead- I won't be there to stop you." He smiled
"They're my parents." She replied glumly "I know I said I wanted this- but, I guess, deep down- I wanted them to stop fighting and become the perfect family."
"There's no such thing as the perfect family."
Miranda smiled at his words then engulfed him into a hug. It was then that Gordo -for one of the first times- inhaled her sweet scent.
"Mmm... violets." He said out of no where
"What?" Miranda asked
He gave a weak smile, "N- nothing. I was just thinking out loud."
"Okay.." She replied with a slight giggle "You know Gordo- you know just what to say to make me laugh." She smiled
"Well- thats what friends do." She smiled back
"Yah." Was Miranda's reply
Somehow, Miranda began to think about her parents again.
"I still can't believe they're getting a divorce." She said as she stared into space
"Well, maybe its for the best." Miranda wrinkled her face at his words "I mean- maybe it was meant to be. Maybe something good will come out of it."
"Out of a divorce?" She asked with optimism
"Maybe."
Miranda just sat there thinking. And being the good friend that he was, Gordo sat there giving Miranda all the time in the world to let her think. With his parents being shrinks, Gordo knew all the tricks of the trade. Or maybe it was just his best friend intuition... yah, that was it.
"You know- Maybe this will be ok," Miranda began, "I mean, I can live with a divorce. And Krissy- well, she'll get use to it, right?"
"Right." Gordo agreed "That's what I love about you Miranda. You always look at the bright side of things."
"Well, that's me." She smiled "Good 'ol Miranda." She said as she made her way to his front door "Thanks Gordo- for everything."
"No problem." He said, returning the smile
And that was when Gordo began to realize something... he has never seen Miranda in this kind of light before. To him, she never looked more beautiful. Her tears had washed away her make-up and to Gordo, Miranda looked- just so natural. Maybe Gordo was beginning to feel something more deep -something more intense- when it came to Miranda.
Maybe.
::from laney
i am SO mad! i wrote 1/2 of this chapt. then saved it, then i finished it... BUT i forgot to save it!!! er- so i had to rewrite almost 1/2 of it.. whatever... =x
good, bad? horrible, awesome? you tell me.. REVIEW!