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Chapter Nine
Gordo and Lizzie looked at each other and then at Jeremy, who took a cookie from the counter.
"Nothing, Jeremy," Lizzie said but Gordo looked at her like she was crazy. "Actually, honey, We do have a favor to ask of you."
"A favor, huh? Like what?" Jeremy asked.
"Well," Gordo started, "Your mom and I have run into a slight problem with tomorrow night's plans and we need your help chaperoning Olivia's dance."
"Wait. . . what?" Jeremy responded.
"Will you please chaperone Olivia's dance?" Lizzie asked.
Jeremy stood there shocked. He thought about the whole thing and then thought about Olivia. "This could be fun," he thought to himself. He finally answered, "I don't know. I will have to think about it. Does Olivia know about this?"
"Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of time and I need your answer quickly. Olivia does not know yet, but I am sure you will get along fine. You two always have. I will even pay you for it if you want." Lizzie said. She was obviously getting desperate.
"Fine, I will do it, but only because I have nothing better to do tonight," Jeremy said. It was the truth.
"Oh, thank you, Jeremy. Thank you, so much," Lizzie said and then she looked around, "Who knows, you might have fun."
"Yeah, maybe," Jeremy said, trying to hide his sarcasm. Jeremy swiped another cookie and started back upstairs. He then heard his father yell, "Oh, and wear a tie!" He continued up the stairs thinking, "What have I gotten myself into?"
On the way to his room, Jeremy passed Olivia's room. The door was open and Olivia was doing her homework innocently on her bed. He almost passed her, but then he decided to visit her, because he hadn't really talked to her since he came home. He knocked lightly on the open door and Olivia looked up.
"Oh, hey," She said, as she continued working on her homework.
"Hi," Jeremy said.
Olivia and Jeremy always had a really awkward relationship growing up. When they were younger, Jeremy and Olivia were almost inseparable and got along almost perfectly. That continued until the family moved from Austin to LA and Jeremy had to enter seventh grade. Olivia was entering third grade and Ben was newly entering preschool. Unfortunately, seventh grade was a terrible year for Jeremy and his parents struggled endlessly as to what to do because he was usually such a bright and well-behaved child. They took him to see a psychologist, who analyzed him, and she said that Jeremy was extremely independent and liked being this way. She said that they might want to try to send him to boarding school for a year and see how he likes it. By the middle of eighth grade, he was enrolled in Kincaid, and everyone soon discovered that this was a better environment for him.
Olivia seemed to resent all the attention Jeremy received while he was in middle school. She often felt guilty for this, but she felt relieved when Jeremy went to Nebraska and only returned for the holidays. The stress that went on for over a year about Jeremy's troubles dwelled and normalcy was somewhat back in the house. She loved her brother so much, and when she saw him, she was thrilled, but lately she was changing. Adjusting from grade school to middle school is often a giant leap, especially for girls. Jeremy recalled a conversation between him and his parents about this whole thing over Thanksgiving.
*Flashback to Past Thanksgiving *
Lizzie, Gordo, and Jeremy were all in the kitchen while Olivia was at a friend's house. Jeremy noticed that Olivia was definitely not herself.
"Hey, mom, Can I ask you a question?" Jeremy asked.
"Sure."
"Well, I don't mean to sound mean or anything, and maybe this is just me, but what is up with Olivia?" Jeremy asked.
"What do you mean?" Lizzie asked.
"Well, I mean, she and I used to get along fine and we would talk, but now she seems to be acting all weird about everything," Jeremy said.
"Yeah," Gordo said, "I wasn't going to say anything, but I started to notice that this year, too."
"Ah, I see what you are asking. Well, Olivia is actually going through a lot right now. Maybe it is less obvious to me because I once went through this stage, but she is at an awkward point in life right now. She is eleven, which is a very difficult age because you want to be older, but you love being a kid. Not to add, that her body is also changing, and her hormones are starting to develop," Lizzie said.
Suddenly, Gordo and Jeremy looked extremely uncomfortable, "Lizzie," Gordo started, hesitating a little with what he was about to say, "Olivia hasn't started, you know, her . . ." Gordo stopped talking and made a lot of crazy hand motions as Lizzie started laughing.
"Her period? No, not yet. I would tell you if she started it," Lizzie said, "However, I think she is very close to having it with her height and all. It could happen any day now."
"Oh, goody, once a month she will be even more crazy," Jeremy said.
Lizzie said, "Well, it happens to all females. It is all a part of life. . ."
"Ew! Mom, I have already had this talk and please don't make me hear it again!"
Lizzie looked at Jeremy and said, "Well, I know this puts you in an awkward position, but please do us all a favor and do not mention to Olivia about this conversation."
"No problem," Jeremy said.
*End Flashback *
"Well, what can I do for you?" Olivia asked, realizing that her brother was still standing at the door.
Jeremy had no idea what he was going to say, and he decided it was not his place to tell her he was a chaperone. "Well," Jeremy said.
"Yeah?"
"Well, I wanted to ask to about the concert tomorrow night that we are going to."
"You can still go, can't you? Olivia's face looked worried.
"What? Oh, yeah. I was just looking at the tickets and I realized that the concert doesn't start until eight and I was thinking that maybe we could leave early and grab a bite to eat before or something." Jeremy said amazed at what he just said.
"Um, sure," Olivia said.
"Okay."
"Well. . . bye." Olivia said to Jeremy who was still standing there.
"Bye." Jeremy turned and headed for his room, but when he turned around, he could have sworn he saw Olivia show a little grin.
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Chapter Nine
Gordo and Lizzie looked at each other and then at Jeremy, who took a cookie from the counter.
"Nothing, Jeremy," Lizzie said but Gordo looked at her like she was crazy. "Actually, honey, We do have a favor to ask of you."
"A favor, huh? Like what?" Jeremy asked.
"Well," Gordo started, "Your mom and I have run into a slight problem with tomorrow night's plans and we need your help chaperoning Olivia's dance."
"Wait. . . what?" Jeremy responded.
"Will you please chaperone Olivia's dance?" Lizzie asked.
Jeremy stood there shocked. He thought about the whole thing and then thought about Olivia. "This could be fun," he thought to himself. He finally answered, "I don't know. I will have to think about it. Does Olivia know about this?"
"Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of time and I need your answer quickly. Olivia does not know yet, but I am sure you will get along fine. You two always have. I will even pay you for it if you want." Lizzie said. She was obviously getting desperate.
"Fine, I will do it, but only because I have nothing better to do tonight," Jeremy said. It was the truth.
"Oh, thank you, Jeremy. Thank you, so much," Lizzie said and then she looked around, "Who knows, you might have fun."
"Yeah, maybe," Jeremy said, trying to hide his sarcasm. Jeremy swiped another cookie and started back upstairs. He then heard his father yell, "Oh, and wear a tie!" He continued up the stairs thinking, "What have I gotten myself into?"
On the way to his room, Jeremy passed Olivia's room. The door was open and Olivia was doing her homework innocently on her bed. He almost passed her, but then he decided to visit her, because he hadn't really talked to her since he came home. He knocked lightly on the open door and Olivia looked up.
"Oh, hey," She said, as she continued working on her homework.
"Hi," Jeremy said.
Olivia and Jeremy always had a really awkward relationship growing up. When they were younger, Jeremy and Olivia were almost inseparable and got along almost perfectly. That continued until the family moved from Austin to LA and Jeremy had to enter seventh grade. Olivia was entering third grade and Ben was newly entering preschool. Unfortunately, seventh grade was a terrible year for Jeremy and his parents struggled endlessly as to what to do because he was usually such a bright and well-behaved child. They took him to see a psychologist, who analyzed him, and she said that Jeremy was extremely independent and liked being this way. She said that they might want to try to send him to boarding school for a year and see how he likes it. By the middle of eighth grade, he was enrolled in Kincaid, and everyone soon discovered that this was a better environment for him.
Olivia seemed to resent all the attention Jeremy received while he was in middle school. She often felt guilty for this, but she felt relieved when Jeremy went to Nebraska and only returned for the holidays. The stress that went on for over a year about Jeremy's troubles dwelled and normalcy was somewhat back in the house. She loved her brother so much, and when she saw him, she was thrilled, but lately she was changing. Adjusting from grade school to middle school is often a giant leap, especially for girls. Jeremy recalled a conversation between him and his parents about this whole thing over Thanksgiving.
*Flashback to Past Thanksgiving *
Lizzie, Gordo, and Jeremy were all in the kitchen while Olivia was at a friend's house. Jeremy noticed that Olivia was definitely not herself.
"Hey, mom, Can I ask you a question?" Jeremy asked.
"Sure."
"Well, I don't mean to sound mean or anything, and maybe this is just me, but what is up with Olivia?" Jeremy asked.
"What do you mean?" Lizzie asked.
"Well, I mean, she and I used to get along fine and we would talk, but now she seems to be acting all weird about everything," Jeremy said.
"Yeah," Gordo said, "I wasn't going to say anything, but I started to notice that this year, too."
"Ah, I see what you are asking. Well, Olivia is actually going through a lot right now. Maybe it is less obvious to me because I once went through this stage, but she is at an awkward point in life right now. She is eleven, which is a very difficult age because you want to be older, but you love being a kid. Not to add, that her body is also changing, and her hormones are starting to develop," Lizzie said.
Suddenly, Gordo and Jeremy looked extremely uncomfortable, "Lizzie," Gordo started, hesitating a little with what he was about to say, "Olivia hasn't started, you know, her . . ." Gordo stopped talking and made a lot of crazy hand motions as Lizzie started laughing.
"Her period? No, not yet. I would tell you if she started it," Lizzie said, "However, I think she is very close to having it with her height and all. It could happen any day now."
"Oh, goody, once a month she will be even more crazy," Jeremy said.
Lizzie said, "Well, it happens to all females. It is all a part of life. . ."
"Ew! Mom, I have already had this talk and please don't make me hear it again!"
Lizzie looked at Jeremy and said, "Well, I know this puts you in an awkward position, but please do us all a favor and do not mention to Olivia about this conversation."
"No problem," Jeremy said.
*End Flashback *
"Well, what can I do for you?" Olivia asked, realizing that her brother was still standing at the door.
Jeremy had no idea what he was going to say, and he decided it was not his place to tell her he was a chaperone. "Well," Jeremy said.
"Yeah?"
"Well, I wanted to ask to about the concert tomorrow night that we are going to."
"You can still go, can't you? Olivia's face looked worried.
"What? Oh, yeah. I was just looking at the tickets and I realized that the concert doesn't start until eight and I was thinking that maybe we could leave early and grab a bite to eat before or something." Jeremy said amazed at what he just said.
"Um, sure," Olivia said.
"Okay."
"Well. . . bye." Olivia said to Jeremy who was still standing there.
"Bye." Jeremy turned and headed for his room, but when he turned around, he could have sworn he saw Olivia show a little grin.
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