A/N: Thanks for the patience. Guess what?? I am finally sixteen! Whew! My
birthday was Tuesday! I really wanted to post something then, but work got
in the way. Anyway, enjoy the new chapter, and please review. In answer to
the language question, I took Spanish for 4 years, but now I am taking
French. Now, not to rush things along, but I am eager to finish this story.
I am planning the prequel out, which will lead up to Secrets. I really miss
the Lizzie/Gordo non-focusing, and I think that will be a tad more eventful
than this one. As for the contest, these people appear in this chapter, but
they will be more discussed in the prequel.
Disclaimer: I do not own Lizzie McGuire.
Chapter Nineteen
Christmas passed and so did Hanukah. They were leading up to New Years. Today was Monday and the New Year would come on Wednesday. Lizzie and Gordo had yet to tell Jeremy that he was not going to be returning to Kincaid. The situation with Ana was getting more flirtatious, but nothing was really happening. Lizzie and Gordo were desperate to tell Jeremy the truth, because not telling him was like lying.
Jeremy walked down to the kitchen, with the intention of eating something. His parents were down there, just talking about something.
"I can't believe Chris would do something like that. Just get up and leave, you know?" Lizzie said as she took a bite of an apple.
"Yeah, Chris was such a jerk in high school. The way he treated Amy was just unforgivable," Gordo said.
"What happened?" Jeremy asked, looking in the refrigerator.
"Oh, nothing," Lizzie said, "a person we know from high school is now supposedly happily married with two kids decided he wasn't happy, and just moved, leaving his wife and kids. They now have nothing, not even an address to find him. He left on Christmas day"
Jeremy shook his head, "That is so lame. What did he do to this Ally person in high school?"
"Amy? Amy and Chris were going out senior year in high school, and he abused her physically," Lizzie explained, "Someday I will tell you the details, but right now is not a good time. Do you think we should send the wife something like a meal?" Lizzie asked, directing the question to Gordo.
"Maybe. Then again, maybe she doesn't want people to know about this. I mean, you found this out from Miranda, who goes to the same dentist as the wife's boss, so maybe the facts aren't all there, you know?" Gordo said.
"Possibly," Lizzie said, but the fact was, this whole mess bothered Lizzie."
"Does Amy know about this?" Jeremy asked
"Who knows? I mean, right now, she is in sunny Florida writing a new novel. She probably wants nothing to do with her high school past," Lizzie said, trying to explain, "You see, Amy moved here the summer before senior year, and she started dating Chris just because he was the first person she met, and he seemed hospitable."
"Wow. All these stories I hear about your senior year amaze me. Some crazy stuff must have happened that year," Jeremy said.
Lizzie and Gordo glanced at each other, "Yeah," Gordo mumbled, "Hey, Jeremy, your mom and I need to talk to you about something when you get the chance."
"Kay," Jeremy said, not really thinking the thing would be bad. "How about now?"
"Now?" Lizzie said.
"Sure," Jeremy said, "I mean I am doing nothing right now, so now is convenient."
"Uh," Lizzie said. She was turning into panic mode, "Uh sure, just go into the living room, and I will be there in a minute, okay?"
"Sure," Jeremy said as he left the room.
Now?!" Lizzie whispered to Gordo.
"What is wrong with now?" Gordo whispered back, "I mean, we should tell him soon, and now is better than holding it off any longer."
Yeah," Lizzie said, "I guess you're right. We might as well get it over with," Lizzie said as she walked out of the room. Gordo followed.
Jeremy was sitting on the sofa, waiting for his parents. Lizzie and Gordo walked in and sat across from him on the sofa on the other side.
"Uh, Jeremy, your mom and I need to talk to you about school," Gordo said.
"What about it? Is something wrong?" Jeremy asked, worriedly.
"Kind of," Gordo said, "But you aren't in trouble or anything. I just really think we need to address this."
"Address what?"
"Well, when you return from the holidays to go back to school, you will not be going to Kincaid," Gordo said.
"What do you mean?" Jeremy asked, still unclear as to what they were saying.
"I mean that from now on, you will be going to school here, with your old friends," Gordo said.
"Is this some sort of joke?" Jeremy asked, starting to get angry.
"No, son, I am afraid it is the truth," Lizzie said.
"Why?"
"Well, it's a long story, but we can't get you back in the school. We have already tried," Gordo said.
"What kind of explanation is that?!" Jeremy said, almost yelling. He was getting angry.
"Also, you need to stay here for us. We miss you when you are gone, and I think you are ready to go to school here again," Lizzie said.
Jeremy got up and said, "You know, maybe it never dawned on you that I was perfectly happy with my arrangement. I hated coming home and looked forward to going back to school. I hate this family!" Jeremy walked out of the house and slammed the door on the way out.
Jeremy started walking. He wasn't running away, no, he was thinking. He hated his family, and this should have been talked about beforehand. Now, he didn't even get to say goodbye to anyone. He needed to go for a walk and blow off some steam. He didn't care that his parents would worry. He didn't care. He was almost tempted to fly back to Kincaid and stay there. Nah, he thought, his parents probably cancelled his attendance there and the dean would call and that would just make the whole situation seem like a runaway case.
He took a walk and stopped at the local park. His favorite park. It was the park he had so many memories in. He went to the park for his third birthday, and that is when he met his dad for the first time. He also played with his friends, Luke and Alex there all the time when he went to school here. It was a park full of memories for Jeremy, and when he needed to get away from his troubles, he went here.
He sat at a nearby bench away from the playground for a few minutes. Suddenly, he heard a voice behind him, "Jeremy?"
Jeremy turned around to find Ana standing there. It was almost ironic that she was there, for if he had to talk to anyone at that moment, he wanted it to be Ana.
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A/N: Hehe! Only a few more chapters, probably two, maybe three. Anyway, please review, and I will try to get out more tomorrow.
Disclaimer: I do not own Lizzie McGuire.
Chapter Nineteen
Christmas passed and so did Hanukah. They were leading up to New Years. Today was Monday and the New Year would come on Wednesday. Lizzie and Gordo had yet to tell Jeremy that he was not going to be returning to Kincaid. The situation with Ana was getting more flirtatious, but nothing was really happening. Lizzie and Gordo were desperate to tell Jeremy the truth, because not telling him was like lying.
Jeremy walked down to the kitchen, with the intention of eating something. His parents were down there, just talking about something.
"I can't believe Chris would do something like that. Just get up and leave, you know?" Lizzie said as she took a bite of an apple.
"Yeah, Chris was such a jerk in high school. The way he treated Amy was just unforgivable," Gordo said.
"What happened?" Jeremy asked, looking in the refrigerator.
"Oh, nothing," Lizzie said, "a person we know from high school is now supposedly happily married with two kids decided he wasn't happy, and just moved, leaving his wife and kids. They now have nothing, not even an address to find him. He left on Christmas day"
Jeremy shook his head, "That is so lame. What did he do to this Ally person in high school?"
"Amy? Amy and Chris were going out senior year in high school, and he abused her physically," Lizzie explained, "Someday I will tell you the details, but right now is not a good time. Do you think we should send the wife something like a meal?" Lizzie asked, directing the question to Gordo.
"Maybe. Then again, maybe she doesn't want people to know about this. I mean, you found this out from Miranda, who goes to the same dentist as the wife's boss, so maybe the facts aren't all there, you know?" Gordo said.
"Possibly," Lizzie said, but the fact was, this whole mess bothered Lizzie."
"Does Amy know about this?" Jeremy asked
"Who knows? I mean, right now, she is in sunny Florida writing a new novel. She probably wants nothing to do with her high school past," Lizzie said, trying to explain, "You see, Amy moved here the summer before senior year, and she started dating Chris just because he was the first person she met, and he seemed hospitable."
"Wow. All these stories I hear about your senior year amaze me. Some crazy stuff must have happened that year," Jeremy said.
Lizzie and Gordo glanced at each other, "Yeah," Gordo mumbled, "Hey, Jeremy, your mom and I need to talk to you about something when you get the chance."
"Kay," Jeremy said, not really thinking the thing would be bad. "How about now?"
"Now?" Lizzie said.
"Sure," Jeremy said, "I mean I am doing nothing right now, so now is convenient."
"Uh," Lizzie said. She was turning into panic mode, "Uh sure, just go into the living room, and I will be there in a minute, okay?"
"Sure," Jeremy said as he left the room.
Now?!" Lizzie whispered to Gordo.
"What is wrong with now?" Gordo whispered back, "I mean, we should tell him soon, and now is better than holding it off any longer."
Yeah," Lizzie said, "I guess you're right. We might as well get it over with," Lizzie said as she walked out of the room. Gordo followed.
Jeremy was sitting on the sofa, waiting for his parents. Lizzie and Gordo walked in and sat across from him on the sofa on the other side.
"Uh, Jeremy, your mom and I need to talk to you about school," Gordo said.
"What about it? Is something wrong?" Jeremy asked, worriedly.
"Kind of," Gordo said, "But you aren't in trouble or anything. I just really think we need to address this."
"Address what?"
"Well, when you return from the holidays to go back to school, you will not be going to Kincaid," Gordo said.
"What do you mean?" Jeremy asked, still unclear as to what they were saying.
"I mean that from now on, you will be going to school here, with your old friends," Gordo said.
"Is this some sort of joke?" Jeremy asked, starting to get angry.
"No, son, I am afraid it is the truth," Lizzie said.
"Why?"
"Well, it's a long story, but we can't get you back in the school. We have already tried," Gordo said.
"What kind of explanation is that?!" Jeremy said, almost yelling. He was getting angry.
"Also, you need to stay here for us. We miss you when you are gone, and I think you are ready to go to school here again," Lizzie said.
Jeremy got up and said, "You know, maybe it never dawned on you that I was perfectly happy with my arrangement. I hated coming home and looked forward to going back to school. I hate this family!" Jeremy walked out of the house and slammed the door on the way out.
Jeremy started walking. He wasn't running away, no, he was thinking. He hated his family, and this should have been talked about beforehand. Now, he didn't even get to say goodbye to anyone. He needed to go for a walk and blow off some steam. He didn't care that his parents would worry. He didn't care. He was almost tempted to fly back to Kincaid and stay there. Nah, he thought, his parents probably cancelled his attendance there and the dean would call and that would just make the whole situation seem like a runaway case.
He took a walk and stopped at the local park. His favorite park. It was the park he had so many memories in. He went to the park for his third birthday, and that is when he met his dad for the first time. He also played with his friends, Luke and Alex there all the time when he went to school here. It was a park full of memories for Jeremy, and when he needed to get away from his troubles, he went here.
He sat at a nearby bench away from the playground for a few minutes. Suddenly, he heard a voice behind him, "Jeremy?"
Jeremy turned around to find Ana standing there. It was almost ironic that she was there, for if he had to talk to anyone at that moment, he wanted it to be Ana.
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A/N: Hehe! Only a few more chapters, probably two, maybe three. Anyway, please review, and I will try to get out more tomorrow.