The next day...
"I don't see the point of going to classes this week." Miranda complained to Gordo and Lizzie. "I mean schools over, why can't they just let us play "Heads Up Seven Up" for six hours straight?"
Gordo smiled and shook his head, "Miranda, we're going to high school and its not easy, I've been there, remember? Besides education-" Gordo stopped short as both Miranda and Lizzie's hands covered his mouth at the same time
"Oh no, we don't need another "Education prepares us for the future" lecture Gordo." Miranda said. Lizzie nodded her head in agreement.
As the three friends continued down the hall to third period Lizzie couldn't help but envision how this scene would be different if she and Gordo were going out. We would probably be holding hands, she thought, he might lean over right now and give me a kiss on the cheek and then I would-
"MCGUIRE!"
Lizzie shook her head as if to clear her thoughts, "What you guys?" She asked.
"We've been saying your name for the past three minutes" Gordo explained, "You've just been staring at that locker with that weird look on your face though."
"Sorry" Lizzie apologized, "I was just daydreaming about..summer! Yeah summer, because summers coming up, I mean its only three days untill then!" Lizzie stopped blabbering when she saw the looks her two best friends were giving her. "Never mind." She muttered.
Lizzie stopped as they reached her locker. "I can't wait until get rid of these." She commented, "This locker has a grudge against me, it won't open!" She tried the combination for the second time, no luck. She blew her bangs out of her eyes and tried a third time. The locker stayed closed. Lizzie yelled in frustration and pulled on the handle to her locker, of course now it opens and the locker hits Lizzie in the head. Lizzie fell to the ground.
"Ugh, this seems so familiar." Lizzie groaned putting a hand to her head as she lay on the ground.
"Hey Lizzie, are you okay?" A male voice questioned.
Lizzie quickly opened her eyes to find Brent Dale standing in front of her offering his hand. Lizzie quickly accepted and he helped her into a standing position.
Lizzie stared at him in confusion, Brent was one of the lead basketball players at Hillridge and he was pretty popular...and cute, in Lizzie and Miranda's opinion. He usually didn't talk to Lizzie, but now here he was standing in front of her.
"Lizzie, you look great today." Brent complimented. Lizzie was wearing small white jean shorts with jewels going around the waist. She had on an orange short-sleeved shirt with white Hawaiian going across the chest. Her long blonde hair hung loose and straight.
"So, Lizzie, are you going to graduation dance?" Brent asked.
"Yeah, I'm going." Lizzie responded now even more confused.He was acting nervous so Lizzie was suspicious that Kate had put Brent up to this to humiliate her.
"Well then, would you like to go with me?" Brent shyly asked, staring at Lizzie with deep brown eyes."
Lizzie could hear Miranda squeal beside her and she could feel Gordo's stare on her back.
Lizzie mind was torn in half. This is what she wanted right? It's practically a ticket to popularity, and having a boyfriend going into high school, that was every girls dream. And then theres the small fact that Brent was cute, incredibly nice, smart, athletic, and really cute! But Gordo..Gordo was all those things, well except athletic, but he had always been there for her, and she had undeniable feelings for him. But, no matter how nice or cute Brent was Lizzie had already said she was going with Gordo for their, "test date". Lizzie would have to turn Brent down.
Lizzie took a deep breath and said, "Look, Brent, I'm really sorry but, I already have a date. But maybe, if this date doesn't work out we could go out sometime?"
Brent looked down and he seemed genuinely disappointed. I guess Kate didn't put him up to this, Lizzie thought.
"I guess I waited to long, huh. I was going to ask you before, but I couldn't work up the nerve. But if you don't mind me asking, who are you going with?" Brent said.
Lizzie seemed frozen. "I-I'm going with G-Gordo." Lizzie slowly stammered, painfully aware that Miranda was right there hearing this.
"Oh..congratulations man, you have a great date." Brent said to Gordo. Then to Lizzie he said, "I saw you kiss him at the class picture but, I guess I thought it was just friendly. Well, I guess I'll take you up on that other date sometime. Later Lizzie" Brent walked down the hall.
Lizzie turned to find two angry faces staring at her. Miranda, she expected to be angry, but what's wrong with Gordo? Lizzie thought. "Look Miranda-" Lizzie began but Miranda cut her off.
"You lied to me Lizzie? I thought we were best friends, best friends that don't lie to each other." Miranda gave her one last dirty look and then stormed past her down the hall. She turned at the last moment and yelled back to Lizzie, "You kissed him!?" and with that she turned and walked into her next class.
Lizzie turned to Gordo, "What's wrong Gordo?" Lizzie asked. She couldn't figure it out, after all she had just turned down a date with a great guy for him!
Gordo gave her a long searching look, "You're ashamed to go out with me." He concluded. Gordo shook his head and then, like Miranda, walked past Lizzie and down the hall.
Lizzie was left with her mouth open staring down the hall at where her two best friends had left her. Lizzie leaned her head against her locker, but forgetting that it was open Lizzie slipped in her sandals and again found herself lying on the floor.....again. "Great" Lizzie groaned. I have no friends, no date, and a headache."
"I don't see the point of going to classes this week." Miranda complained to Gordo and Lizzie. "I mean schools over, why can't they just let us play "Heads Up Seven Up" for six hours straight?"
Gordo smiled and shook his head, "Miranda, we're going to high school and its not easy, I've been there, remember? Besides education-" Gordo stopped short as both Miranda and Lizzie's hands covered his mouth at the same time
"Oh no, we don't need another "Education prepares us for the future" lecture Gordo." Miranda said. Lizzie nodded her head in agreement.
As the three friends continued down the hall to third period Lizzie couldn't help but envision how this scene would be different if she and Gordo were going out. We would probably be holding hands, she thought, he might lean over right now and give me a kiss on the cheek and then I would-
"MCGUIRE!"
Lizzie shook her head as if to clear her thoughts, "What you guys?" She asked.
"We've been saying your name for the past three minutes" Gordo explained, "You've just been staring at that locker with that weird look on your face though."
"Sorry" Lizzie apologized, "I was just daydreaming about..summer! Yeah summer, because summers coming up, I mean its only three days untill then!" Lizzie stopped blabbering when she saw the looks her two best friends were giving her. "Never mind." She muttered.
Lizzie stopped as they reached her locker. "I can't wait until get rid of these." She commented, "This locker has a grudge against me, it won't open!" She tried the combination for the second time, no luck. She blew her bangs out of her eyes and tried a third time. The locker stayed closed. Lizzie yelled in frustration and pulled on the handle to her locker, of course now it opens and the locker hits Lizzie in the head. Lizzie fell to the ground.
"Ugh, this seems so familiar." Lizzie groaned putting a hand to her head as she lay on the ground.
"Hey Lizzie, are you okay?" A male voice questioned.
Lizzie quickly opened her eyes to find Brent Dale standing in front of her offering his hand. Lizzie quickly accepted and he helped her into a standing position.
Lizzie stared at him in confusion, Brent was one of the lead basketball players at Hillridge and he was pretty popular...and cute, in Lizzie and Miranda's opinion. He usually didn't talk to Lizzie, but now here he was standing in front of her.
"Lizzie, you look great today." Brent complimented. Lizzie was wearing small white jean shorts with jewels going around the waist. She had on an orange short-sleeved shirt with white Hawaiian going across the chest. Her long blonde hair hung loose and straight.
"So, Lizzie, are you going to graduation dance?" Brent asked.
"Yeah, I'm going." Lizzie responded now even more confused.He was acting nervous so Lizzie was suspicious that Kate had put Brent up to this to humiliate her.
"Well then, would you like to go with me?" Brent shyly asked, staring at Lizzie with deep brown eyes."
Lizzie could hear Miranda squeal beside her and she could feel Gordo's stare on her back.
Lizzie mind was torn in half. This is what she wanted right? It's practically a ticket to popularity, and having a boyfriend going into high school, that was every girls dream. And then theres the small fact that Brent was cute, incredibly nice, smart, athletic, and really cute! But Gordo..Gordo was all those things, well except athletic, but he had always been there for her, and she had undeniable feelings for him. But, no matter how nice or cute Brent was Lizzie had already said she was going with Gordo for their, "test date". Lizzie would have to turn Brent down.
Lizzie took a deep breath and said, "Look, Brent, I'm really sorry but, I already have a date. But maybe, if this date doesn't work out we could go out sometime?"
Brent looked down and he seemed genuinely disappointed. I guess Kate didn't put him up to this, Lizzie thought.
"I guess I waited to long, huh. I was going to ask you before, but I couldn't work up the nerve. But if you don't mind me asking, who are you going with?" Brent said.
Lizzie seemed frozen. "I-I'm going with G-Gordo." Lizzie slowly stammered, painfully aware that Miranda was right there hearing this.
"Oh..congratulations man, you have a great date." Brent said to Gordo. Then to Lizzie he said, "I saw you kiss him at the class picture but, I guess I thought it was just friendly. Well, I guess I'll take you up on that other date sometime. Later Lizzie" Brent walked down the hall.
Lizzie turned to find two angry faces staring at her. Miranda, she expected to be angry, but what's wrong with Gordo? Lizzie thought. "Look Miranda-" Lizzie began but Miranda cut her off.
"You lied to me Lizzie? I thought we were best friends, best friends that don't lie to each other." Miranda gave her one last dirty look and then stormed past her down the hall. She turned at the last moment and yelled back to Lizzie, "You kissed him!?" and with that she turned and walked into her next class.
Lizzie turned to Gordo, "What's wrong Gordo?" Lizzie asked. She couldn't figure it out, after all she had just turned down a date with a great guy for him!
Gordo gave her a long searching look, "You're ashamed to go out with me." He concluded. Gordo shook his head and then, like Miranda, walked past Lizzie and down the hall.
Lizzie was left with her mouth open staring down the hall at where her two best friends had left her. Lizzie leaned her head against her locker, but forgetting that it was open Lizzie slipped in her sandals and again found herself lying on the floor.....again. "Great" Lizzie groaned. I have no friends, no date, and a headache."