Lizzie blinked. She took a deep breath and opened her mouth, but she didn't say a word. She couldn't believe after 10 years, she was talking to her one and only love again. She didn't know what to say. Neither did Gordo. It was silent for a while..
"Lizzie, I- I can't beli-believe it's you!" Gordo said, breaking the silence.
Lizzie sighed, "It's been a while, huh?"
"Too long," He replied.
Lizzie cluched her pink stuffed animal and again, she didn't know what to say.
"I know. Gordo, the reason I called you is because.." Lizzie stopped. She wished she could take her words back. Honestly, she didn't know why she called him. Was it because of guilt, or was it cause she still loved him.
"Because why?" Gordo said, "Lizzie, you can tell me."
"I called because," She took a deep breath and thought, "Because.."
He didn't say a word. Lizzie closed her eyes and she knew whatever came out of her mouth next would be the reason. She prayed that she said something understanding and the right answer.
"I wanted to know if you were going to the reunion on Friday?" She said, quickly. She hit her forehead gently with her stuffed animal. 'No, no, no, no, no!' She thought. That wasn't what I was planning to say!
Gordo was hoping she would of said, 'Gordo, the reason I called is because I still love you.' Yeah right. He was disappointed, but he tried to sound happy.
"Um, I guess I'm going. I'm not sure though. I might have a date that night," Gordo said, with his mouth dropping. Did he just say he might have a date that night?! He felt so stupid, wishing he never said that. Lizzie was never going to love him again if she knew he was dating another girl.
Lizzie felt like crying. Gordo didn't feel the same way she did about him. He was over her, she made the stupid mistake of leaving him at the party.
"Oh," She said, holding back her tears.
"Are you going?" He asked her, hoping she didn't get the wrong idea of him saying 'date', because he truely did love her the most.
Lizzie wiped the only tear that fell down her cheek, "I might go, I mean, it might be weird for me to see everyone again, after I left during the party, not saying goodbye to someone."
Gordo knew what she meant by 'not saying goodbye to someone'. It was him. Was she guilty about leaving him? Well, he was guilty, too. Guilty because he didn't run after her or try to find her after she ran away. He just left. He left a part of himself their, at the party. And Lizzie had a part of it. A part of his heart.
"Maybe I might go. It might be fun, you know?" He said, trying to make things alittle less gloomy.
"I guess," Lizzie said, trying not to think about the stupid things she did.
Miranda walked in the room and saw Lizzie on the phone. She notice Lizzie was on the phone, so she quickly and quietly, tiptoed out of the room and she cracked the door a bit, and eavesdropped on her conversation. She didn't want to be nosey, but it was hard to resist, when Lizzie rarely talked on the phone, besides to Ryan.
"Gordo, I was also wondering," Mirandas mouth dropped when she heard her say Gordo. Was she really talking to Gordo? She clicked the 'on' button on the phone in her hand. 'Darn,' She thought. Lizzie was on her cellphone.
"Are you mad about what.. well you know," Lizzie continued.
"I just didn't understand. I thought you loved me, like I loved you?" Gordo said.
"Gordo, I did love you. I was just confused. I didn't know what to do," Lizzie said, hoping he would believe her, and not think she was making things up.
"Lizzie, I understand, well now I do. I guess bestfriends shouldn't date. Things get ruined, especially friendships," Gordo said, heartbroken. Lizzie doesn't like him anymore. What was so confusing about that.
Lizzie was crushed. She wanted to burst out crying. But she did love him.
Gordo heard the door open, and he heard Kate laughing and Ethan talking. He didn't know what to do, and he didn't want to see him on the phone.
"Lizzie?" Gordo said, "I gotta go, I'm running late."
"Huh? Oh, okay. Bye," She said, sighing.
"It was really nice talking to you again, Lizzie, I'm glad you called," He said, still feeling sad.
"No problem. Bye," Lizzie said, trying not to cry.
"Lizzie, I understand why you don't like me anymore. Just follow your heart. Bye," Gordo said, as he hung up.
Lizzie had the phone still up to her ear. Miranda could hear the dial tone from the door.
"But I do love you Gordo. I really do," She whispered to herself as she closed her cellphone.
Miranda, still at the door, could feel how Lizzie felt. She wanted to run into her room and give her a big hug. No wonder she was always depressed and stayed inside alot. She was heartbroken. She wanted Gordo in her life. Miranda quietly shut Lizzies door. She walked down the hall into her room and closed her door. She slid down and sat down on the ground.
"Lizzies heart is broken and I can't do anything about it," She said to herself, as she closed her eyes.
Lizzie layed in her bed and was still hugging her stuffed animal.
"If only Gordo knew how I felt," She whispered, and closed her eyes. Slowly, tears were streaming down her face.
"Lizzie, I- I can't beli-believe it's you!" Gordo said, breaking the silence.
Lizzie sighed, "It's been a while, huh?"
"Too long," He replied.
Lizzie cluched her pink stuffed animal and again, she didn't know what to say.
"I know. Gordo, the reason I called you is because.." Lizzie stopped. She wished she could take her words back. Honestly, she didn't know why she called him. Was it because of guilt, or was it cause she still loved him.
"Because why?" Gordo said, "Lizzie, you can tell me."
"I called because," She took a deep breath and thought, "Because.."
He didn't say a word. Lizzie closed her eyes and she knew whatever came out of her mouth next would be the reason. She prayed that she said something understanding and the right answer.
"I wanted to know if you were going to the reunion on Friday?" She said, quickly. She hit her forehead gently with her stuffed animal. 'No, no, no, no, no!' She thought. That wasn't what I was planning to say!
Gordo was hoping she would of said, 'Gordo, the reason I called is because I still love you.' Yeah right. He was disappointed, but he tried to sound happy.
"Um, I guess I'm going. I'm not sure though. I might have a date that night," Gordo said, with his mouth dropping. Did he just say he might have a date that night?! He felt so stupid, wishing he never said that. Lizzie was never going to love him again if she knew he was dating another girl.
Lizzie felt like crying. Gordo didn't feel the same way she did about him. He was over her, she made the stupid mistake of leaving him at the party.
"Oh," She said, holding back her tears.
"Are you going?" He asked her, hoping she didn't get the wrong idea of him saying 'date', because he truely did love her the most.
Lizzie wiped the only tear that fell down her cheek, "I might go, I mean, it might be weird for me to see everyone again, after I left during the party, not saying goodbye to someone."
Gordo knew what she meant by 'not saying goodbye to someone'. It was him. Was she guilty about leaving him? Well, he was guilty, too. Guilty because he didn't run after her or try to find her after she ran away. He just left. He left a part of himself their, at the party. And Lizzie had a part of it. A part of his heart.
"Maybe I might go. It might be fun, you know?" He said, trying to make things alittle less gloomy.
"I guess," Lizzie said, trying not to think about the stupid things she did.
Miranda walked in the room and saw Lizzie on the phone. She notice Lizzie was on the phone, so she quickly and quietly, tiptoed out of the room and she cracked the door a bit, and eavesdropped on her conversation. She didn't want to be nosey, but it was hard to resist, when Lizzie rarely talked on the phone, besides to Ryan.
"Gordo, I was also wondering," Mirandas mouth dropped when she heard her say Gordo. Was she really talking to Gordo? She clicked the 'on' button on the phone in her hand. 'Darn,' She thought. Lizzie was on her cellphone.
"Are you mad about what.. well you know," Lizzie continued.
"I just didn't understand. I thought you loved me, like I loved you?" Gordo said.
"Gordo, I did love you. I was just confused. I didn't know what to do," Lizzie said, hoping he would believe her, and not think she was making things up.
"Lizzie, I understand, well now I do. I guess bestfriends shouldn't date. Things get ruined, especially friendships," Gordo said, heartbroken. Lizzie doesn't like him anymore. What was so confusing about that.
Lizzie was crushed. She wanted to burst out crying. But she did love him.
Gordo heard the door open, and he heard Kate laughing and Ethan talking. He didn't know what to do, and he didn't want to see him on the phone.
"Lizzie?" Gordo said, "I gotta go, I'm running late."
"Huh? Oh, okay. Bye," She said, sighing.
"It was really nice talking to you again, Lizzie, I'm glad you called," He said, still feeling sad.
"No problem. Bye," Lizzie said, trying not to cry.
"Lizzie, I understand why you don't like me anymore. Just follow your heart. Bye," Gordo said, as he hung up.
Lizzie had the phone still up to her ear. Miranda could hear the dial tone from the door.
"But I do love you Gordo. I really do," She whispered to herself as she closed her cellphone.
Miranda, still at the door, could feel how Lizzie felt. She wanted to run into her room and give her a big hug. No wonder she was always depressed and stayed inside alot. She was heartbroken. She wanted Gordo in her life. Miranda quietly shut Lizzies door. She walked down the hall into her room and closed her door. She slid down and sat down on the ground.
"Lizzies heart is broken and I can't do anything about it," She said to herself, as she closed her eyes.
Lizzie layed in her bed and was still hugging her stuffed animal.
"If only Gordo knew how I felt," She whispered, and closed her eyes. Slowly, tears were streaming down her face.