The next morning,when Lizzie woke up,she was anything but anxious to get to
school,in fear of seeing Richie.She got up,got ready,and went
downstairs.She ate breakfast extremely slow,holding conversation with her
parents and her little brother.
When she got to school,she immediate walked over to Miranda and Gordo.Miranda smiled and gave her a cheery hello,but Gordo hugged her.Lizzie was a little suprised,but she hugged him back.Suddenly all of the events from the previous day rushed back to her.She hugged Gordo tighter and whispered "Thank you"into his ear.She had just realized how incendiary important her friends were to her.She held onto him,until she felt a hand on her shoulder.She turned around,and she stood face to face with Richie.
"Hey babe"he said with a smile.
"Hi"she replied faintly.Richie pushed her aside slightly and stepped towards Gordo.
"What were you doing?You best keep your hands off MY girl! Got it?"He bellowed.Gordo stared at him coldly and spat"She's my friends,I'll talk to her when I want.Richie just turned around,grabbed Lizzie's arm,and pulled her away with a gruff "c'mon."Lizzie pulled away "No,I'm staying with Miranda." Richie looked at her and grabbed her arm again"I said let's go!"Lizzie looked at him and yelled back"And I said i'm going with Miranda!"Richie raised his hand and before Lizzie could stop him,he slapped her hard across the face.
Lizzie put her hand to her face and stared at Richie with her jaw dropped.Miranda's jaw dropped as she moved towards Lizzie and threw her arms around her.Lizzie hugged her best friend and began to cry.Gordo stepped towards Richie,and was about to punch him,when Mr.Digg walked up behind them."Mr.Carmichael,Ms.Mcguire,is there something wrong here?"
Lizzie looked up at him,tears running down her face.Richie looked at him too,but his face was emotionless.Mr.Digg frowned."You two come with me....now."Miranda gave Lizzie another hug and Lizzie followed Mr.Digg.Richie followed after them.
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"Now,Mr.Carmichael,do you want to tell me what was going on out there??"
Richie shrugged."Nothin"
"Ok,well if that's your story.......Mrs.Mcguire,what did happen?"
Lizzie looked at Richie,who shot her a cold,threatining look."Uh....nothings Sir,nothing at all."
"Are you sure?O..k....well then you're dismissed." Richie got up quickly and left.Lizzie was about to leave,when Mr.Digg grabbed her arm"If anything is wrong,you can come talk to me.....you know that right?"Lizzie looked at the door,as if Richie were standing there."Yes Sir I know...."She quickly pulled away and walked out the door.
Lizzie began to sob silently as she walked through the halls to her first class.Many thoughts were running through her head."Should I break up with him?If I don't...will he hurt me again?"she thought as she got closer and closer to the door.She buried her head in her hands and walked on,but all of a sudden,a pair of strong hands reached out,grabbed her,and pulled her into a broom closet.
When she got to school,she immediate walked over to Miranda and Gordo.Miranda smiled and gave her a cheery hello,but Gordo hugged her.Lizzie was a little suprised,but she hugged him back.Suddenly all of the events from the previous day rushed back to her.She hugged Gordo tighter and whispered "Thank you"into his ear.She had just realized how incendiary important her friends were to her.She held onto him,until she felt a hand on her shoulder.She turned around,and she stood face to face with Richie.
"Hey babe"he said with a smile.
"Hi"she replied faintly.Richie pushed her aside slightly and stepped towards Gordo.
"What were you doing?You best keep your hands off MY girl! Got it?"He bellowed.Gordo stared at him coldly and spat"She's my friends,I'll talk to her when I want.Richie just turned around,grabbed Lizzie's arm,and pulled her away with a gruff "c'mon."Lizzie pulled away "No,I'm staying with Miranda." Richie looked at her and grabbed her arm again"I said let's go!"Lizzie looked at him and yelled back"And I said i'm going with Miranda!"Richie raised his hand and before Lizzie could stop him,he slapped her hard across the face.
Lizzie put her hand to her face and stared at Richie with her jaw dropped.Miranda's jaw dropped as she moved towards Lizzie and threw her arms around her.Lizzie hugged her best friend and began to cry.Gordo stepped towards Richie,and was about to punch him,when Mr.Digg walked up behind them."Mr.Carmichael,Ms.Mcguire,is there something wrong here?"
Lizzie looked up at him,tears running down her face.Richie looked at him too,but his face was emotionless.Mr.Digg frowned."You two come with me....now."Miranda gave Lizzie another hug and Lizzie followed Mr.Digg.Richie followed after them.
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"Now,Mr.Carmichael,do you want to tell me what was going on out there??"
Richie shrugged."Nothin"
"Ok,well if that's your story.......Mrs.Mcguire,what did happen?"
Lizzie looked at Richie,who shot her a cold,threatining look."Uh....nothings Sir,nothing at all."
"Are you sure?O..k....well then you're dismissed." Richie got up quickly and left.Lizzie was about to leave,when Mr.Digg grabbed her arm"If anything is wrong,you can come talk to me.....you know that right?"Lizzie looked at the door,as if Richie were standing there."Yes Sir I know...."She quickly pulled away and walked out the door.
Lizzie began to sob silently as she walked through the halls to her first class.Many thoughts were running through her head."Should I break up with him?If I don't...will he hurt me again?"she thought as she got closer and closer to the door.She buried her head in her hands and walked on,but all of a sudden,a pair of strong hands reached out,grabbed her,and pulled her into a broom closet.