Chapter 6: Lizzie at Home

*Lizzie runs inside and drops her book bag, putting her hands on her face as if she is upset. Her mom notices her.

J: " Lizzie, honey, what's wrong???" Jo McGuire said, concerned for her daughter.

L: " Nothin, just…"

J: " Lizzie, honey, I know when it's nothing, and it's not nothing!"

L: " Mom, it's just that……"  Matt interrupts Lizzie and rushes into the kitchen.

Ma: " Mom, can I call Lanny???"

J: " Ya, sure, but what for?"

Ma: " Let's just say we're gonna need the tool shed!" Matt runs off, but Jo grabs his shirt and pulls him back.

J: " No, details!"

Ma: " Mom!"

J: " You're not going anywhere until you tell me what's going on!"

L: " MOM! This is important!"

J: " Ok Lizzie, what's on your mind?" Matt runs off to his room to call Lanny.

L: " Well, it's……Miranda and Gordo!"

J: " Oh, what's wrong honey???"

L: " They're mad at me! I have no idea why though, but I think it's because they think I like this new kid at our school, Chris, who's a total hottie, by the way, as more than a friend!"

L: " Gordo and Miranda think I dissed them for lunch just to get to hang out with him some of the day!"

L: " Miranda thinks that I betrayed her!" Lizzie starts crying, Jo pulls her close and hugs her, rubbing her back.

J: " I think they just took it the wrong way."

L: " I was just showing Chris around the school cuz he's new and all, and they got mad at me!"

J: " Well, why don't you go upstairs and call them?" Jo goes upstairs to yell at Matt, as usual! Lizzie walks upstairs crying and wiping her face. Lizzie decides to call Gordo first, since he will probably listen to her, hopefully! Unlike Miranda who was always stubborn!

*Lizzie rushes into her room and closes the door behind her. Lizzie jumps back on her bed and starts crying some more, wiping her face. Lizzie picks up her purple cordless phone on her nightstand and dials Gordo's number first. After the second ring he picks up.

G: " Hello, David Gordon here!"

L: " Hey Gordo!"

G: " Lizzie! What's the matter??? Is there something wrong???"

L: " Remember at lunch how you and Miranda acted towards me?!?"

G: " Ya, what about it?"

L: " Well that made me feel really bad when you did that to me! I felt like you guys weren't my friends anymore!"

G: " Hey, look Liz, I'm sorry ok! I'm sorry! I just was passing by you and Chris when I was goin to lunch, and I saw you two laughin and flirtin with each other."

L: " Look Gordo! I was just trying to be nice since Chris is new and all, ok?!?"

L: " OH, and I wasn't flirting! What, now you think smiling at someone is flirting?!? Huh?!?"

G: " Ok, I admit it, I thought wrong ok?!? I'm really sorry if I hurt your feelings! You know I would never do anything to hurt you purposely, right???"

L: " Now I'm not so sure!"

G: " I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Is there anything ELSE I can do for you?!?"
L: " Ya, I was going to call Miranda to talk to her about what happened! I want you to talk to her with me!"

G: " Alright. Dial her number." Lizzie dials Miranda's number, Miranda picks up after the third ring.

M: " Hola! This is Miranda Sanchez speaking!"

L: " Hey Randa! What's up? It's me, Lizzie!" Lizzie says, trying to get her friend to change her feelings about her.

G: " And me!" Gordo says interrupting.

M: " Hi Gordo!"

L: " Hello??? Forgetting someone???"

M: " OH,…….. Lizzie! Hi, I guess!"

G: " Lizzie needs to talk to you!"

L: " Ya, Miranda! We need to talk! You made me feel totally bad when you and Gordo just walked off like that!"

M: " YOU need to talk, not me!"

G: " Miranda, just listen to her!"

M: " Alright, alright, what is it?!?"

L: " Well, remember at lunch today?"

M: " Ya, when you ditched us!"

G: " Just let her talk Miss Stubborn! Gordo yells, very annoyed.

L&M: " Gordo!"

G: " What?!?"

L&M: " Shut up!"

G: " Hey, I'm tryin to help Lizzie!"

L: " Well, you're not helping, you're just bein mean!"

G: " Ok, I can see you two don't need me on the phone anymore."

G: " Peace Out!" Gordo hangs up without the two girls noticing because they are still arguing.

L: " Ok, MIRANDA, you know what?!? This little FIGHT is not goin anywhere!"

M: " Ya, I'm through!" Miranda hangs up on Lizzie, when Lizzie was about to try to make-up with Miranda.

'What am I gonna do???' Lizzie thought, torn and confused. Lizzie started to cry again, when she thought about all the good times her and Miranda used to have. Lizzie cried even more. Matt heard her and came in saying:

Ma: " Awwwwwww, Lizard Breath is cryin!" Lizzie gets up, filled with anger, chases her brother down the hall and into his room. Matt slams the door. Lizzie says:

L: " You better leave me alone, Worm, or I'm gonna give you a major wedgie!" Lizzie said through the door. Matt cringed when he heard this. He knew she was the best wedgie giver ever! It hurt like crap when she did it!!! So he decided to leave her alone. Lizzie stomped back into her room and lied back on her bed, crying so much, she fell asleep. She didn't wake up until about 8:00 when her mom came in and gently shook her, telling her:

J: " Lizzie, honey, dinner is ready!" Dinner had been out for a while. She kept calling Lizzie, wondering where she was, when she finally decided to go upstairs and see if she was in her room, sure enough, there was Lizzie sound asleep! Jo decided to let her sleep a little bit longer, knowing she was tired because of what had happened at school that day. Lizzie woke up.

L: " Huh? Wh-Where am I???" Lizzie said confused.

J: " Honey, you're in your room, and Lizzie, your dinner is ready. It has been sitting on the table for a while now, if you wanna eat."

L: " No, Mom, I'm not feeling too good. I think I'll just skip dinner."

J: " Alright, Lizzie, go back to sleep, you need your rest, you had a long and hard day!"

L: " Goodnight, Mom!" Lizzie said as Jo turned off her light.

J: " Goodnight, Lizzie, sweet dreams!" Jo said smiling, then closed Lizzie's door.

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