It was the night before the first day of seventh grade for Lizzie,
Miranda, and Gordo. All three of them were in Lizzie's backyard, stretched
out on their backs, looking at the stairs. Lizzie could smell the three
batches of brownies that they had made cooling in the kitchen. Gordo must
have been thinking of them, too, because he commented on them.
"Lizzie, why did you want to make brownies when you only bake when you're nervous?" he asked.
"Because I'm nervous," replied Lizzie.
"Why?" Gordo questioned.
"Gordo, do you know what tomorrow is?" Lizzie asked him.
"Uh, the third of September?" he guessed. "Just kidding! It's the first day of middle school," he added when Miranda and Lizzie both sat up and glared at him.
"Yeah, and do you know how we feel about the first day of middle school?" Lizzie asked.
"Uh, nervous?" he replied.
"Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner!" exclaimed Miranda.
"I know that, I just want to know why you are nervous when you both talked to your moms about it," Gordo said. Miranda had told them when she had arrived that night that she had cracked under the pressure and talked to her mom about it, too.
"We aren't worried about acting more mature or more responsible than we are after talking to our moms," Lizzie said.
"Not about starting seventh grade," Miranda put in.
"Yeah, we are still worried about getting a detention, or not being able to get our lockers open," Lizzie agreed.
"Hey, I'm worried about that stuff, too," Gordo said.
"You are?!" Miranda and Lizzie asked in unison, surprised.
"Don't act so shocked, guys, every sixth grader gets nervous about starting seventh grade. It's like a fact of life. I just thought that you two were overreacting about the whole situation. You just have to remember to stay calm, be yourself, and know that even if you have trouble opening your locker, or you keep forgetting where your classes are, you'll get the hang of it eventually, just like we got the hang of everything in sixth grade, even if we did get off to sort of a rocky start," Gordo explained.
Animated Lizzie: He just had to bring that up, didn't he?
"Oh yeah, we couldn't remember when we went to Miss Smith's class for math, and when we went to Mr. Jones' class," Miranda said. Lizzie cringed at the memory. That had been pretty tough to remember at the beginning, but after the first couple of weeks, all three of them had gotten used to it.
"You're right, Gordo. Eventually, we'll get used to everything that is different from sixth grade in seventh grade, and until we do, we just have to keep a positive attitude, stay calm, and be ourselves, instead of trying to act more mature or responsible than we really are," Lizzie agreed.
"Yeah, and as for the detention thing, I think the teachers will let us off the hook if we are late for classes for the first week or so. They know what it's like to not remember your lock combo or where your classes are located. As hard as it is to believe, they were seventh graders once, too," Gordo added.
"That is hard to believe," Miranda said after a few seconds of thought. Then she added, "But you are right about it. They were in junior high once, just like we will be as of tomorrow."
The next day went considerably well for Lizzie. Miranda and Gordo got lockers right next to hers, and they ended up being in all of the same classes, thanks to their sixth grade teachers. They only got lost twice, and when they did, the older students, who were surprisingly nice to them, helped them find their classes. They were late for one class, but just like Gordo had said, the teacher let them off the hook because it was their first day in the school. The only thing that was really bad about their day was that Kate had become majorly popular, and very, very snobby to them. Other than that, it was a pretty good day.
"You know, today wasn't that bad of a day," Miranda commented as they walked down the hallway towards the exit at the end of the day.
"Yeah, I hate to admit it, but you were right, Gordo," Lizzie agreed, fiddling around with the friendship bracelet that Miranda had given her a few days before. She had given Miranda the one that she had made, and was glad to see that she was wearing it then, too.
"Man, does that sound good!" Gordo exclaimed. Lizzie and Miranda laughed.
"I didn't really like it when Kate came up to us and started calling us babies, though," Miranda added.
"Yeah, it's pretty sad to lose her as a friend, and even more sad to lose her to the popular people, but I still have you guys, and that's what really matters. I couldn't have made it through the day without you two," Lizzie said, putting one arm around Gordo and the other around Miranda.
"Same here," Gordo said.
"Ditto," Miranda agreed.
Animated Lizzie: It doesn't really matter what I have to face - losing Kate as a friend and gaining an enemy, middle school, whatever - as long as I have Miranda and Gordo, I can get through anything.
A/N: Well, that's it! Did you like my story? If you did, great, please tell me, and if you didn't, that's okay, please tell me! Also, I realize that it isn't September yet, it's barely August, but I thought that this was the best ending possible. It's been lots of fun writing this story, and I also learned something from it, too! It doesn't matter what you go through in life, as long as you have your best friends there with you. I think I'll be fine on the first day of seventh grade, because I have my best friends, Lacey and Jessi, and my long-distance best friend, Emily, to help me deal with whatever comes up. I also learned one other thing. You shouldn't try to act more mature and responsible than you really are, you should just be yourself, because if people don't like the way you really are, then they don't really matter. Look forward to another Lizzie fic from me soon! Until then, xoxo Lyss :)
"Lizzie, why did you want to make brownies when you only bake when you're nervous?" he asked.
"Because I'm nervous," replied Lizzie.
"Why?" Gordo questioned.
"Gordo, do you know what tomorrow is?" Lizzie asked him.
"Uh, the third of September?" he guessed. "Just kidding! It's the first day of middle school," he added when Miranda and Lizzie both sat up and glared at him.
"Yeah, and do you know how we feel about the first day of middle school?" Lizzie asked.
"Uh, nervous?" he replied.
"Ding, ding, ding, we have a winner!" exclaimed Miranda.
"I know that, I just want to know why you are nervous when you both talked to your moms about it," Gordo said. Miranda had told them when she had arrived that night that she had cracked under the pressure and talked to her mom about it, too.
"We aren't worried about acting more mature or more responsible than we are after talking to our moms," Lizzie said.
"Not about starting seventh grade," Miranda put in.
"Yeah, we are still worried about getting a detention, or not being able to get our lockers open," Lizzie agreed.
"Hey, I'm worried about that stuff, too," Gordo said.
"You are?!" Miranda and Lizzie asked in unison, surprised.
"Don't act so shocked, guys, every sixth grader gets nervous about starting seventh grade. It's like a fact of life. I just thought that you two were overreacting about the whole situation. You just have to remember to stay calm, be yourself, and know that even if you have trouble opening your locker, or you keep forgetting where your classes are, you'll get the hang of it eventually, just like we got the hang of everything in sixth grade, even if we did get off to sort of a rocky start," Gordo explained.
Animated Lizzie: He just had to bring that up, didn't he?
"Oh yeah, we couldn't remember when we went to Miss Smith's class for math, and when we went to Mr. Jones' class," Miranda said. Lizzie cringed at the memory. That had been pretty tough to remember at the beginning, but after the first couple of weeks, all three of them had gotten used to it.
"You're right, Gordo. Eventually, we'll get used to everything that is different from sixth grade in seventh grade, and until we do, we just have to keep a positive attitude, stay calm, and be ourselves, instead of trying to act more mature or responsible than we really are," Lizzie agreed.
"Yeah, and as for the detention thing, I think the teachers will let us off the hook if we are late for classes for the first week or so. They know what it's like to not remember your lock combo or where your classes are located. As hard as it is to believe, they were seventh graders once, too," Gordo added.
"That is hard to believe," Miranda said after a few seconds of thought. Then she added, "But you are right about it. They were in junior high once, just like we will be as of tomorrow."
The next day went considerably well for Lizzie. Miranda and Gordo got lockers right next to hers, and they ended up being in all of the same classes, thanks to their sixth grade teachers. They only got lost twice, and when they did, the older students, who were surprisingly nice to them, helped them find their classes. They were late for one class, but just like Gordo had said, the teacher let them off the hook because it was their first day in the school. The only thing that was really bad about their day was that Kate had become majorly popular, and very, very snobby to them. Other than that, it was a pretty good day.
"You know, today wasn't that bad of a day," Miranda commented as they walked down the hallway towards the exit at the end of the day.
"Yeah, I hate to admit it, but you were right, Gordo," Lizzie agreed, fiddling around with the friendship bracelet that Miranda had given her a few days before. She had given Miranda the one that she had made, and was glad to see that she was wearing it then, too.
"Man, does that sound good!" Gordo exclaimed. Lizzie and Miranda laughed.
"I didn't really like it when Kate came up to us and started calling us babies, though," Miranda added.
"Yeah, it's pretty sad to lose her as a friend, and even more sad to lose her to the popular people, but I still have you guys, and that's what really matters. I couldn't have made it through the day without you two," Lizzie said, putting one arm around Gordo and the other around Miranda.
"Same here," Gordo said.
"Ditto," Miranda agreed.
Animated Lizzie: It doesn't really matter what I have to face - losing Kate as a friend and gaining an enemy, middle school, whatever - as long as I have Miranda and Gordo, I can get through anything.
A/N: Well, that's it! Did you like my story? If you did, great, please tell me, and if you didn't, that's okay, please tell me! Also, I realize that it isn't September yet, it's barely August, but I thought that this was the best ending possible. It's been lots of fun writing this story, and I also learned something from it, too! It doesn't matter what you go through in life, as long as you have your best friends there with you. I think I'll be fine on the first day of seventh grade, because I have my best friends, Lacey and Jessi, and my long-distance best friend, Emily, to help me deal with whatever comes up. I also learned one other thing. You shouldn't try to act more mature and responsible than you really are, you should just be yourself, because if people don't like the way you really are, then they don't really matter. Look forward to another Lizzie fic from me soon! Until then, xoxo Lyss :)
