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A Summer of Changes
Chapter 13: Buddies
"Lizzie!"
Lizzie rolled over from her position on her bed to the sound of her mother's voice calling her from downstairs.
"Sweetie, come down, we're trying to decide what to do after dinner!" Jo called up to her daughter.
"You too David!" Roberta added.
"I'm coming." Lizzie shouted down. She made her way out of the room and called up to the third floor. "Gordo! You better come down if you want any say in what we eat tonight!"
No response.
Lizzie sighed, not too thrilled with the fact that she was now going to have to climb an extra set of steps. She reached the third floor, and knocked on the door to Gordo's room. "Gordo! Come downstairs!"
"Just a sec!" Gordo called.
Lizzie opened the door to reveal Gordo working on his video camera. She walked over the desk, where he was sitting. "Whatcha doing?" she asked.
"Um, nothing." Gordo replied, too quickly. He shut the camera off and shoved it into the camera bag.
"Right." Lizzie remarked.
"I was, uh, starting a video for Miranda." He told her. "You know, like a video letter."
"Can I see it?" Lizzie asked.
"No!" he replied, quickly. "I mean, its not done yet. Its still really rough."
"Ok." Lizzie replied. "Anyway, we're wanted in the family room. Apparently they're actually taking our activity suggestions for once."
"Ok cool." He responded, not moving.
"Well?" she said. "Are you coming or not?"
"Yeah." He replied. "Go ahead. I'll be right down."
"Sure." She replied, giving him a weird look. What had gotten into him?
Lizzie descended the two flights of stairs and reached the family room.
"Hey pumpkin!" Jo greeted her. "Did you have a nice rest?"
"Yep." Lizzie replied, sitting down on the couch.
"That's good." Jo replied.
"So, did you catch any fish?" Gordo asked, as he entered the room.
"No fish, but Lanny caught a boot." Sam explained.
Lanny reached into the bag beside him, and pulled out a brown boot.
"Very nice." Gordo remarked. "I think."
"The boat was kind of lame." Matt remarked.
"He's just saying that because he got a little seasick." Sam interjected.
"Did not!" Matt protested. "I'm telling you, it was the turkey sandwiches."
Lanny made a face at Matt.
"Ok, maybe it wasn't the turkey." Matt conceded.
"Look who's Prince Puke now!" Lizzie teased.
"You still hold the crown, your majesty." Matt returned.
"Well, as far as I'm concerned, any experience with nature that doesn't end with me wearing car freshener is a success!" Howard Gordon remarked.
Everyone laughed.
"So, what does everyone want to do tonight?" Roberta asked.
"Arcade!" screamed Matt, Lanny nodding furiously in agreement.
"No!" whined Lizzie. "I want to shop!"
"No!" Gordo exclaimed. "No more shopping. Lets get ice cream!"
"We could always mini-golf!" Sam offered.
"NO!" screamed Matt, Lizzie, Gordo, Jo and Roberta. Lanny shook his head.
"I thought it was a good idea." Howard remarked.
"I've got an idea." Jo announced. "How about we get some pizzas, and then head on down to Weirs Beach?"
7 heads nodded in agreement.
"That's a great idea!" Roberta exclaimed. "There's a few arcades, so the boys can play their games, plenty of shops, and lots of food places."
"Plus, its Friday night!" Lizzie pointed out. "They have fireworks every Friday!"
"So I guess mini-golf is out?" Sam asked, dejectedly.
"YES!" yelled 5 exasperated voices in unison. Lanny nodded his head.
"I guess we lose." Howard remarked.
An hour, and 5 pizzas later, the group had piled into the minivan and was headed toward Weirs Beach.
They reached their destination around 7:00, parked the car, and everyone hopped out.
"Ok." Jo began calling out instructions before everyone took off. "Matt and Lanny, here are a few rolls of quarters for the arcade. We'll meet you in front of it at 8:30, and then we can decide what else you want to do."
Matt and Lanny nodded in agreement.
"Lizzie, you can go off and shop, or do whatever, as long as you stay in this area." Jo told her.
"That goes for you too, David." Roberta.
"As long as you stick together." Both Moms continued, in unison.
Gordo laughed and Lizzie rolled her eyes. Almost 16 years old and they were still getting the 'stick with your buddy' speech.
"Mom, I can drive." Gordo reminded her. "I think I can handle walking around for a few hours."
"Nevertheless." Roberta remarked. "We have our cell phones if you need us."
"And, we'll meet you at the Kellerhaus at 9:30 for ice cream.
"Cool." Replied Lizzie.
"And no tattoos!" Sam remarked, referring to the many tattoo parlors that took up shop at the Weirs.
Everyone laughed. Sam and Howard walked the boys to the arcade planning to meet the girls in a few minutes, Jo and Roberta headed off to the coffee shop, and Lizzie and Gordo were left to their own devices.
"Well," Gordo remarked. "Let's go buddy!" he grabbed her hand and dragged her towards the amusement park area.
TBC!
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Disclaimer: Nope.
A Summer of Changes
Chapter 13: Buddies
"Lizzie!"
Lizzie rolled over from her position on her bed to the sound of her mother's voice calling her from downstairs.
"Sweetie, come down, we're trying to decide what to do after dinner!" Jo called up to her daughter.
"You too David!" Roberta added.
"I'm coming." Lizzie shouted down. She made her way out of the room and called up to the third floor. "Gordo! You better come down if you want any say in what we eat tonight!"
No response.
Lizzie sighed, not too thrilled with the fact that she was now going to have to climb an extra set of steps. She reached the third floor, and knocked on the door to Gordo's room. "Gordo! Come downstairs!"
"Just a sec!" Gordo called.
Lizzie opened the door to reveal Gordo working on his video camera. She walked over the desk, where he was sitting. "Whatcha doing?" she asked.
"Um, nothing." Gordo replied, too quickly. He shut the camera off and shoved it into the camera bag.
"Right." Lizzie remarked.
"I was, uh, starting a video for Miranda." He told her. "You know, like a video letter."
"Can I see it?" Lizzie asked.
"No!" he replied, quickly. "I mean, its not done yet. Its still really rough."
"Ok." Lizzie replied. "Anyway, we're wanted in the family room. Apparently they're actually taking our activity suggestions for once."
"Ok cool." He responded, not moving.
"Well?" she said. "Are you coming or not?"
"Yeah." He replied. "Go ahead. I'll be right down."
"Sure." She replied, giving him a weird look. What had gotten into him?
Lizzie descended the two flights of stairs and reached the family room.
"Hey pumpkin!" Jo greeted her. "Did you have a nice rest?"
"Yep." Lizzie replied, sitting down on the couch.
"That's good." Jo replied.
"So, did you catch any fish?" Gordo asked, as he entered the room.
"No fish, but Lanny caught a boot." Sam explained.
Lanny reached into the bag beside him, and pulled out a brown boot.
"Very nice." Gordo remarked. "I think."
"The boat was kind of lame." Matt remarked.
"He's just saying that because he got a little seasick." Sam interjected.
"Did not!" Matt protested. "I'm telling you, it was the turkey sandwiches."
Lanny made a face at Matt.
"Ok, maybe it wasn't the turkey." Matt conceded.
"Look who's Prince Puke now!" Lizzie teased.
"You still hold the crown, your majesty." Matt returned.
"Well, as far as I'm concerned, any experience with nature that doesn't end with me wearing car freshener is a success!" Howard Gordon remarked.
Everyone laughed.
"So, what does everyone want to do tonight?" Roberta asked.
"Arcade!" screamed Matt, Lanny nodding furiously in agreement.
"No!" whined Lizzie. "I want to shop!"
"No!" Gordo exclaimed. "No more shopping. Lets get ice cream!"
"We could always mini-golf!" Sam offered.
"NO!" screamed Matt, Lizzie, Gordo, Jo and Roberta. Lanny shook his head.
"I thought it was a good idea." Howard remarked.
"I've got an idea." Jo announced. "How about we get some pizzas, and then head on down to Weirs Beach?"
7 heads nodded in agreement.
"That's a great idea!" Roberta exclaimed. "There's a few arcades, so the boys can play their games, plenty of shops, and lots of food places."
"Plus, its Friday night!" Lizzie pointed out. "They have fireworks every Friday!"
"So I guess mini-golf is out?" Sam asked, dejectedly.
"YES!" yelled 5 exasperated voices in unison. Lanny nodded his head.
"I guess we lose." Howard remarked.
An hour, and 5 pizzas later, the group had piled into the minivan and was headed toward Weirs Beach.
They reached their destination around 7:00, parked the car, and everyone hopped out.
"Ok." Jo began calling out instructions before everyone took off. "Matt and Lanny, here are a few rolls of quarters for the arcade. We'll meet you in front of it at 8:30, and then we can decide what else you want to do."
Matt and Lanny nodded in agreement.
"Lizzie, you can go off and shop, or do whatever, as long as you stay in this area." Jo told her.
"That goes for you too, David." Roberta.
"As long as you stick together." Both Moms continued, in unison.
Gordo laughed and Lizzie rolled her eyes. Almost 16 years old and they were still getting the 'stick with your buddy' speech.
"Mom, I can drive." Gordo reminded her. "I think I can handle walking around for a few hours."
"Nevertheless." Roberta remarked. "We have our cell phones if you need us."
"And, we'll meet you at the Kellerhaus at 9:30 for ice cream.
"Cool." Replied Lizzie.
"And no tattoos!" Sam remarked, referring to the many tattoo parlors that took up shop at the Weirs.
Everyone laughed. Sam and Howard walked the boys to the arcade planning to meet the girls in a few minutes, Jo and Roberta headed off to the coffee shop, and Lizzie and Gordo were left to their own devices.
"Well," Gordo remarked. "Let's go buddy!" he grabbed her hand and dragged her towards the amusement park area.
TBC!
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