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A/N: I am so sorry for not having been able to update for the past couple of weeks... it's just that I am still trying to juggle my academics with my extracurriculars... I hope you understand.
In any case, the premiere of "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" in our country is quickly approaching, and I am SO excited. I hope I get to have more ideas from the movie... But for now, without further ado, here are my next installment chapters of "David Gordo"...
Chapter 14 - Slap Me Hard
"I am SO psyched today! I just know that things are going to be WAY better than before..."
"I myself still couldn't believe it: Gordo's finally been freed from his punishment! I know-why don't we go power-chilling later this afternoon at the Digital Bean-"
"-or power-shopping at the mall! This is going to be SO cool! Gordo's back Miranda, he's finally back!"
Lizzie and Miranda had been restless since they woke up this morning. Happy as the others were for the two of them, they can't help but be annoyed of their restiveness.
"What's taking him so long? I mean, Gordo's never late for the bus..."
"Lizzie, calm down. Maybe he's still tired from last night that he got up late today..."
"I just hope you're right Miranda. It's just that... I can't wait..."
"Well, there's no need to wait any longer... look," Miranda said as she pointed out the window to Gordo, who just turned around the corner.
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"...we're moving... to New York..." Clearly, Gordo still hasn't recovered from the shock of the news he just received.
That morning, he continued to wander aimlessly around the neighborhood. Without even noticing it, he came across the school bus.
'School? Why bother? Why even go there when I shall be leaving for New York anyway?'
Gordo then heard two familiar voices, and when he looked up, he saw two very excited girls waving at him. He tried to remember who they were, but depressed as he was, he bowed his head and walked away...
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"Gordo! Gordo!" Lizzie and Miranda were constantly calling for and waving at him, but he seemed... distant. Soon, the bus began to move, and they began to panic. They were headed off to school... without Gordo. This was just too much.
"Lizzie, is it me or did Gordo seem to be in another dimension?"
"It's not just you Miranda. I can't help but feel... nervous... and afraid..."
"I know exactly how you mean. Last night, everything looked so fine over at the Gordo's. What could have possibly happened?"
"I don't know Miranda, but that's what I intend to find out..."
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Gordo did not go to school that day. He spent his time aimlessly walking all over town, coming across places he clearly had memories of...
'Aah... the park... this was where Lizzie and I used to frolic and fool around until our parents eventually went out to find us...'
'Now, the shore... this was where Lizzie loved to build her sand castles... The water eventually washed its walls away, but I always came rushing to help her rebuild her castle...'
'Oh, and how can I forget the town plaza... this was where Lizzie and I met Miranda for the first time... I did not get along with her at first, but when she became our classmate for the first time way back in kindergarten, we all enjoyed and had fun together.'
By noon, Gordo had covered three-quarters of the town. Finally, he grew hungry. Deciding that no one familiar could possibly over at the Digital Bean, he went there.
The place was at first half-empty. The only people Gordo could see were some adults doing some web surfing. Gordo wanted to stay there the entire afternoon, not that he had any other plan in mind...
At around three-thirty, Gordo sprung awake. He did not realize that he had slept, and now, the place was about swarming with kids. Before he got to stir from his seat, Mr. Dig came in and immediately spotted a groggy Gordo. Half-surprised as he was for not attending his class, he decided to have a word with him.
"Mr. Gordon!"
"Please sir, don't tell anyone that I'm here... It's not that I'm playing hooky... wait, what are you doing here?"
"Mr. Gordon, I believe that the questing here is, what are YOU doing here? I think that your classes don't end for another ten minutes..."
"Well... it's just that I'm sick-not PHYSICALLY sick, but rather, of the emotional kind... you get the idea."
"Is it a GIRL problem?"
"NO, I mean-no. What made you think that? Wait, don't answer that. I think I don't wanna know."
"Well, in that case, could I ask what exact-"
"-Sir, please don't ask about it... It's not that I don't trust you or anything... it's just that... I'm... not in the mood to talk about it."
"Ooookaaaay... then I guess I shouldn't be telling you about what happened this morning to Miss McGuire and Miss-"
"WHAT? SOMETHING-Something happened to Lizzie? and Miranda? Please sir, if something happened to them, I need to know..."
"Okay, okay, David, there's no need to get carried away..."
"I'm so sorry, I know that was out of line, but Mr. Dig, please do tell me..."
"It's nothing big really, just that Ms. McGuire and Ms. Sanchez were just asking about you after class."
"Me? What about me?"
"Well... I don't think that I am the right person to tell you this, but judging by that look on your face, I have to say-"
"So there you are! I KNEW I would find you here..."
"Uh-oh..."
A big UH-OH indeed, as a fuming Lizzie and a panting Miranda stepped inside the Digital Bean.
"I think I should be moving along now... I have a... uhm, faculty meeting to attend. See you tomorrow in class, Mr. Gordon," said Mr. Dig as he nervously excused himself.
"That's alright Mr. Dig, I was about to get up and ditch this pl-"
"Goodbye Mr. Dig," Lizzie pleasantly greeted.
"As for you, Mr. David Zephyr Gordon," Lizzie suddenly angrily exclaimed, "you are going NOWHERE... not until you explain yourself to us clearly."
By this time, Gordo was feeling rather awful. He was not yet ready to face his two best friends. Sure they have the right to know, but he has yet to recover from his emotional shock, and much more to figure out how to break the news to them.
"David..." Lizzie spoke up. Gordo suddenly grew extremely afraid that he no longer felt his legs. Not only was it because it was the moment of truth, but also because Lizzie called him by his first name... and it was NEVER a good sign.
"I assume that this is not going to be a friendly conversation," Gordo tried to joke. His jokes usually protected him from harm, but he knew it was not so this time around.
"Lizzie," Miranda tried to calm her friend down, "please relax..."
"Miranda, I CANNOT relax! Not while our friend David here does not care. And you, David, enough with your wisecracks! What's wrong with you today?! Last night, everything was a-okay over at your place, but this morning, when we tried to call you from inside the bus, you simply looked at us and walked away. I could understand if you would rather go to school with your parents, but then you don't show up at school and don't even bother to tell us anything! For crying out loud Gordo, I thought we made it clear that you could tell us anything?! And for heaven's sake, we're your friends... your BEST FRIENDS!"
"Lizzie, about this morning, I admit that I wasn't myself right then, and I am sorry if it seemed that I had ignored the both of you on purpose. It's just that... just that..."
"Just what," Lizzie irritatedly and impatiently asked.
"It's just that I've been thinking a lot about something... and I... just can't tell you about it..."
"Come on Gordo! I've said it once and I'm saying it again: You can tell us- "
"-tell you anything. I know, I know! Lizzie, in as much as I want to speak my mind and heart and soul to you... and Miranda... I... I..."
"What?"
"I can't, alright! I just CAN'T! If you've noticed, I'm not a girl like the two of you and as such, makes it all the more difficult for me to relate to you such sensitive issues!"
"Oh really now? Sensitive issues? You? David Zephyr Gordon, having sensitive issues?"
"Huh! You think that I'm one totally INSENSITIVE guy? Well, excuse me LITTLE-MISS-SENSITIVE, you may not realize that I DO care a lot about you... the both of you, but now I can see that you do not return the same feeling, so-"
Gordo was cut short of his words as Lizzie had suddenly slapped him hard on the cheek. Tears now totally flowed from Lizzie's eyes, while Gordo was trying to take the slap he received from his best friend... from his love...
"Well... Mr. David Gordon," Lizzie tried to say in between sobs, "don't you... EVER say... that I do NOT care about you...... How could you... even think that?"
Lizzie then turned around and immediately ran outside, still crying.
"Lizzie wait!" Miranda then turned to Gordo. "Well, I hope you realize what you have just done..." She then ran after Lizzie.
Everyone present right then saw what happened, and they all felt sorry for Lizzie and grew resentful of Gordo. They were now giving him such cold and piercing stares.
Gordo really hit rock bottom this time... not only did he look like the bad guy but he also jeopardized his friendship with the only people she cared about. Worse was, however, that it was almost impossible to break the news about his move to New York now... not after all that he had done...
Gordo sat down again, still trying to take in all the problems he was facing. After thinking about what he had done, he remembered that most fatal slap Lizzie gave him. Lizzie never slapped anyone before, and the fact that she slapped him, her best friend since birth, sealed his fate.
Gordo then touched where he received the blow. He then recalled that it was exactly the same spot where she kissed him. The joy that once filled his heart because of that one simple kiss was now replaced with the bitterness and pain he caused himself. Gordo could no longer take all this... all he wanted now was to run away... away from his problems... from his love...
Extremely depressed with all the memories he just had in the Digital Bean, Gordo decided to take a walk once more. The sun was starting to set on the horizon and he wandered without a care in the world... all he wanted now was to die...
A/N: Oh no! What will happen to our dear ol' Gordo? Will he get hurt? Will he kill himself? For everyone's sake I hope he does not! Worried? Stick around for more!
This is such a tear-jerker, if you ask me. Whenever I read this, I get all sad and almost cry... I hope that one touched your heart... Feel Gordo's PAIN!!! Reviews are most appreciated!
A/N: I am so sorry for not having been able to update for the past couple of weeks... it's just that I am still trying to juggle my academics with my extracurriculars... I hope you understand.
In any case, the premiere of "The Lizzie McGuire Movie" in our country is quickly approaching, and I am SO excited. I hope I get to have more ideas from the movie... But for now, without further ado, here are my next installment chapters of "David Gordo"...
Chapter 14 - Slap Me Hard
"I am SO psyched today! I just know that things are going to be WAY better than before..."
"I myself still couldn't believe it: Gordo's finally been freed from his punishment! I know-why don't we go power-chilling later this afternoon at the Digital Bean-"
"-or power-shopping at the mall! This is going to be SO cool! Gordo's back Miranda, he's finally back!"
Lizzie and Miranda had been restless since they woke up this morning. Happy as the others were for the two of them, they can't help but be annoyed of their restiveness.
"What's taking him so long? I mean, Gordo's never late for the bus..."
"Lizzie, calm down. Maybe he's still tired from last night that he got up late today..."
"I just hope you're right Miranda. It's just that... I can't wait..."
"Well, there's no need to wait any longer... look," Miranda said as she pointed out the window to Gordo, who just turned around the corner.
@~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@
"...we're moving... to New York..." Clearly, Gordo still hasn't recovered from the shock of the news he just received.
That morning, he continued to wander aimlessly around the neighborhood. Without even noticing it, he came across the school bus.
'School? Why bother? Why even go there when I shall be leaving for New York anyway?'
Gordo then heard two familiar voices, and when he looked up, he saw two very excited girls waving at him. He tried to remember who they were, but depressed as he was, he bowed his head and walked away...
@~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@
"Gordo! Gordo!" Lizzie and Miranda were constantly calling for and waving at him, but he seemed... distant. Soon, the bus began to move, and they began to panic. They were headed off to school... without Gordo. This was just too much.
"Lizzie, is it me or did Gordo seem to be in another dimension?"
"It's not just you Miranda. I can't help but feel... nervous... and afraid..."
"I know exactly how you mean. Last night, everything looked so fine over at the Gordo's. What could have possibly happened?"
"I don't know Miranda, but that's what I intend to find out..."
@~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@
Gordo did not go to school that day. He spent his time aimlessly walking all over town, coming across places he clearly had memories of...
'Aah... the park... this was where Lizzie and I used to frolic and fool around until our parents eventually went out to find us...'
'Now, the shore... this was where Lizzie loved to build her sand castles... The water eventually washed its walls away, but I always came rushing to help her rebuild her castle...'
'Oh, and how can I forget the town plaza... this was where Lizzie and I met Miranda for the first time... I did not get along with her at first, but when she became our classmate for the first time way back in kindergarten, we all enjoyed and had fun together.'
By noon, Gordo had covered three-quarters of the town. Finally, he grew hungry. Deciding that no one familiar could possibly over at the Digital Bean, he went there.
The place was at first half-empty. The only people Gordo could see were some adults doing some web surfing. Gordo wanted to stay there the entire afternoon, not that he had any other plan in mind...
At around three-thirty, Gordo sprung awake. He did not realize that he had slept, and now, the place was about swarming with kids. Before he got to stir from his seat, Mr. Dig came in and immediately spotted a groggy Gordo. Half-surprised as he was for not attending his class, he decided to have a word with him.
"Mr. Gordon!"
"Please sir, don't tell anyone that I'm here... It's not that I'm playing hooky... wait, what are you doing here?"
"Mr. Gordon, I believe that the questing here is, what are YOU doing here? I think that your classes don't end for another ten minutes..."
"Well... it's just that I'm sick-not PHYSICALLY sick, but rather, of the emotional kind... you get the idea."
"Is it a GIRL problem?"
"NO, I mean-no. What made you think that? Wait, don't answer that. I think I don't wanna know."
"Well, in that case, could I ask what exact-"
"-Sir, please don't ask about it... It's not that I don't trust you or anything... it's just that... I'm... not in the mood to talk about it."
"Ooookaaaay... then I guess I shouldn't be telling you about what happened this morning to Miss McGuire and Miss-"
"WHAT? SOMETHING-Something happened to Lizzie? and Miranda? Please sir, if something happened to them, I need to know..."
"Okay, okay, David, there's no need to get carried away..."
"I'm so sorry, I know that was out of line, but Mr. Dig, please do tell me..."
"It's nothing big really, just that Ms. McGuire and Ms. Sanchez were just asking about you after class."
"Me? What about me?"
"Well... I don't think that I am the right person to tell you this, but judging by that look on your face, I have to say-"
"So there you are! I KNEW I would find you here..."
"Uh-oh..."
A big UH-OH indeed, as a fuming Lizzie and a panting Miranda stepped inside the Digital Bean.
"I think I should be moving along now... I have a... uhm, faculty meeting to attend. See you tomorrow in class, Mr. Gordon," said Mr. Dig as he nervously excused himself.
"That's alright Mr. Dig, I was about to get up and ditch this pl-"
"Goodbye Mr. Dig," Lizzie pleasantly greeted.
"As for you, Mr. David Zephyr Gordon," Lizzie suddenly angrily exclaimed, "you are going NOWHERE... not until you explain yourself to us clearly."
By this time, Gordo was feeling rather awful. He was not yet ready to face his two best friends. Sure they have the right to know, but he has yet to recover from his emotional shock, and much more to figure out how to break the news to them.
"David..." Lizzie spoke up. Gordo suddenly grew extremely afraid that he no longer felt his legs. Not only was it because it was the moment of truth, but also because Lizzie called him by his first name... and it was NEVER a good sign.
"I assume that this is not going to be a friendly conversation," Gordo tried to joke. His jokes usually protected him from harm, but he knew it was not so this time around.
"Lizzie," Miranda tried to calm her friend down, "please relax..."
"Miranda, I CANNOT relax! Not while our friend David here does not care. And you, David, enough with your wisecracks! What's wrong with you today?! Last night, everything was a-okay over at your place, but this morning, when we tried to call you from inside the bus, you simply looked at us and walked away. I could understand if you would rather go to school with your parents, but then you don't show up at school and don't even bother to tell us anything! For crying out loud Gordo, I thought we made it clear that you could tell us anything?! And for heaven's sake, we're your friends... your BEST FRIENDS!"
"Lizzie, about this morning, I admit that I wasn't myself right then, and I am sorry if it seemed that I had ignored the both of you on purpose. It's just that... just that..."
"Just what," Lizzie irritatedly and impatiently asked.
"It's just that I've been thinking a lot about something... and I... just can't tell you about it..."
"Come on Gordo! I've said it once and I'm saying it again: You can tell us- "
"-tell you anything. I know, I know! Lizzie, in as much as I want to speak my mind and heart and soul to you... and Miranda... I... I..."
"What?"
"I can't, alright! I just CAN'T! If you've noticed, I'm not a girl like the two of you and as such, makes it all the more difficult for me to relate to you such sensitive issues!"
"Oh really now? Sensitive issues? You? David Zephyr Gordon, having sensitive issues?"
"Huh! You think that I'm one totally INSENSITIVE guy? Well, excuse me LITTLE-MISS-SENSITIVE, you may not realize that I DO care a lot about you... the both of you, but now I can see that you do not return the same feeling, so-"
Gordo was cut short of his words as Lizzie had suddenly slapped him hard on the cheek. Tears now totally flowed from Lizzie's eyes, while Gordo was trying to take the slap he received from his best friend... from his love...
"Well... Mr. David Gordon," Lizzie tried to say in between sobs, "don't you... EVER say... that I do NOT care about you...... How could you... even think that?"
Lizzie then turned around and immediately ran outside, still crying.
"Lizzie wait!" Miranda then turned to Gordo. "Well, I hope you realize what you have just done..." She then ran after Lizzie.
Everyone present right then saw what happened, and they all felt sorry for Lizzie and grew resentful of Gordo. They were now giving him such cold and piercing stares.
Gordo really hit rock bottom this time... not only did he look like the bad guy but he also jeopardized his friendship with the only people she cared about. Worse was, however, that it was almost impossible to break the news about his move to New York now... not after all that he had done...
Gordo sat down again, still trying to take in all the problems he was facing. After thinking about what he had done, he remembered that most fatal slap Lizzie gave him. Lizzie never slapped anyone before, and the fact that she slapped him, her best friend since birth, sealed his fate.
Gordo then touched where he received the blow. He then recalled that it was exactly the same spot where she kissed him. The joy that once filled his heart because of that one simple kiss was now replaced with the bitterness and pain he caused himself. Gordo could no longer take all this... all he wanted now was to run away... away from his problems... from his love...
Extremely depressed with all the memories he just had in the Digital Bean, Gordo decided to take a walk once more. The sun was starting to set on the horizon and he wandered without a care in the world... all he wanted now was to die...
A/N: Oh no! What will happen to our dear ol' Gordo? Will he get hurt? Will he kill himself? For everyone's sake I hope he does not! Worried? Stick around for more!
This is such a tear-jerker, if you ask me. Whenever I read this, I get all sad and almost cry... I hope that one touched your heart... Feel Gordo's PAIN!!! Reviews are most appreciated!