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Chapter Seven
The next day Miranda and I woke up around 2 in the afternoon, because we'd spent the entire night up talking. I decided that instead of calling Gordo, I would surprise him by showing up at his house, so I got dressed and said good bye to Miranda and her family and set off in the direction of the Gordon's.
On the way there, I thought that he would appreciate a strawberry banana smoothie since his throat hurt, and getting myself one couldn't harm anything, either. So I took a little detour to the Digital Bean and ordered two smoothies. While I waited, I looked around at the people there. It was relatively quiet for a summer day, especially since teenagers are their biggest group of customers. I was served the smoothies and turned around, finding myself face to face with Ethan.
"Hey, Ethan," I greeted him, holding the two very cold to-go cups in both of my hands, trying to balance my purse on one shoulder. "What's up?"
He looked kind of upset. "My dad, he, like, decided to move to Paris. And he wants me to, um, come with him."
"What?" I asked, shocked, my jaw dropping almost to the ground. "Oh my gosh! Are you going to go?"
"I don't know," Ethan replied. "I came here to think."
*Toon Lizzie- Well, there's a first time for everything...*
"Do you want to talk?" I asked, thinking that I could take a few minutes away from my visit with Gordo to help out a friend.
"Okay," Ethan agreed. We sat down at a table.
"Do you have a choice whether you can stay or not?" I wondered out loud, hoping to help him make his decision. Knowing Ethan, I knew that would be especially hard for him.
"Well, like, I can stay here with my mom, or I can go with my dad and Tawny. But, I haven't lived with my mom in forever, and my dad... I've like, lived with him for a long time."
"Oohhh... well, I know you'll make the right decision, Ethan. You can always call if you want to talk, but I gotta go. Gordo's sick, and I'm bringing him a smoothie."
"Tell Gor-don I said hey," Ethan said, and we both stood up. He gave me a quick hug and kiss on the cheek. "Thanks for helping out, Lizzie. You're a good friend."
I smiled. "No problem, Ethan."
I turned around, taking the smoothies in my hand, and started to walk to the back of the Digital Bean to leave for Gordo's house. But blocking the doorway was Gordo himself.
"Hey," I said with a smile, handing him his smoothie. "I was just on my way to your house. Are you feeling any better?"
"Well, I was," he answered, his face stone. "Until I saw you here with Ethan."
Without giving me any time to reply, he turned and walked out of the Digital Bean.
Chapter Seven
The next day Miranda and I woke up around 2 in the afternoon, because we'd spent the entire night up talking. I decided that instead of calling Gordo, I would surprise him by showing up at his house, so I got dressed and said good bye to Miranda and her family and set off in the direction of the Gordon's.
On the way there, I thought that he would appreciate a strawberry banana smoothie since his throat hurt, and getting myself one couldn't harm anything, either. So I took a little detour to the Digital Bean and ordered two smoothies. While I waited, I looked around at the people there. It was relatively quiet for a summer day, especially since teenagers are their biggest group of customers. I was served the smoothies and turned around, finding myself face to face with Ethan.
"Hey, Ethan," I greeted him, holding the two very cold to-go cups in both of my hands, trying to balance my purse on one shoulder. "What's up?"
He looked kind of upset. "My dad, he, like, decided to move to Paris. And he wants me to, um, come with him."
"What?" I asked, shocked, my jaw dropping almost to the ground. "Oh my gosh! Are you going to go?"
"I don't know," Ethan replied. "I came here to think."
*Toon Lizzie- Well, there's a first time for everything...*
"Do you want to talk?" I asked, thinking that I could take a few minutes away from my visit with Gordo to help out a friend.
"Okay," Ethan agreed. We sat down at a table.
"Do you have a choice whether you can stay or not?" I wondered out loud, hoping to help him make his decision. Knowing Ethan, I knew that would be especially hard for him.
"Well, like, I can stay here with my mom, or I can go with my dad and Tawny. But, I haven't lived with my mom in forever, and my dad... I've like, lived with him for a long time."
"Oohhh... well, I know you'll make the right decision, Ethan. You can always call if you want to talk, but I gotta go. Gordo's sick, and I'm bringing him a smoothie."
"Tell Gor-don I said hey," Ethan said, and we both stood up. He gave me a quick hug and kiss on the cheek. "Thanks for helping out, Lizzie. You're a good friend."
I smiled. "No problem, Ethan."
I turned around, taking the smoothies in my hand, and started to walk to the back of the Digital Bean to leave for Gordo's house. But blocking the doorway was Gordo himself.
"Hey," I said with a smile, handing him his smoothie. "I was just on my way to your house. Are you feeling any better?"
"Well, I was," he answered, his face stone. "Until I saw you here with Ethan."
Without giving me any time to reply, he turned and walked out of the Digital Bean.