All righty peoples! I finally decided to update! So I'm gunna stop with
introas and cut to the story! Hasta luego!
Disclamier: I own nothing, cept the plot.
[[A.n: ok, with the line in the previous chapter "it was when they woke up the nightmre began" pay no mind to that. It may come into play it may not.]]
By the way, the story will end in the next few chapters. Just giving you a heads up.
Story:
Lizzie woke up the next morning feeling very rested. She got up immediately when she woke up and saw that Miranda and Gordo were still sleeping.
Lizzie looked at them, laughed, and shook her head. "Early bird catches the worm." Lizzie taunted, not so loud so that they wouldn't hear and wake up.
She walked downstairs and into the kitchen, only to find Matt standing over a box of Lucky Charms and randomly eating the marshmallows.
"Matt, how many times has mom told you not to eat out of the box?" Lizzie scolded. Matt immediately put the box away.
'Wow, that's a first.' Lizzie thought to herself as she watched her younger brother obey her command.
"Sorry Lizzie, I just uh," Matt couldn't think of what to say, and Lizzie noticed this. She knew he was only being weird like this because he knew what had happened.
"Matt, listen to me. I know what you're thinking." Lizzie sat him down on one the stools that resided in their kitchen.
"You're not psychic too are you?" Matt asked, looking slightly scared when he did.
Lizzie laughed. "No Matt, I'm not psychic. But I know what you're thinking. I know that you're afraid to be around me now. I know that now you don't know what the right thing to say is. And I know that you're scared, for me," Matt shook his head yes. "Well don't be. I can fend for myself, I'm a big girl and my little brother shouldn't have the burden of looking out for me. I should have the burden of looking out for him."
"I know but," Matt paused, thinking of the right thing to say. "Yeah Lizzie, I'm scared."
"Matt, what are you scared of?" Lizzie asked, turning his face towards hers.
"I'm scared that my kids aren't going to have an aunt!" This alarmed Lizzie. Had he heard their conversation last night? How did he know about the AIDS virus at such a young age?
"Matt, that's a along time away. And some AIDS victims don't even die. Just pray that I'm one of them." Matt shook his head yes and for the first time in a long time, Matt pulled his sister in for a hug.
"Aww how cute!" Lizzie and Matt turned to where the voice was coming from to find their mom, dad, Miranda, and Gordo coming in smiling.
Lizzie tucked pieces of hair behind her ear. "Hey guys."
"Lizzie, can we talk?" Her mother asked her.
"Sure." The two women walked into the livingroom for a private conversation.
"Lizzie I just want you to know, I was doing research last night on,"
"AIDS?" Lizzie asked. Mrs. McGuire shook her head yes. "Mom, don't burden yourself like that."
"Lizzie you're my baby! I want to know how I can protect you!"
"I can protect myself! I'm a senior in high school. Mom, just don't pressure yourself. It's still going to be a while before I, you know," Lizzie's voice trailed off.
"Lizzie, that's what I wanted to talk to you about. I was looking on the internet and they found a cure for AIDS! Lizzie, you're going to be okay." Lizzie's eyes welded up with tears, happy tears. Her and her mom shared a hug and walked back into the kitchen.
Lizzie, still in tears, walked up to Gordo. "We need to talk." She said in a serious voice.
They walked out onto the front porch and left Miranda in confusion. Lizzie figured that her mom would tell Miranda, and that Miranda would tell her about the previous night, but Lizzie felt she had to tell Gordo on her own.
"Lizzie what's wrong? Are you okay?" Gordo asked.
"I'm fine. I'm great! Gordo, I'm going to be okay." Lizzie looked up at him, tears of joy still filling her eyes, but Gordo looked confused.
"Wait, what?" Gordo asked.
Lizzie jumped up from her seat next to Gordo. "They found a cure! They found a cure. Gordo, I'm gonna live! I'm not going to die." A smile was plastered on Gordo's face. He jumped up and embraced his girlfriend in a hug, tears of joy, now filling his eyes.
Just then, a school bus rolled by. It was their school bus. The three had not gone to school in over to weeks because of the crisis. Lizzie had an idea.
"Let's go get Miranda, I think it's time we go back to the way things used to be."
Gordo and Lizzie walked into the house. When they arrived, a very happy Miranda ran up to Lizzie. "It's all over Lizzie."
"I know it is. Which is why I'm going back to school."
"Wait, but aren't you afraid that," Miranda started.
"No, I don't care what other people think of me. Hell, I doubt that anyone knows!" Lizzie exclaimed.
"True," Miranda started. "So come on, are we going or not?"
Lizzie, Gordo, and Miranda walked outside and boarded the school bus that was waiting for them. When they walked on, everyone was looking at Lizzie like she had twelve heads. This bothered her a little, but not enough to ruin her day. Or so she thought.
Lizzie took her original assigned seat and sat there with Miranda and Gordo. All around her she heard whispering. Occassionally she understood what the soft murmurs were.
"Oh look, it's the girl who supposedly got raped." One girl said.
"Oh my god, does she look any different to you?" Another girl asked.
"Why hasn't she been here?" Another girl questioned. "What happened to her?"
Lizzie was starting to feel uncomforatable and was moving around in her seat. Gordo calmed her.
"Lizzie it's okay. Don't worry what other people think. They're idiots and don't know what they're talking about." Gordo assured her. This made Lizzie feel a whole lot better.
"Thanks Gordo."
At school everyone knew what had happened. Somehow word had gotten out to Kate Sanders and Claire Miller, who, like they always do, told the whole school. All the teachers told her how much they were sorry and some people had the nerve to question whether she really got raped or not.
"So did you really get raped? Or are you just pulling off this whole scheme to get attention and become popular?" Lizzie heard a familiar voice behind her ask. It was Kate.
"Listen Kate. I don't have time for any of your bull shit right now okay? I have to get to to class." Lizzie attempted to walk away but Kate grabbed her by the sleeve and pulled her back.
"I want the truth Lizzie." Kate demanded. This set Lizzie off like a rocket.
"You want the truth? Fine, I'll give you the truth." Lizzie released her sleeve from Kate's grasp and walked up to a nearby podeum. [[A.n: You know one of those little things sticking out from the walls underneath bulliten boards so you can rwach things up top? Well, yeah, that's what that is.]]
"Excuse me everyone!" Lizzie called for everyone's attention, and anyone who heard immediately stopped and turned towards Lizzie. "Show of hands, who wants to know what really happened that night after the digital bean?"
A few brave soals raised their hands slightly. This was good enough for Lizzie.
"All right. So please save any questions or comments until the end. Kapeesh?" Everyone shook their heads. "Yes, I was raped. I was violated and yes, I have AIDS. Riley Smith, [[A.n: did I ever mention his last name?]] raped me. He gave me AIDS. And I'm sick and tired of the whispers behind my back, and the rude questions I've been getting. It's really not polite! So, any questions? Comments?"
No one spoke, no one did anything.
Lizzie started to step down from the podeum and someone from the back started a slow clap.
As she was stepping down from the podeum, Lizzie heard someone say. "We believe you Lizzie." This made her happy.
There you go! Hope you like it! Sry it's so short, I'm kinda cut for time, gotta run!
HuGGz~ -Andi
Disclamier: I own nothing, cept the plot.
[[A.n: ok, with the line in the previous chapter "it was when they woke up the nightmre began" pay no mind to that. It may come into play it may not.]]
By the way, the story will end in the next few chapters. Just giving you a heads up.
Story:
Lizzie woke up the next morning feeling very rested. She got up immediately when she woke up and saw that Miranda and Gordo were still sleeping.
Lizzie looked at them, laughed, and shook her head. "Early bird catches the worm." Lizzie taunted, not so loud so that they wouldn't hear and wake up.
She walked downstairs and into the kitchen, only to find Matt standing over a box of Lucky Charms and randomly eating the marshmallows.
"Matt, how many times has mom told you not to eat out of the box?" Lizzie scolded. Matt immediately put the box away.
'Wow, that's a first.' Lizzie thought to herself as she watched her younger brother obey her command.
"Sorry Lizzie, I just uh," Matt couldn't think of what to say, and Lizzie noticed this. She knew he was only being weird like this because he knew what had happened.
"Matt, listen to me. I know what you're thinking." Lizzie sat him down on one the stools that resided in their kitchen.
"You're not psychic too are you?" Matt asked, looking slightly scared when he did.
Lizzie laughed. "No Matt, I'm not psychic. But I know what you're thinking. I know that you're afraid to be around me now. I know that now you don't know what the right thing to say is. And I know that you're scared, for me," Matt shook his head yes. "Well don't be. I can fend for myself, I'm a big girl and my little brother shouldn't have the burden of looking out for me. I should have the burden of looking out for him."
"I know but," Matt paused, thinking of the right thing to say. "Yeah Lizzie, I'm scared."
"Matt, what are you scared of?" Lizzie asked, turning his face towards hers.
"I'm scared that my kids aren't going to have an aunt!" This alarmed Lizzie. Had he heard their conversation last night? How did he know about the AIDS virus at such a young age?
"Matt, that's a along time away. And some AIDS victims don't even die. Just pray that I'm one of them." Matt shook his head yes and for the first time in a long time, Matt pulled his sister in for a hug.
"Aww how cute!" Lizzie and Matt turned to where the voice was coming from to find their mom, dad, Miranda, and Gordo coming in smiling.
Lizzie tucked pieces of hair behind her ear. "Hey guys."
"Lizzie, can we talk?" Her mother asked her.
"Sure." The two women walked into the livingroom for a private conversation.
"Lizzie I just want you to know, I was doing research last night on,"
"AIDS?" Lizzie asked. Mrs. McGuire shook her head yes. "Mom, don't burden yourself like that."
"Lizzie you're my baby! I want to know how I can protect you!"
"I can protect myself! I'm a senior in high school. Mom, just don't pressure yourself. It's still going to be a while before I, you know," Lizzie's voice trailed off.
"Lizzie, that's what I wanted to talk to you about. I was looking on the internet and they found a cure for AIDS! Lizzie, you're going to be okay." Lizzie's eyes welded up with tears, happy tears. Her and her mom shared a hug and walked back into the kitchen.
Lizzie, still in tears, walked up to Gordo. "We need to talk." She said in a serious voice.
They walked out onto the front porch and left Miranda in confusion. Lizzie figured that her mom would tell Miranda, and that Miranda would tell her about the previous night, but Lizzie felt she had to tell Gordo on her own.
"Lizzie what's wrong? Are you okay?" Gordo asked.
"I'm fine. I'm great! Gordo, I'm going to be okay." Lizzie looked up at him, tears of joy still filling her eyes, but Gordo looked confused.
"Wait, what?" Gordo asked.
Lizzie jumped up from her seat next to Gordo. "They found a cure! They found a cure. Gordo, I'm gonna live! I'm not going to die." A smile was plastered on Gordo's face. He jumped up and embraced his girlfriend in a hug, tears of joy, now filling his eyes.
Just then, a school bus rolled by. It was their school bus. The three had not gone to school in over to weeks because of the crisis. Lizzie had an idea.
"Let's go get Miranda, I think it's time we go back to the way things used to be."
Gordo and Lizzie walked into the house. When they arrived, a very happy Miranda ran up to Lizzie. "It's all over Lizzie."
"I know it is. Which is why I'm going back to school."
"Wait, but aren't you afraid that," Miranda started.
"No, I don't care what other people think of me. Hell, I doubt that anyone knows!" Lizzie exclaimed.
"True," Miranda started. "So come on, are we going or not?"
Lizzie, Gordo, and Miranda walked outside and boarded the school bus that was waiting for them. When they walked on, everyone was looking at Lizzie like she had twelve heads. This bothered her a little, but not enough to ruin her day. Or so she thought.
Lizzie took her original assigned seat and sat there with Miranda and Gordo. All around her she heard whispering. Occassionally she understood what the soft murmurs were.
"Oh look, it's the girl who supposedly got raped." One girl said.
"Oh my god, does she look any different to you?" Another girl asked.
"Why hasn't she been here?" Another girl questioned. "What happened to her?"
Lizzie was starting to feel uncomforatable and was moving around in her seat. Gordo calmed her.
"Lizzie it's okay. Don't worry what other people think. They're idiots and don't know what they're talking about." Gordo assured her. This made Lizzie feel a whole lot better.
"Thanks Gordo."
At school everyone knew what had happened. Somehow word had gotten out to Kate Sanders and Claire Miller, who, like they always do, told the whole school. All the teachers told her how much they were sorry and some people had the nerve to question whether she really got raped or not.
"So did you really get raped? Or are you just pulling off this whole scheme to get attention and become popular?" Lizzie heard a familiar voice behind her ask. It was Kate.
"Listen Kate. I don't have time for any of your bull shit right now okay? I have to get to to class." Lizzie attempted to walk away but Kate grabbed her by the sleeve and pulled her back.
"I want the truth Lizzie." Kate demanded. This set Lizzie off like a rocket.
"You want the truth? Fine, I'll give you the truth." Lizzie released her sleeve from Kate's grasp and walked up to a nearby podeum. [[A.n: You know one of those little things sticking out from the walls underneath bulliten boards so you can rwach things up top? Well, yeah, that's what that is.]]
"Excuse me everyone!" Lizzie called for everyone's attention, and anyone who heard immediately stopped and turned towards Lizzie. "Show of hands, who wants to know what really happened that night after the digital bean?"
A few brave soals raised their hands slightly. This was good enough for Lizzie.
"All right. So please save any questions or comments until the end. Kapeesh?" Everyone shook their heads. "Yes, I was raped. I was violated and yes, I have AIDS. Riley Smith, [[A.n: did I ever mention his last name?]] raped me. He gave me AIDS. And I'm sick and tired of the whispers behind my back, and the rude questions I've been getting. It's really not polite! So, any questions? Comments?"
No one spoke, no one did anything.
Lizzie started to step down from the podeum and someone from the back started a slow clap.
As she was stepping down from the podeum, Lizzie heard someone say. "We believe you Lizzie." This made her happy.
There you go! Hope you like it! Sry it's so short, I'm kinda cut for time, gotta run!
HuGGz~ -Andi