"So what did you say to her? She looked pretty terrified afterwards." Gordo
said to me as he pushed me on the big swing that my dad had hooked up for
Matt and me when we were little.
"Hey! I wasn't the one that terrified her. It was Matt. She likes him too! Isn't that cute?! I bought my lil bro and his soul mate together!"
" Soul mate? Those two get into more scrapes that anything else. You really think they are soul mates?"
"Ok well maybe not soul mates. You always have to ruin my fun don't you Gordo?"
"Hey," he said putting his hands up in front of him in surrender "I'm just being logical."
"Typical, dunno about logical." I muttered under my breath, apparently he heard me because the next thing I knew, I was being tickled from behind.
"Ah! No Gordo s.ttoop. You know I hate being tickled! Quit it!"
Apparently he didn't feel like stopping it. I managed to get away from him and we ran around the back yard laughing and yelling at one another. Finally he caught up with me and grabbed me but just as I was trying to smother a scream I caught a glimpse of Matt and Melina through the living room window.
"Shh! Gordo look! They're kissing. That is sooo cute! Even if it is Matt." I added as an after thought. Gordo grabbed me and pulled me away from the window.
"Hey!" I protested.
"I'm sure Matt is thankful for you helping him out but I doubt that he would be thankful about seeing you spying on him through the window." Gordo said, gently pulling me along to the middle of our backyard. I silently agreed as we both flopped to the ground, exhausted from our prior exercise.
We lay facing the sky, with our heads touching and fingers laced together. I love cloud watching. It's so relaxing.
"Lizzie?"
Relaxing until someone breaks the silence.
"Mmm what is it Gordo?"
"I.um nothing. Look I'll see you later ok?" He stood up and pecked me softly on the cheek and walked off around the side of our house without a backward glance.
"Well that was." I muttered to myself. My words broke the eerie silence like a knife. I shivered and rubbed my hands up and down my arms trying to keep myself warm. Discovering that it didn't work, I headed inside, past Matt and Melina and up the stairs to my room.
I walked into my room and flung myself down on my bed. I tucked an arm under my chin and stared at the wall. Why had he run out like that? He had been fine a few minutes before. He sounded like he was even going to tell me what was going on. I'm officially worried. It could be any number of things that's wrong. I wanted to talk to him. I had too. I picked up my phone and dialled Gordo's number with a shaking hand.
"Pick up, pick up." I chanted over and over. Finally the phone rung out. I put it down again. Where would he have gone if he hadn't gone home? Miranda's? I picked up the phone and rang her number as well. This time someone picked up.
"Hello?" she said, sounding a little breathless.
"Uh hey 'Randa. Have you seen Gordo lately?" I asked, twirling the phone cord around my finger nervously.
"Oh um. Noooo.I haven't seen him since school."
"Oh. Um ok. Thanks anyway."
"Is.is something wrong Lizzie?" She asked gently.
"I.he came over and everything was fine then he up and left without an explanation. He was pretty upset. I don't know what I did but he."
"It's alright Lizzie, I'm sure it wasn't you that upset him. Talk to him tomorrow, I'm sure everything's fine. Look I have to go, sorry. Still helping.Mum. Yeah that's it. Still helping her."
"Miranda? Are you alright? You sound weird now."
"Don't be silly Lizzie. I'm fine. I just have to go that's all. Ciao."
"Ok. Bye."
I hung up the phone a second time and lay down on my bed again. Things were seriously getting weirder by the minute. And I was going to find out what was going on.
***
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Thanks to those wonderfully amazing totally adorable people who have reviewed.I always told myself I wouldn't succumb to flattery to rake in reviews but alas, here I am doing that very thing. So! Is it working?! Lol. I'm gonna upload a few chapters at once this time around, just to satisfy the people who are reviewing me. Thanx again guys! Nice to know some people out there appreciate my writing. In fact I may end up writing another story soon, I'm on holidays at the moment, plenty of free time on my hands.
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"Hey! I wasn't the one that terrified her. It was Matt. She likes him too! Isn't that cute?! I bought my lil bro and his soul mate together!"
" Soul mate? Those two get into more scrapes that anything else. You really think they are soul mates?"
"Ok well maybe not soul mates. You always have to ruin my fun don't you Gordo?"
"Hey," he said putting his hands up in front of him in surrender "I'm just being logical."
"Typical, dunno about logical." I muttered under my breath, apparently he heard me because the next thing I knew, I was being tickled from behind.
"Ah! No Gordo s.ttoop. You know I hate being tickled! Quit it!"
Apparently he didn't feel like stopping it. I managed to get away from him and we ran around the back yard laughing and yelling at one another. Finally he caught up with me and grabbed me but just as I was trying to smother a scream I caught a glimpse of Matt and Melina through the living room window.
"Shh! Gordo look! They're kissing. That is sooo cute! Even if it is Matt." I added as an after thought. Gordo grabbed me and pulled me away from the window.
"Hey!" I protested.
"I'm sure Matt is thankful for you helping him out but I doubt that he would be thankful about seeing you spying on him through the window." Gordo said, gently pulling me along to the middle of our backyard. I silently agreed as we both flopped to the ground, exhausted from our prior exercise.
We lay facing the sky, with our heads touching and fingers laced together. I love cloud watching. It's so relaxing.
"Lizzie?"
Relaxing until someone breaks the silence.
"Mmm what is it Gordo?"
"I.um nothing. Look I'll see you later ok?" He stood up and pecked me softly on the cheek and walked off around the side of our house without a backward glance.
"Well that was." I muttered to myself. My words broke the eerie silence like a knife. I shivered and rubbed my hands up and down my arms trying to keep myself warm. Discovering that it didn't work, I headed inside, past Matt and Melina and up the stairs to my room.
I walked into my room and flung myself down on my bed. I tucked an arm under my chin and stared at the wall. Why had he run out like that? He had been fine a few minutes before. He sounded like he was even going to tell me what was going on. I'm officially worried. It could be any number of things that's wrong. I wanted to talk to him. I had too. I picked up my phone and dialled Gordo's number with a shaking hand.
"Pick up, pick up." I chanted over and over. Finally the phone rung out. I put it down again. Where would he have gone if he hadn't gone home? Miranda's? I picked up the phone and rang her number as well. This time someone picked up.
"Hello?" she said, sounding a little breathless.
"Uh hey 'Randa. Have you seen Gordo lately?" I asked, twirling the phone cord around my finger nervously.
"Oh um. Noooo.I haven't seen him since school."
"Oh. Um ok. Thanks anyway."
"Is.is something wrong Lizzie?" She asked gently.
"I.he came over and everything was fine then he up and left without an explanation. He was pretty upset. I don't know what I did but he."
"It's alright Lizzie, I'm sure it wasn't you that upset him. Talk to him tomorrow, I'm sure everything's fine. Look I have to go, sorry. Still helping.Mum. Yeah that's it. Still helping her."
"Miranda? Are you alright? You sound weird now."
"Don't be silly Lizzie. I'm fine. I just have to go that's all. Ciao."
"Ok. Bye."
I hung up the phone a second time and lay down on my bed again. Things were seriously getting weirder by the minute. And I was going to find out what was going on.
***
Ok! Yay! I know where I'm going with this now. The good/bad news. It's just getting started!
Thanks to those wonderfully amazing totally adorable people who have reviewed.I always told myself I wouldn't succumb to flattery to rake in reviews but alas, here I am doing that very thing. So! Is it working?! Lol. I'm gonna upload a few chapters at once this time around, just to satisfy the people who are reviewing me. Thanx again guys! Nice to know some people out there appreciate my writing. In fact I may end up writing another story soon, I'm on holidays at the moment, plenty of free time on my hands.
Once again, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me. My inbox is looking decidedly empty of meaningful emails!
Review if you love me lol.
Nesserz.