I ran home from school and pulled the front door open and ran upstairs to
my room and slammed the door. Because I was angry? No. I had a dance to
get ready for.
I dropped my backpack and walked bounced over to my stereo and popped my Britney Spears CD in. I was in the mood for some soppy romance songs that I could sing my heart out too so I pressed play and turned it up as loud as it would go and soon enough, "Baby one more time" was blaring out of the speakers. I locked my bedroom door then headed to the shower. I got ready for my shower, tested the water then climbed in. I sung along to the CD as I shampooed my hair and rinsed it. I did everything I needed to do and hopped out and tied a towel around me and padded back into my room. By this time, one of my favourite songs had come on.
Born to make you happy.
It immediately made me think of Gordo. Everything about that song seemed to sum up how things were between us now. But I know that if I told him that he would laugh at me. He thinks Britney is superficial. That she's just some bimbo. Ok I know he would never call any one a bimbo but that's what he would be implying about her.
I sat on my bed listening and singing along to the song. I felt a tear slide down my cheek but I angrily swiped it away. I stood up quickly and walked over to my dresser and plugged in my hair dryer and dried my hair as quickly as I could. I looked at myself critically in the mirror and decided that I wouldn't let any one ruin this dance for me. I had been looking forward to it ever since they had decided to have one a few months ago. It was designed to be fun and that was what I was going to make it.
I started curling my hair and singing along when Matt appeared at the door.
"Matt! Get out, I'm not dressed!"
"Scary as that may seem, I've seen you before. We used to take baths together when we were little remember? I know I do, scarred for life I am."
I smiled sarcastically at him before going into the bathroom to change. When I emerged he was sitting on my bed.
"What are you still doing here may I ask?" I said, placing a hand on my hip. Matt shrugged.
"No reason. Just bored."
Ok..
"So how's things with Melina?" I asked him as I applied my makeup. He smiled dreamily and lay back on my bed.
"Great. She's great. Everything between us is great. But Lizzie, I can't help but think that it won't last." He said looking at me sadly.
"Hey? Why not? Everything's great isn't it?" I asked him, looking away from my mirror to look at him.
"Yeah.but you were saying the same thing about you and Gordo a week ago and now look.I.sorry Lizzie," he said, seeing the look on my face. "I shouldn't have brought it up."
I sighed then sat next to him.
"No, it's ok. I understand where you're coming from. Just don't worry about what could happen Matt, who knows, you and Melina may never have problems like this.like this, what am I saying, I don't even know what 'this' is yet. But I plan to find out. Just.enjoy it. While it lasts. It could last forever."
"Yeah, and I'm sure you and Gordo will last forever too. I bet it's all some big misunderstanding. You'll see." He smiled at me then stood up. "I'll see you later. Have fun at the dance."
I returned his smile then turned back to my hair. I got to thinking about my little brother. He isn't so little anymore. Heck, he's almost taller than me now. He'll be starting high school next year. When I'm 17 he'll be 15. Scary thought. I never thought Matt would make it that far, not with the way he insisted with pranking me. But nah, I love my little brother. He seems to have grown up in the last week, what with me complaining about him on Monday and now here it is Friday and he's acting all mature. It makes me wonder if he is up to something but I'm not sure. I think him and Melina cancel each other out. She makes him a better person and he makes her a better person. You know? They're just good for each other. I'm rambling again.
"Lizzie!" I heard my Mum's voice call up the stairs "Miranda and Gordo are here!"
I felt like my heart had jumped into my throat when she called out his name. I checked my hair one last time and pulled on a few bracelets to compliment my outfit and walked out my room and stood at the top of the stairs. There they were: My two best friends. My two best friends who weren't secretly dating behind my back. I looked down at them from the landing.
Miranda was wearing a wacky outfit as usual. Leggings with a purple mini skirt over the top, and her baby blue tee with a too small denim jacket over the top. Apparently she had decided against her sparkly jeans.
Gordo. He was wearing a nice pair of baggy jeans and he had on a green tee shirt with another shirt over the top, this one was navy blue. He looked really nice. If only he was smiling. He was standing with his hands in his pockets. Although he does it all the time, I've never seen him look so cute. He must have sensed me watching him because he turned around at that moment and smiled at me. It seemed to me to be a genuine smile too. I was almost too shocked to stand up. His smile had a good effect on me though, it made me want to smile back all night. I walked down the stairs and he greeted me at the bottom with a hug.
"Hey McGuire." He said holding me around the waist.
"Hey your self." I said smiling at him.
"Gag. Can we go now?" I heard Miranda ask from behind Gordo. Talk about ruin the moment. Sheesh.
I rolled my eyes in her direction.
"Sure Miranda, we can go now if you really want too." I said, trying to show her that she was bugging me. But to no avail.
"Good!" she said bouncing along to the front door. Gordo laughed and reached for my hand and we walked out the door.
It was cold out and it made me wish I had brought a jacket with me. I shivered slightly in the breeze and I felt Gordo put his arm around me and hug me too him. I smiled at him. Apparently Miranda noticed this because she voiced her opinion in the matter.
"Would you like me to walk a few metres ahead so that I'm not getting in the way?"
She asked politely. I knew she was joking but I decided to play along.
"Really? You'd do that for us? How considerate for you Miranda! Thanks!" She looked at me for a few seconds before smiling sarcastically at me and poking out her tongue.
"Aww. Come here Miranda, you can walk with us." Gordo said offering her his arm."
Miranda looked at it hesitantly then looked at me and I laughed.
"Go ahead Miranda. I know you're not after my man anymore."
Suddenly Gordo was removing his arm from around me and was hop skip jumping a few steps ahead of me and walking backwards.
"Wait a minute? Stealing me? Anyone feel like letting me in on the joke?"
"Nope. Not really and it would take too long anyway. I'll tell you another time."
"Huh. Ok then." He turned back around and held out both his arms and me and Miranda linked on.
I don't live very far from the school so we got to the dance pretty quickly. I'm glad we did too, because I was freezing my butt off!
***
We're a getting' there! The dance is the next chapter! I promise. Only three more chapters after this one!!! So yeah.
Nesserz.
I dropped my backpack and walked bounced over to my stereo and popped my Britney Spears CD in. I was in the mood for some soppy romance songs that I could sing my heart out too so I pressed play and turned it up as loud as it would go and soon enough, "Baby one more time" was blaring out of the speakers. I locked my bedroom door then headed to the shower. I got ready for my shower, tested the water then climbed in. I sung along to the CD as I shampooed my hair and rinsed it. I did everything I needed to do and hopped out and tied a towel around me and padded back into my room. By this time, one of my favourite songs had come on.
Born to make you happy.
It immediately made me think of Gordo. Everything about that song seemed to sum up how things were between us now. But I know that if I told him that he would laugh at me. He thinks Britney is superficial. That she's just some bimbo. Ok I know he would never call any one a bimbo but that's what he would be implying about her.
I sat on my bed listening and singing along to the song. I felt a tear slide down my cheek but I angrily swiped it away. I stood up quickly and walked over to my dresser and plugged in my hair dryer and dried my hair as quickly as I could. I looked at myself critically in the mirror and decided that I wouldn't let any one ruin this dance for me. I had been looking forward to it ever since they had decided to have one a few months ago. It was designed to be fun and that was what I was going to make it.
I started curling my hair and singing along when Matt appeared at the door.
"Matt! Get out, I'm not dressed!"
"Scary as that may seem, I've seen you before. We used to take baths together when we were little remember? I know I do, scarred for life I am."
I smiled sarcastically at him before going into the bathroom to change. When I emerged he was sitting on my bed.
"What are you still doing here may I ask?" I said, placing a hand on my hip. Matt shrugged.
"No reason. Just bored."
Ok..
"So how's things with Melina?" I asked him as I applied my makeup. He smiled dreamily and lay back on my bed.
"Great. She's great. Everything between us is great. But Lizzie, I can't help but think that it won't last." He said looking at me sadly.
"Hey? Why not? Everything's great isn't it?" I asked him, looking away from my mirror to look at him.
"Yeah.but you were saying the same thing about you and Gordo a week ago and now look.I.sorry Lizzie," he said, seeing the look on my face. "I shouldn't have brought it up."
I sighed then sat next to him.
"No, it's ok. I understand where you're coming from. Just don't worry about what could happen Matt, who knows, you and Melina may never have problems like this.like this, what am I saying, I don't even know what 'this' is yet. But I plan to find out. Just.enjoy it. While it lasts. It could last forever."
"Yeah, and I'm sure you and Gordo will last forever too. I bet it's all some big misunderstanding. You'll see." He smiled at me then stood up. "I'll see you later. Have fun at the dance."
I returned his smile then turned back to my hair. I got to thinking about my little brother. He isn't so little anymore. Heck, he's almost taller than me now. He'll be starting high school next year. When I'm 17 he'll be 15. Scary thought. I never thought Matt would make it that far, not with the way he insisted with pranking me. But nah, I love my little brother. He seems to have grown up in the last week, what with me complaining about him on Monday and now here it is Friday and he's acting all mature. It makes me wonder if he is up to something but I'm not sure. I think him and Melina cancel each other out. She makes him a better person and he makes her a better person. You know? They're just good for each other. I'm rambling again.
"Lizzie!" I heard my Mum's voice call up the stairs "Miranda and Gordo are here!"
I felt like my heart had jumped into my throat when she called out his name. I checked my hair one last time and pulled on a few bracelets to compliment my outfit and walked out my room and stood at the top of the stairs. There they were: My two best friends. My two best friends who weren't secretly dating behind my back. I looked down at them from the landing.
Miranda was wearing a wacky outfit as usual. Leggings with a purple mini skirt over the top, and her baby blue tee with a too small denim jacket over the top. Apparently she had decided against her sparkly jeans.
Gordo. He was wearing a nice pair of baggy jeans and he had on a green tee shirt with another shirt over the top, this one was navy blue. He looked really nice. If only he was smiling. He was standing with his hands in his pockets. Although he does it all the time, I've never seen him look so cute. He must have sensed me watching him because he turned around at that moment and smiled at me. It seemed to me to be a genuine smile too. I was almost too shocked to stand up. His smile had a good effect on me though, it made me want to smile back all night. I walked down the stairs and he greeted me at the bottom with a hug.
"Hey McGuire." He said holding me around the waist.
"Hey your self." I said smiling at him.
"Gag. Can we go now?" I heard Miranda ask from behind Gordo. Talk about ruin the moment. Sheesh.
I rolled my eyes in her direction.
"Sure Miranda, we can go now if you really want too." I said, trying to show her that she was bugging me. But to no avail.
"Good!" she said bouncing along to the front door. Gordo laughed and reached for my hand and we walked out the door.
It was cold out and it made me wish I had brought a jacket with me. I shivered slightly in the breeze and I felt Gordo put his arm around me and hug me too him. I smiled at him. Apparently Miranda noticed this because she voiced her opinion in the matter.
"Would you like me to walk a few metres ahead so that I'm not getting in the way?"
She asked politely. I knew she was joking but I decided to play along.
"Really? You'd do that for us? How considerate for you Miranda! Thanks!" She looked at me for a few seconds before smiling sarcastically at me and poking out her tongue.
"Aww. Come here Miranda, you can walk with us." Gordo said offering her his arm."
Miranda looked at it hesitantly then looked at me and I laughed.
"Go ahead Miranda. I know you're not after my man anymore."
Suddenly Gordo was removing his arm from around me and was hop skip jumping a few steps ahead of me and walking backwards.
"Wait a minute? Stealing me? Anyone feel like letting me in on the joke?"
"Nope. Not really and it would take too long anyway. I'll tell you another time."
"Huh. Ok then." He turned back around and held out both his arms and me and Miranda linked on.
I don't live very far from the school so we got to the dance pretty quickly. I'm glad we did too, because I was freezing my butt off!
***
We're a getting' there! The dance is the next chapter! I promise. Only three more chapters after this one!!! So yeah.
Nesserz.