Chapter 8: The Park and Parker
A/N: I'M BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I woke up to the sound of hiccupping.
No... burping.
Coughing?
A chain saw?
I opened my eyes, and saw a lawn mower surrounding me. Gordo was driving it. It was right next to me, and it was loud. I had no idea what he was doing.
"Oh, finally!" He looked exasperated.
"What is going on?"
"How do your parents wake you up?" He shook his head. "Man, you are a heavy sleeper. I tried eight million things to wake you up, and told your parents. They didn't believe me, but they came out, and couldn't get you to wake up either, so the suggested this. It worked!"
"Uh, didn't you wear that yesterday?" I asked, looking at his clothes and standing up.
"Great. Another Kate." He rolled his eyes. "You aren't wearing anything different either."
I looked at myself and realized that he was right. "You aren't a morning person, are you?"
"No, not exactly."
"Want to go to the park?" I asked.
"Why not?"
***
"Gosh, we haven't been here since... sixth grade." I said, looking around the park. "I mean, Matt and Melina always hang around here, but never us."
"Yeah, I know." Gordo said.
"So, do you want to walk, or talk, or sit..."
"See-saws!" He cried out unexpectedly.
Animated Lizzie: Or go on see-saws...
"What?"
"Please?" He begged. "I haven't been on one forever!"
"Okay, uh, sure." I agreed.
He started to run down the path to the playground. I followed him, but couldn't keep up. Gordo ran surprisingly fast. When we got there, we sat down on the see-saws.
I giggled as the seats went up and down. "This is so much fun!"
I felt so carefree, with the wind blowing in my hair and the sun shining brightly. All around me surrounded happiness. I felt a tingle run down my spine as my eyes met Gordo's.
They were so... clear... and forgiving. It felt as if you could look into his eyes and see his soul. Blue as the sky, clear as glass. So big, like a curious puppy searching for food. I could get lost in those eyes.
"Lizzie?"
I jumped in horror and was very startled. "Sorry, just zoning out a little."
He smiled knowingly, as if he knew what I had been thinking about. " This feels really good, doesn't it?" He asked.
Animated Lizzie: Well, yeah, except for the fact that my legs have to be amputated.
"Actually, my legs hurt a little from bending so much."
"Oh. Why didn't you say so?"
Animated Lizzie: I did.
We both got off the see-saw, and I headed for the swings. I got on one of those two-people swings, where the seats are face-to-face. It was too small for both me and Gordo, but we squeezed in anyway.
"So..."
"So..."
I was really nervous. He was only a few inches away from me. I started to rock the swing, as I had always done in the past. I felt my nervousness fly away with a gust of wind.
"I remember doing this when we were five." Gordo had a far-away look in his eyes.
"Yeah, remember when you were trying to push me, and ended up in the mud?" I giggled, and he laughed at the memory.
"Wow, so the rumor is true." I heard a familiar voice behind us.
"Hey, Parker." Gordo said.
"What rumor is true?" I asked, almost cutting off Gordo.
"That you and Gordo are a couple."
Gordo raised his eyebrows eighty feet in the air, while I scrunched mine up. What on Earth would've made Parker think such a weird thought?
Animated Lizzie: What is she, crazy? Me and Gordo, a couple? Puh-leese.
I glanced at Gordo hoping he'd answer. Lucky me, he thought of a decent reply.
"Uh, no." He said. "We're just best friends."
"Like it's always been." I added
"Well, then, Kate lied." Parker rolled her eyes. " She said that you two wouldn't stop making out on the way home. She also said that..."
Animated Lizzie: What an exaggeration. I kissed him once, and it magically turned into making out nonstop. Oh, that Kate is going to get it...
"Whatever, Parker." I said, noticing that Gordo had fallen silent. "That stuff never happened. It's just for Saunders's own sick amusement. And anyway, since when do you listen to Kate?"
"Oh, well, you guys were so close to each other, I thought..."
"Ewwww." I said.
"Do us a favor Parker. Stop thinking." Gordo said.
Parker scoffed and walked away, leaving us two alone.
"Uh, I think I better head on home. My... parents might, um... worry." He said, getting up from the swing, which was difficult since we were so smushed in it.
"Yeah, I gotta go too."
I rushed back home, and I knew Gordo had done the same.
What a day.
A/N: I'M BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I woke up to the sound of hiccupping.
No... burping.
Coughing?
A chain saw?
I opened my eyes, and saw a lawn mower surrounding me. Gordo was driving it. It was right next to me, and it was loud. I had no idea what he was doing.
"Oh, finally!" He looked exasperated.
"What is going on?"
"How do your parents wake you up?" He shook his head. "Man, you are a heavy sleeper. I tried eight million things to wake you up, and told your parents. They didn't believe me, but they came out, and couldn't get you to wake up either, so the suggested this. It worked!"
"Uh, didn't you wear that yesterday?" I asked, looking at his clothes and standing up.
"Great. Another Kate." He rolled his eyes. "You aren't wearing anything different either."
I looked at myself and realized that he was right. "You aren't a morning person, are you?"
"No, not exactly."
"Want to go to the park?" I asked.
"Why not?"
***
"Gosh, we haven't been here since... sixth grade." I said, looking around the park. "I mean, Matt and Melina always hang around here, but never us."
"Yeah, I know." Gordo said.
"So, do you want to walk, or talk, or sit..."
"See-saws!" He cried out unexpectedly.
Animated Lizzie: Or go on see-saws...
"What?"
"Please?" He begged. "I haven't been on one forever!"
"Okay, uh, sure." I agreed.
He started to run down the path to the playground. I followed him, but couldn't keep up. Gordo ran surprisingly fast. When we got there, we sat down on the see-saws.
I giggled as the seats went up and down. "This is so much fun!"
I felt so carefree, with the wind blowing in my hair and the sun shining brightly. All around me surrounded happiness. I felt a tingle run down my spine as my eyes met Gordo's.
They were so... clear... and forgiving. It felt as if you could look into his eyes and see his soul. Blue as the sky, clear as glass. So big, like a curious puppy searching for food. I could get lost in those eyes.
"Lizzie?"
I jumped in horror and was very startled. "Sorry, just zoning out a little."
He smiled knowingly, as if he knew what I had been thinking about. " This feels really good, doesn't it?" He asked.
Animated Lizzie: Well, yeah, except for the fact that my legs have to be amputated.
"Actually, my legs hurt a little from bending so much."
"Oh. Why didn't you say so?"
Animated Lizzie: I did.
We both got off the see-saw, and I headed for the swings. I got on one of those two-people swings, where the seats are face-to-face. It was too small for both me and Gordo, but we squeezed in anyway.
"So..."
"So..."
I was really nervous. He was only a few inches away from me. I started to rock the swing, as I had always done in the past. I felt my nervousness fly away with a gust of wind.
"I remember doing this when we were five." Gordo had a far-away look in his eyes.
"Yeah, remember when you were trying to push me, and ended up in the mud?" I giggled, and he laughed at the memory.
"Wow, so the rumor is true." I heard a familiar voice behind us.
"Hey, Parker." Gordo said.
"What rumor is true?" I asked, almost cutting off Gordo.
"That you and Gordo are a couple."
Gordo raised his eyebrows eighty feet in the air, while I scrunched mine up. What on Earth would've made Parker think such a weird thought?
Animated Lizzie: What is she, crazy? Me and Gordo, a couple? Puh-leese.
I glanced at Gordo hoping he'd answer. Lucky me, he thought of a decent reply.
"Uh, no." He said. "We're just best friends."
"Like it's always been." I added
"Well, then, Kate lied." Parker rolled her eyes. " She said that you two wouldn't stop making out on the way home. She also said that..."
Animated Lizzie: What an exaggeration. I kissed him once, and it magically turned into making out nonstop. Oh, that Kate is going to get it...
"Whatever, Parker." I said, noticing that Gordo had fallen silent. "That stuff never happened. It's just for Saunders's own sick amusement. And anyway, since when do you listen to Kate?"
"Oh, well, you guys were so close to each other, I thought..."
"Ewwww." I said.
"Do us a favor Parker. Stop thinking." Gordo said.
Parker scoffed and walked away, leaving us two alone.
"Uh, I think I better head on home. My... parents might, um... worry." He said, getting up from the swing, which was difficult since we were so smushed in it.
"Yeah, I gotta go too."
I rushed back home, and I knew Gordo had done the same.
What a day.