Chapter 9: Dreams
Gordo POV
"Hey." Lizzie said.
"Uh... hey."
"Look, it was wrong to kiss Ethan. I don't know what got into me. I was selfish, mean, and rude toy you. I was so used to flirting with him, you know? I was an idiot, and I didn't deserve to be your girlfriend." She said sadly, and started to walk away.
I ran after her and tapped her shoulder. She spun around, whipping my face with her hair.
I kissed her, and she kissed back.
"What was that for?" She asked.
"I need you."
She smiled and we kissed again.
***
I woke to a start. I looked around. Lizzie was sleeping on the other side of the campfire, which was no longer lit.
Oh, So it was all a dream. Lizzie and I had never gotten together again. She hadn't even apologized.
I stared at her. She looked so peaceful, and quiet. Like a sleeping angel. I sounded amazingly corny, but that was really how she looked.
She had a smile on her dirt-stained face. I wondered what she was so happy about.
***
Lizzie POV
"Good morning, Elizabeth." Gordo said the next morning.
"Uh..." I looked at him confusingly, and then played along. "Good morning, David."
"Ready for breakfast, Elizabeth?"
"Ooookay, sure." I got up and realized that we were still on Kaki's Island. This was just great.
"And, Elizabeth, would you like to go get some more firewood with me later?"
If he called me Elizabeth one more time, I was going to crush him.
"Gordo, what is going on?" I asked.
"What do you mean?"
"Why the heck are you calling me Elizabeth?!"
"Why, isn't that your name?" He asked.
I scoffed.
This was so annoying! I was beginning to think it was better when we were fighting! I couldn't stand Gordo talking to me like I was a complete stranger.
"Gordo! Wake up!" I yelled. "I'm Lizzie!"
"Do I look asleep to you, Elizabeth? Then you must be mistaken. I *am* awake."
"Listen to me. I'm Lizzie, not 'Elizabeth'. Are you trying to bug me or do you have amnesia or something?"
"Why, no."
I was really worried now. It didn't seem like a joke. Gordo sounded as serious as could be. He was scaring me.
"Gordo?"
"David." He corrected.
"Gordo!"
"David!"
"GORDO!"
"The name's David.
"Gordo." I whispered as I burst into tears.
"Don't cry, Lizzie. Whatever you do, please don't cry." Gordo's firm tone changed into a soft one as he put his arms around me. "Shhh."
"Do you forgive me, Gordo?" I said, sniffling.
"Yeah, I do." He said, and kissed me on the nose.
"You know, I've missed that." I smiled and kissed him.
"Me too, Lizzie."
Gordo POV
"Hey." Lizzie said.
"Uh... hey."
"Look, it was wrong to kiss Ethan. I don't know what got into me. I was selfish, mean, and rude toy you. I was so used to flirting with him, you know? I was an idiot, and I didn't deserve to be your girlfriend." She said sadly, and started to walk away.
I ran after her and tapped her shoulder. She spun around, whipping my face with her hair.
I kissed her, and she kissed back.
"What was that for?" She asked.
"I need you."
She smiled and we kissed again.
***
I woke to a start. I looked around. Lizzie was sleeping on the other side of the campfire, which was no longer lit.
Oh, So it was all a dream. Lizzie and I had never gotten together again. She hadn't even apologized.
I stared at her. She looked so peaceful, and quiet. Like a sleeping angel. I sounded amazingly corny, but that was really how she looked.
She had a smile on her dirt-stained face. I wondered what she was so happy about.
***
Lizzie POV
"Good morning, Elizabeth." Gordo said the next morning.
"Uh..." I looked at him confusingly, and then played along. "Good morning, David."
"Ready for breakfast, Elizabeth?"
"Ooookay, sure." I got up and realized that we were still on Kaki's Island. This was just great.
"And, Elizabeth, would you like to go get some more firewood with me later?"
If he called me Elizabeth one more time, I was going to crush him.
"Gordo, what is going on?" I asked.
"What do you mean?"
"Why the heck are you calling me Elizabeth?!"
"Why, isn't that your name?" He asked.
I scoffed.
This was so annoying! I was beginning to think it was better when we were fighting! I couldn't stand Gordo talking to me like I was a complete stranger.
"Gordo! Wake up!" I yelled. "I'm Lizzie!"
"Do I look asleep to you, Elizabeth? Then you must be mistaken. I *am* awake."
"Listen to me. I'm Lizzie, not 'Elizabeth'. Are you trying to bug me or do you have amnesia or something?"
"Why, no."
I was really worried now. It didn't seem like a joke. Gordo sounded as serious as could be. He was scaring me.
"Gordo?"
"David." He corrected.
"Gordo!"
"David!"
"GORDO!"
"The name's David.
"Gordo." I whispered as I burst into tears.
"Don't cry, Lizzie. Whatever you do, please don't cry." Gordo's firm tone changed into a soft one as he put his arms around me. "Shhh."
"Do you forgive me, Gordo?" I said, sniffling.
"Yeah, I do." He said, and kissed me on the nose.
"You know, I've missed that." I smiled and kissed him.
"Me too, Lizzie."