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Miranda stared down the hallways, it was early on a Tuesday morning, and she'd came escaped to the library so she wouldn't have to witness the scene between Gordo and Kate, but was unable to avoid it.
He was sitting with her, his arm around her shoulders.
Miranda shook her head. As weird as things had gotten last night, she'd hoped she would have seen some kind of change in him today, but she'd been wrong. It was something she really should be getting used to by now. He was learning to play both sides very well. To her and Lizzie, he would play it enough so they would back off enough and he could get and easy escape. With Kate, he was this bad ass that he "enjoyed" being so much.
Miranda shook her head and perused the shelves, she pulled books off at random, reading the jacket covers then shoving them back on the shelves.
"Woah," a awed deep voice stated.
Miranda turned around and smirked as Lizzie came into the library followed by an awestruck Ethan.
"Did you not know we had a library?" Miranda laughed, it would have been so typical of Ethan.
"I knew we had one," he replied. "I just never knew it was so big, I only saw it when I cut through for classes."
Lizzie made a small moan and shook her head. "Hit me with a rock," she muttered to Miranda. Ethan found a sports book that quickly captivated his attention and hurried off clutching it in his hands.
"A bright one," Miranda stated.
Lizzie mouthed yeah and turned towards the shelves. "So what are you doing up here?"
"How did you know where to look for me?"
"Well, I followed my best friend intuition," Lizzie smiled, linking her arm with Miranda's. "Care to indulge me on why you're up here all alone?"
"What? Your best friend intuition doesn't pick up on this too?" Miranda laughed. Lizzie shook her head and Miranda took a deep breath. "I talked to Gordo last night, I tried every way I knew to make him see how important he is to us. I almost told him how you feel for him, Lizzie. We've got to snap him back soon. He's honestly starting to think that Kate Sanders likes him."
"Woah, wait. You talked to him last night?"
"About midnight, I went with him to the park. It was useless though. I don't know what to say to get through to him."
"We've got to think of something before he races on Friday. He could wreck-"
"I know," Miranda replied. She looked pleading at Lizzie. "Please just tell him what you feel. He has to feel the same."
Lizzie sighed, glancing over at Ethan. "But what about Ethan?"
Miranda felt her heart drop like a rock. "What? Y-you can't tell me- no, you haven't fallen for Ethan!"
Lizzie shook her head. "No, I haven't. It's just wrong. I mean, we know Kate doesn't like Gordo, so she's just using him. And it's the same thing I'm doing to Ethan. It's wrong."
"Well, it's not like he likes you Lizzie," Miranda stated.
"Oh thanks," she exclaimed.
Miranda rolled her eyes. "You know what I mean. Ethan told you back in middle school you didn't have any chemistry."
"Actually, he said that class he was never gonna pass," Lizzie corrected. "And he happens to be passing Chemistry."
"Lizzie!" Miranda exclaimed. "What does it matter! Who cares? The only people we're worried about right now is Gordo and you." Miranda tossed her head and continued. "Gordo has lost his mind, and if you two don't get together soon, I'm going to lose mine."
Lizzie let out a laugh and tilted her head as she looked at her. "Why does it matter?"
Miranda immediately caught the defeated tone in Lizzie's voice. "Please, don't give up. We've been the Three Musketeers since, I don't know, forever ago, and I don't want it end. Lizzie, I know how much you like him, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going to let you pass up the most perfect guy for you just because he cut off some brain cells when he got his hair cut."
Her friend managed a small smile. "I'm not ready to give up yet, either Miranda, but I'm running out of ideas."
"Can we take these home?" Ethan asked loudly, referring to the book in his hand.
Lizzie laughed. "You know, for once, I actually feel intelligent. Hanging out with Ethan has given me a new perspective."
"Yeah, but I hope you don't start letting him check over your homework like you did with Gordo," Miranda stated.
Lizzie laughed as they started towards Ethan. "No, I think I'll check over my own work."
Miranda smiled at her. She was making such an effort to pull through everything, Miranda knew it was all an act. Lizzie was hurting by what Gordo was doing, and she was trying to pretend she would have an easier time letting him go.
Had all the added hair gel caused a block to Gordo's brain? Couldn't he see what he was doing to himself and to Lizzie? She should have knocked some sense into him yesterday when she had him cornered.
She was starting to feel like she was playing cat and mouse with him, though she wasn't sure who was the cat and who was the mouse. Every time she or Lizzie got close he ripped it away. But she would not let him tear apart the trio. No, she would make some kind of a stand soon. And he would get together with Lizzie, they would make the perfect couple, and everything would be happily ever after.
Miranda ran a hand through her raven locks. Happily ever after? Who was she kidding?
Miranda stared down the hallways, it was early on a Tuesday morning, and she'd came escaped to the library so she wouldn't have to witness the scene between Gordo and Kate, but was unable to avoid it.
He was sitting with her, his arm around her shoulders.
Miranda shook her head. As weird as things had gotten last night, she'd hoped she would have seen some kind of change in him today, but she'd been wrong. It was something she really should be getting used to by now. He was learning to play both sides very well. To her and Lizzie, he would play it enough so they would back off enough and he could get and easy escape. With Kate, he was this bad ass that he "enjoyed" being so much.
Miranda shook her head and perused the shelves, she pulled books off at random, reading the jacket covers then shoving them back on the shelves.
"Woah," a awed deep voice stated.
Miranda turned around and smirked as Lizzie came into the library followed by an awestruck Ethan.
"Did you not know we had a library?" Miranda laughed, it would have been so typical of Ethan.
"I knew we had one," he replied. "I just never knew it was so big, I only saw it when I cut through for classes."
Lizzie made a small moan and shook her head. "Hit me with a rock," she muttered to Miranda. Ethan found a sports book that quickly captivated his attention and hurried off clutching it in his hands.
"A bright one," Miranda stated.
Lizzie mouthed yeah and turned towards the shelves. "So what are you doing up here?"
"How did you know where to look for me?"
"Well, I followed my best friend intuition," Lizzie smiled, linking her arm with Miranda's. "Care to indulge me on why you're up here all alone?"
"What? Your best friend intuition doesn't pick up on this too?" Miranda laughed. Lizzie shook her head and Miranda took a deep breath. "I talked to Gordo last night, I tried every way I knew to make him see how important he is to us. I almost told him how you feel for him, Lizzie. We've got to snap him back soon. He's honestly starting to think that Kate Sanders likes him."
"Woah, wait. You talked to him last night?"
"About midnight, I went with him to the park. It was useless though. I don't know what to say to get through to him."
"We've got to think of something before he races on Friday. He could wreck-"
"I know," Miranda replied. She looked pleading at Lizzie. "Please just tell him what you feel. He has to feel the same."
Lizzie sighed, glancing over at Ethan. "But what about Ethan?"
Miranda felt her heart drop like a rock. "What? Y-you can't tell me- no, you haven't fallen for Ethan!"
Lizzie shook her head. "No, I haven't. It's just wrong. I mean, we know Kate doesn't like Gordo, so she's just using him. And it's the same thing I'm doing to Ethan. It's wrong."
"Well, it's not like he likes you Lizzie," Miranda stated.
"Oh thanks," she exclaimed.
Miranda rolled her eyes. "You know what I mean. Ethan told you back in middle school you didn't have any chemistry."
"Actually, he said that class he was never gonna pass," Lizzie corrected. "And he happens to be passing Chemistry."
"Lizzie!" Miranda exclaimed. "What does it matter! Who cares? The only people we're worried about right now is Gordo and you." Miranda tossed her head and continued. "Gordo has lost his mind, and if you two don't get together soon, I'm going to lose mine."
Lizzie let out a laugh and tilted her head as she looked at her. "Why does it matter?"
Miranda immediately caught the defeated tone in Lizzie's voice. "Please, don't give up. We've been the Three Musketeers since, I don't know, forever ago, and I don't want it end. Lizzie, I know how much you like him, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going to let you pass up the most perfect guy for you just because he cut off some brain cells when he got his hair cut."
Her friend managed a small smile. "I'm not ready to give up yet, either Miranda, but I'm running out of ideas."
"Can we take these home?" Ethan asked loudly, referring to the book in his hand.
Lizzie laughed. "You know, for once, I actually feel intelligent. Hanging out with Ethan has given me a new perspective."
"Yeah, but I hope you don't start letting him check over your homework like you did with Gordo," Miranda stated.
Lizzie laughed as they started towards Ethan. "No, I think I'll check over my own work."
Miranda smiled at her. She was making such an effort to pull through everything, Miranda knew it was all an act. Lizzie was hurting by what Gordo was doing, and she was trying to pretend she would have an easier time letting him go.
Had all the added hair gel caused a block to Gordo's brain? Couldn't he see what he was doing to himself and to Lizzie? She should have knocked some sense into him yesterday when she had him cornered.
She was starting to feel like she was playing cat and mouse with him, though she wasn't sure who was the cat and who was the mouse. Every time she or Lizzie got close he ripped it away. But she would not let him tear apart the trio. No, she would make some kind of a stand soon. And he would get together with Lizzie, they would make the perfect couple, and everything would be happily ever after.
Miranda ran a hand through her raven locks. Happily ever after? Who was she kidding?