[: Narrator's P.O.V :]
Clean and freshly dressed, the pair of friends had no plans on an outing. It was cloudy and already beginning to drizzle.. But they did, however, go to sit on the porch swing, so they may watch the peaceful rain.
Gordo wearing some baggy pants and a blue t-shirt with a black button-up [well, unbutton-up since the buttons weren't done] over it, while Lizzie was clad in a purple, ribbed v-neck and flare jeans that fit just right. They were shoeless, but their feet were adorned with white socks.
Lizzie brought a blanket and sat down.. Gordo looked at her for a minute, his blue eyes gazing at her. She smiled and lifted the blanket a little, as if inviting him to join her.
Gordo sat down next to her, pulling the blanket around him, but being sure he wasn't pulling too much off of her. He suddenly became aware of the silence when the collision of rain and pavement sounded in his ears. He gave Lizzie a sidelong glance and was caught off guard when he found her looking intently at him, as if debating something. He smiled nervously and stuttered, "W-What?"
Lizzie continued to gaze at him, her full lips slowly creeping into a smile. "Nothing.. I was just thinking.."
Gordo peered at her suspiciously and he could tell it was in his tone. "Thinking what?"
She giggled, raising her brows nonchalantly. "Questions, questions, Mr. Gordon.. If you must know, I was only thinking that even though it's raining and cold outside, I'm glad that I have a friend like you to share it with."
Lizzie gazed at him, that comical glint leaving her eyes and Gordo knew she was being completely serious. He swallowed and stared back at her. He could almost feel her reading his thoughts.. "How come you didn't go to meet your secret admirer last night?" He asked in a voice that was all too much higher than his normal one; he had to change the subject..
Gordo watched her expression change in an instant.. He almost felt bad for bringing it up when her gaze broke away from his to look out into the rain, but he wanted to know why she changed her mind. She suddenly spoke after a moment of uneasy silence and her voice was divided into seriousness and melancholy. "Gordo.. You know that I want that fairy-tale romance that all girls dream of. Someone you can just be with and know that everything is okay, even if for only an instant.. When I got that note, I was thrilled and all those dreams could collaborate in my mind. Maybe this would be my soul mate or my true love! But.. I thought about everything that you said. How dangerous it could be to meet this guy, alone, at night.. So I just decided that you were right. My safety is more important than a note from some guy with a bad case of puppy love."
After she finished speaking, Lizzie continued staring out into the rain with her face drawn and slight shadows dramatically lining her face. Gordo looked at her, speechless. His bright, blue eyes were taking in her features slowly and he wished more than anything that he had the courage to tell her that he loved her. Right then and right there.. But he couldn't and for that, he felt like a coward.
Clean and freshly dressed, the pair of friends had no plans on an outing. It was cloudy and already beginning to drizzle.. But they did, however, go to sit on the porch swing, so they may watch the peaceful rain.
Gordo wearing some baggy pants and a blue t-shirt with a black button-up [well, unbutton-up since the buttons weren't done] over it, while Lizzie was clad in a purple, ribbed v-neck and flare jeans that fit just right. They were shoeless, but their feet were adorned with white socks.
Lizzie brought a blanket and sat down.. Gordo looked at her for a minute, his blue eyes gazing at her. She smiled and lifted the blanket a little, as if inviting him to join her.
Gordo sat down next to her, pulling the blanket around him, but being sure he wasn't pulling too much off of her. He suddenly became aware of the silence when the collision of rain and pavement sounded in his ears. He gave Lizzie a sidelong glance and was caught off guard when he found her looking intently at him, as if debating something. He smiled nervously and stuttered, "W-What?"
Lizzie continued to gaze at him, her full lips slowly creeping into a smile. "Nothing.. I was just thinking.."
Gordo peered at her suspiciously and he could tell it was in his tone. "Thinking what?"
She giggled, raising her brows nonchalantly. "Questions, questions, Mr. Gordon.. If you must know, I was only thinking that even though it's raining and cold outside, I'm glad that I have a friend like you to share it with."
Lizzie gazed at him, that comical glint leaving her eyes and Gordo knew she was being completely serious. He swallowed and stared back at her. He could almost feel her reading his thoughts.. "How come you didn't go to meet your secret admirer last night?" He asked in a voice that was all too much higher than his normal one; he had to change the subject..
Gordo watched her expression change in an instant.. He almost felt bad for bringing it up when her gaze broke away from his to look out into the rain, but he wanted to know why she changed her mind. She suddenly spoke after a moment of uneasy silence and her voice was divided into seriousness and melancholy. "Gordo.. You know that I want that fairy-tale romance that all girls dream of. Someone you can just be with and know that everything is okay, even if for only an instant.. When I got that note, I was thrilled and all those dreams could collaborate in my mind. Maybe this would be my soul mate or my true love! But.. I thought about everything that you said. How dangerous it could be to meet this guy, alone, at night.. So I just decided that you were right. My safety is more important than a note from some guy with a bad case of puppy love."
After she finished speaking, Lizzie continued staring out into the rain with her face drawn and slight shadows dramatically lining her face. Gordo looked at her, speechless. His bright, blue eyes were taking in her features slowly and he wished more than anything that he had the courage to tell her that he loved her. Right then and right there.. But he couldn't and for that, he felt like a coward.