' I can't believe I kissed Miranda. I just can't believe it.'
The last thing he thought he would do was to cheat on Lizzie. The last
thing he thought he'd do was cheat on Lizzie with Miranda. When he had
first met Lizzie and Miranda, he had always thought they were both
attractive. But he didn't have a crush on them. He never had a crush on
either one of them until 4th grade. That was when he had his first crush on
Lizzie. Gordo had had unlimited amounts of crushes on Lizzie, that was no
doubt, but the times he had a crush on Miranda, they seemed more...special.
He couldn't describe how he felt when he felt attached to Miranda except
that he was ecstatic just thinking about her. However, he wasn't ecstatic
at all. This was a very different situation than just a crush. He made a
commitment with Lizzie, and he broke that commitment by kissing Miranda.
It was a good thing Lizzie didn't find out, or else things would have never
been the same.
~~~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~
'I am a complete and total bitch. I'm supposed to be Lizzie's best friend,
and then I go and kiss her boyfriend.' Miranda told herself that evening as
she stood in front of her bed room mirror , combing her hair. Miranda was
disappointed beyond belief. Sure, she was jealous of Lizzie for having such
a great boyfriend as Gordo, but she never thought she'd go and kiss him.
Never. Her mind flashed back to that kiss. She remembered being trapped in
his gaze, and then the warm breath he breathed on her right before their
lips intertwined. His lips had been soft and sweet. (I know that doesn't
sound very masculine but imagine if you kissed some guy who had crusty lips
that tasted like dirt...) He had known exactly how to massage Miranda's
tongue with his and how to slowly move his hands up her arms. She had been
in heaven. But now she was in hell.
Miranda stopped combing her hair and looked at all the strands of hair she
had ripped out her head by combing too hard. She wouldn't ever tell Lizzie.
Not ever.
~~~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Oh, my God. You guys got all this done at the library yesterday?" Lizzie
asked Sunday afternoon, shifting through the pages Gordo and Miranda had
printed the day before. "Yep." Gordo said trying to sound normal. "Wow..."
Lizzie said in awe, still shifting. Suddenly she came to one page and
stopped. She screwed up her brow and looked at Miranda.
"What in the world is that?" She asked pointing to a dark red circle on of
the pages. Miranda flicked her bangs to the side. "Oh! I was careless with
the scissors yesterday and managed to cut myself like, real bad." She said.
"Ouch." Lizzie replied looking at Gordo. "What did you do?" She asked him.
His eyes widened because for a second he thought Lizzie had meant what did
he do that he wasn't supposed to yesterday when all she was asking was what
he had done when Miranda had cut her finger. "Oh, I just got her some band-
aids and something to clean it with." He said as neutral as possible.
Lizzie smiled at him. "See? That's why you're my boyfriend. 'Cause you're
so kind." Half of Miranda was smiling at the fact that Lizzie was happy and
the other half was swimming in guilt.
After Lizzie was finished looking at the papers she set them on her night
stand. "This was real nice of you guys to come over here. I'll..."
Suddenly, Lizzie broke off into a fit of coughs. Miranda and Gordo both
looked at each other alarmed. "Lizzie, are you okay?" Miranda asked,
worried. "You need some water?" said Gordo, starting to head downstairs,
but Lizzie's coughs soon came to a stop. "I'm okay." She said holding on to
her sore throat a little. " I dunno. Maybe I won't come to school tomorrow.
I mean, I don't wanna get infected all over again." Lizzie said looking up
at them. " You mean relapse?" Gordo asked.
"Yeah." Lizzie said. "Well, unless you're not completely recovered it'll be
kind of hard for you to relapse since your body has already built up anti-
bodies against the flu virus." Gordo said quickly. "But she's not fully
recovered. I don't think you should come to school tomorrow and take that
risk." Miranda replied, contradicting Gordo. Lizzie leaned back on her
pillows. Her head was starting to hurt her again. "Guys, don't worry. I'm
not coming to school tomorrow anyway." Lizzie said. Miranda put her hand on
Lizzie's shoulder. "It's okay." She said. "Come back when you're ready."
The last thing he thought he would do was to cheat on Lizzie. The last
thing he thought he'd do was cheat on Lizzie with Miranda. When he had
first met Lizzie and Miranda, he had always thought they were both
attractive. But he didn't have a crush on them. He never had a crush on
either one of them until 4th grade. That was when he had his first crush on
Lizzie. Gordo had had unlimited amounts of crushes on Lizzie, that was no
doubt, but the times he had a crush on Miranda, they seemed more...special.
He couldn't describe how he felt when he felt attached to Miranda except
that he was ecstatic just thinking about her. However, he wasn't ecstatic
at all. This was a very different situation than just a crush. He made a
commitment with Lizzie, and he broke that commitment by kissing Miranda.
It was a good thing Lizzie didn't find out, or else things would have never
been the same.
~~~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~
'I am a complete and total bitch. I'm supposed to be Lizzie's best friend,
and then I go and kiss her boyfriend.' Miranda told herself that evening as
she stood in front of her bed room mirror , combing her hair. Miranda was
disappointed beyond belief. Sure, she was jealous of Lizzie for having such
a great boyfriend as Gordo, but she never thought she'd go and kiss him.
Never. Her mind flashed back to that kiss. She remembered being trapped in
his gaze, and then the warm breath he breathed on her right before their
lips intertwined. His lips had been soft and sweet. (I know that doesn't
sound very masculine but imagine if you kissed some guy who had crusty lips
that tasted like dirt...) He had known exactly how to massage Miranda's
tongue with his and how to slowly move his hands up her arms. She had been
in heaven. But now she was in hell.
Miranda stopped combing her hair and looked at all the strands of hair she
had ripped out her head by combing too hard. She wouldn't ever tell Lizzie.
Not ever.
~~~~~~~~~~~~*~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Oh, my God. You guys got all this done at the library yesterday?" Lizzie
asked Sunday afternoon, shifting through the pages Gordo and Miranda had
printed the day before. "Yep." Gordo said trying to sound normal. "Wow..."
Lizzie said in awe, still shifting. Suddenly she came to one page and
stopped. She screwed up her brow and looked at Miranda.
"What in the world is that?" She asked pointing to a dark red circle on of
the pages. Miranda flicked her bangs to the side. "Oh! I was careless with
the scissors yesterday and managed to cut myself like, real bad." She said.
"Ouch." Lizzie replied looking at Gordo. "What did you do?" She asked him.
His eyes widened because for a second he thought Lizzie had meant what did
he do that he wasn't supposed to yesterday when all she was asking was what
he had done when Miranda had cut her finger. "Oh, I just got her some band-
aids and something to clean it with." He said as neutral as possible.
Lizzie smiled at him. "See? That's why you're my boyfriend. 'Cause you're
so kind." Half of Miranda was smiling at the fact that Lizzie was happy and
the other half was swimming in guilt.
After Lizzie was finished looking at the papers she set them on her night
stand. "This was real nice of you guys to come over here. I'll..."
Suddenly, Lizzie broke off into a fit of coughs. Miranda and Gordo both
looked at each other alarmed. "Lizzie, are you okay?" Miranda asked,
worried. "You need some water?" said Gordo, starting to head downstairs,
but Lizzie's coughs soon came to a stop. "I'm okay." She said holding on to
her sore throat a little. " I dunno. Maybe I won't come to school tomorrow.
I mean, I don't wanna get infected all over again." Lizzie said looking up
at them. " You mean relapse?" Gordo asked.
"Yeah." Lizzie said. "Well, unless you're not completely recovered it'll be
kind of hard for you to relapse since your body has already built up anti-
bodies against the flu virus." Gordo said quickly. "But she's not fully
recovered. I don't think you should come to school tomorrow and take that
risk." Miranda replied, contradicting Gordo. Lizzie leaned back on her
pillows. Her head was starting to hurt her again. "Guys, don't worry. I'm
not coming to school tomorrow anyway." Lizzie said. Miranda put her hand on
Lizzie's shoulder. "It's okay." She said. "Come back when you're ready."