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Chapter Eight
Rise and Shine
After a night of broken sleep from both Lizzie and Gordo, Lizzie woke up at around nine the next morning, and Gordo woke up a few minutes later. The power was still out, and once again, both of them were hungry. They went to the librarian's desk to get more food.
This time, Lizzie ate cookies and Gordo ate candy. After they ate, Lizzie walked back to what they referred to as the corner, and picked up the closest book and read it.
Gordo followed, and tried to read a book, but couldn't concentrate. He wanted the take advantage of his time with Lizzie, because he felt that maybe their friendship was not really over. He started to think about how he should approach this topic. He didn't want to sound desperate, nor did he want to sound too eager about it. He wanted to prepare what he was going to say, but at the same time be prepared for anything she might say. Were things going to be different once both of them got out of the library? Could they actually be friends? He would love that, but what about Lizzie? Would she be willing to accept him as a friend, but not in her tight circle of friends? This time he had spent with Lizzie reminded him of the past and how awesome Lizzie really was. She hadn't changed as a person, and this so called badass Lizzie didn't really have as much difference as Gordo thought. It was like overnight; he developed a crush on her all over again. This girl who was from a group everyone at school despised, including him. All this time not being friends with her, he realized that she should not be judged by her friends, but as an individual. Maybe Lizzie could teach him a few things about life after all. If only Lizzie knew how he felt and if only there was a chance for them to have a friendship and show it at school. Unfortunately, it would be socially unacceptable for both of them to become friends, and dating was out of the question. There friendship was going to have to be hidden, most likely, because of Lizzie's friends. Lizzie had to keep her image.
Meanwhile, as Lizzie was reading her book, she thought to herself, "why is Gordo looking at me like that?" Gordo wasn't the only one who started analyzing this situation. Gordo was always nice to her, and she never doubted he would be mean, but this whole interaction is what she never expected. Maybe because she never expected to talk to Gordo again, she never visually placed herself in this situation. She never talked to Gordo in class, or talked to him. She never had any classes with him. She heard her friends make fun of him before, but she usually kept to herself when this happened. In fact, often times, Lizzie wanted out of her current social status. She as an individual went thought a stage of finding herself, and felt like she still was searching for herself. She liked the friends she has even thought she doesn't always agree with their opinions and actions, but she missed the years of innocence. The days when she was not called a slut, druggy, Satanist, or anything derogative. The popular people hated her because she used to be connected to Miranda, who now hated her, and the jocks hated her because she used to be connected to Miranda and then the nerds hated her because she was in a group that didn't always make wise decisions. She stayed in her group for the people to help them. She got into the group if friends she is in because she took art with Mel, and they did a project together, and Mel introduced her to other people, and they were all cool people. Lizzie was taught not to judge people, so she didn't judge these people for the fact that they were somewhat rebellious. They were still her friends. She wondered what Gordo thought of her.
Chapter Eight
Rise and Shine
After a night of broken sleep from both Lizzie and Gordo, Lizzie woke up at around nine the next morning, and Gordo woke up a few minutes later. The power was still out, and once again, both of them were hungry. They went to the librarian's desk to get more food.
This time, Lizzie ate cookies and Gordo ate candy. After they ate, Lizzie walked back to what they referred to as the corner, and picked up the closest book and read it.
Gordo followed, and tried to read a book, but couldn't concentrate. He wanted the take advantage of his time with Lizzie, because he felt that maybe their friendship was not really over. He started to think about how he should approach this topic. He didn't want to sound desperate, nor did he want to sound too eager about it. He wanted to prepare what he was going to say, but at the same time be prepared for anything she might say. Were things going to be different once both of them got out of the library? Could they actually be friends? He would love that, but what about Lizzie? Would she be willing to accept him as a friend, but not in her tight circle of friends? This time he had spent with Lizzie reminded him of the past and how awesome Lizzie really was. She hadn't changed as a person, and this so called badass Lizzie didn't really have as much difference as Gordo thought. It was like overnight; he developed a crush on her all over again. This girl who was from a group everyone at school despised, including him. All this time not being friends with her, he realized that she should not be judged by her friends, but as an individual. Maybe Lizzie could teach him a few things about life after all. If only Lizzie knew how he felt and if only there was a chance for them to have a friendship and show it at school. Unfortunately, it would be socially unacceptable for both of them to become friends, and dating was out of the question. There friendship was going to have to be hidden, most likely, because of Lizzie's friends. Lizzie had to keep her image.
Meanwhile, as Lizzie was reading her book, she thought to herself, "why is Gordo looking at me like that?" Gordo wasn't the only one who started analyzing this situation. Gordo was always nice to her, and she never doubted he would be mean, but this whole interaction is what she never expected. Maybe because she never expected to talk to Gordo again, she never visually placed herself in this situation. She never talked to Gordo in class, or talked to him. She never had any classes with him. She heard her friends make fun of him before, but she usually kept to herself when this happened. In fact, often times, Lizzie wanted out of her current social status. She as an individual went thought a stage of finding herself, and felt like she still was searching for herself. She liked the friends she has even thought she doesn't always agree with their opinions and actions, but she missed the years of innocence. The days when she was not called a slut, druggy, Satanist, or anything derogative. The popular people hated her because she used to be connected to Miranda, who now hated her, and the jocks hated her because she used to be connected to Miranda and then the nerds hated her because she was in a group that didn't always make wise decisions. She stayed in her group for the people to help them. She got into the group if friends she is in because she took art with Mel, and they did a project together, and Mel introduced her to other people, and they were all cool people. Lizzie was taught not to judge people, so she didn't judge these people for the fact that they were somewhat rebellious. They were still her friends. She wondered what Gordo thought of her.