***I didn't get many reviews for the last chapter . . .oh well, I will get
over it. I am sorry it is taking long to update. My friend came in town and
I spent most of the week with her.***
Chapter 11
More to the Story
Lizzie started crying, "Gordo! Don't you understand life doesn't work like that? Maybe what Miranda did was good for us. We needed a break and needed a touch of reality."
"Why are you so against this all? Does it scare you that we are talking right now? Does it scare you that you are given a chance?"
"No! Gordo, that is not it. It is far too complicated. I made a mistake, and I don't want to be reminded of that mistake every time I see you."
"What mistake? We all made mistakes, but we are victims in this case. Miranda made the biggest mistakes. We were merely her toys. She started the rumor, we didn't." Gordo said.
"But the rumor wouldn't have been started if it weren't for me," Lizzie cried.
"What?! What do you mean? Am I missing something here?"
"I don't know, probably," Lizzie cried, "But Miranda isn't the only one who should be blamed. I am just as much to be blamed for this as she is."
"How?" Gordo asked, not believing Lizzie.
"Well, I guess I might as well tell you. You already think the worst of me," Lizzie said.
"That is not true," Gordo said.
"Really? That view might change after I tell you this."
"Do I want to know this?"
"Probably not."
"Go ahead and tell me. I promise whatever you tell me will not change what I think about you," Gordo said.
"Okay, fine. Okay, that rumor that Miranda started about the whole abortion thing . . .was not completely started by Miranda," Lizzie said.
Gordo was speechless. "Wow." Was all he could say. "What are you trying to say?"
"What I am trying to say is that that rumor was also started by me."
Gordo still looked confused.
"The so called rumor about the abortion? It is more complex than simply Miranda saying that. Yeah, Miranda had an abortion, and I saw her, and apparently, so did Kate. Kate told some people at school, and people asked me about it. To protect Miranda, I told them they were mistaken and I was the one who had the abortion. Meanwhile, Miranda heard about the rumor, and since she didn't see Kate, she thought that I spread the rumor, so she confronted me, and I told her I didn't, and she didn't believe me. She decided to claim I was the one with the abortion, and that fit with what I said, only she added a story to the whole thing," Lizzie said.
"Wow. You want to hear something else? That story? That wasn't her story. It was mine."
"What?!" Lizzie asked.
"That story of how that was my baby, it was my story."
"Why?" was all Lizzie could ask.
"Believe it or not, to protect you," Gordo said.
Lizzie shook her head. "How?"
"Well, I heard people talk about this, and people were talking about you as a slut, so I defended you, and said I was the father. And, they didn't believe me, so I told the story about sneaking into Miranda's house when her family was out of town, and having sex there. I didn't think it would be a big deal, because you already had the abortion, but it was."
"Yeah, so how did Miranda get to this story?" Lizzie asked.
"She heard the story, and believed it. She probably assumed you actually had an abortion and we were an item, and had sex and an abortion without even telling her. She probably added drama to the story by saying she was there."
"Wait, so you and I started this rumor, and Miranda is probably innocent as far as she is concerned?" Lizzie asked.
"Probably," Gordo said.
"Wow, you know, we really should be mad at each other and not so much her," Lizzie said.
"Yeah, well, I don't know about you, but I would say you and I are pretty even. Do you forgive me?" Gordo asked.
"Yeah. Only if you forgive me," Lizzie said.
"Good. Who knew friendship had to be this complicated?" Gordo said.
"Yeah, all because of one misunderstanding after another," Lizzie said.
"Who knows where we would be today if Kate hadn't started the rumor," Gordo thought.
"Yeah, we would all probably be friends still," Lizzie said.
"Maybe more," Gordo said. Did he just say that out loud?
Chapter 11
More to the Story
Lizzie started crying, "Gordo! Don't you understand life doesn't work like that? Maybe what Miranda did was good for us. We needed a break and needed a touch of reality."
"Why are you so against this all? Does it scare you that we are talking right now? Does it scare you that you are given a chance?"
"No! Gordo, that is not it. It is far too complicated. I made a mistake, and I don't want to be reminded of that mistake every time I see you."
"What mistake? We all made mistakes, but we are victims in this case. Miranda made the biggest mistakes. We were merely her toys. She started the rumor, we didn't." Gordo said.
"But the rumor wouldn't have been started if it weren't for me," Lizzie cried.
"What?! What do you mean? Am I missing something here?"
"I don't know, probably," Lizzie cried, "But Miranda isn't the only one who should be blamed. I am just as much to be blamed for this as she is."
"How?" Gordo asked, not believing Lizzie.
"Well, I guess I might as well tell you. You already think the worst of me," Lizzie said.
"That is not true," Gordo said.
"Really? That view might change after I tell you this."
"Do I want to know this?"
"Probably not."
"Go ahead and tell me. I promise whatever you tell me will not change what I think about you," Gordo said.
"Okay, fine. Okay, that rumor that Miranda started about the whole abortion thing . . .was not completely started by Miranda," Lizzie said.
Gordo was speechless. "Wow." Was all he could say. "What are you trying to say?"
"What I am trying to say is that that rumor was also started by me."
Gordo still looked confused.
"The so called rumor about the abortion? It is more complex than simply Miranda saying that. Yeah, Miranda had an abortion, and I saw her, and apparently, so did Kate. Kate told some people at school, and people asked me about it. To protect Miranda, I told them they were mistaken and I was the one who had the abortion. Meanwhile, Miranda heard about the rumor, and since she didn't see Kate, she thought that I spread the rumor, so she confronted me, and I told her I didn't, and she didn't believe me. She decided to claim I was the one with the abortion, and that fit with what I said, only she added a story to the whole thing," Lizzie said.
"Wow. You want to hear something else? That story? That wasn't her story. It was mine."
"What?!" Lizzie asked.
"That story of how that was my baby, it was my story."
"Why?" was all Lizzie could ask.
"Believe it or not, to protect you," Gordo said.
Lizzie shook her head. "How?"
"Well, I heard people talk about this, and people were talking about you as a slut, so I defended you, and said I was the father. And, they didn't believe me, so I told the story about sneaking into Miranda's house when her family was out of town, and having sex there. I didn't think it would be a big deal, because you already had the abortion, but it was."
"Yeah, so how did Miranda get to this story?" Lizzie asked.
"She heard the story, and believed it. She probably assumed you actually had an abortion and we were an item, and had sex and an abortion without even telling her. She probably added drama to the story by saying she was there."
"Wait, so you and I started this rumor, and Miranda is probably innocent as far as she is concerned?" Lizzie asked.
"Probably," Gordo said.
"Wow, you know, we really should be mad at each other and not so much her," Lizzie said.
"Yeah, well, I don't know about you, but I would say you and I are pretty even. Do you forgive me?" Gordo asked.
"Yeah. Only if you forgive me," Lizzie said.
"Good. Who knew friendship had to be this complicated?" Gordo said.
"Yeah, all because of one misunderstanding after another," Lizzie said.
"Who knows where we would be today if Kate hadn't started the rumor," Gordo thought.
"Yeah, we would all probably be friends still," Lizzie said.
"Maybe more," Gordo said. Did he just say that out loud?