***Thanks for all the reviews!!! Now you are making me feel all sad to see this story go. This is my first complete story. . .the second time around. Anyway, enjoy!***
***I don't own Lizzie McGuire!***
Chapter 21
Somewhere to Go
After a few moments of awkward silence, Lizzie finally decided to speak, "So, how are you?"
Miranda nodded her head, "I'm fine. How are you?"
"I'm all right," Lizzie said, "a little busy with it being senior year and all, but you know, that's how it goes."
Miranda nodded her head, "Yeah, I know what you mean. Are you looking at colleges?"
Lizzie nodded her head, "Yeah, a little bit. I haven't looked around too much, but I will."
Lizzie sighed. She didn't come here to talk to Miranda about college. She came here to apologize, "But that's not why I came here," Lizzie said, taking in a deep breath. This was her time.
"Oh," Miranda said, thinking it was strange that two ex-friends came together to talk about college, "then what is it about?"
"This is about us."
"Oh," Miranda said, and then looked down at her book. She was not ready to apologize, and she wanted to see where Lizzie was taking this before she said anything too positive, "Last time I checked there was no us."
Lizzie sighed. This was going to be harder than she hoped it would. "Miranda, please don't do this. I really think we can be adults here and have a conversation."
"Hah!" Miranda said, getting up from her seat in anger, "Look who is trying to be an adult now!"
"Miranda," Lizzie said, trying hard not to get upset, "Please don't do this. I came here to apologize to you and see if we can try to fix our friendship."
Miranda calmed down and sat back down. She was trying to think of something to say that would hurt Lizzie, but she couldn't think of anything. Finally, because she was curious and because it was so sudden, she said, "Why now?"
Lizzie looked down at her hands and then at the sky, "I know this sounds lame, but I just found out the truth a couple of days ago. Before then, I thought what happened was all your fault and that you ruined our friendship. I didn't know that you were probably the least innocent of all of us."
"Lizzie," Miranda said, looking her straight in the eyes, "Until I actually thought about it, I didn't even remember why we were so angry at each other. Now that I remember, I don't think it was anyone's fault. I mean, believe me, at the time, I tried my best to blame it all on you and Gordo," at this point, Miranda was in tears, "but in my heart I knew that I was just looking for someone to blame to make me look better. Had I known then what I know now, I would have thought a lot differently about the whole situation."
Lizzie smiled through her sadness, "Yeah, but it was more my fault than it was yours."
"Heh," Miranda said, wiping her face, "Lizzie, we could spend all afternoon recapping what happened and trying to place blame on somebody, and you know who we would blame? Adam and Eve. What happened happened, and believe me, after a few years of therapy and growing up, the past is what it is. It is a series of events that cause more events. I will say that neither of us did anything to help the situation, but that's because we hated each other. Here we are, three years later, completely different people. I mean, look at us! Until today, I wasn't even speaking to you, and here we are trying to fix things."
"So, you do want to fix things?" Lizzie asked, with hope in her voice.
"Are you kidding?" Miranda said, "I think I have always wanted thing back the way they were. I just felt like we were going three different directions."
"And you don't blame me?"
Miranda shook her head, "Nope. I think at this point, I blame no one."
"Not even Kate?" Lizzie asked.
Miranda shrugged and smiled, "Okay, maybe I still hate Kate a little bit and blame her slightly, but I really don't care if I ever talk to her again."
Lizzie laughed and then sighed, "Miranda?"
"Hmm?"
"Since when did life get so complicated?"
"I don't know. I guess when you let the drama get ahead of the action, everything collapses."
"Do you ever think everything will come back together?"
Miranda shrugged, "I guess not completely. It has potential to get pretty close, though."
Lizzie stuck out her hand, "So are we friends again?"
Miranda looked at Lizzie's hand and put her hand on top, "Until the end."
Lizzie sighed. She didn't expect it to be so easy. In fact, it was almost too easy, "So, what now?"
Miranda thought about this for a minute, "I don't know. I guess things go back to the way they were in middle school. The three amigos."
"Is it really that easy?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, I was prepared for this visit to be really difficult, but you made it seem so easy."
Miranda laughed, "Well, to tell you the truth, I have been dying to say all these things for a long time. I have thought about this a lot, too, you know. So, when you offered to be my friend, I wasn't going to turn down something I didn't want."
"So apology accepted?"
Miranda smiled and nodded her head, "Only if you accept mine."
Lizzie smiled and nodded her head, "Should we tell Gordo the good news?"
"Yeah, where is he?"
"He's waiting for me in front of your house."
"Well, lets go find him!"
Lizzie and Miranda went off to find Gordo, who was waiting, like Lizzie said, in front of Miranda's house. Gordo looked at the two girls and smiled, glad to know they were together and seemed happy. "Hey, Gordo," Miranda said.
"Hey!" Gordo said, "How are you?"
"I haven't felt this good in a long time."
Gordo nodded his head, "So, are you friends again?"
Lizzie and Miranda exchanged looks, "Yeah, we're friends."
"Miranda, I also owe you an apology for what happened. I'm sorry," Gordo said.
Miranda nodded her head, "Okay."
"Wow," Gordo said, looking at Miranda, "Was it that easy when she was with you?"
Lizzie nodded her head, "Yeah, pretty much."
"Yeah," Miranda said, "Well I guess I am a pretty easy-going type girl."
Lizzie and Gordo smiled. "Okay, guys, I know this sounds lame, but since we are kind of having a moment here, can we have a group hug?" Lizzie asked.
"Oh, Lizzie," Miranda said, "When are you going to grow up?"
Lizzie held out her arms, "Never, which is all the more reason to hug."
"Oh, fine!" Miranda said and she hugged Lizzie, "C'mon Gordo!" Miranda pulled him as well.
When they finally let go of each other, Gordo said, "Digital Bean, anyone?"
"Sure!" Miranda said, "Why not?"
Together, the three amigos, united again, walked to the Digital Bean, with Lizzie in the middle. "So," Miranda said, looking at her two friends, "tell me, when is the wedding?"
~*~*~*~
So, to the people out there who have lost touch with an old friend, remember this tale of three people who, in only four days, were forced to look at themselves and discover what they really wanted. In the end, it all came down to happiness and friendship. So when you feel like there is no place to go and you are stuck in your own little library, keep an open mind and an open heart because there is, indeed, somewhere to go after all. Sometimes, the road to getting from nowhere to somewhere is hard, and sometimes it is easier than you think, but in the end, it is worth the journey.
And yes, it is worth telling your grandchildren about someday.
~*~*~*~
~Make new friends
And keep the old
One is Silver
And the other's Gold.~
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***The End***
***I don't own Lizzie McGuire!***
Chapter 21
Somewhere to Go
After a few moments of awkward silence, Lizzie finally decided to speak, "So, how are you?"
Miranda nodded her head, "I'm fine. How are you?"
"I'm all right," Lizzie said, "a little busy with it being senior year and all, but you know, that's how it goes."
Miranda nodded her head, "Yeah, I know what you mean. Are you looking at colleges?"
Lizzie nodded her head, "Yeah, a little bit. I haven't looked around too much, but I will."
Lizzie sighed. She didn't come here to talk to Miranda about college. She came here to apologize, "But that's not why I came here," Lizzie said, taking in a deep breath. This was her time.
"Oh," Miranda said, thinking it was strange that two ex-friends came together to talk about college, "then what is it about?"
"This is about us."
"Oh," Miranda said, and then looked down at her book. She was not ready to apologize, and she wanted to see where Lizzie was taking this before she said anything too positive, "Last time I checked there was no us."
Lizzie sighed. This was going to be harder than she hoped it would. "Miranda, please don't do this. I really think we can be adults here and have a conversation."
"Hah!" Miranda said, getting up from her seat in anger, "Look who is trying to be an adult now!"
"Miranda," Lizzie said, trying hard not to get upset, "Please don't do this. I came here to apologize to you and see if we can try to fix our friendship."
Miranda calmed down and sat back down. She was trying to think of something to say that would hurt Lizzie, but she couldn't think of anything. Finally, because she was curious and because it was so sudden, she said, "Why now?"
Lizzie looked down at her hands and then at the sky, "I know this sounds lame, but I just found out the truth a couple of days ago. Before then, I thought what happened was all your fault and that you ruined our friendship. I didn't know that you were probably the least innocent of all of us."
"Lizzie," Miranda said, looking her straight in the eyes, "Until I actually thought about it, I didn't even remember why we were so angry at each other. Now that I remember, I don't think it was anyone's fault. I mean, believe me, at the time, I tried my best to blame it all on you and Gordo," at this point, Miranda was in tears, "but in my heart I knew that I was just looking for someone to blame to make me look better. Had I known then what I know now, I would have thought a lot differently about the whole situation."
Lizzie smiled through her sadness, "Yeah, but it was more my fault than it was yours."
"Heh," Miranda said, wiping her face, "Lizzie, we could spend all afternoon recapping what happened and trying to place blame on somebody, and you know who we would blame? Adam and Eve. What happened happened, and believe me, after a few years of therapy and growing up, the past is what it is. It is a series of events that cause more events. I will say that neither of us did anything to help the situation, but that's because we hated each other. Here we are, three years later, completely different people. I mean, look at us! Until today, I wasn't even speaking to you, and here we are trying to fix things."
"So, you do want to fix things?" Lizzie asked, with hope in her voice.
"Are you kidding?" Miranda said, "I think I have always wanted thing back the way they were. I just felt like we were going three different directions."
"And you don't blame me?"
Miranda shook her head, "Nope. I think at this point, I blame no one."
"Not even Kate?" Lizzie asked.
Miranda shrugged and smiled, "Okay, maybe I still hate Kate a little bit and blame her slightly, but I really don't care if I ever talk to her again."
Lizzie laughed and then sighed, "Miranda?"
"Hmm?"
"Since when did life get so complicated?"
"I don't know. I guess when you let the drama get ahead of the action, everything collapses."
"Do you ever think everything will come back together?"
Miranda shrugged, "I guess not completely. It has potential to get pretty close, though."
Lizzie stuck out her hand, "So are we friends again?"
Miranda looked at Lizzie's hand and put her hand on top, "Until the end."
Lizzie sighed. She didn't expect it to be so easy. In fact, it was almost too easy, "So, what now?"
Miranda thought about this for a minute, "I don't know. I guess things go back to the way they were in middle school. The three amigos."
"Is it really that easy?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, I was prepared for this visit to be really difficult, but you made it seem so easy."
Miranda laughed, "Well, to tell you the truth, I have been dying to say all these things for a long time. I have thought about this a lot, too, you know. So, when you offered to be my friend, I wasn't going to turn down something I didn't want."
"So apology accepted?"
Miranda smiled and nodded her head, "Only if you accept mine."
Lizzie smiled and nodded her head, "Should we tell Gordo the good news?"
"Yeah, where is he?"
"He's waiting for me in front of your house."
"Well, lets go find him!"
Lizzie and Miranda went off to find Gordo, who was waiting, like Lizzie said, in front of Miranda's house. Gordo looked at the two girls and smiled, glad to know they were together and seemed happy. "Hey, Gordo," Miranda said.
"Hey!" Gordo said, "How are you?"
"I haven't felt this good in a long time."
Gordo nodded his head, "So, are you friends again?"
Lizzie and Miranda exchanged looks, "Yeah, we're friends."
"Miranda, I also owe you an apology for what happened. I'm sorry," Gordo said.
Miranda nodded her head, "Okay."
"Wow," Gordo said, looking at Miranda, "Was it that easy when she was with you?"
Lizzie nodded her head, "Yeah, pretty much."
"Yeah," Miranda said, "Well I guess I am a pretty easy-going type girl."
Lizzie and Gordo smiled. "Okay, guys, I know this sounds lame, but since we are kind of having a moment here, can we have a group hug?" Lizzie asked.
"Oh, Lizzie," Miranda said, "When are you going to grow up?"
Lizzie held out her arms, "Never, which is all the more reason to hug."
"Oh, fine!" Miranda said and she hugged Lizzie, "C'mon Gordo!" Miranda pulled him as well.
When they finally let go of each other, Gordo said, "Digital Bean, anyone?"
"Sure!" Miranda said, "Why not?"
Together, the three amigos, united again, walked to the Digital Bean, with Lizzie in the middle. "So," Miranda said, looking at her two friends, "tell me, when is the wedding?"
~*~*~*~
So, to the people out there who have lost touch with an old friend, remember this tale of three people who, in only four days, were forced to look at themselves and discover what they really wanted. In the end, it all came down to happiness and friendship. So when you feel like there is no place to go and you are stuck in your own little library, keep an open mind and an open heart because there is, indeed, somewhere to go after all. Sometimes, the road to getting from nowhere to somewhere is hard, and sometimes it is easier than you think, but in the end, it is worth the journey.
And yes, it is worth telling your grandchildren about someday.
~*~*~*~
~Make new friends
And keep the old
One is Silver
And the other's Gold.~
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***The End***