I DO NOT OWN LIZZIE MCGUIRE. Thanks for the reviews and I am sorry it took
me so long to update. I am prepping to get out of the country in like a
week, so updates may be a little scarce. Again, thanks for the reviews! You
may not be happy with what happens, but I promise this is pat of the
development of the story.
Friday After Thanksgiving
Lizzie had just gotten back from dropping of Gordo at the airport. Lizzie heard the phone ring and knew it was Miranda.
"Hey, Miranda," she said.
"Hola, chica! So, what did he say to the good news?"
"Miranda, I know you are going to hate me for this, but I didn't tell him," Lizzie said.
"What?! But you said you were going to tell him!"
"I know! I know! But, I just couldn't bring myself to tell him. He was just so excited about telling me about his adventures, that I never got the chance," Lizzie said.
"Lizzie," Miranda started, "You and I both know that is absolutely no excuse."
"But Miranda! It's not as bad as it sounds! I didn't tell him, but I did write him a letter and I left it at the bottom of his suitcase," Lizzie said.
"Lizzie, you are hopeless! What am I going to do with you?" Miranda sighed.
"Well, I don't want to ruin his dreams," Lizzie said.
Miranda sighed, "Oh, well. At least you wrote him a letter. I will give you a little credit for that."
"Thanks. I am not proud of not telling him, either, you know," Lizzie said.
"Well, you could have fooled me," Miranda said, sarcastically.
"I am telling the truth. I love Gordo, and his happiness means the world to me," Lizzie said.
"Well, then, why didn't you tell him? It would have made him really happy," Miranda said.
"I wrote him a note, and I am sorry. Like I said, I am not proud of it, but I did it. I can't take it back now. And when he calls, we will discuss the future. But right now, you are really making me feel bad, and that is just something I don't really need right now," Lizzie said and she hung up the phone.
Lizzie decided to call it a day, and went to do to bed. Sometime in the middle of the night, however, she heard the phone ring. Looking, and seeing that it was Miranda, she unplugged the phone, thinking Miranda wanted to give her another lecture. She went back to sleep.
About a half an hour later, she heard someone pounding on the door and screaming her name. Confused, she got up to go answer the door. It was Miranda. "Lizzie!" she cried.
"Hmm?" Lizzie answered, half asleep.
"Lizzie!" Miranda cried as she let her self in the apartment. "Turn on the news NOW!"
Confused, Lizzie turned on the news, and saw that there was some breaking news. "What happened?" Lizzie asked, seeing reporters talk about deaths.
"There was a plane crash! I think Gordo was on that plane! It was going to Beijing from here! Lizzie! Gordo was in a plane crash!" Miranda cried.
"What?" Lizzie cried, "No, no, that can't be his flight, it just can't," Lizzie said, getting up to check for the flight number. She looked at the flight number of the crash, "Oh no! Gordo was on that plane!" Lizzie sobbed, "This can't be happening!"
Miranda continued watching the news, "They are trying to identify the people who lost their lives. Oh, Lizzie! I am so sorry! I am so sorry," Miranda said.
Lizzie sat with Miranda on the couch and they hugged each other. They cried in each other's arms that night. Gordo's luggage was identified, but the suitcase looked pretty destroyed.
They sat and watched the news in awe. They couldn't believe what had just happened. The whole crash was a mystery to everyone right now. "Miranda," Lizzie mumbled through her tears, "Gordo never knew he was going to be a father."
"Oh, Lizzie! I am so sorry!"
"He may not have been on that plane if I told him. I should have told him! I can't believe he is dead!" Lizzie said, still in a state of shock.
That night, Miranda stayed with Lizzie as they sobbed all night. No one survived the crash. Not any of the 232 passengers and flight attendants survived it.
Lizzie didn't go to work for the next few days. She decided she would keep the baby, in memory of Gordo. She had so much guilt and shame over the plane crash; she didn't know what to do. Miranda helped her, and so did her family for the next few weeks. She told her parents, as well as Gordo's parents that she was carrying his child. They said they would help her in any way possible.
Just when she thought nothing in her life could get any worse, things did. A few months after Gordo was declared dead, something else happened that changed Lizzie forever. . .
~~~
Chapter was depressing, no? And what changes Lizzie's life forever other than the death of her Gordo? Find out in next chapter.
I am really sorry I have to leave you hanging, but this chapter and the next chapter are going to be kind of depressing. But, despite that, I promise you, this story will have a happy ending, and Lizzie and Gordo will end up together. No, this is not one of those "falling in love with a dead guy" type stories. I am telling you this, and think of it as dramatic irony (the readers know something the characters don't, like with Oedipus, where he unknowingly killed his father and married his mother and had children with her- -in case you don't know that story-tis quite a classic), not a giveaway, because the death is not as pivotal as one thinks. Okay, anyway, Gordo is thought to be dead by everyone, but he really isn't. Again, like I said, I did not giveaway the ending or anything. The whole story actually develops after the next chapter, although the next chapter is important. Wow, I know I am making this more complicated than it seems, but I thought I should clarify that, so you won't yell at me for killing off Gordo, because I didn't kill off Gordo. Just think of him as "missing in action" for the time being.
With that being said, please review, but please trust me that this is going to have a happy ending and no deaths. Oh, and please, don't flame me for killing Gordo, because I swear I didn't. It is, however, important to realize that Lizzie and everyone else think he is dead.
Piacere! Please review! I will try to write the next chapter and post it tomorrow.
***Shameless Plug***
In the mean time, if you want to read a story I am co-writing with "ottertheelephante," that is about Lizzie and Gordo finding love letters in an attic, and through them, finding how they really feel for each other, please do so.
***End of Shameless Plug***
Ohh, and don't forget I am leaving the country next Monday for about ten days. (Dové? Buona domanda! Vado in Italia! In Roma! Augurimi la buona fortuna!) -- My sad Italian. Anyway, please review!
Friday After Thanksgiving
Lizzie had just gotten back from dropping of Gordo at the airport. Lizzie heard the phone ring and knew it was Miranda.
"Hey, Miranda," she said.
"Hola, chica! So, what did he say to the good news?"
"Miranda, I know you are going to hate me for this, but I didn't tell him," Lizzie said.
"What?! But you said you were going to tell him!"
"I know! I know! But, I just couldn't bring myself to tell him. He was just so excited about telling me about his adventures, that I never got the chance," Lizzie said.
"Lizzie," Miranda started, "You and I both know that is absolutely no excuse."
"But Miranda! It's not as bad as it sounds! I didn't tell him, but I did write him a letter and I left it at the bottom of his suitcase," Lizzie said.
"Lizzie, you are hopeless! What am I going to do with you?" Miranda sighed.
"Well, I don't want to ruin his dreams," Lizzie said.
Miranda sighed, "Oh, well. At least you wrote him a letter. I will give you a little credit for that."
"Thanks. I am not proud of not telling him, either, you know," Lizzie said.
"Well, you could have fooled me," Miranda said, sarcastically.
"I am telling the truth. I love Gordo, and his happiness means the world to me," Lizzie said.
"Well, then, why didn't you tell him? It would have made him really happy," Miranda said.
"I wrote him a note, and I am sorry. Like I said, I am not proud of it, but I did it. I can't take it back now. And when he calls, we will discuss the future. But right now, you are really making me feel bad, and that is just something I don't really need right now," Lizzie said and she hung up the phone.
Lizzie decided to call it a day, and went to do to bed. Sometime in the middle of the night, however, she heard the phone ring. Looking, and seeing that it was Miranda, she unplugged the phone, thinking Miranda wanted to give her another lecture. She went back to sleep.
About a half an hour later, she heard someone pounding on the door and screaming her name. Confused, she got up to go answer the door. It was Miranda. "Lizzie!" she cried.
"Hmm?" Lizzie answered, half asleep.
"Lizzie!" Miranda cried as she let her self in the apartment. "Turn on the news NOW!"
Confused, Lizzie turned on the news, and saw that there was some breaking news. "What happened?" Lizzie asked, seeing reporters talk about deaths.
"There was a plane crash! I think Gordo was on that plane! It was going to Beijing from here! Lizzie! Gordo was in a plane crash!" Miranda cried.
"What?" Lizzie cried, "No, no, that can't be his flight, it just can't," Lizzie said, getting up to check for the flight number. She looked at the flight number of the crash, "Oh no! Gordo was on that plane!" Lizzie sobbed, "This can't be happening!"
Miranda continued watching the news, "They are trying to identify the people who lost their lives. Oh, Lizzie! I am so sorry! I am so sorry," Miranda said.
Lizzie sat with Miranda on the couch and they hugged each other. They cried in each other's arms that night. Gordo's luggage was identified, but the suitcase looked pretty destroyed.
They sat and watched the news in awe. They couldn't believe what had just happened. The whole crash was a mystery to everyone right now. "Miranda," Lizzie mumbled through her tears, "Gordo never knew he was going to be a father."
"Oh, Lizzie! I am so sorry!"
"He may not have been on that plane if I told him. I should have told him! I can't believe he is dead!" Lizzie said, still in a state of shock.
That night, Miranda stayed with Lizzie as they sobbed all night. No one survived the crash. Not any of the 232 passengers and flight attendants survived it.
Lizzie didn't go to work for the next few days. She decided she would keep the baby, in memory of Gordo. She had so much guilt and shame over the plane crash; she didn't know what to do. Miranda helped her, and so did her family for the next few weeks. She told her parents, as well as Gordo's parents that she was carrying his child. They said they would help her in any way possible.
Just when she thought nothing in her life could get any worse, things did. A few months after Gordo was declared dead, something else happened that changed Lizzie forever. . .
~~~
Chapter was depressing, no? And what changes Lizzie's life forever other than the death of her Gordo? Find out in next chapter.
I am really sorry I have to leave you hanging, but this chapter and the next chapter are going to be kind of depressing. But, despite that, I promise you, this story will have a happy ending, and Lizzie and Gordo will end up together. No, this is not one of those "falling in love with a dead guy" type stories. I am telling you this, and think of it as dramatic irony (the readers know something the characters don't, like with Oedipus, where he unknowingly killed his father and married his mother and had children with her- -in case you don't know that story-tis quite a classic), not a giveaway, because the death is not as pivotal as one thinks. Okay, anyway, Gordo is thought to be dead by everyone, but he really isn't. Again, like I said, I did not giveaway the ending or anything. The whole story actually develops after the next chapter, although the next chapter is important. Wow, I know I am making this more complicated than it seems, but I thought I should clarify that, so you won't yell at me for killing off Gordo, because I didn't kill off Gordo. Just think of him as "missing in action" for the time being.
With that being said, please review, but please trust me that this is going to have a happy ending and no deaths. Oh, and please, don't flame me for killing Gordo, because I swear I didn't. It is, however, important to realize that Lizzie and everyone else think he is dead.
Piacere! Please review! I will try to write the next chapter and post it tomorrow.
***Shameless Plug***
In the mean time, if you want to read a story I am co-writing with "ottertheelephante," that is about Lizzie and Gordo finding love letters in an attic, and through them, finding how they really feel for each other, please do so.
***End of Shameless Plug***
Ohh, and don't forget I am leaving the country next Monday for about ten days. (Dové? Buona domanda! Vado in Italia! In Roma! Augurimi la buona fortuna!) -- My sad Italian. Anyway, please review!