Okay, since this is the last chapter, this author note is going to be pretty long, so please bare with me here.
First of all, thank you to everyone who reviewed. The reviews meant so much to me and encouraged me to go on. You helped me through a lot of stuff and often times made my day when I was feeling down. You dealt with me when I was grounded, took too long to update, and had other issues. I can't even begin to illustrate the difference you have made in my life. Its really hard to express it when I type. . .but you'll never know.
Second of all, I would like to especially thank the people who helped me in the end. Again, I guess you can't tell by this how much what you said meant to me and the suggestions you gave me were great. Who knows how this story would be if I didn't have such a great group of people to help me out. You know who you are.
Also, like I said, if you provide your e-mail address, I will be glad to provide you with the alternate ending. I am not willing to post it here because like I said, it's too complicated to make another chapter. You might have to have patience because what I say doesn't always work. I might actually end up posting it here…although it might be confusing . . .I also can't make any promises when it will be ready.
The reason this chapter took so long to update is because the past four weeks have been amazingly weird. Two Saturdays ago (Nov. 1), I got my license and then that following Sunday, I got in an accident and got a ticket. No one was hurt, but it was a very surreal experience for me to go through and I am still dealing with it right now.
The thing is, I didn't let the people who helped me read the complete last chapter because I waited so long, I decided it should be a complete surprise to everyone.
Okay, another thing- I don't own any songs I have named titles after. The following chapters were named after song titles and with due credit, here they are: Chapter 13- Something There (Disney, Beauty and The Beast); A Little Help from A Friend (most of the title from the Beatles); Chapter 25: Here I Am (Bryan Adams) I don't own any of those songs.
This Chapter has a few dedications. First of all, to my brother, Reid. Lately he has been unhappy and it hurts me to see him so sad. Cheer up! You are nine! What happened to the days when your biggest complaint about life was mom not taking you to Target the minute you got home from school. That was just a few weeks ago. Its like you are loosing the innocence out of life.
This chapter is also dedicated every single person who read this story. Those who read it from the beginning to the end and never gave up on me with all the strange twists and everything. I had so much fun with this story because I didn't think anyone was reading it, so it shocked me when I found that a lot of people read it.
Also, a special thanks to Todd, Wren, Finn, John, Morgan, and Robert for your names. Yep, but don't worry, your characters don't necessarily reflect your personality. Also, for those interested, the name Lucy Nelson came from "I Love Lucy" and Nelson from "I Dream of Jeannie." Those were my obsessions of the summer.
Disclaimer: I do not own Lizzie McGuire.
Without further adieu, I present you. . .the last chapter.
Here I Am
Lizzie got up from the bed and went to find Gordo. Gordo was sitting in Lizzie's living room waiting for her. He looked at her and smiled, "Finally!" He stood up and gave her a hug. "How are you feeling?"
"I am feeling a lot better," Lizzie said, "Sorry I got so sick."
"Yeah, I was worried about you. Do you think you ate something you shouldn't have?"
Although Lizzie almost said she didn't know, she realized that that wouldn't accomplish anything, "No, I don't think I ate something bad."
Gordo led her to the sofa, where they sat down, "Is it serious?"
Lizzie nodded her head, "Its pretty serious."
"What is it?" Gordo asked hugging her tight.
Tears fell down from Lizzie's eyes, and Gordo noticed this, "What is it, Lizzie? It's going to be okay," he comforted her.
Lizzie nodded her head, "I know it will be okay. In fact, I don't know why I am so scared. I love you so much and I know that you love me."
Gordo nodded his head, "I do love you very much, and I will never stop loving you, Lizzie." He kissed her forehead.
Lizzie shook her head, "No, you don't understand what I've been through these past few hours. It was awful."
"Well maybe I would understand if you told me," Gordo said.
"Gordo, I had a dream that . . . I dreamt that when you went back to Asia, your plane crashed, and then I witnessed a crime and had to join the witness protection program, but the thing is, you weren't really dead, you were just in prison and you started looking for me, and by some miracle you found me, and then we went to see Miranda, only to find out that my friend was killed," Lizzie said.
"Wow!" Gordo said, "That is some dream! I don't blame you for feeling so bad!"
Lizzie shook her head, "No, Gordo, you don't understand. The worst part of the whole nightmare was that you left without me telling something I really need to tell you," Lizzie said. There was a brief pause and Lizzie took a deep breath as Gordo waited for her to finish, "Gordo, I really don't know a better way to tell you this, so I will just say it. I am pregnant."
"What?"
Lizzie's tears started to build up, and she started crying uncontrollably, "Gordo, please don't hate me. I know you don't want to be a father right now, and right now, I know you could stop loving me, and I am sorry."
"No," Gordo said, rubbing Lizzie's shoulder, "No, you don. . ."
Lizzie cut him off, "And I know that this baby was not part of your plans for your immediate future, but I have decided to keep it." She sniffed, feeing a huge sense of a burden being lifted off her having told Gordo the truth.
Gordo put his hands on Lizzie's shoulders and tried to comfort her. He then did something Lizzie never expected—he smiled, "Lizzie, I don't hate you. I could never hate you. In fact, I don't think there will ever be a time in my life where I will not love you."
Lizzie sniffed, "You mean you aren't upset?"
Gordo shook his head, "I don't think there is a happier man than me right now."
This was odd, Lizzie thought, it almost seemed like his reaction was too soon or something, "Aren't you a little surprised?"
Gordo nodded his head, "Yeah, I am surprised, but I have thought about it."
"But you've only known for about a minute."
Gordo nodded his head, "Actually, its only been confirmed by you for a minute."
"You mean you knew?" Lizzie said, starting to get a little angry.
"Lizzie! Calm down! I talked a few hours ago," he said.
Lizzie's eyes widened, "You mean she TOLD you?" Lizzie didn't seem too happy.
Gordo shook his head, "No, no! It wasn't like that. Here, let me explain," he said, and he told her what happened four hours ago.
~*~Flashback~*~
Gordo had just checked in on Lizzie, who was still sleeping. He was nervous. What if Lizzie was terminally ill or something?
He decided to call Miranda, and see if she would tell him anything.
Miranda picked up the phone, "Hello?"
"Hi Miranda. It's me, Gordo."
"Hey! Has she talked to you?" she asked, with hope and enthusiasm in her voice.
"Not yet. She is sleeping," he said.
"Sleeping? Why the heck is she sleeping?"
"I don't know. She threw up shortly after we got home from the airport, and she seemed to sick to talk."
"And you don't know why she threw up?" Miranda asked, suspiciously.
"No, she didn't tell me. All she said was that she was sick. I'm really worried about her, though. Is she in trouble, Miranda?"
"Well, that depends on how you look at it," Miranda told her worried friend. She felt so bad for him because she couldn't tell him anything.
"Does she have cancer or AIDS or something?"
"No," Miranda said, "She doesn't have cancer, and who do you think she would catch AIDS from?"
"Okay. Just tell me one thing," Gordo said, "Is it good or bad?"
"Gordo," Miranda said, sighing, "You love Lizzie, right?"
"Yeah, with all of my heart."
"And what would you say is one of your goals right now?"
"To see what's wrong with Lizzie," he said.
"No, that's not what I meant. I meant, what would you say is one of your long term goals in life?"
"Well," Gordo said, "I guess I would like to win an Academy award at some point and I want to marry Lizzie at some point and have a family with her."
"Okay," Miranda said, and although Gordo couldn't see her, Miranda smiled, "I want you to think about that for a few minutes."
"I don't get it," Gordo said.
Miranda sighed, "Well, I can't tell you. I can tell you that Lizzie is scared and really needs you."
"I can take care of her."
"I know you will," Miranda said, feeling touched by what he said, "Gordo, have you ever heard the expression 'te amo'?"
"No," Gordo said, still confused as to where this was conversation was heading.
"Well, it is Spanish for 'I love you.' When Lizzie wakes up, before she says anything, tell her that you love her. I think just by telling her that, it will give her the strength she needs to talk to you."
"Okay," Gordo said, still at a loss, "Thanks, Miranda."
"You are welcome, and if she doesn't tell you by the end of the week, call me and I will force her to tell you."
Gordo, who was going over what Miranda had said earlier in the conversation said, "Miranda, what is that you were saying about goals and family?"
Miranda smiled, "Goodbye, Gordo!" and with that, she hung up the phone, as did Gordo.
~*~End of Flashback~*~
"And so I sat on your coach for a while and thought about it, and after a while, I kind of put things together, like what Miranda said about family, you getting sick, and everything else, and it seemed like the only explanation." Gordo explained to Lizzie.
"Wow," Lizzie thought, "I was worried I would never be able to tell you."
Gordo smiled, "I was wondering why you didn't tell me sooner, but after thinking about it, I realized that I would have probably done the same."
Lizzie smiled and put her head on Gordo's chest, "And you are happy about all of this?"
"Well, like I said, it took me a while to sink it all in, and even then I wasn't sure, so after thinking about it, I knew that my love for you is so strong that this really was a blessing. Only good can ultimately come out of all of this."
Lizzie smiled, content with Gordo's response, but then she remembered that he had to go back to Asia, "What about your work in Asia?"
Gordo smiled, "Ah You see, I had some news for you to tell you before you threw up."
"Really? What?"
"Not only am I here on vacation, but I am here to stay."
Lizzie looked up at him in shock, "What? Were you just going to let me think that you were here for five days and on the fifth day tell me this??"
Gordo laughed, "No, because I am here for five days before I have to go to New York for a few months."
"What happened to Asia? Why is that over?"
"Well," Gordo said, "To be honest with you, I was homesick when I was over there. All the other people on the project lived there with their family. I spent a long time thinking about everything, mainly life, and the question whether I could live without seeing you most days for the next two years, and the answer was no. I missed you too much to enjoy myself, so I talked to the person in charge, and he understood and told me that I could complete my credit in New York."
"How long will you be in New York?"
Gordo smiled, "Actually, I was hoping that you could come with me."
"What??" Lizzie said, "You want me to live with you."
"Well, no," Gordo said, "There's more to it than that."
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is," Gordo said, "I have recently revised my plans for my immediate future, and part my new and revised plans are to marry you." Gordo said this casually, so Lizzie almost didn't catch what he said, but when she did, she gasped.
Lizzie cupped her hands over her mouth, "Are you asking me to marry you?"
Gordo smiled and got down on one knee on the floor and reached into his pocket and got out a small box. He opened the box and looked up to Lizzie, who was in tears, "Elizabeth McGuire, Will you marry me?" He asked.
Tears flooded Lizzie's face, but she was smiling as she nodded, "Yeah, I will marry you!"
Gordo sighed a sigh of relief, went back to sit with Lizzie, who immediately pulled him in for a long kiss. When the kiss ended, Lizzie said, "Are you sure you want to do this?"
Gordo smiled as he nodded his head, "I have wanted to do this for my whole life."
Lizzie looked at the ring that Gordo gave her and slipped it on her ring finger and admired it.
"I got it while I was in Korea," Gordo said.
Lizzie gasped, "Gordo, you were in Korea over a month ago!"
Gordo nodded his head, "Yeah, I know. And ever since I got it, I have been carrying at around with me and looking at it every night, waiting to come home and see you."
Lizzie smiled, "Wow, I guess this means we will now be one big happy family."
Gordo nodded his head, "Yeah, how can life get any better?"
Lizzie gasped, "What will we tell our parents?"
"I don't know about you, but I am going to tell my parents the truth. I am finally going to marry the girl I have loved my whole life and we will live happily ever after."
Lizzie smiled and hugged Gordo, "I think I'll tell my parents the same," Lizzie said.
"Oh Lizzie," Gordo said, "I don't know how this night could be any more perfect. Je t'aime."
"Je t'aime always and forever," Lizzie said.
Just then the doorbell rang, and Lizzie and Gordo jumped as a reaction. "Who could that be?" Lizzie wondered.
Gordo smiled sheepishly, "I think it might be the pizza guy." Gordo stood up to get the door. Lizzie watched as he opened the door, and whom she saw on the other side caused her to gasp.
The guy was holding a pizza looked eerily familiar.
The pizza guy handed the pizza to Gordo, "Sorry it took so long, dude. Everyone seems to be demanding a pizza." The guy looked over at Lizzie and did a double take, "Whoa, "he squinted, "I feel like I know you from somewhere."
"Oh," Lizzie answered nervously, "How?"
"Is your name Lizzie by any chance?"
Lizzie slowly nodded her head. This was creeping her out.
"Wow! This is so cool! I can't believe this!"
Lizzie looked at Gordo, who looked confused, "Um, how do I know you?"
The guy nodded his head, "Oh, right, last year, we had English together, and I asked you out, and you rejected me twice."
"Oh!" Lizzie said, with a sigh of relief.
"I need to thank you for that, because if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have met my current girlfriend, Hilda," he said.
"Hilda?" Lizzie said, starting to get nervous again, "Wait, what's your name?"
"Todd. Todd Horowitz."
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The End
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First of all, thank you to everyone who reviewed. The reviews meant so much to me and encouraged me to go on. You helped me through a lot of stuff and often times made my day when I was feeling down. You dealt with me when I was grounded, took too long to update, and had other issues. I can't even begin to illustrate the difference you have made in my life. Its really hard to express it when I type. . .but you'll never know.
Second of all, I would like to especially thank the people who helped me in the end. Again, I guess you can't tell by this how much what you said meant to me and the suggestions you gave me were great. Who knows how this story would be if I didn't have such a great group of people to help me out. You know who you are.
Also, like I said, if you provide your e-mail address, I will be glad to provide you with the alternate ending. I am not willing to post it here because like I said, it's too complicated to make another chapter. You might have to have patience because what I say doesn't always work. I might actually end up posting it here…although it might be confusing . . .I also can't make any promises when it will be ready.
The reason this chapter took so long to update is because the past four weeks have been amazingly weird. Two Saturdays ago (Nov. 1), I got my license and then that following Sunday, I got in an accident and got a ticket. No one was hurt, but it was a very surreal experience for me to go through and I am still dealing with it right now.
The thing is, I didn't let the people who helped me read the complete last chapter because I waited so long, I decided it should be a complete surprise to everyone.
Okay, another thing- I don't own any songs I have named titles after. The following chapters were named after song titles and with due credit, here they are: Chapter 13- Something There (Disney, Beauty and The Beast); A Little Help from A Friend (most of the title from the Beatles); Chapter 25: Here I Am (Bryan Adams) I don't own any of those songs.
This Chapter has a few dedications. First of all, to my brother, Reid. Lately he has been unhappy and it hurts me to see him so sad. Cheer up! You are nine! What happened to the days when your biggest complaint about life was mom not taking you to Target the minute you got home from school. That was just a few weeks ago. Its like you are loosing the innocence out of life.
This chapter is also dedicated every single person who read this story. Those who read it from the beginning to the end and never gave up on me with all the strange twists and everything. I had so much fun with this story because I didn't think anyone was reading it, so it shocked me when I found that a lot of people read it.
Also, a special thanks to Todd, Wren, Finn, John, Morgan, and Robert for your names. Yep, but don't worry, your characters don't necessarily reflect your personality. Also, for those interested, the name Lucy Nelson came from "I Love Lucy" and Nelson from "I Dream of Jeannie." Those were my obsessions of the summer.
Disclaimer: I do not own Lizzie McGuire.
Without further adieu, I present you. . .the last chapter.
Here I Am
Lizzie got up from the bed and went to find Gordo. Gordo was sitting in Lizzie's living room waiting for her. He looked at her and smiled, "Finally!" He stood up and gave her a hug. "How are you feeling?"
"I am feeling a lot better," Lizzie said, "Sorry I got so sick."
"Yeah, I was worried about you. Do you think you ate something you shouldn't have?"
Although Lizzie almost said she didn't know, she realized that that wouldn't accomplish anything, "No, I don't think I ate something bad."
Gordo led her to the sofa, where they sat down, "Is it serious?"
Lizzie nodded her head, "Its pretty serious."
"What is it?" Gordo asked hugging her tight.
Tears fell down from Lizzie's eyes, and Gordo noticed this, "What is it, Lizzie? It's going to be okay," he comforted her.
Lizzie nodded her head, "I know it will be okay. In fact, I don't know why I am so scared. I love you so much and I know that you love me."
Gordo nodded his head, "I do love you very much, and I will never stop loving you, Lizzie." He kissed her forehead.
Lizzie shook her head, "No, you don't understand what I've been through these past few hours. It was awful."
"Well maybe I would understand if you told me," Gordo said.
"Gordo, I had a dream that . . . I dreamt that when you went back to Asia, your plane crashed, and then I witnessed a crime and had to join the witness protection program, but the thing is, you weren't really dead, you were just in prison and you started looking for me, and by some miracle you found me, and then we went to see Miranda, only to find out that my friend was killed," Lizzie said.
"Wow!" Gordo said, "That is some dream! I don't blame you for feeling so bad!"
Lizzie shook her head, "No, Gordo, you don't understand. The worst part of the whole nightmare was that you left without me telling something I really need to tell you," Lizzie said. There was a brief pause and Lizzie took a deep breath as Gordo waited for her to finish, "Gordo, I really don't know a better way to tell you this, so I will just say it. I am pregnant."
"What?"
Lizzie's tears started to build up, and she started crying uncontrollably, "Gordo, please don't hate me. I know you don't want to be a father right now, and right now, I know you could stop loving me, and I am sorry."
"No," Gordo said, rubbing Lizzie's shoulder, "No, you don. . ."
Lizzie cut him off, "And I know that this baby was not part of your plans for your immediate future, but I have decided to keep it." She sniffed, feeing a huge sense of a burden being lifted off her having told Gordo the truth.
Gordo put his hands on Lizzie's shoulders and tried to comfort her. He then did something Lizzie never expected—he smiled, "Lizzie, I don't hate you. I could never hate you. In fact, I don't think there will ever be a time in my life where I will not love you."
Lizzie sniffed, "You mean you aren't upset?"
Gordo shook his head, "I don't think there is a happier man than me right now."
This was odd, Lizzie thought, it almost seemed like his reaction was too soon or something, "Aren't you a little surprised?"
Gordo nodded his head, "Yeah, I am surprised, but I have thought about it."
"But you've only known for about a minute."
Gordo nodded his head, "Actually, its only been confirmed by you for a minute."
"You mean you knew?" Lizzie said, starting to get a little angry.
"Lizzie! Calm down! I talked a few hours ago," he said.
Lizzie's eyes widened, "You mean she TOLD you?" Lizzie didn't seem too happy.
Gordo shook his head, "No, no! It wasn't like that. Here, let me explain," he said, and he told her what happened four hours ago.
~*~Flashback~*~
Gordo had just checked in on Lizzie, who was still sleeping. He was nervous. What if Lizzie was terminally ill or something?
He decided to call Miranda, and see if she would tell him anything.
Miranda picked up the phone, "Hello?"
"Hi Miranda. It's me, Gordo."
"Hey! Has she talked to you?" she asked, with hope and enthusiasm in her voice.
"Not yet. She is sleeping," he said.
"Sleeping? Why the heck is she sleeping?"
"I don't know. She threw up shortly after we got home from the airport, and she seemed to sick to talk."
"And you don't know why she threw up?" Miranda asked, suspiciously.
"No, she didn't tell me. All she said was that she was sick. I'm really worried about her, though. Is she in trouble, Miranda?"
"Well, that depends on how you look at it," Miranda told her worried friend. She felt so bad for him because she couldn't tell him anything.
"Does she have cancer or AIDS or something?"
"No," Miranda said, "She doesn't have cancer, and who do you think she would catch AIDS from?"
"Okay. Just tell me one thing," Gordo said, "Is it good or bad?"
"Gordo," Miranda said, sighing, "You love Lizzie, right?"
"Yeah, with all of my heart."
"And what would you say is one of your goals right now?"
"To see what's wrong with Lizzie," he said.
"No, that's not what I meant. I meant, what would you say is one of your long term goals in life?"
"Well," Gordo said, "I guess I would like to win an Academy award at some point and I want to marry Lizzie at some point and have a family with her."
"Okay," Miranda said, and although Gordo couldn't see her, Miranda smiled, "I want you to think about that for a few minutes."
"I don't get it," Gordo said.
Miranda sighed, "Well, I can't tell you. I can tell you that Lizzie is scared and really needs you."
"I can take care of her."
"I know you will," Miranda said, feeling touched by what he said, "Gordo, have you ever heard the expression 'te amo'?"
"No," Gordo said, still confused as to where this was conversation was heading.
"Well, it is Spanish for 'I love you.' When Lizzie wakes up, before she says anything, tell her that you love her. I think just by telling her that, it will give her the strength she needs to talk to you."
"Okay," Gordo said, still at a loss, "Thanks, Miranda."
"You are welcome, and if she doesn't tell you by the end of the week, call me and I will force her to tell you."
Gordo, who was going over what Miranda had said earlier in the conversation said, "Miranda, what is that you were saying about goals and family?"
Miranda smiled, "Goodbye, Gordo!" and with that, she hung up the phone, as did Gordo.
~*~End of Flashback~*~
"And so I sat on your coach for a while and thought about it, and after a while, I kind of put things together, like what Miranda said about family, you getting sick, and everything else, and it seemed like the only explanation." Gordo explained to Lizzie.
"Wow," Lizzie thought, "I was worried I would never be able to tell you."
Gordo smiled, "I was wondering why you didn't tell me sooner, but after thinking about it, I realized that I would have probably done the same."
Lizzie smiled and put her head on Gordo's chest, "And you are happy about all of this?"
"Well, like I said, it took me a while to sink it all in, and even then I wasn't sure, so after thinking about it, I knew that my love for you is so strong that this really was a blessing. Only good can ultimately come out of all of this."
Lizzie smiled, content with Gordo's response, but then she remembered that he had to go back to Asia, "What about your work in Asia?"
Gordo smiled, "Ah You see, I had some news for you to tell you before you threw up."
"Really? What?"
"Not only am I here on vacation, but I am here to stay."
Lizzie looked up at him in shock, "What? Were you just going to let me think that you were here for five days and on the fifth day tell me this??"
Gordo laughed, "No, because I am here for five days before I have to go to New York for a few months."
"What happened to Asia? Why is that over?"
"Well," Gordo said, "To be honest with you, I was homesick when I was over there. All the other people on the project lived there with their family. I spent a long time thinking about everything, mainly life, and the question whether I could live without seeing you most days for the next two years, and the answer was no. I missed you too much to enjoy myself, so I talked to the person in charge, and he understood and told me that I could complete my credit in New York."
"How long will you be in New York?"
Gordo smiled, "Actually, I was hoping that you could come with me."
"What??" Lizzie said, "You want me to live with you."
"Well, no," Gordo said, "There's more to it than that."
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean is," Gordo said, "I have recently revised my plans for my immediate future, and part my new and revised plans are to marry you." Gordo said this casually, so Lizzie almost didn't catch what he said, but when she did, she gasped.
Lizzie cupped her hands over her mouth, "Are you asking me to marry you?"
Gordo smiled and got down on one knee on the floor and reached into his pocket and got out a small box. He opened the box and looked up to Lizzie, who was in tears, "Elizabeth McGuire, Will you marry me?" He asked.
Tears flooded Lizzie's face, but she was smiling as she nodded, "Yeah, I will marry you!"
Gordo sighed a sigh of relief, went back to sit with Lizzie, who immediately pulled him in for a long kiss. When the kiss ended, Lizzie said, "Are you sure you want to do this?"
Gordo smiled as he nodded his head, "I have wanted to do this for my whole life."
Lizzie looked at the ring that Gordo gave her and slipped it on her ring finger and admired it.
"I got it while I was in Korea," Gordo said.
Lizzie gasped, "Gordo, you were in Korea over a month ago!"
Gordo nodded his head, "Yeah, I know. And ever since I got it, I have been carrying at around with me and looking at it every night, waiting to come home and see you."
Lizzie smiled, "Wow, I guess this means we will now be one big happy family."
Gordo nodded his head, "Yeah, how can life get any better?"
Lizzie gasped, "What will we tell our parents?"
"I don't know about you, but I am going to tell my parents the truth. I am finally going to marry the girl I have loved my whole life and we will live happily ever after."
Lizzie smiled and hugged Gordo, "I think I'll tell my parents the same," Lizzie said.
"Oh Lizzie," Gordo said, "I don't know how this night could be any more perfect. Je t'aime."
"Je t'aime always and forever," Lizzie said.
Just then the doorbell rang, and Lizzie and Gordo jumped as a reaction. "Who could that be?" Lizzie wondered.
Gordo smiled sheepishly, "I think it might be the pizza guy." Gordo stood up to get the door. Lizzie watched as he opened the door, and whom she saw on the other side caused her to gasp.
The guy was holding a pizza looked eerily familiar.
The pizza guy handed the pizza to Gordo, "Sorry it took so long, dude. Everyone seems to be demanding a pizza." The guy looked over at Lizzie and did a double take, "Whoa, "he squinted, "I feel like I know you from somewhere."
"Oh," Lizzie answered nervously, "How?"
"Is your name Lizzie by any chance?"
Lizzie slowly nodded her head. This was creeping her out.
"Wow! This is so cool! I can't believe this!"
Lizzie looked at Gordo, who looked confused, "Um, how do I know you?"
The guy nodded his head, "Oh, right, last year, we had English together, and I asked you out, and you rejected me twice."
"Oh!" Lizzie said, with a sigh of relief.
"I need to thank you for that, because if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have met my current girlfriend, Hilda," he said.
"Hilda?" Lizzie said, starting to get nervous again, "Wait, what's your name?"
"Todd. Todd Horowitz."
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The End
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