Chapter 2

Before I start I just want to respond to a review I got, the fight and separation between Lizzie, Gordo and Miranda was their freshman year and it is now their senior year, I'm sorry if I didn't make that clear enough. Oh and by the way if you haven't seen the Lizzie McGuire movie Ms. Undermyer (I'm not sure if I spelled that right) is the high school principal.

"You're at school early Mr. Gordon." Ms. Ungermyer comments.

Gordo nods, "yes mam. I have a lab I wanted to start work on."

"Mr. Gordon..." Ms. Ungermyer seems to want to say something else and finally with a sigh and a shake of her head she walks away. "All right Mr. Gordon."

With Ms. Ungermyer gone Gordo slips back into the library hoping to find some peace. Since he had gotten home the night before his parents had wanted to do nothing more than talk about what had happened to Miranda . He really loved his parents but he had needed parents last night, not shrinks but even more than that now he needed to think things out himself.

Resting his elbows on the table Gordo buries his head in his hands trying to put a single thought together. In 12 hours he hadn't been able to piece together how any of this had happened. He, Lizzie and Miranda hadn't spoken for years but he had seen them both around, he couldn't help but keep an eye on the two people who had once been his best friends. Lizzie was doing great, she was thriving in the spotlight like she had always wanted; she was part of the "in-crowd" and she didn't seem to have a care in the world. In other words she was typical Lizzie. Miranda may not have been thriving away from her old middle school crowd like Lizzie had been, but she didn't seem to be doing terribly either; which was why Gordo couldn't figure out how any of this had happened. How Miranda hadn't been able to think of any thing else to do but attempt to end her life. Gordo had tossed and turned all toying with the idea of whether or not he had any right to go and see her in the hospital. If she had really wanted his help Miranda would have come to him in the first place right?

"David the bell rang." Gordo is startled out of his thoughts by the librarian gently touching his shoulder.

"Right." Gordo stands up, "thanks."

Numbly Gordo heads toward his first hour, he couldn't think anymore at least not about Miranda and was hoping for the distraction that first period AP Calc would provide.

Gordo takes his seat in class a minute before the bell was to ring, "Hey Dave did you..."

The bell cuts of Sara Parker's statement and the teachers immediate start of class end any other conversation between the two friends.

"We've got a sub in physics." Sara informs Gordo and their other group of friends. "Last minute, no plans or anything, I checked this morning. We've got a free period."

"Sounds good." Alan nods as the group enters the classroom and sits at the assigned table they share.

"So did you guys hear about that girl?" Sara asks.

"The girl who tried to kill herself?" Kristy asks.

Sara nods and Alan states, "I heard she's part of some freaky cult."

"Really?" Kristy asks, "what's that got to do with killing herself?"

Alan shrugs, "who knows, you never now with those freaky cults."

"Do you really think she was in a cult?" Sara asks.

"Who knows?" Alan shrugs.

"She was kind of weird." Kristy points out.

Gordo quickly moves to his feet, "I-I've got to go."

"Dave we have class." Kristy points toward the sub who has begun to take attendance.

"I've got to go." Gordo states turning on his heal.

"Dave-" Gordo doesn't pay any attention to his friends calling his name, for the first time in his four years in high school David Gordo was skipping class.

By the time Gordo realizes that he has been walking around for hours the sun is nearly directly in the sky and his forehead is lined in sweat and he is standing in front of the park, after realizing he had passed it nearly 5 times all ready.

Walking toward the swing Gordo finds someone all ready sitting on the swing set, the girl's blonde hair lifts lightly in the breeze. Without a word Gordo moves toward the empty swing and sits quietly down on it. The girl doesn't say anything, doesn't even acknowledge that she knows he is there, but Gordo knows she is well aware of his appearance.

Neither is sure of the time that passes in silence but Lizzie is the first to break the silence, "Gordo, I'm scared, and I don't know what to do."

"My parents think we should go visit her in the hospital." Gordo states.

Lizzie bites her lip as more tears fill eyes, "I don't know if I can..."

Gordo reaches for Lizzie hand and squeezes it gently, "they're right, we have to go."

"I know, I've got my car, let's go."