Chapter 11: LeeAnne MacGreggor
Hey guys I updated! Yay me! I'm finally off of cold medicine so I hope this chapter is better than the last one!
June 26th
"Hello?" Lizzie picks up the phone just after 9:30 a monday exactly a month after school was released.
"May I please speak to Elizabeth McGuire?" A soft female voice inquires.
"Speaking." Lizzie responds wrapping the phone cord around her finger, figuring that it was someone from Gabriella's office to confirm Lizzie's appointment for that day.
"Hello Ms. Mcguire I am LeeAnne MacGreggor from Bright Academy."
Lizzie' jaw drops open and for the second time she realizes she had completely forgotten about the woman. "Yes, hello Ms. MacGreggor, I've been meaning to call you back but things have been so..."
"I understand, that's why I thought attempting to reach you again would be more helpful." The woman sounds kind over the phone, "I was wondering if we could set up a meeting, where I could tell you about Bright Academy."
"We actually looked your website up." Lizzie responds.
"Good, I'm glad you have some background information then. I was wondering if I could meet you for breakfast, on me of course, just to explain everything to you."
Lizzie glances at the clock, she had an appointment with Gabriella at 12:30 and then she was meeting Miranda and Gordo, on his lunch break, for lunch and after that she had to get home and change so that she could get to work; but the woman had gone out of her way to get a hold of Lizzie so Lizzie responds, "it would have to be soon, I have a doctor's appointment at 12:30."
"That's fine, I could meet you in half an hour from now at the little dinner by the mall." LeeAnne suggests.
"That sounds fine, I will meet you then." Lizzie promises.
"All right dear, good-bye." With her words LeeAnne ends the conversation.
Lizzie quickly finishes up the dishes she had promised her mother she would do before grabbing her car keys and heading out the door.
Pulling into the parking lot of the said diner it takes Lizzie a lot longer than normal to get out of the car but once she does a petite woman with short dark brown hair approaches Lizzie, "Ms. McGuire?"
"Please call me Lizzie, " Lizzie smiles offering her hand for LeeAnne to shake.
"It's good to meet you."
"It's wonderful to meet you also, if you will follow me I have all ready gotten us a table."
"You are probably how it is I came to approach you."
Lizzie shakes her head, "actually Gordo, that's the babies' father, he thinks it was his father Howard Gordon."
LeeAnne nods, "that's correct, he has also explained the situation to me."
"It's an interesting one isn't it?"
LeeAnne nods, "I must say it is. Bright Academy has never had triplets before and it makes you a perfect candidate for acceptance."
"So it's kind of like a college?"
LeeAnne nods again, "sort of."
"Is it expensive?" Lizzie asks.
LeeAnne tells her the sum, "it sounds like a large number but considering that day care, schooling, food and diapers are included it is reasonable."
Lizzie nods, "I suppose so. But I'm not exactly sure if I want to leave yet, I mean I don't want to add pressure to my family..."
LeeAnne nods, "I understand, of course. We have several girls like you at our school, who have supportive parents, but we also have girls who's parents aren't even paying their tuition. Listen Lizzie we accept girls for the first semester u until 2 weeks before school start, why don't you just think about it. Talk it over with whoever and let me know before September 15th." LeeAnne hands Lizzie a business card.
Lizzie smiles, "all right, thank you I will. But I hate to eat and run, but I have to be at my appointment."
"Of course dear, I'll be waiting to hear from you."
"Hello Lizzie." Gabriella greets coming into their appointment a little late. "How are you feeling."
Lizzie shrugs, "I'm tired all the time, I can barely get up when I'm sitting. I feel like a cow."
Gabriella nods and pulls a chair toward Lizzie, "we need to talk, I wasn't aware that Gordo wasn't coming to today's appointment but I will just have to tell you then."
Lizzie felt her body go cold, "is something wrong?"
"There's nothing wrong with the babies, they aren't what I am worried about. It's you who I am worried about."
"What?"
"Lizzie very few women can carry triplets to term in the first place and many are hospitalized in the last month or two. In your case Lizzie you are smaller than a lot of women carrying triplets and I really don't think your body will be able to handle two more months of this without help." Gabriella explains.
"What are you saying?" Lizzie questions. "Do you want to induce?"
Gabriella shakes her head, "no, but I want to admit you to the hospital until the rest of your term."
"You're kidding!" Lizzie exclaims.
Gabriella shakes her head, "I wish I was Lizzie, but this is the only way I can actually see you getting closer to your due date."
"Gabriella I'm not sure for another two months. You want me to stay in the hospital until then?" Lizzie questions.
"I know it sounds terrible Lizzie, but now that schools out I think it's for the best." Gabriella responds.
Lizzie sighs, knowing that Gabriella was right, "when?"
"Tomorrow morning, I will call and make all the arrangements today." Gabriella responds, "this way with all of your friends out of school they can all come and visit you."
Lizzie nods, "sure I guess that's true."
Hey guys I updated! Yay me! I'm finally off of cold medicine so I hope this chapter is better than the last one!
June 26th
"Hello?" Lizzie picks up the phone just after 9:30 a monday exactly a month after school was released.
"May I please speak to Elizabeth McGuire?" A soft female voice inquires.
"Speaking." Lizzie responds wrapping the phone cord around her finger, figuring that it was someone from Gabriella's office to confirm Lizzie's appointment for that day.
"Hello Ms. Mcguire I am LeeAnne MacGreggor from Bright Academy."
Lizzie' jaw drops open and for the second time she realizes she had completely forgotten about the woman. "Yes, hello Ms. MacGreggor, I've been meaning to call you back but things have been so..."
"I understand, that's why I thought attempting to reach you again would be more helpful." The woman sounds kind over the phone, "I was wondering if we could set up a meeting, where I could tell you about Bright Academy."
"We actually looked your website up." Lizzie responds.
"Good, I'm glad you have some background information then. I was wondering if I could meet you for breakfast, on me of course, just to explain everything to you."
Lizzie glances at the clock, she had an appointment with Gabriella at 12:30 and then she was meeting Miranda and Gordo, on his lunch break, for lunch and after that she had to get home and change so that she could get to work; but the woman had gone out of her way to get a hold of Lizzie so Lizzie responds, "it would have to be soon, I have a doctor's appointment at 12:30."
"That's fine, I could meet you in half an hour from now at the little dinner by the mall." LeeAnne suggests.
"That sounds fine, I will meet you then." Lizzie promises.
"All right dear, good-bye." With her words LeeAnne ends the conversation.
Lizzie quickly finishes up the dishes she had promised her mother she would do before grabbing her car keys and heading out the door.
Pulling into the parking lot of the said diner it takes Lizzie a lot longer than normal to get out of the car but once she does a petite woman with short dark brown hair approaches Lizzie, "Ms. McGuire?"
"Please call me Lizzie, " Lizzie smiles offering her hand for LeeAnne to shake.
"It's good to meet you."
"It's wonderful to meet you also, if you will follow me I have all ready gotten us a table."
"You are probably how it is I came to approach you."
Lizzie shakes her head, "actually Gordo, that's the babies' father, he thinks it was his father Howard Gordon."
LeeAnne nods, "that's correct, he has also explained the situation to me."
"It's an interesting one isn't it?"
LeeAnne nods, "I must say it is. Bright Academy has never had triplets before and it makes you a perfect candidate for acceptance."
"So it's kind of like a college?"
LeeAnne nods again, "sort of."
"Is it expensive?" Lizzie asks.
LeeAnne tells her the sum, "it sounds like a large number but considering that day care, schooling, food and diapers are included it is reasonable."
Lizzie nods, "I suppose so. But I'm not exactly sure if I want to leave yet, I mean I don't want to add pressure to my family..."
LeeAnne nods, "I understand, of course. We have several girls like you at our school, who have supportive parents, but we also have girls who's parents aren't even paying their tuition. Listen Lizzie we accept girls for the first semester u until 2 weeks before school start, why don't you just think about it. Talk it over with whoever and let me know before September 15th." LeeAnne hands Lizzie a business card.
Lizzie smiles, "all right, thank you I will. But I hate to eat and run, but I have to be at my appointment."
"Of course dear, I'll be waiting to hear from you."
"Hello Lizzie." Gabriella greets coming into their appointment a little late. "How are you feeling."
Lizzie shrugs, "I'm tired all the time, I can barely get up when I'm sitting. I feel like a cow."
Gabriella nods and pulls a chair toward Lizzie, "we need to talk, I wasn't aware that Gordo wasn't coming to today's appointment but I will just have to tell you then."
Lizzie felt her body go cold, "is something wrong?"
"There's nothing wrong with the babies, they aren't what I am worried about. It's you who I am worried about."
"What?"
"Lizzie very few women can carry triplets to term in the first place and many are hospitalized in the last month or two. In your case Lizzie you are smaller than a lot of women carrying triplets and I really don't think your body will be able to handle two more months of this without help." Gabriella explains.
"What are you saying?" Lizzie questions. "Do you want to induce?"
Gabriella shakes her head, "no, but I want to admit you to the hospital until the rest of your term."
"You're kidding!" Lizzie exclaims.
Gabriella shakes her head, "I wish I was Lizzie, but this is the only way I can actually see you getting closer to your due date."
"Gabriella I'm not sure for another two months. You want me to stay in the hospital until then?" Lizzie questions.
"I know it sounds terrible Lizzie, but now that schools out I think it's for the best." Gabriella responds.
Lizzie sighs, knowing that Gabriella was right, "when?"
"Tomorrow morning, I will call and make all the arrangements today." Gabriella responds, "this way with all of your friends out of school they can all come and visit you."
Lizzie nods, "sure I guess that's true."