Chapter 6: Freeze frame
There was complete silence, neither Lizzie or Gordo knew how to tell Miranda the bad news, just as Gordo was about to speak, Lizzie spoke " Miranda, you know i banged my head and i had to go to the hospital, well i got my results back and i, i have cancer Randa! I have to go into the hospital to have it removed, then i'll have cemo therapy to make sure that it doesn't come back! I'm sorry i didn't tell you but to be honest i was in shock and i only just told Gordo last night!"
"That's why you haven't called isn't it! Oh my god Lizzie!"Miranda gets up and hugs Lizzie, bursting into tears, thimade lizzie cry, which made gordo cry because it upset him to see Lizzie so disraught. "When are you going to tell your parents Lizzie? And when you going to tell Matt? I won't tell him i promise i won't, but he has a right to know Lizzie!"stated Miranda.
"I will tell them, it's just, i've just told you two and that was hard, i just don't know how to tell them, it's not like i can just walk in and go 'hi mom, hi dad, how have ya been?' And then go'Oh and by the way i went to the doctors and they told me i ahve cancer and i may not live to my 24th birthday, so what's for tea?' i just don't know how i can tell them!"
"It will be difficult to tell them Liz, but you know we've got your back!"said Gordo in a soothing voice.
"Thanks you guys i don't know what i'd do without you! I think the sooner i tell everyone the better, but at the moment i'm in no state to tell anyone anything, so tommorrow we'll get everyone together and tell them."
The next day all three of them had phoned Mr and Mrs Mcguire on the four way calling, (Miranda and Gordo were on the phone for support and to talk in any unwanted silences!) "Hi mom, i'm just calling coz i have something important to tell you and dad, are you free today?"
"Sure honey, what time will you be round?"
"In about an hour, matt will be there too, he needs to hear what i have to say too!"
"That's okay, it will be good to see you all together! Is there something wrong though?I'm worried!"
"Mom, just relax i'll tell you when i get there okay, i got to go i'll see you later. Bye mom."
"Bye Lizzie".
Gordo and Miranda knew this was hard for lizzie, so once she got off of the phone they grabbed her into one of their famous group hugs."It'll be okay Liz, i promise!" whispered Gordo,secretley wondering if everything would be okay.
They arrived at the Mcguire household ten minutes early and Matt had given up pleading for Lizzie to tell him what the news was. Everyone got inside and there was an eerie silence until Lizzie plucked up the courage to speak."Mom, dad,your not going to like what i have to say, and Matt i'm sorry in advance for telling Miranda before i told you, but i needed her support! Mom, dad, Matt, I have cancer!"
Another eerie silence fell upon them but this time it was broken by Matt "Whoa, freze frame, could you say that again, coz i swear i misherd you coz you just said you have cancer!You can't have, tell me your playing some kind of sick joke! Lizzie! Liz??"
"Matt i'm soory but i'm not playing some joke, i really do have cancer, i only found out the other day! i just thought you deserved to know!" lizzie said, bravely holding back the tears she was fighting to hide, but Gordo knew that she would cry, and she wanted to hold up a front, so to comfort her, he embraced her and for this she was truely grateful.
"Sam and Jo were still in shock that their only daughter had cancer, but Sam was the first to speak to everyone's surprize." Lizzie, you have ourlove and support, if you need anything, at anytime, even if it's just to talk we're here for you!" lizzie got out of Gordo's embrace and went and hugged her father and silently whispered"Thank you daddy!" She then walked over to the window and looked out and then announced "I'm going to get a drink, anyone else want one?"No-one answered so she went to get herself a drink.
No-one knw what to say, but there was no need because the silence was broken by the sound of glass breaking followed by a loud thump. Everyone rushed into the kitchen, Gordo panicked at what he saw, it was Lizzie lying on the floor unconcous............................................
There was complete silence, neither Lizzie or Gordo knew how to tell Miranda the bad news, just as Gordo was about to speak, Lizzie spoke " Miranda, you know i banged my head and i had to go to the hospital, well i got my results back and i, i have cancer Randa! I have to go into the hospital to have it removed, then i'll have cemo therapy to make sure that it doesn't come back! I'm sorry i didn't tell you but to be honest i was in shock and i only just told Gordo last night!"
"That's why you haven't called isn't it! Oh my god Lizzie!"Miranda gets up and hugs Lizzie, bursting into tears, thimade lizzie cry, which made gordo cry because it upset him to see Lizzie so disraught. "When are you going to tell your parents Lizzie? And when you going to tell Matt? I won't tell him i promise i won't, but he has a right to know Lizzie!"stated Miranda.
"I will tell them, it's just, i've just told you two and that was hard, i just don't know how to tell them, it's not like i can just walk in and go 'hi mom, hi dad, how have ya been?' And then go'Oh and by the way i went to the doctors and they told me i ahve cancer and i may not live to my 24th birthday, so what's for tea?' i just don't know how i can tell them!"
"It will be difficult to tell them Liz, but you know we've got your back!"said Gordo in a soothing voice.
"Thanks you guys i don't know what i'd do without you! I think the sooner i tell everyone the better, but at the moment i'm in no state to tell anyone anything, so tommorrow we'll get everyone together and tell them."
The next day all three of them had phoned Mr and Mrs Mcguire on the four way calling, (Miranda and Gordo were on the phone for support and to talk in any unwanted silences!) "Hi mom, i'm just calling coz i have something important to tell you and dad, are you free today?"
"Sure honey, what time will you be round?"
"In about an hour, matt will be there too, he needs to hear what i have to say too!"
"That's okay, it will be good to see you all together! Is there something wrong though?I'm worried!"
"Mom, just relax i'll tell you when i get there okay, i got to go i'll see you later. Bye mom."
"Bye Lizzie".
Gordo and Miranda knew this was hard for lizzie, so once she got off of the phone they grabbed her into one of their famous group hugs."It'll be okay Liz, i promise!" whispered Gordo,secretley wondering if everything would be okay.
They arrived at the Mcguire household ten minutes early and Matt had given up pleading for Lizzie to tell him what the news was. Everyone got inside and there was an eerie silence until Lizzie plucked up the courage to speak."Mom, dad,your not going to like what i have to say, and Matt i'm sorry in advance for telling Miranda before i told you, but i needed her support! Mom, dad, Matt, I have cancer!"
Another eerie silence fell upon them but this time it was broken by Matt "Whoa, freze frame, could you say that again, coz i swear i misherd you coz you just said you have cancer!You can't have, tell me your playing some kind of sick joke! Lizzie! Liz??"
"Matt i'm soory but i'm not playing some joke, i really do have cancer, i only found out the other day! i just thought you deserved to know!" lizzie said, bravely holding back the tears she was fighting to hide, but Gordo knew that she would cry, and she wanted to hold up a front, so to comfort her, he embraced her and for this she was truely grateful.
"Sam and Jo were still in shock that their only daughter had cancer, but Sam was the first to speak to everyone's surprize." Lizzie, you have ourlove and support, if you need anything, at anytime, even if it's just to talk we're here for you!" lizzie got out of Gordo's embrace and went and hugged her father and silently whispered"Thank you daddy!" She then walked over to the window and looked out and then announced "I'm going to get a drink, anyone else want one?"No-one answered so she went to get herself a drink.
No-one knw what to say, but there was no need because the silence was broken by the sound of glass breaking followed by a loud thump. Everyone rushed into the kitchen, Gordo panicked at what he saw, it was Lizzie lying on the floor unconcous............................................