Chapter 8: Or So She Hoped

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Mwahaha! Clif hanger I left you with again! Well, Lizzie cracked and decided to call her arch enemy Claire. What will happen? Read!

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"Hello?"

"Umm..."

Sneer. "Lizzie. You caved in, finally." Lizzie grumbled on the other end.

"Well then McGuire, meet me at the park around 3 and I'll show you your boyfriend." Lizzie grimaced. At least this little incident would prove her suspicions wrong. Or so she hoped.

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Except for one girl on a desolate park bench, the park was pretty calm and normal. Lizzie smoothed out her blond hair and looked around for Claire, seeing her on the park bench. Alone. Claire was...alone.

"Hi Claire," Lizzie attempted, trying hard not to sound sassy. Claire smiled with glee. This was the catch of her mouse.

"Come on McGuire, my friend's house is this way." Lizzie followed her chocolate head down the familiar street of Gordo's, pausing at a house that was across the street from his. Just like Claire said.

Claire knocked on the door and one of her friends opened it, flipping her hair over her shoulder as she did so. Lizzie followed Claire upstairs to a huge bedroom with a classic windowsill. The two girls smiled suspiciously. Meschieveiously almost. It was beginning to scare Lizzie. Claire offered Lizzie chips and the three girls sat down. Claire and her friend kept exchanging glances.

(AN-- And I would like to thank Claire, for all that she does to ruin my life and then make me feel guilty about it.)

"So. What made you come?" the girl asked, flipping her hair back, again. Lizzie just had the urge to take the nearest pair of scissors and chop the pretty blond mass off. Lizzie must have had the look of fire in her eyes, but right then Claire purred, pulling binoculars up to her eyes:

"Look Lizzie." Lizzie snatched the binoculars away from Claire in time to see her cousin, part of her family, and Gordo embrace in a warm heartfelt hug at Gordo's front door. Lizzie choked back her sobs. That was it. It was over. Just like that.

Claire put ten manicured fingernails on Lizzie's arm and said:

"There there Lizzie. We all knew that Gordo was no good," as she winked at her friend and the girl returned the signal. Lizzie sniffed and the girl escorted her out of her house and back to the park where Lizzie sat on the same park bench that Claire had sat and cried.

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"Lizzie! Wait up!" Roxy called across the mall Christmas Eve Day. Lizzie spun around to see her cousin waving an invitation. Roxy beamed at her cousin and handed her the sealed envelope. "I already gave one to your mom because for some reason my mom said that we have to invite everyone. And that means Matt too. The part will be awesome though! My house will never be more decorated. Everyone we know will be there. I invited a ton of people! Hope you can come Lizzie. I gotta run now to go pick up my dress. Talk to you later!" As Roxy rushed off to the other end of the mall, Lizzie clenched the envelope in her hand. She was really mad at Roxy, but it wasn't showing; yet. She opened the envelope. It was Roxy's Christmas party at her new house. Normally, Lizzie would have been the first to jump up and down and make sure that everything was perfect. But this wasn't normal.

Lizzie shoved her purse onto her bed and her mother walked in, the invitation at hand. She seemed so happy that it made Lizzie want to puke.

"Hey hun. Roxy is so thrilled to finally have a party. I bet you're excited."

(AN-- [party hat on] No, not really)

"Yeah, sure mom." Lizzie's mother didn't seem to notice the tone in her voice.

"Wait here Lizzie. I have something for you." Lizzie's eyes perked up for a second and she forgot all about Roxy and Gordo. Her mother came in with a dress draped over her shoulders. It was dark crimson red and velevty. It was one of those dresses that draped over one shoulder and only had a speghetti strap on the other. The bottom was a little frilly. Lizzie's eyes lit up. It was...well, the perfect dress.

"Mom..." Lizzie stuttered, dumbfounded, "H-how?" Lizzie's mother just smiled.

"Your father said that we could buy you something special to wear. So, I did." Lizzie touched the dress and for the first time, smiled. She was happy, until she remembered what the dress was for. Her smile dropped to a frown, and Jo just looked at her daughter, about to say something, but the doorbell rang. Sam scurried up the stairs with no other than Gordo tagging along at his heels.

Jo and Sam left the pair. Gordo smiled awkwardly as Lizzie just glared at her bed. Gordo sighed.

"Lizzie, is something wrong?"

(AN-- Is something wrong? Is something wrong! Yes! There is something wrong!)

"Yeah Gordo. You cheated on me. There is something wrong!" she stood up from her bed and tried to get out of her room. Gordo took her shoulders and stopped her. Gordo looked at Lizzie's eyes. They were tear-filled. He had never seen her this way before.

"What would make you think that I would ever do that to you Lizzie?" he asked sincerely. Lizzie's jaw clenched.

"Because I saw you and Roxy over at your house." Gordo loosened his grip on Lizzie's arm. His face fell.

"Oh. About that..." Lizzie's eyes were masked with anger, hurt, and confusion. Gordo held his hand up to silence whatever she was about to say.

"Never mind Lizzie," he said with hurt in his voice. "I'll show myself out." And he walked out of the door. Just like that.

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Oh....it's sooooo sad that I want to cry....well, not really. Cause I know that this isn't the end. Two more chapters!!! You love me for these cliffhangers. I can tell in the threatening and violent responses that I get. lol. Let me know how you like this chapter and I will get u the rest whenever I am able to. Lots of Love!

xoxoxo

LadeeBear