Chapter Three
OK I had some problems with chapters uploading for some reason chapter three was chapter two with an addition...So basically I'm going to replace the old chapter three with this one, you may just want to go back and check the last chapter to see where it left off...maybe then it will make more sense...anyway sorry for the confusion!
The next day Lizzie's family and Gordo stared after the empty spot she had left in the living room, Jo and Sam had just told Lizzie what Jo had told Gordo the night before. Lizzie hadn't taken it well and fled outside.
"I'll go after her." Gordo offers knowing that Jo and Sam were going to have their hands full dealing with the shocked and hurt expression on Matt's face.
"Hey." Gordo finds Lizzie sitting on the porch swing, her knees pulled to her chest.
"Hey." Lizzie's voice is mournful and as Gordo sits beside her Lizzie states, "I'm going to die."
"Lizzie don't talk like that." Gordo whispers.
"Gordo don't play dumb, you know it, I know you know I know it, I don't want to lie about it anymore. And I don't want to be lied to about it. We both know my chances of getting a transplant in time are tiny."
"Lizzie..."
"Please Gordo, just be honest with me." Lizzie begs.
Gordo nods slowly, "all right. The truth is there are thousands of people on the donor list and it's a very long process that could take..."
"A life time?" Lizzie asks tears gently slipping down her face.
Gordo is unable to say any words and he silently takes Lizzie into his arms and doesn't say anything as she cries into his chest. Within minutes though Lizzie goes limp against him and Gordo can hear her ragged breath from her sobs, Gordo gently lifts her into his arms and walks back inside.
"Gordo do you mind taking her up to her room?" Jo asks, Gordo can tell that all of the McGuire's have been crying as well.
Gordo nods and once he reaches Lizzie's room he gently lays her on the bed and when Gordo turns to leave the bedroom Lizzie calls after him, "please stay with me Gordo, I don't want to be alone."
It was nearly an hour and a half later when Gordo actually left Lizzie's house, she had fallen asleep as soon as Gordo had crawled into bed with her and wrapped his arms around her. But Gordo had remained there watching Lizzie sleep and formulating a plan.
"Gordo do you want to stay for dinner?" Jo questions when Gordo finally appears in the kitchen.
Gordo shakes his head, "there is something I have to take care of, but thank you anyway."
"All right, thank you too Gordo, I'm sure you've helped Lizzie in a way we couldn't have." Sam adds.
Gordo doesn't respond to Sam's statement and instead says, "I'll see you guys tomorrow."
Gordo made his way straight to the office part of the hospital seeking out Dr. Grace and hoping she was in her office and not making rounds.
"Is Dr. Grace in?" Gordo asks her secretary.
"She is, do you have an appointment?" The older woman asks.
Gordo shakes his head, "but it's really important."
"She's a very busy woman, I can make you an appointment for..."
"Lydia it's all right, I expected Mr. Gordon would be stopping by to see me." Dr. Grace steps out of her office, looking like she was preparing to go home. "Come on in, we'll talk."
"She needs a transplant soon, doesn't she?" Gordo asks once they are seated across from each other in Dr. Grace's office.
Dr. Grace nods, "she's got a lot worse more quickly than we anticipated she would."
"Can you explain her situation to me completely?" Gordo asks.
Dr. Grace nods, "Lizzie's parents have made it clear that you will probably understand all of this more than they will. They think you can handle knowing so ask me questions and I will try my best to explain them to you."
Gordo nods, "thank you. Because of her condition...how long do you think she is going to be on the list."
"Probably eight months." Dr. Grace responds.
Gordo closes his eyes and then asks, "how much longer does she have."
Dr. Grace takes a deep breath before responding, "at the most, probably four to six months. Dialyses is not working for her, for now it's prolonging her life but I have a feeling that eventually she will stop responding all together to dialysis."
"I want to be tested." Gordo states. "I know it's a long shot but I want to be tested."
"That can be arranged, I will get you the paper work, you are 18, right?"
Gordo's heart falls, "No, I won't be until after graduate."
Dr. Grace nods, "well that shouldn't be a problem, we will just have to fill out some more forms for your parents to sign another form, that won't be a problem will it?"
Gordo shakes his head, "no, I'll take it to her tonight."
"All right, let me get the forms." Dr. Grace turns around and starts shifting through a file folder.
"Dr. Grace, don't tell the McGuires, because if I'm not a match then I don't want to disappoint Lizzie."
"I understand." Dr. Grace nods, "all right. Here are the forms, I need your parents to fill all of these forms out and get them back to me as soon as possible."
"All right, I understand, thank you Dr. Grace." Gordo responds.
"Thank you David."
"I'll get these back to you tomorrow." Gordo responds.
"Gordo, you're home early, I thought you were eating with the McGuire's today?" Gordo's mother questions when he walks into the house.
"I stopped by to see Lizzie's doctor." Gordo responds, "I'm going to be tested to see if I am a match to donate Lizzie one of my kidneys, I just need you to fill out these forms."
"No." Gordo's mother shakes her head.
OK I had some problems with chapters uploading for some reason chapter three was chapter two with an addition...So basically I'm going to replace the old chapter three with this one, you may just want to go back and check the last chapter to see where it left off...maybe then it will make more sense...anyway sorry for the confusion!
The next day Lizzie's family and Gordo stared after the empty spot she had left in the living room, Jo and Sam had just told Lizzie what Jo had told Gordo the night before. Lizzie hadn't taken it well and fled outside.
"I'll go after her." Gordo offers knowing that Jo and Sam were going to have their hands full dealing with the shocked and hurt expression on Matt's face.
"Hey." Gordo finds Lizzie sitting on the porch swing, her knees pulled to her chest.
"Hey." Lizzie's voice is mournful and as Gordo sits beside her Lizzie states, "I'm going to die."
"Lizzie don't talk like that." Gordo whispers.
"Gordo don't play dumb, you know it, I know you know I know it, I don't want to lie about it anymore. And I don't want to be lied to about it. We both know my chances of getting a transplant in time are tiny."
"Lizzie..."
"Please Gordo, just be honest with me." Lizzie begs.
Gordo nods slowly, "all right. The truth is there are thousands of people on the donor list and it's a very long process that could take..."
"A life time?" Lizzie asks tears gently slipping down her face.
Gordo is unable to say any words and he silently takes Lizzie into his arms and doesn't say anything as she cries into his chest. Within minutes though Lizzie goes limp against him and Gordo can hear her ragged breath from her sobs, Gordo gently lifts her into his arms and walks back inside.
"Gordo do you mind taking her up to her room?" Jo asks, Gordo can tell that all of the McGuire's have been crying as well.
Gordo nods and once he reaches Lizzie's room he gently lays her on the bed and when Gordo turns to leave the bedroom Lizzie calls after him, "please stay with me Gordo, I don't want to be alone."
It was nearly an hour and a half later when Gordo actually left Lizzie's house, she had fallen asleep as soon as Gordo had crawled into bed with her and wrapped his arms around her. But Gordo had remained there watching Lizzie sleep and formulating a plan.
"Gordo do you want to stay for dinner?" Jo questions when Gordo finally appears in the kitchen.
Gordo shakes his head, "there is something I have to take care of, but thank you anyway."
"All right, thank you too Gordo, I'm sure you've helped Lizzie in a way we couldn't have." Sam adds.
Gordo doesn't respond to Sam's statement and instead says, "I'll see you guys tomorrow."
Gordo made his way straight to the office part of the hospital seeking out Dr. Grace and hoping she was in her office and not making rounds.
"Is Dr. Grace in?" Gordo asks her secretary.
"She is, do you have an appointment?" The older woman asks.
Gordo shakes his head, "but it's really important."
"She's a very busy woman, I can make you an appointment for..."
"Lydia it's all right, I expected Mr. Gordon would be stopping by to see me." Dr. Grace steps out of her office, looking like she was preparing to go home. "Come on in, we'll talk."
"She needs a transplant soon, doesn't she?" Gordo asks once they are seated across from each other in Dr. Grace's office.
Dr. Grace nods, "she's got a lot worse more quickly than we anticipated she would."
"Can you explain her situation to me completely?" Gordo asks.
Dr. Grace nods, "Lizzie's parents have made it clear that you will probably understand all of this more than they will. They think you can handle knowing so ask me questions and I will try my best to explain them to you."
Gordo nods, "thank you. Because of her condition...how long do you think she is going to be on the list."
"Probably eight months." Dr. Grace responds.
Gordo closes his eyes and then asks, "how much longer does she have."
Dr. Grace takes a deep breath before responding, "at the most, probably four to six months. Dialyses is not working for her, for now it's prolonging her life but I have a feeling that eventually she will stop responding all together to dialysis."
"I want to be tested." Gordo states. "I know it's a long shot but I want to be tested."
"That can be arranged, I will get you the paper work, you are 18, right?"
Gordo's heart falls, "No, I won't be until after graduate."
Dr. Grace nods, "well that shouldn't be a problem, we will just have to fill out some more forms for your parents to sign another form, that won't be a problem will it?"
Gordo shakes his head, "no, I'll take it to her tonight."
"All right, let me get the forms." Dr. Grace turns around and starts shifting through a file folder.
"Dr. Grace, don't tell the McGuires, because if I'm not a match then I don't want to disappoint Lizzie."
"I understand." Dr. Grace nods, "all right. Here are the forms, I need your parents to fill all of these forms out and get them back to me as soon as possible."
"All right, I understand, thank you Dr. Grace." Gordo responds.
"Thank you David."
"I'll get these back to you tomorrow." Gordo responds.
"Gordo, you're home early, I thought you were eating with the McGuire's today?" Gordo's mother questions when he walks into the house.
"I stopped by to see Lizzie's doctor." Gordo responds, "I'm going to be tested to see if I am a match to donate Lizzie one of my kidneys, I just need you to fill out these forms."
"No." Gordo's mother shakes her head.