A/N: This takes place about 6 to 7 months, after the last chapter. Jeremy and his family have since moved to Hillridge, and he is in the same English class as Lizzie and Gordo. I know it may seem very coincedental, but it is what I needed to help the story make the transistion that I wanted. Jeremy and Lizzie are still going out, and very happy. Gordo and Lizzie still have not apologized to each other about the incident, and are still not talking to each other. Oh, and by the way, sry about the whole review thing, I was just frustrated. If you cannot figure this out, they are discussing the book, The Count of Monte Christo.
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"Class-why did Edmond want revenge on Fernand?" Ms. Smith asked the class.
Many of the members of the class did not know the answer, for they had not completed the reading assignment. After awhile, Lizzie raised her hand.
"Well...he and Danglars framed Edmond for a crime he did not committ."
"Very good! Why did he he....Mr. Gordon?"
Gordo raised his head. He had already finished the book, and was not paying attention to the class discussion.
"Ummm...he was jealous of Mercedes love for Edmond."
"Excellent! Now who can tell-"
"But who can really blame him?" Gordo cut in. "I mean, he was madly in love with Mercedes, and love can do all sorts of things to people."
Jeremy raised his hand. He could tell that Gordo was talking about him and Lizzie. Even though they were not speaking to each other anymore, that could not erase the fact that they had been best friends for forever.
"Merecedes only loved Fernand as a brother and a good friend, though," he argued.
"But, Fernand constantly wished that it could be something more. And Mercedes was leading him on during the absence of Edmond."
The two ex-best friends glared at each other, making complete eye contact. Ms. Smith recognized the tension between the two.
"Mr. Gordon, thanks for bringing that up. We have never really acknowledged what Fernand would be feeling."
Gordo continued with his arguement.
"Maybe, when Edmond left for prison, Mercedes realized her true feelings for Fernand."
"I've never thought about that Mr. Gordon. Do you think that Fernand and Edmond were friends?"
"The book does not really shed much light on that subject, but after Fernand STABBED Edmond in the back, I doubt that I would want to be friends with him, I mean Edmond would not to be friends with him."
Lizzie felt her face turn red with embarassment. The whole class knew that Gordo was not talking about the book. But Gordo was not finished yet.
"But in the end, Fernand does get the girl, until Edmond ruins it for him."
Jeremy spoke up again.
"But Mercedes really wanted to get back with Edmond in the end."
Jeremy had gotten the last word in edgewise. Lizzie pulled her book up to cover her face.
"Okay, it is nice to have a debate over the material once in a while. Class, do you think that Mercedes had any blame in the matter?"
Gordo blurted out his answer, staring straight at Lizzie.
"Mercedes was a cold and heartless sl-"
Gordo was cut off by the teacher, who felt that their debate was getting a little out of hand.
"Mr. Gordon, please refrain from using language in the classroom. This discussion is getting out of hand."
"I...am sorry?"
"Apology accepted, now, who can tell me why Valentine..."
Gordo's angry thoughts persisted in his mind. Jeremy should have been able to tell that Gordo liked Lizzie. They had been best friends forever. Why did he do that to him? And more importantly, why would Lizzie go for Jeremy?
Lizzie threw a note at Jeremy. He opened up the letter and smiled largely. Jeremy quickly scribbled something onto a piece of paper and held it up. It said I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO PROM WITH YOU! Gordo buried his head in his arms. This was almost too much to watch.
"Class...please stop, would you calm down?" Ms. Smith said, very frustrated.
The class quickly stopped whatever they were doing, and turned to the front.
"I am fed up with this class. With everything you do, you have to drag your teenage soap opera lives into it. We cannot even discuss the Count of Monte Christo without the extraneous commentary."
The class, trying to hold in their laughter, almost looked ashamed for a second.
"And no more note passing notes, Ms. Mcguire and Mr. Brown. If you have something to say, you can say it in front of the entire class."
The couple, after being caught red-handed, both turned red in their face.
"Now, I would like to conduct class, not Days of Our Lives."
The class quickly got back to their discussion.
"Ms. Mcguire, who did Mde. Danglars have an affair with?"
"Monsuier Villefort?"
"That is correct."
"She would know," Gordo muttered under his breath. Luckily, the rest of the class did not hear. But Ms. Smith did.
"What was that Mr. Gordon?"
"I was just saying that, Lizzie knows all about stabbing her friends in the back, to go out with his best friend."
The class looked up at Lizzie, even those who were not paying attention. Larry even quit trying to render an anatomically correct drawing ofa space shuttle. This was going to be explosive.
"Mr. Gordon! Weren't you listening to what I just said? Dentention for you, after school."
Jeremy spoke up.
"Maybe that will be good for you, Fernand, and Baron Danglars."
Ms. Smith, growing increasingly frustrated, did not want to deal with this problem anymore.
"Detention for you too, Mr. Brown."
Jeremy looked at Gordo with a face of venegance. Gordo mouthed Good for you, Edmond Dantes, in his direction. Jeremy fumed in his seat.
Gordo turned to the last page in his book and started to read.
"Until the day when God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these two words, 'wait and hope'."
He sighed as he read the brilliant words of Alexandre Dumas. How ironic.
He glanced over in Lizzie's direction. All he could do was wait...
And hope.
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"Class-why did Edmond want revenge on Fernand?" Ms. Smith asked the class.
Many of the members of the class did not know the answer, for they had not completed the reading assignment. After awhile, Lizzie raised her hand.
"Well...he and Danglars framed Edmond for a crime he did not committ."
"Very good! Why did he he....Mr. Gordon?"
Gordo raised his head. He had already finished the book, and was not paying attention to the class discussion.
"Ummm...he was jealous of Mercedes love for Edmond."
"Excellent! Now who can tell-"
"But who can really blame him?" Gordo cut in. "I mean, he was madly in love with Mercedes, and love can do all sorts of things to people."
Jeremy raised his hand. He could tell that Gordo was talking about him and Lizzie. Even though they were not speaking to each other anymore, that could not erase the fact that they had been best friends for forever.
"Merecedes only loved Fernand as a brother and a good friend, though," he argued.
"But, Fernand constantly wished that it could be something more. And Mercedes was leading him on during the absence of Edmond."
The two ex-best friends glared at each other, making complete eye contact. Ms. Smith recognized the tension between the two.
"Mr. Gordon, thanks for bringing that up. We have never really acknowledged what Fernand would be feeling."
Gordo continued with his arguement.
"Maybe, when Edmond left for prison, Mercedes realized her true feelings for Fernand."
"I've never thought about that Mr. Gordon. Do you think that Fernand and Edmond were friends?"
"The book does not really shed much light on that subject, but after Fernand STABBED Edmond in the back, I doubt that I would want to be friends with him, I mean Edmond would not to be friends with him."
Lizzie felt her face turn red with embarassment. The whole class knew that Gordo was not talking about the book. But Gordo was not finished yet.
"But in the end, Fernand does get the girl, until Edmond ruins it for him."
Jeremy spoke up again.
"But Mercedes really wanted to get back with Edmond in the end."
Jeremy had gotten the last word in edgewise. Lizzie pulled her book up to cover her face.
"Okay, it is nice to have a debate over the material once in a while. Class, do you think that Mercedes had any blame in the matter?"
Gordo blurted out his answer, staring straight at Lizzie.
"Mercedes was a cold and heartless sl-"
Gordo was cut off by the teacher, who felt that their debate was getting a little out of hand.
"Mr. Gordon, please refrain from using language in the classroom. This discussion is getting out of hand."
"I...am sorry?"
"Apology accepted, now, who can tell me why Valentine..."
Gordo's angry thoughts persisted in his mind. Jeremy should have been able to tell that Gordo liked Lizzie. They had been best friends forever. Why did he do that to him? And more importantly, why would Lizzie go for Jeremy?
Lizzie threw a note at Jeremy. He opened up the letter and smiled largely. Jeremy quickly scribbled something onto a piece of paper and held it up. It said I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO PROM WITH YOU! Gordo buried his head in his arms. This was almost too much to watch.
"Class...please stop, would you calm down?" Ms. Smith said, very frustrated.
The class quickly stopped whatever they were doing, and turned to the front.
"I am fed up with this class. With everything you do, you have to drag your teenage soap opera lives into it. We cannot even discuss the Count of Monte Christo without the extraneous commentary."
The class, trying to hold in their laughter, almost looked ashamed for a second.
"And no more note passing notes, Ms. Mcguire and Mr. Brown. If you have something to say, you can say it in front of the entire class."
The couple, after being caught red-handed, both turned red in their face.
"Now, I would like to conduct class, not Days of Our Lives."
The class quickly got back to their discussion.
"Ms. Mcguire, who did Mde. Danglars have an affair with?"
"Monsuier Villefort?"
"That is correct."
"She would know," Gordo muttered under his breath. Luckily, the rest of the class did not hear. But Ms. Smith did.
"What was that Mr. Gordon?"
"I was just saying that, Lizzie knows all about stabbing her friends in the back, to go out with his best friend."
The class looked up at Lizzie, even those who were not paying attention. Larry even quit trying to render an anatomically correct drawing ofa space shuttle. This was going to be explosive.
"Mr. Gordon! Weren't you listening to what I just said? Dentention for you, after school."
Jeremy spoke up.
"Maybe that will be good for you, Fernand, and Baron Danglars."
Ms. Smith, growing increasingly frustrated, did not want to deal with this problem anymore.
"Detention for you too, Mr. Brown."
Jeremy looked at Gordo with a face of venegance. Gordo mouthed Good for you, Edmond Dantes, in his direction. Jeremy fumed in his seat.
Gordo turned to the last page in his book and started to read.
"Until the day when God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these two words, 'wait and hope'."
He sighed as he read the brilliant words of Alexandre Dumas. How ironic.
He glanced over in Lizzie's direction. All he could do was wait...
And hope.