"Hello, is Gordo there?"
"I'm sorry...ummm. he is in the shower," was the muffled reply from Nick on the other end of the line.
This was only one of the times that Lizzie had attempted to call Gordo. Sometimes he did not even answer, and sometimes Nick would mutter an excuse into the reciever.
"Can you please tell him to call me back?"
"He has to go somewhere tonight, and he won't be in."
"Oh."
She heard the faint click of the phone as Nick hung up the phone. She knew what Gordo was doing. He did not want to break up with her just yet, or maybe he was not sure. Lizzie just wished that she could talk to him. She wished that she could turn back time, and tell him that she did love him, when it wasn't too late.
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"Gordo, that was Lizzie, again. When are you going to talk to her?"
Gordo glanced up from his book.
"I don't want to talk about it right now."
"When are you going to talk about it?"
Gordo looked at his sister's fiancee.
"Can you just butt out of my love life?"
"I'm sorry. But what am I supposed to do when the girl that you obviously are head over heels in love keeps calling, and you are rejecting her?"
"She doesn't love me like I love her. Okay? Since I can't get any privacy here, I am going to my room."
Gordo dog-eared his page, and left the kitchen. Even though he was furious with Lizzie for not returning his affection, he could not help but think of her. How could somebody he disliked so much, be on his mind constantly?
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"Are you going to the prom, Lizzie?"
"I don't know. I think I am just going to go with a big group."
"Would you want to go with me?" Danny Kessler asked.
"Danny, I don't..."
"Don't want to cheat on Gordo? He lives in another state. He'll never find out anything."
Lizzie looked up angrily.
"You didn't let me finish my sentence. I don't really want to go with you. And Gordo is my boyfriend, and I will not cheat on him."
"Really? I heard that you were on a 'hiatus', so to speak."
"Go away, Danny."
The boy sauntered away from Lizzie, Miranda, and some of their girlfriends' table.
"Why didn't you say yes?" Miranda asked.
"I don't want to go with him."
The truth was, however, that Lizzie did not want to go with anybody but Gordo. Ever since that fateful incident, she had turned down any offer from a boy to go out.
"Is Gordo coming back?" a junior that always sat at their table, even though she did not really belong, asked.
Lizzie looked at Miranda. She was the only person, besides Lizzie's parents and Matt, that knew about the Lizzie-Gordo saga that was currently taking place.
Lizzie gave her form response when she replied, "We don't know yet. We have to see if his schedule will allow it."
She forced a smile to try to show that her and Gordo were still going out, but on the inside, she did not feel like smiling at all.
The bell rang, and as most of the people sitting at their table got up to leave, Miranda grabbed Lizzie's arm.
"Have you talked to him yet?"
"No. This is all my fault. Thank you? How could I have been so stupid?"
"Don't worry chica. It will work out. Fate would never want you two to be apart."
As Miranda departed, all Lizzie could think about was calling Gordo that night.
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"Hello?" Sarah answered the phone.
"Is Gordo there?"
"May I ask who is speaking?"
"This is Lizzie Mcguire."
Sarah smiled.
"Hi, Lizzie. This is Sarah."
"Hi, Sarah! Is Gordo there?"
Sarah scanned the room to see that Gordo was not there. She inferred that he was at his job.
"No, he is actually at work now."
"Really?"
Sarah could feel the hurt feelings of Lizzie over the phone.
"I'm sorry for my brother. He has been a jerk."
"No, it was really my fault."
"What happened between you two anyways?"
"He told me that he loved me, and I answered with a thank you."
"Thank you?"
"I was shocked. He just told me that he was leaving to live with you...and I tried to tell him that I loved him too...but he had already walked out the door."
"Lizzie..."
"I know. I was stupid."
"No. I did not know what happened. I am so sorry for Nick feeding you excuses. I'm sorry for everything."
"No, it really is my fault."
"Listen, I will try to talk to Davy, but I don't know if it will work. He seems pretty adamant."
"I ruined everything."
"It's fixable."
"Thank you for everything."
"I wish that I could do more."
"Bye, Sarah."
"Ciao."
Sarah pressed the end button on the phone. From his room, Gordo emerged.
"I thought you were at work."
Gordo opened the refrigerator, and pulled out a Pepsi.
"No, I got home a half hour ago. Who was that on the phone with you?"
"Lizzie."
Gordo rolled his eyes.
"Gordo, listen. The girl loves you. Please give her the time of day."
"I don't want to hear any of what you, or Nick, has to say. It's my life."
With that, Gordo stormed back to his room.
"I just think you are making a huge mistake."
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"Get out of bed, sleepyhead!"
Sarah kicked Gordo, who was still sleeping in his bed.
"Whata adk isdas.." Gordo mumbled.
"We are taking a vacation! To Hillridge."
Gordo sat up immediately.
"What?!"
"Chill. We are going to see our mother. Not Mike, not Lizzie."
"But why?"
"She is still our mother, and I do love her, even if she puts up with that jerk."
Sarah left his room, but before she did, she searched in his closet for something. She found what she was looking for; Gordo's tuxedo.
"Wait a minute."
Sarah looked back innocently.
"What, Davy?"
"Why did you get that?"
"In case mom wants to eat somewhere fancy."
"Give it up. I know something is up."
"Alright...you caught me. Hillridge's prom is this week, and I was thinking..."
"You said no Lizzie."
"Can't you tell when I am lying?"
"Sarah..."
Sarah sat down on Gordo's bed.
"Here is the thing. I am not going to let you ruin things with Lizzie. She is such a sweet girl, and I am not going to let you break her heart. Lizzie loves you. She told me, on the phone."
"She does?"
"Yes, she does. You have been such a jerk to her lately. I admire her for putting up with you and your situation, and supporting you."
"But...she said thank you."
"She was in shock, David. You just mentioned the fact that you were moving, and that you loved her."
"Why didn't I see?"
"You are a guy, for one. Girls pick up on these things."
Gordo hugged his sister.
"I love you so much."
Nick knocked on the door.
"Are we ready to go?"
Gordo looked at Sarah.
"Yeah, I am ready."
"I'm sorry...ummm. he is in the shower," was the muffled reply from Nick on the other end of the line.
This was only one of the times that Lizzie had attempted to call Gordo. Sometimes he did not even answer, and sometimes Nick would mutter an excuse into the reciever.
"Can you please tell him to call me back?"
"He has to go somewhere tonight, and he won't be in."
"Oh."
She heard the faint click of the phone as Nick hung up the phone. She knew what Gordo was doing. He did not want to break up with her just yet, or maybe he was not sure. Lizzie just wished that she could talk to him. She wished that she could turn back time, and tell him that she did love him, when it wasn't too late.
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"Gordo, that was Lizzie, again. When are you going to talk to her?"
Gordo glanced up from his book.
"I don't want to talk about it right now."
"When are you going to talk about it?"
Gordo looked at his sister's fiancee.
"Can you just butt out of my love life?"
"I'm sorry. But what am I supposed to do when the girl that you obviously are head over heels in love keeps calling, and you are rejecting her?"
"She doesn't love me like I love her. Okay? Since I can't get any privacy here, I am going to my room."
Gordo dog-eared his page, and left the kitchen. Even though he was furious with Lizzie for not returning his affection, he could not help but think of her. How could somebody he disliked so much, be on his mind constantly?
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"Are you going to the prom, Lizzie?"
"I don't know. I think I am just going to go with a big group."
"Would you want to go with me?" Danny Kessler asked.
"Danny, I don't..."
"Don't want to cheat on Gordo? He lives in another state. He'll never find out anything."
Lizzie looked up angrily.
"You didn't let me finish my sentence. I don't really want to go with you. And Gordo is my boyfriend, and I will not cheat on him."
"Really? I heard that you were on a 'hiatus', so to speak."
"Go away, Danny."
The boy sauntered away from Lizzie, Miranda, and some of their girlfriends' table.
"Why didn't you say yes?" Miranda asked.
"I don't want to go with him."
The truth was, however, that Lizzie did not want to go with anybody but Gordo. Ever since that fateful incident, she had turned down any offer from a boy to go out.
"Is Gordo coming back?" a junior that always sat at their table, even though she did not really belong, asked.
Lizzie looked at Miranda. She was the only person, besides Lizzie's parents and Matt, that knew about the Lizzie-Gordo saga that was currently taking place.
Lizzie gave her form response when she replied, "We don't know yet. We have to see if his schedule will allow it."
She forced a smile to try to show that her and Gordo were still going out, but on the inside, she did not feel like smiling at all.
The bell rang, and as most of the people sitting at their table got up to leave, Miranda grabbed Lizzie's arm.
"Have you talked to him yet?"
"No. This is all my fault. Thank you? How could I have been so stupid?"
"Don't worry chica. It will work out. Fate would never want you two to be apart."
As Miranda departed, all Lizzie could think about was calling Gordo that night.
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"Hello?" Sarah answered the phone.
"Is Gordo there?"
"May I ask who is speaking?"
"This is Lizzie Mcguire."
Sarah smiled.
"Hi, Lizzie. This is Sarah."
"Hi, Sarah! Is Gordo there?"
Sarah scanned the room to see that Gordo was not there. She inferred that he was at his job.
"No, he is actually at work now."
"Really?"
Sarah could feel the hurt feelings of Lizzie over the phone.
"I'm sorry for my brother. He has been a jerk."
"No, it was really my fault."
"What happened between you two anyways?"
"He told me that he loved me, and I answered with a thank you."
"Thank you?"
"I was shocked. He just told me that he was leaving to live with you...and I tried to tell him that I loved him too...but he had already walked out the door."
"Lizzie..."
"I know. I was stupid."
"No. I did not know what happened. I am so sorry for Nick feeding you excuses. I'm sorry for everything."
"No, it really is my fault."
"Listen, I will try to talk to Davy, but I don't know if it will work. He seems pretty adamant."
"I ruined everything."
"It's fixable."
"Thank you for everything."
"I wish that I could do more."
"Bye, Sarah."
"Ciao."
Sarah pressed the end button on the phone. From his room, Gordo emerged.
"I thought you were at work."
Gordo opened the refrigerator, and pulled out a Pepsi.
"No, I got home a half hour ago. Who was that on the phone with you?"
"Lizzie."
Gordo rolled his eyes.
"Gordo, listen. The girl loves you. Please give her the time of day."
"I don't want to hear any of what you, or Nick, has to say. It's my life."
With that, Gordo stormed back to his room.
"I just think you are making a huge mistake."
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"Get out of bed, sleepyhead!"
Sarah kicked Gordo, who was still sleeping in his bed.
"Whata adk isdas.." Gordo mumbled.
"We are taking a vacation! To Hillridge."
Gordo sat up immediately.
"What?!"
"Chill. We are going to see our mother. Not Mike, not Lizzie."
"But why?"
"She is still our mother, and I do love her, even if she puts up with that jerk."
Sarah left his room, but before she did, she searched in his closet for something. She found what she was looking for; Gordo's tuxedo.
"Wait a minute."
Sarah looked back innocently.
"What, Davy?"
"Why did you get that?"
"In case mom wants to eat somewhere fancy."
"Give it up. I know something is up."
"Alright...you caught me. Hillridge's prom is this week, and I was thinking..."
"You said no Lizzie."
"Can't you tell when I am lying?"
"Sarah..."
Sarah sat down on Gordo's bed.
"Here is the thing. I am not going to let you ruin things with Lizzie. She is such a sweet girl, and I am not going to let you break her heart. Lizzie loves you. She told me, on the phone."
"She does?"
"Yes, she does. You have been such a jerk to her lately. I admire her for putting up with you and your situation, and supporting you."
"But...she said thank you."
"She was in shock, David. You just mentioned the fact that you were moving, and that you loved her."
"Why didn't I see?"
"You are a guy, for one. Girls pick up on these things."
Gordo hugged his sister.
"I love you so much."
Nick knocked on the door.
"Are we ready to go?"
Gordo looked at Sarah.
"Yeah, I am ready."