It was a long ride back home for Lizzie, as least it felt that way for her. It was very quiet and no one dared talk. Once the McGuires arrived at their house, Lizzie runs straight to her room, locking the door. She jumps face first onto her bed where she can cry.
There is a knock on Lizzie's door. "Sweetie", called Jo, "Can I talk to you?"
"I want to be alone right now", answered Lizzie with her face still on her pillow.
"Lizzie?-"
"Not now mom! I really want to be alone!"
Lizzie is crying for what seems to be forever. Tons of thoughts float through her head. She can't help but feel guilty for what happened. It's all my fault. It's all my fault. Lizzie tries desperately to fall asleep, so that she can clear her mind for awhile. Lizzie is not sleepy one bit and she soon gets a small headache.
Lizzie stops fighting it and finally gets out of bed and starts looking through some stuff Gordo had given to her or had left at her house. She looks in her closet and finds his old green jacket with the yellow stripe around the sleeve. How long has this been here? I thought he had taken it long ago. Lizzie goes through a variety of stuff, including one of Gordo's hackey sacks, a music box he gave her last Christmas, and his old Sinatra hat. Lizzie finds a box full of pictures and she begins flipping through them. She comes to pictures of the two of them together in Rome and stares at them for awhile. I must really be the stupidest person of Earth. It was so obvious Gordo liked me and I never saw it. Was it because I refused to see it? Lizzie's head starts to hurt even more and she is really tired, but still can't seem to fall asleep. She starts to get desperate so she takes sleeping pills to help her fall asleep. She lays on her bed with stuffed piggy Mr. Snuggles in hand. I'm sorry Gordo... I'm sorry....It's all my fault..... How I wish you were back.... It's all my fault.
Lizzie finds herself in the middle of a green grassy field. She can see hills off in the distance. The sky is clear and sunny, but the air is chilly. The beautiful aroma of fresh flowers fills the air. Where am I? She begins to walk around to see if she can figure out where she is.
"Hi Lizzie," greets a familiar voice behind her.
Surprised, Lizzie immediately turns around to see who called her name.
"Gordo?!", exclaimed Lizzie as she runs to him and gives him a big hug. "Oh my god! You're all right!"
"I'm back," said Gordo in a soft calm voice as he stood there quite still. "I'm sorry I left you for a little while."
"What? You don't need to apologize," said Lizzie. "I should be the one to apologize. It was all my fault. I should have listened to you and not gone on that drive."
Gordo looked at her for a second. "Look at you, so beautiful there," said Gordo as he runs his finger on Lizzie's cheek.
Lizzie is taken aback by the compliment and starts to blush.
"Why did this have to happen?," said Gordo sadly as he looks down. "It was stupid of me. I should have just stopped you from driving the car that day."
"You didn't do anything wrong Gordo," said Lizzie quickly. "You know me, when I set my mind on something, there's nobody who can stop me."
"You really mean a lot to me Lizzie," said Gordo as he reaches out and holds Lizzie's hand. "I never told you this, but I remember the first time I realized I liked you as more than just a friend. It was when you were going out with that Ronny guy. I was headed to your house when I saw the two of you kissing."
"Oh my god, you saw that!," said Lizzie surprised. She never told him about that.
"All of these feelings came over me," said Gordo "I didn't know what to think at first. I was soo jealous. From then on my feelings for you started to grow. You don't know how many times I've wanted to tell you how I felt."
Lizzie is left feeling rather speechless. Her heart is racing and she feels happier than she's felt in a long time.
"Why is it so cold here?," said Gordo as he's taking off his jacket. He was wearing the same green jacket Lizzie had seen in her room. "Here, maybe this could warm you up."
"Thanks Gordo," said Lizzie as Gordo puts the jacket on her.
"Lizzie.."
"Yeah?," said Lizzie with a huge smile on her face.
"Wake up"
At that moment, Lizzie finds herself back on her bed the next morning.
There is a knock on Lizzie's door. "Sweetie", called Jo, "Can I talk to you?"
"I want to be alone right now", answered Lizzie with her face still on her pillow.
"Lizzie?-"
"Not now mom! I really want to be alone!"
Lizzie is crying for what seems to be forever. Tons of thoughts float through her head. She can't help but feel guilty for what happened. It's all my fault. It's all my fault. Lizzie tries desperately to fall asleep, so that she can clear her mind for awhile. Lizzie is not sleepy one bit and she soon gets a small headache.
Lizzie stops fighting it and finally gets out of bed and starts looking through some stuff Gordo had given to her or had left at her house. She looks in her closet and finds his old green jacket with the yellow stripe around the sleeve. How long has this been here? I thought he had taken it long ago. Lizzie goes through a variety of stuff, including one of Gordo's hackey sacks, a music box he gave her last Christmas, and his old Sinatra hat. Lizzie finds a box full of pictures and she begins flipping through them. She comes to pictures of the two of them together in Rome and stares at them for awhile. I must really be the stupidest person of Earth. It was so obvious Gordo liked me and I never saw it. Was it because I refused to see it? Lizzie's head starts to hurt even more and she is really tired, but still can't seem to fall asleep. She starts to get desperate so she takes sleeping pills to help her fall asleep. She lays on her bed with stuffed piggy Mr. Snuggles in hand. I'm sorry Gordo... I'm sorry....It's all my fault..... How I wish you were back.... It's all my fault.
Lizzie finds herself in the middle of a green grassy field. She can see hills off in the distance. The sky is clear and sunny, but the air is chilly. The beautiful aroma of fresh flowers fills the air. Where am I? She begins to walk around to see if she can figure out where she is.
"Hi Lizzie," greets a familiar voice behind her.
Surprised, Lizzie immediately turns around to see who called her name.
"Gordo?!", exclaimed Lizzie as she runs to him and gives him a big hug. "Oh my god! You're all right!"
"I'm back," said Gordo in a soft calm voice as he stood there quite still. "I'm sorry I left you for a little while."
"What? You don't need to apologize," said Lizzie. "I should be the one to apologize. It was all my fault. I should have listened to you and not gone on that drive."
Gordo looked at her for a second. "Look at you, so beautiful there," said Gordo as he runs his finger on Lizzie's cheek.
Lizzie is taken aback by the compliment and starts to blush.
"Why did this have to happen?," said Gordo sadly as he looks down. "It was stupid of me. I should have just stopped you from driving the car that day."
"You didn't do anything wrong Gordo," said Lizzie quickly. "You know me, when I set my mind on something, there's nobody who can stop me."
"You really mean a lot to me Lizzie," said Gordo as he reaches out and holds Lizzie's hand. "I never told you this, but I remember the first time I realized I liked you as more than just a friend. It was when you were going out with that Ronny guy. I was headed to your house when I saw the two of you kissing."
"Oh my god, you saw that!," said Lizzie surprised. She never told him about that.
"All of these feelings came over me," said Gordo "I didn't know what to think at first. I was soo jealous. From then on my feelings for you started to grow. You don't know how many times I've wanted to tell you how I felt."
Lizzie is left feeling rather speechless. Her heart is racing and she feels happier than she's felt in a long time.
"Why is it so cold here?," said Gordo as he's taking off his jacket. He was wearing the same green jacket Lizzie had seen in her room. "Here, maybe this could warm you up."
"Thanks Gordo," said Lizzie as Gordo puts the jacket on her.
"Lizzie.."
"Yeah?," said Lizzie with a huge smile on her face.
"Wake up"
At that moment, Lizzie finds herself back on her bed the next morning.