Lizzie stared out the window at the lake. She had the headache from hell, from with drawl, said her counselor. It had been 48 hours since she had morphine, drugs, liquor or a cigaret. She didn't know how she'd get through this but had a feeling she would.
"Lizzie McGuire, please come to the visiting station." Said the intercom.
Lizzie walked down to the station and couldn't believe her eyes. It was Miranda standing there at the desk.
"Miranda!" She squealed.
"You're alive! I was so worried I saw the news and I freaked out." She hugged her so tight Lizzie thought she'd pop.
"We need to talk. Lets go to the garden." Lizzie got the nurses permission while Miranda signed a book.
"So. I saw Gordon." Lizzie said sitting down in a swing facing a dogwood tree.
"How is he?" Miranda asked sitting next to her.
"He's good. He looks good." She said quietly. A silence filled the lightly fragrant air.
Lizzie burst into tears and put her head on Miranda's shoulder.
"My life is so screwed up. I don't know if I can get it right again." She choked out.
"Shhh...you can...just try..." Miranda hugged her.
"I am but it's so horrible. The head aches, nausea, and mood swings..." Lizzie softly sighed drying her eyes.
"I'll be here...don't worry..." Miranda told her with a smile.
"Thanks and by the way, Im sorry about graduation. I should have let you explain." She told her.
"It's ok...I would have done the same as you... I mean, you saw what you saw and it's in the past now. Say, when you get out, me, you and Gordon will rent a beach house and stay the whole summer if you get out as scheduled." Miranda purposed.
"That sounds nice. I'd really like that." Lizzie smiled and got up. "It's time for my group meeting...I think we get cup cakes today..."
"Don't want to miss that..." Miranda stood up and joked.
"Yeah...that's truly the high light of this place...except watching the drug dogs crap on the lawn." They giggled and walked back inside.
" I'm going to come back when I can ok?" Miranda said.
"Ok, I'll talk to you later." Lizzie hugged her and headed for the stairs.
"Hey, wait, this is for you..." Miranda pulled a CD out of her purse. "I recorded it a month ago. Track 6 is devoted to you."
Lizzie cried a bit and hugged her friend.
When Lizzie made it back to her room she put the CD in and began to clean up the room.
The song began with a light guitar and Miranda singing:
Best friend, sister, buddy of mine,
What have you done since you rushed out the door?
Not all things are what they seem
I'm sorry for the pain you feel
But now I miss you,
I know that's real.
In my dreams you are there
We both have love to share
But now your gone
and I just can't move on.
Lizzie had to turn the cd off before she cried harder. She put on a new pair of clothes and went to her meeting.
"Lizzie McGuire, please come to the visiting station." Said the intercom.
Lizzie walked down to the station and couldn't believe her eyes. It was Miranda standing there at the desk.
"Miranda!" She squealed.
"You're alive! I was so worried I saw the news and I freaked out." She hugged her so tight Lizzie thought she'd pop.
"We need to talk. Lets go to the garden." Lizzie got the nurses permission while Miranda signed a book.
"So. I saw Gordon." Lizzie said sitting down in a swing facing a dogwood tree.
"How is he?" Miranda asked sitting next to her.
"He's good. He looks good." She said quietly. A silence filled the lightly fragrant air.
Lizzie burst into tears and put her head on Miranda's shoulder.
"My life is so screwed up. I don't know if I can get it right again." She choked out.
"Shhh...you can...just try..." Miranda hugged her.
"I am but it's so horrible. The head aches, nausea, and mood swings..." Lizzie softly sighed drying her eyes.
"I'll be here...don't worry..." Miranda told her with a smile.
"Thanks and by the way, Im sorry about graduation. I should have let you explain." She told her.
"It's ok...I would have done the same as you... I mean, you saw what you saw and it's in the past now. Say, when you get out, me, you and Gordon will rent a beach house and stay the whole summer if you get out as scheduled." Miranda purposed.
"That sounds nice. I'd really like that." Lizzie smiled and got up. "It's time for my group meeting...I think we get cup cakes today..."
"Don't want to miss that..." Miranda stood up and joked.
"Yeah...that's truly the high light of this place...except watching the drug dogs crap on the lawn." They giggled and walked back inside.
" I'm going to come back when I can ok?" Miranda said.
"Ok, I'll talk to you later." Lizzie hugged her and headed for the stairs.
"Hey, wait, this is for you..." Miranda pulled a CD out of her purse. "I recorded it a month ago. Track 6 is devoted to you."
Lizzie cried a bit and hugged her friend.
When Lizzie made it back to her room she put the CD in and began to clean up the room.
The song began with a light guitar and Miranda singing:
Best friend, sister, buddy of mine,
What have you done since you rushed out the door?
Not all things are what they seem
I'm sorry for the pain you feel
But now I miss you,
I know that's real.
In my dreams you are there
We both have love to share
But now your gone
and I just can't move on.
Lizzie had to turn the cd off before she cried harder. She put on a new pair of clothes and went to her meeting.