Gordo and Miranda waited in line to get inside of the Entertainment Centre.
"I wonder where Lizzie is, she should have been here nearly ten minutes ago!" Miranda tried to speak over the crowd's noise.
"Don't worry Miranda, there's still a while until we get in, maybe she's just stuck in traffic, or maybe she's not feeling too good today." Gordo answered.
"Well she better get here soon. I hope everything's okay. I'll try to call her on her cell phone." Miranda got her phone out of her handbag, dialed Lizzie's number and it began to ring. No one answered. 'C'mon Lizzie, pick up!' Miranda said to herself. But still no answer. She tried to call Lizzie's house but the line was engaged and Miranda began to panic.
Soon, Gordo and Miranda were at the front of the line and gave their tickets to the ticket collector. Then the two of them walked into the Entertainment Centre and found their seats which were pretty close to the front. They sat down and watched as the room became filled with so many people. Miranda nudged Gordo in the arm.
"Okay Gordo, something is definitely wrong and I know it! Lizzie should be here by now and if she was stuck in traffic or if she was sick, she would call us! I starting to get really worried, what should we do?"
"I'm beginning to get worried too." Gordo said. He didn't want to tell Miranda just yet about Lizzie being his girlfriend. "I guess all we can do is wait and see if she comes. And if she doesn't.....I dunno." Gordo sighed deeply.
The concert had begun and Good Charlotte was beginning to sing. Miranda and Gordo looked over at each other, but then turned away as the abnormally loud music and singing started. The two just sat there, staring up at them, not clapping or screaming. They both couldn't get there mind off Lizzie and the concert didn't seem very fun since they were too busy worrying about her. 'Where are you Lizzie?' Gordo said himself as he slumped down into his chair.
"She's going to be Okay honey," he whispered. Jo cried even more.
"I want you tell me EXACTLY what happened." She demanded. Sam told her about Lizzie taking her seat belt off, then the car speeding uncontrollably towards them, him who slammed on the brakes and then Lizzie flying forward and hitting her head. Jo sniffed and couldn't help thinking about that wacko driver that had done this to Lizzie. Lizzie's parent's and Matt decided to sleep at the hospital that night, as they were too worried that something might happen to Lizzie or that they might not be there when she wakes up. But that night, Jo stayed up, praying to God that their daughter would be okay.It was Sunday morning and Miranda and Gordo decided to go to Lizzie's house to check if everything was okay. They walked up to the front gate, along the path and knocked on her front door. No one answered so Gordo knocked again and this time, more loudly. Then they heard footsteps walking towards the door and it slowly opened. It was Matt. 'Great!' Miranda said to herself. 'Lizzie's annoying, rat-like, idiotic brother who always jokes around in serious matters!' She thought.
"Matt, is Lizzie in? Can we speak to her?" Miranda asked as she faked a smile.
"No, you can't. She's in hospital, she nearly died last night." Matt replied.
"Matt! This isn't the time to joke around! Just tell us were she is!" Miranda raised her voice. Matt slowly backed away as Gordo and Miranda stared at him with a sour look on their faces.
"I'm not joking." Matt all of a sudden said. "I'm being serious. Last night when she was going to that stupid concert, she was in a car accident. I don't know the full details though, and my parents are still at the hospital." This time, Matt wasn't laughing or giggling, smiling, chuckling or smirking, he was being serious. Gordo and Miranda stood there, stunned and shocked, and speechless.
"Oh my gosh. H-how could this happen?" Gordo asked. Matt shrugged innocently and looked at Lizzie's two best friends.
"Look, I don't know whether she's out of the E.R yet, but you may be able to see her. She's at St John's and she had pretty bad head injuries from what I heard, that's all I can tell you." Matt said.
"Thanks Matt, we'll probably head over there later today. We'll see you around." Gordo said. Matt nodded and shut the door.
"I can't believe this happened, we have to go to the hospital now Gordo. I have to know whether Lizzie is Okay or not." Miranda said worriedly.
"Yeah, I'll get my dad to give us a lift, c'mon." Gordo said sadly, he hoped that his girlfriend was okay."Mr. and Mrs. McGuire, is it?" Asked Dr. Reegan as walked into the waiting room with his clipboard. Jo and Sam quickly stood up from their 'bad' nights sleep and shook Dr. Reegan's hand.
"So, how is our daughter?" Asked Sam curiously.
"Well Lizzie has done some rather serious damage to her brain and it is concussed." He answered. "It means her brain won't be able to function properly-," "You mean Lizzie could have brain damage?" Interrupted Jo.
"Not exactly, Mrs. McGuire. I'm afraid there is a strong chance of memory loss." Dr. Reegan said seriously.
"MEMORY LOSS?" Jo said at the top of her voice as many heads turned to stare at her. "YOU MEAN MY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO LOOSE HER MEMORY?" She wailed.
"I'm very sorry, but there was very little we could do Mrs. McGuire. If you want, it should be okay for you to see her now." The doctor said. Jo and Sam nodded as they followed him into a small room, where Lizzie laid on the bed.
"I'll leave you guys to it." Dr. Reegan walked out quickly and shut the door behind him. Lizzie's parents looked down at her sadly. Jo began to cry again and put her hand on Lizzie's arm.
"Just be glad that she's okay honey." Sam said softly as he touched Lizzie's hair.
"Just think about it. When Lizzie wakes up, she's not going to remember us. She's not going to love us or look at us the way she did. She's not even going to remember Miranda and Gordo, her best friends. What about all the happy times they had together? And what about all the happy time 'we' had together? W-what about Isabella? She won't even know she existed and the singing they did in Rome together. All those memories, gone." Jo said sadly.
"Look, let's not jump to conclusions. When Lizzie wakes up, we'll just take things one step at a time." Sam said. Jo and Sam stayed with Lizzie for a very long time as they didn't want to leave her incase she woke up. The doctor assured them that she wouldn't wake up until at lease two days, which made Jo sadder than she already was.
Lizzie's parents finally decided to leave and get home to Matt to see how he was and to tell him the news. As they were about to walk out the hospital door, Miranda and Gordo bumped into them. Sam told them about the accident and about Lizzie losing her memory. The two were shocked and went inside to see their best friend.
"Gordo, do you wanna head home now? We've been here for a while now and my parents are gonna worry." Miranda said.
"Yeah sure. Could I just have a moment alone with Lizzie?" Gordo asked. Miranda raised her eyebrows and nodded.
"I'll wait for you outside." She said. When Miranda left, Gordo walked up to Lizzie and sat on the bed next her, while touching her hair. He couldn't believe this was happening. Was Lizzie still going to be his girlfriend? Would Lizzie even remember him? Gordo's heart was broken as he stared down at Lizzie.
"I'll always love you Lizzie, no matter what happens. I'll be here for you." He whispered in her ear. Then he slowly bent down, and kissed her softly on her lips.A week had gone by and there was no sign of Lizzie waking up. The McGuire's had had a very miserable week, worrying about Lizzie and wondering what will happen to her. Sam and Jo had taken the whole week off and had everyday, gone to the hospital to see Lizzie.
Mean while, it was after school and Gordo and Miranda was in Lizzie's room, watching her.
"Man. I wonder when she's gonna wake up. It's been a whole week!" Miranda spat.
"We just gotta give it some time, and be patient." Gordo said. He had to admit that he was pretty desperate for Lizzie to wake up as well. All week he couldn't think straight, he wasn't concentrating in class and in he wasn't doing well in his homework. It was very surprising for the teachers, as Gordo was one of the smartest kids in the grade. All of a sudden, Lizzie's left arm began to move and she made a groaning noise. Gordo rubbed his eyes and saw that he wasn't dreaming, Lizzie was finally waking up.
"Oh my god Gordo, she's waking up! Quick! Get the doctor!" Miranda said hysterically.
Gordo burst out of the room door.
"Doctor Reegan!" Gordo yelled down the hallway to him. "Come quick! I Think Lizzie is waking up!"