Chapter 6: Movie Night
"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!" Lizzie awoke to the sounds of her mom yelling down the hall. She groggily rolled on her side her side trying to get back to sleep. "MATT! ANSWER ME!" Lizzie finally gave up and dragged herself down the stairs to see what her rambunctiouse little brother had done this time.
She walked into the kitchen only to be greeted by Matt covered in some kind of yellow-white sticky substance, as was the rest of the kitchen. "What'd you do this time, weasel?" she asked staring at her sticky brother. Mrs. McGuire answered for him, "He tried to microwave five boxes of Peeps all at the same time," she held up a jumble of boxes with cute little, now burnt, chicks and bunnys. "Nice one," Lizzie said nodding her head. She looked at her parents and saw that they were already dressed. "What time is it?" she asked trying to rub the sleepieness out of her eyes.
"Honey, it's almost eleven thirty. You slept in," said her dad who was eating a pile of melted and burnt peeps that had found residence in the microwave. Oh "Oh my gosh, I have to be at Gordo's house at twelve!" she said running up the stairs. She took the fastest shower she had ever taken and quickly threw on her clothes with only five minutes to spare. Bye, Mom, bye Dad, be back by dinner," she said as she flew out the door. She all the way to Gordo's. She stopped in front of Gordo's house, *I didn't even trip,* she thought happily. And wouldn't you know, the next step she took she tripped over a crack in the sidewalk and fell flat on her face. *I spoke too soon* "You okay?"
She looked up and saw Gordo's concerned face looking down at her. She smiled up warmly at him and nodded, "Never been better." He smiled back down at her and offered her his hand. He heaved her up so fast that she fell forward and he had to catch her around her waist. Their faces were just inches away from eachother and she could feel his warm breath. "You okay," he asked again. "Never been better," she whispered. "Lizzie," he whispered. "Ya," she said, their eyes never leaving eachother's. There was silence for a moment and she could see in his eyes that he was fighting with something. "Your shirts on backwards," he finally said.
"Oh," she said pulling away and looking at her shirt which, sure enough, was on backwards. They walked into his house were Miranda was already sitting on the couch. "Hey Lizzie," she said and then frowned, "you know your shirts on backwards." Lizzie nodded and walked into the bathroom to switch her shirt. As soon as she walked out Miranda dragged her off to the kitchen to get snacks. "I saw you two on the sidewalk," Miranda said smiling broadly. "See, he does like you." Lizzie rolled her eyes. "He caught me when I fell it doesn't mean he likes me. Subject closed." Lizzie said grabbing the sodas and walking into the living room without giving her a chance to say anything else.
She sat down next to Gordo and set all the snacks down on the coffee table. "Oh, I forgot the chips, I'll be right back," Lizzie said starting to get up. "It's okay, I'll get it," Gordo said smiling and getting up, "Hey, Miranda can you put in the movie?". Miranda got up and went over to the video cabinet. Lizzie saw her smile coily as she slid the disk into the DVD drive.
Miranda's POV
"Hey Miranda, can put in the movie?" Gordo called as he waked into the kitchen. She sighed as she got up and went over to the video cabinet. *Let's see, we were going to watch Lord of the Rings but where is it?* she thought to herself. She picked up a video that had been jammed in the back and looked at the cover which read: Lizzie. Around her best friends name were several badly drawn hearts. *I have a good feeling about this one* she thought as she opened the cover and took out the CD placing it in the drive, all the while smiling evily.
"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!" Lizzie awoke to the sounds of her mom yelling down the hall. She groggily rolled on her side her side trying to get back to sleep. "MATT! ANSWER ME!" Lizzie finally gave up and dragged herself down the stairs to see what her rambunctiouse little brother had done this time.
She walked into the kitchen only to be greeted by Matt covered in some kind of yellow-white sticky substance, as was the rest of the kitchen. "What'd you do this time, weasel?" she asked staring at her sticky brother. Mrs. McGuire answered for him, "He tried to microwave five boxes of Peeps all at the same time," she held up a jumble of boxes with cute little, now burnt, chicks and bunnys. "Nice one," Lizzie said nodding her head. She looked at her parents and saw that they were already dressed. "What time is it?" she asked trying to rub the sleepieness out of her eyes.
"Honey, it's almost eleven thirty. You slept in," said her dad who was eating a pile of melted and burnt peeps that had found residence in the microwave. Oh "Oh my gosh, I have to be at Gordo's house at twelve!" she said running up the stairs. She took the fastest shower she had ever taken and quickly threw on her clothes with only five minutes to spare. Bye, Mom, bye Dad, be back by dinner," she said as she flew out the door. She all the way to Gordo's. She stopped in front of Gordo's house, *I didn't even trip,* she thought happily. And wouldn't you know, the next step she took she tripped over a crack in the sidewalk and fell flat on her face. *I spoke too soon* "You okay?"
She looked up and saw Gordo's concerned face looking down at her. She smiled up warmly at him and nodded, "Never been better." He smiled back down at her and offered her his hand. He heaved her up so fast that she fell forward and he had to catch her around her waist. Their faces were just inches away from eachother and she could feel his warm breath. "You okay," he asked again. "Never been better," she whispered. "Lizzie," he whispered. "Ya," she said, their eyes never leaving eachother's. There was silence for a moment and she could see in his eyes that he was fighting with something. "Your shirts on backwards," he finally said.
"Oh," she said pulling away and looking at her shirt which, sure enough, was on backwards. They walked into his house were Miranda was already sitting on the couch. "Hey Lizzie," she said and then frowned, "you know your shirts on backwards." Lizzie nodded and walked into the bathroom to switch her shirt. As soon as she walked out Miranda dragged her off to the kitchen to get snacks. "I saw you two on the sidewalk," Miranda said smiling broadly. "See, he does like you." Lizzie rolled her eyes. "He caught me when I fell it doesn't mean he likes me. Subject closed." Lizzie said grabbing the sodas and walking into the living room without giving her a chance to say anything else.
She sat down next to Gordo and set all the snacks down on the coffee table. "Oh, I forgot the chips, I'll be right back," Lizzie said starting to get up. "It's okay, I'll get it," Gordo said smiling and getting up, "Hey, Miranda can you put in the movie?". Miranda got up and went over to the video cabinet. Lizzie saw her smile coily as she slid the disk into the DVD drive.
Miranda's POV
"Hey Miranda, can put in the movie?" Gordo called as he waked into the kitchen. She sighed as she got up and went over to the video cabinet. *Let's see, we were going to watch Lord of the Rings but where is it?* she thought to herself. She picked up a video that had been jammed in the back and looked at the cover which read: Lizzie. Around her best friends name were several badly drawn hearts. *I have a good feeling about this one* she thought as she opened the cover and took out the CD placing it in the drive, all the while smiling evily.