"Gordo!" Lizzie exclaimed.
"I finally remembered! You are my best friend. You're the one that I've had a..." He stopped himself just before he was about to say 'crush on for a really long time'. "Never mind. But I know now. I really know!" Gordo told her excitedly.
"Gordo! That's terrific. I'm so happy for you!" Lizzie said, jumping up and down with the phone in her hands. "Do you remember anything else?"
There was a slight pause, as Gordo was thinking. "Something about... being in a gym with you, and talking about Hackysack 3,000."
"Miranda was there with us, too. I told you she was your other best friend."
"Yeah... yeah! That's it! She's the one who had to go to bathroom during the time we were in the gym!" He cringed. Why did I have to go and say that?!
Lizzie stifled a laugh. "What about why we were in the gym? Can you remember that?"
There was another pause.
"I'll give you a hint. It had something to do with the principal at our high school. Principal Silvertune." Lizzie told him.
Gordo softly repeated his name. "Hey... isn't he that guy who told us which classes we were in?"
"Yes! Gordo, I'm so glad you're remembering things now." Lizzie said, smiling shyly. She could practically see Gordo grinning his cute grin into the phone.
Another week had passed, and Gordo's memory seemed to be completely restored. He'd finally remembered what had happened. Someone did try to kidnap him. But then the kidnapper must have knocked him out to stop him from making noise.
Gordo's guess was that someone had seen the kidnapper, who got scared and ran off. Then left Gordo in the woods for someone else to find.
When he was finally let to go home from the hospital, his parents threw a welcome home party for him. It was a blast.
People slowly started going home, until Lizzie was the last one there. Jo called a little earlier to tell her that she was going to be a little late because she had to drop Matt off at Lanny's house. That was certainly okay by Lizzie! She didn't want the fun to end.
Her and Gordo sat out on the porch in the Gordon's house. They were posting pictures from the party into a new scrapbook, since the old one was filled up. Thanks to Lizzie's Polaroid camera, they had the pictures quick.
"I'm so glad you're back, Gordo." Lizzie told him. "I was lonely without you."
"Even though you had Ethan practically all you yourself?" Gordo said, frowning.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Lizzie asked, surprised.
"Nothing." Gordo said with a sigh, taping a picture of him and her throwing water balloons at each other.
Toon Lizzie: Funny. That 'nothing' sure sounded like a 'something'!
"We never did get to finish talking at the Digital Bean." Lizzie reminded him. Gordo nodded. "So what I wanted to talk to you about was... well..."
Gordo looked up at her. Please don't say what I think you're going to say. He thought silently to himself.
"You've been acting kind of strange ever since we've started going to high school." She continued.
She's going to say it. Gordo thought nervously.
"And, I think I might know why, but I don't want to say it if it's not true." Lizzie told him. "Does that make sense?"
She's saying it. "Yeah... actually is does." Gordo said, looking down at his shoes.
Is there something you want to tell me?" Lizzie asked, looking into his bright eyes.
She said it. "I wouldn't exactly call it want to... but I-I..." Gordo tried to say. He sighed. Gordo, pull yourself together. It's not that hard. All you have to say is, 'I like you, Lizzie!' That's all you have to say! She's not going to get angry or something. Just SAY IT!
Lizzie nodded, trying to get him to continue.
Suddenly the door to the porch opened. Mrs. Gordon was standing in the doorway. "Lizzie, your mom is here."
"But she said she was coming later!" Lizzie said with disappointment.
"Lanny and his parents had to rush to a school meeting that they had forgot about. Sorry, dear." Mrs. Gordon said sympathetically. Lizzie nodded, but still wished she could stay longer.
"I'll call you later, okay Gordo?" She said to him.
"I'll be waiting." Gordo replied. They said good-bye, and Jo drove Lizzie home.
The next day, Gordo went back to school. Lizzie saw him over by Miranda at the water fountain, and waved. "Hey guys!" Lizzie exclaimed.
"Hi." Gordo said.
"What is wrong with you?"
"You never called."
"Well, sorry, but there is this thing called life. Matt stuck gum to the bottom of my shoes, fell down because of it, and knocked over the table with Dad's new garden gnome on it." Lizzie explained. "It fell off and broke into a ton of pieces, and Dad grounded me before I could even explain what happened!"
Miranda just stood there, feeling a little left out.
"That stinks. Couldn't you have told your mom what happened?" Gordo asked her.
"She was watching the news, and told Matt and I that if we came in there and bothered her, she'd make us cook all the meals for a week." Lizzie said.
"Ouch." Gordo replied.
"Yeah, big ouch. I wouldn't mind the cooking that much, but working with looser boy would be a disaster." Lizzie told him.
Miranda tapped her shoe. "Still here, guys."
Both Lizzie and Gordo looked up at her. "Oh, sorry." Lizzie said apologetically. Suddenly she saw Ethan. "Miranda, look, there's Ethan!" She whispered. "Now's your chance to talk to him!"
Toon Lizzie: Why did I say that? Why aren't I excited about seeing Ethan? I used to be!
"Thanks!" Miranda whispered back, and started walking towards him. "H-hi Ethan!" She said.
Lizzie giggled. "Don't they look cute together?"
Gordo rolled his eyes.
"Oh lighten up, Gordo!" She playfully whacked his shoulder. His books fell out of his hands and fell of his foot.
He winced.
"Oh Gordo, I'm sorry!" Lizzie said, helping him pick up his books.
Toon Lizzie: Just great. Gordo's finally back, and I have to go and embarrass myself!
"I finally remembered! You are my best friend. You're the one that I've had a..." He stopped himself just before he was about to say 'crush on for a really long time'. "Never mind. But I know now. I really know!" Gordo told her excitedly.
"Gordo! That's terrific. I'm so happy for you!" Lizzie said, jumping up and down with the phone in her hands. "Do you remember anything else?"
There was a slight pause, as Gordo was thinking. "Something about... being in a gym with you, and talking about Hackysack 3,000."
"Miranda was there with us, too. I told you she was your other best friend."
"Yeah... yeah! That's it! She's the one who had to go to bathroom during the time we were in the gym!" He cringed. Why did I have to go and say that?!
Lizzie stifled a laugh. "What about why we were in the gym? Can you remember that?"
There was another pause.
"I'll give you a hint. It had something to do with the principal at our high school. Principal Silvertune." Lizzie told him.
Gordo softly repeated his name. "Hey... isn't he that guy who told us which classes we were in?"
"Yes! Gordo, I'm so glad you're remembering things now." Lizzie said, smiling shyly. She could practically see Gordo grinning his cute grin into the phone.
Another week had passed, and Gordo's memory seemed to be completely restored. He'd finally remembered what had happened. Someone did try to kidnap him. But then the kidnapper must have knocked him out to stop him from making noise.
Gordo's guess was that someone had seen the kidnapper, who got scared and ran off. Then left Gordo in the woods for someone else to find.
When he was finally let to go home from the hospital, his parents threw a welcome home party for him. It was a blast.
People slowly started going home, until Lizzie was the last one there. Jo called a little earlier to tell her that she was going to be a little late because she had to drop Matt off at Lanny's house. That was certainly okay by Lizzie! She didn't want the fun to end.
Her and Gordo sat out on the porch in the Gordon's house. They were posting pictures from the party into a new scrapbook, since the old one was filled up. Thanks to Lizzie's Polaroid camera, they had the pictures quick.
"I'm so glad you're back, Gordo." Lizzie told him. "I was lonely without you."
"Even though you had Ethan practically all you yourself?" Gordo said, frowning.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Lizzie asked, surprised.
"Nothing." Gordo said with a sigh, taping a picture of him and her throwing water balloons at each other.
Toon Lizzie: Funny. That 'nothing' sure sounded like a 'something'!
"We never did get to finish talking at the Digital Bean." Lizzie reminded him. Gordo nodded. "So what I wanted to talk to you about was... well..."
Gordo looked up at her. Please don't say what I think you're going to say. He thought silently to himself.
"You've been acting kind of strange ever since we've started going to high school." She continued.
She's going to say it. Gordo thought nervously.
"And, I think I might know why, but I don't want to say it if it's not true." Lizzie told him. "Does that make sense?"
She's saying it. "Yeah... actually is does." Gordo said, looking down at his shoes.
Is there something you want to tell me?" Lizzie asked, looking into his bright eyes.
She said it. "I wouldn't exactly call it want to... but I-I..." Gordo tried to say. He sighed. Gordo, pull yourself together. It's not that hard. All you have to say is, 'I like you, Lizzie!' That's all you have to say! She's not going to get angry or something. Just SAY IT!
Lizzie nodded, trying to get him to continue.
Suddenly the door to the porch opened. Mrs. Gordon was standing in the doorway. "Lizzie, your mom is here."
"But she said she was coming later!" Lizzie said with disappointment.
"Lanny and his parents had to rush to a school meeting that they had forgot about. Sorry, dear." Mrs. Gordon said sympathetically. Lizzie nodded, but still wished she could stay longer.
"I'll call you later, okay Gordo?" She said to him.
"I'll be waiting." Gordo replied. They said good-bye, and Jo drove Lizzie home.
The next day, Gordo went back to school. Lizzie saw him over by Miranda at the water fountain, and waved. "Hey guys!" Lizzie exclaimed.
"Hi." Gordo said.
"What is wrong with you?"
"You never called."
"Well, sorry, but there is this thing called life. Matt stuck gum to the bottom of my shoes, fell down because of it, and knocked over the table with Dad's new garden gnome on it." Lizzie explained. "It fell off and broke into a ton of pieces, and Dad grounded me before I could even explain what happened!"
Miranda just stood there, feeling a little left out.
"That stinks. Couldn't you have told your mom what happened?" Gordo asked her.
"She was watching the news, and told Matt and I that if we came in there and bothered her, she'd make us cook all the meals for a week." Lizzie said.
"Ouch." Gordo replied.
"Yeah, big ouch. I wouldn't mind the cooking that much, but working with looser boy would be a disaster." Lizzie told him.
Miranda tapped her shoe. "Still here, guys."
Both Lizzie and Gordo looked up at her. "Oh, sorry." Lizzie said apologetically. Suddenly she saw Ethan. "Miranda, look, there's Ethan!" She whispered. "Now's your chance to talk to him!"
Toon Lizzie: Why did I say that? Why aren't I excited about seeing Ethan? I used to be!
"Thanks!" Miranda whispered back, and started walking towards him. "H-hi Ethan!" She said.
Lizzie giggled. "Don't they look cute together?"
Gordo rolled his eyes.
"Oh lighten up, Gordo!" She playfully whacked his shoulder. His books fell out of his hands and fell of his foot.
He winced.
"Oh Gordo, I'm sorry!" Lizzie said, helping him pick up his books.
Toon Lizzie: Just great. Gordo's finally back, and I have to go and embarrass myself!