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Chapter 2

NO POV:

Lizzie heard a knock on the door. She was lying on her stomach on her bed. "Go away! I don't wanna see anyone right now!" she yelled while grabbing a pillow and covering her head with it. "The whole world is rotten."

The door slowly opened, and in walked Mrs. McGuire. "Lizzie, honey," she whispered, "I know this isn't easy for you. In fact, in isn't easy for all of us." She sat next to Lizzie on the bed.

"Mom, it's not fair. You didn't even ask me if I cared," sobbed Lizzie.

Mrs. McGuire took a deep sigh and said after a long pause, "I'm sorry, Lizzie. I'm really sorry for both you and Matt. You have all of your friends that you have grown up here. That's tough, I know. Your dad and I didn't make this decision with out taking you kids into consideration. Every choice we make in life doesn't happen without thinking of you as much as ourselves. We both love you two very much."

"That doesn't help anything. I still don't understand why we're moving!" yelled Lizzie. "This wrecks my life and everything that I've planned in the future! If you really loved me, you wouldn't move."

Mrs. McGuire felt a tug at her heart at those words. "I love you," she said sternly, "and don't you ever doubt that."

Lizzie snorted and quietly said, "Whatever."

All was silent for a while, as Mrs. McGuire thought of what to tell Lizzie. Should she tell her the truth of why they were moving? "Honey, I'm not sure of whether or not to worry you with personal information, but it does concern you...and it may be the only way for you to realize what's really going on. Our family has...has been really tight on money for a long time. I've worried so much that we're going to lose the house. I don't want you kids to be living under the bridge somewhere. Well, when your father got this job offer, it seemed like a good option. He will be paid very well. So, after a while of deliberating, we decided that the best thing for this family financially was to move to Colorado."

"What about your job, mom?" asked Lizzie.

"Well, I didn't make too much anyway, so it doesn't make any difference. I think I could get some job there," said Mrs. McGuire.

"What if I were to sell most of my clothes and my stuff?" asked Lizzie. "Maybe I could make some money."

"That wouldn't be near enough money to stay afloat," said Mrs. McGuire.

"What if I were to get a job?" asked Lizzie.

"Honey, thanks for the offer, but that's not enough to make a big difference," said Mrs. McGuire.

Lizzie looked really worried. "I-I'm sorry, mom. I didn't know that we were having financial trouble," she said.

"We didn't want to trouble you, but...but don't tell Matt anything, ok? You're mature enough, but I'm worried that Matt would just..." started Mrs. McGuire.

"I understand," interrupted Lizzie. "When...when we will be moving? Where in Colorado?"

"I think we'll be leaving in a month or so. We'll be going to Colorado Springs," said Mrs. McGuire.

"Colorado is so far from here," mumbled Lizzie. "Miranda and Gordo will never be able to visit on the weekends."

Mrs. McGuire patted Lizzie on the back. "I know, dear. It will be very hard. It will be a difficult transition for the whole family," she said.

"I-I don't know how I'm going to tell Gordo and Miranda. I mean..." said Lizzie she paused. "I've know Gordo forever."

"I know. You were practically in diapers together!" exclaimed Mrs. McGuire laughing.

"Mom!" yelled Lizzie. "That is so totally disgusting!"

"But true," added Mrs. McGuire.

"How will I live without them?" asked Lizzie.

Mrs. McGuire shrugged. "I guess that's something we'll find out," she whispered. Mrs. McGuire got up and started heading towards Lizzie's door.

When she left, Lizzie curled up on her bed. How was she going to tell Miranda and Gordo? Her whole body felt awful. How could she leave her best friends? Lizzie wiped away a tear and picked up the phone.

"Hey, Gordo?" she asked. "Meet me at the Digital Bean in twenty minutes." Then she called Miranda. "Miranda. Be at the Digital Bean in about twenty minutes." Then Lizzie prepared to leave. She put on a coat of lip-gloss, and fixed up her hair. She didn't want to look pathetic. She didn't want to look like she just spent the past half-hour crying. She figured that telling them this quickly was very sudden, but she wanted to get it over and done with.

"Mom, I'm going to the Digital Bean," said Lizzie. Then she ran out the door.

For once in her life, Lizzie was the first one there. She wasn't late. She played over how she would tell them the news in her mind. She couldn't find a way that worked. "Oh, screw it," she thought, "I'll just think up something when they get here." Her heart started pounding...Gordo had arrived. Precisely on time...as usual.

AL: Good little robot.

"H-Hey, Gordo," she stuttered.

"Wow, you're on time...for a change," said Gordo cheerfully. Then he stopped smiling as a thought occurred to him. "Uh-oh," he said. "This can't be good."

Lizzie looked like she was about to cry. "No, Gordo," she said while her voice started cracking up. "It's not."

Gordo immediately wished that he had the courage to wipe away her tears. He wished that he could make her feel better. "W-what's going on?" he asked taking a step closer towards Lizzie. Right then Miranda stepped into the Digital Bean and waved towards Lizzie. As she came closer, her suspicions proved her right...something was up. Something was wrong.

"Lizzie," said Miranda panting, "I tried to get here as fast as I could. Sorry I'm late. W-what's wrong? You seemed urgent over the phone." Miranda shifted the red purse on her shoulder to the opposite shoulder.

"Miranda, Gordo," said Lizzie, "I'm not sure how to tell you guys this. I'm not sure what to say." Lizzie stalled for a minute. She was tempted not to tell them until later, but concerned looks from both friends encouraged her to go on. Lizzie took a deep breath and continued. "I'm moving."

Gordo's jaw dropped ten feet to the ground and Miranda screeched out, "OH MY GOSH!" Miranda set a hand on her best friend's arm. "Please tell me you're kidding," she sobbed. A tearful look from Lizzie confirmed the deal and Miranda gave Lizzie a hug as they cried. Gordo stood there looking on, not quite sure how to react, or what to say. He felt like crying or running off somewhere. He had known Lizzie his whole life. He had loved her from the day she was born. He believed he loved her even before they were born and he knew her. Now this one girl who he had known his whole life was moving away. He felt awful about it, like a part of him was being torn. The worst thing was that, she didn't know how he felt about her.

A/N: Hopefully I'll be able to post at least two more chapters tonight...if my computer allows me.