Anna smiled to herself when she heard the Latina chic answer,
"Gordon? As in Gordo's sister?" Miranda crunched through an apple while holding the cordless phone against her shoulder. She wiggled her hips in time to a spicy pop song before taking another bite of fruit.
Anna's eyes twinkled as she checked to make sure her brother wasn't eaves-dropping.
"Yep!" she announced, "the one and only! Look I really need your help; can you meet me in the park alone in fifteen minutes?"
Miranda mumbled a 'yes' through her mouthful of apple. "Wanna meet by the swings?"
"Yes!" the girl responded "Look I've got to go, my brother's getting wary! See you in fifteen minutes!" She quickly hung up the phone.
Miranda muttered a short 'bye then' to the dial tone before she threw the phone onto her bed and grabbed her car keys.
Anna Gordon was already there when Miranda's mustang pulled up against the curb. The young girl was bouncing a soccer ball off the ground while her swing lazily rocked forward and back.
"Hey!" Miranda slumped into the swing next to the young Gordon. "Your eleven right?"
"Actually I'm thirteen, but I'm pretty short for my age," Anna corrected "I can play kick-ass soccer against many sixteen-year-olds though!"
Miranda smiled, this girl was unafraid.
"You said you needed my help?" the Mexican girl pushed her swing a little.
Anna nodded,
"What about?" Miranda asked,
"Well I don't know if you've noticed but I think your friend Lizzie, and my older bro really like each other!" Anna stared Lizzie's friend in the eye as though daring her to disagree.
Miranda nodded, "Maybe I have!"
"And knowing Liz so well, you might also know that her brother isn't really her walking, talking journal. I really want to hook the lovebirds up but," she paused, looking for the right words.
"You need an insider that Lizzie confides in?" Miranda finished.
Anna sighed and nodded. Miranda shook her head.
"You're not going to help?" Anna couldn't mask the disappointment in her voice.
"I never said that," Miranda grinned. "I just need to come up with a plan of action!"
Anna catapulted herself at the dark haired girl and gave her a monstrous bear-hug.
"Can you do me another favor?" Anna questioned carefully,
"Depends what the favor is!"
"Can you get Lizzie out of the house tomorrow so I can talk to Matt?" she blushed slightly.
"sure, Partner in Crime! Anything to help you out!"
Anna grinned and shook hands with Miranda before kicking the soccerball towards the street and sprinting after it. Just before she crossed the asphalt, the young girl turned and waved at Miranda before dribbling it across!
'What a girl!' Miranda thought to herself. Before heading back to her car.
She opened the door and slid the key into the ignition before heading down the street and making a left. All the while trying to think up a method of attack for her two friends.