Opening her eye's Lizzie saw all of her family, Gordo and Miranda around her. She knew why so she did not question them, she still didn't know that she had to have an op all though it did seem strange that everyone was crying. She looked at them all not knowing what to say, she felt low and had a terrible headache. Suddenly her brother Matt was hugging her as if she was about to die. Confused she hugged him back while she looked at the others.

"I'm sorry Lizzie, this is all my fault, I'm sorry" he said crying "I'm sorry for everything I ever did to you, I never wanted you to hate me, I just wanted to have fun, I'm sorry" He then let go and walked out of the room. Lizzie was very confused now but before she could ask what was going on her mother, Jo, had grabbed her hand and was squeezing it tightly.

"You're the best daughter I ever had Elizabeth" she just about managed to say through tears, "I love you and always will!" She then let go and cried into Lizzie's father's chest. He hugged her as he spoke to Lizzie.

"You will always be in my heart Lizzie, no matter what happens" he said and then he grabbed Jo's hand and they walked out of the room leaving Miranda and Gordo. By this time Lizzie was full of questions that she wanted to ask, needed to ask. Neither of her friends spoke so she decided it was her chance to ask questions.

"Wh...What's going on?" She asked them confused out of her mind. She looked from one to the other waiting for her answer but it never came. Both of them just stood there, as if frozen. "Please tell me" Lizzie said to them wanting to cry as everything happened around her.

Miranda and Gordo were stuck for words and could see Lizzie was upset because they weren't answering her, "l...Lizzie" Miranda said "You n..need an o..op...operation" She took a breath as more tears fell from her eyes, it was too hard telling her but she knew that she would have to or Lizzie may never know. "A..a..and you m..m...m....might d..d...d...die" she stuttered. When Lizzie heard this the tears that had been forming in her eyes fell. She couldn't take it any more. She didn't want to die. She motioned to the two to come closer to her and they did. She hugged them both tightly.

"I ...I don't want to leave you" she said letting them go from the hug.

"We don't want you to either" Gordo said at last. He was probably hurt the most, he had just gotten together with her and now she might die! "I love you Lizzie, I love you with all my hurt" he said tears falling rapidly down his cheeks.

"I love you to Gordo" she said also with tears falling down her cheeks, "I'm not going to leave you, ever" she added. As soon as she said that a doctor walked in. He was wearing a white cloak and smiled nicely to the three of them.

"I'm sorry but it is time for Elizabeth to have her operation" he said as he walked round towards the bed.

"Wait" Miranda said "I haven't said goodbye! Lizzie, you will always be in my heart, you are the bestest friend ever! I love you" she said and they her and Gordo were asked to leave so they waved goodbye as they left and walked into the waiting room. More doctor's came in and then they took Lizzie to the operation room and the operation took place.

Sitting huddled together in the waiting room were the Mcguire's and Gordo and Miranda. They were all worried about Lizzie and all wished she was going to be Ok. Gordo was counting and every time he got to sixty he would start again but kept the record of how many times he did this. Since he had started he had counted twenty meaning twenty minutes had passed. Miranda just sat there twiddling her thumb around her fingers, scared that Lizzie was going to die.

Matt was trying to be brave but you could see he was about to crack any minute but he wouldn't admit to it, Lizzie's mum was walking up and down in the room biting her thumb as she did so and Lizzie's dad was counting each time his wife went past him. They were all taking this extremely hard.

Suddenly a doctor walked into the room, "The operation is over, Lizzie has survived but is still sleeping from the drug we gave her, you may go and see her" the doctor said to them, she smiled and then showed them to Lizzie's ward. Miranda and Gordo smiled to each other as they let the McGuire's go in first. Both of them were extremely happy that Lizzie was ok and couldn't wait to see her.

Matt ran up to Lizzie and hugged her, he knew she wouldn't hug him back as she was asleep but he was just so glad she was ok. He smiled and then pulled away and looked at Lizzie, she looked awful, her skin was pale and her usually brushed pretty blonde hair was all scruffy. He frowned at the site but said nothing. He then moved away to let his parents be with her. He walked out of the ward.

Lizzie's parents stood on each side of her and took hold of her hands. Tears were falling from their eyes but not sad tears happy tears. They both smiled and then Lizzie's mum leaned forwards and kissed her on the forehead. Then Lizzie's dad did the same like he used to when she was really little but stopped once she grew up. He turned and smiled at his wife and then they walked out of the ward arm in arm.

Miranda and Gordo walked in after the McGuire's were all out. They also stood either side of her. Gordo was smiling as he was so happy but Miranda was crying with happiness. She reached for Lizzie's hand and squeezed it and then, even though she knew Lizzie couldn't hear she began to speak,

"I'm so glad your ok Lizzie, I don't think I'd ever be able to live without you, I mean who would I be able to talk about girl things with?" She smiled and then carried on "You're the best thing that ever happened to me Liz, and I don't want that ever to change"

Gordo smiled at Miranda and then kissed Lizzie on the forehead but said nothing, he couldn't, no words in the world could explain how happy he felt. He turned to Miranda and then they both walked out of the ward just as the doctor came in to tell them it was time to leave her be. They smiled at him and then exited and walked over to the McGuire's.

"We have to go now, we'll come again in the morning" Gordo said as he looked towards Lizzie's ward.

"Thank you for looking after us" Miranda said smiling. Lizzie's parents smiled.

"That's ok, tell your mum and dad that Lizzie's ok for me" Lizzie's mum said. She then watched them leave the hospital.

An hour after they had gone Lizzie woke up but something was wrong. Her family went into see her during visiting hours but they did not like what they heard.

"Hello dear, I'm glad you're awake" Lizzie's mum said smiling at her.

"Where am I? Who are you?" Came the familiar voice of Lizzie.

"Lizzie dear, your in hospital, you've just had an operation, I'm you mother" Lizzie's mum said calmly to her.

"Mother?" Lizzie questioned, "You can't be my mother!"

Lizzie's parents looked at each other and Lizzie's dad was about to speak but Matt got there before he could, "Lizzie, what's gotten into you? That's mum, that's dad and I'm your brother Matt," he said.

"Stop lying! You're not my family! I'm an orphan! Stop lying!!" Lizzie screamed, she had no memory of these people at all. She had no idea why they were saying they were here family she had never seen them in her life before. "Go Away! Leave Me Alone, I DON'T KNOW YOU!"

At that moment a doctor walked into the room, "What's going on in here?" she asked them curiously.

Lizzie's parents turned to face the doctor; "She keeps saying we're not her family, what's wrong with her, why doesn't she remember us?" Lizzie's mum said scared.

"Ah, could you please come out of the ward for a moment" she asked them and they did as she was told, she then walked out herself and shut the ward door. "After a brain tuma operation the patient may loose her memory but in most cases the patient gains her memory back but not every time." The doctor explained.

Will Lizzie get her memory back? How will Miranda and Gordo take this information? Find out in the next chapter! Please review!