Summary: Lizzie, Gordo and Miranda are finally in their senior year (and so am I). This story is going to be partially based on my own experiences during my senior year. I don't have all of my plot ideas set in stone yet, but I hope this story isn't too boring. Keep in mind some of the things in this story have happened at my school, so I'm not totally making it up. At any rate, here's the next chapter of my story.
Chapter 2- Pretty Please?
"Please," Miranda begged her parents.
"All right. I suppose you and your friends have made a good point. As long as the McGuires are okay with, I guess I am too," Mr. Sanchez finally agreed.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, I love you Dad," Miranda exclaimed.
"Well, that's two down and one to go," Gordo said.
"Yeah and my parents will be the toughest," Lizzie sighed.
"Okay, we're off to ask the McGuires," Miranda informed her parents.
"Good luck," Miranda's mother said.
As soon as they were out the door, Gordo stated," Your parents have to agree now. Both of our parents said yes. I can't go on a cross country road trip without my girlfriend by my side."
"Oh, and what am I? Chopped liver?" Miranda pretended to be angry.
"No. I didn't mean it like that. I just meant if one of can't go, then none of us go. This is supposed to be a trip for the three of us together," Gordo recovered.
"You two better not start arguing now," Lizzie joked," or I will change my mind about this whole trip."
"Okay, okay, we won't," Miranda laughed," right, Gordo?"
"Who? Me? Argue? Never, I'm far too smart for that," he said in a high nasal voice.
The three friends burst out into laughter. They all hoped that Lizzie's parents would go for their plan. If they did, this would be the trip of a lifetime. They had been best friends for as long as they could remember and they had never had been away together without an adult tagging along with them. It's not that they wanted to do anything that their parents would be opposed to, they just wanted to feel the freedom of being out on the open road with no schedule to follow.
Lizzie lead her friends into her house and called out," Mom? Dad? Could you please come down here for a minute?"
Both of the McGuire parents came down from whatever they had been up to upstairs.
"What's up, sweetheart?" Sam McGuire asked.
"Let's go sit down," Gordo suggested.
"Yeah, this could take a while," Lizzie muttered under her breath.
Seeing the looks of concern on the adults' faces Miranda assured," Don't worry. It's nothing bad."
"Well?" Jo McGuire asked once everyone was settled.
Lizzie took a deep breath," Okay. You guys know that this is our last summer together because even though we have one more before college starts, Gordo is going to college next summer."
"Yes," Lizzie's parents said in unison.
Gordo picked up," So we were thinking that we should spend this summer together and do something. And once we got to talking, we all decided that it would be really fun if we went on a trip together."
"Yeah and I suggested we go to New York because I've always wanted to go there," Miranda added.
"Anyway, we decided the best way to go would be to take a road trip and drive across the country and do some sight-seeing. So we were hoping that, if it was okay with you guys, Gordo, Miranda and I could take a trip across the country to New York. Just the three of us. To spend our last summer together having fun," Lizzie finished.
Both parents were silent for a moment before they both started talking at the same time.
"No way," Jo said.
"I think that's a great idea," Sam said.
"Oh boy," Lizzie rolled her eyes.
"What do you mean?" Jo asked her husband.
"Come on honey. They are almost eighteen and it is their last chance to get away and have fun before school and before they all separate," Sam explained.
"What did your parents say?" Jo turned to Miranda and Gordo.
"My parents were a little reluctant, but they finally agreed," Miranda said.
"My parents thought it would be a great experience for us. They went right for it," Gordo said.
"Pretty please?" Lizzie gave her mother a puppy dog look.
"All right. Here's the deal: you guys give me one day to think about it. Is that fair?" Jo asked.
"That's plenty fair," Lizzie agreed, nudging her friends. She could believe that her mother might actually go for this. She shut her eyes for a second and hoped her dad could talk her mom into letting them go.
"Sounds fair to me," Miranda replied.
"Me too," Gordo chimed in.
~(One Day Later at the McGuire House)~
"All right," Jo McGuire said to the eagerly awaiting teens," I have finally decided that you can go on your trip."
"Yay!" they jumped up in excitement.
"On a few conditions. First, you must promise to drive carefully. Second, you must take your cellphones and promise to call and check in every day or two. Third, you must promise not to do anything stupid or dangerous," Jo finished.
"Yes. We promise to do all of that," Lizzie agreed.
Jo eyed her daughter scrutinizingly then smiled," I can't believe I'm letting my baby girl go across the country without me."
Lizzie, Gordo and Miranda each hugged and thanked Jo McGuire. They called the rest of the parents and decided to have a dinner together to discuss their plans and any rules they wanted to set for their kids. Everyone was excited for the trip.
Chapter 2- Pretty Please?
"Please," Miranda begged her parents.
"All right. I suppose you and your friends have made a good point. As long as the McGuires are okay with, I guess I am too," Mr. Sanchez finally agreed.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, I love you Dad," Miranda exclaimed.
"Well, that's two down and one to go," Gordo said.
"Yeah and my parents will be the toughest," Lizzie sighed.
"Okay, we're off to ask the McGuires," Miranda informed her parents.
"Good luck," Miranda's mother said.
As soon as they were out the door, Gordo stated," Your parents have to agree now. Both of our parents said yes. I can't go on a cross country road trip without my girlfriend by my side."
"Oh, and what am I? Chopped liver?" Miranda pretended to be angry.
"No. I didn't mean it like that. I just meant if one of can't go, then none of us go. This is supposed to be a trip for the three of us together," Gordo recovered.
"You two better not start arguing now," Lizzie joked," or I will change my mind about this whole trip."
"Okay, okay, we won't," Miranda laughed," right, Gordo?"
"Who? Me? Argue? Never, I'm far too smart for that," he said in a high nasal voice.
The three friends burst out into laughter. They all hoped that Lizzie's parents would go for their plan. If they did, this would be the trip of a lifetime. They had been best friends for as long as they could remember and they had never had been away together without an adult tagging along with them. It's not that they wanted to do anything that their parents would be opposed to, they just wanted to feel the freedom of being out on the open road with no schedule to follow.
Lizzie lead her friends into her house and called out," Mom? Dad? Could you please come down here for a minute?"
Both of the McGuire parents came down from whatever they had been up to upstairs.
"What's up, sweetheart?" Sam McGuire asked.
"Let's go sit down," Gordo suggested.
"Yeah, this could take a while," Lizzie muttered under her breath.
Seeing the looks of concern on the adults' faces Miranda assured," Don't worry. It's nothing bad."
"Well?" Jo McGuire asked once everyone was settled.
Lizzie took a deep breath," Okay. You guys know that this is our last summer together because even though we have one more before college starts, Gordo is going to college next summer."
"Yes," Lizzie's parents said in unison.
Gordo picked up," So we were thinking that we should spend this summer together and do something. And once we got to talking, we all decided that it would be really fun if we went on a trip together."
"Yeah and I suggested we go to New York because I've always wanted to go there," Miranda added.
"Anyway, we decided the best way to go would be to take a road trip and drive across the country and do some sight-seeing. So we were hoping that, if it was okay with you guys, Gordo, Miranda and I could take a trip across the country to New York. Just the three of us. To spend our last summer together having fun," Lizzie finished.
Both parents were silent for a moment before they both started talking at the same time.
"No way," Jo said.
"I think that's a great idea," Sam said.
"Oh boy," Lizzie rolled her eyes.
"What do you mean?" Jo asked her husband.
"Come on honey. They are almost eighteen and it is their last chance to get away and have fun before school and before they all separate," Sam explained.
"What did your parents say?" Jo turned to Miranda and Gordo.
"My parents were a little reluctant, but they finally agreed," Miranda said.
"My parents thought it would be a great experience for us. They went right for it," Gordo said.
"Pretty please?" Lizzie gave her mother a puppy dog look.
"All right. Here's the deal: you guys give me one day to think about it. Is that fair?" Jo asked.
"That's plenty fair," Lizzie agreed, nudging her friends. She could believe that her mother might actually go for this. She shut her eyes for a second and hoped her dad could talk her mom into letting them go.
"Sounds fair to me," Miranda replied.
"Me too," Gordo chimed in.
~(One Day Later at the McGuire House)~
"All right," Jo McGuire said to the eagerly awaiting teens," I have finally decided that you can go on your trip."
"Yay!" they jumped up in excitement.
"On a few conditions. First, you must promise to drive carefully. Second, you must take your cellphones and promise to call and check in every day or two. Third, you must promise not to do anything stupid or dangerous," Jo finished.
"Yes. We promise to do all of that," Lizzie agreed.
Jo eyed her daughter scrutinizingly then smiled," I can't believe I'm letting my baby girl go across the country without me."
Lizzie, Gordo and Miranda each hugged and thanked Jo McGuire. They called the rest of the parents and decided to have a dinner together to discuss their plans and any rules they wanted to set for their kids. Everyone was excited for the trip.