Chapter 15: Halfway
(First day of School after Christmas Break)
"Oh my goodness, Lizzie McGuire, let me see your hand," Miranda Sanchez hadn't yet seen her best friend's engagement ring.
Lizzie proudly displayed the elegeant ring. It had a gold band with a diamond in the center. Flanking the main diamond was two smaller rubies on each side. Then on the very outside were two more tiny diamonds. The jewels descended in size, and the ring was stunning, in Lizzie's opinion anyway.
"It used to be Gordo's grandmother's ring," Lizzie explained.
"It's beautiful!" Miranda exclaimed," I'm so jealous Liz, I don't even have a boyfriend."
"Don't worry, someone will come along for you," Lizzie comforted her single friend," besides, we won't get married for a while anyway. Not until at least after high school."
"Yeah, well congratulations," Miranda hugged Lizzie.
"Thanks, I bet this news travels around the school fast. I'm a little worried about what people will say, but if I learned anything from Gordo, it's not to worry so much about what other people think about me," Lizzie said.
"That's pretty wise advice," Miranda raised her eyebrows. She was continually amazed at how smart beyond his years Gordo was. She could see why Lizzie loved him so much. He was kind of cute, and very smart. He was also so giving and caring. Lizzie was one lucky girl.
(Later in class)
"Whoa Lizzie," Kate breathed," that ring is beautiful. And I thought it was only a rumor that you got engaged. Congrats!"
"Thanks Kate," Lizzie smiled politely. She was a little tired of hearing people say that. Half the people were really nice and complimetary, the other half were rude and said nasty things about how they were "too young" to be so serious about eachother. She tried to ignore the latter half, how should they know what was too serious for her?
"So have you guys thought at all about a date?" Kate questioned.
"Um no. We are waiting until after we both graduate and figure out what we are going to do this summer," Lizzie explained.
"Oh, that's probably a good idea," Kate seemed disappointed.
"We are only 18, we should probably wait until we're older and able to support ourselves, probably during or after college," Lizzie went on.
"That's true, you really thought it through didn't you?" Kate asked.
"Yes we did. It's just that we are so in love that we wanted to know that we are going to get married some day," Lizzie told her.
"Well that's good. Be sure and let me know if you ever set a date," Kate said.
(Lunchtime-Senior Hangout)
"Man I can't believe that the school year is almost half over," Lizzie said.
"I know, it has gone by so fast," Ethan agreed.
"Before we know it we'll be at graduation wondering where all the time went," Miranda added.
"Well, we're all having fun right?" Samantha Cross, a friend asked.
"Oh yeah, I'm loving my senior year," Lizzie smiled.
"High school is supposed to be the time of your life," Gordo mused," I think it is, so far anyway."
"I am having a blast," Ethan put in.
Kate started," This has been the best year, especially with all my friends to hang out with. I just can't believe that in a few short months we'll all be splitting up and heading off in different directions. Who knows where any of us will end?"
Everyone took a moment to think about that. They were really almost on their own, it was nearly time to be out in the real world. They would no longer all be coming to the same school, hanging out at the same places on the weekend. They wouldn't even be living in the same town anymore. No one put too much thought to it at the moment though because that was months away. They'd worry about it later, but for the time being they wanted to have fun and enjoy the rest of their time together.
"So the next big break from school is Spring Break," Ethan stated out of the blue.
"Ah man, that's a long way off. We just got back from Christmas Break," Samantha rolled her eyes.
"I know, but I was wondering what everyone plans to do for spring break," Ethan said defensively.
"I don't think any of us have planned that far ahead yet," Lizzie laughed," that's a few more months."
"Well, if no one has plans yet," Kate started," my parents are getting this new boat pretty soon. I bet I could get them to let a group of us go out on a trip for spring break."
"That would be so cool," Miranda's eyes lit up.
"Really?" Lizzie asked.
"Yeah, I'm sure they'd let us all go, they know you," Kate gestured to Lizzie, Miranda, Gordo and Ethan," so they wouldn't have a problem."
"That actually sounds like it would be pretty nice," Gordo smiled at the thought of a week on the ocean.
"Well if everyone's in, I'll be sure and talk to them. Once I get them convinced, I'll tell you all so you can clear it with your folks," Kate was already making plans.
The bell rang sending everyone in their different directions. Thoughts of spring break on a boat, spending time on a beach somewhere was very enticing. It was hard enough to concentrate on school after just returning from the winter break, but thinking of the trip that was 4 months away made it even harder to think about schoolwork.
(Senior hangout-two weeks later)
"Okay you guys, my parents said yes!" Kate announced excitedly.
"All right," Ethan pumped his fist in the air.
"A boat trip, that's pretty cool," Lizzie said.
"It will be so much fun," Miranda agreed.
"Now's the fun part," Gordo started," we all get to go and convince our parents that spending a week on a boat with only other teenagers is a great idea."
"That should be fun," Lizzie sighed thinking of her mother," but since Mom let me go on the road trip last summer she might be more willing to go for this idea."
"If not, we'll use the gang up tactic again," Miranda said," you know get the other parents to say yes and then all go to yours and say we can't go without you. I think that really plays on the parent's guilt."
"Oh that's a very succesful tactic," Kate agreed.
"I hope that my parents will just let me go this time," Lizzie said," with no begging."
"Don't forget, this is still a few months off, we dont' have to rush them into agreement. If necessary we can drag this out for a while," Ethan pointed out.
A/N: This chapter was more of a filler, kind of boring, and I apologize for that. More fun stuff will be coming up with spring break, prom and graduation. As always, reviews are appreciated. Thanks to everyone who has been reading this story. I appreciate all of you!
(First day of School after Christmas Break)
"Oh my goodness, Lizzie McGuire, let me see your hand," Miranda Sanchez hadn't yet seen her best friend's engagement ring.
Lizzie proudly displayed the elegeant ring. It had a gold band with a diamond in the center. Flanking the main diamond was two smaller rubies on each side. Then on the very outside were two more tiny diamonds. The jewels descended in size, and the ring was stunning, in Lizzie's opinion anyway.
"It used to be Gordo's grandmother's ring," Lizzie explained.
"It's beautiful!" Miranda exclaimed," I'm so jealous Liz, I don't even have a boyfriend."
"Don't worry, someone will come along for you," Lizzie comforted her single friend," besides, we won't get married for a while anyway. Not until at least after high school."
"Yeah, well congratulations," Miranda hugged Lizzie.
"Thanks, I bet this news travels around the school fast. I'm a little worried about what people will say, but if I learned anything from Gordo, it's not to worry so much about what other people think about me," Lizzie said.
"That's pretty wise advice," Miranda raised her eyebrows. She was continually amazed at how smart beyond his years Gordo was. She could see why Lizzie loved him so much. He was kind of cute, and very smart. He was also so giving and caring. Lizzie was one lucky girl.
(Later in class)
"Whoa Lizzie," Kate breathed," that ring is beautiful. And I thought it was only a rumor that you got engaged. Congrats!"
"Thanks Kate," Lizzie smiled politely. She was a little tired of hearing people say that. Half the people were really nice and complimetary, the other half were rude and said nasty things about how they were "too young" to be so serious about eachother. She tried to ignore the latter half, how should they know what was too serious for her?
"So have you guys thought at all about a date?" Kate questioned.
"Um no. We are waiting until after we both graduate and figure out what we are going to do this summer," Lizzie explained.
"Oh, that's probably a good idea," Kate seemed disappointed.
"We are only 18, we should probably wait until we're older and able to support ourselves, probably during or after college," Lizzie went on.
"That's true, you really thought it through didn't you?" Kate asked.
"Yes we did. It's just that we are so in love that we wanted to know that we are going to get married some day," Lizzie told her.
"Well that's good. Be sure and let me know if you ever set a date," Kate said.
(Lunchtime-Senior Hangout)
"Man I can't believe that the school year is almost half over," Lizzie said.
"I know, it has gone by so fast," Ethan agreed.
"Before we know it we'll be at graduation wondering where all the time went," Miranda added.
"Well, we're all having fun right?" Samantha Cross, a friend asked.
"Oh yeah, I'm loving my senior year," Lizzie smiled.
"High school is supposed to be the time of your life," Gordo mused," I think it is, so far anyway."
"I am having a blast," Ethan put in.
Kate started," This has been the best year, especially with all my friends to hang out with. I just can't believe that in a few short months we'll all be splitting up and heading off in different directions. Who knows where any of us will end?"
Everyone took a moment to think about that. They were really almost on their own, it was nearly time to be out in the real world. They would no longer all be coming to the same school, hanging out at the same places on the weekend. They wouldn't even be living in the same town anymore. No one put too much thought to it at the moment though because that was months away. They'd worry about it later, but for the time being they wanted to have fun and enjoy the rest of their time together.
"So the next big break from school is Spring Break," Ethan stated out of the blue.
"Ah man, that's a long way off. We just got back from Christmas Break," Samantha rolled her eyes.
"I know, but I was wondering what everyone plans to do for spring break," Ethan said defensively.
"I don't think any of us have planned that far ahead yet," Lizzie laughed," that's a few more months."
"Well, if no one has plans yet," Kate started," my parents are getting this new boat pretty soon. I bet I could get them to let a group of us go out on a trip for spring break."
"That would be so cool," Miranda's eyes lit up.
"Really?" Lizzie asked.
"Yeah, I'm sure they'd let us all go, they know you," Kate gestured to Lizzie, Miranda, Gordo and Ethan," so they wouldn't have a problem."
"That actually sounds like it would be pretty nice," Gordo smiled at the thought of a week on the ocean.
"Well if everyone's in, I'll be sure and talk to them. Once I get them convinced, I'll tell you all so you can clear it with your folks," Kate was already making plans.
The bell rang sending everyone in their different directions. Thoughts of spring break on a boat, spending time on a beach somewhere was very enticing. It was hard enough to concentrate on school after just returning from the winter break, but thinking of the trip that was 4 months away made it even harder to think about schoolwork.
(Senior hangout-two weeks later)
"Okay you guys, my parents said yes!" Kate announced excitedly.
"All right," Ethan pumped his fist in the air.
"A boat trip, that's pretty cool," Lizzie said.
"It will be so much fun," Miranda agreed.
"Now's the fun part," Gordo started," we all get to go and convince our parents that spending a week on a boat with only other teenagers is a great idea."
"That should be fun," Lizzie sighed thinking of her mother," but since Mom let me go on the road trip last summer she might be more willing to go for this idea."
"If not, we'll use the gang up tactic again," Miranda said," you know get the other parents to say yes and then all go to yours and say we can't go without you. I think that really plays on the parent's guilt."
"Oh that's a very succesful tactic," Kate agreed.
"I hope that my parents will just let me go this time," Lizzie said," with no begging."
"Don't forget, this is still a few months off, we dont' have to rush them into agreement. If necessary we can drag this out for a while," Ethan pointed out.
A/N: This chapter was more of a filler, kind of boring, and I apologize for that. More fun stuff will be coming up with spring break, prom and graduation. As always, reviews are appreciated. Thanks to everyone who has been reading this story. I appreciate all of you!