GORDO'S POV
"Hey Gordo" said Lizzie
"Hey Lizzie" is all I could muster up. Then the expected awkward silence came between the four of us. For a while all we could do is look around at one another. Than Mrs. McGuire broke the silence.
"Miranda, honey why don't we go get your luggage?" said Mrs. McGuire.
"That sounds like a good idea" I said.
And with that we turned to go and get Miranda's luggage.
"What was that all about?" I heard Miranda ask.
"I will tell you later at the house" replied Lizzie.
After getting Miranda's luggage, we all piled in Mrs. McGuire's SUV. The ride to the McGuire's house was unusually short. Maybe because I didn't say much of anything during the ride. Lizzie and Miranda babbled on about Mexico and girly things. As hard as it is for me to say it, I really missed that kind of talk. Occasionally I would glance at Lizzie and Miranda, I have to say that my two best friends grew up to be quite good looking. What am I'm saying. Think Gordo; you have to move on in order to keep your friendship with Lizzie and Miranda.
It's been hard for me to move on since the day Lizzie ripped my heart out of my body and tossed it into the ocean for all the sea creatures to partake of. I certainly was not expecting for Lizzie to say that she did not have the same feelings for me as I had for her. The whole situation just caught me by surprise. While I was thinking about the things of the past, I was interrupted by Mrs. McGuire.
"Okay, gang we are here" she said.
"Alright, things are just the way I remembered them. Not much has changed around the house" said Miranda.
"Yeah nothing has changed. Matt and Lanny still terrorizes the neighborhood every chance they get" said Lizzie.
"Does Lanny even talk yet?" questioned Miranda.
"Nah! But its becoming easier to understand him" said Lizzie.
While they were discussing the little twerps, I helped unload Miranda's luggage. Mrs. McGuire went in to get Matt and Mr. McGuire to help out with the bags. Out of the house rushed Matt and Mr. McGuire.
"Miranda! Its good to see you again" said Mr. McGuire.
"Yeah Miranda, long time no see" said Matt.
"Hey guys! Wow Matt you are getting taller. How old are you now like 13?" asked Miranda.
"Yep!" said Matt.
While they continued to talk and catch up, I started to take some of the bags up to Lizzie's room. Once I got up the steps, I realized that Lizzie was behind me with some more bags.
"Hey Gordo" she said.
"Hey Lizzie" I said for like the hundredth time.
"Um Gordo, I was wondering if we could talk" she said.
"Sure Lizzie" I said.
"Look Gordo, I never meant to hurt you. I just thought it would be better if we were friends. It took me a long time to tell you how I felt. The thought of me hurting you kept me up many nights. I didn't know how to express myself at the time. Than I came to the realization that no matter how I would tell you how I felt you still would be hurt in the process. Gordo, I had to break it off with you because if I stayed with you, I think you would be a lot more hurt. My feelings for you changed as a girlfriend but not as a best friend. I still love you Gordo, I am just not in love with you. I hope you understand because I want us to get along for Miranda's sake and ours" she said all in one breath.
"Lizzie I understand. And I appreciate your honesty. I know that you didn't want to hurt me, but it still did. I loved you, in fact I still love you, and I just couldn't understand how you didn't feel the same for me. I was just shocked and I needed time to get through my feelings. That's why I didn't call this summer; being around you would not make it easier for me to get over you. Just like you had to do what you had to do to make your self-happy. I had to do the same thing Lizzie. I had to concentrate on making my-self happy again without being with you" I said.
"Well did it work? I mean you being able to accept our relationship as just an friendship" said Lizzie.
"Yeah, I think the time apart really gave me an opportunity to work on myself. But Lizzie I will always appreciate the time we did spend together, I will cherish it as one of the happiest times of my life" I said.
"Aaahhhh! Gordo that was sweet. Now that we are friends, is it cool to give each other an hug, you know as friends?" said Lizzie kind of in a hesitant state.
"Sure Lizzie, things can finally get back to normal" I said.
And just like clock work, Lizzie and I hugged for the first time. It was a long hug, the kind of hugs that you give to symbolize how much you have missed someone. Sort of like Miranda and me. I know, that Lizzie just thought of the hug as a friendship hug, but I still felt a little connection between us. Maybe it was just wishful thinking, but I definitely felt it. Just then the door creaked open.
"Hey guys, I hope I am not interrupting" said Miranda looking confused.
"Hey Gordo" said Lizzie
"Hey Lizzie" is all I could muster up. Then the expected awkward silence came between the four of us. For a while all we could do is look around at one another. Than Mrs. McGuire broke the silence.
"Miranda, honey why don't we go get your luggage?" said Mrs. McGuire.
"That sounds like a good idea" I said.
And with that we turned to go and get Miranda's luggage.
"What was that all about?" I heard Miranda ask.
"I will tell you later at the house" replied Lizzie.
After getting Miranda's luggage, we all piled in Mrs. McGuire's SUV. The ride to the McGuire's house was unusually short. Maybe because I didn't say much of anything during the ride. Lizzie and Miranda babbled on about Mexico and girly things. As hard as it is for me to say it, I really missed that kind of talk. Occasionally I would glance at Lizzie and Miranda, I have to say that my two best friends grew up to be quite good looking. What am I'm saying. Think Gordo; you have to move on in order to keep your friendship with Lizzie and Miranda.
It's been hard for me to move on since the day Lizzie ripped my heart out of my body and tossed it into the ocean for all the sea creatures to partake of. I certainly was not expecting for Lizzie to say that she did not have the same feelings for me as I had for her. The whole situation just caught me by surprise. While I was thinking about the things of the past, I was interrupted by Mrs. McGuire.
"Okay, gang we are here" she said.
"Alright, things are just the way I remembered them. Not much has changed around the house" said Miranda.
"Yeah nothing has changed. Matt and Lanny still terrorizes the neighborhood every chance they get" said Lizzie.
"Does Lanny even talk yet?" questioned Miranda.
"Nah! But its becoming easier to understand him" said Lizzie.
While they were discussing the little twerps, I helped unload Miranda's luggage. Mrs. McGuire went in to get Matt and Mr. McGuire to help out with the bags. Out of the house rushed Matt and Mr. McGuire.
"Miranda! Its good to see you again" said Mr. McGuire.
"Yeah Miranda, long time no see" said Matt.
"Hey guys! Wow Matt you are getting taller. How old are you now like 13?" asked Miranda.
"Yep!" said Matt.
While they continued to talk and catch up, I started to take some of the bags up to Lizzie's room. Once I got up the steps, I realized that Lizzie was behind me with some more bags.
"Hey Gordo" she said.
"Hey Lizzie" I said for like the hundredth time.
"Um Gordo, I was wondering if we could talk" she said.
"Sure Lizzie" I said.
"Look Gordo, I never meant to hurt you. I just thought it would be better if we were friends. It took me a long time to tell you how I felt. The thought of me hurting you kept me up many nights. I didn't know how to express myself at the time. Than I came to the realization that no matter how I would tell you how I felt you still would be hurt in the process. Gordo, I had to break it off with you because if I stayed with you, I think you would be a lot more hurt. My feelings for you changed as a girlfriend but not as a best friend. I still love you Gordo, I am just not in love with you. I hope you understand because I want us to get along for Miranda's sake and ours" she said all in one breath.
"Lizzie I understand. And I appreciate your honesty. I know that you didn't want to hurt me, but it still did. I loved you, in fact I still love you, and I just couldn't understand how you didn't feel the same for me. I was just shocked and I needed time to get through my feelings. That's why I didn't call this summer; being around you would not make it easier for me to get over you. Just like you had to do what you had to do to make your self-happy. I had to do the same thing Lizzie. I had to concentrate on making my-self happy again without being with you" I said.
"Well did it work? I mean you being able to accept our relationship as just an friendship" said Lizzie.
"Yeah, I think the time apart really gave me an opportunity to work on myself. But Lizzie I will always appreciate the time we did spend together, I will cherish it as one of the happiest times of my life" I said.
"Aaahhhh! Gordo that was sweet. Now that we are friends, is it cool to give each other an hug, you know as friends?" said Lizzie kind of in a hesitant state.
"Sure Lizzie, things can finally get back to normal" I said.
And just like clock work, Lizzie and I hugged for the first time. It was a long hug, the kind of hugs that you give to symbolize how much you have missed someone. Sort of like Miranda and me. I know, that Lizzie just thought of the hug as a friendship hug, but I still felt a little connection between us. Maybe it was just wishful thinking, but I definitely felt it. Just then the door creaked open.
"Hey guys, I hope I am not interrupting" said Miranda looking confused.