Chapter 10 - Healing takes time (now I'm really wishing we could have had
the show move into high school with more of a serious tone)
Miranda, Lizzie and Gordo walked home from the bus stop. They were now in their second week of high school and they were finally beginning to adjust. Miranda had a great number of people ask her about her trip and how she was. For her it was nice to know that she had been missed so much. Word of Lizzie's Italian fiasco had also gotten around. She too, had a large amount of people coming up to her asking all about her escapade as a pop star. Then there was Gordo. Everyone he knew, and some people he didn't know, asked Gordo how he was doing and had given him their condolences over the loss of his parents. While he was truly thankful and a bit shocked that so many people cared, their words simply did not help or comfort him. Those who did know him noticed how big a change had come over him.
He was pleasant to everyone but the sarcastic, witty, lively personality that people knew and loved about him was gone. He had not let his personal life affect his schoolwork however. If anything he had thrown himself more into his schoolwork than ever before. At least his homework never asked him how he was or if he wanted to talk about it. He wasn't mad at any of them, he just wasn't ready to let anyone in. Especially the people he had never let in before. He hoped that one day they would all forgive him.
The trio reached Miranda's house. Miranda waved goodbye to Lizzie and then hugged Gordo, something she had done every time she greeted or said goodbye to him, since his parents had died. Upon releasing her grip she told him bye and gave him a look that Gordo could only liken to someone waiting on a loved one to come out of a coma. Gordo just waved and Miranda turned and walked towards her door as he and Lizzie continued their walk home.
Lizzie looked at Gordo. She had known him all her life and they had always been close. They had had arguments before and even a few full-fledged fights but this was the first time that Gordo had ever completely shut her out. It was so strange to her. After all these years of being so close to him, it had taken her having to deal with not being able to be close to him for her to realize how truly special their relationship was. She had always known but his shutting her out had really driven it home for her. She wanted so bad to show him, tell him all of this but she knew it wouldn't do any good. She didn't what to do or how to act around him anymore. She didn't blame him; she just wished she knew how to help him. Seeing him in this state and not being able to do anything about it made her feel helpless and it was killing her.
She took a deep breath and decided to break the silence. "Hey Gordo?" she asked.
"What?" Gordo answered snapping back out of his own little world he had drifted into again.
"Do you mind helping me with my math homework once we get home?" She inquired making sure to stay away from touchy subjects.
"Sure, no problem. What would you do without me McGuire?" He replied.
" I don't know. Make my dad help me I guess." She joked hoping to chip just a little at his wall. Gordo looked at her and chuckled a little and then Lizzie could have swore she saw him flash a real smile.
Miranda, Lizzie and Gordo walked home from the bus stop. They were now in their second week of high school and they were finally beginning to adjust. Miranda had a great number of people ask her about her trip and how she was. For her it was nice to know that she had been missed so much. Word of Lizzie's Italian fiasco had also gotten around. She too, had a large amount of people coming up to her asking all about her escapade as a pop star. Then there was Gordo. Everyone he knew, and some people he didn't know, asked Gordo how he was doing and had given him their condolences over the loss of his parents. While he was truly thankful and a bit shocked that so many people cared, their words simply did not help or comfort him. Those who did know him noticed how big a change had come over him.
He was pleasant to everyone but the sarcastic, witty, lively personality that people knew and loved about him was gone. He had not let his personal life affect his schoolwork however. If anything he had thrown himself more into his schoolwork than ever before. At least his homework never asked him how he was or if he wanted to talk about it. He wasn't mad at any of them, he just wasn't ready to let anyone in. Especially the people he had never let in before. He hoped that one day they would all forgive him.
The trio reached Miranda's house. Miranda waved goodbye to Lizzie and then hugged Gordo, something she had done every time she greeted or said goodbye to him, since his parents had died. Upon releasing her grip she told him bye and gave him a look that Gordo could only liken to someone waiting on a loved one to come out of a coma. Gordo just waved and Miranda turned and walked towards her door as he and Lizzie continued their walk home.
Lizzie looked at Gordo. She had known him all her life and they had always been close. They had had arguments before and even a few full-fledged fights but this was the first time that Gordo had ever completely shut her out. It was so strange to her. After all these years of being so close to him, it had taken her having to deal with not being able to be close to him for her to realize how truly special their relationship was. She had always known but his shutting her out had really driven it home for her. She wanted so bad to show him, tell him all of this but she knew it wouldn't do any good. She didn't what to do or how to act around him anymore. She didn't blame him; she just wished she knew how to help him. Seeing him in this state and not being able to do anything about it made her feel helpless and it was killing her.
She took a deep breath and decided to break the silence. "Hey Gordo?" she asked.
"What?" Gordo answered snapping back out of his own little world he had drifted into again.
"Do you mind helping me with my math homework once we get home?" She inquired making sure to stay away from touchy subjects.
"Sure, no problem. What would you do without me McGuire?" He replied.
" I don't know. Make my dad help me I guess." She joked hoping to chip just a little at his wall. Gordo looked at her and chuckled a little and then Lizzie could have swore she saw him flash a real smile.