Chapter 21 – The end of the school week (I'm sorry this took so long. I
have had a lot of distractions. The more reviews that are posted the more
encouraged I am to post another chapter.)
Gordo and Larry made their way out of their biology class. They talked as they approached their lockers, which were very close to each other. Ethan, Kate and a few others soon joined them. The group gathered around Gordo and proceeded to carry on conversations about nothing important. Gordo just tried to keep his ear open as he listened to the group of Hillridge High's ninth grade social elite.
David Gordon never asked to be popular. He had always been well liked but he never went out of his way hang out with the upper class students. The events of the summer, along with substantial backing by Ethan and Kate, had led to Gordo, Miranda and Lizzie being fully accepted as members of the inner circle of the 'in crowd'. This was something that Lizzie and Miranda loved and Gordo liked only because of his fondness for Ethan, although you would be hard pressed to get him to admit to it. One side effect of his new social status that he did enjoy was that it had allowed him to step up as the natural leader he was becoming. He had been nominated and elected the ninth grade president, a role he was nervous about taking on at first but he had grown to enjoy it immensely. The fact that Lizzie and Gordo were dating each other did nothing but increase their popularity. Anyone who liked one liked the other by default. Larry had become a member of the elite from his growing bond with Gordo and his association with Ethan. Gordo was glad to have him in the 'in crowd' if for no other reason then it gave him a male he could relate to.
As everyone but Larry, Kate and Ethan left and Lizzie and Miranda joined the quartet, Gordo couldn't help but laugh at the irony of the situation. The quintet of people that stood before him: Lizzie, Miranda, Kate, Ethan, and Larry along with himself represented the social elite of the ninth grade at Hillridge High. Things had definitely changed. He could see the logic of it happening this way well enough but that didn't stop him from seeing the irony of the whole situation and finding it amusing. Hearing his named in a conversation next to him snapped Gordo out of his moment of reflection.
"What about me?" He asked trying to get back in the conversation.
"I was just telling them about out test in math," Kate explained.
"Oh, hey Larry, are you still coming over tonight to work on our science project?" Gordo inquired.
"Yeah, its not like I have a date or anything tonight," he answered.
"Why don't you guys come over too?" Lizzie asked the other 3 members of the group.
"Actually we are going to a movie tonight," Ethan replied. His on again off again relationship with Kate was currently on for now.
"What about you Miranda?" Lizzie then asked her best friend.
"Well I got nothing to do. Plus I could use some help with some of my homework. Maybe these two geeky guys here can help me. Sounds good to me," she remarked as she pointed at Larry and Gordo.
"Hey!" they shot back at the same time.
"Ok well we will call both of you when we get home to tell you when dinner will be ready so you can be there in time to eat with us. We will get our homework done and then watch a movie or something." Lizzie stated taking charge of things.
"And Miranda can spend the night," Gordo added with a smile.
"Ok well I'll see you guys later, bye," Kate voiced as she grabbed Ethan's hand. The group said their good byes to each other and they made their way to their means of transportation home.
Gordo and Larry made their way out of their biology class. They talked as they approached their lockers, which were very close to each other. Ethan, Kate and a few others soon joined them. The group gathered around Gordo and proceeded to carry on conversations about nothing important. Gordo just tried to keep his ear open as he listened to the group of Hillridge High's ninth grade social elite.
David Gordon never asked to be popular. He had always been well liked but he never went out of his way hang out with the upper class students. The events of the summer, along with substantial backing by Ethan and Kate, had led to Gordo, Miranda and Lizzie being fully accepted as members of the inner circle of the 'in crowd'. This was something that Lizzie and Miranda loved and Gordo liked only because of his fondness for Ethan, although you would be hard pressed to get him to admit to it. One side effect of his new social status that he did enjoy was that it had allowed him to step up as the natural leader he was becoming. He had been nominated and elected the ninth grade president, a role he was nervous about taking on at first but he had grown to enjoy it immensely. The fact that Lizzie and Gordo were dating each other did nothing but increase their popularity. Anyone who liked one liked the other by default. Larry had become a member of the elite from his growing bond with Gordo and his association with Ethan. Gordo was glad to have him in the 'in crowd' if for no other reason then it gave him a male he could relate to.
As everyone but Larry, Kate and Ethan left and Lizzie and Miranda joined the quartet, Gordo couldn't help but laugh at the irony of the situation. The quintet of people that stood before him: Lizzie, Miranda, Kate, Ethan, and Larry along with himself represented the social elite of the ninth grade at Hillridge High. Things had definitely changed. He could see the logic of it happening this way well enough but that didn't stop him from seeing the irony of the whole situation and finding it amusing. Hearing his named in a conversation next to him snapped Gordo out of his moment of reflection.
"What about me?" He asked trying to get back in the conversation.
"I was just telling them about out test in math," Kate explained.
"Oh, hey Larry, are you still coming over tonight to work on our science project?" Gordo inquired.
"Yeah, its not like I have a date or anything tonight," he answered.
"Why don't you guys come over too?" Lizzie asked the other 3 members of the group.
"Actually we are going to a movie tonight," Ethan replied. His on again off again relationship with Kate was currently on for now.
"What about you Miranda?" Lizzie then asked her best friend.
"Well I got nothing to do. Plus I could use some help with some of my homework. Maybe these two geeky guys here can help me. Sounds good to me," she remarked as she pointed at Larry and Gordo.
"Hey!" they shot back at the same time.
"Ok well we will call both of you when we get home to tell you when dinner will be ready so you can be there in time to eat with us. We will get our homework done and then watch a movie or something." Lizzie stated taking charge of things.
"And Miranda can spend the night," Gordo added with a smile.
"Ok well I'll see you guys later, bye," Kate voiced as she grabbed Ethan's hand. The group said their good byes to each other and they made their way to their means of transportation home.