Chapter 1
LIzzie sat at the picnic table trying to finish her essay that was due next period. *It's a bad time for writers block,* she thought to herself as she tapped her pencil on her paper and took a bite out of her donut. "Hey, Lizzie," Gordo said as he sat down across from her. Her heart lept at the sight of him but she tried not to show it. "Oh, hey, Gordo," she said half-heartedly. "So, Lizzie-" his voice trailed off. "So, Gordo," she said trying to look absorbed in her paper. "You wanna, go somewhere after school today? You know just you, and me, together." he stammered. "You mean like a date?" she asked. "Well, ya, I mean if that's okay with you and all," he managed. *Yes! Yes!* "Actually, I have something very, very- important- to do," she said finally stuffing her donut in her mouth to keep herself from saying anything even more stupid.
"Oh, okay, I'll, I'll see you later then," with that said he stalked back to his locker. Lizzie sighed and rested her head in her hands. She hated to lie to Gordo. She liked him a lot and she really didn't want to hurt him. Why was she so afraid of pursuing their relationship? Was she embarressed? No, she would never be embarressed of Gordo. Maybe she was scared. As much as she wanted Gordo to be her boyfriend she also wanted them to stay friends. If they broke up their relationship would be ruined forever. *Welcome to the soap opera I call my life,* she thought to herself.
Miranda then came and sat down across from Lizzie. As soon as she saw Lizzie's troubled face she knew what was wrong, "Is it Gordo? Again." she asked emphasizing the word 'again'. Lizzie nodded grimly, "Is it that obviouse?" she asked. Miranda nodded, "Lizzie, what's the problem? He's a really sweet guy and he's been following you around like a sick puppy ever since you two have gotten back from Rome. The guy's totally ga-ga over you. So what's the problem?" she asked. "I don't know, maybe- wait a minute. If I didn't know any better I'd say you were crushing on him!" Lizzie accused. "No way, Lizzie! That's disgusting," she said with a look of pure disgust on her face. Lizzie opened her mouth to say something else when the bell rang and they shuffled off to class.
Gordo's POV
*Why doesn't she want to go out with me?* Gordo thought to himself as he opened his locker, *To think that I actually thought that kiss in Rome meant something. How could I be such an idiot!* he thought angrily slamming his locker closed and hitting his head on it repeatedly. "Is it Lizzie? Again." Miranda asked emphasizing the word 'again'. "Is it that obviouse?" he asked glumly. "Listen, she's just a little nervouse. Give her some time, she'll come around," she said. "How long do I have to give her?" he asked. "I don't know. The only way I can think of that would make her come around is to make her jealouse, and I can't think of how you'd do that-" she stopped when she saw a look of discovery and triumph on his face. "Uh-oh," she said. "That's it!" he said excitedly.
"I don't like the sound of that."
"That's all I need to do."
"You're getting that look."
"Miranda, will you go out with me?"
"What?!" she yelled making almost everyone in the hall to turn to look at them. "Just for pretend of course, just to make Lizzie jealouse," he explained practically hopping up and down with excitement. "No, no way. Not in a million years," she said walking away. "Miranda, please! I really need you to do this for me," he begged running after her. "The only way you could get me to do this is if you come up with a really good reason for me to do this," she said still walking. "I'll buy you smoothies for a whole month," he begged. She shook her head. "I'll do your homework for a month." *I must really be getting desperate,* he thought. "Nope," she said stubbornly. "How about I introduce you to my cousin Adam, he's coming into town and-"
Miranda suddenly stopped. "You mean Adam the hunk?" she asked her eyes shining. "Sure, if that's what you want to call him. But I'm pretty sure he prefers just Adam. So will you do it?" he asked. "Of course," she answered. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" he said unable to contain his excitement. "I can never repay you!" he said hugging her tightly snd skippping down the hall and into his class.
LIzzie sat at the picnic table trying to finish her essay that was due next period. *It's a bad time for writers block,* she thought to herself as she tapped her pencil on her paper and took a bite out of her donut. "Hey, Lizzie," Gordo said as he sat down across from her. Her heart lept at the sight of him but she tried not to show it. "Oh, hey, Gordo," she said half-heartedly. "So, Lizzie-" his voice trailed off. "So, Gordo," she said trying to look absorbed in her paper. "You wanna, go somewhere after school today? You know just you, and me, together." he stammered. "You mean like a date?" she asked. "Well, ya, I mean if that's okay with you and all," he managed. *Yes! Yes!* "Actually, I have something very, very- important- to do," she said finally stuffing her donut in her mouth to keep herself from saying anything even more stupid.
"Oh, okay, I'll, I'll see you later then," with that said he stalked back to his locker. Lizzie sighed and rested her head in her hands. She hated to lie to Gordo. She liked him a lot and she really didn't want to hurt him. Why was she so afraid of pursuing their relationship? Was she embarressed? No, she would never be embarressed of Gordo. Maybe she was scared. As much as she wanted Gordo to be her boyfriend she also wanted them to stay friends. If they broke up their relationship would be ruined forever. *Welcome to the soap opera I call my life,* she thought to herself.
Miranda then came and sat down across from Lizzie. As soon as she saw Lizzie's troubled face she knew what was wrong, "Is it Gordo? Again." she asked emphasizing the word 'again'. Lizzie nodded grimly, "Is it that obviouse?" she asked. Miranda nodded, "Lizzie, what's the problem? He's a really sweet guy and he's been following you around like a sick puppy ever since you two have gotten back from Rome. The guy's totally ga-ga over you. So what's the problem?" she asked. "I don't know, maybe- wait a minute. If I didn't know any better I'd say you were crushing on him!" Lizzie accused. "No way, Lizzie! That's disgusting," she said with a look of pure disgust on her face. Lizzie opened her mouth to say something else when the bell rang and they shuffled off to class.
Gordo's POV
*Why doesn't she want to go out with me?* Gordo thought to himself as he opened his locker, *To think that I actually thought that kiss in Rome meant something. How could I be such an idiot!* he thought angrily slamming his locker closed and hitting his head on it repeatedly. "Is it Lizzie? Again." Miranda asked emphasizing the word 'again'. "Is it that obviouse?" he asked glumly. "Listen, she's just a little nervouse. Give her some time, she'll come around," she said. "How long do I have to give her?" he asked. "I don't know. The only way I can think of that would make her come around is to make her jealouse, and I can't think of how you'd do that-" she stopped when she saw a look of discovery and triumph on his face. "Uh-oh," she said. "That's it!" he said excitedly.
"I don't like the sound of that."
"That's all I need to do."
"You're getting that look."
"Miranda, will you go out with me?"
"What?!" she yelled making almost everyone in the hall to turn to look at them. "Just for pretend of course, just to make Lizzie jealouse," he explained practically hopping up and down with excitement. "No, no way. Not in a million years," she said walking away. "Miranda, please! I really need you to do this for me," he begged running after her. "The only way you could get me to do this is if you come up with a really good reason for me to do this," she said still walking. "I'll buy you smoothies for a whole month," he begged. She shook her head. "I'll do your homework for a month." *I must really be getting desperate,* he thought. "Nope," she said stubbornly. "How about I introduce you to my cousin Adam, he's coming into town and-"
Miranda suddenly stopped. "You mean Adam the hunk?" she asked her eyes shining. "Sure, if that's what you want to call him. But I'm pretty sure he prefers just Adam. So will you do it?" he asked. "Of course," she answered. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" he said unable to contain his excitement. "I can never repay you!" he said hugging her tightly snd skippping down the hall and into his class.