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It was the weekend, and I was in my room sulking while Isabella was out partying. Most likely all over Ben. I scrunched up my face thinking about the sight of it, and then stared at the ceiling while lying on my bed. I was grounded till the end of the century it seemed and I wasn't going to leave this room unless I desperately needed to.
Kate had finally gone home yesterday. I was definitely relieved about it and she was now Isabella's new best friend which I absolutely dreaded. When I was in Rome with Isabella, I had told her everything about Kate and how mean she was, so she perfectly knew my history with her and that I was never going to be friends with her ever again. Also, we had absolutely nothing in common. Isabella probably made friends with Kate to purposely torture me because that was her idea of fun.
I wish I could just leave this hole and live on my own. But I knew that it wasn't an option. All of a sudden, my phone rang and I picked it up, without saying anything. I wasn't in the mood for talking to anyone right now.
"Lizzie? Is that you?" Asked a familiar voice. I recognised it was Gordo and sighed under my breath as he was the last person I felt like talking to.
"Yeah, it's me." I answered slowly and sat up.
"Oh hi. Look, um, I was wondering whether you'd like to go out sometime. Like the movies or something. You know...just the two of us..." He paused for a moment. At first I didn't realise what he was going on about, but then I knew he was asking me out.
"Are you asking me out on a date Gordo?" I asked dully.
"Um...yeah I guess you could call it that..."
"Well, number one: I'm grounded for like, 2 months! And number two: I'm really not in the mood of dating anyone, and I don't know if I will for while. I mean, don't get me wrong, you are a really good friend of mine, but I just can't. Not after what happened with Ben. I'm just...I'm just scared it'll happen again, that's all. And I can't afford to get hurt even more than I already am. I'm sorry Gordo." I told him. I felt really bad that I was rejecting him and I knew how long he had liked me for, but I was telling the truth. I just couldn't do it.
"Oh...okay then. But I just want to let you know, I would never do what Ben did to you. And I would never let you down." He said to me.
"Thanks Gordo, that means a lot to me. But I still can't do it. I'm having a lot of family problems at the moment and I have to sort that out first." I said.
"Okay then. It's fine, don't worry about it. I just want to let you know, that whatever I felt in the past, I still have it now. And it never left me. Even when you lost your memory."
"I know Gordo, and thank you. It means a lot to me." I said. He said a final goodbye to me and put down the phone. I was really glad to have a great friend like Gordo and I never wanted to lose him no matter what. I remembered how I used to date him, and then when the accident happened, my feelings for him just disappeared.
It was the beginning of another school week and the weekend felt like it went on for a year. I now quite liked school as I hated being at home and it was like a war zone since I was always fighting with Isabella and my mom. At least at school, I was able to keep a fair distance away from Isabella and my mom and there was no arguing involved. Gordo and Miranda hadn't arrived yet, so I went to my locker to get some books. As I turned the corner I ran into two familiar people who were too busy kissing to notice me. Isabella and Ben.
I let out a small yelp and the sight of them, and they stopped and turned around.
"Don't worry, it's just a dog." Isabella snorted at me. I let out a fake laugh and went to walk away when Isabella said, "So Lizzie, have you found another boyfriend yet?"
"No, because I certain someone, took my old one away from me!" I said as I felt my anger boiling inside of me.
"Geez! I was just asking, no need to get aggressive! You're just jealous that I can have a love life and you can't cos you're so pathetic!" She laughed. Ben just stood there, looking as there was no chance of him defending me. "And also cos mom hates you and loves me. You're no longer the favourite girl in mom's life, I am! Oh and I also want you to know, that Ben never really liked you, did you Ben?" She asked with out looking at him. Before he could answer, Isabella starting raving on again. "He was just using you, and it was just a bet he made with his friends!" She said laughing. Ben was looking lost and saying he did nothing of the sort, but Isabella kept on cutting him out. "And besides, who could ever love just an animal like you?" She asked.
"Me." Interrupted a voice. I spun around, and Gordo was standing there, shaking with anger. Isabella let out a bark of laughter. I looked at Gordo and felt a rush of gratitude towards him. But then before I knew it, with as much force as I could possibly have, I swung my fist right at Isabella's face.
She fell on the ground, with blood trickling down her nose. Most of the people in the corridor stopped and gasped, but I felt a lot better and I didn't care how much trouble I was going to get into. That didn't matter to me anymore.
"Wow. Nice punch Lizzie." Miranda said out of no where. I looked at her and laughed. It was probably the best I had felt in weeks and finally Isabella got what she deserved. Ben was helping Isabella up, but I hadn't notice since I was too busy cracking up with Gordo and Miranda. All of a sudden, I felt an almighty shove in the stomach and was struggling to breathe. Isabella had punched in me in the stomach and I was wincing in pain.
"You not so tough are you Lizzie." She smirked. Before I could answer, she grabbed the collar of my school uniform and shoved me against my locker, making everyone focusing on us. "Listen here! I hate you and you hate me, but if we don't sort this out between us, something that only I know is going to happen and-"But before Isabella could finish what she was saying, Miss Ungermyer barged through the crowd of staring people.
"The McGuire sisters eh?" she said as she stepped towards us. Isabella still had me pinned to the locker and still had a firm grip on my collar. "I'd never expect you two to get in a fight." She said coldly. Isabella and I just stared at her, along with everyone else. Miss Ungermyer sighed and looked at the ground. "Isabella, let go of your sister and let's get on with our lives, please?"
Isabella slowly let go of me and she never took her eyes off me. I wasn't sure whether she giving me a death stare or not because she kind of had a bit of sadness in her eyes.
As the crowd around us thinned, Isabella whispered to me, "Meet me at the gates after school okay?" And before I could answer her, she walked off with Ben. I stared back at her and bell for first period went.
"What was that all about Liz? What did she say to you?" Miranda asked.
"Well, I dunno. She told me to meet her at the gates after school." I answered.
"What? Don't listen to her Lizzie! She probably just wants to get into another fight with you or you might fall into a trap! Trust me; there must be some catch to this!" Gordo said firmly.
"Yeah I know. But there was something in her voice that made it sound really serious. Maybe I should go...maybe she wants to make up with me." I said while we were walking to class.
"Oh come on Lizzie! I thought you out of all people wouldn't be that thick when it comes to Isabella! You hate her, you guys are like enemies! I mean, get real!" Miranda said although I was stupid. I looked down at the formulas in my Maths book and thought about what I was going to do. Maybe she was trying to get us to like each other again, but then again, she did have a bad side to her. I thought about it for a long time, not listening to our substitute teacher Mr. Bristow. I kept getting a lot thoughts running through my mind, but then I said to myself that I wasn't going to get anywhere if I didn't go.
That was it, I was going to go...