The good thing about moving, was that I got a whole week off school to arranged and unpack the furniture and all our things. It was Saturday morning and most things had been put into its place but there were a few things scattered here and there. My room was nearly done, and Matt was helping me hang up some of my clothes that had been in a box for days.

"How's the unpacking going?" My dad asked as he walked in holding a bunch of papers.

"Pretty good actually. Matt is still helping me with some stuff." I answered as I took out some of my soft toys from a box.

"Well, now is the time to discuss what school you two are going to. I've enrolled both of you into a school that I have researched on the internet and they sound very good! Also, I went to them yesterday and was even able to speak to the principal, take a tour of the school and get some brochures to show you guys." He said as he handed Matt and I two different booklets. We both flipped through them quickly and I began to feel scared again. I didn't want to start a new school, I wasn't the best at making new friends.

"Jefferson High?" I asked as I looked up at my father. "Sounds...different." I said unsurely. I looked and the picture of the building and it was alot older than my old school. Hillrigde High was a private school and we had to wear uniforms and it was very strict.

"Don't worry Lizzie. The school is better than it looks. And, the good thing is that you don't have to wear uniforms! I was thinking of taking you two out shopping to buy new clothes." My dad said. This seemed strange because I normally only went shopping with Miranda or my mom, not my dad.

"But dad wouldn't that be awkward going shopping with you?" I asked.

"Why's that? You're not embarrassed of me of anything?"

"No!" I said at once. "Of course not. It's just that...I normally go shopping with Miranda or mom, and neither of them are here anymore."

"Well maybe find some new girl friends you can go shopping with them." My dad suggested.

"Yeah. I can't wait!" I said sarcastically.

"Okay well I'll leave you guys to read over some information about the school, and you can tell me what you think of it later." I watched as my dad walked out of my room, and Matt followed him. I was relieved because I wanted some private time and was dying to call Miranda and Gordo. I hadn't had the chance to call them for days because I had been so busy unpacking. Just as I was about to pick up the phone, it rang and made me jump. I picked it up and had no idea who it was.

"Lizzie, is that you?" The person asked. It sounded alot like a guy for sure.

"Yeah. Who is this?"

"It's Ben." He answered. I gasped and wondered how on earth that creep got my number. I hoped we wasn't stalking me or anything.

"How did you get my number?" I demanded.

"Um, I got it from Miranda. Please don't be mad at her, I kinda made a little deal with her. It took me a while to get it, but I was desperate." Ben said.

"Desperate?" I asked surprisingly. "Isn't that sort of over dramatic?" I asked. "Besides, why would you wanna talk to me? I don't talk talk to anyone whose friends with Isabella, let alone her boyfriends!"

"Well, I just wanted to let you know that I dumped her today." He said.

"What?" I said. I could hardly believe what I was hearing. I felt like jumping up and punching the air. It wasn't because I still like him, but because I knew Isabella would be devastated if she got dumped by him. And it would mean she was miserable, which was what I wanted.

"Oh my gosh! You're kidding, right?" I asked.

"Nup! I just went up to her and said, 'It's over!' and she totally went ballistic!" Ben laughed. "She said that I couldn't do this to her and that she loved me too much. Then she just screamed at me and ran away crying!"

I couldn't help but laugh. It was the happiest I had felt in a long time and didn't know Ben would be the reason for it.

"Wow! I so wish I was there to see it! It's a good thing you broke up with her when you did. She totally deserved it. Why did you break up with her anyway?" I asked curiously.

"She's a total control freak and is always telling me what to do. It's like I don't have a life when I'm around her. So I guess I just got sick of it and couldn't take it any longer."

"At least someone knows what she's really like now. Everyone thinks she's a complete angel or something, but she's really a devil in disguise."

"Yeah I kinda realised." Ben chuckled.

"How long have you planned to dump her anyway?" I asked curiously. He hesitated for a moment and this made me realised it must've been for a while.

"About a month." He replied.

"A month?" I choked. "It took you that long to bring up the courage to dump her? Are you that scared of her?"

"Who isn't?" Ben laughed. I laughed too. We continued to talk for ages and he just asked me stuff about school and where I was staying. He was the Ben I always remembered and I felt sort of bad because of the way I spoke to him before. I felt like I had known him all my life and he was so easy to talk to. I didn't know if I was beginning to have feelings for him again but I hoped I wasn't. Besides, we wouldn't like me again and it would be too hard to have a long distance relationship. We had been talking for so long that I lost track of time and had forgotten about Miranda and Gordo.

"Look I gotta go now. But I'll talk to you some other time okay?"

"Sure. Okay bye."

I said goodbye and put down the phone. I didn't have time to call Miranda and Gordo now because I was going out with my dad and Matt, but I was sure they could wait a few more hours.

MIRANDA'S POV

"Okay, it's been ages since Lizzie has called us! I knew this would happen, I'd knew she'd forget about us!" Gordo said sounding very annoyed. We were in the local library studying for an important Maths exam next week.

"Gordo, will you just chill? It's only been a few days and I'm sure she's just busy with all the unpacking and getting ready for her new school. Lizzie would never forget us, I know she wouldn't." I replied.

"I just still don't get why she went to New York in the first place. She said she wouldn't let Isabella get to her and boss her around and look what happened?" Gordo sighed.

"Are you losers missing Lizzie already?" Someone asked from behind. Miranda and Gordo spun around and saw Isabella standing there, holding a pile of books.

"Look what the wind blew in." I snarled. "Okay, you can go now."

"Whatever. You can't tell me what to do." Isabella rolled her eyes and looked over at Gordo.

"It must be so hard for you Gordo because you're still in love with her aren't you? I don't know how you can love a rat like Lizzie." Isabella laughed. Gordo stood up and was angrier than ever. He looked like he was going to bash the hell out of her.

"Don't you dare call Lizzie a rat! You're the rat!" Gordo said louder. I stood up too and tried to tell him to lower his voice. This was a library and I didn't want to get kicked out.

"Oh and I heard Ben dumped you! I wonder why?" He laughed.

Isabella ignored Gordo but looked annoyed.

"Believe me Gordo; you will think Lizzie is a rat when you find out what she wrote about you in her diary. She's just a waste of time, so let her go." Isabella smiled and turned to leave. I felt like I had just been stabbed in the back. Isabella promised Lizzie she wouldn't tell Gordo about this, and I was going to be the one who had to deal with his broken heart.

"Wait! What diary? What are you talking about?" Gordo asked curiously. I felt like I was going to be sick.

"Gordo, don't worry about it!" I said quickly. "You can go now!" I said urgently to Isabella. But it was too late and she had already grabbed a chair and sat right in between us. She sat there for about half and hour going on about what Lizzie wrote in her diary. I couldn't believe she was doing this but there wasn't a way I could stop her.

"So that's the reason why Lizzie went to New York? Because you blackmailed her?" Gordo asked. Isabella nodded.

"Well I gotta run now since you two have to study for that dumb test. Have fun!" She said and left. Now I felt like I wanted her to stay because I didn't want to be alone with Gordo. I knew he was going to explode at me any second.

"I can't believe it!" He said as he slammed his Math book shut angrily.

"Well...that's good cos it's not true! I mean, you seriously don't believe what Isabella says do you? Come on, as if Lizzie would do that. It's just a load of trash." I lied. It was the only thing I could think of quickly.

"You know, you're not a very good liar Miranda." Gordo said miserably. I swore in my head and couldn't think of what else to say. "It's true isn't it?"

I forced myself to look at him straight in the eye and I nodded. He sighed and shook his head slowly. The library was closing soon and people were beginning to depart.

"You knew all along and you didn't tell me?" He asked.

"I'm sorry Gordo. But I promised Lizzie that I wouldn't tell you! And I'm sure she didn't mean it." I explained. But that was a lie too, Lizzie did mean it.

"If she didn't mean it then why did she write it?" He demanded. I could tell he was beginning to get aggressive. I stared at him and didn't know what to say. All of a sudden he got up, packed all his things in his bag and stormed out. I ran after him and tried to keep up.

"Wait Gordo! Please don't be angry at Lizzie! She thought those things a long time ago and things have changed now! What about what she said on her last day in Hill Ridge? She said she loved you, remember?" I said desperately.

"The fact that she ever wrote those bad things about me is really what makes me furious! I don't care how long ago it was, she still wrote it!" He answered crossly. "And it's not just her, you lied to me too! Both of you did! I thought you two were supposed to be my best friends! But now it seems that you guys don't even like me."

"Gordo! You know that's not true!" I insisted as I grabbed his arm. He shoved me off and gave me a dirty look.

"Look, just leave me alone okay! I hate you, and Lizzie too! I'm sorry I'm too geeky for you!" He shouted and bolted down the street. Gordo wasn't the only one who was furious. I was too, but at Isabella. I had to call Lizzie to tell her what had just happened.