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Chapter 9: The Night Before The End
It was now August. Lizzie and Miranda's band had spent the summer playing small gigs on the west coast, only being gone from Hillridge for days at a time. A few weeks ago had seen them start to record an album. They would be leaving on a promotional tour sometime in September or October. But for now they had a more immediate situation to deal with. Gordo was leaving for Stanford in a week. The band's commitments had distracted Lizzie and Miranda from this impending departure, but suddenly it all became real. So many emotions were running high on all of them. So much so that they were almost numb. They were scared, excited, sad, anxious, angry and bewildered all at the same time. They didn't know how to feel, so they just didn't feel at all. They all packed up Gordo's stuff, nothing. They went to all of their favorite haunts, nothing. Nothing, they felt nothing. Or so it seemed.
Gordo had gotten a job this summer and the band spent most days, when they weren't touring or recording, practicing, so they didn't see each other much during the days. That's why when Lizzie had written a new song and was spending most of her waking hours with the band fine tuning it, Gordo didn't even know. The night before his move was finally upon them and Lizzie and Miranda were nowhere to be found.
GT: Where could they be? Don't they want to spent time with me before I have to leave?
He called Jon to see if he knew where they were.
J: You mean they're not spending the night with you? That's what I figured when Miranda told me she couldn't do anything tonight.
Gordo just couldn't figure it out. He got more and more angry as the evening went on and no sign of his best friends.
GT: I can't believe they are blowing me off like this. How could they not want to see me?
Then finally he had had enough. It was getting dark out and he was emotionally drained from waiting for them. He laid down on his bed just to rest and to stop thinking. After a few minutes he thought he heard something. He sat up and stayed silent for second, straining to hear. Nothing. He laid back down. A few minutes later the soft strains of a guitar seeped into his room. He sat up again. The sounds got louder and louder. Finally he walked outside onto the balcony. The sight that laid before him was something he would never forget. Lizzie and the band were all set up on the lawn below. They were playing, obviously vamping, waiting for him to come out. When he appeared on the balcony, Lizzie locked her eyes on him and began to sing.
I swear that I can go on forever again
Please let me know that my one bad day will end
I will go down as your lover, your friend
Give me your lips and with one kiss we begin
Are you afraid of being alone?
Cause I am, I'm lost without you
Are you afraid of leaving tonight?
Cause I am, I'm lost without you
I'll leave my room open til sunrise for you
I'll keep my eyes patiently focused on you
Where are you now I can hear footsteps I'm dreaming
And if you will, keep me from waking to believe this
Are you afraid of being alone?
Cause I am, I'm lost without you
Are you afraid of leaving tonight?
Cause I am, I'm lost without you
Are you afraid of being alone?
Cause I am, I'm lost without you
Are you afraid of leaving tonight?
Cause I am, I'm lost without you
Are you afraid of being alone?
Cause I am, I'm lost without you
Are you afraid of leaving tonight?
Cause I am, I'm lost without you
I'm lost without you
I'm lost without you
Gordo had never heard something so wonderful in all his life. His eyes and Lizzie's had been locked the entire time and only when the song ended did he notice that her bedroom door was wide open. He turned and looked down at the ground. Lizzie set down her guitar and slowly made her way towards the ladder. She climbed up meeting Gordo at the top. Without saying a word they kissed like never before. Then they both walked into Lizzie's room and shut the down, leaving the rest of the band to take down all of the equipment. They sat down on Lizzie's bed. There they sat silently for a long time. It was only when Gordo realized that Lizzie was crying that he spoke.
G: I wish I could say that it will all be all right and that we won't be apart that long, but who knows? I can't promise something like that. I wish I could, but I can't. (He began to cry too.) If our love is strong, it will survive this. And I believe that our love is about as strong as love can get. I love you Lizzie, with all my heart and soul. I will never stop thinking about you or loving you, that much I can promise. We'll keep in touch, you'll see. And if we don't I know that someway, somehow we will find our way back to each other again. If not in this life then in the next.
L: Oh, Gordo, I love you. I can't believe this is happening. I don't want to say goodbye though, goodbyes are for when it's really final. This isn't over so it's not goodbye, it will never be goodbye. I don't really know what else to say. I poured all of my emotions and energy into that song. I really am lost without you, but I hope you're right. I hope that I will be found again. I hope we find each other again.
And with that they just sat silent again. Eventually Lizzie fell asleep in Gordo's lap. As he stared down at her, stroking her hair softly, he whispered into her ear,