"Um, I, Uh-" Kate stuttered. 'What do I do? I don't want to betray Lizzie,
but I've never been able to stand up to Claire.'
"What's the matter Kate? Is loser contagious?" Claire chided.
Everyone was shocked when Ethan charged right up to Claire and started yelling.
"Leave her alone, Claire. Lizzie's cooler then you'll ever be. You know why? Because she's been a better friend to Kate in these past two days then you've ever been to her. And Gordo happens to be my friend, and I don't appreciate you calling my friend weird. So take your washed-up cheerleading bitchy ass out of our way!" Ethan just smiled at her as he finished.
Claire was too stunned to say anything. She stood there with her mouth open for a second before turning around and quickly leaving the theatre.
"Ethan? Where did that come from?" Kate asked.
"I don't know. I guess I just got sick of Claire's attitude." he replied. "I've never really liked that girl."
"Why didn't you ever say anything before?"
"Well, because she was your friend, and everyone thought I was too oblivious to notice anything, anyway. It was easier to just let people think that and kinda coast through high school. I stayed out of all fights and conflict that way, but I'm sick of it. I'm going to college and I don't want to be the dumb kid with the great hair anymore." Ethan sighed. He had just broken his defense against the world.
Kate, Lizzie and Gordo stood there in shock, all wanting to say something, but none of them knowing exactly what to say. Luckily for Ethan, the movie started and they all took their seats. They were taken under the sea and away from all that had just happened.
After the movie was over, they decided to go to dinner. While at dinner they discussed the jungle that was Hillridge High School.
"I remember one day in English, while having Mr. Dig as a substitute that you and her had to recite love poems to each other." Ethan laughed pointing at Kate and Gordo.
"Don't remind me of that! I had nightmares for weeks. It was horrible, wasn't it Kate?" Gordo said, shuttering.
"Oh, it wasn't that bad! I kind of enjoyed it." Kate winked at Lizzie and both girls laughed.
"Even though I'm really not as dense as I acted in high school, I still will never figure you girls out." Ethan rolled his eyes.
"I'm actually really glad to be getting away from most of those people in high school. Did you here that Brooke is pregnant?" Kate asked.
"No way!" screamed Lizzie. "By who?"
"Danny Kessler." Kate told her.
"I hated that guy." Ethan said.
"I thought you liked Danny?" Kate tilted her head to the side.
"Nope, another one I pretended to get along with."
"Is there anyone you did like?" Kate sighed.
"Yeah. Lizzie, Gordo and Miranda. Oh yeah, and Larry could be cool, but he was kinda weird." Ethan ran his hand through his hair.
"So let me get this strait..." Kate began to run everything through her head. "Neither one of us actually liked the people we hung out with? There's something very backwards about this."
"It's the jungle that's known as high school. It just prepares us for life in the kiss-ass workforce." Gordo said.
The four finished their dinner discussing who was with who and other silly high school stuff. They all decided that it was good to have one last day of high school life-the way it should have been, before they all went off to college.
They left the restaurant and parted company. Lizzie and Gordo started walking toward Lizzie's house.
"Gordo, could life get any better?" Lizzie asked.
"Only if we were married with good jobs and 2.5 kids with Miranda and Larry living on one side of us and Kate and Ethan living on the other." Gordo teased.
"Gordo! I'm being serious!" Lizzie huffed. "Besides, you forgot both sets of grandparents living across the street."
"Maybe your parents can live by us, but I'm telling mine to stay where they are." Gordo said.
They had finally reached Lizzie's doorstep. Gordo gave her a sweet kiss goodnight and then turned to walk down the front sidewalk with his hands in his pockets. He had a big grin on his face and was whistling.
Lizzie went up to her room and tried to get some sleep. It didn't come easy though-Miranda was coming home tomorrow and she was very excited. Tomorrow was the big day.
"What's the matter Kate? Is loser contagious?" Claire chided.
Everyone was shocked when Ethan charged right up to Claire and started yelling.
"Leave her alone, Claire. Lizzie's cooler then you'll ever be. You know why? Because she's been a better friend to Kate in these past two days then you've ever been to her. And Gordo happens to be my friend, and I don't appreciate you calling my friend weird. So take your washed-up cheerleading bitchy ass out of our way!" Ethan just smiled at her as he finished.
Claire was too stunned to say anything. She stood there with her mouth open for a second before turning around and quickly leaving the theatre.
"Ethan? Where did that come from?" Kate asked.
"I don't know. I guess I just got sick of Claire's attitude." he replied. "I've never really liked that girl."
"Why didn't you ever say anything before?"
"Well, because she was your friend, and everyone thought I was too oblivious to notice anything, anyway. It was easier to just let people think that and kinda coast through high school. I stayed out of all fights and conflict that way, but I'm sick of it. I'm going to college and I don't want to be the dumb kid with the great hair anymore." Ethan sighed. He had just broken his defense against the world.
Kate, Lizzie and Gordo stood there in shock, all wanting to say something, but none of them knowing exactly what to say. Luckily for Ethan, the movie started and they all took their seats. They were taken under the sea and away from all that had just happened.
After the movie was over, they decided to go to dinner. While at dinner they discussed the jungle that was Hillridge High School.
"I remember one day in English, while having Mr. Dig as a substitute that you and her had to recite love poems to each other." Ethan laughed pointing at Kate and Gordo.
"Don't remind me of that! I had nightmares for weeks. It was horrible, wasn't it Kate?" Gordo said, shuttering.
"Oh, it wasn't that bad! I kind of enjoyed it." Kate winked at Lizzie and both girls laughed.
"Even though I'm really not as dense as I acted in high school, I still will never figure you girls out." Ethan rolled his eyes.
"I'm actually really glad to be getting away from most of those people in high school. Did you here that Brooke is pregnant?" Kate asked.
"No way!" screamed Lizzie. "By who?"
"Danny Kessler." Kate told her.
"I hated that guy." Ethan said.
"I thought you liked Danny?" Kate tilted her head to the side.
"Nope, another one I pretended to get along with."
"Is there anyone you did like?" Kate sighed.
"Yeah. Lizzie, Gordo and Miranda. Oh yeah, and Larry could be cool, but he was kinda weird." Ethan ran his hand through his hair.
"So let me get this strait..." Kate began to run everything through her head. "Neither one of us actually liked the people we hung out with? There's something very backwards about this."
"It's the jungle that's known as high school. It just prepares us for life in the kiss-ass workforce." Gordo said.
The four finished their dinner discussing who was with who and other silly high school stuff. They all decided that it was good to have one last day of high school life-the way it should have been, before they all went off to college.
They left the restaurant and parted company. Lizzie and Gordo started walking toward Lizzie's house.
"Gordo, could life get any better?" Lizzie asked.
"Only if we were married with good jobs and 2.5 kids with Miranda and Larry living on one side of us and Kate and Ethan living on the other." Gordo teased.
"Gordo! I'm being serious!" Lizzie huffed. "Besides, you forgot both sets of grandparents living across the street."
"Maybe your parents can live by us, but I'm telling mine to stay where they are." Gordo said.
They had finally reached Lizzie's doorstep. Gordo gave her a sweet kiss goodnight and then turned to walk down the front sidewalk with his hands in his pockets. He had a big grin on his face and was whistling.
Lizzie went up to her room and tried to get some sleep. It didn't come easy though-Miranda was coming home tomorrow and she was very excited. Tomorrow was the big day.
