Miranda retrieved a deck of cards from her beside table and took them out of their box, ordering her friends to sit down on the floor.
"Ok, we are going to play a card game my cousin taught me, Lizzie you go first." Lizzie glanced over at Gordo who gave her a reassuring smile.
"So, name one boy you like, one that you sort of like, one that is your friend and one that you hate." Miranda then laid four cards in a row waiting for names to be placed on them. Lizzie thought to herself, she couldn't say that the person she liked was Gordo. How embarrassing? "Ok, I like… Ethan. I sort of like Ronnie, my friend is Gordo and I hate Ryan." Gordo looked at her in shock when she put Ronnie in the 'sort of like place' and she smiled at him weakly. Miranda did not notice though and started to ask questions such as , 'Who would buy you flowers, take you on a romantic date." As each question was asked Lizzie automatically said Gordo's name. Each time Gordo acquired a card on top of his pile. In the end Gordo held almost the entire deck. Lizzie then had to pick one final card out of his pile and if it matched the card that was face down at the bottom of his pile, they were meant to be together. Lizzie carefully pulled a card out of the deck and held her breath as Miranda picked up Gordo's starting card. Both were clubs. Lizzie looked over a Gordo and smiled. They stared at each other for a few seconds before Miranda's little sister Isabelle came running into the room with her neighborhood friend.
"What are you guys playing? Can we play? Can we please?" Miranda stared at her sister in shock at the way she had burst into the room and the way she was whining already.
"Get out Isabelle, no one wants you here!" Miranda tried to keep her voice steady but failed by the second word and pointed her finger at the door, but Isabelle did not move.
"Miranda! PLEASE!" Isabelle stomped in place and crossed her arms. Miranda looked at Lizzie and Gordo and they knew just what to do. Miranda lunged after Isabelle while Lizzie and Gordo grabbed the friend. They pulled and pushed the two out of the door and quickly shut it, Miranda leaned against it while Gordo and Lizzie just sat in front of the door. Next, a white board was shoved under the door crack with the words Can we please play with you? scribbled across it, Miranda rolled her eyes and wrote a big NO! underneath. Lizzie and Gordo looked at each other and locked eyes again. The white board came again Miranda please just for a few minutes! Miranda sighed loudly and Lizzie broke her gaze at Gordo to look at her and smile apologetically, she then moved against the bed where Gordo was sitting.
She sat very close and laid her head on his shoulder, smiling up at him. He wrapped his arm around her and she moved the hand between them to hold the his. They watched as the white board moved back and forth until it was time for Isabelle's friend to go home and they left the three friends alone. Miranda finally turned her attention to the other two, who were too wrapped up in each other to notice.
"AWW! You two look so cute, let me get my camera!" and she ran to her dresser pulling the camera off the top. She snapped a few pictures and then her mother called up that dinner was ready. Gordo and Lizzie reluctantly pulled apart and walked close together down the stairs.
Authors note: sort of a short chapter. And I know that its all a little cliché with the cards matching but I promise. IT ALL REALLY HAPPENED TO ME! I haven't changed anything except the names in the story yet. r&r please