Disclaimer: I don't own Lizzie McGuire or anything related to it. The song 'Sorry' belongs to Ashlee Simpson.
AN: By an annoying request, this is not going to be the last chapter. And, by annoying, I meant 'LyG4ever'. You can thank her.
Chapter 13. Sorry
"Hi, Bella!" Lizzie cheered, walking into their department. "Bella?" Lizzie looked around and realized her sister wasn't there. She grabbed the mail and started playing the messages on the phone.
"Sup, girls? It's Miranda," Miranda's voice said. "Duh, like you couldn't tell. Anyway, I just called to let you know… I got into UCLA! Yay, I'm so excited! Why don't you check your mail and call me back later? I guess we'll have some squealing to do. Later!" Lizzie smiled and shook her head, then looked down with shaky hands at a Princeton envelope.
"Omigosh…" Lizzie muttered, then heard Gordo's voice coming from the machine.
"Hey Bella. If you're there, please, pick up… I'm guessing you're not," Gordo mumbled. "I just wanted to tell you that you're right. I'm going to Oxford, so I think we should leave this behind. Too bad we didn't get to talk. See ya" Lizzie's letter fell to the floor. She bent down and picked it up, as the door opened.
"Hi, Liz," Bella said. "What's up?"
"Er… I don't know, you tell me," Lizzie replied. Bella gave her a look. "What happened between you and Gordo?" Bella bit her lip and looked down.
"It was nothing. Why, what happened?" Bella asked. Lizzie shook her head.
"Just heard something… in our voice mail," Lizzie said harshly. Bella looked up. "I'm going out. By the way, I got into Princeton. Not that you'd actually care" Lizzie stormed off while Bella picked up the phone and dialed Gordo's number quickly.
"Hello?" Gordo's voice said.
"Gordo, what the hell did you say in the message?" Bella inquired.
"Why? You erased it?" Gordo asked.
"Lizzie heard it," Bella muttered. She heard a low thumb on the other line. "Gordo?"
"Sh-t!" Gordo cried. "I-I said we should leave this behind… which wouldn't lead to anything, unless she already had some thoughts… Did she flip out?"
"She got mad… and stormed out. That's never good," Bella stated. "I don't know, I think I'll try to talk to her. Bye"
"Bye," Gordo replied, as they hung up. Bella stared at the phone for a long moment, then sighed.
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"Lizzie… please, talk to me!" Bella said the next day. Lizzie, who was drinking her third coffee from that morning, shook her head.
"Kate knew it all along!" Lizzie suddenly exclaimed. "Omigosh, I was so naive! Tell me what else I didn't know!"
"…I love him, okay? I always did, since we were in diapers!" Bella cried. "Why do you think I was mean to you? Gordo always preferred you!"
"What hurts me the most is the fact that you never told me! I mean… Junior High School? Even during High School!" Lizzie said. "I always told you everything!" Bella looked down.
"I-It never seemed right…" she said. Lizzie rolled her eyes and Bella sighed.
"I'm glad I'm leaving for College in four weeks. I couldn't stand looking at you any longer," Lizzie coldly said, right before leaving.
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"Okay, I'm tired of this. You want him? You can have him," Bella said, shaking her head. "You should know I would never make a move on your man" Lizzie looked at her.
"…really?" Lizzie said. Bella smirked and nodded.
"Let's go talk to him," Bella replied. Lizzie nodded hesitatingly and they left. After walking a couple of blocks, they got to Gordo's department. He was standing outside, watching as two men carried some stuff into a truck.
"H-Hey," Gordo said, looking at them.
"We've talked," Bella explained. He nodded slowly.
"So, you're really going to Oxford, huh?" Lizzie asked, noticing all the boxes. Gordo looked around and nodded. Bella froze.
"What?" she whispered. Gordo looked at her sadly, while Lizzie's glance switched from him to her.
"I-I gotta go," Gordo said, shaking his head. "My plane is leaving soon". Bella's eyes filled with tears.
"You're going… alone?" Bella asked. Gordo nodded. Tears started streaming down Bella's face. She wiped them off and Lizzie shook her head. Grabbing Bella and Gordo's hands, Lizzie placed them together. They both looked at her.
"Okay, this is just plain stupid. You're not gonna give up on what you might have," Lizzie said. "Gordo, you won't go alone. You're going with my sister" Bella smiled through tears.
"But… what about mom and dad?" Bella asked.
"You're doing what you always wanted. They'll understand," Lizzie assured her. Bella smiled again and looked into Gordo's eyes. "Yo, Gordon. Let's talk" Gordo nodded and they walked to a side. "I'm giving you the most important thing I've have… If you hurt her, you'll pay" Gordo smiled and they hugged. Despite her words, tears began running down her face and he wiped them off gently.
"Don't worry, Liz. I've got it covered," he whispered. Lizzie smiled a little and he kissed her golden hair. They hugged tightly.
"Take care," Lizzie whispered back. He nodded slowly. "I love you both"
"We love you too, sis," Bella said, stroking Lizzie's curls. The girls hugged, then pulled apart slowly. "What are you gonna do?"
"I have Princeton. My dream," Lizzie said, wrapping her arms around herself. Bella nodded. "You should really go explore the world. One of us has to make a statement" Bella smiled and got into Gordo's car slowly, while his eyes fixed on Lizzie's face. She looked back at him sadly and he got in the driver's seat slowly.
"I'll call you soon!" Bella yelled, as he started the car. "You'll make a statement, girl" Lizzie smiled and waved at them as the car drove off. Her smile faded and she wiped some more tears.
"That's what it takes…" she whispered, walking back home as the raindrops began to fall.
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"All this time I've been saying I'm sorry,
But why should I be sorry for all of your mistakes?" 21 years old Lizzie sang. She closed her eyes, feeling the tears coming. "All my life I've been sorry for something,
Something gets me nothing, and nothing's such a waste" She looked up and stared at Bella and Gordo. They were holding hands, but he had his eyes fixed on Lizzie. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes again. "All this time I've been saying I'm sorry,
But why should I be sorry for all of your mistakes?" Lizzie turned around and looked down. "Who's sorry now?" she whispered, before walking backstage.
End of chapter.
"I threw away my phone
I thought that you should know
I'd throw away my home
If I had somewhere to go
Anything to stop
The circle in my brain
Anything is better than you
Making me feel lame
28 days to kick the habit
28 days to let you go
28 days and I'll be on my own
All my life I've been sorry for something
Something gets me nothing and nothings such a waste
All this time I've been sayin I'm sorry
But why should I be sorry for all of your mistakes
Why should I be sorry
I've had enough of you
Please forget my name
I'm runnin around on empty
Still tryin to get away
Anything to kill
The consciousness of you
Anything to end myself
Before the thought of you
28 days to kick the habit
28 days to let you go
28 days and I'll be on my own
All my life I've been sorry for something
Something gets me nothing and nothings such a waste
All this time I've been sayin I'm sorry
But why should I be sorry for all of your mistakes
Now you'll know what it feels like to bite your tongue
Now you'll know what it feels like to be the one
Who walks around with knots in your stomach
I've been there, and I've done it
And now you'll know what it feels like
To always be afraid
Of everything you wanted to say
Who's sorry now
Who's sorry now
Who's sorry now
All my life I've been sorry for something
Something gets me nothing and nothings such a waste
All this time I've been sayin I'm sorry
But why should I be sorry for all of your mistakes
All my life I've been sorry for something
Something gets me nothing and nothings such a waste
All this time I've been sayin I'm sorry
But why should I be sorry for all of your mistakes
Who's sorry now?"
AN: Okay, the next (and last) chapter is already written and all, so it won't take that long.
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