Chapter 8

Lizzie sat in the front seat of Gordo's corvette, the window down and her head propped in her hand with her elbow on the door where the window would be if it were up. Matt lay in the back seat, tears silently and slowly running down his face and Gordo driving down the highway. None of them were sure where they were going but they were all sure that they were going somewhere where they would be able to re-think everything. Lizzie hadn't thought to pack a bag for her or Matt. Neither had Gordo. The only thing they had was each person's two credit cards and Lizzie and Gordo's drivers licenses and Matt's permit. For some reason the three were sure they would be needing it.

Lizzie reached over to the radio and turned it to 94.5 where the song All That I've Got by The Used was playing. Placing her sock covered feet on the dashboard she rested her forhead on her knees. Gordo reached over and put his hand on the back of Lizzie's head and ran his fingers through her hair. Reaching up she took his hand and held it, bringing it in front of her she kissed it before placing their hands, entertwined, behind the gearshift. Matt lay still in the back, wondering what he was going to do for or with is sister and her boyfriend.

"Liz, what are we going to do?" Gordo asked, as he pulled up outside a burger king.

"I don't know, I don't know anything right now." She said shaking her head while Matt ordered a big mac and some fries.

"Me neither," Matt piped as Gordo took his turn ordering.

"Where are we anyway?" Gordo asked Matt, Lizzie ordered herself a Mcflurry and a salad. Not very hungry.

"We're a few miles from Sacramento." Matt said, handing the cashier his credit card, the two looked at him. "It's on me," He said, holding up his hands. They sat in silence, watching each other eat and thinking about the next step. Matt gobbled his food down and Lizzie chewed nervously on her salad. Gordo munched on a fry and all three set their wallets in the center of the table.

"Well?" Lizzie asked.

"What?" Matt replied.

"Fresh start somewhere new or go back to hell?" She answered in a question. Matt and Gordo looked at each other. Both knowing that Lizzie would not go back to Hill Ridge, no matter what they said. Putting their hands in the table they looked at her. "Fresh start it is," Lizzie answered and placed her hand on theirs.

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Kaycie Garet sat on a bench outside of the new Wal-Mart waiting for her boyfriend David Masters to come and get her. Her younger brother, Jake Garet, sat next to her twiddling his thumbs and humming an irritating tune. The two wore clothing they thought they'd never be caught dead in and were holding bags of clothing they'd just bought for their "New Life." Smacking Jake on the back of the had Kaycie wiped a tear away as she removed the L ring on her left ring finger.

"Lizzie McGuire is no more," She said and threw the ring in the waste paper basket as David pulled up in his new blue beetle.

"Gosh, took ya long enough..." Kaycie joked as best she could, pushing a brown lock of hair from her eyes. Straightened and layered she did not look like the girl she was when she had walked into the store. Jake sitting next to her looked different as well. His blonde hair with a few blue streaks matched his blue contacts. Regardless if his eyes were already that color they had bought them any way.

"So, DAVID, where to?" Kaycie asked her boyfriend, taking his hand. He'd gone out to buy the three a condo and their new car. When he traded in his black corvette he had almost cried. When Kaycie had cut off his curly brown hair and replaced it with a spiky do he could have cried harder. But they all knew that these changes were necissary to avoid questions.

"You'll see," He said, squeezing her hand. He saw in her eyes how hard she was trying to smile through all this. Her life as Lizzie McGuire was over and would never again return. She was Kaycie Garet now and they had to live with it. David knew that his girlfriend was not going to be the same girl he had fallen in love with and that was one thing that was killing him inside. But he couldn't let her see, she was weak enough without trying to fix him and failing. Jake was taking this better than he thought, or maybe he was wrong. The boy hadn't once complained about his sisters decision. David now wondered why he hadn't. Jake had truly matured.

"Alright," Kaycie said with false enthusiasm.

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The two 18 year olds and 15 year old pulled into the parking lot of a middle class apartment complex. The buildings were all the same color. Kaycie choked on the gum in her mouth and put a piece of her chocolate-caramel colored hair behind her ear, her contact green eyes tearing up.

"It's...it's great David." She said, planting a kiss on his cheek and taking her clothing out of the trunk, furniture came next. Their credit card bills, she was sure, were going to be to the extreme.

"Thanks babe," He said. Referring to her with the new nickname they'd agreed upon. Jake rolled his eyes and grabbed the key out of David's hands laughing at the two of them and raced up the two flights of stairs to their new home...and their new life.

Interesting turn? I think so. Well I hope you guys liked it. I updated this and Give Me Back My Baby too. So I hope you guys R&R and thanx for reading! I'll update again this week. Or atleast I'll try.

Mriss Roxy