Chapter 9-Tears

Miranda sat on her queen size bed in the McGuire's home. She giggled. Something in the McGuire parents had snapped & that is when they mysteriously forgot their daughter...disowned her in some words. They hadn't forgotten their son but then they weren't acknowledging him either. Miranda had come over as soon as she saw Gordo's black corvette back out of the McGuire driveway; Lizzie & Matt in tow. Miranda did not stop for very long to ponder where they were going. She had now succeeded in convincing Sam and Jo that she was their daughter that had disappeared years ago and now she was back. The fact that the Sanchez home had burned down tragically killing a mother, father...and a daughter was odd that there was no suspicion on the new daughter of the McGuire's. Miranda Sanchez was dead...Lizzie McGuire was born.

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Kaycie Garet stood on the small porch outside her new condo watching the sun go down. Her brother, Jake, sat lazily on the couch flipping through channels until he settled on Pimp My Ride. Kaycie took in the smell of the rain to come and went inside, shutting the screen door.

As Kaycie began to boil water for spaghetti her boyfriend, David, walked through the door, covered in dirt and oil. David had recently taken a job at the Les Shwab three miles away. Jake was working the late shift at the movie theater. Kaycie herself was working part-time at the daycare down the street.

"Hey Babe," She said sweetly, putting her hand on the back of his neck and kissing him gently on the lips.

"Hey," He kissed her again.

"Day go ok?" She asked, pouring noodles into the bubbling water.

"Work, it was work..." David opened the fridge and pulled a gatorade bottle full of water and chugged it, throwing the bottle into the sink. "You?"

"Daycare's great...Tania Mione learned to write her name today." Kaycie said quietly, stirring the pasta.

"I'm glad," He said, placing his hands on her shoulders. "How bout you Jake?" He asked, directing his attention to the fifteen year old with a fake drivers license in the living room.

"Mmm..." He shrugged, not moving his eyes.

"I'm going to take a shower kay Liz...I mean ok Kayc honey?" She turned and kissed him on the lips, wishing she could run her hands through his brown curls again, but they were no longer there.

"Alright babe," She said and returned to her cooking, hoping she would forget that he had just called her Liz. Sighing she pulled her new chocolate-caramel hair into a messy ponytail. She never saw the look of pain on David's face, the look he gave to his destroyed girlfriend as he walked up the stairs.

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Jake finished up his pasta and stood up from his chair, picking up his plate. Kaycie was clearing up the dinner dishes and setting them in the sink. "Kayc are you ok?" Jake asked, helping his sister clear the table.

"Yeah Jake why?" False cheer in her voice. "Isn't this place great?" She asked, her voice shaking. With that Jake slammed the plate into the sink, glass flying at them.

"Dammit Lizzie!" He yelled, tears rising in his throat. "Why do you have to hid how you feel?" He yelled, hot tears stinging his cheeks. "How the hell can you pretend that nothing happened to you? That Miranda didn't do anything? How?" He began to cry harder. "I hate this Liz, hate seeing you like this. Hiding everything. I hate what's happened to you!" He just now noticed his sister's racking sobs.

"Jake...I..." He slammed his fist on the counter.

"The name is Matt." He stated, grabbing the keys and left as Lizzie fell to the floor, sobbing violently. David bounded down the stairs, Jake's yells having awakened him.

"When he looked into the kitchen h saw his girlfriend broken and defeated on the floor. Taking her in his arms he ran his hands through her hair and let her cry. Tears slowly running down his own cheeks.

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Well sorry it took me so long to update but I've been super busy! It's the first damn week of school & it's ALREADY dramatic ugh. Ne ways this here is my outlet so your guys's feedback is a big deal to me! R&R!

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