Author's Note: This chapter is a little bit sad but you'll get the story on the later chapters.

Disclaimer: I do not own the name of the characters or the idea and title of the story.

7 Days to Love

It was mid-autumn. September 15, 2014 to be exact. Gabriella Montez is sitting on the couch at the living room of their house. She waited for this day to come, waited for a certain guy to come back to her life. She waited patiently for that guy to come to her house and knock on the door.

Gabriella's POV

I woke up early this morning. It was the day that I had waited for five long years, waited for Troy to come back. He said he will come back and make his promise to me to be true. I know that he is a famous basketball player now, but I always hope that he'll come back. I remembered when he promised it to me days before his family left to L.A.

Flashback

"Gabriella, I have something to tell you" Troy said as I noticed the seriousness in his voice. He never calls me on my full name if he is serious.

"What is it, Troy? You're making me nervous" I said as I look into his eyes

"Gabs, I'm leaving. My family is moving to L.A. and they want to start a new life there" he said to me holding my hands

"Oh... When you are leaving?" I asked feeling the tears to build up on my eyes

"2 days. Gabs, I really don't want to go. I don't want to be far from you" he said as tears starts to build up to his eyes, too.

"Troy, it's okay. I understand why your family wants to move. I experienced it all my life" I said as tears starts to fall from my eyes.

"Gabby, you don't understand. I never want to move or leave this town. I grew up here, met you here and I started to love the feeling to being with you" he said to me as his tears starts to fall

"I know, Troy. I don't want you to leave, too. But it's your family's decision and you need to follow them wherever they want to. Just promise me one thing" I said to him putting my hands on his cheeks

"What is it?"

"Promise me that you'll come back to this very day in five years to be with me again"

"I promised" he gave me a hug that lasted for several minutes.

End of flashback

And now, I'm still getting my hopes up for him. How can I never get to move on with my life even though I knew that he already have a girlfriend and he's getting married in 7 days? Why do I always think he's coming back for me? I never listened to my mom and friends when they said to me that I should move on. I still love him and I always will. They always say to me, "You should move on. He's happy with his life now and you should, too.", "Gabs, you will only hurt yourself if you still continue this stupidity of yours", "Hunny, you need to forget him. He has a girlfriend and he's getting married."

I know I'm stupid but I can't get him out of my head and his stupid promise he made. I touched the necklace hanging around my neck. I remembered giving the other pair of this necklace to him when he was in the airport.

Flashback

"Troy, before you leave I want to give something to you" I said taking out the necklace out of my pocket. I pull it away from each other and gave the other pair to Troy.

"Gabs, are you sure you want to give it to me?" he said taking the other pair of the necklace

"I'm sure and I want you to wear it everyday so that you'll remember me. I'll wear it everyday to remember about your promise" I said holding on to the necklace and starts to cry

"I promise to wear it everyday and I will never forget that promise I made 2 days ago" he said giving me a hug and one last kiss.

End of flashback

I feel my tears falling down as I remembered the promise he made to me. I hurriedly run to the bathroom and wash my face to hide the tears from falling down but I didn't succeed. I turn on the shower and sit on the cold tile floor. Putting my knees up to my chest and looking up with my eyes closed, I let my tears to fall down and cry uncontrollably.

End of POV

After hours crying in the bathroom, Gabriella changed to a black t-shirt with writings that says "My heart is breaking. Can you fix it?" a hoodie showing up the words on the shirt and sweatpants. She then decided to walk for awhile to take her mind off of things. She's heading out for the door when her mom called her.

"Hunny, can you come here in the kitchen for a moment?" her mom called from the kitchen.

"Why mom? Do you want to ask me something?" Gabriella said as she walks to the kitchen

"Oh yes, I do. Can you go to the market to buy some things?" Mrs. Montez ask her daughter not noticing what's her daughter is wearing

"Sure, mom. Where's the list?"

"On the table. And you can use the car if you want to"

"Thanks but no thanks, mom. I'll just walk on the way there and it's pretty near, besides I never leaved the house from the last 5 years" Gabriella replied with a little happiness on her voice which still not got noticed by her mother

"Okay, hun. Make sure you get all the things on the list"

"Yes, mom"

Gabriella walks out of the house. She still can't believe that for almost 5 years she's moping around their house everything changed in their town. She put the hoodie up to her head and her hands on the pockets to make her a little warm from the cold breeze of winter coming.

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A few minutes later, she reached the market that is near to their house. She grabs a basket near the door and started to get the things her mother listed. Moments later, she remembered that she needed some popcorn and ice cream for her weekly movie marathon she always do if she is in deep thought and wants to get away from reality. She then pays for the items she purchased and headed home.

On the way home, Gabriella passed a familiar house she sometimes goes to for some help. She wandered at the house, remembering that Taylor is always there when she needed her. She just smiled as she remembered it. They got so close – together with Sharpay - after their summer job at Lava Springs.

She started to walk again and saw a familiar guy with a girl besides him linking her arms around his left arm. She looks at the guy and quickly looks back at the direction to her house. Her smile turned to a frown when she started to remember things.

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A/N: First chapter of my new story entitled "7 days to love". I wish you all like it. I don't know if it's a good chapter or not but in the later chapters will be good. Please review…