After All This Time
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Never felt like this before-ore
Are we friends or are we more?
As I'm walking towards the door
I'm not sure
Ok so I was inspired to write another best friend love story by the One Direction lyrics above. And then I found the story below in a folder on my laptop. It was originally and original story with different characters so I've changed the names to Gabriella and Troy. So yeah me what you think.
Chapter 1
"I shouldn't be thinking of him like that," thought Gabriella looking across the exam room at her best friend Troy "He's my best friend," "Anyway I should be getting on with the paper not thinking how much I'm I love with my best friend"
Gabriella Montez had lived in Albuquerque all her life so had her best friend Troy Bolton he was her only friend, they had meet in nursery and been friends immediately.
Now she was in love with him and had harboured these feelings for the past 2 years. She couldn't tell him, he wouldn't feel the same and it would ruin their friendship.
After the exam she went home, hiding away from Troy in her own little world with her iPod full blast so she couldn't hear anything. She felt a someone shadowing her on the way home but until someone pulled an earphone out of her ear she wasn't sure, she turned and saw Troy. She grabbed the dangling earphone and shoved it back in her ear and carried on walking.
But once again he pulled the earphone out and grabbed her iPod from her causing the other earphone to come out.
"What have I done that you're in a sulky strop with me?" asked Troy
"Nothing I've just got a cold and want to go home," muttered Gabriella
"Don't give me that bull Brie you've been avoiding me all week," snapped Troy
"I don't want to talk about it," said Gabriella
"You don't to but we need to talk about it," said Troy "What have I done?" he asked
"Nothing and anyway it's not you it's me," said Gabriella
"Listen Brie I know you don't get on with my friends and they don't get on with you, it's understandable your completely different," said Troy "So if it's about that I'll try and spend more time with you to make up for spending more time with them," said Troy
"Sure okay," said Gabriella. She's thinking, "Is it heck about them I'm in love with you,"
"I'll come round later yeah, watch a film or something. Walk dog. Anyway how's your mum?" asked Troy
"Ok," said Gabriella
Her mum wasn't well she had Alzheimer's and was slowly forgetting everything.
"It's getting more stressful she told me to hover the stairs and dry the dishes and then when I was hovering the stairs asked me what I was doing and told me to dry the dishes and then told me off for drying the dishes because I was supposed to be hovering the stairs," ranted Gabriella
"Oh poor Brie," said Troy giving Gabriella a hug
"I better get back I have to do," said Gabriella pulling back
"Isn't that your mum?" asked Troy
"Ugh what's she doing out the house I've got to go," said Gabriella
"I'll com,e with you and help you," said Troy
"Thanks" said Gabriella
They cross the road and go over to Gabriella's mum.
"Mum what are you doing out of the house?" Gabriella
"Do I know you?" asked Gabriella's Mum "Hi Troy," she added
"Mum come on let's go inside yeah I'm make you a cuppa," said Gabriella gently leading her mum back up the street and into their house.
"You're my daughter," her mum said
"Yes Mum I am now you sit here with Troy and I'll get you a cuppa," said Gabriella disappearing into the kitchen.
5 minutes later Gabriella returns to the lounge with a cup of tea.
"Here you go mum now I'm going to do those jobs I talk about," said Gabriella
Gabriella hovers the living room and landing and her parents bedroom, tidies her bedroom and the hovers it. She then mops the bathroom, kitchen and conservatory. Cleans the bathroom and makes the tea. Then flops down on the sofa next to Troy.
"All done?" asked Troy
"Yeah. Ugh so tired," said Gabriella "Want some tea. It's chicken?" asked Gabriella
"Sure," said Troy
They go into the kitchen. Gabriella severs a portion for Troy and then for herself and pops her dad's serving in the oven.
"Gorgeous my daughter isn't she Troy," said her mum
"Yeah suppose she is," said Troy
"Don't know why she doesn't have a fancy fella on her arm," her mum said
"Mum no one said fella anymore," said Gabriella
But all Gabriella could think was "Troy thinks I'm gorgeous"
"I'd better be off now," said Troy
"I'll walk with you. I've got to walk Sandy," said Gabriella
The dog hearing the word walk and her name stands up and runs to the front door.
Gabriella clears up the plates and puts them in the dishwasher and turns it on. She grabs Sandy's lead and puts it on Sandy.
"See you later Mum. No going out," said Gabriella
Troy and Gabriella walk out the door. Sandy almost yanking her arm out of its socket and she sees a cat. Troy grabs the lead and holds Sandy back.
"Thanks," said Gabriella taking the lead back.
They walk in silence to Troy's house. Gabriella thinking about Troy.
At Troy's house.
"Are your okay Gabriella?" asked Troy
"Yeah," replies Gabriella
"Oh by the way I got a surprise for you after prom in summer you know our house in Morocco. Dad said I go stay in with friends. I was thinking I'd take just you. Get you away from this stressful place before you have a break down. Talk to your dad about it okay," said Troy
"Wow that's certainly a surprise but why me not your other friends wouldn't you have more fun with them?" asked Gabriella
"Yeah but I want you to come you need a holiday Gabriella," said Troy going in his house.
As Gabriella walks home.
"Wow holiday with Troy. He wants me to go with him and not his jock friends. Wow this has got to be one of the best days of my life," thinks Gabriella walking though her front door.
"I'm back," she shouts letting Sandy of the lead.
"Hey darling," said her dad giving her a hug.
"Dad after exam and prom Troy dad said Troy could ask his friends if they wanted to spend a week in Morocco with Troy and Troy asked me can I go?" asked Gabriella
"I think about but Troy's a nice lad," said her dad
"Dad," she groans, "This isn't going to be other one of those Troy's a nice lad why don't you ask him out. Girls only ask lads if there overly confidant who I'm not and besides Troy is just my friend. If I asked him out it would make it weird between us unless of course he wanted to go out with me which I seriously doubt he would," explains Gabriella
"Okay okay," said her dad walking off into the lounge.
Gabriella thinks "Gosh parents are so annoying,"
Gabriella goes upstairs and gets stuck into a book.
Later her phone rings it's Troy.
"Hey what's up?" asked Gabriella
"Nothing just it's all go for Morocco, Dad said I could take you as my friend you do know it will be just us?" asked Troy
"Oh no you failed to mention that. Anyway I asked Dad he's thinking about it so I'll let you know when he said yes," said Gabriella
"Ok bye," said Troy hanging up.
"Bye," said Gabriella also hanging up. Thinks "Love you,"
Then thinks "Gosh Gabriella you have to get your feelings into control, he's your friend and that's all nothing more and nothing more will ever happen you have to move on and stay friends with him,"
She lies back on her bed and sighs.
Next Day at school. Two arms slide round Gabriella's waist.
"So will you go out with me?" asked a voice
"Stuart let go of me and I've already told you no," snaps Gabriella struggling to get free of Stuart's arms.
"Oh but why not Gabriella?" asked Stuart not letting go of Gabriella.
"Because I've already told you I don't like you like that now can you please let go off me," said Gabriella
"Oh is it annoying you me holding you like this?" asked Stuart
"Just let go of me will you," snaps Gabriella
"Stu let her go," said a voice
Stuart turns his head and sees Troy.
"The best friend to the rescue again. See you later Gabriella," said Stuart and walks off.
"You ok?" asked Troy
"Yeah ugh why won't he leave me alone?" asked Gabriella
"Because he likes you and he's a pestering berk and won't quit until you say yes," answered Troy "So has your dad said anything?" he asked
"Not yet I only asked him yesterday and it'll probably be no. There's no way he can get a week's holiday off to look after mum," said Gabriella
"Something will sort out maybe his boss will let him," said Troy
"Maybe," muttered Gabriella
"Hey what's up?" asked Troy
"You know I've always wanted to go to Morocco and now I can't go when I have the opportunity" muttered Gabriella
"It'll work out," said Troy giving her a hug.
"Oh I got to go got an exam," said Gabriella breaking the hug
"What's wrong you always seem to hate my hugs now a day," said Troy frowning
"There are your friends," said Gabriella
Troy turns and Gabriella walks off.
"Where?" asked Troy and turns back to find Gabriella is gone.
"There's something going on with that girl and I'm going to find out what," thought Troy
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