Title: Control
Rating: T
Author: mylifeismine
Summary: Control. That was what Gabriella always had. Until the day that Troy Bolton comes into her life. [Troyella.
Genre: Romance/Drama
Length: Story

Chapter One: Control
Control.

I had always had control of my life since…well ever.

Always being in control was not exactly something I was ashamed of, or proud of. I always had control of my emotions, my life. I always knew what was heading my way, whether it was tests, marks, movies, tragedies…etc. There was that time when I lost control though.

Troy Bolton. The name still gives me shivers down my spine. Meeting him at the ski lodge felt like someone had taken my world and given it a great big shake. After New Year's, I began to gain back a bit of the control that I had lost. But seeing him at school, made everything out of control. I hated that feeling. Not being in control made me feel insecure.

Yet again, as I slowly got to know Troy, the insecurity slowly began to fade away. Yes, my emotions were going wild, but I felt safe with him.

Troy and I decided to end our relationship at graduation. I didn't really want to leave our love life like that. But we were heading on different paths; he was going to UCLA, while I was going to Harvard.

At Harvard, I studied to be a therapist. Even though I had lost control of my life for a few years, I still knew how it felt to be in control, and how it felt to loose control of what's going around you. Being at Harvard, away from Troy, gave me time to gain back all the control I had lost. I slowly began working my life the same way I used to, before I met Troy.

Now, at the age of twenty-six, I'm single, and I'm a famous psychiatrist in Los Angeles, California.

Troy? He's living his childhood dream. Playing for the Lakers.

I haven't spoken to him since graduation. I have attempted to call him, but never with success. But it's not like I don't see him enough. His posters all over LA, on billboards, on store windows, magazines… Yeah, I see him enough. Just never face-to-face.

But if I ever needed details on Troy's life, my secretary could tell me all about it. Gina's son, Robert was a huge fan of Troy, which it was a shock that he didn't live with Troy.

I enjoyed having control of my life again, and planned on keeping it that way.

Until that one day...that gave my world another big shake.