The sun was beating down and the waves where crashing against the rocks soothingly.

'What could be better than thins?' thought Gabriella as she lay on the sand sunbathing with her best friends, Taylor, Sharpay and Kelsi. They where on summer vacation out of town and all four girls where not willing to let anything ruin their good mood.

"So, Sharpay. What was with you and that guy Zeke from the hotel?" Taylor asked smirking.

"Oh, it's nothing. He's a trainee chef at the hotel and you know how much I like my food." She replied with a giggle.

"Yes, but you could hardly tell to look at you." Said Kelsi in a half annoyed half sarcastic tone of voice.

"Well he is pretty cute." Taylor said prying some more.

"I guess he is." Sharpay stated simply, "and we get along pretty well…"

"So ask him out." Taylor said pushing the subject.

"Maybe I will!" she laughed, "yes I will tonight! Oh and whilst on the subject of romance, Taylor, what exactly is going on with you and that guy Chad who spends all his time at the basketball court?"

"Yea, now you mention it you have been spending a lot of time there lately Tay!" said Gabriella, "What is going on!"

"Erm, I think I'll go into the sea for a little swim!" she said. "Anyone coming?"

"Ooh, avoiding the subject are we?" laughed Kelsi, "but yea I'll come, maybe it will cool me off."

"Me too!" Sharpay shouted as he ran off behind them. "You coming Ella?"

"No I think I'll go get an ice cream from that little beach hut up there." She said pointing towards the top end of the beach. "That's where I'll be if im not here when you get back."

"Ok, see you soon!" Sharpay said as she ran off towards the water shouting for the other two to wait on her.

Gabriella stood up, pulled on a pair of shorts, lifted her purse from her bag and walked off towards the beach hut

When she got to the hut she fumbled in her purse for loose change to pay for the ice cream with. She began to study the board and finally decided on a tub of chocolate and strawberry ice cream…plain but it was sure to cool her down.

As she stood at the hut waiting for someone to serve her she began to flick though a magazine. She was reading a particularly interesting about her favourite pop singer when a voice interrupted her reading. "Hey. What would you like?" she looked up and saw that the voice belonged to a very cute guy with mesmerising eyes.

"Erm…I will just have a tub of strawberry and chocolate please." She answered him trying not to stare as she did so. He walked off towards the back to get her ice cream and when he returned he handed he the tub. She went to pass over the correct money but he put his hand over hers to stop her putting it down. "It's on the house." She said shooting her a dazzling smile.

"Why thank you." She replied smiling before she wiled off to find a table in the shade.

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