Promise

Hi, everyone! I'm Madison Gwenyfere Romano and I'm here to tell you an alternate story about Troy and Gabriella's life together. Hope ya like it... And if there is anything unusual to you, just post a review for me. I am going to understand it only if I deserve it... negative or positive as long as I deserve it...

Gabriella's POV

Promise is the best best word to hear in a day, week or anytime. It is the best word to hear from the guy you love and maybe because you expect the thing he promised that is the best thing he promised or either do to you. But when it isn't done, it turns to a lie. The color of your world turns gray and it will slowly fade away. It also feels like your heart was squeezed tight.

15th of April 2007, 10:00 p.m. I was crying in the middle of the night after Troy just told me that he was answered by Sharpay, the prima girl in East High. He was courting her for the whole month and finally, Troy won her heart. Troy is so much lucky about her because Sharpay is the best girl in East High. Sharpay is very thoughtful and lovely. I admit, she's more beautiful than me. She won't disappoint anybody and if she did, she won't stop bugging and saying I'm sorry. That is how she looks lovelier.

The wind starts blowing and entering my door. I watch outside the the window and I saw the stars to fade away. "This is how my world destroy." I cried. Then,someone knocked at my door. I wiped my tears away and I walked in the door. It was my mom. Mom knows best and honestly, even if I don't want her to know why I always cry in and always enjoy talking to Troy, she still knows. "Gabriella, are you crying again?" she asked.

I sat in the edge of my bed and grab a small picture of me and Troy in the Christmas party in our house. I looked at the picture and one tear fell down from my eyes and landed on Troy face. Mom closed the door and sat beside me. "Gabriella, someday, he'll realize how much you really deserve he's love." says Mom and combs my hair with her finger. "No, I don't think so... he's answered by Sharpay and she deserved him. She very nice to everyone."

"Gabriella, you don't have to give up the chance to show him you love him..."

"No, I don't deserve him! I was expecting too much from him..."

"But Lord knows how you cry all night and how you care for him..."

My phone rings and I quickly answered it. "Hello? Troy?" I asked and I walked to the window and looked at the stars.

"Um, hi... Gabriella, why aren't you online on Facebook? It is the first time you didn't logged in on Facebook."

"Yeah, I know... I'm just a bit busy..."

"What about? We don't have assignments, right?"

"Yeah... but I'm reading books and I didn't remember to log in." I lied and I looked back at Mom, "So, are you coming tomorrow?" I asked and hangs my hair in my left ear and I's controlling myself from my tears to fall down to my cheeks. "What is tomorrow? Do we have events?" I made me cry and my tears fell unintentionally. I wipe them one by one. "Gabriella? What's wrong? Why are you crying?" He asked.

"Nothing... there is nothing tomorrow." I said and I hung up. I just felt my Mom's warm hands caressing my arms. She placed her chin in my shoulder and then hugged me, "Mom, I don't even know what to do!" I said and cried harder. She made me turn to her and said, "Just listen to me... please forget about everything for one day... Tomorrow is your 18th birthday... and your dad promised that he'll come." she hugged me and kissed my forehead. Then, she went out and closed the door.

I lied down to my bed and I grabbed my diary from my desk. I wrote down: Dear diary, if you can only give me some advice how to regret him. He might be the best and most adorable person I love... No one can ever make me feel this way again or rather replace him here in my heart. I am crying every night wishing that he'll stop courting her and be with me forever even though just friends, I don't care. Just to be with him.

I fell asleep in my bed, holding my diary then, my phone rings. I was awakened by the vibrating and ringtone of my cellphone. I quickly answered and it was once again Troy. "Troy?" I asked and glanced in the wall clock. It is 12:15 in the morning, "It is already morning, why?" I said.

"Gabriella, I waiting for you..." he said and I was surprised of what he said. I sat down and removed my blanket above my body. "What do you mean?" I asked and a guess came inside my mind and I jumped off the bed to check in the terrace. He wasn't there and it lighten my mood. As I turned around, I was surprised he was lying his arm on the side of the cabinet. I almost scream but he warned me, "Ssh... don't scream... I just came by to ask you why are you crying when I called you around 10:00 p.m." he said and walked into me.

"Well... you don't wanna know..."

"Why not? Is there anything bothering you?"

"Nothing..." I said and I closed the doors in the terrace.

"You sure?" he asked and when I turned he gave me a small metal box.

"What is this?" I asked and I opened the box. It was the watch I ever wanted. I first saw it when Troy and I went shopping. But I never wanted to have it anymore because it is expensive, $330. "I can't take this..." I continued and returned him the box. He pushed it back to me and said, "No... take it, princess... Happy Birthday..." he said. He was the first person to greet me in my birthday.

"So, you don't mean that you have forgotten my birthday?" I asked and smiled.

"We'll, sort of... actually, when you asked if I was coming tomorrow... I mean, later... I never mean it, because I was buying that watch..." he said and I hugged him.

"Thank you so much... so, you really coming tomorrow?"

"Yeah, I promised." he said and i walked into my desk. I placed the box into the top of my desk and I saw him from the mirror that he closed his eyes to steal a kiss on me. I was about to face and point him to say, "You can't kiss me no more..." But It was too late, his lips were very closed to my cheeks and when I faced him, instead of my cheeks to feel his lips, my lips felt his. His eyes opened wide and I leaned back and fell sat on my butt into the floor.

"Are you okay?" he asked and helped me get up.

"Yeah..." For a while, I felt that I blushed. "I gotta go... I just escaped in my room and Dad must be looking for me..." he said and he opened the door of the terrace. I followed him and he climbs down from the tree. "You promise to come..." I said and look back.

"Yeah, I promised..." he said. I touched me lips and I blushed more. Then, I lied down on my bed and I easily fell asleep.

That very next day, I just woke up and realized that it was already 10:00 a.m. "He didn't bug me this morning..." I said and I jumped off my bed. I prepared myself for it's my day.

I went down for breakfast. As I was walking down the stairs, I saw a man, facing the window and he's body figure, hair and everything so much familiar. I walked a little faster and I think he heard my footsteps so he faced me. I was surprised and I cannot explain what I felt. "Dad!" I shouted and I run and jump into him. He hugged me and I hugged back. "Oh my dearest girl! Thank God she's now eighteen..." He said and he putted me down. He was taller down me about 2 inches. "Dad, i missed you so much..."

"Me too... and I have a gift for you..." he said and grabbed a large box from the couch. At first, I wasn't interested. "Dad, you know that you shouldn't be doing this..." I said but he interrupted and gave me the box, "you'll be surprised after you open it..." I don't know what he meant about that but I just opened the box and saw something unexpected. it was the complete series of Sweet Valley High. I was my favorite book series. "Oh, my gosh! Dad..." I said and drop the box into the desk and hugged him once again.

"Look, I know what you really wanted." he said and he hugged me back. Then, someone entered the conversation.

"Hello... did I missed something?" he asked. Honestly, he just came at house by midnight and now, he's here again. But i don't mind, because my happiness is he's here by my side. I run to him and hugged him. "Whoa, darling... chill..." he said.

"I'm just happy that the important people in my life is here in my birthday." I said.

"Am I important to you?" Troy asked. I nodded my head.

"Okay, Gabriella... get ready, we'll go to your make up artist..." says Dad. I was shocked to hear that. i don't even know what was that for. "What for?" I asked.

"For your party later night... all of your friends are invited and our family friends." Dad said and I was really surprised that Dad will do anything for me.

"I have my party? But why? It's just a birthday..."

"No, not just a birthday... its a debut. and every special maiden like you deserve it, right Troy?" Dad explained.

"yeah... you are special... especially in my eyes..." troy answered. I just wondered how Troy can say it even though he has his girlfriend. Sharpay should be the special one for him, not me. "Troy I wanted you and Sharpay to come together in my party..." I requested.

"Is it really fine for you?"

"yeah... she's one of my friends." I said.

On a shop in California... a few hours after we left house.

I already fitted about thousands of gowns just for my party this evening. But I don't think Troy gets boring in giving comments in my gowns. I am fitting a gown, color pink and with raffles in the bottom of the gown. I went out of the fitting room and I was frowning because I am not really comfortable in my gown... "Troy?" I asked and lifted up my gown.

He also frowned and I sat beside him. His arm went into my shoulder and my eyes turned to him. "No... you better go change." he said. I stand and my Dad walked to us, "Gabriella, you look good on that..." he said. My eyes widen up and I said, "Dad... I sucked in this gown..."

"No, you look great..."

"You know, uncle... she's right...she sucked there... And raffles aren't trendy in this days." Troy said and my eyes turned back to Dad. "Okay, let's try another one..." He said and I walked to the fitting room.

On the other side, my eyes were caught by one thing, a dark pink gown with its lower fabric is impact to the ground. Its lower fabric is so thick that had so many fabrics sewed under it. Before I entered the room, I walked to gown and asked the sales lady about it. My father and Troy couldn't see us. "Can you tell me about it?" I asked.

"That is the fairest gown here, but the buyers wouldn't buy it because the manager wouldn't allow." she said. I was confused about what she said so i cleared about it, "Why?"

"Because..." she stopped because the manager came from the cashier seeing us holding the gown. "Oh, no... no... You can't buy it!" the manager said and looked at me. "But why? Why would you keep it here if you wouldn't sell it?" I asked.

"It is none of your business..." she said.

My dad and Troy came rushing for me. "What is the problem?" Dad asked.

"Nothing, I just wanna go home... I'm tired..." I said and I turned to change my dress. My dad went back into his seat and Troy remained standing right beside the sales lady. "What is up to her?" he asked.

Will he know what Gabriella wanted?

What is he going to do?

In next chapter... more revelations...

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