My Best Friend's Flat Mate
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Chapter 1
"Basically the guys in my flat are all dicks," explains Taylor as she and Gabriella walk to Taylor's flat from the train station.
Taylor and Gabriella have been friends since pre-k they have been to every school together elementary, middle school and high school but are now at different colleges. Gabriella is visiting Taylor for the weekend.
"Before I forget were going out tomorrow and I have told you town is a half an hour walk," says Taylor
"I like walking," says Gabriella
"But not going out," says Taylor
"I'll see how I feel about it tomorrow. I didn't bring anything to go out in," says Gabriella
Taylor nods and they continue the walk talking about their colleges, courses and flat mates.
"Well this is it and my room is here. Next door on left is Chad, opposite Chad is Troy, opposite me is Sharpay next to Sharpay is Zeke. Next to Zeke is Jason and opposite him is Sharpay's twin brother Ryan next to him is Kelsi," explains Taylor
"Someone say my name?" asks a bushy head of hair
"Hey Chad," smiles Taylor
"Hey Tay this Gabriella?" asks Chad
Taylor nods.
"Nice to meet you I'm Chad Taylor's bo OWWW roommate," smiles Chad though the pain of Taylor standing on his toes.
"So my room you can dump your stuff," says Taylor
"Was he going to say boyfriend?" asks Gabriella
"Nope," denies Taylor
"YES," hollers Chad
"I'M NOT GOING OUT WITH YOU," hollers Taylor
"YOU CAN'T FIGHT THE FEELING, hollers Chad
"THERE'S NO FEELING," shouts Taylor
"DON'T DENY IT BABY," shouts Chad
"Is it always like this?" asks Gabriella
"Between me and Chad yup," says Taylor
"And the other's?" asks Gabriella
"Troy is kind of a whore but ok when you get to know him/lit major, Zeke bakes and is with Sharpay who is a drama/fashion major who is Ryan's twin who is a chorographer/drama major and Kelsi who is a music major," explains Taylor
"Hey I'm Troy," says a boy walking into a room
"Troy you're meant to knock what if I'd be changing," scolds Taylor
"Sorry didn't think about that Chad would have killed me if that happened," says Troy
"So you and Chad are an item," says Gabriella
"They've been together since the second week of college," says Troy smiling at Gabriella
"Bolton stop flirting with her she's not interested," says Taylor
"Isn't it up to her if she's interested or not?" asks Troy winking at Gabriella and leaving the room
Gabriella stares after.
"Trust me Gabriella he's bad news," says Taylor
Gabriella nods and turns back to Taylor as they discuss what they are going to for the next day and the day after that.
Gabriella lets out a big yawn.
"Busy week?" asks Taylor
Gabriella nods.
"Do you mind if I go next door to Chad's then if you going to sleep?" asks Taylor
"Who said I was going to sleep," thinks Gabriella "Sure," she says
Taylor leaves the room and Gabriella gets ready for bed and gets into bed and falls sound asleep until an hour later when a knock on the door wakes her. She looks at the clock 11 pm.
She walks to the door and opens it and there in front of her stands Troy.
"I was looking for Taylor wanted to know if she wanted to play pool," says Troy
Gabriella jerks her thumb to the left.
"Seriously she's gone being with Chad," says Troy crossing his arms and leaning against door.
"My face is up here," states Gabriella
Troy eyes travel from Gabriella chest to her face and she mirrors his stance.
"Sorry very bad habit I can tell I have made a very bad first impression," says Troy
Gabriella nods.
"Ok let's re do this," says Troy
"Hi I'm Troy," says Troy holding out his hand
"Gabriella," smiles Gabriella accepting Troy's handshake laughing
"Ok so that doesn't really cancel out anything," says Troy
Gabriella yawns as she shakes her head.
"Sorry were you asleep?" asks Troy
Gabriella nods.
"Well then Miss Gabriella I will let you get back to your sleep and bowed head he presses a kiss on her hand and slips into his room with a wink.
Gabriella closes the door and goes back to bed and dreams of Troy Bolton.
The next day Taylor emerges from Chad's room around 12 and finds Gabriella not in her room, she gets changed and follows the sound of Gabriella's laughing to the kitchen/living room were she finds Troy entertaining Gabriella with a very enthusiastic pancake making.
"Morning," laughs Gabriella as a pancake lands on Troy's head she quickly snaps a picture of it.
Taylor takes in the scene Troy cooking with her best friend both of them covered in flour and pancake batter.
"Looks like your having fun," says Taylor
"Yeah come join us," smiles Gabriella
Taylor shakes her head. "It's ok I have some homework I need to do come find me when your done here," says Taylor turning round
"How's Chad?" asks Troy with a smirk
Taylor sticks her finger up at him as she walks out of the room.
Gabriella puts her pan down.
"You can expect me to juggle 2 pans can you?" asks Troy
"I'm just going to go see if she is ok," says Gabriella
"In other words Taylor said something last night that makes you think she disapproves of the idea of us being friends or whatever and your going to her room and not coming back in here," says Troy
Gabriella shakes her head.
"What did she say?" asks Troy
"Your bad news," says Gabriella
"I am bad news but you shouldn't let Taylor dictate your life," says Troy
"She doesn't," says Gabriella
"Seems like she is this weekend," says Troy
"She says your all going out tonight," says Gabriella
"I'm not be out the last 4 weeks need to stay in save some money," says Troy "You?" he asks
"Not my thing but I'll probably have to go," says Gabriella
"Why?" asks Troy
"Cuz I only now Taylor," says Gabriella
"You know me you could stay here with me watch a movie, or play pool or something," says Troy
Gabriella nods. "That sounds nice nicer than going out getting drunk," says Gabriella
"Taylor will probably crash at whoever's flat she goes to," says Troy
"Got any syrup in?" asks Gabriella
"No but I have some chocolate sauce and squirty cream," says Troy
"Mmmm," Gabriella licks her lips.
Out of the corner of her eye she notices Troy watching her.
"What," she smiles turning to face him
"Nothing," says Troy
Minutes later they are sat at the kitchen island eating there pancakes with squirty cream and chocolate sauce.
Once again Gabriella makes the same mmmm noise and licks her lips that are covered in squirty cream and chocolate sauce. Once again she notices Troy watching her.
"What," she asks
"You have squirty cream on the side of your mouth," says Troy leaning towards her. She leans backwards and almost falls of her stool if it wasn't for Troy dropping his fork and grabbing her waist.
"Hey I don't bite," he says bringing a hand to her face wiping the squirty cream off "I was just going to wipe it off for you," he adds
Gabriella nods and starts eating again.
"Gabriella," says Troy
"Mmmm," says Gabriella
"Gabriella," says Troy
Gabriella looks at him.
"I was just going to wipe it off your face I wasn't going to kiss you I won't do anything you don't want me to do," says Troy
Gabriella nods again.
"Have I scared you?" asks Troy
Gabriella looks scared again.
"I'm sorry if I did," apologizes Troy
"It's ok," whispers Gabriella
"You've never been around a boy on you own like this before have you?" asks Troy
Gabriella shakes her head.
"I'm sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable," says Troy
"It's ok," smiles Gabriella standing up and putting her plate in the sink
"I'll wash that," says Troy
"Do any of you do the washing up?" asks Gabriella
"I do, Taylor does and Ryan and Kelsi and Zeke but I think Sharpay lets everyone else do hers and Chad and Jason don't know how to wash or cook or dry so they mostly have KFC or MacDonald's or I think Chad gets Taylor to cook for him and Zeke may cook for Jason a few times and Zeke cooks for Sharpay or Ryan," says Troy
"That's kind," says Gabriella "So is it just Chad and Taylor who are a thing in this flat or is everyone?" she asks
"Ryan and Kelsi are but they were together before they came as were Sharpay and Zeke. Jason has a girlfriend at a different uni. Chad and Taylor got together when we got here but Chad and I came together. So you all had your own 2 groups before you came here only Jason and Taylor didn't know anyone," says Gabriella
Troy nods.
"I didn't know anyone if my flat and I don't think I've seen anyone from my school anywhere on my campus," says Gabriella "I still don't know if that is a good thing or a bad thing," she adds
"Why?" asks Troy
"Cuz in high school I was bullied a lot I was a geek or a freak or a math nerd which was ironic because I hate math. So it's good to get away from it all get a fresh start but sometimes it would be nice to see a familiar face," says Gabriella
"You don't get on with the people in your flat?" asks Troy
"They seem nice and I know there names but they all seem to have bonded well together well I haven't i'm not outgoing and they are I think that is my downfall I find it hard to open myself up to someone haven't known since pre-k," says Gabriella
"I didn't know you in pre-k and you seem to be doing very well talking to me," says Troy
"So this movie you were talking about?" asks Gabriella
"Later when everyone goes out weren't you meant to have plans with Taylor?" asks Troy
"I'll go see," says Gabriella walking towards the door
"Unless you don't want to spend time with Taylor I was just under the impression you came here to spend time with her that's all," says Troy
"Yeah your right but movie later," says Gabriella
Troy nods and turns to the sink.
Gabriella walks back to Taylor's room and tries the door to discover it is locked. She knocks but gets no answer so wanders back to the kitchen and bumps into Troy on the way.
"No luck?" asks Troy
"Must have gone out. I hope she comes back," says Gabriella
Troy looks at her.
"My phone is in there I promised to phone my mum when I got here last night she worries a lot with me being away from home I totally forgot she's going to think I got kidnapped or something," says Gabriella
Troy opens his door.
"Use mine," says Troy
"Thank you," says Gabriella taking it off him and dialling her mum's number as she walks into the room.
"Hello," says her mum
"Hey mum it's me," says Gabriella
"Oh Mi hija I was so worried," says her mum
"I'm fine mum I was just so tired I forgot to phone," says Gabriella
"This isn't your phone what happened to your phone?" asks her mum frantically
"I was having breakfast in the kitchen with one of Taylor's flat mate and it appears that Taylor as gone out and locked her room locking my phone in there," says Gabriella
"Oh but your meant to be staying with Taylor so who are you with now?" asks her mum
"Her flatmate Troy and he's taking very good care of me. I'm going to hang out with tonight when Taylor goes out," says Gabriella
"Taylor is leaving you alone tonight?" asks her mum
"She's going out to someone's flat to have drinks I think and you know it's not my thing," says Gabriella
"Ok as long as you are ok and enjoying your self," says her mum
"I am mum," says Gabriella
"And be safe I love you," says her mum
"Mum it isn't like that love you too," says Gabriella hanging up
"Did she just tell you to be safe?" asks Troy
Gabriella nods.
"Can I try Taylor's number?" asks Gabriella
Troy nods.
"Hey Troy," says Taylor picking up
"It's Gabriella you locked me out of your room," says Gabriella
"Ooops sorry I'll be back at 5 ok I'll let you back in ciao," says Taylor hanging up
"Did she just?" asks Troy
"Blow me off yes," says Gabriella
"So movies?" asks Troy
"OMG you have season 5 of Grey's Anatomy I love Grey's Anatomy especially Season 5," says Gabriella "Oh gosh and Morning Glory too,"
"So Season 5 of Grey's Anatomy and Morning Glory," says Troy
Gabriella nods. "Please," she says
Troy smiles and pops in the first disc and hits the lights.
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