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Author's Note: I tried to make this chapter as enjoyable as possible. My first chapters never start off great, but I hope you liked it! Reviews are very much appreciated. :)
"Brie... Brie?" Sharpay Evans took a step inside one of the girls' bathrooms at East High. She sighed quietly, taking a few more steps until she could see Gabriella's feet under one of the stalls. "Brie, I know you're in here." She folded her arms, leaning against the wall, awaiting a response from Gabriella.
Gabriella Montez paused. How did Sharpay know where to find her? Did she know about her secret? No, no. She couldn't know, no one knows. Gabriella pulled her fingers out of her mouth and stood up. She turned and unlocked the stall door, walking out of the stall slowly. She looked up at Sharpay. "How did you know where to find me?" Looking down, she wiped the corner of her mouth with one of the sleeves of her hoodie.
"Oh, come on, Gabriella," Sharpay took a few steps forward, rolling her eyes, and gazing at her. "You weren't in class, and I knew you were at school. And..." She took a deep breath, looking around slowly, before meeting Gabriella's eyes again, "I mean, where else would you be?"
Gabriella shrugged, exchanging glances with Sharpay.
"Are you okay?" Sharpay asked quietly.
Gabriella answered with a nod.
"No you're not, tell me what's up."
"I just... don't feel well."
Sharpay nodded, "Oh. Well, let's get back to class. You'll be fine." She smiled warmly, hugging Gabriella slightly.
Gabriella nodded, returning the hug, before heading back to class. Hm, guess Sharpay didn't know Gabby's secret afterall.
Riiing. Gabriella glanced up at the speaker as the bell rang. Finally, the last bell of the day. She shuffled her notes together and placed them in her binder, messy-like. She stood up, shoving her books into her messenger bag. Throwing the strap over her shoulder, she let the bag fall to her side, as she gazed up at the clock on the wall. It read 3:45 PM. Finally, she thought. Racing through the classroom, and out of the classroom door, she scanned the halls for her best friend, Troy Bolton. She had always had small feelings for him, which were now starting to grow, but she would never tell him. Not yet, not now. She had her own problems to worry about.
"Gabriella!" Troy raced towards her, wrapping his arms around her tightly. "Troy..." She smiled softly. "Let's walk."
She started down the hallway with him, her mind searching for something to say.
"Hey, Brie, you uh, you wanna hit the diner with me and some friends?" Troy asked, flashing a smile towards her.
"Yeah, sure. Mind if I bring a friend, too?" She giggled slightly, then began to hate herself for sounding so dingy and annoying. But he didn't seem to notice, so she just smiled.
"Yeah, sure. Bring a few, that'd be great."
Gabriella nodded, "Speaking of friends..." She noticed Sharpay and Monique a few feet ahead of herself. As she passed them slowly, she looked back and gave them the invite. "Sharpay! Monique..." They glanced towards Gabriella, and she gestured for them to follow.
"We're going to the diner, wanna come?" She smiled, as they accepted her invitation. "See you there."
After a few minutes of riding in Troy's beat-up car, they finally arrived at the diner. Once Troy parked, he slipped the keys out of the ignition and got out of the car, racing to the other side to open Gabriella's door for her. "Thanks." Troy nodded. Trying not to blush, Gabriella slipped her hands into the front pocket of the light teal hoodie.
"So," she tried starting a new conversation, although she was beyond terrible at those. Thankfully, she could hear Sharpay and Monique laughing their heads off - not literally - around the corner. She smiled. They were deffinately her lifesavers.
They took the parking space beside Troy's, and Gabriella strutted over to Sharpay's bright pink car. "Long time no see," she said sarcastically, with a light laugh, as they walked over to where Troy was standing.
"So, you all wanna go grab a seat?" Troy said, glancing at each of the girls for half a second before finishing his sentence. "I'll just wait here, I'm sure Chad's on his way. Zeke, too." He nodded, shrugging a little.
"Uhm, yeah," Gabriella nodded quickly, smiling towards Sharpay and Monique. "See you inside." She flashed a bright smile towards Troy, who winked at her in return, as the girls started walking towards the double doors of the diner.
Gabriella turned back towards Sharpay and Monique shortly after. "Did ya hear that, girls? Chad and Zeke are coming!" She said in a jokingly way. She knew by the attitudes of Sharpay and Monique, that they liked them, no doubt about it.
Sharpay nudged Gabriella in return, as Monique let out a slight laugh. "Very funny, Gabriella," Monique added.
They stopped laughing and put a pair of slight smiles upon their faces, gazing at Gabriella.
"What?!" Gabriella smiled brightly.
"Uhm," Sharpay started, "And, what's going on between you and Troy?"
"Nothing." She shrugged, shaking her head a little.
"Mmm." Monique shook her head in disbelief.
"Nothing's going on. We're just friends, BEST friends. That's all."
Monique and Sharpay continuously shook their heads in disbelief, jokingly. Gabriella nudged them, before they reached the diner. She open the door, stepping inside and looking around, in search of a big corner table, to seat her and her friends.
Looking back, she noticed Monique and Sharpay a few feet behind her. "Come on, guys, I see an empty table." She flashed a quick smile, before turning back around and leading the way to the table.
After a few seconds, Gabriella and the girls took their seats and Gabriella leaned forward quickly, "Okay, so, I like Troy." She spilled. "But nothing's going on. I don't want to tell him, and I don't want anyone else to, either." She gave Monique and Sharpay a pair of serious looks, letting them know that she meant it.
"I don't want our dating to ruin our friendship," She picked up her menu, before finishing her sentence. "And I'm pretty sure that he doesn't like me like that, anyway, so can we just drop this subject? Please. Before they walk in." She stated, then scanned her menu.
After a few more minutes had passed, Gabriella and the girls had already ordered their drinks, and Troy and the guys were walking in. Troy spotted the girls and led the guys to the table. One by one, Troy, Zeke, and Chad took a seat in the booth.
"So, what'd we miss?" Troy glanced at Gabriella, who was biting her lip slightly, and he smiled to himself. Oh, boy.
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