"Remind me again why we had to move here?" Gabriella asked her mom for the fifth time that day. Her mom's job required her to move… again. They had moved 5 times and lived in four different states, although this time they had promised her it was permanent.
"Honey, you know I had no choice, right? I want you to be happy, besides I think you're going to like Albuquerque." Her mom responded slowly and placed a kiss on her forehead.
"That's what you said the last four times we moved." Gabriella mumbled under her breath, but not quiet enough so that her mom didn't here.
"I mean it this time. Why don't you go check out neighborhood, while I unpack some of this stuff." She suggested, feeling guilty.
"Alright, if that'll make you happy, I guess I could." Gabriella said not wanting to argue with her mom, and walked out.
She walked around the neighborhood, finding that all the houses looked alike. Typical. She found a path that went into the woods she followed it, finding that at the end there was a park. Sure, it looked old, but she liked it. She sat down and slowly moved her feet back and forth making the swing do the same.
"Hey." She heard a voice say after a couple of minutes. She looked up only get lost in the most beautiful blue eyes she had ever seen. It was a boy about her age with light brown hair and tanned skin. He was wearing worn out jeans and a blue polo.
"Uh, hi." She replied softly after she caught her breath.
"You wanna tell me what you're doing in my park?" He asked
"I, um, well." Gabriella stuttered before he interrupted her.
"I'm kidding." He said shooting a smile her way. "I'm Troy, Troy Bolton." He said holding his hand out to her.
"Gabriella Montez." She replied, shaking his hand.
"So, Gabriella, what brings you here? Not that I mind you being here, it's just no one ever comes around this park. Much less know it's here" he asked, curious.
"I dunno, I just moved here and my mom told me to go check out the neighborhood and I ended up here. She responded simply. "So what brings you here? If you say no one ever comes around here." she asked
"Exactly that, no one ever comes here. I can just sit here and think about things, without people telling me what to think." he said, walking behind her and pushing the swing slowly. Gabriella smiled and wondered to herself why was it again she didn't believe in love at first sight.
"So considering we live in the same neighborhood, I guess that means you're going to East High?" He stated, more than asked.
"Yeah, I guess so." She shrugged.
"Well Gabriella, it was nice meeting you but looks like I gotta go." He said walking out from behind her "Let me know if you need any help finding your classes." he said and then winked and with that he was gone into the trail.
Gabriella smiled and then looked at her watch to find out she had been there for almost 3 hours. Her mom must be freaking out. She ran back home and ran into the house to find her mom in the kitchen making dinner.
"Hey, honey, have fun in your walk?" She asked
"Yeah, mom, I think you're right. I am gonna like it here." She smiled before walking up to her room.