1 month later
Gabriella's POV
I was still thinking about Troy. He was a celebrity now. I mean he's gonna change so much. First, he'll get a small part in a movie, then he'll get a huge role. Then, he'll be all over Hollywood. It scared me. Then, I thought about how this year changed. Nikki, has turned into the dark side. I didn't even know her anymore.
At Lunch
Gabriella played around with her food ignoring Nikki.
"What's wrong with Gabriella?"
Nikki answered, "Oh, she's apparently mad because I think she's stupid. Come on. She still loves Troy. Isn't that right Gabriella?"
I suddenly couldn't take it anymore.
I shot a look at her raising my voice, "Shut up, Nikki. I don't love him, anymore. I'm not stupid. You are. You're failing history. And I'm doing good in every subject."
"That's because you're in the dumb classes. It's easy," Nikki sassed back.
"Yeah? Well, you're in most of my classes. So fucking shut up!" I yelled.
The bell rang and I got out of my seat walking to study hall. I heard Nikki still yelling at me and I knew people were listening to us fighting. I was tired of her bullshit. She was a bitch. And she clearly didn't understand.
I went home crying. This year, seemed like it was gonna be the end of the world. I felt like I lost a friend. But, I realized she never was a friend. She bullied me around like I didn't have feelings. That entire week none of my other friends talked to her. She even tried talking to me.
Nikki walks up to me with her bag over her shoulder. "Are you still mad at me?"
I glared at her, "What do you think, Nikki? You said a bunch of shit to me. Leave me alone. OK?" I walked away from her, not feeling any guilt for what I said. She was a bitch, a liar, a slut, and she knew it. In the past, she tried having sex with some guy named Jason. Now, Jason is going out with Sharpay. And later, things just seemed to get worse.
"Hey, Gabi. Can I talk to you?" Sharpay whispered to me in Science.
I moved my body toward her and lowered down so she could whisper to me the deets. "Ok, what is it, Shar?"
"I had sex with Jason," she whispered low enough that no one, but I could hear. My eyes grew wide and I hissed back, "Are you out of your mind Shar? Did you at least use protection?"
Sharpay rolled her eyes, "Duh. Of course I did."
"What about waiting till you're married? What happened to that?"
Sharpay chuckled, "Hey, I need to practice so that we get better at it."
I couldn't believe it. My best friend was having sex. It was worse because I couldn't believe she was doing it in high school. And not just in high school. But she was gonna keep on doing it. I was scared she was gonna get pregnant. Or worse. She could get an STD. Weeks later, Sharpay gave me bad news.
With Troy
I threw my basketball up to the air and caught it. I've had Chad keep an eye on Gabriella for me. He was right. She seemed to like Tyler. A lot.