Hi! My name is Gabriella Montez. My mom and I have just moved here to New Mexico for her job. This is probably the fourth high school I will be attending, and I am only a junior! Mom's job takes us all over the U.S. It was hard at first because I would make friends and then have to leave them because; once again we had to move. I have found a way to deal with it though, I stick to studying and try to avoid any type of friendship, it's easier to say goodbye, I found that it's a lot easier, especially when we have to move again! It was the last day of summer and I was sitting on my front porch at my new house reading, when a shadow came in front of me.
"Hi," said the curly big haired boy in front of me.
"Hello," I replied. I didn't know why he was there, but hey someone was talking to me! I just went with it!
"Are you visiting someone or did you move in, because I have never seen you around here before, and i pretty much know everyone," he said with a cheeky smile on his face.
"I just moved here with my mom," I replied to his question.
"That's cool! So what school will you be attending?" He asked yet again. I was starting to wonder why he was being so nosy! Maybe he was making small talk…who knows!
"East High," I replied kindly.
"No way! That's where I go! This is going to be awesome. Not only do I live across the street but we are going to be at teh same school too! Wait until the gang meets you they are going to love you…" just as he was about to finish his rambling he yelled out to a very handsome boy with long, sandy brown hair. He almost looked like a surfer boy! "Troy come here and meet the new neighbor!" He yelled to the very cute guy that was running pass. "Oh by the way my name is Chad," said Chad!
"I'm Gabriella," I replied.
"Hey man, what's up?" asked the boy Chad referred to as Troy.
"Dude this Gabriella, she just moved in and guess what?! She's going to East High with us!" Chad enthusiastically said.
"Hi, I'm Troy. I guess I live down the block from you! I hope that you don't think that Chad is a creep or anything, he just gets really excited over new things!" he laughed and asked, "When did you move in?"
"I'm Gabriella. We just got here this morning. Thanks for clearing that up about Chad, not gonna to lie but he did kinda creep me out when he started asking all those questions. You should have seen how wide his eyes got when I told him what high school I was going to attend!" I said giggling.
"Chad, time for dinner," yelled a woman from Chad's house.
"Coming Mom," Chad yelled back. He turned to Troy and I. "Sorry guys I have to go eat. See you tomorrow at school Gabriella. Troy, call me later," he said as he winked at Troy. I think that it was one of those, "good luck with girl" type winks, but I'm not sure.
"Bye man," Troy said.
"Bye, it was nice meeting you," I said as Chad turned running for his house.
"He sure does love his food!" Troy said with a laugh. I looked at him puzzled. "Oh, Chad is the one in our group that can eat and wat and eat and still be hungry." Troy explained.
"Oh," i said with a laugh.
"So I guess I'll see you at school tomorrow, unless you want to take a walk? I can show you some of the hang outs around here," said Troy with a grin on his face.
"That would be great! I was afraid I would get lost tomorrow on my way to school tomorrow morning." I said with a little giggle.
"Well I don't want to make you uncomfortable, but if you want I can give you a ride. I pick up Chad every morning so it would be no big deal." He said.
"That would be great, thank you so much." I replied as we began to walk down the block.
The Next Morning
"Mom do you have all the papers that I need filled out?" I yelled from upstairs.
"Yes hunny, I put them in your folder that was on your bed. Come and get breakfast." She yelled in reply.
"Coming," I yelled. I went downstairs and sat at the kitchen table.
Beep, beep, beep.
"Sorry mom, that's Troy I have to go. I'll see you tonight." I kissed her and left.
"Ok sweetie, have a good day," she said as i ran out the front door.
I walked out of my house to see a black range rover in Chad's drive way. Troy got out of the car and was walking towards my house. He stopped in his tracks when he saw me walking towards him.
"I was on my way to go and get you, like a gentleman would" he laughed and continued "I was going to introduce myself to my mom so she knew that you were ok and not going to school with some random person." he said.
Wow this guy was amazing. Not only was he cute, he was caring. This can't be real, it has to be a joke or something…right? He wanted to meet my mom, most guys are terrified of parents, and that's when they are dating…wait we're not dating and he wants my mom to like him. Oh my gosh, I'm falling for him. This has never happened to me, what do I do? What do I say?
I just giggled.
"You're giggle is cute!" he said with a smile.
I looked up into his beautiful blue eyes and got lost. They were amazing they looked at me as if they were trying to read my soul. I just stood there with a huge smile on my face in a daze. Oh man I am in trouble!