Gabi's POV
I was sitting in Ms. Darbus room, thinking about him. My friends, Sharpay, Taylor, Kelsi, Chad, Ryan, Zeke, and Jason were talking about... something. Im not listening.

"Gabi? Gabs? BRIE!" Sharpay exclaimed. She knew Gabi would snap out of it if she called her Brie. She doesn't let anyone call her that for some reason.

"HEY! DON'T CALL ME THAT. ONLY HE CAN CALL ME THAT" I screamed. Thank god I didn't scream load enough for the whole class to here me. Only my friends did.

"Sorry. But are you even listening to us?" Taylor asked.

"Oh.. um.. Sorry. I was thinking." I apologized "What were you saying?"

"We were talking about the dance on friday." Chad explained.

"Oh. Yeah. Are we getting-" I stopping mid-sentence because something caught my eye.

"Gabs?" Zeke asked.

"Oh my god." I whispered. Tears are filling in my eyes. "Troy?" I said loud enough for him to here me. He was sitting the next row over and 4 seats back.

"Brie?" He asked. I could see tears in his eyes too. We stood there staring at each other for a few seconds.

Ms. Darbus' POV
I had just walked in. Since the bell hasn't rang, I don't care what my class does. But when I walked in, I saw Gabriella Bolton and our new student standing and staring at each other. The whole class was silent and looking at them. I was very confused and curious, so I watched.

Taylor's POV
The whole gang was talking minus Gabi. She looked like she was thinking or daydreaming. Sharpay got her attention by calling her Brie. She never let anyone call her that and no one knows why. Well, except her parents. They told me it was a very sensitive subject and to not ask her about it. She's tell me when she was ready. She started talking to us, but then stopped in mid-sentence.

"Oh my god." She whispered. "Troy?" Troy? Who's Troy? She never told me about him.

"Brie?" He asked. BRIE? He is the person that calls her that. Hm... Then I noticed the tears in her eyes AND his. Guys don't cry. Not usually at least. They must be really special to each other.



Then Gabby ran to him and wrapped her legs around his waist. She was crying really hard. I don't think I have ever seen her cry this hard. He was crying too. Her head was in the crook of his neck and he buried his head in her hair.

"He must be that guy she was talking about when she said only he can call her that." I whispered to the rest of the gang.

"Yeah. Aww. Look at them. They look so cute.. and happy." Kelsi said back.

"But who is he? Ugh! I wanna know!" Chad whined.

Gabi's POV
I ran into Troys arms. He caught me and I wrapped my legs around his waist and buried my head into the crook of his neck and sobbed. I could feel his shoulders shaking so I knew he was crying too. I felt him put his head into my hair.

"I missed you so much Brie" He whispered.

"I missed you too." I whispered back.

"I love you. God, I love you so so much." He said.

I was still sobbing but I managed to say it back. "I love you too. So much."

We just stood there, him holding me and running his hands through my hair, and cried. He managed to stop his tears and whispered calming words in my ear.


Gabi's POV
"Hi. Im Coach Bolton, the new gym and Basketball coach. Gabriella Bolton and Troy Bolton, I am excusing you for the rest of the day." Jack Bolton, Troy's father said.

"Daddy!" Gabriella squealed. She ran over and jumped on him and hugged him.

"Daddy? That's not her dad. She never told me about him but I saw a picture of him and thats not him." Taylor whispered.

Jack laughed and put her down. "Hi Princess. How have you been? I haven't seen you in a whole year!"

"Eh. I've been.. Yeah. Im sure you've talked to my mom. Daddy? Can I ask you something?" She asked and smiled sweetly at him.



"Yes I have talked to your mother. And we are going to have a serious talk later." He said playfully and she giggled. "Yes, you may ask me something." He said.

"Could you excuse my friends. They look pretty confused and I want to introduce Troy to them." She asked and pouted.

"Oh no. Not the face. Come on Gabs. That is not fair. Okay okay. Go write their names down." He finally said.

"Yay!!" She wrote their name down. "Thank You. You're the best. Will I see you after school?"

"Yep. We will be at your house when you get there. You are riding with Troy after school. We got your car. Alright. I love you sweetie." He answered.

"I love you too. Bye."

"Bye Dad." Troy said.

"Bye Troy." jack answered

"Come on Troy. Shar, Tay, Kels, Chad, Zeke, Jason, Ryan, lets go." Gabi exclaimed