"You don't mean that," Gabriella Montez said as she felt the tears rushing down her face. Her and her current boyfriend Eric, had just 'broken up'. Not because they didn't love one another, but because Eric was moving away. Far away, infact, it seemed to Gabriella like the other side of the world. They were in New Mexico, located in the United States. But because of Eric's parents, he was going to be living in London.
"Gabriella, you know I mean it. I love you so much, but it's not like I can live here on my own." Eric said, trying to make her stop crying by gently placing his hand on her cheek. Gabriella shook her head and look away, then began walking away.
"Gabriella!" He called as her started catching up with her. She slowed down before stopping and actually waiting for him. When he did, he looked into her eyes that were filled with water.
"I'm gonna miss you, babe." Gabriella took a deep breath, closing her eyes. She then opened them and mummbled, "Wish I could say the same." She then ran off.
Gabriella reached her school, East High, a while later. She didn't know why she came, she just did. She continued crying as she walked towards the front door. Reaching it, she turned and placed her back on it. She sunk down onto the floor, hiding her face in her hands. She then thought about all the times she had with Eric. How they talked about going to college together, then getting married, having kids, and growing old together. Thinking about those moments made Gabriella cry more.
Troy Bolton was in the gym at East High. Since his house was getting a little work done that day, he couldn't get to his basketball hoop. So he thought coming to the school was the next best thing. He was shooting hoops when he got a text message from his best friend, Chad.
"Aye dude, I thought you were coming to the movies tonight. I mean, it is Friday." The message read. Troy shook his head, mumbling "Shit!" to himself. He ran into the locker room and grabbed a towel, wiping his face all other. He then went to his locker, grabbing his extra clothes, then into the bathroom to change.
Gabriella was still sitting outside the front door, still crying. She was with Eric for more than a year and giving something up like that isn't easy. Troy was walking towards the front door when he heard a faint cry. It sounded like a girl cry. He walked toward the door, the oppisite of Gabriella, before slightly pushing it open. When he saw a mystery girl crying, he frowned slightly and sat down in front of her.
"What's wrong?" He asked her hair, her head was down in her hands so all he saw was herflowingcurlyhair, some tied back with a red bow.
Gabriella looked up at him as she wipped a few tears away, "It's a long story, I don't think you would like to hear it," But before she could finished her sentance, Troy interruped, "I've got time." Gabs then sat up, still wiping tears away. "My boyfriend, Eric, he's moving to London. I've been with him so long, and it hurts knowing that tomorrow morning, when I wake up, he won't be there. We had some many great times together, he meant so much to me," And as she spoke, her eyes began to water, "And now I'm sitting here, telling you, a complete stranger all about my problems." She said, sniffling a little. She got up and tucking her hands into the arm sleeves of her hoodie. "I should go, thank you for listening." Troy quickly got up and stopped her by placing his arm on her forearm gently.
"No, I don't want you to go. I wanna help you, you seem so sad." Gabriella looked back at him, then he realized how beautiful she was. He smiled softly at her as he looked into his eyes.
"I'm Gabriella Montez," She said, turning around to face him.
"Troy Bolton," He said while moving his hand from her forearm to her hand. Gabriella looked down at their hands then pulled it away slightly. "Are you afraid of me? I promise I'm not here to hurt you." Gabriella looked down at her feet and shook her head,
"I don't believe in promises." She mumbled.
"Well, I won't. Just, well, I wanna get to know you. You seem to nice to be hurt so bad." A small smile formed on Gabs' face when she heard him. She continued to look into his eyes as she moved back to the front down and sat down. Troy followed, still admiring her beauty. She wipped away all her tears, smiling a little and laughing at herself.
"So, Mr. Troy Bolton, what were you doing here at East High after hours, on a Friday at that?"
"I was playing basketball, my driveway was blocked by some workers that are fixing up my house." He said, sitting back down with her. "Which reminds me, I was just about to head over to the movies with my friends, would you like to be my special guest?"
Gabriella giggled, feeling her cheeks turn the color of her sweatshirt, red. "I would love to, but what movie are you planning to see?" She asked, getting up from the floor and whipping off her jeans.
"I dunno, we'll probably end up seeing a chick flick. My best friend's girlfriend always seems to choose." Troy said, once again getting up after her. She laughed and began playing with her fingernails, "Then we're off to the movies, I suppose."
