Chapter 2

With Gabriella

Gabriella was watching her little boy playing basketball outside their little garden. God, how he looked like Troy. Gabriella took out a photo album from the bookcase. She looked at a picture of Sharpay and her. She was her best friend. And she really missed her. She still remembered when they took the picture it was taking when they were juniors.

"Ryan take a new picture"

"Shar you've said that 10 times now, isn't it good enough"

"No I want it to be perfect"

After about 50 pictures.

"Please let it be good" Ryan said tired of taking pictures of Gabriella and Sharpay.

"Yeah please, I can't do this anymore" Gabriella said and giggled.

Sharpay looked at the picture and then she looked up at both of them with a sad look. "I'm sorry guys but we have to take a new one"

"Argh" Gabriella and Ryan said in unison. "Just kidding it's a great picture" Sharpay said.

Ryan and Gabriella looked at each other and then at Sharpay. They ran over to her and started tickling her. "Stop it. Please. I just wanted it to be perfect" Sharpay said between her laughs, and all 3 of them ended up laughing on the floor, and none of them could stop again.

Tears were rolling down her face at the thought of Sharpay and Ryan. She really missed them.

Jamie came running in to the living room to Gabriella. "Mama I'm hungry" Gabriella sobbed. Jamie hugged her. "Mama don't be sad, I'm right here" she hugged her little boy tighter and cried harder.

Jamie gave her kiss on the cheek and pointed on the picture of her and Sharpay. "Mama who's blond girl?" She sniffled. "It's mama's best friend"

"Where's she?"

"She's home buddy"

"Home here?"

"No sweetie, home's not here. It never has"

"Where's home?" Jamie was confused.

"It's not that far away" Gabriella had still tears in her eyes.

"Why we not home?"

"It's complicated sweetie, but I hope we'll be soon"

"He play basket, he look good" Jamie said as he pointed to a picture of Troy playing basketball. "Mama who's he?"

Another tear fell down her face. "It's your daddy"

"Why's daddy not here?"

"He want to be, but he can't you'll find out when you get older. Now enough with the questions, shouldn't I make us some Mac and Cheese?"

"YEAH" he screamed and clapped his hands.

With Troy

Troy, his parents, Ryan and Sharpay, their parents, Chad, his parents, Taylor, her big sister and their parents, and Kelsi, Jason Zeke, his parents and Gabriella's parents were all having a BBQ at Troy's parents' house. Troy had stayed at his parents' for the night and was lying on his bed in his old room.

Everybody was in the living room, except Troy. "Chad could you please go get Troy, he's in his old room" Phoebe (Troy's mom) asked Chad. "Of course Mrs. Bolton"

"Chad I have known you, your whole life, when do you learn to call me Phoebe?"

"Never" Phoebe laughed at him, while he was running up the stairs to get Troy.

Chad knocked on the door, and walked in without getting a respond. "Hey man your mom told me to get you, everybody is down there"

"No not everyone. Bella isn't"

"Troy come on, I don't want to drag you downstairs"

"Then don't"

"Troy"

"No I'm not coming down"

"But your mom told me to get you"

"Then just tell her I'm not coming down"

"Troy stop thinking about her!"

"Chad I can't, can't you see that?"

"Troy 3 years, 3 years she has been gone for, she's not coming back. Forget her"

"Chad I told you I can't. What if Taylor left, would you just forget about her?"

"LEAVE HER OUT OF THIS!"

"NO, SHE'S YOUR GIRLFRIEND AND GABRIELLA'S IS MY WIFE SO I CAN'T FORGET HER"

"WAS, SHE WAS YOUR WIFE!"

"NO CHAD, SHE WASN'T MY WIFE SHE IS MY WIFE AND I'M NOT FORGETTING ABOUT THE GIRL I LOVE MOST IN THE ENTIRE WORLD"

Now everybody was standing in the doorway looking at Troy. "Honey what's going on, why are you 2 yelling and why aren't you coming down?" Phoebe asked her son.

"Mom I'm not coming down, I'm sorry it isn't right!"

"Why not, everybody is here"

"No everybody isn't! You know she's missing, and I'm not coming down or beginning to smile until she comes home, and I don't care if I have to wait forever I'm not going to smile without her"

"Honey" Phoebe said.

"Mom just go, everybody just go"

Everybody left except Mandy Montez (Gabriella's mom.) "Troy can I talk to you?"

"What?"

"I know how you feel, I miss her too, and I know it's hard to smile without her, but I know she wants you to smile sometimes, even though it's hard. She doesn't want you to be sad all the time"

"But how can I be happy, when she isn't here?" he had tears in his eyes.

"Oh sweetie" she hugged him.

"I know it's hard, but try to, for your own sake"

"Where is she mami?" (Troy has always known Gabriella and when he was little Gabriella always said mami to Mandy, so Troy did as well, and he just continued doing it)

"I don't know sweetie. But I believe she'll come back, we just have to give her some faith. C'mon dinners ready"

"I'm not going" he told her.

"Please Troy do it for me"

"Okay" he gave her a smile.

"Thanks"

Troy and Mandy walked downstairs and everybody were shocked to see Troy downstairs. "It's good to see you down here son" Jack told his only child. And Troy faked a smile.

They were having dinner and everybody were talking and laughing about stuff. But the only thing Troy could think of was Gabriella. What was she doing right now?

"Mama, me can't eat more"

"It's okay sweetie, you don't have to"

"Mama play basket with Jamie?"

"Sure buddy go find your basketball while I take the dishes"

"Okay" Jamie ran out after his basketball while Gabriella took the dishes.

Jamie ran back to his mom with a basketball in his arms. "Jamie ready"

"Okay sweetie I'm ready too, so what about we go, to the park and play?"

"Cool"

Gabriella took the basketball in her right hand and Jamie's hand in the left and then they walked down to the park. Jamie took the ball from Gabriella's hand and ran to the net. He threw the ball but it didn't fall get in, because it was too high. His shot was getting better, and every time we went here the ball was getting closer to the net.

"Great shot buddy I'm sure it'll get through next time" Jamie took the ball from the ground and gave it to Gabriella. "Mama you try" "Okay" Gabriella threw the ball and it went right through the net.

"Yes" Gabriella was really good at playing basket, because Troy taught her how to play.

"Mama's good"

"Well I learned from the best"

"Who's that?"

"Your daddy, buddy he's a great player. Now try again" Jamie threw the ball again and this time it got even higher. "Almost" Gabriella said.

A guy came over to Gabriella and Jamie. "Look like you 2 are having fun" Gabriella turned around and froze.

"Jake what are you doing here?" Jake had a grin on his face and Jamie's face went scared. "Oh the little boy is scared"

"Jamie come here Gabriella said. And Jamie walked over to her giving her his basketball and taking her hand.

"Are you spying on us?"

"No babe I would never do that"

"Stop calling me babe and just leave us alone. I did as you told me too and moved away, now I only have my son. So please just stay the hell away from us"

"Watch your language Montez, you don't want to be rude in front of the boy" he looked at Jamie and he hide behind Gabriella's leg.

"Jake just stop it and leave us alone" Gabriella had told Jake many other times before about Jamie and that he was Troy's son. He didn't care that she had a son, he just didn't want her to go back to Troy.

"Fine I'll leave you alone for now, but remember I'll be watching you" with that he walked away. And Gabriella gave the basketball to Jamie and carried him all the way home.

That night Gabriella and Jamie felt to sleep in each other's arms.