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Prove Me Wrong
Chapter 2 – Probing
Gabriella you've done some pretty pathetic things in the past but I think this beats every single one…
So, to get the lowdown, I just blurt out that I'm going to get fat in front of my newly found friends who begin to stare at me as if I'm some sort of idiot. How did I get out of this? I always knew my slight flaw in my brain would let me down someday.
"You're kidding Gabriella, right?" scoffed Kelsi.
"Hey well, if I keep eating like this," I gestured to the burger, "Then who knows…" I saved myself this time, but I knew that it'd catch up on me soon.
"Yeah right, skinny girl" said Zeke with a wink, I blushed thinking yeah, you wait, and you won't be saying that in a few months. But if I said that then they'd definitely know something was up.
"You're a charmer Zeke, but keep your winks for me sweetie" said Sharpay, she glared at me for a second then smiled an apologetic smile. Zeke sighed and kissed Sharpay's hair. She leant into him and smiled, content.
"Sorry about her, she's always like this" reassured Taylor to me, which was a relief. "But anyway, I suppose we should let you know more about us? There's certainly so much we want to know about you" I gulped, oh no.
"Right, well, what did you want to know?" I asked, cheerfully as I could be.
"How did your Dad die?" asked Chad, Taylor hit him, hard, she scowled at him.
"Sorry Gabriella, he's doesn't think before he speaks" apologised Taylor, on behalf of Chad.
"No, it's ok, it happened a long time ago anyway," I tried to sound as happy as possible, of course the thought of my Dad upset me but I was used to it now. "It was on Christmas eve, he was driving back from work and of course it was a huge blizzard that night, anyway he ended up losing control of the car on some ice and span out of control, he crashed into another car, died instantly" I was surprised by how normal I sounded, usually I'd be almost crying but it didn't seem to be happening.
"Oh that's awful…" said Taylor on the brink of tears. "I'm so sorry…"
"Don't be, it was just unfortunate, we told him not to drive back that night but being my stubborn Dad he insisted, it doesn't matter" I smiled.
"Well, he sounded like a good man anyway, what was his job?" asked Chad, friendly.
"He had his own business, he sold equipment to hospitals, so after he died most of our money was gone, it went downhill from there, but we survive, me and Mom do fine"
"That's good, what's your Mum do?" asked Ryan, he hadn't said much, I guessed he was maybe the gentle, silent type, I thought he was gay when I first saw him if I admitted it.
"She's a solicitor, travels a lot, like I said, but we're sticking here" I smiled; they all smiled back, except Sharpay who was too busy playing tonsil tennis with Zeke.
"Get a room Shar" said Taylor rolling her eyes. Sharpay totally ignored her and carried on, it seemed to get into a deeper kiss, I wondered if she realised she was being watched.
Her hands knotted into what was there of his hair, and his hands were going up her top. "SHAR, SIS, COME ON!" shouted Ryan. She jumped out of her skin, non-literal, and turned a furious red.
"Sorry…Zeke, want to go somewhere?" suggested Sharpay, she looked up at Zeke from beneath her eyelashes, the perfect flirting tip, and Zeke jumped up at the chance, literal.
They hand in hand ran out the cafeteria, I shuddered at the thought of what they'd be up to and blocked the mental images in my head.
"Sorry about Sharpay, she can be a little…eccentric" said Kelsi, eccentric didn't cover it…
"It's hard enough having to live with her…" muttered Ryan. I smiled at him apologetically and he smiled back. I liked Ryan.
I realised Troy hadn't said a word, he sat there twiddling his thumbs, "So Troy," I began, his head shot up, he blushed, bless… "Is it odd, you're Dad being the Coach?"
"Not really, I'm used to it now, although I sometimes forget he's coach and blurt out Dad…" he admitted sheepishly. I giggled, he grinned satisfied with my giggle. Oh god Gabriella…
"That's cute, what have you all got next lesson?" I asked; I hoped I wouldn't be lonely.
"Trigonometry" said Taylor.
"Same" said Kelsi, Ryan, Chad, Jason and Troy together; I noted that Troy's was more animated than the rest.
"Oh good, that's a relief, I still get lost…" I blushed.
"You've been here a day, you're bound to get lost Brie" said Troy, then his eyes widened, he called me Brie… "I mean err, Gabriella…" he blushed.
"No, I like Brie, its nice" I smiled at him reassuringly.
"Oh Brie's catchy…" said Chad, he glanced at Troy, whose face looked like a storm, "But…I prefer Gabster" he corrected. Troy's face lit up. I was worried now…
"Gabster, Chadster" I winked, he chuckled.
"No, Gabriella, I prefer the Christian name, oh, I'm not churchy, no way!" said Taylor flustered. I chuckled.
"My Mum calls me Mija, it means daughter in Spanish" I told them.
"Oh how cool, do you speak Spanish with your Mum when your home?" asked Kelsi.
"No, we speak English, but sometimes when we argue the Spanish comes through…" I laughed, they all laughed too, thank God…
"That is so cool, I wish I was part something" said Kelsi glumly.
"You are, you're part American, duh" said Jason as if he'd just stated every single American president. I got the jist that we just let him get on with it, which was quite sad really.
Suddenly a sharp ring made me jump, "Chill Brie, just the bell" chuckled Troy.
"Oh right, phew" I said laughing at myself, "Let's go then" I smiled and we all got up to leave.
Homeroom was a relief to get to, I had a chance to really think, and I just drowned out whatever Ms Darbus was babbling on about.
A few things I'd learnt about my new friends, Sharpay seemed to be the kind of girl that didn't take crap from anybody else. She was an independent woman, although part of her was a little spoilt bratty, but I guessed she was rich anyway so I couldn't blame her.
Ryan was the strong silent type, he was a gentle character, really considerate, but I felt maybe he lived in his sister's shadow a little. I saw the way he walked with her, he was more a sidekick than a twin, and I felt sorry for him.
Kelsi was lovely, quite shy so it seemed, but a genuine person who would never hurt a fly, I liked Kelsi, she was quiet and I needed a quiet friend. She was also strong, she put up with Jason's slowness well and it showed she really loved him.
Taylor was a strong woman, she sort of reminded me of a Mum. She kept Chad in order, which was totally necessary, but at the same time she was bubbly and ultra smart, smarter than me most definitely. I knew I could count of her; confide in her, she was a keeper.
Jason, what could I say about Jason? He was definitely slow, maybe a little dumb, but he was funny, and caring, and so affectionate, the way him and Kelsi were around each other it fitted, like a jigsaw.
Then there was Troy… I didn't know what to think. I was awe-struck of course, he was drop-dead gorgeous, I was shocked he was single, but it wasn't just the godly looks, he was so perfect… he really cared. The way he acted around me, he didn't seem like a normal jock, and I'd known so many jocks.
He was bigheaded, in fact he was rather modest, he was so sweet as well, and he really tried to be friendly, maybe a little too much at times, but he was generally nice. This worried me a lot.
I shouldn't fall for him; I couldn't fall for him, which meant he couldn't fall for me. I couldn't put the burden of a baby on him, I was nicer than that. But then I couldn't help my feelings.
There was a spark between us, I don't know if he could feel it or not, but I could and it was definitely there. The chemistry between us was massive, I felt so right with him…but I'd known him a day, if even that?
I couldn't let my feelings over power me like this, I needed to lay off, but how?
Trigonometry arrived swiftly and I sat beside Ryan at the back, it was a seating plan so he didn't have a choice. But he seemed generally pleased I was next to him.
My teacher, Miss Smith, was a weird woman. She was tall, lanky, and wore heels so she looked about seven foot? I didn't see a point in that. Her dress sense was awful; she wore a jade green cardigan on top of a neon pink vest top. Even her black trousers looked like an outcast.
Ryan and I made conversation about pretty much everything, he asked me what my favourite colour was, what clothes I liked wearing and even my favourite stone.
"Amethyst" I told him, he smiled.
"Amethyst is lovely isn't it? Gabriella, you didn't think I was gay when you met me did you?" he asked me. That was out of the blue.
"Ur, well, I didn't know you so I didn't make any assumptions" I lied; I was always such a bad liar.
"You don't have to lie, it's common to think I am, the way I dress, the way I am, but I'm not" he reassured.
"Hey, it wouldn't matter if you were anyway; I'd like you however you were, so anyway, what's the deal with Troy?" I probed, I needed information.
"Troy, well, he's a nice guy, he wouldn't hurt anybody, but it's strange because he's never had a girlfriend" Ryan told me, which shocked me; I couldn't believe someone as lovely as him never dated… "It's like nobody here really appealed to him," he said. I smiled and then he added "Except you"
"What? Me?" I asked, he had to tell me now.
"I don't know Gab, it's the way he is, I've never seen him so excited about a girl before, that probably sounds really stupid…" he trailed off. No, don't finish…
"That's sweet" I blushed.
"It is, but another thing, it's weird Gab, we've known you for a day yet I feel like we've all known you for years, we've all taken a real shine to you"
"Except Sharpay" I mumbled, I really didn't think she liked me very much.
"Don't listen to Sharpay, honestly, she's my twin, I've been with her since birth, you've known her a day, feel sorry for me" he chuckled. I instantly felt even sorrier for him.
"Why put up with it Ryan?" I asked, "Why stand in her shadow, you're a good guy, be yourself"
"I know, it's just hard, I feel second best to her, all the time, I can't ever do anything right when i'm around her either, it's like, even at home, she's always the princess and it's like im the slave, it's so unfair and....wow Gabriella…" he stopped talking and he looked stunned, surprised with himself.
"What?" had I said something wrong? I knew I couldn be stupid and say the wrong thing but I didn't think i'd said anything wrong...had I?
"I've never said so much about this before, thanks" he smiled, I smiled back, I liked Ryan, and unfortunately…I also liked Troy….
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