(4:27 PM on Wednesday, August, 20, 2008)
"Shar-Bear, you ready to go?" Eighteen year old, Gabriella Montez, asked her best friend slash adoptive big sister, eighteen year old, Sharpay Anne Evans, who was putting on her red volleyball socks and her white sequined slip on sandals on.
"Yep." Sharpay said grabbing her white and red Wildcat duffle bag that had 'Wildcats Volleyball Team' on it in gold writing, the same one Gabriella had strapped over her shoulder.
"Awesome. Let's Go." Gabriella said as they both slipped on their pair of matching white Chanel sunglasses, looping arms they jogged out to Sharpay's silver with red interior 911 Turbo Cabriolet Porsche. Smiling Sharpay and Gabriella buckled up their seatbelts before Sharpay put the windows and top down, plugged in her iPhone into the stereo, started the engine and pulled out of the garage and speeding off toward East High for their volleyball practice with Coach Lucille Marie Bolton and with their best friends slash sisters, Taylor Annabelle McKessie, Kelsi Monique Nielsen and Martha Lynn Cox.
"Alright girls, I want seven laps. Three Rockies, three high step and one regular. Ready. Set. Go!" Coach Bolton told her girls who got right to running with Gabriella and Sharpay ahead of all the other girls.
After they finished their laps, they all got into a circle with Gabriella and Sharpay (their captains) in the middle to start the exercises.
After they the did their spinal twists, hamstring stretches, calf raises, calf stretches, chest stretches, shoulder stretches, quadriceps stretches, forearm stretches, triceps stretches, butterflies (inner thigh stretches), "cat" (back) stretches, incline/decline presses, dumbbell flies, 30 pushups, 20 wall pushups, seated rows, one arm dumbbells rows, 5 pull ups, lunges, fingertip pushups, 20 side crunches on each side, 50 regular crunches, 2 volleyball suicides and 2 net jumps, Coach Bolton told them to get a partner for pepper.
"Gabriella, want to go with me?" Taylor asked Gabriella.
"Sorry, Tay Tay! I already promised this chica I would pepper with her. Maybe next time." Gabriella told Taylor flashing her a sweet smile before her and Sharpay jogged to the other side and started to pepper.
After ten strait minutes of pepper, Coach Bolton let them get a drink before she told them to get ready for blocking progression which would teach the blockers to surround the ball and penetrate the net so the other team wouldn't score off of a spike.
"Montez, Evans, McKessie and Cox, I want you four as blockers. So I want you on the right side standing on those chairs so we can eliminate timing errors and the tossers are going to thrown ten balls to you four. Your guys objective is to surround the ball with your hands and catch the ball. Alright. Ready. Set. Go." Coach Bolton told them as she sent Kelsi, a girl named Ava Noel Miller, a girl named Jada Grace Jenkins, and a girl named Kayla Isabel Foster to the left side and be the tossers.
After the first set of ten balls were thrown and blocked, Coach Bolton blew her whistle and said, "Alright great job Montez, Evans, McKessie and Cox. Now switch side with the tossers. NOW for the next set of ten balls, the blockers need to surround the balls with their hands and block them down, WITHOUT batting at the ball. If you DO then you will RUN TWO laps. Ready. Set. Throw."
As the first ball was thrown it went to Ava who batted it down and Coach Bolton blew her whistle and made her left pointer finger make a circle in the air telling Ava to run two laps.
At 7:15 PM, Coach Bolton blew the last whistle of the day and told the girls to get on the end line so she could talk to them.
"Alright, ladies nice practice. So tomorrow we are going to start doing three hour practices. So practice tomorrow at 5:15 to 8:00 is our practice WITH the JV so be here five minutes EARLY and ready to get strait to practice. We are already two weeks in to this. And we are still working on BUMPS which we should be past and onto another thing. So from now on I want 1000 from everyone. Got it. So Gabriella close us up.''
"Trade weakness for?" Gabriella asked the girls.
"POWER!" They yelled back.
"Trade doubt for?"
"CONFIDENCE!"
"Trade fear for?"
"COURAGE!"
"Trade?"
"VOLLEYBALL!"
"For NOTHING!" Gabriella told them before she signaled Sharpay to come up and join her in front of the other girls.
"WHAT TEAM?!" Sharpay and Gabriella yelled/asked the girls.
"WILDCATS!"
"WILDCATS WHAT?!" They yelled together.
"VOLLEYBALL!"
"WILDCATS VOLLEYBALL!" They all yelled together as a team.
"So Gabriella we all hanging at yours tonight?" Kelsi asked Gabriella as they all walked out to their cars.
"Sorry, girls. I have a date with my hottie of a boyfriend." Gabriella told them and then blushed when Coach Bolton heard what she said about her son. Coach Bolton just smiled and laughed at her son's girlfriend.
"So I say we all hang out at mine tomorrow. You guys go?" Sharpay asked the girls as she and Gabriella threw their duffle bags in the backseat of her Porsche as Taylor threw her duffle bag (that matched Sharpay's and Gabriella's) into the trunk of her silver Audi Q7 SUV, as Kelsi threw her matching duffle bag in the backseat of her dark green Audi A4 Sedan, and as Martha threw her matching duffle bag in the trunk of her white Audi S5.
"Yeah, sounds cool." Martha, Kelsi and Taylor said.
"Sorry guys I promised my dad, Troy and Jack that we could make up that game of two on two that we didn't get to do last week cause it rained." Gabriella told them.
"Its okay and we forgive you as long as you promise to hang out with us Friday." Taylor told Gabrielle with the other four agreeing with her.
"Promise." Gabriella told them as they all hugged each other goodbye before they all hopped into their cars, except for Gabriella who was riding to Sharpay's to pick up her car.
Gabriella smiled and said hi and goodbye to Vance Kyle Evans, Derby Anne Evans, and Sharpay's older (by three minutes) twin brother, Ryan Joshua Evans before she said promised Sharpay she would call her after her date with Troy. Smiling, Gabriella grabbed her duffle bag from Sharpay's Porsche and threw it in the back seat of her black Audi S4 Cabriolet Convertible, got in the car, buckled up, put the top and the windows down, started the engine, plugged her black iPhone into the stereo after checking for any missed calls or messages, slipped on her black Chanel framed sunglasses and drove off toward her house to get ready for her date with her boyfriend.
At 7:30, Gabriella arrived back at her house; parked her car in the garage; grabbed her duffle bag and white Louis Vuitton monogram shoulder tote; locked up the car after putting up her windows and top, shutting off and getting out of her car, she literally flew up her garage steps that lead into the house, and up the stairs after kissing her parents cheeks and giving them a quick tight stairs, she threw open the French doors that lead into her bedroom, threw her duffle bag in her Princess Dairies 2: Royal Engagement closet that had remote controlled drawers and doors, picked out an outfit and then she flew into her full Italian marble bathroom to take a quick shower.
Thirty minutes later, Gabriella got out of shower, washed her face with ProActive, put cream and deodorant on before she slipped on her black satin thongs and matching strapless DD cup sized bra, over her thongs and bra she slipped on her black tube dress that had a high waist belt around her waist, she left her down in her natural curls, lightly did her make up, put on her T necklace that she got from her boyfriend, a pair of silver hoop earrings, a set of silver thin bangles on her right wrist, her black leather with white rhinestones Chanel watch on her left wrist, she slipped on a pair of black peep toe heels with an adorable bow tie in the front and lace ruffles around the edges and overlapped material and she grabbed her black soft ribbon clutch and put the stuff she needed in it. Smiling she checked herself over in her full length mirrors that let her view each side of herself.
"Baby girl, he's here." Gregory "Greg" Anthony Montez told his daughter who smiled as she grabbed her black satin wrap and wrapped it around her bare arms.
"Thanks daddy." Gabriella told her daddy kissing his cheek and tightly hugging him before she went downstairs to see her boyfriend.
"Wow! Brie you look…breathtaking." Said a teen boy with chocolate brown hair, brilliant and loving electric blue eyes, a tanned and toned body who was wearing a navy and white wide striped polo from Hollister Co. (HCO), a pair of dark wash jeans from HCO and a pair of black Vans slip ons, seventeen year old, son of boys basketball coach Jack Andrew Bolton and girls basketball and volleyball coach Lucille Marie Bolton, Troy Alexander Bolton, the most wanted, envied, popular and basketball God guy at East High.
"Thanks Wildcat!" Gabriella said blushing as she did a mini twirl for him.
"Well, shall we get going malady?" Troy asked Gabriella offering his arm for to her which she gladly took and looped their arms together.
"You guys have fun, now." Inez Anne Montez told her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend with a gentle smile and hug.
"We will mommy. Love you. Love you daddy." Gabriella told her mom and her dad as she kissed their cheek and gave them a tight hug.
"Love you too baby girl. Have fun." Greg told them as they walked out the door, but before he shut the door he said to Troy, "Hey Troy?"
"Yeah, Greg?" Troy said turning around.
"Take care of my little girl will you." Greg more like told him than asked him with a smile.
"Always, Greg. Always and Forever." Troy told Greg before he opened the door to his black Audi S4 Cabriolet Convertible (that matched Gabriella's) and let Gabriella slide into the passenger seat before he gently shut the door and jogged around to the other side and got in the driver's seat.
Smiling Troy leaned over and passionately kissed Gabriella who didn't complain when he did so, all she did was smile.
After they had dinner at Lava Springs, Gabriella and Troy decided to go to the beach to walk around for a bit. Right now, Gabriella and Troy were sitting in the sand, Gabriella in between Troy's legs, leaning against his chest as Troy had his arms wrapped around her petite (but healthy) waist with her fingers laced with his fingers. Both sitting in comforting silence, happy to be together.
"Can you believe we start our senior year Monday?" Gabriella asked Troy, her chocolate brown, loving and brilliant eyes locking with his electric blue, loving and brilliant eyes.
"I know. The summer went by so fast." Troy told her with a soft and loving smile.
"Just think the last week of June, we broke up and then got back together and then I became close friends with Sharpay and her adoptive little sister. And Ryan's friend." Gabriella told Troy with a soft and gentle smile.
"Don't remind me." Troy said groaning.
"What's that suppose to mean?" Gabriella asked him with a questioning and wondering look in her chocolate brown eyes.
"Nothing, just that for one, I didn't take do so well with the break up. Two, I hated seeing Ryan and you having fun together, ALONE. And then you and Sharpay being so close that you guys practically live at each other's house. And when you stay at Sharpay's it bothers me because I know Ryan like really likes you as in a girlfriend really like. It also really bothered me to think all you replaced me with Ryan. But I couldn't blame him." Troy confided in her.
"One, I hated the break up too. I bawled my eyes out, wouldn't eat, wouldn't sleep and wouldn't come out of my room or get out of my pajamas. But Troy I HAD to break up with you. You changed and I didn't like the change in you. I know you were working on the scholarship, but you became a total different person along the way. Missing dates, blowing off your friends, you acted like someone your not and you became that person.
Two, Ryan was there for me when you weren't. He understood and he didn't blow off the guys and forget about the employ baseball game, he played in it and his team one. Him and Chad even started a friendship. He taught me and Chad how to dance. He was there for me to talk too. He looks out for me and I look out for him.
Three, as for me and Sharpay being closer than me and Taylor, well I absolutely love that we're not fighting over you anymore, we're not fighting along, and that we have A LOT in common. She looks out for me and I do the same for her.
Four, Ryan likes may like me, but he likes Martha more. Believe me he told me.
And five, Troy Ryan could NEVER EVER replace you. There is no one like you in the world. We all wouldn't even dream of replacing you." Gabriella told him while rubbing her thumb over his knuckles.
"Not even you?" Troy asked her.
"Not even me. I…" Gabriella started to say, but didn't.
"You what, Brie?" Troy asked her locking their eyes together.
"I…I…nothing. Never mind its not important." Gabriella told him.
"Well, I have something to tell you." Troy told her with a soft nervous smile.
"What is it Troy?" Gabriella asked him.
"I love you Gabriella Marie Montez. I love you so much. I knew it all along, but I think I really realized it when you walked away that night on the bridge." Troy told her.
"Oh! Troy! I love you too. So much!" Gabriella told him with a million dollar smile only reserved for him and tears in her eyes.
Troy smiled and leaned down to connect their lips in a passionate kiss.
Well, there's chapter one of a new story. Everything up until after volleyball practice, happened to me. LOL! My coaches name is NOT coach Bolton. By the way, Ava, Jada and Kayla all belong to ME! Well, anyway this story is going to be about senior year, but I decided to start it from today and work threw the days up until school starts (which is Monday, August 25th for us) to wait to start the school chapters. Sorry about spelling and grammar mistakes!! I totally suck at that!!
1. I just started volleyball…JV and Varsity Volleyball two weeks ago. My coach decided that we need to have THREE hour long volleyball practices so we start them tomorrow from 5:15 to eight o'clock, same with all week day practices and weekend practices are from 8AM to 11AM. Joy!! Not!! Joy!!
2. Hershey was awesome!! Especially the love of my life…rollercoasters!! (J/K about the love of my life. But they are one of the loves in my life)
3. School starts the 25th of this month (NO!!) so prepare for the homework (that will probably interfere with my updating), the drama (that will probably come in -also inspire- in my stories) and tears (that will probably most likely come into my stories). School though IS the thing that does inspire (and where I come up with) some and all my stories (and ideas!)!!
BUT I WILL TRY TO UPDATE & I DOUBLE PINKY PROMISE!! IT WILL JUST BE HARD!! BUT I WILL MOST DEFIANTLY TRY (especially when I don't want, feel, or know how to do my homework smile) LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!!
ESPECIALLY YOU GIRLY411!
Sorry so short!!
Love you all!
XOXO!
--Jessica!!