The next morning Gabriella walked to school with her two friends, Madison and Jennifer. They were discussing where they were going to shop after school and this was very tiring after awhile. Girls in Albuquerque never stressed this hard, Gabriella thought as they swiped their ID cards.
"Look, there's Matt, Gabriella." Madison said. All three girls looked over at him. He had long dark brown that always reminded her of Troy for some strange reason and he had green eyes.
"Hey, go talk to him." Jennifer said while looking into her compact mirror to fix her butt length blonde hair.
"He's coming over here!" Gabriella said as Matt and three of his friends came over.
"Hey, Gabriella," Matt said as he placed his arm around her shoulders.
"Hi," Gabriella said quietly. She looked down at her wool coat and then back up at him. He flashed a perfect smile at her which she returned. It was funny how everyone thought they were dating but they weren't. In my dreams, Gabriella thought as they walked down the hallway to first period class.
"You wanna hang out on Friday night?" Matt asked.
"Like a date?" Gabriella asked with a smile.
"Yeah," Matt said. Gabriella nodded and they sat in their seats in the library by the large window. A few minutes later Madison and Jennifer joined them with Derek and Keith. All three boys were on the football team. Go figure that Gabriella would be interested in a sports dude.
"Hello class!" Mr. Jackson said walking into the library. The class greeted him and then he gave them their instructions.
"Thanks for walking me home, Matt." Gabriella said after school to Matt.
"No problem." He said running his fingers through his hair. They hugged quickly and then she went into her building. The minute the elevator opened to her apartment, she screamed with glee.
"Taylor!" Gabriella screamed. Taylor stood up and hugged her. Chestnut was barking madly from another room. He came running to her and was followed by Troy and Chad.
"You guys!" Gabriella said hugging Chad first. She turned to Troy and hesitated before hugging him.
"When'd you guys get here?" Gabriella asked examining them.
"This afternoon. Your mom invited us for Christmas break." Taylor said. Gabriella smiled and then looked at Troy who was looking around the large, expensive place. She then remembered what she had said to Troy before she left.
Flashback
"We're leaving, Gabby." Mrs. Montez said holding a basket which held Chestnut.
"Okay, mom," Gabriella said. They both went into the car waiting for Gabriella.
"You guys should come to New York for Christmas break." Gabriella said. Troy nodded and then kissed her again.
"I'm gonna miss you." Troy whispered. Gabriella nodded and then they walked to the car. She got in and waved at him before the car began to drive off. She began to cry and her mother started to cry for her.
End Flashback
"You barely called us after, like, a month, Gabriella." Chad said.
"I know but school here is so different than in Albuquerque. There's a lot of homework, so many activity, and shopping." Gabriella said smiling.
"Sounds like you've been having a lot of fun." Troy said finally. Gabriella shrugged unsure what to say to him. This is so awkward, she thought.
"This is so cool." Gabriella said. "We can go out and eat…when I finish my homework."
"Same old, Gabriella." Chad said shaking his head with a smile.
"Yep," Gabriella said smiling. "Oh, and I only have one more day of school."
"This is gonna be so fun!" Taylor said.