Previously...
"Come on, Gabby," Taylor encouraged. "Do it, just call him already! There's nothing to it."
Gabriella took a deep breath. Taylor was right. By asking her out, he had already admitted that he liked her, so what was the problem?
"Okay, I'll call him," Gabriella decided firmly as Taylor squealed with delight.
She dialed in the numbers and listened intently as it rang. Finally, Troy picked up.
"Hello?" said Troy's voice.
"Hello?" Gabriella whispered quietly. She waited for a while. There was no answer.
CHAPTER 2
"Hello?" Gabriella tried again. "Troy, are you there? Omigosh, did something happen?" she started to panick. Taylor looked at her with a confused face.
"Hey," finally came a low, raspy voice.
"Oh hey Troy," Gabriella said, relieved that everything was all right. "It's me, Gabby."
Troy didn't sound like himself. "Oh hey, Gabriella," he said hoarsely. "So how was your G.N.O.?"
Gabriella laughed at Troy's choice of words. "It was good. Really fun. Taylor brought a copy of your game last week. You rocked."
Troy wanted to scoff right in her face. She was still trying to get him to believe she was with Taylor! As if!
"Oh, really?" he said irritably. "Anyways, what did you call for?"
Gabriella was shocked at his tone. "Um,well, I'd like to cash in my rain check from last night, if you're still interested." She smiled, although he couldn't see it.
Troy was confused now. Was she with another guy last night or not? "Um, sorry, Gabs," he said, without the smallest hint of sorrow. "I've got plans tonight," he said a little too smugly.
"O-oh." He could hear the disappointment in Gabby's voice. Doesn't feel too good to be flaked out on, does it? he thought vengefully. "Well, maybe another night," she said in a whisper.
"Yeah, maybe." he said, and hung up.
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"I waited too long!" Gabriella bawled into Taylor's shoulder. "He's moved on, Tay!"
Taylor shook her head angrily. "Ridiculous!" she exclaimed. "It's only been one night! There's got to be a piece missing somewhere.."
Gabriella shook her head miserably. "No, Tay, it's over. I know it. He's not interested anymore, obviously."
Taylor clenched her fists tightly together and muttered, "I'm gonna go talk some sense into that boy."
When Gabriella went downstairs to go pig out on some "pity ice-cream", Taylor quickly dialed Troy's number.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Troy, it's Taylor," she said choppily.
"Oh, what's up, Tay?" he said casually.
"Shut up and listen," Taylor said harshly. "So what's this with you and Gabby?"
Troy's shoulders drrooped at the sound of Gabriella's name. He knew he had been harsh earlier and he hated himself for it. Yeah, well, she bailed. Remember that, he told himself.
"Nothing happened. I just have plans."
Taylor raised an eyebrow. She knew him better than that. "Plans, huh? With who?"
Troy didn't like Taylor's accusing tone. "Look, that's really none of your business, all right? But I'll let you know, that I've got a date. It's my turn now, since Gabriella already had the time of her life last night. It seems everybody is hooking up. I'm sure you'll fit in quite nicely, Taylor." Troy shouted and then hung up the phone.
Taylor was left confused. Fit in nicely...? How could he know?.... CHAD.
A/N: Ooh...tune in next week! LOL. Leave comments. Sorry it's so short... Luv ya'll!