Chapter 3

Gabriella walked dead tired into East High the next day. She quickly made her way to her locker and opened it. While putting her books away Taylor came to her.

"Hey Gabs. You okay?"

Gabriella smiled weakly. "Yah I'm fine. I just have to go and talk to Troy and explain things to him."

Taylor nodded. "I think that would be for the best. He didn't look so good when I first saw him today."

Gabriella looked around. "Do you know where he is. I want to get this over with. I can't stand not talking to him."

"Actually," Taylor pointed right behind her. Gabriella turned around slowly and the sight in front of her cause her to drop her books.

There stood Troy smiling sweetly at a girl from the cheerleader team. He seemed to say something funny as she hit his shoulder lightly.

Gabriella faces Taylor's sympathetic look. "He seems just fine with me." Gabriella quickly picked her books up and slammed her locker shut. Without a single goodbye to Taylor she spun around and walked down the hall, avoiding Troy's looks at her.

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Troy looked at Gabriella as she walked into East High. God shes beautiful. Troy had to restrain himself from walking over to her. Chad nudged him but her didn't look away.

"Troy stop looking at her like that. That's no way for the plan to work."

Troy sighed, frustrated and finally looked at Chad. "I told you I don't want to do the plan."

"Yah sure. But just think of how she cheated on you. You don't want even a little bit of revenge?"

Troy glanced back at her and didn't answer.

"Now go over and start flirting with the girl over there."

"Fine." Troy, against his free will went over and began talking with her. He forced a smile on his face, making it seem as genuine as possible and began the plan. He knew in his heart this was not the way to go but he wouldn't listen. Or more like Chad wouldn't.

He heard Gabriella's locker slam closed and saw he begin walking by them. He stared at her as she was hurrying on by and was about to follow when Chad stopped him.

"What did I tell you."

Troy turned around and stared longingly into the disappearing figure of Gabriella as she blended in with the crowd and closed his eyes, hoping to get the vision of hurt and sorrow in her eyes out of his head.

A/N: Sorry this took so long. I will now begin focusing on this story more as I just finished one of my other ones. So what you think? I'm sort of getting into the story so the next chapter will probably be out soon. Review!