On Thursday the girls went to the mall to buy new swimsuits and other clothing and items. They were very excited about the trip and didn't know what store to go to first. Gabriella was as excited as the other two because she still had to sit next to Troy tomorrow on the bus.
"Come on, Gabby." Taylor said snapping her fingers in front of Gabriella's face. Gabriella immediately swatted her hand away playfully even though she had been in her own little world.
"Okay," Gabriella said. Sharpay looked at her strangely.
"You've been acting weird for like the past two weeks." Sharpay said. "Are you okay?"
"No, Troy wants to have sex and I'm not ready!" Gabriella wanted to say but she couldn't. Instead she said, "I'm fine. I was just wondering how early we have to be at the airport tomorrow."
"Five thirty." Taylor said as they walked by Abercrombie. "Hey, let's go in here!"
"Okay," Sharpay and Gabriella said. In half an hour they came out with several bags. It was a tiring task but well worth it. Gabriella got a pair of shades that complimented her face very well and four bathing suits and accessories for them. She also got new shorts and tops, pants and tops, and so on.
"Let's hit the food court." Gabriella said.
"Yes," Sharpay breathed. As they walked a few boys looked their way but Gabriella and Taylor had boyfriends. Sharpay didn't so she was able to flirt as much as she wanted. They proceeded to the escalator and stepped onto it. Once they reached the food court section of the mall, the girls split up because Taylor wanted McDonalds, Sharpay wanted Subways, and Gabriella wanted Dunkin Donuts. A few minutes later (fifteen) the girls regrouped by the Seven Eleven stand and found a booth table by the wall.
"See," Sharpay began, "McDonald's fries taste totally different from Burger King fries."
"Whatever! They taste the same." Taylor said. Gabriella shook her head with a smile wishing that was the only issues she had to worry about.
"You guys!" Gabriella said. "Just eat!"
"Fine!" Sharpay and Taylor said at the same time. Gabriella picked up her blueberry donut and bit into it. A moment later it was pulled out of her hand.
"Hey!" She said. She looked up and saw that Troy was holding her donut. Gabriella smiled and took it back then hugged Troy. Chad, Zeke, and Ryan were also with him.
"What are you guys doing here?" Sharpay asked moving closer to Sharpay so the boys could sit down. "Especially you, Ryan."
"Ha, ha," Ryan said sarcastically. Sharpay smiled and then stuck her tongue out playfully. "We had to buy new stuff."
"Goggles, swim trunks, shirts, you know, things like that." Troy said. The girls nodded.
"This is going to be so cool." Chad said putting his arm around Taylor's shoulders. She blushed a little and then offered him one of her fries.
"Here, Ryan and Zeke." Sharpay said offering them the rest of her sandwich.
"Thanks, Sharpay," Zeke said smiling at her.
"Uh huh," Sharpay said wiping her fingers on the napkin. Everyone began giggling because it was obvious to everyone that Zeke liked Sharpay except Sharpay. Suddenly Gabriella felt her cell phone vibrating. She pulled it out and watched Troy bite into her donut.
"Did I say you could have it?" Gabriella asked angrily. Troy immediately dropped it and she laughed saying, "I'm kidding, you can have it."
She began to read the text message from Taylor.
Taylor: Chad told me last nite that Zeke was going 2 ask Shar out on the trip.
Gabriella: I don't think she likes him tho
Taylor: Me either. But Zeke's so sweet
Gabriella: and Sharpay's way out of his league
Taylor: 2 tru
"What are we going to do when we get there tomorrow?" Troy asked.
"Who knows. It's like a three hour bus ride. We can figure it out then." Sharpay said with a frown.
"But we at least have to make a plan, right?" Zeke asked. They all nodded and murmured agreements.
"Who went there before?" Gabriella asked looking around.
"Me," Chad said smiling. "They have this huge water slide and like eight people can fit on it. And they have this cabana thing over water and this love boat thing. It's so cool and the beds are water beds and there's like a kitchen in the rooms." He sighed when he finished speaking and suddenly everyone was more excited about the next day, even Gabriella.
Later that evening, Mrs. Montez dropped Gabriella at Sharpay's large house. Gabriella got out of the car and then walked to the trunk to grab her suitcases.
"Thanks for the ride, mom." Gabriella said leaning through the window of the drivers' side.
"It's okay, honey." Mrs. Montez said. "I'm just sorry I won't be able to see you off tomorrow morning."
"Don't worry." Gabriella said before kissing her mother and dragging her two suitcases up onto the porch. She rang the doorbell and three seconds later Ryan Evans opened the door with a naughty smile.
"Hola, Ms. Montez," He said flirtatiously. Gabriella smiled and then pushed him out of the way and stepped into the foyer.
"Hey, Ryan," She finally said.
"Man, I invite you into my home and you push me on the ground like that?!" Ryan said shaking his head from his seat on the white marble floor.
"No hard feelings?" Gabriella asked extending her hand to help him up. Ryan took her hand and as he was standing up, he closed the front door.
"None, only 'cuz you're so hot." Ryan said.
"Ha, don't let Troy hear you say that." Gabriella warned playfully knowing that Ryan didn't really like her that way. Troy wouldn't really do anything to Ryan.
"Where's your sister?" Gabriella asked.
"In her room still picking out clothes to wear." Ryan said rolling his eyes.
"Figures," Gabriella said shaking her head as Ryan walked off to his basement bedroom. Gabriella walked up the stairs to Sharpay's bedroom. The moment she opened the bedroom door that said 'Sharpay' she was hit with a pink shirt.
"Hello to you, too!" Gabriella said throwing the shirt onto the floor. Sharpay stepped out of her closet and said, "Sorry!"
"It's okay. Thanks for letting me sleep over tonight." Gabriella said.
"It's okay. It sucks that Taylor had to go visit her grandparents the day before the trip." Sharpay said.
"I know. She won't get back until, like, four in the morning and we have to be at school at five, what, thirty." Gabriella said putting her luggage against the wall of the circle bedroom.
Sharpay's bedroom was a drama queen's fantasy. Her bed was on a high platform and you needed to climb up stairs to get their. Seeing as it was on kind of a balcony you could look over it and see the bottom which Sharpay referred to as the living room of her bedroom. It had her second computer (the first was on the balcony) there and her couches which were silver and pink. There was a large star shaped rug in between the circular couches and the flat screen television. She had three closets and a bathroom in her room. The whole theme of her bedroom was silver, pink, and gold.
"Well, at least she can come on the trip. Now help me look for a really cute bathing suit." Sharpay said from inside of her closet.
"You just bought like five of them today. And they were awesomely hot on you." Gabriella said helpfully walking over to the closet. She stepped inside seeing as there was more than enough room for both of them. It even had a little island inside it filled with more clothes and around it hung more clothes. The Evans' were loaded.
"I know but…" Sharpay sighed and the two girls hoisted them selves onto the smooth, white marble on the island.
"But what?" Gabriella asked.
"I kind of want to impress Zeke." Sharpay said slowly turning red.
"You like Zeke?" Gabriella asked. Sharpay nodded and Gabriella couldn't bare to further the discussion. Gabriella was about to slide off of the island top when her cell phone began vibrating. Troy, she thought as she read the screen. Sharpay had begun rifling through her swimsuit collection again so she wasn't paying attention.
"Hey, Troy," Gabriella said.
"Hey, Gabi, what are you doing?" Troy asked.
"I was about to help Sharpay pick out her bathing suit. You?" Gabriella asked watching Sharpay take out a black and pink bikini.
"Nothing, I just wanted to talk to you about something but since you're busy it can wait." Troy said quickly.
"It's okay. You can tell me now." Gabriella said.
"No, I'll talk to you tomorrow. I…"
"You what?" Gabriella asked.
"I love you." Troy said before hanging up. Gabriella just sat there in shock.