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Chapter 3
It has been two days since Gabriella heard from Troy.
She stares at her Skype for what seems like hours waiting for him to come online and he doesn't.
"Well you knew this would happen. Why would he want to talk to you he was probably stringing you along all the time and then going to embarrass me," thinks Gabriella
Troy is online pops up.
Gabriella: Troy where have you been
Troy: It's Troy mum I have bad news concerning Troy
Gabriella: What's, what's happened
Troy: Troy collapsed yesterday morning during free period basketball practice
Gabriella: Is he ok?
Troy: Yeah he's still in hospital there just checking everything is ok he had concussion from hitting his head. He collapses from exhaustion.
Gabriella: His dad?
Troy: Yeah pushing him to hard. They were in the middle of a practice game and he collapses according to Troy's friend Chad Jack shouted at Troy and when he came round tried to force him to keep playing. But the assistant coach stopped him and called and ambulance and Chad called me.
Gabriella: When will he be out?
Troy: This afternoon.
Gabriella: What about his dad.
Troy: The hospital involved the police and cautioned him for abusing Troy by over exerting him. But Troy can't do basketball for 2 months while his body calms down.
Gabriella: Bet Troy's dad doesn't like that
Troy: Troy doesn't know this but his dad and I have separated Jack is now living in an apartment in Albuquerque so Troy doesn't have to practice at home unless he wants to
Gabriella: Do you need me to come down.
Troy: Only if you are able. I don't want to inconvenience you.
Gabriella: I have a week of next week for fall break I can come Saturday to Saturday if it is no inconvenience to you
Troy: Of course it isn't you can stay in the spare room
Gabriella: I'll just have to explain the situation to my mum
Troy: Does she know you talk to Troy
Gabriella: No she doesn't she's to busy looking after my little brother and when she's on a business trip she sends him to my Granma's and lives me on my own.
Troy: Speak to her if she's in know
Gabriella: She'll go loco
Troy: I have to go. Going visiting Troy.
Gabriella: Say hi from me.
Troy: Will do but let's live it a surprise that you're coming
Gabriella: Right talk soon I have some tickets to book
Troy: Talk soon hope all goes well with your mother
Troy is logged off
Gabriella is logged off.
Gabriella hears her little brother laughing in the lounge and goes down to find him watching the TV on her own.
"Where's mum?" asks Gabriella
"Office," laughs Joey
Gabriella pads to the office and enters. "Mum can we talk," she says
Her mum looks up from her work.
"Is something wrong," she asks
"Not exactly I want to go away next week on my own," says Gabriella
"Oh I don't know," says her mum
"Mum I'm a senior I'm 17," says Gabriella
"Where do you propose to go?" asks her mum
"Albuquerque," says Gabriella
"All that way on your own," says her mum
"It's a beautiful town and I want to be independent," explains Gabriella
"What's the real story out with it," says her mum
"I met someone," says Gabriella
"Who lives in Albuquerque," says her mum
Gabriella nods. "On the internet," she says
"Oh Gabriella what have I told you," says her mum
"He's legit. His name is Troy Bolton and he's a senior at East High in Albuquerque you check the school website if you want. But his mum has just come online and told me Troy collapsed yesterday his father has been overworking him on his basketball training and he's in hospital he comes home this afternoon but I'm proposing going for fall break for the week," says Gabriella
"You really care about him," says her mum
Gabriella nods. "I feel I can be myself with him," she explains
"No sex," says her mum bluntly
"I can go," says Gabriella
"Yes but I want to speak to his mum where will you be staying?" asks her mum
"His house," says Gabriella
"I'll book the tickets if you go Friday after school you can come back Sunday evening," says her mum
"Thank you mum," says Gabriella going round to hug her mum
Her mum types some things into the computer. "Right you are leaving at 3.15 on Friday one stop will arrive in Albuquerque at 8.35 you will get the 9.05 back on the Sunday and arrive home at 6.55," says her mum
"Thank you mum," says Gabriella
"No problem," says her mum
Gabriella goes upstairs to phone Troy's mobile which conventianlly Troy's mum answers.
Gabriella tells her, her flight details and then passes her to her mum and soon the two are chatting like old friends.
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