Gabriella sighed looking at the bag packed on her bed 20 minutes before she had to leave. She then looked at the picture frame of Troy and her on the night stand. She sighed, looking at the decision she was about to make. She hated Sharpay Evans with everything she had. She didn't get how he was dating her. How anyone for that matter. So when the Evans car rolled in her driveway, she knew she couldn't back out now. She walked down the stairs, with her bags regretting the decision immediately. Ryan gave her a pat on the back handing his stuff over to his driver reaching for Gabriella's.
"How are you?" He asked her as she offered him a smile. "You can go home at anytime..." He said. She turned around and took two steps. "Brie." She stopped sighing, turning around. "This isn't a far car ride." Ryan reprimanded. She gave him a soft smile. "Everything's going alright." He said wrapping an arm around her. She giggled agreeing as they walked to the side of the car.
In the car behind her, Troy smiled at her but his smile slowly faltered seeing Ryan's arms wrapped around her. He hated how he was so jealous over her. He left the car, waving at her.
"Seat buddy?" She asked in a soft smile. He looked to his amazing best friend who seemed more relaxed. She wrinkled her nose.
"Already got dibs." Ryan said smiling. Troy's smile fell off his face.
"Dibs on Troy!" Sharpay cheered rolling her window down in the car. Gabby looked at Ryan frowning but he shot her a quick smile. She smiled getting in the car sitting next to Ryan.
"Everything's going to be okay." He said as they buckled the seat belts.
"I hope so..." She said biting her lip.
"Whats the matter?" He asked. "Chad told me that you had to tell him something but I wasn't filled in." She looked out the window.
"I decided to tell Troy that I like him...But I saw him making out with your sister." She paused. "Why's he being like this?" She asked him.
"I think he's just trying to fight off liking you?" He asked. "He constantly calls you his little sister, but I see the way he looks at you. Everyone does." She nodded smiling at him.
"Thanks Ryan."
Once they got to the house Sharpay immediately insisted on taking Gabriella out to the outlet store in the area. There it would be an excuse to not unpack and get the boat ready. She also insisted on getting new bikinis. Gabriella tried on this beautiful white bikini that she had to buy. They walked up to the register, as Sharpay held out her credit card buying Gabriella's bikini. She looked astonished putting her money in Sharpay's hand. Sharpay laughed giving it back.
"My treat." She said smirking. Gabriella had a bad feeling. They left that store walking around. Sharpay looked at her.
"You know Gabriella?" She started waiting for her to look her way. Gabriella caught her glance. "Me and you are a lot alike." She said with a smile on her face.
"Oh?" She asked looking around. Sharpay curled her feline smile.
"We're both bitches." She said with the same smile. Gabriella simply laughed. "We're both beautiful women that get what we want." She said seeing Gabriella's smile. "And we both like the same guy." She went for the kill. Gabriella's smile faltered feeling her heart rate speed up. "Don't think for a second that I don't know what's going on." She said monotonous getting into bitch mode. "He's mine now." She said smirking, Gabriella felt like throwing up. Gabriella simply turned to her and smiled.
"Congrats." Was all she could simply offer.
"Don't worry sweetie. I can hook you up with someone. His name is Mauricio." She said glad she got Gabriella's approval.
"Really?" She asked confused. Wasn't Sharpay's goal in life to ruin people's lives?
"Yeah. And he will be with us tonight." She smirked. Good. Lets make Troy jealous.
She wasn't dumb when it came to Troy's jealousy of her. She always played it off because she admired it. But Troy had this side where he would kill if someone laid a hand on her. Especially if the someone was kissing her. So tonight, she busted out all her slutty moves with Sharpays help.
Troy stared at this Mauricio guy with intent to kill. Sharpay informed him that she would be hooking Gabriella up with him. Troy didn't like him one bit.
"Mauricio!" Sharpay cheered walking down the stairs. He looked over seeing his blonde girlfriend dressed in a hot pink push up bikini. But what caught his attention was his sexy brunette best friend. She was wearing a white push up bikini with sky blue embellishment in the middle. She had her long curly hair down and a light brown floppy hat on. She smirked at Mauricio.
"Gabriella, you're beautiful." He walked over kissing her on both her cheeks. She blushed making Troy's blood bubble over.
"Well thank you." SHe said with a smile. He slipped an arm around her waist turning to Sharpay for the next move.
"Well, to the boat!" She said smiling.
Ryan drove the boat as Sharpay and Troy were sitting in the covered shade, Sharpay draped on him as he watched Gabriella smile at Mauricio as he played with their fingers. He would trace his index finger in hers, linking them together. She blushed looking away feeling him kiss down her hand to her arm. Troy stood up, sending Sharpay off his lap as he went to Gabriella. She looked up at him.
"Can I help you?" She asked looking at him.
"Lets go for a swim." He suggested.
"I'm in!" Mauricio said standing up and taking his shirt off. He had a perfect chiseled body, tan and smooth. Troy felt even more jealous looking at his body.
"I meant me and her." He said annoyed.
"Are you crazy?!" Sharpay shouted. "That bathing suit isn't for swimming in a lake!" She said huffing.
"It's a freshwater lake." He snapped back. "It only looks green because of the fauna on the bottom." He looked at Gabriella who was trying to hide her laugh. She looked up at him disappointed when he caught him looking at her. Mauricio walked over to Sharpay picking her up and throwing her off the boat. She screamed as he jumped in next to her.
"What's your problem?" She snapped at him.
"Him. You don't even know him and you're letting him kiss and touch you." He growled. Gabriella stood up and walked away sitting away from him. Ryan took the cue to sit back and tan. Troy sighed walking back over.
"Go away." She said looking out at the water.
"Brie talk to me." He said touching her shoulder.
"I said don't touch me." She said slapping his hand off. He frowned backing up.
"What's wrong with you?" He asked her sitting across. She frowned biting her lip holding back from crying.
"Brie wanna swim?" Ryan asked trying to save her. She nodded standing up and taking his hand. Troy just sat there.
Gabriella opened her bedroom door seeing Troy's fist ready to knock on it. She sighed.
"What do you want Troy?" She asked in an annoyed tone. He sighed.
"I wanted to apologize before you did anything stupid." He said looking down but realizing it was too late. Her bags were packed.
"My mom is here." She said looking down, shifting her feet awkwardly.
"Oh..." He said putting his hands in his pockets.
"Look, I love you but I don't think we're ever going to be the same." She said putting a bag down seeing his broken face. "We've been fighting so much lately. Maybe we need a break from each other. Remember freshman year when we fought 24/7 and we needed a week apart? I'm suggesting the same thing now." She said ruffling a hand through his hair. It wasn't the fact that they were having freshman year bickers. She was in love with him and they were fighting because she wouldn't hide from it and wanted to make him mad and realize it.
"Brie it's something more." He said wiping his hands on his pants. Was he about to tell her that he loved her? He tried to think of all the things he wanted to say. She simply gave him a hug.
"I'm sorry." She said whispering in his ear.
"What's wrong with us?" He asked softly.
"I don't know." She said kissing him on the cheek pulling back. "I have to go. I'll call you when I'm ready." She said.
He watched her walk down the hall seeing her disappear down the stairs.