ONE WEEK LATER

"Girls we have got to get out of these houses." Sharpay said as her and the girls were all on the phone together. "We've been in our house for a week moping."

"Okay so what are we going to do?" Taylor asked.

"The only thing a girl can do to cure a broken heart." Sharpay said with a smirk.

"SHOP TILL WE DROP" Gabriella said as they all laughed.

"So true. I'll meet you girls there." Kelsi said as they all agreed and then hung up.

Gabriella knew that getting out of the house and spending some time with her friends would do her some good. She went in her closet and found her an outfit and then text Sharpay asking her to pick her up. After getting a reply from her, she started to get ready. As she started to do her hair, she stopped when she heard noises coming from her backyard. She put her brush down and went out on her balcony to see Troy playing basketball. The only difference about Troy playing basketball now and before is that now he sucked. Gabriella had never seen him play this bad before. He was missing every shot, even the easy ones.

Troy couldn't believe he was missing all these shots. He had been outside for and hour and still hadn't made a shot. The only time had played this bad was when he had a lot on his mind and for the past week only one person has been on his mind. Gabriella hasn't talked to him at all no matter how hard he tried. She was always on his mind; whenever he got up in the morning, throughout the day and in his dreams at night. He went up for his next shot, but the ball bounced off the rim and back to him. Troy being angry threw the ball against the fenced yelling. He turned around shocked to see his ex-girlfriend looking at him.

The two just stared at each other seeing who was going to make the first move but no one moved. Right when Troy was going to speak, both heard and honk and Gabriella looked to see that it was Sharpay. She looked back to see Troy who had that "please don't go look." But she just turned around and closed her balcony door. Troy ran over to his gate to see Gabriella walking to Sharpay's car and then the hug and pull off. Troy then ran into his house to get his phone and made a call.

"Chad it's me… Yeah call the guys and tell them to meet us at the mall." Troy said as he looked at a picture of him and Gabriella.

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"So then what happened?" Kelsi asked Gabriella as her and the girls listened to the story about Troy.

"I looked at him and he had that sad face on and then I left." Gabriella said as she looked at clothes.

"Wow I can't believe he was missing shots." Maratha said.

"Yeah, that like Sharpay not knowing her lines in a play." Taylor said.

"Hey." Sharpay said looking at Taylor who just smiled.

"Anyway enough boys talk more shopping." Sharpay said as her and the girls smiled and started to shop.

For about 2 hours the girls talked, laughed and thought about anything other than the boys.

"Hey gabby that guy over there has been looking at you for the past 5 minutes." Taylor said as the girls all turned around to see a guy talking to his friends and looking at them. But it seemed that he was looking at Gabriella extra hard.

"You should go talk to him Ella." Martha said with a smile.

"I don't know guys."

"Oh come on Brie. It'll keep Bolton off your mind." Sharpay said.

"Well I guess he is cute." Gabriella said as she smiled at them and then walked over to the guy.

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"Dude can you please remind us why we are here." Chad said as he and guys were all walking around the mall not wanting to be there.

"Yeah I mean every store in her reminds me of Shar." Zeke said moping.

"We're here because the girls are her." Troy said as he searched for any site of his girl.

"And how in the world do you know that?" Ryan asked.

"Yeah you haven't even talked to Gabriella in a week." Chad said looking at his best friend.

"Look guys I saw Gabriella this morning and I was getting ready to say something but she left with Sharpay. And there is only one place girls go after a break up."

"Okay and if we do find them what are we going to do?" Jason asked.

"Talk to them or at least try to." Troy said.

"Well Troy dude, I think you should hurry." Jason said as they all looked at him confused.

"What?" Troy asked as Jason pointed behind him.

They all turned around to see what Jason was talking about and when they saw their mouths dropped. What they saw was Gabriella talking to some guy but to Troy it looks as if she was flirting. She was smiling all in his face while he was smirking and Troy looked like he was ready to pounce.

"Why I haven't seen him like this before over any girl." Chad said to the guys.

"What the hell is she doing?" Troy said as he looked at the two.

"It looks like she is talking to him." Ryan said.

"More like flirting." Troy said with fire in his eyes.

"Dude you don't know that." Zeke said looking at Troy and then Gabriella.

"I've known her my whole life and we've flirted with each other so many times. I know when my girl is flirting and when she's not. Troy said looking over at her.

"See look she has that smile on her face that she uses to flirt." Troy said as the guys looked and indeed saw Gabriella with that smile on her face.

"Now the guy is saying something that's probably not even funny and she's going to laugh and fling her hair." Troy said as he flinched when he saw it happen.

"And I pray to God that this isn't going to happen but she's going to let him rub his hand up and down her arm." Troy said as he started to tense up as he saw it happen.

"Troy that's only three things. That doesn't prove anything." Ryan said.

"Well I'm not going to stand here and just wait to see what happens." Troy said as he walked over to Gabriella.

"What do you think he'll do?" Jason asked looking at the guys.

"Knowing Troy, who knows." Chad said as they all watched the scene that was getting ready to happen.

"So, Gabriella maybe we could…."

"Babe there you are, I've been looking everywhere for you." Troy said as he put his arms around her waist and Gabriella looked at him shocked.

"Troy what are you doing here?" Gabriella said glaring at him.

"You told me to meet you here remember?" Troy said as he smiled at her and then looked at the guy.

"Gabriella do you know this guy?"

"Yeah he's my…"

"I'm her boyfriend." Troy said before Gabriella could talk.

"What no Jake-" Gabriella said but once again was cut off.

"I'm sorry she must have forgotten I was coming."

"Sorry dude I didn't know she was taken. Nice meeting you Gabriella." Jake said as he walked off.

"Troy what the hell is wrong with you?" Gabriella said as she pushed him off of her.

"Me? Gabriella he was flirting with you."

"Yeah no duh you idiot. Most teenagers do that in this time period." Gabriella said glaring at him.

"Gabriella I'm not just going to stand here and let some lame hit on you." Troy said glaring at her.

"Well it happened and you can't do anything about it. When I told you to stay out of my like that meant my love life too which you are no longer apart of." Gabriella said as she turned to walk away from but stopped and faced him.

"Oh and at least I did it right. I flirted with someone when I wasn't in a relationship." Gabriella said smirking at him.

"After all that is the reason we aren't together." Gabriella said as she walked to go and find the girls.

"By the looks of it I'm think it didn't go so well." Zeke said.

"You got that right." Troy said as he walked off with the guys following.

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"HE DID WHAT!" The girls all said after Gabriella came back and told them what happened.

"Yeah and then he had the nerves to get mad at me flirting." Gabriella said rolling her eyes.

"He is such an ass." Sharpay said as the others agreed.

"Girls don't look now but here comes the guys." Kelsi said as the girls all saw the guys walking their way.

"OH MY GOD do they ever give up?" Taylor said throwing her hands up in the air.

Gabriella couldn't take one more minute with Troy so she walked off to another store.

"Where are you going?" Martha asked.

"As far away from Bolton as possible."

"Where is Gabriella going?" Troy asked the girls as they walked up to them.

"Like we're going to tell you." Sharpay said glaring at him.

"Come on Shar. I need to talk to her." Troy said begging.

"If you didn't cheat then you wouldn't have this problem." Taylor said looking at Troy.

"Ugh I don't have time for this." Troy said walking off from them.

"You know you guys can leave now." Kelsi said glaring at Jason.

"Oh come on Kels, don't be that way." Jason said looking at her.

"Don't call me that." Kelsi said yelling at him.

"Kelsi it's been a week since you've talked to me. We really need to talk so when are we?"

"When pigs fly." Kelsi said walking off.

"So I'm guessing if we ask that question we're getting the same answer." Chad said as he looked at the girls.

"Would you look at that girls; he figured it out all on his own. Good Job Chad." Sharpay said as Chad glared at him.

"Watch it Evans." Chad said.

"Why are you girls acting this way?" Zeke said looking at them.

"The same reason why you cheated." Taylor said.

"But we didn't." Ryan said before he was cut off.

"Yeah, yeah we know, you didn't cheat." Martha said as she rolled her eyes and the girls walked off.

"I wonder how Troy is doing." Jason said as he looked at the guys.

WITH TROY AND GABRIELLA

Troy had been walking around looking for Gabriella for what seemed like hours but it was only about 10 minutes. He was about to give up when he saw her sitting at a table drinking Starbucks.

"Is this seat taken?" Gabriella looked up to see a pair of ocean- blue eyes looking back at her.

"Are you ever going to stop following me?" Gabriella said as he took a seat.

"If it gets you to talk to me then maybe." Troy said as she roller her eyes.

"What do you want?"

"I want to explain but you won't let me."

"Maybe because I don't want anything to do with you." Gabriella said starting to get up but Troy pulled her back.

"Why do you have to act so much like a.."

"A what I dare you to say it." Gabriella said glaring at him.

" A b-" And before Troy knew it he was soaked I Gabriella's drink.

"If you want to see a bitch, I'll show you a bitch." Gabriella said before walking off.

"Boy I hate my life." Troy said looking at his love walk off from and sighing.

Later that Night

Right now Troy knew he was risking something. She already hated his guts and he was only making it worse, but he had to do something. So right now he was standing outside of her house waiting for someone to open the door. As soon as the door opened, Troy gulped as he saw Greg.

"Um Hi, Mr. Montez. I know that I'm the last person you want to see seeing as I broke your daughter's heart, but you have to help me. I haven't talked to Gabriella in a week and I really miss her. Please, you have got to believe me when I say that I didn't cheat. I love Gabriella with all my heart and I would never do anything like that." Troy said begging the love of his life father.

All Greg did was smile. He knew how much Troy loved Gabriella, hell he knew before they even knew themselves.

"Troy calm down, I believe you and I'll help you." Greg said as Troy looked at him shocked.

"You do?" Troy said.

"Of course. I see the way you look at Gabriella and O know you wouldn't do anything like that."

"Thanks Greg." Troy said with a smile.

"No problem. Now I'll see if I can get her to talk to you. I've tried before so don't get your hopes up." Greg said as Troy nodded.

"Gabriella can you come down here for a sec." Greg yelled up the stairs and then a few seconds later both her foot steps.

"What is it dad I have home-." Gabriella stopped as soon as she saw who was at the door.

"What is he doing here?" Gabriella said as she glared at Troy.

"He just came here to talk baby girl." Greg said as he looked at her.

"Yeah well I don't want to talk to him." Gabriella said as she started to walk upstairs.

"Gabriella please. Just 2 minutes." Troy said as Gabriella looked at him and sighed.

"Fine only 2." Gabriella said as she walked outside.

When she walked outside the two stayed silent for a while. All Troy could do was look at her. She was so beautiful and he missed her like crazy.

"You know you only have 2 minutes." Gabriella said as she broke Troy from his daze.

"I miss you." Troy said as Gabriella sighed.

"Troy-"

"No Gabby its true. I miss you like crazy. All I do is think of you, everywhere I go it brings back memories of us together. I miss everything about you from your hair to your laugh. I miss the way we use to hug or kiss. The way we use to just hang out and do nothing or the sound of your laugh. I miss the way your eyes sparkly every time something good happen. I love you Gabby and you know that. I always have. No matter what I will always love you." Troy said as he looked at her in the eyes.

Gabriella didn't know what to do. All she could do was look at him.

"Troy I don't know what to say." Gabriella said as she put her head down.

"Say you believe me." Troy said as he raised her head up.

"I really wish I could but I-" And before she could finish she felt his lips on hers.

Gabriella was shocked at first she didn't know what to do. She missed his lips but right now she was so confused. Her mind was telling her to push him away from her and slap him but her heart was telling her to deepen it. It seemed like her heart had one this round. Gabriella put her arms around his neck as Troy's neck as Troy smiled and pulled her closer. The two continued for a while until it hit Gabriella what she was doing. She pushed Troy away from her as Troy looked at her confused.

"What's wrong?" Troy said as he looked at her.

"Troy I think you should go." Gabriella said as Troy looked at her shocked.

"What?"

"Please Troy just go." Gabriella said as he sighed.

"Just know that I'm not going anywhere." Troy said as he kissed her on the forehead and then walked away.

Gabriella walked backed into her house and up to her room as she sighed. Why did her life have to be so hard? She lies down on her bed and put her head in her pillow as her mother walked in.

"Sweetie, are you okay?" Inez asked as Gabriella shook her head no.

"Oh sweetie everything is going to be okay." She said as she sat on her bed.

"Mom I don't know what to do. My heart is telling me to listen to him but my head is telling me to forget him because he hurt me." Gabriella said as she wiped her eyes.

"Honey I wish I could tell you what to do but I can't. All I can say is to do what you know what is right." Inez said.

"But what if I don't know what is right." "You'll know." Inez said as she kissed her forehead and left.

"What am I going to do Lily?" Gabriella said as she looked at her dog who just came and cuddled with her master.

There you guys go. Sorry its late but please review.