An: ok before we start this chap i would like to apologize for the spelling errors in the last 2 chappies me and my friend were reading them and she pointed out tons of them(thx BP hope ur reading this nd if u r i told u i'd give u a shot out somewhere) anyway dont let me hold u up anymore read on my fanfic pplz.

Life Has its Reasons

Chapter 3

The Next Day

Troy's POV

I made my way downstairs after my shower to see my mom in the kitchen, making breakfast. It smelled of pancakes and eggs and bacon. I sat down on the kitchen chair and she turned around. "Hey honey," she said holding out a pan. "Pancakes?"

"No thanks, mom." I was too excited to eat. Today was the day I was gonna try out for the basketball team at East High and I hoped I was good enough to make the team.

"Sweetie, I know you're nervous about making the team, but you have to eat something or you'll pass out."

I knew she was gonna nag me so I grabbed a couple of pieces of bacon and some toast to make her happy. I grabbed my bag and kissed her on the cheek. "I gotta go, mom. I don't wanna be late."

She looked at me curiously. "Troy, honey you still have 30 minutes to get to school."

"I know, I just wanna be early so I'm not late."

"Ok," she said turning back to her cooking. "But you're not gonna stick around and wait for you father to drive you?"

I shook my head, putting the bacon in my mouth. "Tell dad I'll see him at school." With that I left the house and headed toward my truck off to school.

Parking in East High's parking lot, I entered the school to be greeted by Chad. "Hey, man."

"Hey, Chad. What's up?" We feel into step as we headed toward our lockers, and I caught a glimpse of Sharpay, Taylor, and Gabriella standing near them.

"Well, I was wondering if you're still planning on showing up at basketball tryouts today. We could really use another player and hopefully you're good enough."

There was no doubt in my mind that I wasn't going to try out. "Of course," I said as we approached the lockers where the girls were standing. I took that moment to look at Gabriella. She was wearing a baby blue tank top, a mini skirt and a jean jacket to match. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. She could look absolutely hot without even trying. I knew when I first met Gabriella that she was different than most girls, but in a good way. One look at her face told me she wasn't wearing globs of makeup like most of the girls roaming through East High. She had that natural beauty. I was so busy looking at her that I didn't even notice her talking to me.

No One's Pov:

"Troy! Hello? Earth to Bolton. Are you there?" Gabriella said waving her textbook in front of his face.

Troy snapped out of his Gabriella daydreams and looked at her. "Huh, what. Oh yea, I'm here. What did you say?"

"I said 'Are you coming to class?' The bell rang already." Troy looked around them to see that they were among the few students mulling around in the hallway.

"Right, Darbus will be pissed." Troy linked his arm with her pulling her towards homeroom.

Free Period

Chad walked up to Troy, who was warming up before tryouts by shooting free throws with the other guys in the gym hoping to make the team. "Hey, good luck dude. Knock 'em dead."



"Thanks man," Troy says watching as the ball went straight in the hoop. Across the gym were the cheerleaders, who usually had practice during free period, while the guys sat and watched since the guys had practice cancelled because of the tryouts. Gabriella was sitting on the bleachers with the entire basketball team and cheer squad watching as Troy made every basket.

"Damn," Sharpay said leaning over to Gabriella. "I believed him when he said he had skills, but I didn't think he was THAT good."

"Yea," Taylor said, joining the conversation. "He hasn't missed a shot yet."

Gabriella watched him intently. "Yea, he's good. Very good."

Suddenly, fellow cheerleader, Jennifer walks over. "Um hello, ladies. Get off your sorry butts and let's practice."

Taylor eyes her. "And who are you?"

"I'm co-captain remember."

"No, you're about to have a black eye," Taylor says inching toward her.

Gabriella stands up, knowing what might happen next and grabs Taylor's arm, pulling her back. "Calm down, Tay." She turned to Jennifer. "Look, back up before Taylor goes off on you, 'cause she will. Now I'm captain and rules are since you aren't you don't call the shots, I do."

Jennifer huffs and walks to take a seat on the bleachers. "Whatever, when we're not ready for Saturday it'll be your fault."



"Trust me, we'll be ready," Gabriella says putting a cd in the boom box. "But just to be sure let's go over the routine one more time, okay." The girls stand up and get in their positions, practicing the routine they had been getting right for months now. The music stops and Gabi turns to the group. "Girls, that was great. Don't listen to Jennifer, we'll definitely be ready. So practice is done, so feel free to go do whatever."

Gabriella, Sharpay, Taylor, and Kelsi sat on the bleacher next to their respective boyfriends (except Gabi of course) and watched the hopefuls.

"Hey, that Jamal kid is good," Chad speaks up, but Gabriella wasn't paying any attention to anyone else at tryouts. Her eyes were focused on one person only. She watched as went up and down the court, making perfect layups and free throws. She was mesmerized by the way he moved on the court. So mesmerized that she didn't realize their new coach and Troy's dad blow his whistle, signaling the guys to stop.

"Okay, that's enough for today. I'll have the list of those who have made it on Thursday. Good luck to all of you and thank you for your time." Coach Bolton left to his office while most guys went to the locker room to shower up. Troy, however, jogged over to join the rest of the group by the bleachers.

"Hey, so what do you think?"

There was a chorus of 'amazing', 'great', and 'fantastic' throughout their small group. Gabriella was too busy staring at Troy to even notice what was going on.

"Man, you gonna make the team, no doubts," Zeke said standing up from the bleachers.

"Yea, you're the best out of all of them for sure, dude," Jason adds.

"Gabs, what'd you think," Kelsi says looking over at her silent friend, who was staring into space. "Gabi? Gabriella?"



"Um, yea it was good," Gabriella says snapping out of her trance.

Taylor looks her up and down. "You ok Gabi?"

"Yea, I'm fine." Gabriella stands up. "Guys we need to get to Chem or we'll be late."

Sharpay checks her pink watch, which was hanging off her wrist. "Oh, she's right, let's go."

The four girls stand and make their way to the girl's locker room to change. "Hmm, someone's got a crush," Sharpay says as they enter the locker room.

"Who? Me?" Gabriella says confused.

"Yea, you," Samantha says. "On a Mr. Troy Bolton too."

"I do not like Troy."

"Right," Taylor says grabbing her clothes from her gym bag. "Then how come, every time we bring him or the subject up, you get defensive?"

"Yep," Sharpay adds. "You always get defensive when it's the truth you're trying to hide."

"Okay, so what if I like Troy?" Gabriella changes from her practice shorts back to her jean skirt.

"Oh, this is great," Sharpay exclaims. "If we can get you and Troy together, we'll all double date as a group."



"Perfect idea Shar," Kelsi says as Gabriella groans. She already knew from plenty of experience that once her friends got their minds set on something, they wouldn't drop it until it turned out their way. Those were her friends for her. Always determined, even when the person they're doing it for was a shy as hell about it.

An: so technically my last day was yesterday but today we went 4 2 hrs nd just goofed of. i took tons of pics. i looked nice in my black dress nd matching heels but anyway i was in a good mood and i knew i was gonna be in a good mood nd i hope my good mood was good enough nd that u liked the chapter REVIEW