Chapter 4

Ring…Ring… "Hello?" Ms. Montez said on the other line.

"Hey Mom!" Gabriella said excided. She was glad to hear her mother's voice.

"Hey Baby! How are you? How's the Boltons?" Teresa said, putting more emphisis on "hows the Boltons"

"Im good we are having a good time. They are so nice to let me stay here, they let me stay in the guest room" Gabriella said adding that little bit of information about the guest room to reassure her mother she was okay and safe.

"Make sure to thank them when you leave tomorrow." Teresa said nagingly.

"Mom don't worry I have been, oh and by the way I was wondering if I could have a pool party for my birthday this weekend?" Gabriella asked very polietly.

"What day did you want to do it?" Teresa said contemplating the offer.

"Saturday cause Troy wanted to take me out sunday is that okay?" Gabriella said hoping her mother would let her go with Troy.

"Yes that sounds good. We can go out for you birthday dinner Friday night does that sound good? I have to go my boss is on the other line" Teresa said happy to hear her daughters voice, but sad as well for having to say goodbye so soon.

"Thanks So much mom, I love you though and see you tomorrow!" Gabriella said as she hung up the phone.

"So ready for your 18th birthday?" Troy said standing in her doorway.

"JEEZ Troy you scared me!" Gabriella said jolting up.

"Ha sorry babe," Troy said as he layed next to Gabriella on the bed.

"But, yes I am excided! I can't wait my mom is letting me have a pool party on Saturday" Gabriella said laying down so she could be face to face with her blue eyed lover.

"That will be fun. You only have a few days to get the word out thought, will that be long enough?" Troy asked curiously.

"Yeah I'm pretty sure Sharpay and Taylor were already spreading the word about a pool party whether or not it was okay with my mom, hahaha" Gabriella laughed

"Yeah sounds like something they would do." Troy said chuckling.

"Well I think i am going to bed. I am really tired. Will you stay with me though?" Gabriella said rolling over so she could be under her covers.

"Sure thing babe, but i might have to leave later, just so i don't get punched in the face by my dad. Cause I don't think he would like to see us....together.....in a bed...." Troy said his voice trailing off.

"Yeah that would be a good idea" Gabriella laughed as she rested her head on Troys chest listening to his heartbead and slowly drifed off to sleep.

Turn on that radio as loud as it can go, I wanna dance until my feet can't feel the ground. Say good bye to all my fears, one good song they disappear and nothing in this world can bring me down.

Gabriella quickly turned off her alarm on her phone. She opened her eyes to the streaming sun into her room. Wensday...Man I have to go home...I am going to miss Troy. Gabriella thought to her self as she truged out of bed. She grabbed her last clean clothes out of her bag and went to the bathroom to get ready for the day.

7:30. Perfect timing! Gabriella thought to herself. She took one last look at herself in the mirror and shoved her phone into her back pocket.

knock knock "Your oddly quiet this morning Gabi, you okay?" Troy asked looking at his beautiful girlfriend.

"Yeah Troy I'm okay..." Gabriella said continuing to pack her things.

"Gabi, i have known you long enough to know when you are lying. What's really wrong babe?" Troy said as he walked over to Gabriella and lifted her chin so she was looking right into his ice blue eyes.

"I am just going to miss you is all..." Gabriella trailed off.

"We will still see eachother just not at night is all." Troy said wrapping his arms around her body. Gabriella wrapped her arms around his perfectly toned waist.

"I know..." Gabriella said quietly. She was still holding tight to her lover.

"How about this," Troy said pulling away from Gabriella. His hands cupped her face. " I will go over to your house every night that i do not have practice and I will stay with you until you mom says that I have to leave." Troy said.

"I would love that Troy" Gabriella giggled. Troy kissed her gently on the forehead. "I love you Troy" Gabriella whipsered.

"I love you too Gabi," Troy said. " I have to talk with my dad about something downstairs, but we can leave as soon as you are done packing." Troy said pulling away from Gabriella.

"Okay yeah I will meet you downstairs, I am almost done anyway." Gabriella said turning around and began packing her bag to go home.

"Hey man what's up?" Jason and Zeke said to Troy as he walked into East High hand in hand with Gabriella.

"Hey man!" Troy said to the guys, never letting go of Gabriella. The guys followed Troy to Gabriella's locker as they did everyday.

"Gabi!" Taylor said the moment she saw her best friend.

"Hey Tay what's up?" Gabriella greeted her friend and began to open her locker.

"So did you talk to your mom yet about Saturday?!" Taylor said trying to hold back her excitment.

"Ha yeah I did she said it was totally cool. I can't wait!!!" Gabriella said almost jumping for joy.

"Okay phew! Cause Sharpay has told about half of our class about it so yeah!" Taylor said.

"Oh okay cool? Gabriella said confused. She had never had a birthday party that her friends had planed let alone one as big as it sounded like it was turning out to be.

"So Sharpay was telling everyone....."

Ring!!! Ring!!!!

"Ummm I will tell you during lunch! Love you Gabi!" Taylor said as she rushed off to her homeroom.

The rest of the day flew by. Taylor rambled on and on during lunch about the party and what the plans were. Gabriella just let Taylor take care of all the arrangments, after all Gabriella had never been too a party this big let alone plan one for herself.

"So all you need to do is show up, Sharpay and I have everything else handled" Taylor laughed.

"Okay, I can do that" Gabriella smiled back.

Ring Ring!

The lunch bell rang and the mass of kids rushed up the stairwell and into there next class. Gabriella got up and threw away her trash and shuffled off to class.

"Man i can't wait for my birthday. Thats one thing i never thought i would say. Taylor and Sharpay are so great." Gabriella thought to herself. "I wonder how many people will be there? OH and what we will do? This is going to be amazing!" Gabriella's mind raced with thoughts of her 18th birthday party. what the decorations would look like, who would be there, every little detail ran through her head.

"Get out your homework from last night, page 206!" Mrs. Cambell yelled over the class taking their seats. Gabriella pushed her thoughts of the upcoming party to the back of her head. It was Calculus her favorite class of the day.

The rest of the day flew by. Before Gabriella knew it, the clock already read 3:30.

Ring Ring

The last school bell realeased the heard of high school kids into the parking lot. For the seniors and the lucky juniors they rushed to their cars, as the freshman and sophomores loaded onto the buses. Troy and Gabriella found eachother in the giant mob of kids waiting in the front of school.

"Hey Gabs you ready?" Troy said sticking his hand out toward Gabriella.

"Yeah, So can you still come over tonight?" Gabriella said intertwining her fingers with Troy's. They began walking to the student parking lot to Troy's beat up white truck.

"Yeah I talked with my dad about it. But I have to go to the mall to pick up some things for my mom, so I have to leave around 6ish." Troy said aproching the truck.

"Okay thats cool, I'm just glad I still get to see you, cause you know we hardly have any classes together." Gabriella said putting her bag in the backseat and climbed in shotgun while Troy went around to the other side.

"Yeah same here!" Troy said starting the car and began heading to the Montez residence.

The rest of the week was a blur. Gabriella was soaking up every second of her time with Troy and simply looking forward to Her birthday Party. Taylor and Sharpay had called her every night with new updates. But what Gabriella didn't know, was that the perfect weekend party was about to be not so sweet after all.