The Train Ride

by Gabriella Somerfield

Gabriella has taken the same train for ages when she notices a new passenger. Troy is new to the area and has to take the train to work. Could there be love on the rails?

4. Chapter 4

The Train Ride

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Chapter 4

Morning came quickly for the two. Both wanting it to be 7.30am, both wanting to go to work, well not to work but to enjoy each other's company on the train ride there.

However for Gabriella getting out of bed wasn't an option she had developed something over night. The deadly flu and a certain soft spot for Troy Bolton.

A knock came half an hour later on the door, forcing Gabriella to roll out of her comfy warm bed, pause Eric Dane's face on her TV and pad down the hall to open the door.

"Hey are you ready to go?" asks Troy his voice trailing at the end

To him Gabriella didn't look ill ok yeah she had a red nose. But her legs were encased in red, white and blue tartan cotton shorts and her torso and chest was covered by a navy blue tank top with the three buttons coming down from the neckline in the same tartan colours as the shorts sewn onto a piece of material the exact same as well. Her hair fell down her back like a chocolate waterfall and framed her face.

"Hey no I've the flu," coughs Gabriella except though her stuffed up nose it sounded way different.

"Sick day?" asks Troy

Gabriella nods.

"I'll bring you some soup later," says Troy and as he bides her goodbye and steps on the elevator he hears her call and ice cream.

Just as Gabriella un-paused Eric Dane's face to continue her journey though the eight seasons of Grey's Anatomy her phone buzzed.

What kind

Troy

Huh?

Gabriella

Ice cream.

What kind?

Troy

I was joking

Gabriella

What kind?

Troy

Ben and Jerry's chocolate fudge brownie

But seriously I was joking

Gabriella

True to his word Troy arrives at noon on the dot.

With chicken noodle soup and Ben and jerry's chocolate fudge ice cream.

"You really didn't have to do this," says Gabriella from her position sat on the bed, leaning against a headboard with a tray balanced across her lap.

"But I wanted to," smiles Troy

"Thank you," smiles Gabriella tucking into her soup

They spend the half an hour Troy has to spend with her conversing about their lives before Troy has to hightail it to get the train to get back to his office. But with the promise of coming back to have dinner later that evening.

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