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Here's chapter 7! Enjoy!
Chapter 7- Aftermath
"GABRIELLA! WAIT! WAIT! COME BACK!" Troy desperately yelled into the night. He ran across the stone pathway towards the house where all the rest of the party guests were still mingling. They all turned around in confusion as Troy ran through the house. He frantically looked everywhere for his Cinderella. He caught a glimpse of a girl in a white dress running off in the distance. He ran off to the right pushing past girls and other guests. He made it outside the house and out to the driveway. "GABRIELLA! COME BACK!" He yelled as he fell to his knees. It was no use. Gabriella had disappeared.
He sat there with his head in his hands. And started to sing:
An empty street and empty house, a hole inside my heart
I'm all alone, the rooms are getting smaller
I wonder how
I wonder why
I wonder where they are
The days we had
The songs we sang together oh yeah
And oh, my love
I'm holding on forever
Reaching for a love that seems so far
So I say a little prayer
And hope my dreams will take me there
Where the sky's are blue
To see you once again
My love
Overseas and coast to coast
To find the place I love the most
Where he fields are green to see you once again
My love
I try to read I go to work
I'm laughing with my friends
But I can't stop to keep myself from thinking
I wonder how
I wonder why
I wonder where they are
The days we had the songs we sang together oh yeah
And oh my love
I'm holding on forever
Reaching for a love that seems so far
So I say a little prayer and hope my dreams will take me there
Where the sky's are blue
To see you once again my love
Overseas and coast to coast
To find the place I love the most
Where the fields are green to see you once again
My love!
At that moment the sky began clouding up and rain began to pelt against the ground.
Troy stood up and sighed. He was about to walk away when he saw something white on the ground. He knelt down and picked it up. It was Gabriella's shoe. Troy smiled. At least she had left some memory behind. Troy held it close to him and smiled. At that moment Amber, Samantha and the rest of his family came running outside. "Troy! There you are! We've been looking all over for you!" Samantha said. "You're all wet! Let's go home!" Mr. Bolton said after looking his son over. Troy nodded and walked off with his family. "By the way, who's shoe is that?" Amber asked looking at the shoe in Troy's hand. "NONE OF YOUR BUSSINESS!" Troy said agitated. "Ok, chill! No need to get all mad." Amber said.
Around 12pm Gabriella reached the barn out of breath from running. She breathed a sigh of relief knowing she had made it back in time. She went inside the barn and climbed into bed.
The next morning Troy was up early. He couldn't stop thinking about Gabriella and the romantic night that they had shared last night. The shoe that Gabriella had left behind was sitting on his nightstand. He reached over and took the white stiletto shoe off of his wooden nightstand and sat up in bed. He held it in his hands admiring how beautiful and flawless it looked. He sighed. He had to see her again. He looked over at his clock which read 8:45am.
He had the day off from practice and his next game wasn't until November 22. He showered and changed into a pair of cargo pants and Lakers t-shirt.
He walked downstairs and saw that the rest of his family had already left for school and work for the day. He saw that his mother had already posted Gabriella's chore list. It just wasn't fair. Gabriella doesn't deserve this treatment. I can't believe my family treats her like this. I mean I'm practically falling in love with her and my family has no idea. Troy thought to himself. He went into the kitchen and grabbed an apple out of the basket. He then stepped outside and walked along the stone pathway towards the barn. Gabriella was up and working around the barn doing her chores. "Morning Beautiful stranger!" troy said smiling as he stepped near Gabriella. Gabriella blushed "Morning! What can I do for you this fine day?" she asked while sweeping the barn floor. "Well, I couldn't stop thinking about our night last night." Troy said taking Gabriella's hand in his. "I had a good time." She replied.
"So did I. You dropped your shoe on the way out. And I would like to spend more time with you." Troy replied. "Troy you know what you're family would think if they saw you with me." Gabriella said sighing sadly. "I realize that and I don't care. You don't deserve this! I'm sick of the way my family is treating you!" Troy said frustrated. "So am I but still, you need to follow your parents orders and stay away from me!" she said as tears pricked her eyes. Troy took Gabriella's hands and pulled her closer to him and leaned his forehead against hers. "Call me crazy, but I'm not going to! You're the most wonderful, beautiful girl that I have ever met and I want to spend more time with you. Regardless of what my parents think or say." Troy replied. Gabriella sighed. "It's not worth it Troy." "Yes it is!" he protested. "you're worth it Ella! You mean everything to me!" Troy said wrapping his arms around Gabriella's waist. "Gabriella will you be my secret girlfriend?" he asked nuzzling his nose against hers. Gabriella gasped. "Yes! More than anything!" she exclaimed with tears in her eyes. Troy twirled her around in the air happiness pouring through him. This was definitely the start of Gabriella's fairytale.