Chapter 7: Troy's story.
A/N: sorry if anyone read the version I had up yesterday witht he two typos in it... I was rushing to get it done before I had to leave for work. Enjoy and please review!
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Coming to New York was absolutely frightening. Troy's dad used to be leary of him walking around alone in California? There were more people on one block here than at his entire college. He was seriously so happy to have seen someone he knew that day; especially that it was Ryan. He had been a good friend to him when Gabi had broken up with him before. He had amazing advice and seemed to be really dedicated to his friends. Troy could really use someone like that right about now. He wanted to start a totally new life and this was his chance. Being the basketball guy wasn't as fun as it was cracked up to be. Everyone wants you to do for things for them; like win the game or get them into the cool parties. There wasn't any room for people like that in his new life; he only wanted people to want him around because they wanted him as himself. The only person in his life who had been that way was Gabriella and now she was gone. But here he was, in New York freakin' City and he was going to make the best of it. Yes, he of course missed Gabi; she was his first steady girlfriend. He had even thought he loved her when they were younger. All things eventually change and for him things changed in a way he never expected: he fell out of love. At first he didn't want to admit and he tried to act like nothing had changed. Gabi wasn't stupid and she caught on right away but he had never really expected to fool her. At the time he had only been trying to fool his heart. She was all he had ever known when it came to love and it killed him he didn't feel the same anymore. His best friend was even moving into serious relationship territory by proposing to Taylor while he and Gabriella were splitting up. The sinking feeling evens seeped into his dreams where he had vivd visions of himself with other people and that made the lonliness even worse. Which was why when he was told he couldn't play basketball anymore he applied to a school as far away as he could from her. New York seemed like the city of dreams for so many of his East High friends he figured it could maybe make a miracle for him too. Troy's father was not a fan, at all, of Troy wanting to act but after the basketball fall fiasco his father pretty much stopped communicating with everyone in his family. Troy's mom moved in with her sister and he in turn packed for NYC.
As scared as he was, Troy was also excited. He was attending a new school, one that was very prestigious. It gave him a chance to pursue the only thing he still loved, acting. After all of that had gone down he made and sent an audition tape to AMDA. He had gone to the school over the summer to meet with staff and was accepted. He had boarded a train with just a couple of suitcases ready to start a new chapter of his life. After wandering around the city aimlessly for a couple of days he made his first friend. Or remade anyway. His heart actually lept at the thought, he just chalked it up to finally seeing some one he recognized, even though he had a quick thought it could be more. Troy was outside of Ryan's apartment fingering the key in his pocket. He felt strange just walking into somone's place, especially after not seeing them for a year. He went inside himself to get at his courage, found some, and put the key in the lock. He opened the door, picked up his stuff and walked in. He carefully placed his suitcases by the door and shrugged off his coat. He looked around the room an the apartment looked unoccupied. It seemed like a nice place but nothing in compared to the Evans's Estate. He could see around the corner was a yellow kitchenette and small leather loveseat. Also a leather futon along the other wall and down the way he could see two shut doors which Troy supposed was the bathroom and Ryan's bedroom. He really wasn't sure what to do so he sat down on the futon and waited. It wasn't long before he heard footsteps inside the apartment. Ryan must already be home, he thought. But who opened the bedroom door was not who he expected it to be. A tall guy with longish brown hair came storming out the room clad only in briefs and carrying the rest of his clothes. Ryan was in exaclty the same state of undress when he followed the other boy out of the room. Obviously neither of them noticed Troy was there for a moment becasue the continuted to argue all of the way to the front door.
" God dammit! It's just a condom! What's wrong with you?" Ryan bellowed.
The other boy opened the door walked intot he hallway and shouted, "You must not trust me if you need one! Fuck off!" and started walking away whille awkwardly trying to hold his shirt and put on his pants. Ryan slammed the door and sat down with his back against it. He put his head in his hands and started mumbling to himself.
Troy had no clue what to say in this situation; Ryan's "not too serious" date had gone a bit farther than Troy had anticipated. What do you say to your friend when his boyfriend leaves him alone in his boxers? Troy has not alway been the most eloquent and he knew it. But this comment really took the cake. "Hey." All he said was hey? What an idiot, he said to himself. Ryan's head snapped up and his cheeks turned beet red.
" I really didn't know you were here. Man this is embarrassing," Ryan replied as he leaned his head back touching the door. What an idiot.