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Chapter 7

"Hey Dave," says Gabriella as she walks into her brothers Friday night.

"Hey Gabs how are you?" asks Dave

"I'm good. You? What's for tea?" asks Gabriella

"I'm ok glad it's the weekend. For tea is Chicken Korma with narn bread and chocolate cake for afters," replies Dave

"Sounds delicious," says Gabriella

"Oh and Gavin mates are coming round in a bit to watch the football so grab the TV while you can," warns Dave

Gabriella nods grabs the remote and flicks over to E4 for a bit of Friends.

Half an hour later.

"Gabs, GAVIN tea is ready," Dave says/ shouts

Gabriella and head to the table and for the next 20 minutes there is no sound but the sound of eating.

"Is Jack not coming home this weekend?" asks Gabriella

"Yeah he should be here any minute," replies Dave

"Well Dave you did it again another great meal you should add that to your menu," says Gabriella

"That's when I have got a restaurant," says Dave

"And you will have it almost built now isn't it?" asks Gabriella

"About another week," answers Dave

"What you going to call it?" asks Gabriella heading over to the sink with her plate before heading over to the sofa to continue watching the TV awaiting the arrival of Gavin's mates.

"Montez's" replies Dave

"Original," says Gabriella

In the car with Gavin's mates.

"Dude you are so not playing anymore are the cheerleaders no good anymore?" asks Chad

"Have you moved onto college girls?" asks Jason

Troy is silent as he contemplates how to answer the questions.

"Oh look where at Dave's," says Troy

Troy gets out the car and goes in leaving the guys sitting in the car dumbfound.

"Do you think he's seeing someone?" asks Zeke breaking the silence.

"He's Troy Bolton he doesn't see someone," replies Chad getting out of the car.

As Troy enters the kitchen/lounge he spots Gabriella dozing off on the couch.

"Hey Dave," he says

"Hey," Dave says back to him

Gabriella has made no movement.

Jack comes in.

"Hey everyone," says Jack

"Hey" says everyone Gabriella not even bothering to lift her head at hearing Jack or Troy saying hi.

"Jack you know if you pack there I can't get out" says Troy looking out of the window

"Gabs," says Gavin

No reply

Troy steps forward and peeks at Gabriella.

"She's asleep," he says

Chad, Zeke and Jason come in.

"Dude who's the chick?" asks Chad

"That would be my Auntie," says Gavin

Chad, Zeke and Jason take a look.

"Dude you Auntie is a total geek," says Chad

Gavin glares at him.

Chad holds his hands up in defence.

"I'm just stating the truth," he says pulling the cover of the couch causing Gabriella to roll of the couch and land on the floor with a thud.

"Not cool dude. I can kick you out you know," says Gavin

Gabriella groans. "Why am I on the floor?" asks Gabriella

"Chad pulled the cover from under you," states Troy

Gabriella looks up to she her boyfriend, his two ok friends and one of her main bullies.

"You don't bully my Auntie in this house or anywhere you got that," says Gavin
"Or what," asks Chad

"My brother will probably kill you," says Gabriella

"Wow you have a voice," says Chad

"Chad I can still kick you out," says Gavin

Chad, Zeke and Jason sit down on the sofa.

Troy offers his hand to Gabriella to help her up.

"Thanks," she says taking his hand.

"No problem," says Troy pulling her up

She hits his chest.

"You ok," he whispers

"Think so," she whispers back

Gabriella goes and sits by the table.

45 minutes later and is it half time.

The boys look towards Gabriella to see she is once again asleep.

"Dude what is up with you Auntie?" asks Chad

"Gabs is probably just tired," says Gavin reverting his gaze to Gabriella.

"Do you think it's comfy there?" asks Troy concerned for Gabriella

"Dude its Geeky Gabby who cares," laughs Chad

"She is cramped over a table so probably not can you put her in my room," says Gavin

Troy walks over to the table and scoops Gabriella up into his arms bridal style before carrying her out of the kitchen/lounge and into Gavin's room.

He goes to put her down on the bed and finds himself tugged down by his sleeping girlfriend. He gently pries her fingers from round his neck and settles her down, presses a kiss to her forehead and then leaves the room.

10 minutes later the football match starts again and 20 minutes into it nobody notices Gabriella come back in and sit at the table.

When the game has finished.

"Troy think you could drive Gabby home?" asks Dave

"Sure," replies Troy

"I'll go wake her," says Gavin

"I'm here," says Gabriella

"Right then let's go," says Troy

Gabriella grabs her stuff quickly making sure she has everything before walking out to Troy's car.

Jack comes out to move his car and Troy and the other wildcat core come out.

Troy forces Chad, Zeke and Jason to sit in the back allowing Gabriella to sit in the front.

There is practically silence the whole drive except for Gabriella's constant and sudden coughing and sniffing.

Troy glances across at her as they pull up to a red light and sees her shivering his turns the heater up which gets a smile from her.

Jason is first to be dropped off, closely followed by Chad.

"So Gabriella apart from Science and Math what do you like to do?" asks Zeke

"Why are you asking me this?" asks Gabriella
"Zeke's ok he likes to cook," says Troy

"I like to cook, my nana taught me and now I continue to learn with Dave. I used to do Karate," says Gabriella

"What belt?" asks Zeke

"Black," says Gabriella

"So what sorta stuff do you like to cook most?" asks Zeke

"I love cooking a good chicken curry or tortellini dish and then chocolate desserts and cakes," says Gabriella

"I could give you a few tips if you like," offers Zeke

"Sure that sounds good. You should see if you could cook for Dave he's opening a restaurant soon he might higher you at weekends if he thinks your good," says Gabriella

"You think?" asks Zeke

"Zeke you're awesome cook. Gabs you should try some of his sugar cookies they are mouth watering," says Troy

"I'll bring you some on Monday," says Zeke

"Don't bring any especially for me," says Gabriella

"This is you Zeke," says Troy

"Isn't this Sharpay Evans house?" asks Gabriella

"Yeah we going out secret don't tell anyone only Troy knows," says Zeke

"Your secret is safe with me," says Gabriella

"Cheers Chad and the school just wouldn't understand," says Zeke

"How long. If you don't mind me asking?" asks Gabriella

"2 years," says Zeke "I gotta get inside," says Zeke hopping out of the car

"Night," he says

"Night Zeke," call Gabriella and Troy

As the drive off.

"Zeke's nice," says Gabriella shivering slightly

"You coming down with a cold Brie?" asks Troy

"Think so," says Gabriella before coughing any

"What's the mum status?" asks Troy
"What do you think?" asks Gabriella

"She's away isn't she," says Troy

"Yep," says Gabriella

"We'll go to yours get you night things and the things you'll need over the weekend and you can stay over," says Troy

"Thanks," says Gabriella

"Brie you're my girlfriend it's my job to take care of you, you're not well and your mum has left you all alone. Does she even know about us?" asks Troy

"Nope she's not been here to tell," replies Gabriella

"She's not been here so you've been on your own for 2 weeks," says Troy

"No I've been at school mostly and stayed with you at the weekends I'm fine I'm used to it," says Gabriella

"Doesn't it scare you?" asks Troy

"Not anymore it used to but now I'm fine with it I think of it as preparing to go to college in a few months time," says Gabriella

"Were do you want to go?" asks Troy

"Stanford," replies Gabriella "You?" she asks

Troy doesn't answer.

"Troy," says Gabriella

"U of A," says Troy

"Oh," says Gabriella

"Brie will think about it never the time," says Troy

There silence as they pull into Gabriella's street and pull up outside her house.

"Hey is that a car outside your house?" asks Troy

Gabriella has her seatbelt off and is out of the car in a matter of seconds. Troy is quick to follow her, grabbing her stuff as he exits the car and reaching the front door just before she opens it.

"MUM" shouts Gabriella

"Gabriella must you shout like that I have been on a 24 hour flight and I don't need to come home to your shouting it is unacceptable," says her mum coming out of a room and standing on the landing.

"Sorry," apologizes Gabriella

"And why is there no hot water or heating?" asks her mum

"You didn't pay the bills before you went," replies Gabriella

"That's not my job you know if I go away you have to get money out of you college fund to pay for the bills are you trying to get me due by the child authority people," says her mum

"Mum I need that money to go to college," says Gabriella

"Like anywhere is going to accept you need to work hard Gabriella and you don't you lay around her when I am gone doing nothing," says her mum

"For your information I have A* in every single one of my classes and I have been accepted into Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford, U of A, Yale and NYC on unconditional offers," says Gabriella

"Well you can't go I need you here to clean the house," says her mum

"I have going I'm going to Stanford I have accepted there offer and have a place on the course I want to do," says Gabriella

"Which would be?" asks her mum

"Doctoring," says Gabriella

"Useless profession," says her mum

"You wouldn't have half your cases if there wasn't patients suing hospitals or doctors," says Gabriella

"People who get ill deserve it probably because they have committed a sin against god and are being punished by him," says her mum

Gabriella coughs.

"Your ill you have committed a sin against god what have you done?" her mum

"Nothing," says Gabriella

"You've brought a boy into this house that is your sin seeing a boy you know the only boy you can see is on your wedding day," says her mum

"If you don't date anyone you won't get married I know your marriage to dad was arranged by your parents but that doesn't mean mine will be arranged marriages are old fashioned and I refuse to engage into such a cruel custom," says Gabriella

"Maybe I can talk to his parents and we can arrange a marriage between you to for next month," says her mum

"Mum I'm 17 I can't get married until I'm 18 neither can Troy and besides his parents are divorced," says Gabriella

"Sin," exclaims her mum

"My mum loved my dad I think she still does. She only divorced him because he cheated on her," explains Troy

"Have you two been having sex?" asks her mum

"MUM and no we haven't," says Gabriella

"Through out your entire relationship?" asks her mum

"Mum I am not a slut. Must I say this out loud I am a virgin. Troy and I haven't had sex," says Gabriella

"What about you Troy?" asks her mum

"MUM," exclaims Gabriella

"If he is a virgin he is pure and good for you if he isn't then he as committed sin and is not welcome in either of our lives Gabriella you know the rules," says her mum

"For god sake mum I do not follow the same beliefs as you Troy will be in my life whether he is a virgin or not. Now this conversation is over I am going getting my things and going to Troy's," says Gabriella walking up the stairs and into her room.

"Cheers Brie," thinks Troy

"So Troy are you or aren't you," asks her mum

"I'm not," says Troy

"Out of this house," says her mum

Gabriella walks out of her room with a bag and her laptop bag.

"Mum you cannot order my boyfriend out our house so what if he isn't a virgin it just means he's experienced and when the time comes he will be able to reassure me and make it one of the most amazing experience of my life goodnight mother see you whenever," says Gabriella

"I'm going to Singapore on Monday," says her mum

"Maybe see you Monday morning," says Gabriella

With that Gabriella walks out of the house and down to Troy's car Troy following hastily.

"So that's your mum?" asks Troy

"Yeah delightful isn't she," says Gabriella getting into Troy's car.

Troy gets in the other side.

"Is she always like this?" asks Troy

"Pretty much," says Gabriella

"Oh Brie why didn't you tell me," says Troy

"The opportunity never arouse as she was never home and acted like that," says Gabriella

"I'm assuming she is a lawyer," says Troy

Gabriella nods.

"You'll always have a home with me whether or not we are together," says Troy

"You suggesting we're going to break up in the immediate future?" asks Gabriella

"No of course not but if the cheerleaders find out or Taylor they may succeed if breaking us up they may hurt you so I break up with so you don't get hurt or lose your friendship with Taylor," explains Troy

"You're important to me and if Taylor can't see I'm truly happy with you and support me then she's not a genuine friend," says Gabriella

"Haven't you been friends since pre-k?" asks Troy

"Yeah but we seem to be drifting," says Gabriella

"Then that is an 15-16 year old friendship and those are pretty hard to find," says Troy

"Same with you and Chad," says Gabriella

"Same with me and Zeke," says Troy "Chad I met in elementary school and Jason middle school. Chad liked the same stuff as me so we quickly became best friends plus I thought he had cool hair. Then Zeke is my second best friend and Jason is just my friend but I think those two are a lot for genuine then Chad," says Troy

"So you think we can over come the obstacles we may face?" asks Gabriella

"As long as we have each other nothing else matters we have 3 months of high school left and then we have the real world college is going to be a lot harder then this that could turn out to be a long distance relationship and we will have that to over come," says Troy

"Doctoring is a 4 year course," says Gabriella

"A 4 year long distance relationship," says Troy

"What are you doing?" asks Gabriella

"Basketball scholarship," says Troy

"To U of A," assumes Gabriella

"And University of California Berkeley," says Troy

"That's in Sinco Valley it's 32.5 miles from Stanford my best friends from my middle school are going there," says Gabriella

"What are their names?" asks Troy

"Ingrid and Katherine," says Gabriella

"That's so cool that your still friends with them all this time so didn't you go to middle school in Albuquerque," says Troy

"No in New York but we moved back summer before high school and I re connected with Taylor," says Gabriella

There is a comfortable silence for the last 5 minutes of the drive to Troy's house.

"Brie we're here," says Troy

There's silence and Troy looks over to see Gabriella is asleep.

Troy smiles to himself before getting out the car going round to Gabriella's side and gently waking her.

"Hey we're here think you can manage it up the staris if I carry your bags?" asks Troy

Gabriella nods and gets out of the car.

Troy shoulders her bags as Gabriella grabs her books that she had at her brother's and they make there way into the house to have a peaceful nights sleep.

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