Thanks for reviewing, you lovely people! I won't delay the story with a boring author's note. (Sorry if this chapter's a bit short, or boring, school kinda brings you down sometimes…) This chapter is dedicated to my big sister Emmanuela; it's her 16th birthday today!
Disclaimer: I own Tyler, yay! And I also own…the folder on Microsoft word that I save my stories in. It's got my name on it!
Recap
"Well Bolton, looks like you were wrong." Tyler said triumphantly. He walked over to Gabriella and put an arm around her.
Troy stared at them, speechless, as his world slowly crumbled around him. He couldn't believe that the girl who made him promise not to break her heart was the one that not only broke his, but heartlessly ripped it out of his chest. He watched them walk away.
Gabriella turned around and mouthed the words 'I'm sorry'. Sorry? How on earth would that make anything better? They turned a corner just as Troy's legs gave way, causing him to sink to the ground. He found it hard to breathe; he didn't feel that he needed to any longer. Life as he knew it was over…
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Troy avoided Gabriella and Tyler for the rest of the day. He knew that he wouldn't be able to handle seeing them together. The moment Tyler took Gabriella away from him replayed in his mind. Thinking about it made him feel sick. However, he decided that he wouldn't sit around and sulk. And he certainly wouldn't lie in bed for days on end, and refuse to eat. They weren't worth that kind of trouble.
Another thing he wouldn't do was go out with random girls that threw themselves at him, to try and forget Gabriella. There was no point. Besides, he wasn't that type of guy. He would simply wait for Gabriella to come to her senses, no matter how long it took. Because he loved her, and when you love someone, you will do anything for them. No matter how painful or heartbreaking it may be…
When Troy got home that afternoon, he tried to find something to do. He sat down in front of the TV, but there wasn't anything interesting on. Switching it off, he picked up a magazine and began to read it, but soon got bored. He would usually be doing something with Gabriella, but he figured that he wouldn't do anything with her anytime soon. 'Though Tyler probably would...' Troy shook his head, as if all thoughts of Gabriella and Tyler would fly right out of his mind. They didn't.
He got up and went upstairs to his room. He switched on the radio. The song that was playing was Gabriella's favourite song. (Make it up) Troy changed the station, but a love song was playing, so he changed it again. This time, it was too happy, so he just switched it off. 'Maybe going out with random girls that throw themselves at me might help.' He thought. He tried to picture himself with girls that weren't Gabriella, but he couldn't. He had to get her back one way or another. Before it was too late…
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After school, Tyler took Gabriella to his house to 'catch up'. Gabriella was hesitant at first, but in the end, it didn't seem like such a bad idea. 'I wonder what Troy's doing right now…actually, who cares?' She thought. She was sitting in Tyler's room on his bed (Yeah, I know…), and he had gone to get a couple of drinks. Gabriella scanned the room. It was pretty clean.
Tyler returned with the drinks, and Gabriella stretched a hand towards the one in his left hand, but he gave her the one in his right hand instead. Gabriella didn't think anything of it and gratefully accepted the drink, taking a small sip. (It could be anything…) Tyler sat down next to her.
"So," She began. "What brings you to Albuquerque?"
"Well, my mom decided to move house 'cause she was getting bored of our old one." He replied. (Tyler's not a very…truthful person…)
"Oh, okay."
"I'm glad she moved us here, 'cause we're back together, and now you can forget all about that Trey Belton."
"It's Troy Bolton." Gabriella corrected him.
"Whatever. He's not important anymore. I don't think he ever really liked you, you know."
"No…" 'What do you mean no? Of course he did! He even promised not to break you heart, remember?' Guilt began to creep over Gabriella. She took another sip of her drink, and it made her feel slightly better. She took a few more sips, and soon she was drinking it quickly.
"Whoa, Gabriella. Slow down a bit!" Tyler laughed.
"Sorry, it's just so good!" She giggled.
"Do you want some more?" Tyler asked.
"Yeah, sure." She agreed. He took her empty glass and came back a minute later.
"Here you go." He said, handing it to her.
"Thanks." She noticed that he didn't refill his cup as well. "Aren't you having any more?"
"Nah, I'm good. Gabriella?"
"Hmmm?"
"Why did you leave me in the first place?"
"Because I wasn't good enough for you."
"Gabriella, you know that's not true. You were always good enough for me."
"Then why did you say all those mean things afterwards?"
"I was heartbroken. You just left me. What was I supposed to do?"
"You slept with my best friend!"
"She was lying. She was always jealous of you, so she made it up."
"But why didn't you deny it? And why did you take back the presents you gave me?"
"It was just to get back at you. You hurt me, Gabi."
"I'm sorry, Ty," 'shouldn't I be saying sorry to Troy..?' Gabriella thought, but she quickly dismissed the thought.
"It's okay. I mean, Tory-"
"Troy." Gabriella corrected him again.
"Whatever. It's not like he put up a fight or anything. He just let you go. 'Cause he knew that there was someone better than him that would take care of you. I'm really fond of you, Gabriella." (What happened to 'love'?)
"That's nice." Gabriella couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed. Troy was definitely more than just 'fond' of her. She gulped down the rest of her drink. Tyler took Gabriella's empty glass and stared at her. "What?" She giggled. He placed a hand on her face and pulled it towards his. A million thoughts passed through Gabriella's mind. And they were all about Troy…
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Troy picked up his phone and dialled Chad's number. He picked up after the second ring.
"Talk to me." Chad said casually.
"Hey, Chad, it's Troy."
"Oh, hey Troy. What's up?"
"Oh, nothing much. Apart from the fact that Gabriella and I are no longer going out."
"Oh, okay…wait, what did you say?"
"Gabriella and I aren't going out anymore. She's gone off with that Tyler dude." Troy replied.
"What? When? How?" Chad asked frantically. "Would you like me to bring ice cream? We have loads and loads, and I can't finish it all myself. Are you depressed? You should be. It's okay to cry, you know-" Troy cut him off.
"Chad, calm down!" Troy laughed. "No, I don't need ice cream, but now you mention it, bring some over. No, I'm not depressed, and I did cry a bit earlier on, but I'm good now."
"Good. I'll be over in about…10 (Ooh, numbers…) minutes. Chad told him before hanging up.
"Yeah Chad, bye to you too." Troy muttered sarcastically before putting his phone down. He walked over to his closet and changed into a blue t-shirt, and then he went downstairs and into the kitchen where his mum (I'm English, Troy's American.) was cooking dinner.
"Mom, Chad's coming over with ice cream, so I'll have dinner a little later tonight."
"Usually I'd make you wait until after dinner, but because you seem to be upset about something, I'll make an exception." His mum replied. "I'm guessing that you and Gabriella aren't going out any more, and by the looks of things, it's probably because she likes somebody else now."
"How did you know?" Troy thought it was weird how his mum always got things right
"Well, Gabriella's not here, and you're not at her house, so something must be up. Also, you've been crying, which is not something you do often. She replied. Just then, the doorbell rang.
"Chad's here," Troy said, before going to the door and opening it. Chad was carrying three large tubs of ice cream. "Um Chad…I don't need that much ice cream."
"Sure you do. When I'm sad, I eat LOADS of ice cream."
"Chad, not everyone eats as much as you do, you know."
"True…still, I brought a lot just in case." He shrugged. Troy opened the door wider to let Chad in, laughing and shaking his head at his friend's huge appetite.
"See," Chad smiled. "The ice cream's working already!"
Okay…next chapter, I'll start with Tyler and Gabriella. The rating's gone up to T, but it's just a mild T, so there's nothing to worry about. This chapter wasn't as good as the last one, I know. Ah well…Review!
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