The Lord showed up on Troy two times on the last chapter. Now, Gabriella has a request for her beloved.
The day after Christmas (Dec. 26)
Gabriella was sitting in the terrace and she was thinking of something, about the first time that they met. She remembered all that secret love on that day, yet she can still feel it. She looks back in New Year's Eve '05…
New Year's Eve '05
Troy and Gabriella walk out onto the Freestyle club balcony for a chat over some hot chocolate
Troy: But seriously, you have an amazing voice. You're a singer right?
Gabriella: Just church choir is all. I tried to do a solo and nearly fainted.
Troy: Really? Why is that?
Gabriella: I took one look at all the people staring at me and next thing I knew I was staring at the ceiling. End of solo career.
Troy: Well with the way you sang tonight, that's pretty hard to believe.
Gabriella: Well that was the first time I did that. I mean, it was so cool!
Troy: I know! Completely!
Gabriella: Well you sounded like you've sung a lot, too.
Troy: Yeah sure. My showerhead is very impressed with me.
Crowd: 9, 8, 7...6, 5, 4...3, 2, 1!
The crowd goes wild as an impressive fireworks display begins. Troy and Gabriella look at each other in a moment of silence before Gabriella breaks the silence
Gabriella: I guess I better go find my mom and wish her a happy new year.
Troy: Yeah, me too. I mean, not your mom. My mom... and dad. Uh... I'll call you. I'll call you tomorrow.
Gabriella: Yeah!
Troy: Here, put your number in.
They take out their cell phones
Troy: Here.
Troy takes a picture of Gabriella
Gabriella: You too.
Troy takes a picture of himself with Gabriella's phone
Troy: There you go.
Gabriella walks away without Troy noticing
Troy: Just so you know, singing with you is the most fun I've had on this entire vacation. So um... where do you live?
Troy discovers that Gabriella has left. He looks at the picture of her in his phone longingly
Troy: Gabriella.
The scene returns to Gabriella, still in the terrace.
She then sighed and said, "Everything was great, no problems. I felt like a… girl, thanks to Troy. What if both of us go back to the place where we met? Maybe, that will be my death place, since we started to meet each other in there for the first time."
Troy then came and said, "Gabriella, I'm sorry. I can't do anything, and the Lord showed up to me that 'he had a plan', but what was it? Is it going to be on the day that you die?"
Gabriella, knowing her lover's sadness, said, "Troy, I have a plan. I wish to die in your arms… at the place where we first met." Troy said "Gabriella, we can't go there. It's too late to get there, and it's far away, from New York." Gabriella said, "Troy, I'll die anytime this week. Please grant my wish, sing together there, and many more… the things that we didn't did when we first met there."
Fortunately, Troy's parents heard it and Mr. Bolton said, "Gabriella, you met my son… on New Year's Eve there?" Gabriella said, "Yes, Mr. Bolton. Ever since, our lives were changed because of that fateful meeting there hadn't Troy put his courage aside." Mrs. Bolton commented, "Gabriella, let's invite your mom and let's go to that place… Honey, where was that place again?"
Mr. Bolton tries to think where they had their New Year's Eve vacation back in '05. Troy then said, "Mom, Dad, thanks. When do we leave?" Mr. Bolton said, "I'll do the reservations now, and we'll leave later. You have to wait, you two." Troy said, "I'm so excited… a bit." Gabriella noticed it and she said, "Why a bit excited?" Troy said sadly, "Because you'll die this week. I'm feeling helpless now, more than ever." Gabriella said, "If God said that he had a plan, he'll make a way for us. Don't lose hope, my darling." Gabriella then kissed Troy, and Troy just sighed.
12:30 pm
All the things that they will bring were already packed in the car, and the Boltons were prepared to leave for the lodge where the two lovers (Troy and Gabriella) first met on New Year's Eve. Now, they're ready to leave, with Troy and Gabriella on the rear seats of the car. But, they will take the airport to get there, as the lodge where it all started was in the mountains. All of them got their things ready as they went on the jet plane, and the left for the said lodge. After a long trip, they finally made it, and they finally rested for about 2 hours.
4:00 pm
Troy and Gabriella decided to ski at the cliff there, because it was one thing Gabriella never ever tried yet, and Troy then taught her to snowboard, which is one of Troy's favorite sports that he did before in that place. Gabriella had so much fun and so was Troy, who forgot the day that Gabriella will die. Troy can then picture peace: the happiness of his sweetheart, Gabriella, enjoying her last days on earth.
Troy was so lost on his mind when he tripped on a piece of rock, which Gabriella noticed. Gabriella then went to Troy and said, "Troy, are you ok? That was one big fall there!" then she laughed sweetly as she carried Troy up. Troy said, "Thanks, Gabriella." They then continued snowboarding, and Troy said, "I wish that everyday, we'll be happy always." Gabriella thought to herself, I hope that Troy will be fine after all these. It's hard for someone like him to keep thinking of not so good things regarding my upcoming death.
It was sunset when Troy and Gabriella finally got up again in the top of the cliff and Gabriella said, "Oh, Troy, look at the sunset. Isn't it beautiful?" Troy said, "Yes, Gabriella. It's as beautiful as you. But, that will comeback the next day, I know." Gabriella said, "The sun returns everyday. But for me, I may never come back." Troy said, "What made you say that?" Gabriella softly said, "A few days from now, I'm gone." Troy was supposed to reply to Gabriella about what she said until a voice boomed out, "Well, well, well. Look what we have here, if it isn't my classmates, Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez. Well, nice to see you two again."
Troy and Gabriella turned around and they saw Sharpay and Ryan Evans. Troy said, "What are you two doing here? We thought that you two were-" Then, all of a sudden, Chad and Taylor came in. Gabriella said, "Chad! Taylor! Ryan! Sharpay! I thought you guys were back at home!" Taylor said, "We knew you two were here, so let's make this our last days here with you, Gabriella!" Troy and Gabriella were delighted to se them again, so they went back in the lodge together.
Surprise, surprise! Looks like all of them are here! Well, let's see what will happen in the next chapter. But I tell you, the next chapter is NOT yet the last one!
