One Fine Day – The Chiffons
"You ready?" Troy asked walking out of the bathroom, making Gabriella jump a foot in the air.
"Yeah, of course." She responded smiling in what Troy could tell was a fake smile.
"Something wrong?" He asked concerned, looking at her closely. She seemed really distressed.
"Let's go!" She responded, starting to walk towards the door. Troy grabbed her arm gently.
"You want some shoes to go with those socks?" He asked. He would've smiled, but he was really worried.
"Okay." She responded walking back into his room. He sat down on the couch to wait for her. Her economics book was sitting next to him. He really was curious as to what that paper said, but didn't want to get her mad at him. He was really enjoying having her here even if they weren't a couple.
"Ok, I believe I'm good now." She said walking out of the room, seemingly better. He knew better though.
"One fine day I had always thought he would ask me, and the time he was I screwed it up by breaking up with him." Gabriella thought as they walked. She was too caught up in her own thoughts to even notice how Troy was reacting to being outside for the first time in five long weeks.
"Not to mention that I said the only way I would be leaving the apartment would be with him. I now have no legitimate reason to stay that won't make me sound desperate….or do I want to sound desperate?" She thought as they turned the corner of the street.
"Since when was the sun so freakin' bright?" Troy thought as he looked down at his shoes. It disturbed him how strange the feeling to get out of the building was. It was almost like learning how to walk again. He had at least gotten use to being around more than one person. The whole gang had come over the day before and he didn't have a mental breakdown. That's got to count for something.
He looked over at Gabriella who was nervously fidgeting with the hem of her shirt with one hand and with the other the hem of her shorts.
"What's wrong?" He asked touching her arm lightly. He realized once he did it that he probably shouldn't have.
"What?" She asked looking up startled.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing." She replied, going back to staring at the ground.
"Liar. Tell me."
"It's nothing."
He stopped walking. It took her a good ten seconds to figure out that he had before she stopped too and looked back at him.
"Tell me." He said, not moving.
"Troy…." She said getting irritated and putting her hands on her hips.
"If you don't tell me I won't move." He said smiling, in return making her smile slightly.
"Good, you could use some sun Casper." She responded as she started to walk again. She giggled as she heard him run to catch up with her.
"Seriously Gabi, it's got to be something big. What's wrong?"
She felt her heartbeat start to race as he heard her call her Gabi. He hadn't done that in months. She didn't realize how much she missed it.
"You promise not to get mad at me?" She asked, looking up at him rather scared.
"How could I ever stay mad at you?" He asked concerned. It was true, he wasn't really mad at her anymore. Apparently he was horrible at staying mad with her. Not to mention she had been successfully helping him get over heartbreak that she caused. Who does that?
"You're not mad at me anymore?" She asked astonished, everything previously bothering her, vanishing from her mind.
"I – I –I love you too much to stay mad." He replied looking at his feet. He was also looking at his legs and realized that she was incredibly right about the Casper bit. Apparently pale is the new tan in Troy Bolton's world. He really wanted to look up, but was afraid as to what her reaction was going to be.
"Troy, I never meant to hurt you." She whispered back. He took a chance and looked up. Before he knew it there were lip attached to his.
"Who's night is it for the bed?" Gabriella called from the bedroom as she changed her clothes and he sat in the living room flipping through the channels.
"Yours I believe." He responded dully. Nothing good was on tv.
"Liar." She replied.
"Why did you ask if you knew the answer then?" He replied turning off the tv. He had no idea what was going on between the two of them since she kissed him on the walk. She hadn't left yet, that had to account for something. Then again she hadn't said anything about the kiss and neither had he. Was he ready for the explanation for the break up? Not quite.
"I was curious as to what you would say. My guess was right." She said walking out in her pjs.
"Ump" He said as she sat down on the arm of the chair he was sitting on and leaned against him.
"Are you ready to hear me out yet?" She asked as they both stared at the blank screen of the tv.
"Not quite."
"Okay." She responded, still staring straight ahead. She waited a few minutes before talking again as they continued to stare at the tv for some unknown reason to both of them. "Can we ever be together again?"
"Do you want to be?" He replied in a whisper.
"You have no idea how much." She replied turning to look at him and watching as a smile appeared on his face.
"I'm not quite ready for that again yet either, but I'll let you know when." He replied before getting up and pushing her towards the bedroom. She laughed as he closed the door to the room, leaving her alone in his room, and he went back and laid down on the couch. It felt good to be happy.
So has anyone heard of the Wigwam motel in Holbrook, Arizona? No? Well, you remember the cone motel in Cars? The cone motel was based on that. I'm really excited…I get to stay in it in about a month from now :D Sorry… I'm really excited! Thanks for reading!
By the way... does anyone want a sequel? Because I only have two more chapters and if someone does want a sequel or for it to be longer, I'll do that. Otherwise, there won't be one.
