Summer Love
An- You guys are all so sweet! I love reading your reviews! Keep them coming! My sister is doing fine now. She was severly dehydrated. Thanx for all for your sweet notes. It really lifted my spirits. Trivia time! The winner was HSMandChelseaFCfan! The answer was "Am I going left?" You can hear it when Troy and his dad are practicing on vacation. Also, readingfreak101, freakygeniusgirl12141, yeahyagirl, xxFRUIT'LOOPSxx33, grayshull, dancer2319, magnifique, LaurFoSho, .Charmzi., charmedones65, sally4, hsmisdabest, xxIfWeWereAMoviexx, daniwani2369, theroextandtroyellalover, larabaybee, and x-ImAgInE-x gave the correct answer! Congradulations! That one was hard for me to catch. I really don't like this chapter very much. I've also numbered the trivia wrong, but I'm too lazy to change it...chapter contains some swearing...
Disclaimer: I'm still waiting for the e-mail that says I can have HSM and HSM2...possibly HSM3
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Troy as been calling me nonstop. I can't bring myself to answer my phone. He told me he'd never hurt me. I trusted him. Just like the other losers. I told him everything about me. I let him call me Gabi. I talked my brother into giving him a chance. I did some many different things, and yet...he still let me down. I've always known that Troy wasn't like the others. He listened to me. He cared about how I felt. He didn't put pressure on me. I thought that he would be different in a good way. Not different in the way that he was a better sweet talker. The worst part is...I think I love him. I know...I'm in love with him, because I've never felt this way. I feel so safe when I'm around him. I feel that someone other than my family cares. I want to believe him so badly. I knew instantly that I didn't want my other boyfriends back, but I don't know what to think about Troy. I want to believe that he didn't cheat, but I don't think that's possible after what Melissa said to him when we were downstairs. I haven't told any of my family yet. I don't want to give Johnny the pleasure of saying 'I told you so' like he could with the other two. Truth is...I haven't left my room in days. Three to be exact. I've barely talked to anyone.
"Gabriella Joy Montez! Open up your door this instant!" Taylor's voice yelled from outside of my door.
"Open up! We want to talk to you!" Sharpay? Wow. I never thought I'd hear her voice any louder than it was normally. "We want to make sure you're okay. Your family says you they haven't seen you in days!" I get up from my bed and walk over. The door is only slightly ajar, and I'm pushed 5 feet into my room. My friends engulfed me in a hug by my two best friends. They were holding onto me tightly. "Gabriella...how are things with you and Troy?" Taylor's eyes popped out.
"Troy? The one from the party? You guys are dating?" She asked, clearly surprised. She was away on a trip with her family, so I didn't get to tell her. I nodded. "I knew you guys were going to get together. You both looked so cute on the dance floor at that party. It was like it was destined." Why was she saying that? It was making me feel worse!
"Anway...how are things? Your brothers said that you haven't come out of you room or talked to anyone since the last time you cut grass there." Suddenly, I just started crying. All of my tears just came pouring out from my eyes like rain in April. I couldn't control them. No matter how much I wanted to stop, they just kept going. "Gabriella, we didn't mean to make you upset." Sharpay whispered.
"Just, tell us what happened. You'll feel better if you talk about it." Taylor spoke softly. She was right. I think the main reason I started crying, was because I was holding it all in. I told them everything. I told them about Melissa and what I saw. I told them Troy's reaction and exact words. I could remember everything clearly. I'd been thinking about it for three days. They patted my back and told me things would get better. I wanted to believe that.
"Gabriella, did you tell your brothers?" Sharpay asked. She knew that Johnny didn't like Troy. I shook my head. "Why?"
"Johnny would just go around gloating to the family about how he was right. Then he would convince Ricky that Troy deserves to be hurt for what he did." I sighed.
"He does!" My friends answered in unison. "Gabriella, why would you want to protect him?" Taylor questioned. They shared the same angry look on their faces..
"I love him. I don't want anyone I love to get hurt. No matter what they did or even if they deserve it." Their expressions softened. "Part of me believes he was telling me the truth...the other part thinks that maybe he doesn't want me. I mean, he didn't come after me or try to stop me. Maybe he did stage the whole thing at the restruant. I can't help but think that maybe Johnny was right." We were all silent. I couldn't think of anything to say.
"Why don't we have a girls weekend?" Sharpay piped up. "It would be nice. I mean we could all get away from the boys and go shopping." Leave it to Shar to suggest shopping. It wouldn't be so bad.
"Why not?" I reply. They both squeal and start to get ready.
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We arrived home after about 6 hours of shopping. My feet were killing me. I could barely stand. We got into the house, and went straight up to my room. We found a surprise. A very unpleasant and unwanted surprise. Well, for me anyway. The girls didn't know this person.
"What in the hell do you want? Who let you up here?" I questioned, trying to hold back my anger.
"I want to apologize. I want to tell you what really happened." Melissa told me.
"I don't want to hear anything out of your mouth Melissa." I said coldly through gritted teeth. Taylor and Sharpay looked shocked. They hadn't met Melissa. I haven't spoke about her much.
"Oh, so this is the little slut that Troy was kissing?" Sharpay asked. "Is she supposed to be better than you?" She asked. Melissa closed her eyes. The things that came out of her mouth were a bit harsh, but she deserved it.
"Gabriella, I just want you to know that none of this is Troy's fault." She said with her eyes still shut.
"What are you talking about? How is it not Troy's fault? I saw everything with own two eyes. If he put you up to this, I swear I'll-"
"Gabriella, I came here on my own." She interuppeted me. Why would she do that? "If I could talk to you alone, I could explain better." Taylor and Sharpay gave me a look and I nodded. They left the room and Melissa sighed. I think she felt a bit of relief because I was the only one in the room. I don't think she should feel anything but guilty.
"Explain." I demand to know how this was not his fault. It sure as hell wasn't mine.
"Troy didn't kiss me. I kissed him." I wanted to rip all of that pretty brown straight hair out of her head. "I came over and told him that I wanted to apologize for what I said at the restraunt. He let me in and we went up to his room. I closed the door and made up some sob story about how I felt a little replaced. He said that I'd always be a friend of his and we went to hug. I kissed him when he leaned in for the hug and then you walked in." My mouth was wide open. I want to kill her right now...
"Why did you say that to him when we were downstairs?" I needed to know. That was the only part that didn't make sense.
"I wanted you to break up with him. I wanted you away from him. I needed for you to hate him and believe that he cheated."
"Why? Why would you want to hurt me? I've never done anything to you."
"I've always liked him. Before he met you, I felt that he liked me too. After you left that day...he was so angry at me. I'd never heard him take such a tone with anyone. He told me that he loved you and all I did was chase you away. He tried to go after you, but his parents stopped him. They told him to give you some time." He did come after me. He loves me. This is some kinda miracle. "His parents scolded me. Apparently, they really like you too. I'm not allowed over as much anymore." The entire time, Melissa looked like she was about to cry. Her eyes looked like water ballons about to burst.
"If you like him, why would you come here and tell me all of this?"
"I didn't feel anything when I kissed Troy. It was like kissing my pillow. No emotion or anything. I felt like I should make things right in his life before trying to fix our friendship." I really wanted to kill her...but I wanted to hug her too. I knew that Troy would never hurt me. I run up and hug Melissa. "Are you okay?" She is clearly shocked. I laugh a little.
"I'm fine. I'm just extremely glad that Troy didn't cheat on me. Truth is...I love him too." She laughs and we both hug again. Suddenly, My door bursts open.
"Where is that asshole?" Johnny yells. "Why didn't you tell me Gabriella? Why did you stay up in your room for three days crying over him? I'm gonna teach him a lesson." Johnny says sternly as he turns and leaves the house. How in the hell did he find out?
"Gabriella! We didn't mean for him to hear us. He was at the bottom of the steps when we were talking. We didn't mean it. We swear!" Sharpay and Taylor take turns explaining as they see Johnny leaving. This isn't happening. "He's gonna get what he deserves though!"
"Guys! Troy is innocent! Melissa came over here to tell me what really happened! Troy is gonna get hurt for no reason!" I shouted at them. Looks of horror flooded their faces. "We gotta stop him." The four of us bolt(Bolton-bolt Ha ha! sorry...it's a Mary moment) outside of the house and into Sharpay's car.
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When we get there, Troy and Johnny are standing face to face on Troy's steps. "Do you think you can treat my sister like that and get away with it? Who in the hell do you think you are?" Johnny was yelling. I looked around, and saw that Troy's parents weren't home. Well, that meant that Johnny could beat him to a pulp and no one could stop him.
"I never cheated on Gabriella. I love her. Melissa kissed me." Troy was being so calm when he spoke to my brother. It was amazing. He never panicked.
"Tell that to my fist." Johnny scoffed as he brought his hand up about to hit Troy. I had to stop this.
"Johnny if you touch him, I'll kick your ass myself!" I screamed. I wasn't too far away, but I wanted to get my point across. Johnny wasn't usually a good listener unless things were being yelled at him.
"Gabriella? Are you out of your fucking mind? Why in the hell are you sticking up for this asshole? He cheated on you. He betrayed you. Now you're fighting his battles? What the hell?! Has he got you on drugs or something?" Johnny yelled back.
"Don't you swear at me Johnny! He's telling the truth. He didn't cheat on me. Melissa kissed him. She told me herself." I explained. Troy looked at me. Our eyes met. It was like he was asking the same questions as my brother. Except, he wasn't speaking. His eyes were so soft. They looked almost hurt. I turned my attention away from him. "If you have any questions, ask her." I pointed to Melissa. Johnny stared at her for a brief moment. His eyes then shifted from, me to Troy and back again. He slowly brought his fist down.
"I think we should all leave you guys to talk..." Taylor stated. She meant me and Troy. They all retreated back to the car. Including Johnny. When the cars disappeared, there was a silence.
"Hi." Troy whispered softly. I still wasn't looking at him, but I whispered back anyway.
"Hi." There was another silence. After only a few seconds, I couldn't take it.
"We need to talk." We both spoke at the same time. Troy chuckled nervously and I gave a dry laugh. I decided that I would speak first.
"Look, I know that you didn't cheat. I feel like the biggest moron in the entire wolrd right now. Can we just start over and forget that it ever happened?"
"Gabriella, I want to forgive and forget too. It was tourture not being able to talk to you. I wanted to go after you that day, but my family told me not to."
"I know. Mel told me everything. She also told me a secret of yours." Troy was bewildered. I know he had no clue what I could be talking about. It made me smile. "She told me that you love me..." His eyes grew to the size of billard balls. His cheeks turned a light shade of pink. He was extremely cute when he was embarrassed. "Is..is it true?" I have to admit, I'm a little unsure. I'm also yearning to hear it from him.
"I love you Gabriella Joy Montez. I'm love eveything about you. Your big teddy bear eyes. Your chocolate brown curls. Your crazy brothers. I love you." Troy told me lovingly. The hurt in his eyes was gone. I searched them to see if he was lying. There was abosolutely no sign of it. He was sincere.
"I love you too." I say sofly and sincerly. He pulls me into a hug. I love the feel of myself in his arms. I feel warm and loved. The last time I ever felt like that was when my dad was alive. I love how he makes me feel that way. "I missed you." I mumble into his shirt. He kisses my forehead.
"There is no way that you missed me more than I missed you." I giggle and he smiles. That smile makes me melt. After all of this, I just can't believe that I've fallen in love. It something completely new.
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