I uploaded the wrong chapter before, it was Where I Belong's chapter 8, I must of mixed them up - so sorry about that guys. This is the real chapter - sorry about the confusion, I had no idea untill you guys reviewed! I meant to change it yesterday but my internet was playing up :( x
ANYWAY with this story I've been having a bit of a writers block, but today I sat down and rethought everything and I'm back! So I'm really sorry I havent updated in ages, and hope you guys havent lost interest! Just to refresh your memories, I'll do a little recap.
Troy breaks up with Hannah, and Hannah thinks Gabriella is to blame, as she thinks Gabriella is trying to steal Troy. Gabriella goes on a bad date with Josh, and is happy Troy is no longer with Hannah. The next day at school, Troy has allready found someone else. Hannah threatens Gabriella for breaking her and Troy up. On lunch Mali slaps Gabriella as a warning to keep away from Troy.
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Chapter 8 – I'm Not Okay
Gabriella turned to see Troy running towards her. She sighed. She knew he had seen her slap Mali.
"Why did you just hit my girlfriend!!?" He yelled at her.
"BECAUSE, I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR GIRLFRIENDS COMING ONTO ME TODAY!" Gabriella screamed.
"What?"
"First Hannah, now Mali! Troy, as far as I know, I don't want to talk to you, while you have something clinging onto your arm." She said, glaring at Mali.
"Fine! I wont be at your game tonight, I'll be doing something worth while!"
Gabriella turned on her heel. "You wouldn't of turned up anyway." She hissed then walked off.
Troy watched her walk down the hallway, alone. He had no idea why Mali or Hannah had gone onto her, but being the stubborn person he was, he thought Gabriella was in the wrong.
Gabriella headed to her next class, which was Health and Social. She wiped her tears away then froze as she saw the pink ring on her finger. Fresh tears poured out of her eyes. She forgot she was married to Troy.
She walked into the classroom, and sat in her seat, continuing to wipe her eyes as more students entered the classroom. Troy came in and sat the opposite side of the room, followed by Chad who stopped between Gabi and Troy.
"Over here Chad." Troy said firmly. Chad looked at Gabi helplessly. Troy had obviously told him what had happened.
"It's fine." Gabriella said softly then smiled weakly at Sharpay who sat down beside her.
"I heard what happened." Sharpay said, hugging Gabi.
"News sure flies fast in this school." Gabriella muttered.
"Well, Troy told Chad, who told the rest of the gang. I'm sure you guys will be fine."
"Okay class! Please sit with your spouses, and we'll begin talking about finances." Ms Thomas shouted to class as she sat behind her desk.
Gabriella got up slowly, and sat beside Troy, not bothering to look at him.
"So, firstly are there any questions?" Ms Thomas asked.
"I'd like to divorce Troy." Gabriella stated.
"WHAT!?" Troy cried.
"Gabriella, any reason why?"
Gabriella looked at Troy then shook her head. "Personal reasons."
"Okay, Gabriella and Troy you are both single I guess. I'll have to take your rings."
"No one has ever broken up with me, EVER!" Troy pleaded.
"Well there's a first for everything." Gabriella said then picked up her stuff then moved to the next desk.
"I'd watch your men girls; Gabriella has a record of trying to steal other people's boyfriends." Hannah smirked.
Gabriella stood up, picked up her stuff once more and walked outside, not saying a word to anyone.
"GABRIELLA! GET BACK HERE!" Ms Thomas yelled.
Gabriella kept on walking, to the car park then she got in her car. She threw her head into her hands and started crying. Since when did all this bad stuff come into her life? She started the car then drove home.
"Honey, what are you doing home early?" Her mom asked her.
"We finished early today, no reason." Gabriella lied then ran up to her room.
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"Gabi, there's always other games." Her mother reasurred. She'd lost the volleyball game. Her concentration was off because of Troy.
Gabriella sighed. Troy Bolton manages to mess things up even when he's in the same room.
"Crap game Gabi – now we also know you can't play volleyball. Wait most of us knew that anyway!" Hannah laughed then hopped off.
"Don't listen to her, it was just a unlucky game, you all played really well though." Taylor smiled.
"Ugh!" Gabriella cried.
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"Gabriella you look so hot!" Taylor giggled as Gabriella twirled around in her red loose dress. It had silver diamonds at the top and came up above her knees.
"Thanks you too Tay, and you Shar!" Taylor was wearing leopard skinned leggings and a black dress over them. Sharpay was wearing a hot pink dress that made her look like she was Barbie's twin, but being Sharpay, she pulled it off.
"Ready?" Sharpay grinned.
"As always." Taylor laughed, and then they all headed downstairs then walked to Chad's, which wasn't that far.
They walked up the driveway, where you could already hear the music blasting, and the smell of alcohol. Gabriella rang the bell when they reached the door, and they were greeted with a tipsy Chad.
"Hey!" Chad exclaimed, throwing his hands in the air.
"Hey Chad. Where's the drink? I need to clear my head." Gabriella smiled sweetly.
"In the kitchen!" He grinned, and then Gabriella walked into the kitchen, and nearly threw up when she saw who was making out in there.
She shook her head, and then poured herself a drink.
"Oh look who it is, skank of the year." Mali laughed.
"I see you still have your cling on Troy." Gabriella muttered loud enough of them both to hear.
"You sure your not going to run out of here now?" Troy laughed.
Tears formed in Gabriela's eyes. Troy noticed this and stopped laughing straight away.
"Uh, heard you lost your basketball game.."
"Yeah, my concentration was a bit off."
"Join the club." Gabriella said, downing her drink then pouring herself another.
"You may want to lay off the drink.." Troy warned.
"And you may want to lay off the cheerleaders." She smiled then walked into the party room.
"Hey you." A boy came up beside her.
"Hey." She said, not bothering to see who it was.
"Wanna dance?" He asked.
"Yeah sure." Gabriella answered then got dragged to a corner. The boy pushed himself against Gabriella, and started furiously making out with her. She pushed him away, and gasped.
"To any normal person, dancing means moving your body about. Separately." She said.
"Who said I was normal?" He laughed then pushed her back into the wall and tried taking her top off.
"HEY!" A boy yelled then threw the boy trying to force himself on Gabriella, onto the floor. He began kicking him, then looked at the scared kill hiding by the wall.
"You okay?" Troy asked, walking over to Gabriella.
"I'm fine." She said.
"Your not." Troy said softly.
"Your right, I'm not okay. And I don't know how I can be either." Gabriella whispered, then walked out of Chad's with Sharpay and Taylor following her.
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"Are you okay Gabs!? I'm so sorry about what had happened – I don't even know the boy!" Chad cried, running up to Gabriella the next Monday in school.
"I'm fine Chad, and it wasn't your fault at all." Gabi said hugging him.
"If it makes you feel any better.. The party wasn't a party without you guys there." He smiled.
"Aw thanks Chad." Gabi laughed then opened her locker and dropped her bag in there.
"You know, it was Troy who pulled him off you.." Chad started.
"I know, I wasn't that drunk."
"Well, have you thanked him?"
"No. Were not talking Chad. He's in the wrong, not me." Gabi said firmly.
Chad nodded then ran off the find Troy. It was hard being best friends with two people fighting.
"Hey man." Chad said jogging up beside Troy.
"Oh hey." Troy smiled.
"You know, Gabriella wants to thank you." Chad said. He knew he might be stirring things up, but he thought this would work, if Troy and Gabriella could have a chance to talk.
"Really? Well I can hear this before homeroom then." Troy grinned then waved to Chad as he ran off down the hallway.
Chad smiled to himself. This better work.
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