Ok guys I'm back and I'm ready to party! Let's get on with the story shall we?
I need your grace
To remind me
To find my own
If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
Forget what we're told
Before we get too old
-Snow Patrol
The next day was the day they came home. Everyone packed their bags and left them downstairs.
"Thank you so much, Belinda. Your hospitality was amazing." Gabriella said with a smile. Belinda returned the smile and gave Gabriella a hug. Belinda walked towards the kids and gave them a kiss on their foreheads.
"You kids be good to your mother." Belinda smiled. The kids nodded.
"Okay, let's rock and roll!" Troy walked in. The kids walked out. Troy looked at Gabriella and smile. Gabriella turned away. Troy's smile slowly faded. His head turned towards Belinda.
"Give her some time." She put a reassuring hand on his shoulder. Troy nodded and gave Belinda a big hug. Troy got in the limo and Belinda waved to the car as it left the house.
In the jet, Gabriella didn't talk to Troy at all. Troy was nervous at whether he had made a mistake or not. Gabriella fell asleep on the couch with Sophia sleeping in her lap. All Troy wanted to do was take Gabriella in his arms and love her forever. Sounds cheesy, I know. But Troy can't seem to ever stop loving her.
Back at home--- "Carl! We're home!" Gabriella yelled. Nothing answered.
Dustin rolled his eyes. "Yeah, we're home."
Gabriella quickly put her things aside. "Well I'm going to the restaurant. Who knows what happened to the restaurant without me? Tonight's open mike night and it's going to be busy."
Troy nodded. "Well actually do you mind if I come? I really wanted to see open mike night."
"Oh, sure. Why not?" Troy nodded and the girls followed him.
At the restaurant, "Oh Gabriella, you're back!" Taylor exclaimed.
"What's happened so far?"
"Well for starters--- Kim and Terrell asked for a raise but I refused. I told them that it's out of my reach. They quit. A list of inspectors called. A birthday and a CEO meeting called at the same time for Saturday night at 7 pm."
Gabriella breathed out slowly. "Did you write down the numbers of the inspectors?" Taylor nodded. "Okay I'll call them tonight. How old is the birthday person turning?"
"21."
"What business is the CEO in charge of?"
"Small business uptown."
"Let's stick with the birthday party. And as go for Kim and Terrell, they were terrible waiters. The day I give them a raise is when Sharpay gets reasonable."
Taylor smiled and hugged Gabriella. "I missed you so much."
"Me too. A lot happened."
Taylor's eyes got wide. "What?"
"Troy made his move."
"Already? Geez, he doesn't waste time."
"No seriously, Tay, this is important. I can't be having this."
"I'm pretty sure you just need to breathe." Taylor smiled and left the office.
"So tell me what happened?" Sharpay asked.
"Nothing, Shar." Troy responded.
"Oh, I know something happened. Troy, it's Los Angeles. The place is full of romantic stuff."
Troy breathed out. "Fine. I kissed Gabriella. You happy?"
"Oh yess!" She clapped excitingly. "So did she call off the wedding?"
"Heck no."
"What do you mean?"
"She hates me. She hasn't responded. I ruined everything, Sharpay. Everything."
"Oh get a hold of yourself, Bolton. You and I know Gabriella gets stressed with everything, but when it comes to love---she's a lost puppy."
"You think so?"
"Am I ever wrong?"
"Well I can list a few times."
"Oh shut up." Sharpay jumped off the piano and into the dance floor. She clapped for the lights to dim.
Music plays in the background.
Won't
you show me some baby From
where I stand I see
I gotta get some baby
Won't you show me
some baby
Show me some positivity
Show me some positivity
A world of possibilities
So don't be going
negative on me baby yeah
Love is hard
But that's alright
Give
it time
It's worth the ride
You know
It's all in the way you
All
of a sudden, 2 waitresses come behind Sharpay and became her back up
dancers. Chorus: Wish I could get into your mind Chorus Bridge: Chorus
You're
lookin' at me
I'm lookin' at you
What more do want
Show me
some positivity
It's all that I got
It's leading me on
Can't
leave it alone
Show me some positivity
You're makin' it
harder
Than it has to be
So won't you please show me
Some
positivity
So I could see
if I'm inside
'Cause I know that you're right here in mine, oh
baby
The glass is half full not empty
Why do you think u wont'
get none
You know it's all in the way you
Don't
bring me down
W'itcha baby, no
I'm on a high up here
And I
don't want to let go
So I'm gonna tell you one more time
Sharpay ended her song with a bang. Troy shook his head in amusement. "You have not changed since East High."
THAT NIGHT was open mike night at the restaurant. "Dad, you have to go up there!" Dustin pushed Troy.
"I don't know Dustin."
"Come on. For Mom?"
Troy stopped. "Fine." He walked up to the stage and asked if Kelsi knew his song. She nodded. He spoke into the microphone softly. "I'd like to dedicate this song to Gabriella."
Gabriella stopped abruptly to see what was going on. She hung her mouth in shock to see Troy about to sing.
I
never felt nothing in the world like this before So why does your pride make you run and hide?
So baby I
will wait for you Baby
I will wait for you It's been a long time since you called me Baby
why can't we just start over again So baby I will wait for you Baby I will wait for you Baby I will wait for you Baby I will wait
for you Baby I
will wait for you I'll Be Waiting
Now I'm missing
you
& I'm wishing that you would come back through my door
Why did you have to go? You could have let me know
So now I'm
all alone,
Girl you could have stayed
but you wouldn't give
me a chance
With you not around it's a little bit more then i can
stand
And all my tears they keep running down my face
Why did
you turn away?
Are you that afraid of me?
But I know it's a lie what you
keep inside
This is not how you wanted to be
Cause I don't know what else i can do
Don't
tell me I ran out of time
If it takes the rest of my life
If you think I'm fine it just aint true
I
really need you in my life
No matter what I have to do I'll wait
for you
(How
could you forget about me)
You got me feeling crazy (crazy)
How
can you walk away,
Everything stays the same
I just can't do
it baby
What will it take to make you come back
Girl I told
you what it is & it just ain't like that
Why can't you look
at me, your still in love with me
Don't leave me crying.
Get it back to the way it was
If you give me a chance I can love you right
But your telling
me it wont be enough
Cause I
don't know what else i can do
Don't tell me I ran out of time
If
it takes the rest of my life
If
you think I'm fine it just aint true
I really need you in my life
No matter what I have to do I'll wait for you So why
does you pride make you run & hide
Are you that afraid of me?
But I know it's a lie what your keeping inside
That's not
how you wanted to be
Baby I will
wait for you
If it's the last thing I do
Cause I don't know what else I can do
Don't tell me I
ran out of time
If it takes the rest of my life
you think I'm fine it just ain't true
I
really need you in my life
No matter what I have to do I'll wait
for you
Troy smiled as he stared at Gabriella's blank face. "Thank you." He said into the microphone as applaud crowded the room.
Taylor rushed to Gabriella. "That boy has not lost his charm."
