Happily ever after
POV Troy:
Shaking, Gabriella nodded her head, then shyly turned away.
"Is that a yes?" I said, excited, but calmly.
After moments of silence, she finally spoke.
"…..Yes, it is but I…I cant."
"Why not?" I asked her, "I love you, and you love me, it could work out, it will work out!"
I took her hand, which was shaking, as if it were freezing cold.
"Gabriella, why not?"
I saw a tear fall down her face, and she let go of my hand.
The boat ride was soon over, and Gabriella quietly got out of the boat and began to walk. I chased her and put my hand on her shoulder.
"Troy, don't do this now!" she said.
"Why not?" I half-screamed at her, "Why not?"
"This isn't high school any more." she said, "Our love couldn't survive the real world, so why could it now?"
"The ending was a mistake, not our love! It's more than just a high school romance, we are meant to be together!"
"I know….." she whispered, stopping and sitting down at a bench.
I sat next to her and put an arm around her shoulder to stop her from getting up again.
"Come on Gabriella." I said to her, "You know as well as I do that our love can and will survive. We were young then, our hearts were still in high school, but this is the real world. We can survive it, but only if we work together."
"Okay," she whispered.
Slowly, our faces moved closer and closer together. Just like every kiss we had at high school, we felt fireworks fly around us.
Narrative, one year later:
"Mommy, I wanna ride the big slide!" Olivia cried.
"But Taylor says you were terrified last year." Gabriella laughed.
"Please!" Olivia begged.
"I bet your sister will take you on them, Liv." Troy smiled, "Hey Gabby!"
Gabby rushed over and took Olivia's hand. The two walked off to the slide.
"Daddy, Daddy!" cried Luke, as he rushed over with his brothers, "Play basketball with us!"
"Later on, man." Troy grinned, ruffling his sons hair, "Mommy and I are off to the café for a bit."
Luke smiled and raced back to the courts with his brothers as Troy and Gabriella held hands and walked to the café.
"Hey Jeff!" Troy smiled at his now-good friend, "Breaking free for us?"
"Sure." Jeff said, handing them two microphones.
And….there it is! The ending of my story! Hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I love reading your reviews. Just so you know, there wont be a sequel, but I may write another hsm story, when an idea comes to me! Please review!
