A/N: I don't know how long has this story been last updated. Even though no one is reading this anymore, I promise to give an ending to this story. I'm doing really bad for my first story on fanfic. Anyway, a few more chapters and the end.


Glowing Screen

It had been two days since that terrible headache Gabriella had. She was thankful that she actually got the headache and she had an excuse to stay hidden in her bedroom for the whole day. Hidden from whom, you say? Well, from his ex boyfriend and from his new found friend who feels like more than a friend.

Yes, it's true. Troy was not just a friend anymore. She's starting to have these weird touchy feelings when she remembers him. How can a guy she only talked to for just weeks have this effect on her?

The situation only gets worse when said ex boyfriend confesses that he still loves her and wants to get back together. The real question is does she still love him ENOUGH to get back together?

Thinking about the whole dilemma makes her headache creep in again. Gabriella shrugged all those negative thoughts. She was sitting in one of the stools in the kitchen. Her Dad took the liberty of making her some sunny side up and hot coco.

Her Dad and Mom went out jogging in the morning and then they were spending lunch in town. In effect, she was alone in the house with no distraction. She needed a distraction, something to take her mind away from Troy and Matt. She always goes jogging with her parents on mornings but today she opted to stay at home to avoid any encounter from the two boys. She wants a no drama spring break. The only way to do that is not seeing those two but those two are making it hard for Gabriella to do that.

Troy hadn't stop texting her since that day she got a headache. It was understandable, since she didn't reply yet. This she feels guilty about after promising him that she'll be his personal tour guide around Cali Beach. Then as if on cue, her phone starts beeping again. She took it with her free hand and looked at the glowing screen. It was another text from Troy. As compared to all his other texts, this one was urgent... and with no emotions. Gabriella, meet me at the bay at 4. Important. Troy.

Ahhhhh, guilt is running through her veins. She knows she can't avoid him forever. But meeting Troy would be unfair to Matt who had been fairly quiet since his last visit. She hasn't received any texts or calls from him after that. It's only making her worry since Matt wasn't that kind of guy who just stays quiet on the sidelines.

What she did to Matt the other morning was inexcusable, she knows that. When Matt confessed that he still wanted to be together, after what felt like an eternity of staring, she all but said that she needed time to think everything through. Should she have just said the truth? The truth is that what she feels for him is nothing but a love for a friend and nothing more than that. But how can she say that to Matt? She can't bear the thought of hurting her more than he already was. She has brought too much pain to him already. It would be unfair to hurt him more.

Same goes for Troy. She needs to be straight with him as early as the situation brings. She can't be selfish. She may have unknown touchy feelings for Troy but it would be unfair to act on it. The problem is she can't bear the idea of losing him too. It hurts too much to think of not talking to him anymore. It's just been weeks since they've known each other, but letting him go, feels like years of wasted time.

But it was time for Gabriella to face her fears. She finished up her hot coco and eggs, hurriedly climbed the stairs to her room to take a shower and got ready with her meeting with Troy.