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Chapter 11

Gabriella was bored. It was Saturday and Troy was at a doctor's appointment leaving her to be alone. She rarely hung out with her friends except Taylor due to the fact that they were sure to bring up the Troy thing. Chad had opened his mouth to anyone who would listen about her and Troy. Chad was now not talking to her and even seemed angry at her but she was ignoring him. Gabriella knew for a fact that everyone at Troy's school knew about them because the dirty looks she got had increased in number. The little kids were the only ones who seemed to like her anymore. Things were not good at school or her after school community service and she was finding the only place where she felt comfortable was at home and with Troy. She knew he was getting a lot of attitude at school for dating her, too. She wished things could be easier for them. Of course her mother always said if things were easier then what would be the point of trying to get them. It never really made any sense to her and still didn't but she was starting to understand it a little. She was lying in her bed when Sharon popped her head into Gabriella's room.

"Hey Gabriella," Sharon said.

"Hi Sharon," Gabriella said.

"I was just wondering if you wanted me to make you anything for lunch," Sharon told her.

"Thanks but no," Gabriella replied.

"Okay," Sharon said slightly disappointed. Gabriella watched Sharon leave and she sighed. She wanted to be left alone. She didn't want Sharon to try and be her mother. She didn't want her dad to come up here later and ask her if she wanted to go to a business party. She didn't want Taylor to call her and ask her if she wanted to go to a party. She didn't want Taylor to tell her that if she tried she could fix things with Chad. She wanted Troy and as if he had heard her thoughts she heard the sound of rocks hitting her window. She got up and went over to it opening her window as a rock flew through her window. She leaned out the window and waved at him. He waved back and signed for her to come downstairs. She nodded her head and shut the window. She shoved her feet into her flip flops and ran down the stairs of her house and out the front door. She ran through her lawn to his and went around his house to his backyard. He was standing with his back to her his hands in his pockets and she ran over to him threw her arms over him. He turned around and smiled at her as she launched herself at him again hugging him. He hugged her again and then pulled back.

I guess someone missed me.

You have no idea.

I was only gone a couple hours what's up?

Nothing I was just so bored and silence makes me think too much.

Tell me about it.

You know what I mean.

Yeah. I had an interesting appointment.

Oh really. He led her to the hammock then and sat her down on it and stood in front of her.

I have been doing a lot of thinking.

About?

Us and stuff.

Okay.

I talked to my doctor about cochlear implants today. You should have seen the look of my mother's face she was so excited.

Well I would think so.

I talked to my doctor and I learned a lot about it…You know I care about you more than anything in the world right.

Yeah I know.

I talked to my doctor and my mother about the implant. I thought about it a lot and the truth is I can not do this. I can not get this implant.

Why?

Because Gabriella I have been thinking about this so much and it is just too much. You are more important then anything in this world to me but I can not go through with it. I will not be able to live with myself if I do it.

Troy why not? Do you realize how it could change your life?

Yes but I do not it to. It is enough that my friends are barely talking to me now can you image what they would say if I go a cochlear?

So that is why you are not doing this because of them. What about what is best for you?

You mean what is best for you? If I got a cochlear implant then your friend would like me and you couldn't have to be ashamed of me that is why you want me to got one.

Are you serious? Is that why you think I want you to do this because if so you are dead wrong. I want this for you because it help you because it can make things easier. Don't you want to hear again? Don't you want to hear music, your mother, or me? What about me Troy? I want you to hear me and I want to hear you. I want to be able to talk to you Troy and I want to hear you talk. I want to listen please Troy please.

I can not do this I am so sorry. He sat down on the ground and she watched him. Things could never be simple with them that was all she could think. She just wanted to forget this all. She just wanted to sit with him in silence and stop them both from saying something stupid, something that couldn't be taken back. A part of her tried to think of a pro to him being deaf. If he wasn't they would be yelling and they would be extremely loud. Another pro was she could turn her back and the conversation would be over. But all the cons outweighed any pro she could think of right now.

I want things for us to be simple but I have the feeling they never will be. She signed and he looked away.

Stop look at me. This got his attention and he looked at her.

I want this to work Gabriella but maybe they are right. Maybe we are too different. Maybe me and you are not supposed to be together.

Is that what you really think because despite the fact that we keep fighting and everything keeps getting screwed up I still want us to be together. I want this to work but it can not if you do not want it to. After she signed this they were both still. She watched him as his hands remained in his lap and she bit her bottom lip.

I guess that answers any questions. She signed it quickly and got up. She waited for him to move to make some attempt at finding words but nothing came. She nodded her head and stepped around him. At first she was walking but as soon as she was out of sight she ran. She ran through his lawn and then through her own and when she opened the door she started to run up the stairs but was stopped by Sharon who called after her once she heard Gabriella crying. Sharon, who Gabriella had never liked, looked so concerned and worried. Gabriella couldn't hold it in any longer and she went over to Sharon and did something she had never down. She hugged Sharon who seemed shocked but nonetheless hugged her back.

"Hey Gabi it will be okay. Whatever it is it will be okay," Sharon assured her as she hugged her.

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It took two weeks for Gabriella to finally find her groove again. She was hanging out with her friends again, spending as little time at Troy's school as possible and was hanging out with Sharon. The Sharon thing was creepy at first but she wasn't so bad. After she had finally got Gabriella to stop crying that night Gabriella had told her everything and Sharon had been silent and listened. She had told Gabriella something that at first Gabriella hadn't wanted to hear but that Gabriella was starting to realize was what she should do. Sharon had told her that if he didn't want to be with her then to forget it. Sharon had said it was a hair flip as in it didn't matter so Gabriella was taking it as that but she couldn't ignore the feelings she felt when she saw him. But it turns out she wouldn't see him much because Sharon told her that she had been talking to his mother and he had moved to back to New York to live with his aunt for a couple months.

(A/N-Hope you liked it and don't worry I am not ending it like that. Something big is happening in the next chapter with Troy. You may not like it though. I am still not sure about it but it would make the plot change a little. I think I like it the idea of it. Some of you might guess what is going on. Oh I did not make up the hairflip philosophy my friend Becca did so I will give her credit for that. Please review!!)