Thank you all so much...
Can You Believe:Taylor
It had been a week since I had been released from the hospital,and I still had not been back to school. With only a few weeks left in the school year, I already had all of my credits and was beyond ready for graduation. The only thing that bothered me concerning school was the fact that even though Mr. Bolton had made arrangements for Troy to finish out the year at home, he refused to do so. Troy felt that if he didn't go to school people would think he was running away in shame at what had happened. At what we did to our best friends.
I loved him and he loved me, and its something that we'll never apologize for or feel ashamed of. Even if we one day decide that being together is something we no longer want. We would never regret loving each other. It's just hard to know that even though loving him feels so right, we were wrong for getting together the way that we did.
I looked up as my bedroom door opened and Troy walked in.
"Hey baby, how was your day at school."
"It was rough, but I'm better now that I'm here."
I grabbed his hand, pulling him down on my bed.
"Do you want to talk to me about it?"
"The crew finally talked to me today."
"Really? How did that go."
"They basically told me to go fuck myself, and that they didn't feel comfortable being friends with either of us. I'm sorry Princess."
"Baby I'm happy just being with you and if they can't accept that then maybe this is for the best."
"Don't put up a brave face. We just lost every single friend that meant anything to us. It's ok to be sad or hurt."
"Ok, I'm hurt. But Troy I'm not hurt enough to give you up just to make them happy or to make them talk to us again. Do you remember how long it took for me to actually give in, and to tell you that I wanted us? That means that I thought about what I was doing. I counted up all of the cost, and now that it's all said and done I've come the same conclusion now that I did then. The cost of being with you is one that I would pay over and over. Time and time again."
Troy pulled me into his lap, and kissed me hard and deep.
"Thank you so much for saying that baby. I'm not going to lie, these last couple of day has been so hard and I've been feeling so down thinking that maybe you would regret us because of all the hurt that its caused you. Thinking that maybe I've failed as your man, and we haven't been together a year yet. I don't want to fail you."
"You haven't and you won't. As long as we both want this relationship and work hard to keep it hot and exciting then we'll be ok. Even though no one else believe in us, I do. Can you do the same? Can you believe?"
"Of course, Princess."
"Then that's all I need to know."
I put my forehead on his and pecked his lips four times.
"I love you, Tay"
"I love you too"
"Well isn't this just sweet."
Both Troy and I looked up and saw Sharpay standing in the doorway.
"Your father let me in. Troy, would you be a doll and let me talk to Taylor alone."
"I thought you didn't want to talk to us, Sharpay" I said looking between the blond at the door and Troy.
"I didn't say anything. Everybody else did."
"Troy?"
"She didn't, I guess I was so angry that I didn't think anything of it. I just thought that she agreed."
"I'm disappointed in you Troy. You should know better by now. I don't follow the crowd. The crowd follows me. Now can I talk to Tay?"
He looked at me and I just smiled letting him know I would be ok.
"It's ok baby, just call me later."
"Call you later? I think not. I'll be downstairs."
Troy lifted me out of his lap and kissed my forehead before leaving me alone with Sharpay.
"So what's really going on here?"
"Well, when Ryan told me what happened between you, Troy, Chad, and that girl..."
"Gabi"
"Yes, that's what I said... that girl. I couldn't believe it. Didn't think you had it in you McKessie, but I must say that I was pleasantly surprised to find out that you actually did. Everyone thought that it would be me to break them up, and it ended up being you."
"Is there a point to this conversation or are you just here to tell me that you're proud that I could be something other than "East Side's Little Ms. Science Chick"."
"Both. Look you know that I've never been one to do what's nice and right so I know how it feels when the decision you make isn't exactly a popular one. I also know what it feels like to be alone. And I don't want that for you."
"Really?"
"Yes really, I was isolated and alone because I was a big raging bitch that probably deserved it, but I'll be damned if I let you be friendless and isolated for being in love. So what do you say? Friends?"
"I think I would like that."
We smiled at each other before she left out. I sat down shaking my head in wonder at how much my life had changed. Troy walked in and looked at me.
"What was that about?"
I looked up at him and smiled.
"I don't think you would believe me if I told you..."
