"What happened?"Gabriella asked.
"Why are you wet?"
She looked at both of them still not responding.
"What's going on Tay?"Gabriella asked.
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Taylor sat up."What time is it?" Chad looked at his cell."10:27"
"What? That can't be. I didn't want to stay that long!"
"What's going on Taylor?"Gabriella."We were watching a movie and then I got a call from your dad saying you were missing. We looked everywhere."
"We?"
"Me, Chad, Troy Kelsi, and Jason. You're dad was about to breakdown." Taylor's facial expression changed at 'dad'.Chad noticed."Did your dad do something?"Taylor looked down."I don't want to talk about it.
"Well, can you tell us why you didn't call? I was going crazy Tay!----"
"I don't have my cellphone remember!"
"Oh."Of course! No wonder.Taylor would have called but she's grounded. Taylor lay back."What was so bad that you had to runaway?"Chad asked. Taylor shook her head indicating she really didn't want to talk about it.Chad sighed."Well, why are you wet?"
"I had to find a way to relax. What better way than to jump in a lake?"
"Relax?" Taylor closed her eyes."Look, before i left, something happened.Something bad. It was with me and my dad and I needed to get away real fast or I could have done something I would regret. I didn't mean to worry you guys, I just needed to get away from everything."
"You're two miles away from home in the woods on a blanket soaking wet for over 2 hours and didn't mean to worry us."Chad joked.Taylor smiled and opened her eyes.Gabriella giggled a bit too.Then Taylor hit Chad."What was that for?"
"I'm still mad at you though." She sat up."Look Taylor, i'm really sorry. I know, it's me and my big mouth---"
"Not about that stupid."Chad was confused."Then why are you mad?"
"Because you didn't find me eairler!"
"Well how was I supposed to know you'd be here?"
"Come on Chad. Think."
"Um sorry to interrupt but what does this place have to do with anything?"Both Chad and Taylor smiled.
"What? what's with the smiles?"
"Gabbs! You're my best friend, I can't believe you forgot this."
"Yes, I forgot this, remind me."
"Okay.This is where we had our first kiss."Chad responded."Oh!"
"Yeeeaaaahhhh."
"It looks so different in the dark."
"I guess so."
"Well it's really creepy here so let's go home."
"I can't"
"Why not."
"I don't know. I'll just walk in and he'll ground me even further and all this mess will start and,"
"Well look at it like this Tay. If you don't come back, they'll be scared to death and hire a squad team to look for you while they mope all day long."
"I like number two."
"Taylor!"
"Okay i'll go back, but if I get grouned for the rest of my life,i'm blaming it on you two."
"Fine, let's so."Chad said pulling her up."Fine."
"Wait!"
"What?"
"Don't you see the movies?" At that Gabriella hugged the living daylights out of Taylor."I missed you so much!!!!!"
"Ow! Gabriella!"
"Hold on,just a few more seconds.Okay."She let go.Chad laughed.
"That hurt."
"Just showing how much I love my best friend."Suddenly Chad remembered what he had to say.
"Well can you not break my back doing that?"Gabriella rapped an arm around her."Of course not. Now let's go. And lets take a cab this time."
"I second that."Taylor said.
"Well I hope you have money because all I have is a 5."The girls groaned knowing they didn't have any money. man! I wish I had the twenty i got from Troy!"So does this mean we have to walk?" Gabriella asked.
"Yes. Come on it's just like in practice."
"One thing."Taylor responded."Gabbs and I don't play basketball so we don't run like you."
"Well that's too bad now let's go."Chad said pushing both girls forward."Uh! Why can't you be mopy Chad."Gabriella whined as he pushed them again."Because it's cold as hell out and I want to go to sleep so i'm not gonna let two girls get in the way of that."He said now grabbing both of their hands and walking faster."There's the arrogant Chad we love."Taylor muttered causing Gabriella to laugh a bit."Beep!"Gabriella pulled out her phone.7 missed calls."Answer him already."Chad said. "Okay."
"Who?"
"Troy."
"Oh. Why didn't you call him?"
"Because she was afraid she would cry if she talked to him."
"Thanks Chad."Gabriella said sarcastically."
"Hey, you know I never understood. Why were you guys late for lunch? And what was with your arm Gabby?"
"Um I had an accident and fell. It got bruised and we had to go to the bathroom. No big deal."Gabriella responded.She looked at Taylor and mouthed 'I'll tell you later' Taylor nodded."You know what?"
"What?"
"I'm really hungry." both girls rolled their eyes."You're always hungry."They responded."I have got to put you on a diet."
"That's what I said! But Chad said that he plays basketball so it doesn't matter.Dummy."
"You know Chad's right here so stop talkin about me like he's not,I mean i'm not.here."They laughed.
"Okay. Sorry to upset your feelings."Taylor sarcastically said.
"Okay for that, we're going faster."He pulled them up infront and began to jog."No."They whined as he continuesly pushed."Come on this way you'll get there faster and get a good workout."
"What if we don't want a good workout!"
"Oh well. move it!" They groaned." After a few minutes.Gabriella's phone rang."You should get that before he goes nuts Gabby."Chad said."Okay but can we please stop!"
"Yes!"
"Fine."They stopped and both girls collapsed."Wow you guys are really out of shape."
"Well some of us don't run around every day Chad!" he shrugged his shoulders and smiled.Gabriella picked up.
"Hello?"
"Finally I got you.I was worried."
"Sorry."
"Why are you out of breath?"
"Well a certain arrogant boy made me run non stop for about a mile."Gabriella said looking at Chad."Chad's with you?"
"Yeah and guess who else is!"Gabriella said excited.
"You found her?"
"Yes!"
"Finally. Where was Taylor?"
"Ask Chad he took me to her."Gabriella gave the phone to Chad."Hey man what's up?"
"Where'd you find her?"
"Woods?"
"The woods?"
"I'll tell you later." Gabriella took back the phone."I'll call you when we all get back home okay?"
"Okay. Love you."
"Love you to bye."Gabriella hung up."Okay you got your 5 miute break now let's go."
"Can we please walk."They begged.
"Fine."
"Thankyou." He once again took their hands and started walking."Wait slow down."
"You know what I just thought?"
"What?"
"I've finally found a way to torture you girls."
"You're not serious. That's not fair."
"Then why don't you actually get active."
"We do get active, just not like you do."
"Then how do you get active?"
"Duh shopping."Chad rolled his eyes."Of course."
"No seriously, we have to walk around the store while carrying heavy bags and in heels sometimes so that means that we do get active so ha look at you!"Taylor responded.
"That doesn't even count."
"Yes it does. The mall's a mile wide and since we have to walk front and back that'll make 2 miles---"
"And don't forget the distance in the stores."
"Yeah. So that's about 3 miles. So we do get active."
"Right."
"Yep. Tell Troy that too because he probably doesn't believe it."
"Yeah sure that'll be the first thing on my list."Chad said."Yeah right." After 30 minutes of walking, the three landed in Taylor's neighborhood."Oh god.I think we should circle the block---"
"No Taylor. Come on they're worried sick about you."Gabriella scolded. Taylor took a deep breath."Okay.Let's get it over with." They began walking down the block until they all walked on to her front porch.Taylor rang the doorbell twice."Hold on!"
"That's my mom."Taylor sqeezed Chad's hand. He sqeezed it back.The door opened. "Hello-----TAYLOR!"Mrs. Mc.Kessi grabbed her daughter and rapped her in a hug."Hi mom."
"Oh my babe.Are you okay? Why are you wet, what happened?"Mrs.Mc.Kessi continued to bombard her daughter with questions.
"Actually mom, I was lost but Gabriella and Chad found me."Mrs.Mc.Kessi turned her attention to the two behind Taylor."Thankyou so much."She said bearing fresh tears.
"You're welcome. Anything for Taylor."Chad responded. Mrs.Mc.Kessi let go of her daughter."Come on. I have to call your father.He's still looking for you."
"Okay."
"Well we have to go home so Taylor we'll see you tomorrow okay?"
"Okay."Taylor hugged Gabriella. "See you later."Then she hugged Chad."If I get yelled at and punished remember it's your fault."She wispered into his ear."Well then i'll have to deal with that."Taylor laughed and kissed him on the cheek."Bye."After Taylor was dragged into the house by her mother, Gabriella and Chad began walking back. Once out of hearing distance Gabriella hit Chad's arm."Ow! Am I a hitting magnet?"
"Chad!"
"What?"
"Congratulations!"Gabriella hugged him."Okay first I get hit then hugged. I just don't get girls."
"She doesn't hate you anymore."
"Oh yeah.Now I can tell her."
"Well hurry up.The suspence is killing me!"
"Okay Ms.Montez!Well here you are."
"Yes and now I will go home to a questioning mother and an empty fridge Chad."
"I didn't eat all the food!"
"Right.Well see you tomorrow."
"Bye."Gabriella hugged Chad one last time before she went into the house."She's right.Now I have to tell her."Chad said to himself as he began the short walk to his home...
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The suspence is over, and Chad is ready,however new problems will come during the next few weeks.Minor and major.
-Veronica.