Author's Note: Don't get disappointed by these diary entries. The majority of the diary entries are in the next chapter coming on Friday. Anyway...enjoy! Always, schoolgirl 101
Chapter 14- Next-Door Neighbor
Once Chad had left the premises of the Bolton's house, Troy immediately made an excuse to leave the dining room, and went back up into his room.
Closing, his door and locking it, Troy walked over to his stuffed basketball and pushed it aside grabbing the thick black and white notebook.
"Property of Gabriella Anne Montez..." Troy muttered as he ran a finger over Gabriella's name. Troy smiled gently at the heart that was dotted over the i in Gabriella.
Troy took a breath as he opened up the book, and was met by Gabriella's neat manuscript on the first page.
...If I had the choice, I would address you, my diary, as "Diary," or "Dearest Diary," or even "Dearest Kitty" like in Anne Frank's diary. But since I have just received you, as in the first day of my freshman year...I'll just address you as "Dear Diary." I already feel comfort in writing to you. Mom gave me you to vent out my feelings in moving. I really miss my old house. But, I guess it's okay here. Well, the house is. I got my own room in fact, with a balcony. I like the house...I really do. But the school...not so really. Here...let me explain:
Flashback:
"Mom...do I really have to go to East High today?" Gabriella asked as she pulled up her glasses on her nose, and sat on the floor surrounded by several moving boxes.
"Yes sweetie. I told you once, and I will tell you once more. We moved earlier than planned so you could start your first day at East High like everyone else. So you can make new friends Gabi, and like living here in Albuquerque."
"But mom, we just got here yesterday. I don't know anyone here. We haven't even met our neighbors mom..." Gabriella said softly.
"All the more reason to go to school Gabi...you can meet people, have some fun. You're always so quiet Gabriella, it will be good for you to make some new friends, to start off happy and fresh."
"Mom, my stomach..."
"It's just your nerves Gabriella...now calm down and get dressed." Ms. Montez said to her daughter as she tried to maneuver around the many brown moving boxes.
"I don't want to be the school's freaky genius girl again." Gabriela whispered softly to her mother.
"Just be Gabriella." her mother said kissing her daughter's forehead, and pointing to her new bedroom.
"I laid out a few pieces of clothing from your dresser, the ones I could find anyway. Go pick something out Gabriella, and be down in fifteen. We're going to be late."
Gabriella nodded before walking up the stairs to her room to get dressed.
With some difficulty from her mother, Gabriella entered the halls of East High alone. Upon entering the hallway, Gabriela noticed all the kids talking to each other. They all seemed to know each other. They're happy.
Gabriella was silent as she stared at the ground. "Albuquerque must be very small, everyone knows each other..." Gabriella whispered to herself, as she tightly grasped the schedule she had gotten for school.
Gabriella sighed to herself as she went in search for her locker before going to homeroom. "302...302..." Gabriella whispered as she went in search for her locker.
"296...297...298...299...300...301..." Gabriella whispered, but a guy wearing a red shirt blocked Gabriella's way to getting to her newly found locker.
"Um excuse me..." Gabriella said softly.
The guy who was among a group of people ignored Gabriella.
"Excuse me..." Gabriella said louder.
The guy turned towards Gabriella. "What?"
Gabriella's eyes widened as she looked at a pair of what would appear to be stunning blue eyes. But his eyes...they weren't stunning...they're cold...stone cold.
"Um...I think you're standing in front of my locker..." Gabriella whispered softly, embarrassed by talking in the first place. Everyone around the guy seemed to be glaring at her.
"Really...let me see..." the guy with the blue eyes said as he grabbed Gabriella's schedule. "Hmm...your name is Gabriella?" the guy said looking straight into Gabriella's eyes.
Gabriella nodded looking down.
"Well...I see no such locker number." the guy said as he ripped Gabriella's schedule up in two, crumpled it, and threw it to the ground.
The crowd around the guy started laughing.
Gabriella felt like she wanted to shrink and run away.
"The name's Troy. Don't bug me...geek. Now, just move out of the way." Troy said as he walked around Gabriella and went off to his homeroom.
The crowd standing near Gabriella also followed Troy, but instead of moving around her, they moved straight into Gabriella causing her to fall onto the floor.
"Klutz..." a few girls snickered as their short skirts ran to catch up with Troy.
A guy with a bushy afro lent out his hand to help Gabriella up. Gabriella cautiously took it.
"The name's Chad." Chad smiled brightly before pushing Gabriella back down onto the floor. "Better remember it too." Chad laughed before running to catch up with Troy.
Gabriella bit her lip to keep the tears from falling.
A dark haired girl came walking up to Gabriella with a soft smile on her face. "Hey...you look like you could use a hand." the girl said gently. "Don't worry...I'm not like those lunkhead jocks." she said kindly extending her hand.
Gabriella carefully grasped her hand, and stood up from the hard floor.
"My name is Taylor...Taylor Mckessie. You look new. I have never seen your face around Albuquerque before."
Gabriella nodded and smiled the slightest bit. "Yeah. I moved into town yesterday. My mom thought it would be nice to move." Gabriella said not wanting to share anymore.
Taylor nodded understanding. "That's cool. Who do you have for homeroom?"
"Um...I'm not sure...my schedule...um...Troy ripped it." Gabriella said softly.
"Oh, don't worry, we can get you a new one at the office. Here, come with me. Maybe later I could introduce you to some of my friends.
Gabriella smiled gently. "I'd like that." she whispered softly.
End of Flashback
So you see, I met Troy and Chad today. Troy Bolton, Chad Danforth, as well as the other "lunkheads," Taylor calls them. I am not liking it here. I'm kind of scared actually. I don't want to go to school tomorrow. Troy...he has eyes. Well that was stupid of me to say. But, he has these blue eyes...like the kind of blue that one could stare into forever...but his eyes...they're cold. Like you can't sense any emotion in them.
And Chad...if you were to first look at him...you would think funny, not you know...mean. I don't know why they're mean...all of them. I guess...I just give a "pick on me" expression.
At least I have Taylor, and her friends Kelsi and Sharp-
Troy turned away from the book and stood up. "Was I really that harsh?" Troy thought to himself as he stood up and walked to the mirror in his bathroom.
Troy looked at himself in the mirror staring at his blue eyes looking back at him. They looked, looked...emotionless.
Troy groaned as he exited the bathroom and went back to Gabriella's diary. He turned the page.
Dear Diary,
Him. He's...he's...he's my neighbor. My next-door neighbor...I met my next-door neighbor, and I didn't even know it.
I hate my next-door neighbor.
Troy frowned as he read the short entry. It was hard to read, the ink on the page was smeared, and Troy could see the formation of dry tears that seemed to appear on the page. "Hate my next-door neighbor..." Troy whispered softly as he set the book back onto his desk.
"What have I done..." Troy said getting angry with himself.
Grabbing his stuffed basketball, Troy threw it at the wall holding his framed pictures.
One particular picture fell to the ground, and the picture frame crashed into shattered glass pieces.
Troy ignored the shards of glass that cut through his hands as he struggled to pick up the picture that crashed to the ground.
Troy looked at the picture intently. It was of his next-door neighbor.
Author's Note: In case you guys didn't remember, which I'm sure you don't, Chapter Six.
Chapter 6-
Gabriella eyes scanned the room once more noticing pictures of Troy and his family. Gabriella smiled gently seeing Troy as a small boy, and she smiled looking at pictures of Troy and Chad together when they're young. "He looks so happy..." Gabriella thought smiling.
The pictures were all located on the top shelf, and Gabriella almost viewed all of them when she heard Troy's voice ending the call.
AN: Like the chapter, well, give me your opinion, and R & R! Always, schoolgirl 101