Spoiled Little Rich Girl Goes...Country?

21: All Too Much

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November 10th, Talent Show/ Hillsboro Comp High School Vs. Glencliff Comp High School Comp.

Gabriella, so far, was extensively annoyed with her day. Jessica and Melissa are her best friends in the whole world, but they are just dumber than a pile of trash sometimes. and Jessica just seems weird since she first came. Which is, accidentally slamming Gabriella's fingers in the girl's bathroom door. Then, getting Gabriella a detention for a week next week by passing a note saying that the teacher's ass is big. Gabriella had to laugh because it was true, but seriously? Why did Jessica do that? Then, Jessica spilled her lunch on Gabriella which were Sloppy Joe and some ice cream with whipped cream and caramel. It was horrible, the feeling of cold, sticky, and mushy substance soaking into you in front of the entire lunch room was embarrassing! And Gabriella swore she saw Jessica smirking and glancing at Gina. The last and worst one was in science was when Jessica accidentally spilled Hydrochloric acid Gabriella's lab coat and the chemical started to burn through. Gabriella was screaming and trying so hard to clean it up. Troy had rushed over with Alex and Melissa to help. Jessica did absolutely nothing.

Gabriella hoped out of Harold's truck. Tonight was the talent show, or as everyone likes to call it, Hillsboro Comp High School Vs. Glencliff Comp High School Competition. Gabriella was going to sing Keep Holding On By: Avril Lavigne. She still had yet to find out what Troy was singing and Alex dropped out.

Gabriella, Troy, Alex, Melissa, Jessica ,Uncle Harold, Aunt Irene, and the kids proceeded into the auditorium. It was already filled with families from Glencliff and Hillsboro.

"Good luck, Gabi," Aunt Irene said and hugged me. Gabriella nodded and smiled. "Thanks!" After getting our 'good lucks' me and Troy went backstage where most of the performers were.

"What's the deal with this competition anyway?"

"It's to raise money for school equipment and also for the trophy. We didn't win last year, but the year before we did," Troy answered.

"Troy and Gabriella," a voice said. Both Troy and Gabriella turned and frowned when they saw Gina. She had an eerie smile plastered on her face from ear to ear and she was in a pink leotard and tights. "Oh, I am going to be dancing to Ludwig van Beethoven," Gina said. "I wish you the best, you're going to need it. I mean, seriously? There was no reason to sign up anyway."

"Why don't you stick your stuck up a- "

"Oh, it's wonderful to see you all," Ms. Darbus exclaimed cutting off Gabriella. Gina smirked at her before walking off. "Welcome fellow students from Glencliff, we wish you the best. And have fun, the theater is to be used for the creative arts, not competition, I suppose. Good luck." Ms. Darbus walked out onto the stage. "Welcome everyone. First up is, Penelope Goodwin and David Fawn from Glencliff High. They will be performing for us, a piece from a famous musical, Beauty and The Beast; Something There!" The whole theater rounded into applause for the first song.

Gabriella tried to breathe as the two walked off the stage. They were good. Really good, and she had no idea how she was supposed to beat that. More and more people went and Gabriella 's turn was inching closer. And soon enough, it was...

"Okay, we welcome Gabriella Montez singing...," Ms. Darbus was cut off when someone came to her and whispered in her ear. "Hm? Okay, thank you Katie. It seems to be a different request, Gabriella Montez will be doing a duet with Troy Bolton. Singing Just Want To Be With You." Gabriella's mouth dropped open and she looked at Troy who was grinning. He grabbed her hand.

"Wha...?" Troy just shushed her and handed her a sheet of music. Gabriella scanned over it and when she looked up she was everyone's eyes were on the two. Then, the music softly started to play.

It was Kelsi Neilson on the piano. Then, with his sweet voice, Troy started to sing. "I got a lot of things, I have to do," he tuned. "All these distractions, our futures coming soon." Gabriella smiled and looekd down at the single piece of paper in her hand. Slowly she added her voice into the duet. "We're being pulled, one hundred different directions, but what ever happens I know I've got you."

"You're on my mind, you're in my heart, it doesn't matter where we are, we'll be alright, even if we're miles apart!" The two were now together, hands intwined, smiles plastered on their faces, and music sheets thrown to a different part of the stage. Gabriella slowly let go of his fingers and pulled herself downstage right, never ripping her eyes from Troy's. "All, I want to do, is be with you, be with you. There's nothing we can't do, I just want to be with you, only you. No matter where life takes us, nothing can break us apart, you know it's true." Troy grabbed Gabriella and their eyes locked, both of them singing, "I just want to be with you."

"Yeah..."

"Be with you."

"Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah."

As the song continued, the two knew that they did want to be together, and they were, but two girls wanted to break them apart...

Gina and Jessica silently walked down the hall where the ropes kept the curtains up. They were going to pull the rope and the curtains would come crashing down on Gabriella and Troy. It's not much, but it's all they could do.

"Okay," Jessica said and grabbed hold of the rope. "Sorry Gabs, but it's my time." And it happened. But, not as planned.

"You know how life can be. It changes over night - " The lights came crashing down onto the stage stopping the couple from their amazing performance. Gabriella screamed, Troy's mouth went agape and sparks flew. And somehow, a fire started. Screams filled the auditorium and everyone stood up from their seats to run.

"Gabriella!" Troy yelled. Gabriella coughed as smoke filled the huge stage. Flames erupted the curtains. "Troy! Oh, god," Gabriella coughed and pulled herself up. She was trapped. the flames exploded when she was upstage. Troy was just lucky he was downstage. Gabriella grabbed onto the railing and looked through the hot flames that were sure to burn her. Gabriella never liked fire anyway. Once, she was trapped in one, she was just lucky enough to have gotten out. Plus, she has asthma. Gabriella coughed viciously and looked through the gaps in the fire. Wait, backstage. She could go backstage.

Her scream echoed through the bog room as part of the stage fell. Yup, backstage was very useful now. "Troy, go," Gabriella coughed. "I'm going backstage, I'll use the backdoor, just go!"

"No, I'm coming with you," he said, his voice closer. Gabriella gasped as she turned. She smiled softly as she saw him standing there. "You should have left."

"And leave my love? You've gotta be shitting me. Come on, let's go." Troy grabbed Gabriella's hand and the couple ran backstage, only to notice two figures, coughing. Smoke filled the backroom as did a few fire flames. "Jess? Gina?" Gabriella asked. Jessica had asthma too.

Gabriella and Troy walked over to them. "Come on, Jess," Gabriella said through a cough. "We have to get out of here."

"Gabriella, I'm sorry," she said taking a hold of Gabriella's hand. Gabriella stared at her bewildered and helped her up before it clicked in her head. Jessica and Gina were the ones who started the fire. Gabriella let go of her hand. "Oh, it was... Come on, let's go." Weakly, they traveled through the corridor leading to the emergency exit. Gabriella felt like falling, her lungs couldn't help but breath in the horrible air. She felt like she was going to collapse an moment now. Her breathing was hard and slowly she started to melt to the floor as if she were ice. "Gabriella?" Troy asked, helping her up. "Come on. Are you okay?"

"Troy.." Gabriella said faintly before letting all her weight drop on him. More smoke crowded the ever so long hall and escaped into all of their lungs. Gabriella was having an asthma attack. Jessica didn't look so well either. "Troy, I need my inhaler," Gabriella said breathlessly. Her lungs burnt so badly.

"You have asthma, I forgot. Come on, we're almost out." Troy held Gabriella up and Jessica too. Basically, he carried them out, but the smoke was filling his lungs too, although he doesn't have asthma, it still hurts.

Finally, they bursted through the door and into the fresh air. Troy let out his breath and let go of Gabriella. She didn't look good. Blotches of black were on her and Jessica wasn't in any shape either. Her eyes were drooping and she was coughing non-stop. Gabriella had sweat dripping off her face and her breathing was hard, her chest heaving viciously.

Firefighters were busy trying to put out the fire and rescue the trapped people. Harold, Irene, Alex and the kids ran over to the four. "Troy! Gabriella!" Alex ran over to them. "Oh my god. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine," Troy said. "Gabriella has asthma."

"I know," Alex said crouching down next to a coughing Gabriella. Paramedics quickly swooned in on Gabriella and Jessica taking them on a gurney and giving them inhalers.

"This - this wasn't supposed to happen," Gina said biting down on her bottom lip at a bleeding point. "We were just planning on dropping the curtains. We had no idea - "

"Okay," Troy said, annoyed of her banter. "You know, Gabriella was right about you. You want everything you want that you don't stop to think about people. You don't see the harm. You are just a plain bitch."

Gina sighed and hugged her knees to her body. The two were now waiting in the hospital. "I know. I'm a bitch and everyone thinks so. I just, wish I wasn't one. I want to change, but I don't know how!" She groaned. "I'm so sorry. Who woudl want to be my friend now?" Troy slumped his shoulders as he looked at her. He couldn't believe he was about to do this. "It's okay," he said and hugged her. "I'm sorry for calling you a a bitch."

Gina smirked and continued to fake cry. "No, no. It's fine. That's what I am, right?"

"No, you just have to do, not try to not be a bitch. Okay? Maybe then will people respect you more."

"I'll try. Thank you, Troy," Gina said moving his soft hair from his eyes. " I just...wanted to get to know you better too." She bit her lip and moved closer to him, her body pushing up against his. "I really, really like you Troy. More than you'll ever know it. It just seems so right with us. Just...right." Gina moved and pressed her lips to his, leaving him dizzy and uneasy. His mind was blank until he figured out what she was doing. Gina Brooks. The girl who tried to break him and Gabriella apart. The girl who is head of all bitches. Again, Gina Brooks. Troy quickly jumped apart from her and e felt like gagging. She left a cheery blossom smell on his lips unlike Gabriella who would have Strawberry or Peach smell. Gina wasn't Gabriella. She'll never be. Gina isn't as talented or as nice or generous and so much more.

"Gina, what the hell? You...you're sick. First you cause a fire then expect me to kiss me because I take pity on you? You're horrible and whoever is your friend i feel sorry for them," Troy said and stood up. He walked out of the hospital and onto the street. This night was all too much for him. There was a fire at the school. Gabriella is in the hospital. Gina kissed him. He needed to clear his head.

As he walked farther down the road, he came across a bar. Slowly pushing the glass doors open, he walked in. It smelled of alcohol and smoke. Heavy cheers erupted from the football game and many people were passed out, drunk as hell.

He wasn't going to get himself in this, so he turned and headed out, but was stopped. "You got money?"

Troy turned slowly to the guy that was tugging at his shirt. "I said, do you have money!"

"No, no. Let go of me man."

"Lenny, see if he's lying." A guy threw Troy against the wall and started searching his pockets. He stopped at the big lump and smirked back at the other guys. Slowly Lenny pulled out Troy's wallet and took out 20 bucks. "Looks like this guy lied to us, Joe," he said and spit in Troy's face. Troy tried to push the guy off of him, but was pushed against the wall harder. "And looks like he's a fighter."

"Guys, let him go," a guy said. He had bronze colored eyes and dark black hair. "Actually, I think I'll handle him."

The guy smirked at Lenny before pulling him off of Troy and taking the 20 dollars. "I'll take him to York." The guys who were about to beat Troy to a pulp shared a glance before shrugging. "Fine," Joe agreed. "No mercy. He lied, we hate liars." The guy nodded and ushered Troy out of the bar, keeping a tight grip on his arm.

"Tony, Tony York. It's my name."

"Uh.."

"What were you doing there anyway?"

"I, uh, was going to clear my head, but I didn't want to get drunk so I was about to leave."

Ah," Tony nodded. "Well, you're lucky I saved you. Joe and his crew don't play. Especially to liars."

"Yeah, thanks."

"No problem. Now get home. My crew is stalking the night and they want fresh meat. Clear?"

Troy nodded. "Crystal."

"God, oh if you don't mind me asking, why you clearing your head?"

"My girlfriend. She had an asthma attack and the school burnt down and this bitch kissed me. I just wanted to clear my head."

"Ah, problems. Keep the girl, man. Okay?" Troy nodded. "Well, maybe we'll see again, maybe not. Bye, uh, your name?"

"Troy Bolton."

"Okay, bye Troy Bolton. It was nice talking to you."

"You too. Thanks for saving my ass."

"Of course." The two did a handshake before Troy stalked back towards the hospital, making sure to avoid the bar. He was going to tell Gabriella about Jessica and Gina. About how they kissed him. Troy wasn't going to loose Gabriella. No matter what.

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Thanks!-Brittany