Heyy sorry I didn't update yesterday I had to help my mom then I went to my nans and I couldn't be bothered to update at 9:00pm Here you lucky readers, Chapter 25... Chapter 25:- Breaking Free
"Troy I heard you talking to her and she said you don't love who you think you love so tell me this. Who do you love?"
"What?" Troy went over to Gabriella and sat down next to her.
"I heard Darbus saying 'you don't love who you think you love' and you think you love me. So if you don't love who you think you love that means you don't love me" Troy kinda got what she was saying but her voice was cracking from trying not to cry. He reached out for her hand but she pulled it away.
"Gabriella listen to me. D said that she doesn't know what's happening anymore. She said to spend more time with you and see if it goes away"
"But Troy it's hard for me to even look at you, how can I spend time with you if that's too hard?" She forced herself to look at him. After two seconds she had to look away.
"Gabi, please just try. You probably don't believe me but I do love you and I know that I'm not lying. Just please tell me you'll try." He reached for her hand again and this time she didn't pull away which he took as a good sign. He felt something dripping on his hand, it wasn't until he looked at Gabriella that he realised it was her tears.
"Don't cry. Gabi please …" Troy wrapped his arm around her shaking shoulders and held her close. She leant her head into his neck and just cried. The bell rang but they ignored it, they just sat there crying. Troy was crying now too, he hated it when she cried it was like a part of him being ripped out.
Gabriella began singing a familiar song that both of them knew.
We're soarin', flyin'
There's not a star in heaven
That we can't reach
If we're trying
So we're breaking free
Troy joined in with her, both voices a little shaky from crying.
You know the world can see us
In a way that's different than who we are
Creating space between us
'Til we're separate hearts
But your faith it gives me strength
Strength to believe
We're breakin' free
We're soarin'
Flyin'
There's not a star in heaven
That we can't reach
If we're trying
Yeah, we're breaking free
Oh, we're breakin' free
Ohhhh
Can you feel it building
Like a wave the ocean just can't control
Connected by a feeling
Ohhh, in our very souls
Very souls, ohhh
Rising 'til it lifts us up
So everyone can see us
We're breakin' free
We're soarin'
Flyin'
There's not a star in heaven
That we can't reach
If we're trying
Yeah we're breaking free
Ohhhh runnin'
Climbin'
To get to that place
To be all that we can be
Now's the time
So we're breaking free
We're breaking free
Ohhh, yeah
More than hope
More than faith
This is true
This is fate
And together
We see it comin'
More than you
More than me
Not a want, but a need
Both of us breakin' free
Soarin'
Flyin'
There's not a star in heaven
That we can't reach
If we're trying
Yeah we're breaking free
Breaking free
Were runnin'
Ohhhh, climbin'
To get to the place
To be all that we can be
Now's the time
Now's the time
So we're breaking free
Ohhh, we're breaking free
Ohhhh
You know the world can see us
In a way that's different than who we are
"I knew you were going to sing that" Troy said once they had finished.
"How?"
"Because when I first saw you that song just played in my head. I don't know why it just did" Gabriella laughed a little.
"Same here, I guess it's our song" They laughed themselves into an awkward silence. It was broken by screaming and the fire bell.
"What the hell!?"
"Troy wait! Look at me" Troy did as he was told and looked into Gabriella's eyes for the first time in what seemed forever.
"Thank you" She leaned up and captured their lips together, Troy thought it was random but was happy that she was trying.
"What was that for?"
"You'll find out soon, but we better get out before we burn, baby burn!!" Gabriella grabbed Troy's hand and raced down the steps to the fire bell meeting point which was on the basketball courts the farthest thing away from the school. Plus if the school exploded it would have to go through the pond to reach them all.
"Where have you two been, you've missed 2 lessons?" The gang greeted them with questions once they arrived at the court.
"Just … somewhere" They knew they couldn't tell them about the rooftop.
"Let me guess, the rooftop?" Everyone turned and looked at Jason, he was holding his girlfriends hand Kelsi Neilson. Troy and Gabriella just looked at each other, they were going to deny it but why should they lie to their friends.
"Yeah, how'd you know?"
"Everyone knows"
"Yeah, and we agreed not to tell them we knew!" Sharpay spat at him, Kelsi was used to it but Jason wasn't. He ran and hid behind Kelsi.
"Guess you don't need that song anymore, hey Troy?" Kelsi said once she had pulled Jason from behind her.
"What song?" Gabriella turned and looked at Troy who had turned bright red. He was blending into his wildcat jacket.
"Yeah, what song Kelsi?" He gave her a 'why-did-you-say-that-look'
"Don't worry, you'll hear it soon" Before anyone could say anything in reply Coach Bolton went to the front of the court and told them all what was going on.
"You're all wondering what's happening aren't you? Well, there was a small fire in the school kitchen, when I say small I mean … big! The school will be closed until further notice so you're all free to go home" Everyone cheered, even the teachers. It was 10 days before they broke up anyway for Christmas.
"Well that's what I call lucky"
"What about my coursework!?!?!?!?"
"Ryan! It's only a small fire, 'when I say small I mean … big!" Sharpay told her brother doing her best Coach Bolton impersonation. He was standing right behind her and laughed at how rubbish it was.
"I don't talk like that do I?" Sharpay turned so quickly she nearly broke off her 3 inch heel. The gang just laughed even harder.
"No Coach Bolton, sorry" He wasn't bothered though, she hung around their house a lot so he got to know her pretty well.
"Hey, where's Troy and Gabriella gone?" Zeke asked once he had calmed himself down.
With Troy & Gabriella
"Troy their gonna kill us!" Toy had grabbed her hand and dragged her out of the school gates, he wanted her all to herself.
"Troy!"
"Gabi, what was that kiss and thank you for before?"
"What was that song Kelsi was talking about?"
"I asked you first" They got themselves into a mini argument but Gabriella gave in first.
"Well, I told you to look at me just to see if that hate thing I had been seeing was still there. And guess what? It wasn't … and still isn't. That's what it was for. Now the song" Troy just carried on smiling at her and it began to freak her out.
"Troy, stop smiling at me like that, it's scary. TROY!" He still didn't stop, until she put on her pouty face.
"Gabi, stop the pouty face. I said stop! AARRGGHH! Fine. To make you believe that I did love you I went to Kelsi to help me write a song for you"
Sooo… How'd it go?" Troy pulled a face knowing that he'd have to sing it to her.
"No, I'm not singing it and it won't work if you pull you're pouty face … OKAY! Gosh stop with the pouty torture" And he began to sing it for her. When he was finished he looked at her and she had tears in her eyes, he thought his singing had made her cry.
"So what'd you think?"
"It … it … was … beautiful" She threw her arms around his neck with such force it made him fall backwards onto the ground.
"Ouch …" Gabriella giggled when she hit the ground, well more like Troy.
"I like this landing; we should do it more often"
Hope you liked it!!! Actually I hope you loved it but oh well lol.
So glad you're liking Runaway Love too, i had a dream like it theres where the idea came from
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