Beautiful Disaster
by: LunarEclipse360
Disclaimer: I don't own
Chapter 26
A month had gone by and Chad decided to take his plan into action. He saw the effect the break up had on Troy: he saw how Troy became more aggressive than before. If you looked at him wrong, he gave you a reason never to do it again. Chad wasn't liking this Troy, not in the slightest.
"Okay so plan 'get Gabriella and Troy back together' is a go," Chad said as he approached his accomplices. "You girls know what to do?" They nodded.
"Get Gabriella to go to her locker during free period," Taylor said.
"Right. And you two know what to do?" he asked Zeke and Jason.
"Be ready to lock the doors," Jason answered.
"Alright then. Let's get this show on the road," he said and they all went inside.
Free period had come faster than any of them expected. Taylor, Amanda and Gabriella walked down the hallways ready to go to the library.
"You don't want to put that in your locker first?" Taylor asked Gabriella, referring to the books in her hand.
"No. I'm okay with carrying them."
"You sure? That's extra weight to carry around."
"Not to mention it's less stuff to put away before lunch," Amanda said and Gabriella contemplated on putting her books back.
"Okay. I'll go put these away and I'll meet you in the library." Amanda and Taylor nodded and watched Gabriella walk away. They looked at each other and smiled. They soon ran off towards where Jason and Zeke were to tell them to get ready.
Gabriella walked to her locker and put in the combination. As soon as she got her locker open, a note came tumbling out. She put her books in before kneeling down to retrieve the note before she opened it and read it over.
Meet me in the garden. I need to speak to you. Please just give me one chance.
-Troy
She sighed and closed her locker before going into the direction of the garden. She walked through the doors that led to the garden staircase, unaware of the four people that were hidden in the shadows.
"Quick. Do it now," Taylor whispered to Jason and Zeke and they put a broom handle through the door handles. "Now all we have to do is hope she doesn't kill him."
Gabriella walked up the staircase until she saw Troy sitting on the bench. He heard her footsteps and he looked up, confusion passing across his face.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"You should know. You're the one who left me the note."
"What note? I didn't...Chad," Troy said and shook his head.
"Well if you have nothing to say then I guess I'll just go."
"No. Wait," he said and chased after her. He stopped when he saw her standing by the door. "What's wrong?"
"It's locked," she said and turned around.
"What?" He walked up to the door and tried to push it open but it wouldn't budge. "Fuck."
"Has this ever happened before?"
"Nope, not in the years I've been coming up here." She nodded and sat on the stairs. He turned around and leaned his back against the door. "I'm sorry Gabriella."
"Yeah, well sorry isn't gonna cut it."
"Why won't it?"
"Because, Troy, you cheated on me. And not only that, but you did it with my sister."
"I didn't mean to. I told you I thought it was you."
"You've used that excuse before."
"And just like before it's true. I was drunk. I could barely see straight."
"What were you doing drinking anyway? You're not old enough."
"Someone passed me one and I just drunk it down. I only meant to have one but I ended up drinking six more. Point is...is that I didn't mean to cheat on you. I would never cheat on you."
"But you did. You did and you broke my heart." He sighed and took a step towards her.
"Gabriella, listen to me."
"Why should I?"
"Because I'm trying to explain myself to you and you won't let me." She lowered her eyes and stayed silent. "I never wanted to hurt you in any way, shape or form. I can't remember straight details of what happened that night but there are something's that I do remember."
"Then tell me. What do you remember?"
"The only thing I can remember was Samantha coming up to me and telling me that you were there. I followed her into another room and I guess Michelle was in there. And I swear, I thought she was you. I was too drunk to make out her face so I was only going on what Samantha told me."
"And you actually believed Samantha?"
"I was drunk. If someone would have told me that a sixteen foot elephant was walking around the hotel, I would have believed the person and gone looking for it. I didn't know it was Michelle until the next morning. But do you know what was one of the first things I thought when I found out?" She shook her head and he ran a hand through his hair. "I thought 'how the hell am I going to tell Gabriella?' I walked into school Monday morning, thinking of different ways to tell you."
"You mean you would have told me even if that video didn't exist?"
"Of course."
"Why?"
"Because I know you would have wanted me to be honest about it. Since the day we got together, I knew that this relationship was built on honesty and trust and there was no way in hell I was going to go against that." He took her hand and pulled her up. "Come on." She looked at him in confusion but followed him up to where the bench was. "Right here is where you told me you couldn't trust me. You remember that day?"
"Yeah it was the day of the house party where Ralph almost..." she drawled off and he nodded.
"When you told me that, it broke my heart. From that day, I've been trying my hardest to get you trust me again. And when you finally did, Saturday happened and I knew that I couldn't keep this from you. Not if I wanted you to completely trust me. I need to know if you still trust me."
"I still do trust you, Troy."
"Then why are we in this position?"
"Because when I saw that video, it hurt. You hurt me by cheating on me."
"It wasn't intentional. I told you before you're much too important to me to do something that would hurt you." He went to wipe away a tear and she turned away from him. "Brie. Please. Just forgive me."
"It's hard to forgive something like this," she said and walked over to the railing. "It's hard to forgive and forget when you know it happened and it's forever embedded in your head."
"Can I tell you something?" he asked and she nodded without looking at him. "Before you came, I never knew what it was like to have someone care about me. Before you came, I never knew what it was like to care for someone else. My mom stopped caring when my dad died. Five years of being cared for doesn't measure out twelve years of being ignored. So in return, I never really cared about her.
You've changed my outlook on life. I remember days when I just wanted to kill myself and get it over with. There were days when I would sit in my room and wonder if I died would anyone care."
"Of course people would care. What about your friends? Your cousin?"
"I never really thought that they did. That is, until you came along. You showed me that there is something worth living for. You taught me how to care for other people. You showed me that there are people who care about me."
"Troy, where are you really going with this?" she asked still not turning to him. He sighed and started walking, slowly, towards her.
"What I'm trying to say is that...there's only been one girl that's held my heart in her hands. Not my mom, not my cousin...but you, Gabriella Montez." She finally turned around and saw how close he was to her. "You've held it since the day we locked eyes in the hallway." He smiled and put his arms on the railing, boxing her in. "Would it be safe to say that I've fallen in love with you?" She smiled and nodded.
"Would it be safe to say that I've fallen too?" He nodded before capturing her lips. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. They pulled away for air, seconds later and he leaned his forehead against hers.
"I love you, Gabriella," he whispered.
"I love you too, Troy," she whispered back before he pulled her in for another kiss.
From downstairs, the five accomplices stood in front of the door. They all listened closely for any signs of life.
"I think they killed each other," Jason said and Zeke took the broom handle off of the door.
The five friends walked quietly through the door and up the stairs. Taylor turned around and bit back a squeal. She tapped everyone and they all turned around. They smiled when they saw Troy and Gabriella, happily, lip locking.
Troy opened one eye and saw his friends watching them. "It seems we have an audience," he said pulling back slightly.
"Let them watch," Gabriella said and he smirked before attacking her lips again.