Chapter 28
"Ok I'll go!" Troy nodded his head and took a deep breath.
"Good! Flight's tomorrow, 11:30am. My brother will pick you up in the airport." Erica explained the details and he looked at her with understanding.
"Thanks. The least I can do is ask you for dinner in my house." He smiled at Erica but she shook her head.
"You don't have to." A happy mask covered her real face with full of sorrow.
"I insist. Please." He asked one more time persuading her to go.
"Ok. Thanks." She finally gave in and followed Troy to his house.
"Come on in." He opened the door for her and found Richard watching television with full concentration.
"Richard, we have a visitor so I guess you should try settling down." Troy glared at him making him stop eating like a pig while watching.
"Oh right. Sorry." He quickly pack the food up and looked up to see the visitor. He paused for a moment and straighten his shirt.
"Who's the pretty lady?" Richard asked fully staring at Erica in amazement. Troy got the connection between the two and a smile spread his face. He saw that Erica blushed a little bit.
"Her name is Erica and she's helping me to get to Gabriella." Troy explained but noticed that Richard wasn't really paying attention.
"Ok." Richard said clearing his throat.
"Nice meeting you Erica!" He stuck his hand up for a handshake and didn't intend to let go of her.
"Nice meeting you too." She couldn't help but smile. She already started liking him and he was feeling the same way.
"Erica, do you have a boyfriend?" Troy knows that Richard wanted to ask that question.
"No." She shook her head and Richard sighed in relief.
"Well, same to me too." Richard didn't really know what he just said. Then it suddenly clicked to him.
"I mean, of course I don't have a boyfriend. I actually meant I don't have a girlfriend. Sorry." He started to panic because she might think that he's gay. He tried to hide his red face full of embarrassment.
"Its ok. I know what you mean. You're pretty cute and it will be such a waste if you do have a boyfriend." She giggled a little bit and he soon joined with her.
"Are you staying here for dinner?" Richard ask hoping that she'll say yes.
"Don't worry Richard. She's staying to keep you company." Troy patted him on the back and head to the kitchen where her mum was busy cooking pasta.
"Hey mum!" Troy asked giving his mother a hug.
"Hey honey. How are you?" Her mum said a bit concern because she knows that Gabriella left.
"I'll be fine mum. But is it ok if I follow Gabriella? My friend's brother is living there. I wanna visit her." Troy looked down and unsure if he wanted to hear the answer.
"Yes, Troy. You can go but take care of yourself ok?" Her mum put her hands on his cheek.
"Yes mum. Thanks." Troy ran as fast as he could upstairs excitedly. He didn't even noticed that he interrupted a special moment between Erica and Richard.
"I'm gonna surprise Gabriella!" Troy started packing his things looking enthusiastic and very happy.
Troy grabbed his phone and dialled Gabriella's number.
"Hey Troy!" Came a really happy and excited voice of Gabriella.
"Hello Gabriella. How are you?" Troy didn't want to burst anything out just yet. He really want to surprise her.
"I'm good, you?" She answered with a huge smile on her face.
"I'm great. Umm.. What are you doing right now?" He finally finished packing up so he lied down on the bed thinking of the girl on the other end of the line.
"I'm on my bed, ready to go to sleep." She giggled a little bit and it made Troy smile more.
"Where's your dad?" He asked curiously raising an eyebrow.
"He went outside to buy something." She also raised an eyebrow trying to guess where he's getting at.
"Alone? In a room. This time? I sure wish I'm right there next to you." He had this evil playful smile planted on his lips.
"Not going to happen, mister." She laughed loudly and gave out sigh.
"I'm only joking." He giggled and suddenly turned serious.
"I really miss you." He said softly.
"I miss you too. I wish you could be here this week." She grabbed the photograph of him and Troy that she just put on her bedside table that morning.
"I'll try my best to command your wish." A gigantic, mysterious smile formed on his lips.
"Well, good night Troy. I love you!" She said this so romantically that the words made him melt.
"I love you too! Sweet Dreams!" They then hung up and looked at the ceiling.
"I'll see you real soon Gabriella!" By that, Troy fell asleep and couldn't wait till the next day comes.
It was about 7:30am and Troy got up excitedly. His phone suddenly rang and got more excited when he saw Gabriella's caller ID.
"Hey Gabriella! What's up?" Troy asked as he head downstairs to see what's for breakfast.
"There's this big party tonight. And I was wondering if I should go and sing because there's gonna be a karaoke and stuff. Should I go?" Gabriella asked unsure of what the right answer is. Troy got an idea and a wide smile formed across his face.
"Yeah you should. You never know, maybe you'd meet someone special in the party." Troy tried not to giggle because he could get busted. He knows that Gabriella is smart and she will have suspicions if he giggled.
"Ok… I'll go." She answered looking a bit confused of what his trying to say.
"I got to go now. Bye!" They both hung up.
"Oh Hi Erica! Why are you so early?" Troy asked a bit confused because as plan, they said that they're going to the airport at about 10:30am.
"I invited her for breakfast." Richard came out from the kitchen and put his arm on Erica's shoulder. Erica blushed a little.
"Surprise you're awake. I wish that Erica's here every morning so you would get up early." Troy laughed and the other just looked away not trying to catch each other's gazes.
"Whatever man. So, have you told Gabriella that you're chasing her?" All of them entered the kitchen and Troy grabbed some cereals.
"Nice subject change. I'm gonna surprise her." Troy giggled and was suddenly lost in his own little world.
"OK? Me and Erica are going now. Bye!" Richard grabbed Erica's hand and took a final weird glance at Troy who was just staring at his spoon.
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"Goodbye Troy! Say hi to Gabriella for me ok?" Erica called out as she waved to Troy.
"Same to me too!" Richard yelled out then Troy disappear.
As Troy settled his self in the plane, he started humming a familiar song. Breaking free.
"Oh This is gonna be great!" Troy whispered to himself. He tried to take a nap but he couldn't. He's too excited to see her.
Finally he arrived at his destination. He knows exactly where they live and exactly where the party is.
"I better head to the party before I get late." Troy called a cab and told the driver the place of the party.
Troy decided to call Gabriella just to check what she's up to.
"Hello?" Gabriella's voice was so soft that Troy could barely hear it because he could hear loud music in the background. He guessed that she was in the party already.
"Hi Gabriella! What's up?" Troy louden his voice so she could hear him.
"What?" Gabriella obviously didn't hear what he said. Gabriella was tired and was feeling kinda dizzy at that moment. She didn't know that there were two couples behind her, fighting.
"I'm breaking up with you!" The guy from behind Gabriella ran out. She thought the voice was coming from the phone.
"What! You're breaking up with me?" Gabriella felt like someone stabbed her right on the heart. She thought and realised that Troy probably likes Erica now that's why he's breaking up with her. Now she had more reasons for Troy to break up with her.
"What did you say? I'm breaking up with you?" Troy really said that as a question but Gabriella heard it wrong again.
"Why would you break up with me after--" Before she could finished, Troy accidentally cut her off.
"Can you please shut up for a second!" Troy was really talking to the driver who was singing out of tune. This same thing have happened before too and it didn't turned out too well.
"Wait no. I didn't mean that!" Troy snapped back to the phone quickly realising that he did it again.
"We're over Troy. If you just keep treating me that way over the phone. This relationship won't work." Gabriella ended the call and Troy was shocked and frozen. A tear roll down his cheeks as he drop the phone on the seat.
"I did it again! What have I done?" Troy copped his hands on his face trying to hide his face. All his happiness from that morning turned exactly upside down.
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Hope you like this chapter. Sorry if I'm holding their relationship up. By the way, the next chapter is the ending. I'm not sure if you'll like it but I wish you will. I did my best. Please read and review.
