January 5, 2009
"Welcome back to Psych 112. Some of you look well rested, others look as if they're been partying on the slopes. Either way I like to get to work no down time just because you've been gone for a month. We will start with a brain teaser today."
1. Say the days of the week backwards, then in alphabetical order.
2. Say the months of the year in alphabetical order. Easy? well, why don't you try doing so backwards, in reverse alphabetical order.
3. Find the sum of your date of birth, mm/dd/yyyy. Want more exercise? Do the same with friends' and relatives' date of birth.
4. Name two things for every letter in your complete name. Work up to five things, trying to use different items each time.
5. Wherever you are, look around and within two minutes, try to find 5 red things that will fit in your pocket, and 5 blue objects that are too big to fit.
"This is torture" Kirsten whispered while looking at the board.
"Same." Everyone in the class started talking to the person next to them and discussing their answers for the brain teaser.
I leaned my head against the table and started to snooze like Kirsten was doing next to me.
"Miss Montez." I jumped up slightly and nudged Kirsten under the table and she shot up and looked around lost.
"Please recite your answers for the brain teaser. Do so without pausing for longer than 15 seconds. Starting now."
"Saturday, Friday, Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday, Sunday. Friday, Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Uhh.." I thought of a calendar being laid out over the projection board and quickly added.
"April, August, December, February, January, July, June, March, May, November, October, September. September, October, November, May, March, June, July, January, February, December, August, April."
"12/14/1981 is 2,007."
"My birthday is 1/31/1949, multiply that." The Professor said, damn me for sleeping in class.
"60,419."
"You may continue,"
"Gabriella Anne Montez. Glue, gate, apple, arm, banana, ball, roll, ring, igloo, ice, eye, egg, lane, lotion, apartment, argon, airplane, airway, nap, nose, Nome, noun, earing, exit, mom, mop, org, -"
"You may stop. Next time someone falls asleep in my class you will have to do the same. Miss. Granger you are warned." I looked over at Kirsten to see her jaw drop, I couldn't help but laugh.
When class was finally over we made our way through the row trying to get to the door.
"You know I kind of want to see this house I keep hearing about," Kirsten said waiting for someone to move past her.
"Well we have to wait for Emily to get out of class before we can head over." I said still putting my stuff in my bag.
"Emily where is she science wing?"
"Yea that's what she said in the text didn't she?"
"I think," We moved out of the room and soon exited the building.
"This sun I swear." Kirsten put her sunglasses on and I did the same.
"The sun is beautiful and gives life. Never swear the sun." I said with a teasing smile.
"Oh don't you have to be miss brilliant. You look cute by the way." I looked down at my yellow sundress and brown flip flops with my brown bag.
"Thank you I try," We walked towards the science wing which is quite a ways away so we took our time.
"Gabriella!!" We stopped and turned around.
"Hey Brian what's up?" I asked giving him a smile.
"Nothing really I just wanted to say happy new year."
"Oh that's right," I hit my forehead a little. "How was your trip? How's the baby?"
"Everything was amazing and the baby is sleeping…hopefully." He said with a smile.
"Is it a boy or a girl?"
"It's a boy,"
"Aw he's going to be a little you,"
"Let's hope not,"
"Oh don't be so hard on yourself."
"I'm not, maybe if I'm lucky he'll be like Troy. Popular, talented, and have a gorgeous girlfriend."
"Oh you're too much."
"It's true, what happened to your hand?" Brian frowned reaching out to my hand. I lifted my hand a little and shrugged.
"Oh it's nothing really," Brian grabbed my hand and looked at it a moment.
"It doesn't seem like nothing,"
"I cut my hand on a knife I'm really clumsy." I said laughing a little.
"You should be more careful." He dropped my hand slowly.
"I will be I promise,"
"Well, I have to get going talk with you later." I watched him walk away in the opposite direction and then turned to Kirsten had her arms crossed.
"Who the hell was that?"
"You remember Brian I was partners with him for that one compatibility project."
"Well I don't remember him, besides I'm sure that whoever he is he'll be all over the web tomorrow" I cocked my head to the side in confusion and Kirsten nodded behind me. I turned hesitantly then rolled my eyes.
"Let's go," I said grabbing her arm and dragging her along into the mob of students.
"He is cute," Kirsten said once we were far from the Paps.
"I guess if he's your type I guess."
"Does Troy know you're all buddy, buddy with him?"
"Troy's met him."
"I didn't ask that,"
"What is wrong with Brian."
"Nothing, I just think he has a serious crush on you,"
"Please he has a fiancé and a child."
"And that's not an excuse, now a day's things like that happen way too often."
"Things like what?"
"A guy who is supposed to be getting married has a kid is hitting on another girl." I stopped and looked at her.
"Really Kirsten?"
"Hey I call em as I see them." she continued walking and slowly started following.
The House
"This is…awesome!!!!" Emily said once we entered the house.
"Wow, who gave you sugar?" Kirsten said while looking around.
"No one this is just a place that will be on MTV Cribs."
"Oh don't do that, I see enough cameras plain as day I mean really."
"But these are good camera's" Emily pointed out.
"Yea whatever," Kirsten mumbled heading into the family room and putting her bag down on the couch.
"Wait!" Emily yelled making me and Kirsten turn towards her.
"Where is the gym?"
"I don't know downstairs?" Troy hadn't showed me that yet.
"We need to put a camera in there."
"Why?" Kirsten asked staring at Emily.
"So we can video tape Troy working out."
"You are such a stalker." I said shaking my head and walking into the family room and flopping down on the couch next to Kirsten.
"What you can't tell me that wouldn't be a good investment." Emily came and sat down on a couch across from us and I turned on the t.v.
"It would be a bad one, Troy's not going to be here that often, he never is."
"You have us, Taylor, Shar, Zeke, Ryan and Brian." Kirsten said with a serious face. I rolled my eyes.
"Wait who's Brian?" Emily asked looking confused.
"He's the guy who is in love with Gabriella." Kirsten said smirking at me.
"He is getting married and has a kid."
"So," Emily said before turning back to Kirsten. "So how do you know he loves her? It could just be a crush."
"Well that's most likely it. But I think that he has a thing for her. You should see how he looks at her."
"How does he look at her?"
"You're getting her excited over nothing." I said flipping through the channels.
"He looks at her like she's his world."
"I think you just want some gossip Kirsten."
"Yea well I just want to see Troy's reaction to you and Brian when a reporter asks him about you two."
"Ugh you two are just ridiculous."
January 8, 2009
"So this is the place." Sharpay asked Taylor as we headed into the dress shop.
"Yes! I love the dresses they have here."
"I guess, I just hope I love whatever you chose for me."
"I know you will Shar."
"I'm scared."
"Gabi you are glowing and I just won't be able to upstage you."
"Oh please."
"She's right Gabs, pregnant women have this beautiful glow on them that just make them more beautiful than any other women in the room."
"Taylor!" we turned to see Taylor's older sister Tiffany coming towards us.
"Tiffany you made it." Taylor gave her a hug.
"Hey Shar, Gabi." Tiffany said waving at us before linking arms with Taylor and leading her over to the showroom. Me and Shar shared a look before following them.
"Taylor let's see you," Mrs. McKessie said in between chatting with Mrs. Danforth.
"I don't know guys…"
"Oh come on Tay how bad can it be?"
"Alright I'm coming out."
This is the 7th dress that Taylor has tried on and I got tired of it about 4 dresses ago so I decided to look around a little at the dresses. Me Shar and Tiffany have all been fitted and they went a little out on mine since well I'm pregnant. I walked through the many rows of wedding dresses gently letting my fingers run against the fabrics. I'm well into the back of the store by now and was running out of dresses to look at. Once I reached the end of the row I looked up and stopped when I noticed a dress on display with lights and everything. I slowly walked over to it and gently touched the fabric and detail in the dress.
"You'd look gorgeous in it." I jumped and turned around to see a sales lady standing behind me.
"I'm not a bride,"
"But you must have a boyfriend." It felt kind of weird not to have a lady recognize me but then again this lady is about 60 so who knows.
"I do, but I'm not even engaged."
"Well sweetheart why don't you try it on?" I looked at her then looked down pulling my sundress so it showed my stomach.
"Oh that's nothing, you know what I always tell my special non-brides when they come in here and look at dresses?"
"What?"
"The number on the dress means nothing, when you find the perfect one it always fits." I looked at the dress again.
"You know I don't think I should,"
"Well dear if you change your mind let me know," and with that she walked away. I stared at this dress a little longer and looked at how it was strapless and flowing.
I sighed lightly giving the dress one last look before heading back to the front of the store.
"Gabs where were you? We found my dress," Taylor said coming and linking arms with me.
"Oh really? Well I guess I'll see it like everyone else. But I was looking at this gorgeous dress in the back display." I saw Taylor look behind me then at me.
"What display?" I frowned and turned around to see nothing but racks of dresses.
"I swear there was a display back there with this amazing dress."
"Maybe you were daydreaming," Taylor said leading me out of the store.
"Yea maybe," I said frowning slightly.
The Apartment- 6:30 pm
"Hello?" I said answering the home phone while putting some things in a box to take over to the house.
"Hey do you have my lucky boxers?" I frowned and placed my hand on my lower back.
"What?"
"Do you have my boxers? I can't find them."
"Are you wearing them?" I asked sighing. There was silence and some wrestling on the other end before a reply was given.
"No I'm not wearing them, I think I left them there. But I'm not sure, I mean I might have left them at another hotel which could be crazy eBay right there." Troy said bursting into laughter.
"Troy I don't remember where those things are. Can't you just make another lucky pair of boxers?"
"No! once they're lucky they're lucky. I can't have a lucky pair until…you know." I rolled my eyes and groaned.
"Troy that won't be happening over the phone that's just weird, but if I see them I will let you know."
"Okay babe, so how was your day?" I sighed and sat down on the edge of the bed.
"long," I whispered pouting as if Troy was right in front of him.
"Long? Why?" Troy said sounding panicked and concerned
"Well you know nothing really, I had a class at 9 this morning then had to go to the library and check out a book for this report that is due tomorrow for me since I'm leaving on Monday. Then I went to the dress place and got fitted and I felt fat because this young girl kept glaring at me then whispering to this other girl then they'd laugh. High school all over again. After that I had another class and went to the hospital for my appointment and the baby's great and now I'm here waiting for Ryan so I can go to the house and put this stuff away. I'm looking forward to that bed though, I mean I have been thinking about it all day. All I want is to go to sleep, but I won't really do that until Saturday when I sleep all day."
"Brie you have to take it easy, if you're tired go to sleep."
"I know I just have to keep going. But I'll find those boxers for you."
"No it's okay you just rest,"
"No you called just for those boxers,"
"Oh and what if that was an excuse to hear your voice."
"I doubt that,"
"What? I love your voice, it's music to my ears."
"Oh yea I'm sure it is. So are your lucky boxers the SpongeBob ones I got you for your 18th birthday?"
"What?! No! I was talking about the blue plaid ones you love so much. The ones that bring out my eyes…"
"Oh those! I know where they are,"
"Where?"
"I wore them last night," I said with a huge smile though I knew he couldn't see me.
Flashback
"It was for the best," Troy said pacing his room as I sat on his bed leaning against the headboard playing with his basketball pillow watching him.
Shar and Troy broke up-a month ago-Troy is only just now realizing it.
"We were total opposites and we have nothing in common enough to have a relationship. I mean she's so high maintenance, besides she likes Zeke it's so obvious. I mean they're always hanging out," Troy said pacing more.
"Troy if it's what you thought was right-" I tried to say but Troy cut me off.
"It was fun at first we really acted like a couple. But now that we're in high school things are obviously not going to work out." Troy came and sat on the edge of the bed putting his head in his hands.
"Troy,"
"Yea?"
"It'll be okay, I mean there are a lot of girls who will go out with you. Maybe some of them mean well by it. It's only your freshman year you have time." I whispered.
"You know whenever we kissed there was no….spark. nothing. Ria have ever felt like you were meant for someone, and that they were right in front of you. You know they are, you just can't seem to get it right."
"Yea everyday." Troy turned around and looked at me.
"How can you know?"
"I don't know Troy, you're the oldest you tell me." Troy moved up the bed and kneeled in front of me placing his hands on my knees.
"I feel like I'm looking right at her, how do I know if she feels the same?" he looked me in the eyes making me feel like a zombie in the Thriller video.
"You ask them." Sometimes I have no idea who's talking when I'm with Troy.
"How?" Troy leaned forward so close I could feel his breath tickling my skin.
"Think of something,"
Troy looked at me and leaned down and rubbed his nose gently against mine. He moved his mouth as if ready to kis-
"Yo Hoops bring your ball!!!" Troy leaned back so fast I didn't notice.
"Okay!" he hopped off the bed and went over to his closet getting the ball. He walked over to the door and put his hand on the handle and then looked at me.
"Do you think…fate means for things to happen. You know like maybe when you're pissed it didn't that means something better will happen later?" I stared at him blankly but I somewhat understood what he was saying.
"Never mind, let's get down there." He smiled at me and opened the door. I got off the bed and walked over to him.
"I believe fate works in mysterious ways. So be patient." I smiled at him and walked out the door and headed down the stairs. Why the hell am I so calm? I wanted him to kiss me!
When I finally got downstairs and I was walking down the hall, Troy came up behind me and wrapped his arm around me and kissed my cheek.
"See this is why we're best friends Ria,"
"Oh really?"
"Yea, you get me even though my thinking is twisted."
"Yes Troy I get you." More than you know.
End Flashback
"You had them the whole time?"
"Well I just had this feeling I was meant to go into your drawer and put them on. I don't know why but I did."
"Well at least a hot fangirl got them," I could just hear the grin in his voice.
"Whatever Troy," I said with a laugh.
"What?!"
"Who said I was a fangirl?" I asked very amused.
"Well…aren't you?" Troy asked innocently.
"Of course Troy."
Flashback
"I can't wait until the game Friday," Chad said as we all sat in Troy's family room talking.
"Wait Friday? Please don't say this Friday," Taylor said looking up from the homework she was working on looking up from her spot next to me on the floor.
"Yes this Friday Ray, I've been talking about it all week!" Chad said sitting up from the chair he was sitting in tossing his basketball. Taylor turned to me with wide eyes.
"We have that Scholastic Decathlon Meet at West on Friday."
Since I take all high school classes though I'm still in 8th grade I get to enter the scholastic decathlon team. The fact that Taylor is the Captain helps a lot.
"So we're going to miss the game?" I whispered not wanting Troy and Chad to hear but they were staring at us both intently.
"You're gonna miss the game!!" Troy yelled standing up.
"This is the championship are you mad?!" Chad yelled also standing up.
"Look Chad we may miss it…" Taylor said looking at Chad quickly before ducking her head down to continue her work obviously ending the conversation.
I looked at Taylor and noticed she was intent on her work. I looked at my chemistry and then slowly looked at Troy noticed his heavy breathing and he avoided my eyes.
"I need some air," Troy said before going down the hall and then I heard the backdoor slam shut.
"Hoops!" Chad said before running after him
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"I'm sorry I can't come to the game," I said walking onto Troy's basketball court after placing my bag down on the grass.
"It's fine," Troy said not even turning to look at me, he just stared at the trees.
"Times like these make me wish I wasn't smart," I said walking closer to him. Troy turned towards me and shook his head.
"No, I like you just the way you are." He said walking towards me,
"Well why are you ignoring me?"
"I'm just sad you won't be there," Troy looked away quickly and shot the ball in the basket with one hand.
"You make it look so easy," I said looking at him with a soft smile.
"It's not hard, come here I'll show you." I walked over picking up the ball and he grabbed my shoulders gently and moved me so I was right in front of the basket. He let his hands slide down my arm until his hands were over mine. He lined me up and told me to bend my knees and I did as I was told.
I will admit I wasn't paying much attention since I was distracted by our close contact. When he had my flick my wrists and toss the ball. Nothing but net.
"Was that hard?"
"No," Troy dropped his arms down and placed them on my hips and turned me so I was facing him. Troy looked down at me and started leaning down, I grabbed his shirt and stood on my toes we were almost there when-
"TROY!!! Time to walk Gabriella home!!" we jumped apart when we heard Lucille call out. Troy scratched the back of his neck and smiled awkwardly at me.
"Let's get you home," he walked over towards my bag and put it on his shoulder. He walked to the gate and held it open for me. I smiled and walked over and through the gate. Troy locked the gate and caught up to me grabbing my hand in his.
"Well I hope you win tomorrow," Troy said as we walked the distance to my house.
"I know you'll win," I'm very sure of it actually.
"Don't you know it? I mean this is the big game. We had that whole break to do whatever and here we are getting back down to business."
"How's the team looking?"
"Good, very good,"
"Then you'll win," I said looking up at him and he looked at me and winked.
"You know you're a lot cooler than most of the 8th graders,"
"Always reminding me I'm in 8th huh?"
"You don't act like you are,"
"Really?"
"Nah, I mean you act like the perfect mix of Taylor and Shar."
"How so?"
"You have Tay's brain and Shar's style. But they're maturity and interests also. You're pretty cool."
"Yea and every girl in the district doesn't understand how a shy nerdy girl like me could be worthy enough of being the Troy Bolton's friend."
"Hey I think you're amazing,"
"Yea tell that to the other guys that are scared to even ask me out because they think that if they break up with me they'll have to answer to you and Chad and then Zeke." I said laughing a little.
"Good, they should be scared."
"No I should be able to go out with a guy," Troy let go of my hand and wrapped his arm around my waist.
"What if I don't want you going out with guys,"
"Listen Troy I know guys think girl on girl is hot but-"
"No I meant that I don't think any of them are good enough for my #1 fangirl,"
"Fangirl?"
"Oh yea,"
"Whatever Troy, give me my bag so I don't miss curfew and we can't hang out on Saturday," I said as we walked up my driveway to my front door.
"Here you are my love," I blushed as I took the bag.
"Thank you, come here," I said moving my finger in a motion for him to come down. he smiled and did as he was told. I rolled my eyes and leaned up kissing his cheek.
"Night Troy,"
"Night Ria," I smiled once more and went inside.
Friday- Scholastic Decathlon & Game Day!
"Alright we're going to start the clock….now," I quickly moved to the white board and started copying the equation on the board as fast as I could.
Them WILDCATS in the HOUSE!!
"Baylor passes the ball to Danforth who takes it to half court, with seconds left in the game the block is up by West. Danforth hesitates looking for an open player with 10 seconds left! And….BOLTON comes out of nowhere, Danforth passes the ball and Bolton catches it glancing briefly at the clock. And he is ready to shoot….AND IT'S IN THE WILDCATS WIN THE GAME!!!!"
The crowd simply goes wild and everyone goes to congratulate Troy on the win.
16…16…16 minutes left running out of time.
"Oh gosh Tay the game is over in….16 minutes!" I said as me and Taylor ran out of the school and towards the car.
"Well I'm sorry it's not we planned for that extra round to happen."
"We're never going to make it." I said slowing down a little considering I was wearing a knee length skirt.
"Gabriella Anne Montez we are not ones to give up. We are Wildcats and on top of that we are female Wildcats which means we are ten times better than our male counterparts. Now stop complaining and hurry up!" Taylor glared at me before getting in the front seat with her mother as I got in the back seat.
"Gabi come on," Taylor pulled me through the school hall towards the gym that I've grown familiar with over the time.
"…AND IT'S IN THE WILDCATS WIN THE GAME!!!!!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" me and Taylor stopped and started jumping up and down. at least they won.
"Yes now to find Chad, you go find lunkhead." Taylor went off running no sprinting to the gym. I quickly moved to catch up.
I walked into the gym and looked around for Troy in the crowd. I finally saw him with his dad and Ms. Darbus. I smiled and started moving towards him. once I was close enough I got a running start and then jumped a little wrapping my arms around his shoulders from behind.
"Congratulations Wildcats," I said with a laugh, Troy turned around and beamed at me.
"What about your team?"
"We won too," we stared at each other and Troy grabbed my arms and started pulling me towards him, maybe we'll actually kiss this time.
"Hoops great game." Chad said coming up and shoving a basketball in between me and Troy.
"Yea thanks man," Troy said rolling his eyes at Chad as he walked away.
Troy stared at me a moment spinning the ball in his hands. I nodded and looked away awkwardly.
"Well I'm gonna go find Ryan," Troy nodded and I started to slowly walk away, but no worries a cheerleader came and kept him company.
End flashback
"Are we taking this?" Ryan asked pulling a big blue box off the top shelf of the my shelf.
"NO!" I quickly moved over and grabbed the box.
"What's in there?" Ryan asked with a smile.
"Nothing," I said taking the box into the bedroom like it was a huge secret…well it kind of is.
"Are there condoms in there or something?" Ryan asked following me.
"No, but if you need some they're in Troy's Calculus book on the top shelf of his closet." I smirked at him before moving over to Troy's drawer and grabbed one of his gym bags and started putting things in there.
"Why in his Calc book?"
"Because that's the one place Chad wouldn't look and laugh at Troy about it."
"Oh…Troy's kind of smart after all."
"Well yea,"
"You're rubbing off on him."
"Yea," I laughed a little when I came across Troy's SpongeBob boxers and rolled my eyes before putting them in the bag
"…and when his finger entered my body this sensation came through me. No words in the whole Webster dictionary could even describe the feel-"
"RYAN WHY ARE YOU READING MY DIARY?!?!" I yelled turning around to see Ryan reading the purple diary I had for my junior year.
"Oh come on Gabi! I'm just catching up on what I didn't know." Ryan said clearly amused before moving out of the room.
"Ryan this isn't funny!" I went after him into the family room as he flipped to another page.
"…Today was a bad day-" I reached up and snatched the book before he could continue.
"Wait what was your bad day?"
"You know Ryan," I glared at him before going back to the bedroom so we could go to the house.
"oh," was his only response.
January 12, 2008
"Sweetie are you sure you have everything," Taylor said as we entered LAX avoiding some paparazzi.
"Yes Tay I have everything,"
"Oh okay, well have fun, bring me a souvenir and send a postcard." Taylor gave me a hug.
"Alright Tay, I love you."
"Of course you do, and don't worry we'll move everything into the house for you. You just please take it easy, and call me as soon as you get to your room."
"I will Tay,"
"And make sure that you take your contacts out I know you forget sometimes."
"Yes Tay,"
"And don't try and hang with everyone, you need your energy and your rest."
"I know Tay,"
"Also take tons of pictures with that disposable I gave you. I'll watch Troy for you so no worries. And I'll give him your secret note or whatever. But please be careful and don't talk to any of those creeps there."
"Tay I am a grown woman."
"Oh please Gabs you still sleep with that teddy bear Troy got you when you were 15,"
"What's wrong with that? You sleep with the monkey Chad got you when you were 12,"
"Oh don't change the subject, and Mr. Monkey is very soft."
"Mmhmm,"
"Gabi I'm going to miss you," Taylor pulled me into another hug.
"Tay it's only a week,"
"I know but god I'll miss you,"
"Okay I'll miss you too Taylor,"
"God if something happens to you I'll come and hurt all of those people."
"Oh Tay,"
"No that's me, Shar Zeke and Chad will probably put their people in a deep coma, Troy would just kill them."
"Troy would not why do people always tell me these type of things about him?"
"Because Gabriella Troy is so in love with you it's not natural."
"SureTay it's only a week,"
"I know but god I'll miss you,"
"Okay I'll miss you too Taylor,"
"God if something happens to you I'll come and hurt all of those people."
"Oh Tay,"
"No that's me, Shar Zeke and Chad will probably put their people in a deep coma, Troy would just kill them."
"Troy would not why do people always tell me these type of things about him?"
"Because Gabriella Troy is so in love with you it's not natural."
"Sure Tay…gosh I have to check in."
"Oh god good thing we came an hour early. Bye Gabriella."
"By Taylor," I gave her one last bear hug before heading for the security gate.
When I was sure she was out of site I reached into my bag and pulled Mr. Snuggles out.
Boston, Massachusetts Hilton hotel
"Thanks," I said the bell boy as he placed my suitcases on the floor, I handed him a 10 and then he left.
I looked around a little before going to the bed and sitting down. I looked around the room a little and then sighed. Troy's probably in LA by now. I shook my head and decided to take a shower before my roommate got here.
He he he i'm itching for the wedding....can you tell?
