Troy sat in his chair. He didn't pay any attention to the active conversations going on at the table or in any other part of the restaurant. He
was waiting for Gabriella to
return from the ladies' room with Taylor and Melanie. He was mad at Dan Liberty and anxious to find out if Gabriella was going to be
okay. He had just realized that
day, just by looking in her eyes that she had suffered a lot to keep him. He hadn't realized how much he meant to her.
"Hey, Bolton!" someone yelled behind him. Troy turned around and saw Dan Liberty calling his name.
"What?" Troy asked impatiently. Dan was pretty much the whole cause of this fiasco. Troy was very angry at Dan. Jealous he was of him
and oblivious. He never
realized how easy it was to make Gabriella cry. He was too oblivious to know and see how sensitive she was. "What do you want,
Liberty?" he asked again.
"Listen, I'm sorry. I didn't know. I didn't realize-- " Dan started.
"Well you should have thought about it. But you can't do anything about it now it's over," Troy said looking down at the ground for a
minute. Dan was quiet after that.
Dan was aghast. He never noticed that Gabriella was so attached to him. He saw, all of a sudden, that he had caused Gabriella all this
pain over the past few years.
A few minutes later Troy spotted Gabriella walked out of the bathroom with Melanie and Taylor. He got up to greet them. He strode
over to Gabriella. He
thought about asking her if she was alright, but decided not to.
Troy walked up to her and put his left arm around her shoulders and said,"Come on, let's go back to the table. The food is about to be
here."
"Okay," Gabriella sobbed. "You probably think I'm so dumb. Gettting upset over nothing."
"I don't think your dumb. I think your the smartest girl I know," Troy said putting a smile on his face. "I am the fool. It was my fault Paige
came. Her so-called
boyfriend is on the basketball team with me and Chad."
"Oh," Gabriella said leaning into Troy.
"I didn't know until after I invited him that he was going out with Paige. Do you forgive me for all my wrongs?" Troy said hopefully with a
pleading look on his face.
"Yes, of course!" Gabriella said reaching her seat. "Why wouldn't I? I love you!"
"The two of them looked at each other and smiled. Before they sat down Gabriella leaned in close to him and they kissed. It felt like that
same kiss Troy gave her the
last night they saw each other. The kiss that promised Gabriella that Troy would never forget her. The two of them then took their seats at
the table and ate their
dinner.
"This could be the start of something new," Troy said with a broad smile on his face.
Gabriella turned her head and gave Troy a shy smile. She remembered the night that they met on winter break, that was the song that they
sang.
"The party's just beginning," Troy said.
Gabriella looked stunned,"What do you mean?"
"You'll see wait until dinner's over," Troy said.
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