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"Are we still going to that play at the theater tonight?" Rachael asked Gabriella.
"Oh, I totally forgot about that! Um, I made plans. So you want me to cancel the-" Gabriella tried to explain.
"No, it's okay. Why, what are you doing tonight?"
"Meeting Troy." Gabriella smiled.
"Are you excited?"
"Oh yeah! I can't wait to meet him, but I'm just really nervous. More anxious though."
"Don't worry about it. Every guy likes you." Rachael rolled her eyes, and then laughed.
"Don't say that. But would if, he likes taller girls or shorter girls or red haired girls or green eyed gir-" She was cut off.
"Why are you so worried about what he thinks? If he's true then he'll like you for you."
"Thanks, Rach. I better pick something out!" Gabriella scooted off her bed and looked through her closet.
Gabriella turned back to Rachael. "See, I don't even know what to wear! Would if he likes girls in black, or maybe re-"
"You really need to calm down and shut up. Wear this. It looks good with your eyes." Rachael smirked then went back to her book. It was a blue shirt, with black jeans. It had a brown tie shirt in the front.
"Thanks. I really need to relax." Gabriella decided to go get a manicure and pedicure. She didn't want to go by herself, but Rachael was studying. She studied her phone book. A-Z. She crossed the name, Taylor. Gabriella remembered Taylor. She was her best friend in high school. 'I wonder what she's up to these days?' Gabriella questioned herself. She decided to giver her a call.
"Hello?" A woman answered.
"Hi, is Taylor there?" Gabriella asked, nervously. Would if Taylor didn't remember her? Would if this wasn't even Taylor's number anymore. Maybe she moved.
"Speaking."
"Taylor? Hi, it's Gabriella Montez, from high school!" Gabriella exclaimed.
"Gabriella? No way! It's really you? Hi, how are you?" Taylor did remember her.
"I'm good. What about you? What have you been up to?"
"I actually dropped out of college for a while. So, I'm just hanging around. I just lived in Europe for a year." Taylor explained.
"Wow! You lived in Europe? That's amazing."
"What have you been doing?" Taylor asked.
"I still live in Albuquerque and I'm studying to be a math and science teacher."
"We've changed so much."
"Yeah. It's so good to talk to you." Gabriella said.
"Really. I've missed you like crazy. I just haven't had time to call. I'm sorry, but I think I lost your number, actually." Taylor giggled.
"It's okay. Most people lose numbers. You were actually in my phone book. Which is what I wanted to ask you. What are you doing today?" Gabriella asked.
"Uh, nothing really. Did you want to get together?"
"It sounds a little soon but it would be great to see you and I wanted to get my nails done and I needed someone to go with, so...?"
"Yeah, I'd love to! See you at the nail place." They hung up.
Gabriella couldn't believe whom she just talked to. She felt so good inside to regain friendship back with Taylor. They had such a good time in high school together.
"Wait, did you just say your meeting her tonight?" Chad asked enthusiastically.
"Yes. Are you happy now?" Troy asked.
"Yeah. But are you saying that you're actually just doing this for me? Not for you?" Chad asked.
"Your the one that made me sign up."
"So you don't want to go on this date?"
"No I do. She's really nice and smart, and funny but I probably wouldn't do it if you hadn't told me to." Troy explained.
"Okay. Don't tell her that though." Chad said.
"I won't. I'm just nervous. Would if she's looking for somebody different?" Troy asked, nervously.
"Dude, every girl in school liked you. Why wouldn't she?"
"I don't know. Hey! Not all of them liked me!" Troy yelled.
Chad said in a high-pitched tone, "Oh Troy, the basketball star!" He joked.
"Shut up man!" Troy through a pillow at his head.
"Would if she's fat and has moles?" Chad asked.
"Thanks a lot. Now you're making me nervous again. Would if that is what she looks like?"
"I was joking. Nobody looks like that. So just calm down."
Gabriella tried not to laugh at the feeling of when she got her pedicure. She couldn't help that she was ticklish on her feet.
"So, have you seen anyone from high school lately?" Gabriella asked Taylor.
"No. Well, I saw Kelsi like 5 months ago. We just said hi. I don't know her very well. Besides, I was in Europe all last year so unless other people have moved there, not really. What about you?" Taylor looked at her.
"No. I don't really nowhere any of them went. Do you have a boyfriend?" Gabriella asked that kind of sudden. Maybe it was a little too soon to talk about love life's.
"No. I'm a busy girl. I'm not really looking for one. I'm going to wait until somebody comes to me. I'm not desperate or anything. What about you? Is there somebody special in your life?"
"No. I just recently ended a relationship, so..."
"Oh, I'm sorry." Taylor said, sympathetic.
"I am, though, meeting somebody tonight that I met on the Internet. He's seems really sweet, so I'm excited." Gabriella couldn't help but think about him. She knows that he has light brown hair and blue eyes.
"Aren't you ever scared about your identity?"
"Yeah, that's why I put my name as Gabrielle." They both laughed.
When they were done, her and Taylor said goodbye and promised to call each other soon. After all, it was getting about time for her date. When she got home, Rachael wasn't home. Gabriella put on her blue shirt, and then her black pants, and then the brown tie shirt. She straitened her hair and put on silver, shimmery eye shadow with black mascara and eyeliner. She then put on some light, clear lip gloss. Her and Taylor had bought earrings and a necklace that day. Gabriella decided to wear them since they matched her outfit pretty well. It was time. She got in her car and started to drive to the French restaurant. When she pulled up, she got out and started walking up the stairs. It was a really fancy place.
"Can I help you?" The guy at the front podium asked her.
"Yeah, I'm meeting someone here. If someone asks for Gabrielle, that's me." Gabriella said.
"Okay. Let me take you to a table." He showed her to a little table in the corner, with two chairs.
"Thank you." She took her coat off, put it behind her chair and sat down, waiting for Troy.
She waited for about 15 minutes and there was no sign of Troy.
"Where is he?" She stood up and scanned the restaurant to see if there were any signs of him. What if he ditched her? She didn't want to jump to conclusions too fast but couldn't help but think of everything that could happen. She couldn't help but notice a man sit at the table next to her. He's been waiting there for a while, by himself. He suddenly looked up from his menu.
"Troy?" Gabriella seriously thought it was her old boyfriend from high school. He looked at her.
"Gabriella? Is that you?" He looked at her and stood up. She stood up too.
"Yeah. Wow, this is a surprise." She smiled and they hugged. "Do you want to sit down? I think my date ditched me." She laughed. She couldn't believe this was Troy Bolton, her first love. She just wanted to look at him for the rest of the night. Even when her date arrives, she'll probably be staring at him thought her whole dinner.
"Sure. Mine doesn't seem to be showing up either." He sat down at the opposite chair from her.
"Look at you. You look beautiful. How have you been?" He asked her.
She blushed at the comment. "Thank you. I'm actually studying to be a teacher."
"Really. Yeah, I go to the University of New Mexico." Troy said.
They talked for a while. Gabriella was happy to see Troy, but she couldn't help but wonder where her date was.
"Are you looking for your date?" Troy asked.
"Yeah. I don't know why he's not coming." She looked around some more.
"Mine is really late too. I should have never trusted one of those dating sites." He muttered.
"What? You entered a dating site too?" She was really confused. "I can't help but wonder, if your Troy?"
He looked puzzled. "Um, yeah. I thought you remembered me. Troy."
"I mean, my date Troy. The person I'm meeting is Troy." She said.
"Oh, well there are a lot of Troy's out there. Besides my date isn't Gabriella. It's Gabrielle. It's pretty similar, though." He started looking around for his date too.
"Troy, that's me." She said. He looked at her. "Huh? Your Gabriella. My date is Gabrielle."
"I changed my name a little just for safety. Uh, I have to go. This didn't really turn out how I thought it would." She grabbed her coat and purse and walked out of the restaurant.
Troy quickly got up and ran after her. He caught her down the block.
"Gabriella! Wait!" He ran up to her.
She kept walking. "No, Troy. I didn't know it was you who I was meeting. This was just a big mistake. Let's pretend it never happened."
"No, wait." She kept walking. He grabbed her arm. "Gabriella, why don't you want to see me?"
"I just don't want to get hurt again, Troy. I was trying to start over." She looked at his eyes.
"Fine, but look over our e-mails and texts. You'll see that it's not in starting over. We have chemistry. We have a lot in common. Just look them over, and if you still feel the same way, then we can forget that this occurrence ever happened." He held her hand.
"Fine." She said after a few seconds. "I have to get back home, so..." She let go of his hand and walked back to her car. "Nice seeing you again." She said then drove off.
Troy almost felt like crying, but he held it in. She was expecting somebody else. Just like e imagined she would. He couldn't wait to kill Chad for making him go on that site. He couldn't wait...
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