A/N: I'm having so much fun writing this. A HUGE thank you goes out to my loyal feedbackers. You know who you are! Now onto the chapter!
January 31, 2009
I see Elizabeth holding one of my pictures that I got from graduation. It's a picture of me, Troy, Chad, Taylor, Sharpay, Ryan, Zeke, and Kelsi. There's also the picture that Amanda took of Troy and I at graduation.
"What are you doing? I thought we had the understanding that you leave my stuff alone and I would leave yours alone." I told her.
"I'm just looking at your pictures. I'm just trying to figure out who you are around your friends." Elizabeth told me.
"Oh. Those are kids I went to high school with." I told her as she smiled.
"Can we talk, just to get to know each other?" Elizabeth asked as I smiled and sat down.
For the next few hours, we talked and got to know each other. She turned out to be a cool person and a person I would end up love spending time with.
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009 5:00 pm
Dear Diary,
It's been so long since I've had time to pick this thing up and write in it. Everything is going smoothly. Liz and I are great friends and are constantly hanging out. She's going out with Troy's roommate so we will usually double date or just the four of us hanging out. It's so much fun.
Troy and I are still going strong. He took me to Meridian, Mississippi for our Spring Break. He didn't want to go to the beach and his parents had gone there for a summer vacation. I fell in love with the town. At the park there was an old carousel and Troy and I rode it almost everyday. The attendee started to know our names by the time we left Meridian. Overall it was a great time and I would go back in a heart beat.
Troy and I have both been busy with school and projects. We had less than two weeks until Troy and I leave to go back to New Mexico. We both are finished April 26th. We fly out to Albuquerque on the 28th. I think our parents are finally glad to have us home for more than 2 weeks.
I've gotta start getting ready for mine and Troy's date. He's coming to pick me up in an hour.
Gabi
I closed my diary and quickly hid it before the door swung open. Liz opened the door and fell on her bed.
"Rough day?" I asked her grinning and she shot me a dirty look.
"Oh yeah. Professor Mooney piled on two term papers due on the 21st." she told me as I laughed quietly.
"I'm sorry. I'll help if you need anything." I told her as she grinned.
"Uhh . . . I'll let you know. So what are you and superman doing tonight?" She asked me as I grinned.
"Troy's taking me out. He told me that I need to relax before exams start. So this is his way for me to relax." I told her as she grinned.
"What are you going to wear?" Liz asked as I threw open my closet doors.
"I have no idea. What do you think I should wear?" I asked her as she got up from her bed.
"How about this?" She asked me holding out a light blue sundress.
"It's too cold for this." I told her as she handed me a white sweater.
"Wear this with the sundress. You would look stunning." Liz told me as she pushed me to the bathroom.
I quickly pinned my hair up and threw the sundress on. I put some light make up on and some lip gloss on my lips.
I came out of the bathroom and spun around for Liz. She whistled and then laughed.
"You look hot girl!" Liz told me as I grinned.
"Why thank you! Why the hell am I so nervous?" I asked Liz as she smiled.
"I have no idea why you are so nervous. You're going to have a great time tonight. No worries." Liz told me as there was a knock on the door.
"Hey superman. What's happening tonight?" Liz asked as she let Troy into the room.
"Hey wonder woman. I'm taking my girl out to dinner. What are you and Jake doing tonight?" Troy asked of Liz and her boyfriend.
"I have no idea. Jake didn't mention anything but I'll probably go over to your apartment." Liz told me.
"Cool. You ready to go babe?" Troy asked as I grabbed my purse and put my coat on top of my sweater.
"Yeah let's go." I told him as I grabbed his hand and he led me out the door into the hallway.
We walked down the hallway and down to the elevator. Troy was in his own little world as we walked out to his car. Troy opened the door for me and then got in.
"Hey Troy. Is there something you want to tell me?" I asked him as he started to drive.
"No there's nothing to tell." He told me as he smiled and I looked out the window.
"Where are you taking me?" I asked as he laughed.
"You're going to put me to death with your questions." He told me as I smiled.
"You never answered my question." I told him as he grinned.
"I'm not going to tell you, Gabi so just stop while you're ahead." He told me as he pulled into the park parking lot.
"Come on. Let's go before the night gets away from us." He told me as he came and opened my door. He grabbed my hand and led me to the park bench.
He pulled out all of my favorite foods. Mac and cheese, fresh bread, and sweet tea. The perfect dinner for the two of us.
"Did you really make all of this?" I asked him as I leaned in and kissed him.
"With a little help from my special helpers." He told me as I laughed.
"And who would these special helpers be?" I asked him as he fixed me a plate of mac and cheese, bread, and a cup of sweet tea.
"So how was your day and how was work?" Troy asked me totally avoiding my question.
"Work was good and class was even better. You totally just avoided my question." I told him as he grinned.
"I'm glad work was great. And yes I totally just avoided your question. You will find out later who my special helpers were." He told me as he kissed my cheek.
We continued with our dinner while talking about anything that came to mind. We sat on the park bench and watched the sun set and the stars come out. He picked everything up and grabbed my hand.
"How about we go for a little walk?" Troy asked me as I smiled.
"Sure. Where do you want to walk to?" I asked him as he smiled.
"How about we walk around the University for a while?" Troy suggested as I grinned.
"That sounds great. So what do you have up your sleeve, Troy Bolton?" I asked him as he smiled.
"Can't a guy walk around his college campus with his girlfriend?" He asked me as I kissed him.
"A guy can walk anywhere he wants with his girlfriend." I told him as we kissed again.
We walked a little more until we stopped in front of Manning Hall and I noticed there were a lot of people sitting on the steps in front of the hall. This wasn't unusual because Manning Hall is a popular place to hang out.
Troy turned me to me lifted my chin so I was looking into his eyes. He smiled and kissed me gently on the lips.
"Gabriella Montez, I have known you since sophomore year and the first time I laid eyes on you, I fell hard for you. Then with winning the championship and the decathlon, I fell even harder for you. Then we were so close to kissing you and Chad had to cut in; I wanted to kill him. But then our final day of sophomore year, I got my wish. We finally kissed as we sat on your porch. My world turned upside down when we shared that kiss." He told me as he gently kissed my lips.
"We made it through both junior and senior years without any problems. I made a stupid mistake the day I left for USC. I left you and broke your heart. Thankfully, during Christmas break I saw you again and you forgave me. My breath stopped the day I saw you again during Christmas break. We've been together since that day and I love you so much." He told me as he gently lowered himself to one knee.
"Gabriella Montez, would you do the honor and become my wife? Will you marry me?" Troy asked as I covered my mouth with my hand. I nodded my head as tears came to my eyes.
"Yes Troy, I will marry you and become your wife." I told him as he slipped the ring on my hand.
I heard clapping and looked around. I started to cry when I realized who the people were sitting on the Manning Hall steps. Every one of those people was special to Troy and I in some way.
"Did you fly all these people in?" I asked him as he grinned.
"I told my parents and your mom of my idea and all of these people flew in to be with us when I asked you." Troy told me as he picked me up and swung me around.
"I love you and I love your idea." I told him as I kissed him and laughed.
We walked over to the group of people clapping and waiting to greet us. Jack, Amanda, and my mom were all waiting to greet us. My mom and Amanda both had tears in their eyes.
"Aww honey, congratulations!" my mom told me as I got more tears in my eyes and as she hugged me.
"Thanks mom. That took me by total surprise." I told her as she laughed.
"Well it took me by surprise when Troy called me and asked me if I would be here. So I told him I wouldn't miss it for the world." She told me as she hugged me again.
"Wait, I talked to you yesterday and you didn't mention this at all. I don't like you very much." I told her as Troy wrapped his arms around me.
"I begged her to keep her mouth shut and she gladly agreed." Troy told me as I hugged her again.
"Thank you for being here." I told her as I moved onto Troy's parents.
"Are you overwhelmed?" Amanda asked me as I grinned.
"A little but I'm very happy." I told her as she smiled and as Jack hugged.
"I guess I can say this officially now. Welcome to the Bolton family, Gabriella." Jack told me as I smiled.
"That sounds really good right now." I told him as we all laughed.
"We wouldn't have missed this for the world. Troy called and asked us if we would come up during Jack's spring break and we instantly agreed." Amanda told me as I smiled.
"How long are you guys here?" I asked Troy's parents and my mom.
"We're here until Friday and then we're going back home." Jack told me as I smiled.
"Well I think this call for Troy and I to skip our classes tomorrow and Friday and spend the days with you guys." I told him as the adults put down their feet.
"Neither you nor Troy will miss any of your classes while we are here. We will spend the afternoon tomorrow and Friday morning together." My mom told me as Amanda and Jack agreed.
"We will have plenty of time to hang out and catch up on what's been going on." Amanda told us.
"Tomorrow night do not make any plans. I'm taking you guys out for a celebration dinner." Jack told us as we all smiled.
Troy led me over to a group of people standing around talking to each other. It took me a few minutes to recognize them but eventually I figured out who they were.
"OMG! Taylor, Chad, Sharpay, Ryan, Zeke, Kelsi! What are you guys all doing here?" I asked as they surrounded Troy and I.
"Troy called us and told us that he was going to propose to you and we asked when and where. He told us and we're here to witness it." Taylor told me as I smiled.
"I knew I loved you for a reason." I told Troy as we kissed and everyone hooted and jumped for joy.
We spent the next couple of hours talking with everyone and thanking them for coming. Taylor, Chad, Sharpay, Ryan, Zeke, Kelsi, Troy, and I all went to bar, to hang out and catch up on what's been going on. Troy took me home but I ended up crashing at his place because I couldn't stand spending the night without him. I fell asleep with a smile on my face.
A/N: There I did it. They're engaged. Enjoy and I would love to hear your ideas for the story! Oh if you didn't figure it out, Jake is Liz's boyfriend.
