"Okay, so there's four intervals between these two, and 'd' equals 5, so what's 'A1'?" Gabriella asked Troy.
"What? I lost you after you said four."
"Oh my goodness." She sighed. "Okay, there are four intervals, see?"
"Mhmm." Troy nodded.
"And you already found out that 'd' equals 5, meaning that they're each--"
"5 apart." He finished for her.
"Exactly. So when you plug that into the standard equation that I made you memorize, you get...?"
"Uhmm." Troy said, as he tried to figure out the problem on his piece of paper. "75.5?" He asked, unsure.
"YES! You got it!" Gabriella explained.
"Really! Oh man!"
"Great, now let's keep going so you get the hang of it." She said.
After about an hour of explaining how to do the math problems on his practice test, there was a small knock on Gabriella's door.
"Come in!" Gabriella called, looking up from the text book that was in between her and Troy, since she was explaining something to him.
"Hi!" Martin smiled as he opened the door a little.
"Hey Marty." Gabriella greeted. "You can come in you know.." Gabriella chuckled.
"Hey." Troy gave a little wave as Martin walked into the room.
"So, you finished with your journal?" Gabriella asked.
"Mhmm." He nodded. "I wrote a lot!"
"How about a picture? You told me you liked to draw right? I remember being in Mrs. Siggs' class and drawing in my journal." Troy laughed, remembering his past.
"Hah, you should let me read them sometime." Gabriella laughed.
"Maybe. We'll see."
"Yep. All finished." Martin flashed a smile. "How about you guys? Are you finished with your homework?"
"Yep. I think we've got it all covered, right Troy?" Gabriella said turning to face Troy.
"Yeah, I think so. I've got everything down, and hopefully, I'll pass tomorrow."
"Ahem." Gabriela shot a glare.
"I mean, I will pass tomorrow." Troy corrected himself.
"That's what I thought." Gabriella laughed.
"You guys are weird." Martin said shaking his head.
"So, what do you guys wanna do? Heading home, Troy?"
"Nah, I think I'll stay a bit longer, it's still early, if that's alright with you guys of course." Troy said looking at Gabriella and Martin.
"It's fine with me, how about you Marty?"
"Cool!" Martin said happily.
"So you two, I think it's a good time for some ice cream right about now. What do you say?" Troy asked, getting up. "My treat." He added.
"ICE CREAM!" Martin jumped up, and shot his hands in the air.
"Geez Troy, metion the words ice cream, and suddenly I have this crazy craving for some." Gabriella said smiling.
"Great, well let's go down the the ice cream shop, I'll drive." Troy said, grabbing his books to put in his car.
"Alright. Martin, go get your jacket and shoes on." She said, grabbing her purse and jacket before they all headed down stairs.
"Hey, Mrs. Montez, do you mind if I take these two trouble makers out for some ice cream?" Troy asked as Mrs. Montez looked up from her book.
"Nope. That's fine, you kids have fun."
"You know, you're more than welcome to join us Mrs. Montez. My treat" He smiled.
"Thank you for offering, Troy, but maybe some other time? I'm getting to the good part of the book." Mrs. Montez
"Alright. See you later then!" Troy said, as Gabriella opened the door.
"See you later!" Martin called from outside, Troy following.
"Are you sure Mom?"
"Yep, I'll be fine. You guys go have fun."
"Mmkay, we'll be back soon. Love you!" Gabriella said walking out the door.
"Love you too sweetie!" Mrs. Montez said.
"So, I see where you get your love of reading and academics from now." Troy smiled.
"Shutup." Gabriella said. "Books are interesting, and an education is a key thing in life these days."
"Okay, okay. I agree, I just don't take them as seriously as you do." He smiled.
"Well, maybe you should." She laughed. "Because then you wouldn't need tutoring.
"Well, maybe I like having you as my tutor." He grinned as he unlocked his car, and opened the door for her.
"Thank you." She said getting into the car. When they all got into the car, and buckled in, they left for the ice cream parlor. The ride was quiet, so Troy turned on the radio, and The Start of Something New began to play. Troy and Gabriella glanced at each other and smiled.
"Ohhh! I know this song!" Martin said from the back seat, and started to sing. Troy and Gabriella laughed, and joined him singing along to the song.
Once they finally got to the ice cream parlor, they ordered three cones, and took a seat at a table.
"Thanks for the ice cream, Troy." Gabriella thanked as they were finishing up.
"Yeah,thanks... a lot!" Martin said.
"No problem. Let's just say, it's my way of saying thanks for helping me study, and thanks for being a new friend." He chuckled.
"Yay! I'm friends with the basketball captain! How awesome is that?" Gabriella and Troy just laughed.
"He asked more about you on our way to my house earlier. So I told him about the basketball team and you being team captain." Gabriella informed.
"Oh" Troy mouthed. "We should play sometime, Martin. Or you should come to one of our games." Troy suggested to Martin.
"Are you kidding me! That would be so much fun!"
"Hah, we'll I'll be sure to bring my basketball stuff next time we see each other so we can play."
"YES!" Martin screamed.
"Hey, you've got some sprinkles on your face." Troy laughed handing him a napkin before they left.
Just as they were pulling out of the parking lot, Gabriella's phone started to ring, and noticed it was her house.
"Hello?" She answered.
"Hey sweetie. I was just wondering when you guys were gonna be back. I need to talk to you." Her mom said.
"Uhm, we're on our way back right now actually. What is it that you needed to talk about?"
"I'll tell you when you get home. See you in a bit."
"Okay, bye." Gabriella said, hanging up. "Hmm... That was weird."
"What was weird?" Troy asked.
"Well, my mom said she needed to talk to me... and that usually only happens when.." She paused. "we have to move, or something bad happens." They were all silent for a few seconds.
"Well, it can be good news, maybe?" Troy suggested hopefully. "You never know."
"I don't know. That's never happened. But I guess I'll just have to wait and see." She sighed. Soon they pulled up at her house and got out. She and Troy walked to the door, while Martin ran inside.
"Uhm, I think I should get going before my parents wonder where I am."
"Yeah, I don't want your dad to hate me again." She laughed a little. "Or for your mom to even start."
"He didn't hate you, he was just... stressed. And my mom can't hate you, she hasn't even met you yet." He said cheerfully.
"I guess you're right." She sighed.
"I'll call you later okay? Unless you beat me to it." He chuckled, and Gabriella nodded her head.
"Mmkay, bye." He said, and kissed her on her cheek.
"Bye." She said, and watched him leave. After he left, Gabriella walked into her house to find her mom. She walked into the kitchen and found mother sitting at the table with a man who was shaking hand with Martin.
"Well, it's very nice to meet you Martin." he smiled. Gabriella stopped at the kitchen entrance and gasped.
Dun dun dun. "Who the heck?" is prolly what you guys are thinking. LOL. Well, REVIEW PLEASE!( &&& don't forget to check out my new story "MY HEART'S DEBUT"! Okay, I think i'll go update that one, then start the new chapter for this one and hopefully get most of it done. Byyeeee