Chapter Ten

Gabriella made it through her classes with out having a complete break down. Besides home room she didn't see Troy at all. He never came to rehearsal and when she met up with Chad and Taylor she found out that he didn't even show up to basket ball practice.

"What is up with Troy?" Chad asked.

"I have no idea, but he is acting really strange." Taylor replied. "What do you think Gabbi?"

Instead of replying about Troy she admitted to her friends about Friday night. "Eric kissed me Friday night."

"Oh my God!" Chad and Taylor exclaimed then Chad asked, "Does Troy know?"

"I think so, I don't know how, I never told him, but he broke up with me this afternoon." Gabriella said no longer being able to control her sobbing. The part where she said that he broke up with her came out in sobs.

Taylor rapped her arms around Gabbi.

"What happened between you and Eric?" Chad asked.

"Nothing, he kissed me and I shoved him away and made him get out of my house." Gabbi explained.

"Did you explain any of that to Troy that it wasn't your fault." Taylor asked.

Looking guilty Gabriella replied, "No, I was so shocked that he broke up with me that it never came to me. I have to find him and fix things!"

"Come on, we'll look together." Chad said.

Together the three of them set off looking for Troy, they looked everywhere's. Finally they came to the park where they found Troy sitting on the swing. Before he saw the three of them Chad and Taylor gave Gabriella a reassuring look and walked away.

"Troy can we talk?" Gabriella asked walking over to him.

"It's a free country." Troy said not looking at her.

"How did you know that Eric kissed me?"

"I saw, I came to surprise you and was on you balcony when you guys were kissing." Troy said not trying to hide the hurt in his voice.

"He kissed me. I shoved him off and made him get out." Gabbi tried to explain.

"What was he doing in your room anyways?" Troy asked angrily.

"He needed help studying."

"And he so conveniently chose you to help. Shocker. You can't have me over to study with you but the minute he comes a calling you are there to help. I don't understand what it is about this guy that everyone loves. First he takes my place on the basketball team, then in the musical, he's with you on the decathlon team and now he's got my girlfriend. This guy is just so perfect you are all bowing down to his feet."

"How can you not trust me? After everything we've been through?"

"Let me think, oh yeah that scene in your bedroom, not to mention all those times you ditched me for him. Maybe you are blind but that guy wants you and now he can have you because I want nothing to do with you. Go away."

"Troy you don't mean that. Come on please can we talk about this?" Gabriella pleaded.

"I do mean it. Go away Gabriella." Troy turned his back on Gabriella.

When Troy turned around Gabriella was gone and that was when the tears started to fall down his face. The longer is stood there the more he realized that he just made the biggest mistake in his life. He just threw away the person that he loves. He just stood there watching the wind blow through the trees and cried.

Author's note:

Don't worry things will start looking up.