A/N: Okay, well as I said in the last chapter, there are two more chapters including this one, so be prepared! Here's Chapter 7!
Over the next three days, Troy tried to talk to Gabriella, but she wouldn't have it. He would leave messages on both of her phones, try to meet her or 'run into' her at Applebee's, but she was off every time he tried. He was still going out with Abigail, but he wanted to apologize for what a prick he was that day at the gym and tell her the situation. She still didn't know that Abigail was the coach's daughter and his reasons for still dating her. He still felt terrible about it, and had butterflies in his stomach every time he thought about her. At basketball practice he was horrible, he missed almost every shot, and failed miserably at passing techniques. This left the coach very nervous, for their championship game was that night.
"Come on Troy! What is with you lately! I need the old Troy back!" Coach Williams yelled at him.
Troy nodded his head, took the ball, brought it down the court and shot, but missing it terribly. He hung his head back and kicked the stand of basketballs over.
"Troy! Come on! All right, everyone can go shower, and be here promptly at 6:30! Everyone but you, Troy," he said as he hit the clip board against Troy's chest when he went to move into the locker room.
"Troy, we need to talk," he said.
"Okay. What about?" Troy asked, pretending not to know.
"What is up with you lately? For the past four days, you have been, well, not yourself. I need the old Troy back, not whatever you're playing now. Cause if you don't shape up by the end of the first half, you're out of the game," coach said before he walked away.
Troy wasn't at all surprised at the news, he was playing horribly. And it all led up to Gabriella. Because of her, he couldn't concentrate, he couldn't think of anything but her. Troy let out a frustrated sigh and went into the showers.
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"Gabi, I think you should just listen to what he has to say," Taylor said reasonably while putting on her make-up in the bathroom.
"No, Tay! I'm finally taking your advice. I'm letting Troy Bolton, the basketball boy go," Gabi replied sternly, waiting for Taylor to finish in the bathroom so they could go meet Sharpay for dinner.
"We'll talk about this later," Tay answered and got out of the bathroom. "Are you ready?" she asked.
"Are you kidding? I've been ready for the past ten minutes! Let's go!" Gabi proclaimed walking out the front door.
Taylor started to shake her head, "That girl needs Troy back in her life," she said as she grabbed her keys and followed Gabi out of the building.
When Gabi and Taylor finally reached the restaurant, (Don't worry, it's not Applebee's), they immediately spotted Sharpay. They saw her sitting at a table alone; wear a pink blouse with a pink mini skirt. Gabi and Taylor rolled their eyes; it was still the same Sharpay they had seen years ago. They walked in the front door, and went to where Sharpay was waiting. When she saw them, she jumped up.
"Tay! Gabi! It's so good to see you!" Sharpay cried pulling them both into bone-crushing hugs.
"Good to see you to, Sharpay," Gabi said while trying to breathe, and patting her back.
"So, how have your lives been?" she asked as they all sat down to lunch.
Gabi sighed, and then started to tell the story that had happened over the past couple of days. She told her about Abigail, and how rude she was that one night, and at this Sharpay yelled, "That bitch! I am going to give her a piece of my mind later. But continue," she added with a smile at the end.
Taylor told the rest, about the cheating, and then Troy and his actions. She left out however, that she went to Troy's and Chad's that night.
"Why doesn't Troy just dump her? God she's worse than how I was in sophomore year!" Sharpay exclaimed.
"He can't. She's the coach's daughter. He would lose his place on the basketball team or any chance of him playing in the future," Taylor explained.
This was news to Gabi. "She's the coach's daughter?" she asked with wide eyes.
"Er, yeah, I forgot to tell you when I came home that night. But you were so wrapped up in the movie that I didn't get a chance to," Taylor said.
Gabi leaned back in her chair. "Well this is just fantastic. Any chance of me being with him is now fully tossed out the window," she said frowning.
"Gabs, don't worry. Me and Tay will talk to Troy. I think I'm also going to pay a visit to little miss Abigail," Sharpay said with disgust.
"Did someone say my name?" a voice asked. Sharpay, Gabi and Tay turned to find no other than Abigail herself standing next to them.
"What do you want?" Sharpay asked angrily, her blood boiling. She didn't know this girl, but from what she heard, she didn't like her one bit.
"My daddy told me what you and Chase said to Troy the other day," she said smirking.
"His name is Chad, you twit!" Taylor cried.
Abigail shot her a glare. "Whatever. The point is, they'll never believe you. They love me more than Troy ever loved you," she said pointing to Gabi.
"That's it!" Sharpay shouted. She threw her napkin down and then tackled Abigail to the ground. Taylor and Gabi stared in shock, as they watched Sharpay and Abigail fight on the floor of a very nice restaurant. At the windows, there were photographers taking pictures rapidly, all the lights flashing made every one in the restaurant squint.
"You are such a bitch!" Sharpay screeched as she hit every part of her body that she could.
"I'm not the one who attacked someone they don't even know!" Abigail yelled back pulling Sharpay's hair.
"Ladies!" The manager screamed, running up to where they were fighting. The girls didn't listen. They kept going at it, as people started to gather around the area.
"Security!" he shouted. Sure enough, two huge people came into sight, (Gabi thought they looked more like bouncers) and pulled the two girls off each other. Abigail had scratches on her legs and arms, but other than that she was fine. Sharpay on the other hand, her hair was all messed up, she had a couple of bruises coming visible on her face, arms and chest.
"Escort these ladies off the premises please," the manager said. They nodded, and dragged both of them off; one towards the front of the building and one towards the back. Gabi grabbed Sharpay's bag, left enough money to cover what they ordered, and ran towards the back exit with Taylor on her heels.
They found Sharpay waiting in the middle of the back parking lot. Gabi and Tay ran up to her, giving her purse to her. Sharpay took it and thanked them, and then started to reapply her make-up.
"Sharpay, you didn't have to do that," Gabi said quietly. Sharpay stopped doing her make up.
"Yes I did. That girl needs a reality check. She deserved what she got. Besides, it'll give the tabloids something different to report," she replied smiling.
Taylor spoke up, "Yeah, I agree. She definitely deserved that. I was about two seconds away from doing the same thing."
Gabi gave a faint smile and looked down. Sharpay and Taylor both noticed this, and frowned. "Gabs, it's going to be alright. You know what she said wasn't true, you know Troy loves you," Sharpay said comfortingly.
Gabi looked up, a single tear running down her cheek. "I don't know anything anymore, Sharpay," she said softly.
"No, you are not going to let this pop star wannabe get to you," Sharpay said sternly, taking her hand and leading them to her car.
"Where are we going?" she asked.
Sharpay looked at her watch. "Well, it's 6:00 now, and the game starts at 7:00, right?"
Taylor and Gabi nodded their heads. "But, Sharpay, I don't think I'm going tonight," Gabi said.
Sharpay snapped her head around to face Gabi in the back seat. "Yes, you are."
"I don't know…" Gabi whispered.
"Gabi! You're going! I don't care what you say, you are going. Even if me and Taylor have to drag you there with you kicking and screaming, you're going," Sharpay proclaimed.
"Fine. But only because you want me to. I'm not going for Troy," Gabi gave in. Little did she know that her life would change that night.
A/N: Not my favorite chapter, but this is really another filler until the game. Please don't give up, I promise the next chapter is a whole lot better and more romantic, I swear. Again, I just needed a filler until the big night. I still think the next chapter is going to be the last one, so be prepared! Please review. Thanks!
