Shopping and Secrets
After leaving Massie's apartment, Gabriella goes downstairs, hailing down a taxi to drive her back to her own place. While in
the taxi, she starts to talk to herself, saying stuff like, "How dare they sit there and tell me not to think about my past.
I mean I have a right to. Right?"
The taxi driver looked through his rear view mirror, just staring at her, wondering how in the world did he get stuck with
some girl who may be crazy since she is talking to herself. He decides to just leave her to her thoughts and continues to
drive her home.
While Gabriella is sitting in the back seat, and all she keeps repeating is, "Was it a good idea to leave my friends and
family for this life that I was dreaming of for so long?"
The taxi driver couldn't take it any longer and, seeing as they were stuck in traffic because of some car accident, he
decides to take matters into his own hands. So he turns around and says, "So to what do I owe this pleasure of you being in my
taxi cab, talking to yourself?"
Gabriella, looking startled at being talked to, tells him, "I don't think that's any of your business, seeing as I don't even
know you. How do I know you're not just a reporter waiting for another lie to come up with for your stupid magazine?"
The taxi driver just stares at her and looks up in front to see if they are moving. All of a sudden, he turns around towards
her and says, "Look, don't think I care about you, but seeing as you and I are stuck together for a while, don't you think you
can at least tell me that you are fine and NOT about to kill yourself in my cab? I mean, how would that look? Like tomorrow,
when the headlines read 'Gabriella Montez found dead in the back of a taxi cab'? I think you wouldn't want that. Just
reassure me that I will not be blamed for your death and I will not have little girls and hormonal teenage boys at my
doorstep trying to kill me??"
Gabriella, for the first time since she left Massie's, smiled at the guy and says " I'm fine, and no you will not have those
people at your doorstep trying to kill you. By the way, what is your name?"
He replied, "Will, Will Taylor. I would ask you for your name, but seeing as my neice is in love with you, I think its safe
to say that you are Gabriella Montez, the famous singer?? Am I right, or am I right?" She points to herself and replies, "the
one and only."
Suddenly, a car honks and Will turns back around, realizing that they have to keep moving. They sit in silence and as
they pull up to Gabriella's apartment complex, he says, "Well Ms. Montez, it's been a pleasure driving you home and hearing
you talk to yourself in my taxi cab." Gabriella just rolls her eyes, pays him, and goes up to her apartment.
While getting ready for bed, she bumps into her nightstand and she finds a picture of her and Troy at their senior prom.
Getting depressed all over again, she decides to go to her freezer and pulls out a pint of rocky road, munching away.
Gabriella drowns out her feelings by watching useless TV and eating the whole thing of ice cream.
THE NEXT DAY
After getting very little sleep the night before, she decides to call Massie, Alicia, and Claire to invite them to lunch
so she can apologize for over reacting. After taking a shower, she picks up her cell phone and dials Massie's number. After
the fourth ring Massie's voice is heard, "You better be calling me to tell me that you are sorry and that you are going to
return my clothes after you stormed off last night."
Gabriella just smiles and answers, "Okay. First of all, I am sorry and I am inviting you and the girls to lunch, my treat. I
am going to return your clothes once I wash them, okay?"
Massie answers back eagerly, "Oh. Well in that case, I am going to lunch! I mean, it's not every day that you treat everybody
to lunch. So where are we are going? I mean, without attracting too much paparazzi? Oh I know! How about Chili's?"
Gabriella just says, "Oh, alright. Well meet me there in like 20 min. You call the rest of the girls." After agreeing to meet
at the restaurant, Gabriella starts to think of ways to tell her friends about what happened between her and Troy. Arriving
at the restaurant, they all eat and are having a great time when Massie stands up and says," Well, I know that we are full,
so let's burn some calories by doing a little bit of SHOPPING!!"
All the girls agree and go on their shopping spree. Not caring about how many clothes that they get or how much they cost,
seeing as they have plenty of money. After going back to Gabriella's place, the girls are sitting around, just hanging out.
Gabriella decides that it is finally time to tell them what happened between her and Troy.
She gets up and says "Do you guys want to know why I always act this weird every year around this time? It's because..."
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