Feelings of the Heart
Chapter 5- Let the Journey Begin
Gabbi's P.O.V-
"Gaaaaaaaaaabbi Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabbi!" Taylor whispered in my ear. I groaned and turned over. I heard her laugh.
"You're funny when you sleep!" Taylor exclaimed.
"Humph." I said as I sat up.
"Get up, we're going shopping." She said as she literally pushed me off my own chair on my deck. I had a blanket covering me. Terri must've covered me last night when I fell asleep..
"What time is it?" I asked as I walked to my room, to my closet.
"Nine." She said. "We're going to stop by a friend of Troy's Dad's cafe for breakfast and get some donuts or something." She added.
"Yum!" I said as I raced to my bathroom. I was always a sucker for donuts. I put on 'Bongo' jeans that had beads on my upper right thigh with a grey tank top.
"Let's go!" I said as I pulled Taylor down my stairs.
"Have fun girls!" Terri called from the kitchen. I swear she never leaves that room.
I hopped in Taylor's car and turned my cell on. I slid it into my purse and closed the door.
It took 15 minutes to drive to the bakery. My mouth started watering as I walked through the doors.
"Hey Tay!" a dark skinned guy said as he gave Taylor a big hug.
"Gabbi, I don't know if Troy introduced you or not, but this is Zeke. Zeke, this is Gabbi." Taylor said.
"Nice to meet you Zeke." I said as I shook his hand.
"The usual?" he asked Taylor. She nodded.
"And what would you like?" he asked me as he stepped behind the counter. I eyes all the big yummy looking donuts in the display case.
"I'll have a butter cream filled, chocolate iced one please. And a coffee." I said. Taylor got her 'usual' which was a glazed donut and a coffee. We sat at a small table in the middle of the whole thing and started talking.
I put some sugar and cream in my coffee and took a sip. Taylor did the same but added some more cream to hers.
"So, are you and Troy together yet?" she asked. I almost choke on my donut. I swallowed.
"Pardon?!" I said.
"Well, I didn't know what you guys did when you went for a 'walk' in the park after the meeting thingy with the basketball team. And you can tell her really likes you." Taylor said.
"Um, I just met him this week. And our relationship is strictly platonic. Nothing more." I said as I took another bite. "And how can you tell if he likes me or not?" I asked.
"Well, him bringing you to the meeting was a HUGE clue. I mean, he NEVER brought a girl. He didn't even bring Sharpay!" she said.
"Wow." Was all I could say.
"Yeah, wow." She replied. Taylor started talking about the decathlon team while I was thinking about, you guessed it, Troy Bolton.
"I've lost you." Taylor said as she looked at me.
"Huh, oh, no, Tay…you didn't lose me, I was just thinking about shopping and what stores we should hit first." I lied.
"Well, then, let's go!" she said. We said a quick 'bye' to Zeke and hopped in her car. I turned the radio on and my favorite song started playing. I started singing along.
Dance!
It's so hot
I can't stop
The music fills the room
Vibrations
Sensations
That beat goes boom boom boom
I've got to keep it together
I've got to keep it together
I've got to keep it together
Watch the crazy people dance
[Chorus
Let's dance (let's dance)
Show me (show me)
Hold me (hold me)
Control me (yeah)
Let's dance (right now)
Take me (take me)
Shake me (shake me)
Make me (make me)
Let's dance
Just like that
Don't hold back
Get crazy on the floor
We'll have fun
All day long
And then we'll still want more
I've got to keep it together
I've got to keep it together
I've got to keep it together
Watch the crazy people dance
[Chorus
Let's dance (let's dance)
Show me (show me)
Hold me (hold me)
Control me (yeah)(yeah)
Let's dance (right now)
Take me (take me)
Shake me (shake me)
Make me (make me)
Look in my eyes
You'll realize
We can't deny
I'm into you and you're so into me
And you know you can't fight what is meant to be
[Chorus - x2
Let's dance (let's dance)
Show me (show me)
Hold me (hold me)
Control me (yeah)
Let's dance (right now)
Take me (take me)
Shake me (shake me)
Make me (make me)
I made Taylor sit in her car in the mall's parking lot until the song finished. "Ok, it's done, let's shop!" I said.
We walked, well, more like skipped, into the mall and right into the shoe store.
"Oh my god! These would look so awesome on you Tay!" I exclaimed as a pair of gold flats caught my eye. "And they're on sale! Am I good or what?!" I said.
"You're good." She said as she looked at her feet in the mirror. "That's it, these are sold." She said. I picked out a pair of light blue shoes with a very small heel. I slipped them on and fell in love with them.
"Girl, if you don't buy those, I will." Taylor said. I laughed.
"I'm, buying 'em." I said. I slipped them off and wandered to the back of the store.
I looked around and figured that not many people shopped back there, but a pair caught my eye immediately. They were pink and simple. But they just seemed special to me. I found the very last box and thankfully, my size. I walked back to where Taylor was and tried them on.
"These have to be the most comfortable shoes I have ever worn." I said as I stood up.
"They're cute too!" Taylor added. We made our purchases at the first store and made our way to Abercrombie and Fitch. I bought a yellow tube top with a bow going around right under my chest and a pair of jeans. Taylor got a knit shirt that she fell in love with that was grey and had a bow going around her waist.
We shopped for several hours, and were on a roll after a 6th store.
"I'm pooped." I said as we sat down in the food court. We set our bags down and I heard my phone ring. I put my singer up indicating that I'd be a minute and got up and walked to a quiet part of the food court.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Hey, it's Troy."
"Oh, hey, what's going on?" I asked.
"Chad lost Taylor's cell number. He wanted me to call and see if you guys wanted to hang later." He said. Gabbi smiled.
"Well, we're at the mall now, but I'm pretty sure we're not doing anything later." I answered. I'm so excited! I wonder where we're going. I thought.
"Well, there's this party later and we didn't know if you guys wanted to go to that or do something different." He said.
"Sounds fun to me, I'm sure Tay'll be cool too. What time?" I asked him.
"I can pick you guys up around six. Is that good?" he asked.
"Yep, she'll be at my house, so there's no need to drive to hers." I said.
"Ok, I'll see you later then." He said.
"Ok, bye."
"Bye."
Click
I walked back over to Taylor. "Well, that was Troy. He said that Chad lost your number and said that he wanted to know if we wanted to go to a party tonight. I said as I sat down. I grabbed one of the two slices of pizza Taylor bought.
"That's perfect timing! It'll give us a chance to break in those new outfits!" she exclaimed.
"They'll pick us up around 6 at my place." I added taking a sip of my Coke.
We finished lunch and went back to my place. It was 3PM so we had about two hours before we needed to get ready.
"What do you want to do?" I asked Taylor.
"Let's figure out how we can get you and Troy together!" she replied.
"Um, how about, NO!" I said.
"Oh come on! Just admit that you like him a teeny weenie bit!" she exclaimed pinching her fingers together.
"Nope, I don't." I lied. Sure I liked him. Okay, maybe a really liked him. But this is the classic 'I don't know if he likes me' issue.
"Liar!" she yelled.
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
"Am not!"
"Are too!"
"FINE! I like Troy. Happy?" I said. What have I just done?
"I KNEW IT!" she yelled. Thank god Terri isn't home.
"I don't see the big deal, I mean, practically every girl in school likes him." I said.
"Yeah, but you can tell he likes you better than all those girls." She said.
"Whatever." I said looking through my bags and hanging some clothes.
"Let the journey begin." She said.
"What journey?" I asked.
"The journey of love!" she yelled.