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Chapter 8- Back to Normal
Saturday morning came quickly and Gabbi got very little sleep the night before because she was very uncomfortable and sore. She looked at the clock to make sure that she could take another pill. She got up and got another pill out of her bag and walked to the kitchen. She got a glass of water and swallowed another big pill. A few minutes later Zeke and Ryan walked in.
"Mornin' guys." She said sleepily.
"Did you get much sleep last night?" Ryan asked.
"No, my leg bothered me too much." She said.
"What do you say we make breakfast?" Zeke asked.
"Yeah. Sounds fun!" Gabbi said.
They made waffles, pancakes, toast, eggs, and French toast. Gabbi walked out to the living room and threw a pillow at Troy. "Wake up." She said plopping down next to him.
"Didn't we already discuss throwing pillows?" he said groggily sitting up. She giggled as she threw another pillow at Chad. He sat up quickly and threw the pillow back at her.
"WAKE UP!" she yelled. Everyone else was wide awake after she yelled it.
"We made breakfast!" she said Troy got up and helped her up and they made their way to the kitchen.
"Ta-da!" Gabbi said as the rest of them walked in. They all sat down and began to enjoy their breakfast.
"So what's on the agenda for today?" Gabbi asked them
"For you, nothing, you need to rest. Doctors orders." Troy said. She sighed.
"But it gets sooo boring!" she exclaimed.
"Troy, we have basketball practice today in the gym remember?" Chad asked Troy.
"Oh, yeah. Forgot." He said.
"Can I come?"Gabbi asked doing the puppy dog pout. Troy sighed.
"Fine." He said.
"Thank you!" she said giving hi ma kiss on the cheek.
"Oooooooh! I'm coming too!" Taylor exclaimed.
"Hey Kelsi, Ryan and I wanted to rehearse a little for the musical, do you want to help us?" Sharpay asked Kelsi.
"Yeah, sounds like fun!" she answered.
Since they all had plans for the day, they got ready and went their separate ways. Gabbi and Taylor went with Troy, Chad, and Zeke to their practice. When they got there Taylor and Gabbi sat down on the first bleachers. Gabbi liked to watch their practices. She learned things just from sitting there and watching.
Since Troy's dad was gone he took over the practices. He had the team do warm ups and drills. They took a break while Troy kept shooting and they went back on the court to play a practice game. Of course Troy's team won.
After their practice they walked back into the locker rooms and changed. Chad came back out and took Taylor out for the day. Gabbi sat there on the bleachers reading waiting for Troy to come out.
"Do you ever not read?" he asked her helping her up. She stuffed the book in her purse and grabbed her crutches.
"Nope." She said. They walked out to his car and they drove to Sharpay and Ryan's and got their stuff. They hung there for a while before dropping Gabbi's things off at Taylor's and then they went to Troy's.
Gabbi's cell rang while Troy was in the shower.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Gabs, it's Kelsi."
"Oh hey! What's up?"
"My dad figured out who wrote the note."
"Who?!"
"Take one guess."
"Skye."
"Yup."
"Well, what is he going to do?"
"Well, he can't arrest her because she hasn't actually done anything."
"Ok, thanks Kelsi. Keep me updated."
"You know I will."
"Bye."
"Bye."
Gabbi groaned as she laid down on Troy's bed.
"What's wrong?" he asked walking out of the bathroom with wet hair, basketball shorts, and a t-shirt.
"They figured out that Skye wrote the not and they can arrest her now but they can't find her." She said.
"Now I'm going to get that eerie feeling that she's watching me." Gabbi said as Troy lay down next to her.
"Well, you know that Taylor and her mom are watching over you, and I'm always here. Sharpay and Ryan are only a call away. And the whole basketball team treats you like you are their sister or something." He said. She smiled.
"And if they don't find her by the championship next week, maybe you shouldn't go." He said. "Because she'll be there cheering." He added.
"No, I'm coming." She said stubbornly.
He turned to face her. "But the second you feel uncomfortable, I want you to tell someone, got it?" he said.
"Got it dad." She said smirking. He rolled his eyes and walked back into the bathroom. Gabbi close her eyes and began to fall asleep. Gabbi woke up by the smell of good food. She got up and walked downstairs.
"Want some lunch?" Troy asked her.
"Mmhmm!" Gabbi said. She was starving.
He put the grilled cheese sandwich on a plate and handed it to her. He got his and sat down across the table from her. They ate their lunch and they went out to the living room and sat down on the couch and watched TV.
"Troy.." she said.
"Yeah.." he answered.
"You know I love you right?" she asked.
He just kissed her. She smiled against his lips.
"I'll take that as a no." she said, he leaned down and gave her a more passionate kiss and she deepened it.
"What do you think now?" he asked smiling his signature smile again.
"I'd say that's a yes." She said. She leaned up and gave him another peck on the lips and turned back to the TV.
"Why did you ask?" he asked her. She sighed. He knew what she was thinking about.
"Gabbi, you're always going to be safe. I'm here for you." He said. She just sighed a worried sigh and he tightened his grip around her and kissed the top of her head. She leaned into him and they continues watching the movie on TV. They sat in the living room for hours just spending time with each other and fooling around. Gabbi looked at the clock.
"Oh my gosh! I need to get back home!" she said. She tried to stand up forgetting about her ankle and fell backwards on top of Troy.
She laughed. "Thanks for breaking my fall!"
"Yeah, anytime." He said. She giggled.
"So you laugh when you hurt your boyfriend?" he asked her smirking.
"Yup!" she yelled. She got up more gracefully this time and they got in the car and Troy drove her back to Taylor's where Gabbi ate dinner and got ready for bed. She walked up the stairs and opened the door to her and Taylor's room and saw Chad and Taylor making out.
"OH MY GOD! PLEASE STOP LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET MY PJ'S!" she yelled.
"Sorry." She heard Taylor say. Gabbi was facing the wall.
"You can turn around now." Chad said. She turned around and grabbed her PJ's. She looked at how happy her friend was talking with her boyfriend. She changed in the bathroom and walked back out to find that Chad was gone.
"I'll knock next time." Gabbi said with a smirk as she laid down on her bed.
Taylor rolled her eyes. "Where'd Chad go?" Gabbi asked.
"Home." She replied.
"Oh." Gabbi said. "Well that will be something to tell the gang about tomorrow." Gabbi said. Taylor threw a pillow at her. Gabbi laughed.
"G'night Taylor!" Gabbi called as she turned out the light.
"Goodnight Gabriella." Taylor said.
Next Day
Gabbi woke up to her alarm blaring. She turned it off and started her morning routine. She tried walking around with no crutches and to her surprise she actually did pretty well. Taylor got up and walked into the bathroom where Gabbi was brushing her teeth.
"How can you actually get up when your alarm goes off?" asked a half sleeping Taylor.
"I have always been easy going in the morning." Said a pretty perky Gabbi. Gabbi limped her way over to her closet. She grabbed a pair of sweats and a blue patterned shirt. She put on a little light blue eye shadow and some clear lip gloss.
"You ready yet Taylor?! I'm hungry!" Gabbi yelled into the bathroom.
"Yeah, Yeah, I'm coming." She said. Taylor put on some lip gloss and the two girls made their way down stairs.
"Morning mom." Gabbi said. Her mom was staying for the rest of the day but then leaving that night.
"Morning honey." Her mom answered.
"Good morning Mary." Gabbi said.
"Good morning Gabbs." Taylor's mom said. Gabbi and Taylor got some toast and ate it quickly. They got their school books and put them in their book bags.
"I think I'm going to try no crutches today." Gabbi said as she walked into the living room.
"Whatever floats your boat." Taylor said. "Come on or we're going to miss the bus!" Taylor called.
"I'm coming! Bye mom! Bye Mary!" Gabbi called. They said their goodbyes and made their way to the bus stop where they met Kelsi like usual.
"I see no crutches today Gabs." Kelsi said as Gabbi and Taylor sat down.
"I decided to try something new." Gabbi answered. The girls gossiped about things in school land the bus came. They sat in their seat in the back of the bus.
"Ok, so get this. Jason asked me out last night!" Kelsi squealed.
"Well, I saw Taylor and Chad making out last night." Gabbi smiled. "But are you and Jason going out?" Gabbi asked Kelsi.
"Yeah, it's officially official." Kelsi said. The three girl laughed as Troy and Chad got on. "What's so funny?" Chad asked as he sat across from them. Troy took his usual seat in front of them.
"Jason asked Kelsi out last night." Gabbi said.
"And that's funny how? Troy asked.
"The way she said it." Gabbi said.
"Where's your crutches?" Chad asked.
"Left them at home. I'm getting sick and tired of those things." She added. They all laughed. The bus pulled up to school and they all got off and went to their lockers. Troy was at his locker when he saw Gabbi staring out at someone. "Who are you staring at?" he asked her.
"Kelsi and Jason. They look so cute together. Like us." She said. Troy smiled and put his arm around her as they walked into homeroom.
Everyone quieted down as they listened to Mrs. Darbus give the morning announcements. All the classes up to lunch were normal. Chad keeps trying to make a basketball in art class. He always fails. It gives Kelsi and Gabbi something to laugh about. Lunch time came around and Gabbi walked into the cafeteria with Sharpay. They sat down at their usual table and Ryan was already there.
"Hey Ryan." Gabbi said.
"No crutches?" Ryan asked.
Gabbi was getting kind of tired of hearing that question over and over and over again. "Nope." She answered. Taylor then Kelsi sat down and the Troy, Chad, and Jason came and sat down. Troy next to Gabbi, Chad next to Taylor, and Jason next to Kelsi.
They laughed and had a fun time at lunch and Gabbi walked to Science with Troy. This science class in particular was pretty boring. Gabbi already knew how to solve equations. She could do them in her head. Troy tapped her and pointed down at his paper….they started writing notes to each other…
(Troy/Gabbi)
Bored?
Yup! I thought you didn't understand this. Shouldn't you pay attention to what she's saying?
Why do that when I have a beautiful girlfriend who can explain it to me any day of the week?
Gabbi blushes
You're so sweet.
That's just me.
Do you have B-ball practice today?
Yup. Do you have decathlon?
Yup.
I guess we can't see each other today then. (
Yes we can, meet me up in our spot free period.
Gabby laughs
The bell rings and Gabbi receives a quick peck on the cheek from Troy and she walks to Math. Once again, the class is pretty boring. So Gabbi moves ahead in her book getting the following night's homework assignment finished. "It pays to be smart." She thought.
Gabbi walks to her locker and puts her things neatly inside. When she closes it it doesn't lock all the way but she doesn't notice. She walks up to their spot and waits for Toy.
Down at Gabbi's locker….
Someone notices that her locker door is not locked. They look around to make sure nobody is there. The hallway is clear. But they didn't know Troy was walking around the corner as they started going through her locker………