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Chapter 10;

Whirlwind of Emotions

"Yo, Gabby"

She turned around and faced her friend, "Hey Chad"

Chad sat with her, grabbing a bite of her burger, "Do you know where Troy is?"

"Nahh" she smiled, "I presume you want my juice as well"

Chad nodded, "That would be good, Gabster"

"I knew it" she said sarcastically, giving the rest of her lunch to Chad.

Taylor joined they, placing her books on the table violently and sitting in front of Gabriella.

"I swear someday I'll kill Ms. Darbus! She gave me detention for no reason!"

Gabriella laughed, "She's just like that"

"I guess" Taylor sighed, "So what's up guys?"

"Have you seen Troy?" Chad asked her,

"Yeah" Taylor said, "I think he was going to the gym with Lou Barton"

Gabriella flinched and Chad rubbed his afro, "Lou Barton? As in Louise Barton from the swimming team?"

Taylor nodded, "Yeah"

"Wow, my man really is a player" he laughed.

"Shut up, Chad" Gabriella said, "He is probably just talking to her"

"Na-ah" Chad said, shaking his finger in negation, "She is hitting on him for like ages and Troy said he was totally going for her"

"But she is a bitch!" Gabriella protested and Taylor agreed.

Chad shrugged his shoulders, "But she's an easy fuck"

Gabriella chocked and Taylor slapped the back of Chad's head abruptly.

"Ouch, princess" he said, massaging his head, "The afro, don't forget it"

Taylor looked with the corner of her eyes at Gabriella who seemed really upset with Chad's comment.

"You're okay, Gabs?"

Dur, what kind of question was this one? Of course she wasn't okay!

Gabriella fake smiled, "yeah"

"Uhm" Taylor now looked at Chad, "Hey, you think you can give us some privacy for a second?"

He shrugged his shoulders, "Sure" he kissed her cheek and walked away from the school's cafeteria.

Gabriella got completely lost on her thoughts. Louise Barton? Damn, what the fuck was wrong with Troy? Couldn't he stay single for like a month at least?

Taylor snapped her fingers in front of her face, "Hey, what's going on with you?"

Gabriella looked away, "Nothing"

"I'm your best friend, come on Gabs" Taylor told her, "You know you can tell me anything and everything, right?"

Gabby nodded, "I know Tay"

"So?" Taylor pierced her with her eyes, encouraging Gabriella to speak.

"So what?"

Gabriella thought the best thing to do was fake confusion. After all, even though she knew Taylor for only a couple of months, they had this great connection and could know what was happening to the other just with a look in the eyes.

"You won't tell me?" Taylor sounded disappointed.

Gabriella sighed, "There's nothing to tell"

"Right, and Chad is a genius"

Gabby fake laughed, pretending she wasn't nervous at all, "Maybe he is"

Taylor looked around; making sure the cafeteria was empty.

"What's going on with you and Troy, Gabby?"

Gabriella coughed, "Nothing, he is my uhm… my brother" she sounded a little desperate so she tried to calm down, "Uhm I mean, nothing's going on."

Taylor smiled sympathetic, "You can tell me Ells"

Gabriella was silent for a second, then she looked down, trying to hold her tears that wanted to fall from her eyes, "I don't know what's going on, I'm so confused…"

"About?"

"Troy" she said with a weak voice, "I get so jealous when I see other girls with him. It's so weird, Tay"

"It's ok. I would be jealous if I was my brother's little princess for so long and suddenly he decided to have other girls around. You're just worried you're going to lose your spot in Troy's life"

Gabriella shook her head in negation, "I wish it was that simple, Tay" her eyes got teary and she whispered to her friend, "I'm the don't-touch-my-man-or-I'll-kill-you jealous type"

Taylor now got confused, "What you mean?"

"I wanted to kill Amanda and now Louise, literally" she admitted.

Taylor took a minute to understand what Gabriella was saying, and when she did, her eyes widened, "Oh!" she whispered. "Oh Gabby, are you sure?"

Gabriella started crying and Taylor hugged her, in an unsuccessful attempt to comfort her best friend.

"Don't cry Gabby, come on"

Gabriella's cry got harder and she started sobbing, "I'm a monster, Tay. I do bad things thinking about him" she whispered, "Fuck! He is like my brother for God's sake"

Taylor stroked her hair, "Yeah, he is like you brother, but that doesn't mean you have to see him as a brother" she said calmly "And you never acted like siblings. You know that"

"But we were raised as siblings; people expect we act like this. How sick is that?"

Taylor shrugged her shoulders, "We don't chose who to fall in love with, Ells" she told her and then joked, "Look at me, I'm in love with Chad!"

Gabby laughed a little, "Yeah" but she became serious again, "I can't be in love with him, Tay. It's not possible"

"Maybe your not, but if you are I personally think you guys make a cute couple" she smiled,

"What would people say, Tay?" Gabriella asked,

"I don't give a fuck about what people say. You are my best friend and I want to see a smile on your face"

Gabriella wiped the tears from her eyes and Taylor stood up, grabbing her hand and pulling her of the chair, "You know what? We need to find Troy and you are going to tell him how you feel about him"

"WHAT?! No! I can't! He only sees me as his little sister!"

Taylor laughed in disbelief, "Right"

"Don't you think?" Gabriella asked a bit insecure,

"Girl I saw the way he looked at you in the lake! That was no brother type of look" she snapped her fingers in front of Gabriella's face, "Wake up sis. That was hungry eyes"

Gabriella couldn't help but smile, "You think?"

"Sure" she replied, "Let's go"

Taylor pulled her out of the cafeteria and down the corridor. Gabriella was internally practicing what she would say to Troy while Taylor pulled her around. She could feel her heart race fast and her hands become all sweaty.

'Troy, listen, I think I love you'

'It's not love; I'm just dying to have sex with you'

'Nah, that had to go' Gabriella said to herself,

'You make my whole body shiver when you touch me?'

Gabriella shook her head at how lame she sounded.

"I can't find him" Taylor said,

She shrugged her shoulders, disappointed, "It's okay, I don't know if I'm ready to talk to him right now. Just, uhm, just let's go to the library"

Gabby started walking and Taylor followed her but stopped walking when Gabriella held her arm tight.

"Ouch, watch the nails, Ells" Gabriella's lips were all white now and she kept looking straight ahead. Taylor's eyes fallowed Gabriella's gaze and she saw Troy lip locking with Louise at the library door.

"Oh my God" she whispered to herself and then looked at her best friend, "Are you okay?

Gabriella slowly shook her head, tears cascading her face now. "I, I" she tried to say but wasn't able. "Fuck"

Troy laughed at something Louise told him and turned around, showing his neck for her to kiss. His eyes met Gabriella's and he saw her crying. He quickly jumped away from Louise and ran to her.

He held her face with both hands, "Ella, what happened? Why are you crying?"

Gabriella sobbed more and ran to the women's bathroom. Taylor shook her head and rested her back on a locker.

"What happened to her Tay?" Troy's voice sounded really worried by now.

Taylor sighed, "Shakira was right when she said it should be illegal to deceive a woman's heart"

She said more to herself than anything, but Troy was able to hear it. He felt anger overcome his body and his hands started shaking lightly because of it,

"Who broke her heart? Tell me Tay! I'll kill him with my own hands"

Taylor looked up and faced Troy's concerned eyes, "That would be impossible"

"Was it Aidan?" he asked again, turning red with jealously.

Taylor saw Louise placing her hands on her hips, visibly annoyed.

"Never mind, Troy. Your girlfriend is waiting for you; I'll take care of Gabby"

She walked in the women's bathroom and called Gabriella.

"I'm here" she heard a weak voice come from under the sink. Taylor bent down in front of Gabriella and rubbed her knees gently, "How are you feeling?"

The girl smiled, "Bad" she wiped her tears away, "Destiny is a real cruel thing"

Taylor sat in front of her, "No it's not Ells"

Gabriella nodded, "It is Tay. I think I like him so much I swear sometimes it even hurts physically" her tears fell again, "And it's a forbidden love"

Taylor hugged her, "It's not forbidden; it's just more complicated than usual loves"

She sighed, "Even if he liked me too our parents wouldn't let us stay together"

"You never know Gabs, people can surprise us sometimes" Taylor let go of her friend, "Troy was really worried with you"

Gabriella hugged her legs against her body, resting her chin on top of it, "I don't wanna see him right now"

Taylor nodded, "Ok. You want to go for a walk?"

Gabriella slowly shook her head, "Nah, can we stay here for a while?"

"Sure, girl" her friend said, "We can stay here till you get better, even if we just leave the bathroom when we're like 80"

Gabriella laughed a bit, "You are the best friend a girl can have" she said, "I have no idea what I would do without you, seriously. Thank you so much"

Taylor smiled, "Count on me anytime, sweetie"

Later that night, Troy and Jack got home just in time for dinner. They washed themselves and joined Marina in the living room where she was already putting the food on the table.

Jack sat on his chair, "Where's Gabsy, Nina?"

"She's not feeling very well since she got from school" she replied, sitting right on his side.

Troy sat too, "What does she have?"

"I have no idea" Marina said, "Gabby only said it was personal stuff"

"Oh" the boy said, "I'll try to talk to her later"

Jack nodded, "Good idea, son"

They ate in silence and when they finished, Troy went to his room to do his homework because Marina and Jack thought homework was the most important thing in a student life and if they wanted good grades, they needed to set a schedule and follow it even if there was a war outside. When it was around 10PM, Troy went to Gabby's room and since her door was unlocked he decided to come in. Gabriella was lying on her arm, apparently hypnotized by her wall.

"Ella?" he asked, "Are you okay?"

Gabriella didn't move, "Mm hmm"

Troy walked to her bed and sat on the edge of it. "Are you sure?"

Gabriella's eyes got teary again and she closed it before she could start crying.

"Why you're crying Ella? I mean, it's the second time today, I'm really worried" he wiped her tears away, caressing her face, "Who did this to you, Ella?"

She opened her eyes again and stared at Troy, it wouldn't be a good move to tell everything was his fault so she tried to keep it cool, "You don't know him, don't worry"

Troy lay on her side, in front of her, "I worry all the time" he stroked her hair gently, "You're really important to me Ella, you're my best friend"

Gabriella cried more, "I, I'm sorry"

Troy hugged her and she hid her face on his chest. It was breaking his heart seeing Ella suffering for someone. It hurt knowing she liked somebody else so much to even cry over him. That was the kind of feeling he wanted her to feel only for him. Troy was possessively fascinated with Gabriella and the fact she didn't realize it was too much for him. Her cry got louder and Troy's concern bigger,

"Talk to me Ella, please"

"He doesn't like me," she whispered, "I think he only seems me as a friend"

Troy stroked her cheek, staring into her big brown eyes, "If he is stupid enough to not like you, he is not worth, Ella. Don't worry, you'll find someone else"

"I don't want someone else. I want him!" she sighed, massaging her chest, "Damn, it's hurting so much in here"

Troy closed his eyes. His heart was hurting too, because of his "sister" and her supposed love that broke her heart. He kept listening to her saying that the guy was perfect for her but somehow they couldn't be together. His hand that was resting on top of the bed grabbed the blanket tighter and tighter while the jealously inside him was getting unbearable.

"You're ok?" she asked with a weak voice.

Troy looked at her in the eyes, the eyes that were crying for someone else and were all red, "I'll be fine, Ells, don't worry"

Gabriella sat down, drying her eyes with the back of her hand, "What's going on?"

Troy didn't know what to do. He wanted to tell her he was feeling different about her, but damn it, she was his sister for everybody, what would she think of him if he told her all the things going on his mind? Troy felt like his whole body was burning, burning with jealously, burning with desire for the petite brunette gazing at him with confused eyes. He opened his mouth to say that he wanted her for him, but closed it before Gabriella could hear any sound. He couldn't risk losing her. What if she got scared and ran to tell their parents? What would they say? 'You're a fucking disturbed guy' or something like this? Well, only if he was lucky enough, because he was pretty sure Jack would send him away to a spiritual retirement or some other place they could heal his disturbed mind. 'She likes someone else Troy, deal with it' he told himself and found the words to speak again,

"Nothing" he rubbed his head, "Uhm, you're feeling better already?"

Gabriella nodded, looking down. A lock of her hair hid one of her eyes and she bit her lower lip, "I didn't know you were dating Louise Barton"

Troy felt his heart race faster, but not at the sound of Louise's name. It was just because he loved so much when Ella bit her lip like this. "Yeah, to try to forget you." That's what he wanted to really say, but instead of it he shrugged his shoulders, "She's nice"

Gabriella got closer to him, feeling weak when he tucked her lock of hair behind her ear, "You like her?"

Troy sighed, "I guess" he said a little discouraged.

Gabriella felt a sharp pain in her chest, but she faked a smile, "I'm glad for you, Boo"

She kissed him on the cheek and when she was pulling away from him, Troy hugged her with his strong arms making impossible to break free. Ella just stood there, hugging Troy with tears in her eyes. She buried her head on his collarbone and Troy could feel her hot breath weakly on his skin. He rubbed her back slowly with his fingertips inside her shirt and she smelled his perfume and that made her whole body shudder.

Holy crap, she wanted him so much and how was it possible? When did that happen and Troy became so important to her she didn't know, but the fact was she was pretty crazy about him. The touch of his hand became so intense Gabriella could swear he was going to leave a mark on her back, but she didn't say a word. Being touched by Troy was the best feeling in the world.

She stroked his neck hair, resting her mouth on his collarbone, "You're really OK?"

He hid his face on her neck, ignoring her question, "You're sleeping with me tonight?"

Gabriella closed her eyes and moaned softly. Troy pulled away from her a bit and they stared into each other eyes, their faces just a few inches apart now, "Not tonight" she replied, "I wanna be alone for a while"

"Alright" he said, forcing himself to get away from her before he couldn't resist anymore, "Get better, Ella"

Troy stood up and walked to the door. He heard Gabriella calling him again, but he didn't turn back to face her, he didn't want her to see his eyes were all teary.

"Thanks so much" she said with a soft voice, "For everything"

He nodded, looking down "Anytime, Ell" he closed her door and went to his room.

Troy locked up his door and lay on his stomach, hiding his face on the pillow. For a long time he didn't cry about anything or anyone, not even when he missed his mother too much. It was a new feeling for him, crying over someone you like, crying for being rejected, and that's what he did all night long. He cried till he got exhausted and was consumed by sleep.

Gabriella did the same, as soon as Troy left her alone, she cried herself to sleep. Next day they both woke up and decided they needed to pretend nothing happened, and that was what they did. They went through the day like other people loved to see them: like the best of siblings, joking with the other, playing around and hanging out like the earlier days when they didn't see each other like man and woman, or at least when they didn't realize the feeling was always there, hidden in their hearts, waiting to be found..

Alright! So they just realized they're in love with each other! YAY!

Am I the only one excited about it? I'm so counting the seconds till they make out for the first time! I'm a huge fan of their relationship LOL

Tell me what you think of it! Night night ;)