Summary: The gang go through tough times at university with family illnesses to secrets as to two members accused of cheating. They are all attending UCLA and all the girls will be sharing an apartment just as the boys will. Someone's dad gets ill and causes them to withdraw from the gang and hurt the ones they love the most. How will they cope? Two people are helping each other out but with the amount of time they are spending together their other half's start to question them. Will they all still be friends by the time they've finished? Who will suffer heartache and will the pressures of being so different finally get too much?
A/N: Hey thanks for the reviews. Warning this chapter is full of fluff :P I decided I couldn't be cruel and keep Troyella apart for any longer so this is purely Troyella. Please R&R!
Disclaimer: I own absolutely nothing except the plot and any original characters.
Chapter 35
Gabriella avoided Troy at all costs and only spent time with him when she couldn't get away. She still was pretty angry with him and Troy knew it. Gabriella walked out after getting dressed. Everyone else had an early class but Gabriella didn't have any today. It was the last day before thanksgiving break and Gabriella had somehow let Troy talk into still going home with him. She walked over to the kitchen but noticed an envelope had been pushed through. She picked it up and saw it was addressed to her and she recognised the hand writing as Troy's. Curiously she opened it and sat down as she read it.
Dear Gabriella,
I've decided it's probably for the best if I just leave. I know how stupid I was and I know that being friends is all you want but I can't stand being that and being around you makes me realize its my fault I lost you and its my fault your hurting. You don't need me either; you've got Chad and the other guys to look after you and this baby. I've already called my parents and they still want you to go down for thanksgiving. Mom said she would pick you up from the airport when you arrive because dads pretty weak at the minute. I can't be around everyone at the minute so I'm taking some time to myself to help get my life and myself sorted. By the time you probably get this I will have already gone. I'll be in touch soon I promise. I'm sorry Gabriella and I love you always. Make sure you take care of our baby.
Troy xxx
As Gabriella finished reading the letter she had tears falling down her face. She knew that she could have just lost Troy forever. As she sat there clutching the letter to her chest with one hand while the other one rested on her stomach, everyone else arrived back.
"Gabriella? Gabriella what happened?" Sharpay asked quickly as she ran over to Gabriella. All Gabriella did was hand the letter. Taylor was sat next to Gabriella on her other side hugging her and rubbing her back. "Gabs I'm so sorry." She handed the letter to Chad for the others to read.
"I can't lose him Taylor. I love him and I need him." Gabriella cried while the others finished reading the letter.
"Gabs I'm sure he will be fine. This is Troy we're on about. He promised he would get in touch soon so you have to believe him." Zeke said as Gabriella stood up.
"Where are you going? We have a flight in a few hours to catch." Taylor reminded her as she grabbed her jacket and walked out.
"Should we follow her?" Kelsi asked from her position in Jason's lap.
"Give her space. She'll come to us if she needs us." Chad told everyone as they all sat down.
With Gabriella
Gabriella walked outside and right next door. She pulled out her spare key for the boys apartment and walked in. she walked straight into Troy's room to see if she could find any clues as to where he might have gone. She checked through his draws and found nothing and through everything else unsuccessfully. Gabriella then flopped down on the bed. She then remembered something Troy told her.
Flashback
Gabriella and Troy were in his room lying on his bed just thinking about stuff when Troy spoke.
"Gabi if you could go anywhere in the world to get away from everything where would you go?" Gabriella turned on her side to look at him.
"I wouldn't care as long as I could take you with me. If I had to choose somewhere I would say New York (A/N:I have no idea about places in America really. I've only been to Florida and New York and that was a few years ago) because I just love to sit in central park and just watch life pass by. What about you?" Troy thought for a minute.
"I would say the same. No matter where I am in the world as long as I have you close by then I'll be fine." Gabriella smiled as Troy kissed her.
End Flashback
Gabriella quickly got up of the bed. She knew where Troy was and she had to go to him. Just as Gabriella went to walk out she saw something sticking out from under the bed. She bent down to pick it up and was surprised to find it was Troy's diary. Gabriella had read it all the time when they were in High School with Troy's permission. She sat on the edge of the bed and opened it to the last entry.
I screwed up and I mean I really screwed up. Gabriella is never going to forgive me now. I hurt her bad. Chad won't even let me near her when he's around and she's avoiding me at all costs. Maybe its just best that I leave. That way I can't screw anyone else's life up. Why am I such a failure? I failed my dad because he always told me to look after Gabi. I failed my mom who wanted me to always do the right thing and most importantly I failed Gabi. I let her down when I promised to be there for her forever. My life may as well be over if Gabi's not in my life. Anyway I better go. My plan leaves in a few hours. Troy.
Gabriella closed the diary and let the tears fall from her eyes. She knew Troy hadn't purposely hurt her and he too was now hurting inside which hurt Gabriella even more. She wiped her tears and knew she had to get to Troy. Gabriella walked out of Troy's room as the boys walked back in.
"Gabs what you doing here?" Chad asked.
"I needed to get something I left over here before I went back to Albuquerque last time." The boys nodded as she walked out. Gabriella walked straight into her room and grabbed her bag she had already prepared and called to book a flight to New York. She grabbed all her stuff and left not telling the others who were in their rooms where she was going.
After several hours of flying, Gabriella landed and had called Lisa to explain what she was doing and received her support. She even told Gabriella the name of the hotel Troy was staying in and room number he had given her when he rang which Gabriella was thankful for. After arriving at the hotel, Gabriella went straight up to the room and knocked.
"Who is it?" Troy shouted through the door.
"Room service." Gabriella said in cover up voice.
"I didn't order room service." Troy shouted as he unlocked the door. "Gabriella?" he looked at her in surprise.
"You do know pregnant women aren't meant to carry heavy bags." Gabriella smiled and walked in past him leaving her bag for him to pick up.
"What are you doing here?" Troy asked as she sat on the edge of the bed.
"Coming after you. Troy I'm sorry for the way I've been acting and please don't do anything stupid." Troy looked at her confused.
"How have you been acting? And do what stupid?" he sat next to her.
"For being horrible to you. I've been bitchy and I know I have. I read your diary too. Sorry but I needed anything to help find you and you said without me you might as well be dead. Troy why'd you leave?" Gabriella moved back up the bed so she could lean against the pillows and Troy did the same.
"I knew how much you hated me, you have every right to and I decided it would just be better if I just left. That way you could all move on and forget about me. Oh and you always read my diary so I don't mind. I didn't realize I had left it." Gabriella looked at him.
"Why would we want to forget about you? Actually it would be pretty hard for us to forget about you since I'm having our baby. I don't want you to leave. I want you around. I need you." Troy looked at her as she smiled at him resting her head on his shoulder and placing his hands and put them on her small bump on her stomach.
"I thought you hated me?" Gabriella shook her head.
"I could never hate you for very long, no matter how much I wish I could. I want you to be part of this baby's life. I didn't have my father growing up and I remember how hard it was for me and I don't want our child to have to go through that. I want us to do this together." Troy just sat there. Gabriella lifted her head from his shoulder and turned his head towards her so he was looking at her before she leaned in and kissed him. Troy who was shocked at first soon found himself kissing back and deepening the kiss as she twisted and moved down the bed, pulling Troy on top of her. Gabriella pulled back needing to take oxygen in. "I love you." Gabriella told him as he smiled.
"I love you too and I really am sorry." Troy apologized again as Gabriella nodded.
"I know." She then pulled him back down to kiss her. She knew she was doing the right thing and everything would be ok because she had Troy back.
A/N: Aww there back together :P I hope you all like this chapter. Please review. Thanks!