As soon as Gabriella woke up the next day she jumped in the shower. She had to talk to Troy today. They can come up with something to help them get through this whole college thing. Plus they had a whole summer to come up with all of that.

Without even realizing it Gabriella started crying. There's no way we can survive that distance. College is too much of a party scene to have a long-distance relationship, Gabriella thought sadly. Oh well. We have to talk this out.

About an hour after she got out of the shower and got dressed Gabriella called Troy.

"Hello?" Troy said. Good. He's up already, Gabriella thought.

"Hey Troy. It's me, Gabriella. We really need to talk."

"I know we do. Where do you want to meet up at?"

"I don't know. The park is probably crowded. What about your house?"

"Nah, my mom invited some of my aunts and little cousins over for the day."

"Hmm.." Gabriella thought. Then she finally remembered something. "My mom has a big meeting all day today, so it'll be quiet at my house."

"Ok. I'll be there in, like, ten minutes."

"Ok. Bye."

"Bye." I really hope I can talk some sense into her, Troy thought as he hung up the phone.

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About ten minutes later Troy made it to Gabriella's house. Gabriella brought him in the living room, and they both sat down on the couch. Neither of them knew how to start this conversation.

Troy was finally tired of the silence, so he started. "Listen Gabriella. I really tried to get into UCLA, but I didn't. I applied to so many schools, but LSU offered me the best deal. I know you don't like the idea of me being so far away, but I'm sorry. That's where I'm going to school."

Gabriella sighed. "I know Troy, and I'm so sorry for blowing up like I did. I just don't like the thought of you being so far away. When will we ever have the time to get together?"

"I'm sure we could figure out something. One of us could always fly to the other on weekends ever now and then. Plus there is always Christmas break, Easter break, and Thanksgiving break."

"I know, but it just won't be the same."

"I know it won't be, but it wasn't going to be the same if I went to UCLA either. Plus in Louisiana they celebrate Mardi Gras, and we get off like two or three days for that."

"Are you serious?"

"Yes, so that will be and extra few days that I get to spend with you."

"I'm going to miss you so much."

"Don't think about it. We still got this whole summer to enjoy."

Gabriella smiled and leaned in for a kiss. "I love you Troy Bolton."

"And I love you Gabriella Montez." They kissed again until they needed to take a breath.

"I have an idea! Let's have a get-together with our friends soon," Gabriella said.

"That's a good idea, but who do you want to invite?"

"Chad, Taylor, Zeke, Sharpay, Jason, Kelsey, Ryan, and Olivia."

"So our 'clique' as so many people call it?"

Gabriella laughed. "Yes."

"Well, let's get to planning."

Gabriella was about two steps ahead of him. She already grabbed and a pen and paper. "Ok. So we're going to need food, drinks, and music for sure."

"Yeah, that sounds about right."

"Alright. We can go shopping for all the stuff either this afternoon or in the morning, and we can call everybody and tell them to cancel all plans for tomorrow night because they are coming here."

"How about we go shopping tomorrow morning?" Troy suggested.

"Ok. Why?"

"Because the rest of today and tonight is all about Troy and Gabriella."