V. The Walk
Gabriella walked along the path in the school garden with Troy. "Gabriella….." Troy began, "why didn't you tell me about you going with Chad? Under the circumstance, I would've understood". "What circumstance?" Gabriella asked, playing dumb. "Stop lying Gabi. I know about Taylor's trip." He reached into his pocket and pulled out her Diary. "YOU READ MY DIARY?!" she screamed at the top of her lungs, pulling the diary from his hands. "HOW COULD YOU?!" Troy went silent. He never knew she could yell this loud. "I…..I'm really-". "Sorry?" She asked him, her voice lowering to an angry whisper, "Well sorry doesn't cut it. Not anymore, Troy. I thought you were my friend." "I am your friend!" Troy responded. "Oh really? Then answer me this. What kind of friend reads their friends PRIVATE diary? What kind of friend pretends to not care, even if they do? What kind of friend tries to make another friend jealous by bringing their other friend as a date to the Fall Festival? What kind of friend, Troy…?" Her eyes were watery and her voice was rising. "IM SORRY GABRIELLA! IM SORRY THAT I READ YOUR DIARY! IM SORRY THAT I PRETENDED NOT TO CARE! IM SORRY THAT I TRIED TO MAKE YOU JEALOUS! BUT I WOULD'NT HAVE IF YOU HADN'T BEEN TRYING TO MAKE ME JEALOUS!" Troy tried to catch his breath. "Well you know what I'm sorry for?" Tears ran down her face as she spoke. "I'm sorry that I ever met you Troy Bolton" Gabriella ran further down the path. "WAIT!" Troy called out. "What?" Gabriella said, trying to wipe the tears from her face. Troy ran up to her. "I am sorry for everything that I've done wrong by you. But I am DEFINATLY not sorry for this"
Troy held Gabriella in his arms as he kissed her slowly. It was as if everything stopped, like the whole world was silent. When he let her go, Gabriella pulled away and stared at him. "Troy…….I really, really like you and I don't want to be just friends" Her blank expression turned into a smile as she hugged him tight. "Me neither" he whispered.