Out Of Element
"Gabi…" Troy started
"Troy I thought about what happened and I think we should…""You think we should what?" Troy asked nervously
The tone in Gabriella's voice was something he had never heard before. Her voice was weak, and barely above a whisper, her eyes red and puffy, and it was undeniable, she was hurt.
"Did I ever tell you why my dad and my mom divorced?" Gabriella said
"No" Troy replied unsure where this would lead
"He cheated on my mom"
"Gabriella I didn't - "
"Troy let me finish." He nodded and she continued to talk. "They had no trust in their relationship. From then on I promised myself that if I were ever in a relationship, I would trust the guy completely."
"Do you trust me?" Troy asked hoping she would answer him with a 'yes'
"No." She stated once again quiet
"Gabriella you have to believe me. I didn't do anything wrong…"
"Troy… I can't keep doing this. Please just go…"
"What do I have to do to make you trust me?" Troy asked desperately
"I don't know Troy…but you can't just go and sing me a song every time you mess up. No matter how romantic and sweet it is."
"Sharpay!" Troy suddenly said
"Stop dropping random names on me like that!"
"No, Sharpay she came up with this plan to break us up…ask her"
"Sharpay's my friend, she knew how happy I was with you. Why would she break us up?"
"I don't know, because she's crazy?" Troy said
"So first you use me, then you cheat on me, then you lie to me, and now you're insulting my friend." Gabriella said annoyed
"Ugh! Why are you making this so hard? Why do you keep fighting us?" Troy said now frustrated
"That's the thing, there is no us!" Gabriella snapped
"You know you're just scared, you're scared because you might just fall for me"
"I already fell for you Troy, I fell really hard. But in the process of falling for you, you pushed me further into the ground and broke my heart." Gabriella said now in tears "I feel so out of my element. Things are just so messed up and confusing."
"I'm sorry I…" Troy didn't know what to say
"You know I should have tutored you on a lot more than just chemistry. You obviously have no idea how to treat people. I know you're used to getting your way all the time, but not this time. Please leave my house." Gabriella said, finished arguing
With that, Troy left. He knew there was nothing he could say anymore to make thins right. Sure he loved her, but it was just too late.
Once Troy was gone and out of sight Gabriella reached for her cell phone.
"Sharpay?"
"Oh hey Gabi, what's up?" Sharpay replied on the other line
"I'm just going to go right out and say it. Did you purposely try to break Troy and I up?"
Sharpay was silent.
"Give me a straight answer Sharpay" Gabriella said firmly
"Yes." Sharpay said directly
"That's all I needed to hear."
"I am so sorry" Sharpay started to apologize
"I am so sick of everybody apologizing to me. Why does everyone have to mess up so much?" Gabriella said frustrated
"I – " Gabriella wouldn't let her get a word in
"Why did you do it?" Gabriella asked
"I didn't think Troy was the right guy for you. I didn't want to see you get hurt."
"You know what Sharpay…I need to think just…don't talk to me"
"Gabi wait let me explain."
Gabriella already hung up.
Gabriella lay in her bed. A million thoughts going through her mind. Thoughts of Sharpay, her conversation with Troy, the mistakes she may or may not have made, and suddenly she remembered that finals were in a few weeks.
"So what happened?" Chad asked his friend on the phone
"She yelled…a lot. She said she doesn't want to be with me and that she can't trust me." Troy said defeated
"Tough luck man…so you don't think she'll ever come around?'
"She was so upset, just looking in her eyes…it killed me."
"Maybe she just needs time or something, you guys could be friends again." Chad said in an attempt to comfort him
"You think we'll be alive in a million years, because that's how long it might take her to come around."
"Damn! You think she could hold a grudge that long? What you did wasn't that bad."
"I didn't do anything!" Troy yelled
"Chill. Come on man just calm down. At least you tried to make it up to her."
"Yeah, but she didn't think to much of the song. She thought it was "sweet and romantic" but not enough to make up for what she thinks I did."
"Just give it some time, maybe in a few weeks you can ask her to the dance." Chad suggested
"Sure, if I want to be turned down again." Troy replied
"It was just a suggestion. Girls have multiple personalities. One day they can be really laid back and fun to be around, other times they can be complete bitches."
"I don't think so." Troy replied
"Well…since you obviously don't have any plans, why don't we hang out this week?" Chad proposed
"Sorry man, I can't I have to study for my – "
"I didn't get that, what did you say?"
"My chemistry final."
There are numerous elements in the universe. Some are able to form compounds, others not. But when in an unfamiliar atmosphere, things can go wrong.
So there's the ninth chapter, one more to go!
So I started writing AP History so it will probably be up in couple weeks and as for First Love Only Happens Once I think I'm going to change the plot and have Troy be the one who recieves the video assignment. Updates might be somewhat slow because I myself will be taking AP classes in the fall and so I have summer homework Yay! NOT!
Anyway I hope you liked this chapter. I know it's short but I'm just setting everything up for the finale.
Please review! I want to hear what you think about my upcoming stories and possibly some ideas on what you would like to happen in the end. Thank you so much for reading!