Hey guys, thanks for reviewing my first chapter, I'm really pleased with the reviews. Lol and don't worry about Gabriella's classes, she'll lose them one way or another, I'll make sure of that!
Chapter 2 – A Whole New Gabriella
TROY could honestly say that he was not looking forward to his tutoring session with Gabriella in the next three hours. To be honest he felt quite bad that only this morning he and his group had been bullying her. It was kind of funny, for a seventeen year old Gabriella really didn't know how to handle bullies. She should've been old enough to find them off, to stand up for herself…but instead she was being pushed around and hit and smacked…it kind of confused him.
He felt something yank at his leg and when he looked down there was his little brother Kyle looking up at him, he was only one years old but he was such an intelligent little kid and he dotted on Troy.
"Not now Kyle, I'm trying to work out this poem." He laughed picking up the little baby and tickling his stomach before placing him back in his cot.
Troy picked up his work and made his way to his room, he'd have much to do if that little nerd had her own way.
GABRIELLA placed her glasses down in her draw and pulled out her contact lenses, she wore the glasses to school because her mother made her. Her mother had said 'There was no need to rely on something as petty as two contact lenses, glasses were perfectly normal'
Gabriella had wanted to wear her contacts, honestly she had, but her Mother had put her foot down. So Gabriella always wore them in the house, she also wore comfortable clothes in the house too but if there was one thing Gabriella couldn't fix…it was her hair. It always looked terrible, lucky for her, her big sister Maria was coming home from Beauty School and she had promised Gabriella she would fix her hair.
"Hello baby sister." A voice suddenly said cheerfully and Gabriella found herself squeezed into a big hug.
"Hey…Maria…not breathing." Gabriella said.
Maria laughed and pulled away, "Oh baby sis, I'm sorry…hey who did that to your arm?" She asked frowning.
Gabriella pulled her T – shirt over her arm and mumbled, "No – one."
"Don't lie to me Gabi, who did?" Maria snarled.
"Just a group of kids." Gabriella replied.
"Are you still being bullied, look why don't you just stand up to them huh?" Maria said softly taking her back in her arms more gently.
"They laugh at my image and call me names." Gabriella muttered.
"And hit you by the looks of it, 'Maria said looking furious, "Come on, I'll do your hair. It'll make you feel better."
She sat Gabriella down and started to brush her hair, "I'll make sure you're even prettier than what you already are."
Gabriella felt herself blush; her sister was just being kind. She felt her sister start to tug at her hair and she wondered to herself what she had gotten herself into.
KNOCKING on the door of Gabriella's, Troy found himself growing impatient when the door opened. It wasn't Gabriella who opened the door; it was a girl around about nineteen years old.
"Damn, you're fine!" She said leaned back against the door.
"Um…is Gabriella here." Troy asked.
"Hmm…I suppose she is." The girl replied and she opened the door.
"She's in her room, go on up." The girl said to him and Troy walked upstairs.
Troy made his way upstairs and could hear the sound of music in a room with the words 'Gabi's Room' written on the front. He knocked gently at the door and listened, expecting a reply.
He knocked again and one again there was no answer, he opened the door slowly and was shocked to find Gabriella dancing around her room rather elegantly. Her body moved back and fore to the music and when she turned her eyes were closed and she was smiling. Troy also noted that Gabriella was no longer wearing her dorky glasses and that her hair was tied into an elegant plait…it was simple but beautiful.
"Wow!" Troy gasped and Gabriella screamed, startled.
"What…wha…you're…I…early." She stuttered.
"I mean…look dorkus; let's just get this over and done with." Troy said harshly, he was trying to get over the feeling of surprise, for the first time since he had ever met her Troy Bolton found Gabriella Montez…attractive.
""Don't be so mean…I'm doing this…out of the goodness of my heart." Gabriella stammered.
"Yeah…well you didn't have to. I told you, you could've just done the next assignment for me and turn off that music, its ticking me off." Troy snarled as he slammed the door behind him.
Gabriella whimpered and nodded before moving over to her CD player and switching it off. Troy sat down on her bed and took in her room; it was quite big and simple. There were no posters on the walls but it wasn't old like he had imagined it.
"Right, here…read this." Gabriella said softly handing Troy a piece of paper.
"What is it?" He asked arrogantly.
"Please Troy, just read it." Gabriella answered.
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales
and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden
daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and
dancing in the breeze.
Troy looked at Gabriella and frowned, "This is rubbish Gabriella, who wrote this trash and how come you can sit and read this trash!"
Gabriella blushed and took the paper back off Troy.
"Why would I want to read this?" He demanded.
"It's just a poem…I wanted you to experience great poems." Gabriella replied feeling incredibly foolish.
"You're tapped!" He laughed.
Gabriella sat beside Troy and she could feel his eyes on her, she looked across at him and felt rather embarrassed to find him looking at him hungrily.
Troy realised that he had been watching her; he hadn't known what had come over him. One minute he had been having a go at her because she had given him some rubbish poem to read and then the next he was imagining what she was like to kiss.
"Look, I'm going to go, I have to…go take care of my little brother." Troy said feeling a little nervous that he had actually been thinking about Gabriella, the school's nerd and what he could do to her.
"But –"
"No, I need to go." Troy said and he ran down the stairs with Gabriella hot on his heels.
When Troy got to the door he turned to Gabriella, "Look I'll see you tomorrow, we'll defiantly work then…its just I don't feel too great and my mother will kill me if I don't take care of my brother." He lied.
"Okay." She replied and she was about to close the door when Gabriella felt Troy prevent her from closing it.
"Um, you know, you should totally wear your contacts tomorrow." He replied and Gabriella felt her cheeks redden.
"I'll see you around." She muttered and when she closed the door she leaned back against it, what had just happened?
WHEN the next day came Gabriella decided to walk into school with her contacts on. She felt everyone's eyes on her and it made her feel a little…nervous.
"Geeky Gabi, what happened?" She heard someone call.
She looked around, nerves filling her every cell and she gasped when she felt herself being pushed up against the lockers.
"What are you doing dressed like that?" It was Sharpay looked very angry.
A group of girls were with her also crunching their knuckles.
"Look…I don't want any trouble it's just…I just wanted to try something new." Gabriella stammered.
She felt someone punch her in the stomach and she collapsed on the floor, the girls laughed and one of them kicked her hard.
"Who are you trying to impress geeky Gabi? You'll never amount to anything so stop trying!" Sharpay laughed and the girls all walked off laughing.
Gabriella looked up, shame filled her body and her eyes locked with Troy's for a moment before he and his friends began to laugh too and walk off leaving her crouched on the floor in pain.
The bell rang and everyone left for class, Gabriella was left on the floor and as she walked she felt a familiar song move in her head and she began to sing…of one day overcoming her bullies and becoming her own person…
The higher you build your barriers
The taller I become
The farther you take my rights away
The faster I will run
You can deny me
You can decide to turn your face away
No matter, cos there's...
She stood up with a determined look on her face and walked to her locker feeling that she could conquer everything if she tried…
Something inside so strong
I know that I can make it
Tho' you're doing me wrong, so wrong
You thought that my pride was gone
Oh no, something inside so strong
Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strong
She walked down the corridor with her Science book in her hands and flipped through the pages; she heard someone laugh down the corridor at her before they moved into their class and she wiped a tear from her cheek and caressed her sore stomach…
The more you refuse to hear my voice
The louder I will sing
You hide behind walls of Jericho
Your lies will come tumbling
Deny my place in time
You squander wealth that's mine
My light will shine so brightly
It will blind you
Cos there's...
She got to her science class and glanced in looking at the class, groups of friends laughing together, something she had never had but coveted so much…
Something inside so strong
I know that I can make it
Tho' you're doing me wrong, so wrong
You thought that my pride was gone
Oh no, something inside so strong
Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strong
She made sure she had that her face was clear and her tears were gone before she opened the door and walked inside. Another terrible lesson and tonight…another confusing tutor session with Troy!
EEK! I didn't like that one that much, it wasn't my favourite piece, it was kind of slow but I promise you that it'll pick up, just bear with me! xxxx
Get ready for the next chapter 'Choose Something That Inspires You'