Recap
As Gabriella's hands played with the back of Troy's hair he whispered.
"She's not even close." Before She could reply she heard Chad shout OUT! As Troy exited the room followed by Gabriella who tried to form a smile as she was confused. Troy just sat down as him and the others carried on like normal.
Not even close? What did he mean? So many thoughts were running through her head as she looked up at the time and saw it said it was 12.25 it was the day her Dad died. Taylor walked over to Gabriella saying her name knowing something was up. She looked at the time and that was it, she looked back at Gabi realizing it's the time her Dad died Gabriella was limp in Taylor's arms as the last thing Gabriella saw was black...
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Gabriella awoke to find Taylor,Martha Kelsi and Sharpay all standing around her.
"Wh-a-t? Whaat? Hap-pen-d?" She stumbled out as she sat up to find her on the sofa.
"You sort of blacked out." Kelsi said. "You and Troy came out the closet and you turned around, I think looking at the clock? And you just fell into Taylor's arms."
"Clo-ck?" Gabriella mumbled remembering the time she saw, she could feel tears beginning to fall. "Taylo-r?"
"I'm here." Taylor said coming round to sit next to Gabriella as the others took it as their cue to leave. They joined the boys outside the room listening in.
"How is she?" Troy asked.
"I dunno. I think it has something to do with the clock?"
"The Clock?" Chad said. "Wait. Didn't Taylor say that it was her dad's anniversary of his death today?"
"Yeah but what's that got to do with a clock?" Sharpay asked.
"Shhh." Troy said as they began to listen in, they wanted to know what was up with Gabriella although they only really just met her they really cared for her, especially Troy.
"Tay, did the clock say..it?"
"Yea-h."
"The exact time?" Taylor nodded. Gabriella's tears began to fall uncontrollably as Taylor pulled her in for a long hug. She was the only one who knew anything about what had happend to her dad, and her. Gabriella never even spoke to her mum about it, Taylor was always there, Taylor could tell it wasn't only about her dad and something happend in that closet but knew she couldn't say anything not with Troy and Sharpay on the other side of the door.
"I'm so sorry Tay."
"Hey. Hey..you've got nothing to be sorry for. Don't think of that bastard okay." Gabriella nodded as Taylor pulled Gabi in for another hug. However outside Troy was too confused, was he the bastard? He didn't get it. He needed to know about Gabriella's dad.
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It was now 4am and everyone was peacefully asleep. Everyone except Gabriella. She lay there thinking, about everything. She couldn't close her eyes as she just kept getting flashbacks to what happend when she was just 13. She quietly and carefully climbed out of her sleeping bag trying not to wake anyone up as she walked out of the room walking out of the room. What Gabriella didn't realise is a certain blue-eyed boy caught sight of her and followed her out. He followed her out to the Pool? He was wondering what she was doing going outside at this time in the morning? He quietly opened the patio doors just after she closed them and watched her slip her feet into the water as she just sat there, staring out into space.
"I know your here you know." Gabriella's voice made Troy jump. "You can go back inside you know, I'm fine."
"Don't give me that Gabriella." He could see her glossy eyes as she turned away to stare out to the water, he walked slowly as he sat down next to Gabriella on the side of the deck. "What happend earlier?"
"Nothing.." Troy put his hand to her chin and pulled her to face him. "Troy, it's nothing." He began to kiss her from her cheek to her lips but she pulled away.
"Troy we can't okay."
"Gabriella, Please just talk to me. I want to be there for you."
"Wanna be there for me? Look Troy there's nothing you need to worry about okay. No need to worry at all." Before Troy could respond Taylor called out from the door.
"Hey" Gabriella and Troy turned to see Taylor standing there. Troy gave a small smile her way as Gabriella took her feet out of the pool and started to walk away ignoring the tug Troy tried to pull Gabi back. Gabriella walked inside as Taylor turned to see Troy sigh. She walked up to him.
"She wants to tell you, you know."
"Huh?"
Taylor scoffed. "Don't play dumb, Gabriella. She wants to tell you about her..dad..and everything. Just give her time."
"She doesn't trust me."
"What do you expect?" Troy's head shot up at this. "How can you expect her to trust you when your using her like this."
"Usi-ng he-r?"
"Yeaah. You know i know about your little "arrangment" I mean come on you know Gabriella thinks alot of you, your using her."
"Taylor I am not using her. I swear to you. It's just I can't du-" Taylor interrupted.
"-dump Sharpay? Look I don't think it's right what your doing, but Gabriella thinks ALOT of you okay. She's hurting herself by doing this. Didn't she try to end it the other day?"
"Ergh..Yeah." Troy was confused, shocked everything you could think of. He would never dream of hurting Gabriella. "I don't want to hurt her. How am I hurting her I don't force her into anything."
"Just have a little think okay. Why do you think she comes back to you, with you saying you need her and everything. Just don't mess with her anymore. Just see okay next time she looks at you, next time she feels alone. Then you'll see." With that Taylor walked back inside, Troy needed to figure it out although with Taylor's help she knew he would get it himself.
"Alonee?" Troy spoke aloud as he thought to himself. When she looks at me? What's happening? Troy was so confused he didn't know anything little did he know that today things would start to become clear, day by day.
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Martha, Zeke, Jason and Kelsi had all aleady left as they needed to get home. Gabriella was dreading going home, seeing her mom and acting like today was nothing. Chad, Taylor and Gabriella were all in the kitchen cooking Pancakes. Gabriella laughed as Taylor put some mixture into Chad's hair without him even noticing.
"Heey!" Chad said as he felt something wrong in his hair. But laughed it off as it was Taylor and instead of doing anything back, he placed a soft kiss on her cheek. Taylor blushed as Gabriella awwed. They carried on talking and joking around, Chad knew something was happening between Troy and Gabriella or something had happend before, and he wanted to find out. He knew Troy all too well, and knew how he'd react to certain things about some, certain people.
As they all sat down joining Sharpay and Troy at the table, Gabriella looked around and suddenly felt, an outcast. Yeah they were all being nice to her but they all had someone. Who did she have? She was a sideline, a secret.
She slowly began to eat little bits of her pancake as she looked up to see Troy looking at her, before she could do anything Chad spoke taking her gaze away from Troy.
"So Gabi, anyone you like at East High?" Troy and Taylor both shot up at this question, Taylor knowing exactly what Chad was doing and slightly laughing in her head.
"Not really." Gabriella replied quietly taking a sip of her drink.
"Come on Gabs, there must be someone you like?..Taylor come on your her best mate, she must fancy someone?" Sharapy said intregingly.
"Ergh..Umm." Taylor startled, at what she could say, but then looked at Chad with a big cheeky grin on his face she knew what she had to do. What she knew she wanted to do.
"Actually, there is this one boy."
"Oooh spill." Sharpay clapped her hands together happily. Troy was curious at this question.
"Well, in our Math class, you heard of Michael? Michael Sheen." Gabriella's mouth dropped at this, yeah they had flirted a few times he asked her out once but she had just come to East High so that didn't go so well as she said no, but nothing ever past that.
"Yeaaah. He's cute." Turning back to Troy. "Don't worry baby, nothing on you." As she kissed him quickly on the lips. Troy put on a fake smile looking back at Gabriella and that's when it hit him. Her face dropped, she must be jealous. But why would she be jealous, we were just a bit of fun. Like she said, she can't be jealous so it's no, she can't she can't think of me like that! Troy shaking that thought from his head looking back at the conversation in front of him.
"Oooh. We need to do some match making." Chad said brightly as Troy sent him a glare, Chad then knew it. As Troy realised what he had done, he knew now he would have to speak to Chad later.
"Nahh..really it's okay.." Gabriella tried to say laughing nervously.
"No Worries Gabs. I've seen the way he looks at you. And he did ask you out but that was your first day and he was really creepy then B-."
"Exactly!" Gabriella stated interrupting Taylor.
"..But your constantly flirting Gabs, let's see Monday in Math." She said while smiling.
"You have to fill me in at lunch Tay." Sharpay insisted.
"Of course." Still smiling Taylor looked at Gabriella as Gabriella put on the biggest fake smile she could muster, knowing exactly what they were doing.
"Great!" She exclaimed before looking down scared to look up to Troy. They all began to talk about random things as time went on they all left and went home. As eveyone hugged to say goodbye Gabriella dodged hugging Troy by offering to put all her and Tay's bags into her car.
"I'll be outside Tay." Gabi said dashing past Troy leaving him dumbfounded.
"Kay." Taylor replied as she gave Chad a quick kiss goodbye, before whispering.
"That was an evil thing to do back there." Chad smiled.
"You know it was and is worth it." Taylor just chucked as they all left. As soon as Taylor and Gabriella were in the car Gabriella started.
"What the hell Tay?!"
"Gabi, you know that was the right thing to do. I mean did you see his face. I think we now know her likes you a bit more than you think." Gabriella just laughed.
"Really?"
"REALLY! I mean come on we just need to make him see your not his."
"And how do we do that." Gabriella asked backing away from Chad's and heading to their houses.
"Easy, make him see that he's not the only one who can have some fun." Knowing exactly what she meant Gabriella sighed.
"Michael Sheen?"
"Michael Sheen!" Taylor replied. They both just laughed as they carried on home.
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As Gabriella walked back into her house she called out to her mother expecting her not to be home, as usual so basically whispering it.
"Hey Gabi." Gabriella turned to see her mom standing there. "I tried calling you but your phone was off?"
"Erm..yeah no battery so I left it here. Sorry?"
"Oh no problem Gabi, dinners almost ready." Her mom replied before walking back to the kitchen. Gabriella was too confused as she followed.
"But what are you doing here? I mean your supposed to be at work? Your always at work."
"I know darling." Darling? She hadn't called her that in a long time. "But i promise I will try and be here as often as I can. I miss us, we used to be so close."
"Ye--ah. Well i'm gonna go unpack." Knowing why they wern't as close Gabriella made a quick exit.
"Dinner's ready in 15" Her mom called back hearing an okay from her daughter Maria went back to cooking. Gabriella was feeling so many things, she was soo happy that her mom was back, she felt like she didn't even know her anymore. She was right they used to be so close, but ever since her dad's death 2 years ago they had grown so distant.
As the night went on Gabriella got happier and happier, her mom and her sat down together for a meal the first time in, well she's forgotten the last time, and had a really nice meal and talk. She felt as though she had, she had her mom back.
As her mother gave her a goodnight kiss saying Goodnight Gabriella walked upstairs to bed at 10pm exausted. She lay her head down and fell asleep as soon as she did. She was asleep as Troy walked onto her balcony as he had done many times, seeing her asleep so peacefully he couldn't wake her. Instead he walked in and placed a small kiss on her cheek whilst brushing hairs out of her eyes.
"Sweet dreams Gabriella. Sweet Dreams." And with that he left, to get ready for tomorrow another dreaded school day waiting for them all filled with lots of unexpected drama...
A.N// I really enjoyed writing this chapter and hope it was as good for you as it was writing it. I smiled so many times, lol. The next Chapter Taylor Gabi's plan will start ;) I just gotta say Thank-You so SO much for all reviews really, I really Appreiciate them SO THANK YOUUUU! LOve Youu ALLX
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