Gabriella stood in her spot as she stared at the scene in front of her. Hot acidic tears were streaming down her face already as the two people on the bed stared back at her. Sweat was glistening from his perfect body as his popping eyes bored into her own brown. Her body felt numb as her heart broke, spilling out over the floor. Suddenly, unable to look at their almost nude bodies anymore, Gabriella turns around and runs back out the bedroom door.
"Gabi!" She hears someone yell as she tears down the stairs of the gigantic house. How could he do this to her? They had been dating a year and a half; they had sex last weekend for God's sake! Her feet carry her through the living room until she feels someone turn her shoulder around and her grabs them. Gabriella violently tries to get away, but finds that his grip was so much stronger then she was. "Just let me explain…"
"There's nothing to explain Collin!" Gabriella screams with hot tears still spilling down her face. Her body was shaking as he was trying to get her to calm down. "I'm glad to see you're feeling so much better." She says, referring to the fact that Collin told her three hours ago that he had the flu so they couldn't do anything tonight. She thought she'd be the nice girlfriend, but obviously, things weren't how they seemed.
"Gabriella please…" He says while she could see his bare chest was still glistening with sweat. He was only wearing a pair of white boxers and Gabriella could figure that if she hadn't walked in, they would probably be off by now. "Let me explain alright?"
Gabriella looks up into his face. She didn't want to hear an explanation, but she knew she was going to get one anyways. He sighs as she crosses her arms over her body and stares up at the man who she loved. That was probably the only reason why she did stay; otherwise she would have bolted out the door. "What's there to explain Collin? You fucking cheated!"
He sighs again. "Look… you're leaving in like… what four weeks?" He says and Gabriella's rage suddenly blows through the roof.
"It's three!" She screams, noticing how little he had paid attention lately. She knew he was distracted about something lately, but she just had no idea what it was. It was obvious to her that it was the girl who was probably still naked upstairs.
"Ok two sorry!" He says while moving his hands down as if trying to tell her to calm down. "It's just… you're going to Albuquerque Gabi! Who knows the next time we're gonna see each other…"
Gabriella could feel fire running through her veins now. "We talked about this!" She screams. "You said distance didn't matter to you! That we would try to work this out!"
Collin sighs. "I know what I said… but I just think that maybe it's best we ease our way out of this." He says while staring at her with his gray, cold eyes that Gabriella used to think were the most beautiful things in the world.
This really threw Gabriella over the edge. She feels the side of her mouth twitching in anger as it seemed fire was being shot out of her nose. "Then why… the fuck… did you sleep with me… last weekend?" She says through gritted teeth that was even more scary then her yelling.
Collin takes a step back from her for a moment. "I thought… it'd be a great way to say goodbye."
Gabriella's stomach drops. She gave her virginity to a guy who just wanted to say goodbye? Her small hands form into fists as her jaw clenches and she feels the hot tears stream down her face even faster. He had just grabbed her heart and squeezed everything out of it. She felt lifeless, used, cheated, stupid. "No… this is. Goodbye Collin." She says while turning around. But he quickly runs in front of her and holds out his hands to stop her.
"Gabi… please… I don't want you to leave like this." He says desperately. "I still love you." He says in a soft voice. Gabriella laughs sarcastically, in a way that sounded disgusting. She was furious now. All he was trying to do was play with her heart.
"You have a really fucked up way of showing it." She says while walking around him towards the door. She places one hand on the handle and hears his voice again, making her stop.
"Gabi, you love me too, I know you do." He says while she turns around slowly. He was right, she wasn't going to deny it. But it still hurt like hell. "I know you don't want to leave the city with us like this." He says.
Gabriella glares at him for a moment before raising her eyebrows. "You're right. I don't want to leave like this." She says but then narrows her eyes again. "But you just made me." She says in a cold voice. Her hand turns the handle as she rips it open and walks out of the door, away from Collin, forever.
"Uh! She's such a bitch!" The blonde girl exclaims while sitting on the white beach chair. Gabriella nods on her own as she feels the end of the sun's rays beating down on her. "I swear I can't take her as a roommate anymore. Zoey's stupid for making us."
It was Wednesday, and Sharpay, Taylor, and Gabriella were lying out, trying to catch the last few bars of sun before it set in the distance. Gabriella was half listening to Sharpay, half day dreaming about a blue-eyed boy who she couldn't get enough of. Ever since she and Troy took things to the next level, things got a little more complicated between the two. Sure, she wouldn't change her decision, but it was weird for her. Even though they didn't have sex, she still felt that they had connected in a whole new way then she had before.
It was scaring her to death how fast she was falling for Troy. He was incredible, there was no denying that, but just how attached she was getting to him was frightening. Gabriella was usually an independent person. But she and Troy were now attached at the hip. Sure, the first month was great, but what's going to happen at two months? When they head back to school?
"Brie… Brie wake up!" Taylor says while shaking Gabriella's shoulder. She quickly blinks and looks to her two best friends. "Are you ok? You seem really quiet lately."
Gabriella nods slowly. "I'm fine." She says in a quiet voice as she closes her eyes again. "I'm just tired." She says honestly and closes her eyes again. She was extremely tired lately, with no idea why. Maybe getting up early every morning was finally starting to take a toll on her body. Who knows. But whatever it was, she was exhausted and just wanted to relax.
They sit there for another twenty minutes before discovering that the sun was setting and they probably wouldn't get any tanner then what they were before. Gabriella stands up and packs up all of her stuff, excited to finally just relax and rest when she got back to the hotel room. "You guys are going to that bar with the guys tonight right?" Taylor asks as they walk in through the doors.
Gabriella winces at the sound of that. Troy mentioned going there yesterday, which she was all for then, but now she was just so tired she didn't want to do anything. "Yea… and I'm getting ready in your room because I can't stand five minutes with the bitch anymore. I have to get clothes first."
They make their way to the elevator and Gabriella sighs as Sharpay presses the level of her room. "I don't think I'm going." She responds while the other two look at her curiously.
"What? Why not?" Taylor asks as Gabriella shrugs.
"I'm tired, and I'm not in the mood." She says honestly. She and Troy could just stay in tonight, it wouldn't be a big deal or anything.
They finally make it to the floor as the door opens and the three girls walk out of the elevator. They walk a short distance before Sharpay puts in the room key and then lets the door open. The three of them walk in, but then suddenly hear moaning and Gabriella's eyes grow wide as she sees a naked guy on top of a girl who only had a bra and panties on. "Oh my God!" Taylor says as her mouth was dropped and Sharpay's eyes were wide.
"GET OUT!" She screams as the guy lifts his head up and looks at all three girls with a twisted smirk on his face. Amber's cheeks grow red as Gabriella couldn't help but stare at the guy's excited junk. She didn't want to look, but she felt there was no where else she could. "GET OUT NOW!" Sharpay screams while pointing at the door. Marcus gets up off of Amber and pulls on his white boxers, much to Gabriella's relief and then his jeans. He grabs his shirt and walks over to the three girls.
"Ladies." He says with another twisted smirk on his face. Gabriella does her best not to throw up at the site as he purpousfully brushes his body up against hers. She narrows her eyes as she looks behind her while he opens the door and smirks, while winking at her once before shutting the door. Her body shivers for a moment before turning back to see Amber was pulling on a pair of shorts, with her face flustered.
"You are unbelievable!" She screams as she pulls on a shirt and Gabriella looks awkwardly at Taylor. A fight was about to break out and she didn't want to be in the room at the time, but it looked like she was going to. "It's my room too!" She screams as Sharpay throws her bag down and takes a step forward.
"Are you addicted to sex or something? Because it sure as hell seems that way!" She bellows as Amber rolls her eyes and fixes her hair slightly. "You're such a slut!"
Amber flashes an angry look at her roommate. "I'm a slut! I'M a slut? You sleep with Zeke every night! Don't tell me I'm addicted to it!"
"Yea, because Zeke is my boyfriend!" Sharpay yells as she grabs a pair of bright pink jeans that were piled in a corner along with a sparkly purple and white top. "At least I don't sleep with your best friend's crush when you PROMISED you'd stay away from him!"
Gabriella's eyes suddenly shoot up. So that's what happened. Sharpay liked someone and Amber slept with him. That make complete and perfect sense as to why they hated each other. It was all coming out now, and there was no stopping it. Taylor suddenly shoots Gabriella a look, who was now extremely interested in the conversation. Amber rolls her eyes. "You still can't get over that? It was a fucking year ago Sharpay! You're dating someone else! Move on!"
Sharpay's eyes cloud over so dark they almost look black. "I did. I love Zeke but I can't get over how you're such a fucking slut!"
Amber's green eyes seem to leak with poison, as well as the words she was saying. "Everyone wanted to sleep with him. I'm sorry he chose me. I don't see you getting pissed off at the other people who did!" She yells, while Gabriella's eyes narrow. Who was this guy?
"Brie, come on let's get out of here." Taylor says while grabbing Gabriella's muscular arm. But she shrugs it off as she walks a step closer to where the two girls were arguing.
"That's because they didn't promise their best friend they wouldn't!" Sharpay screams the loudest as she lets out a large groan. She then angrily turns on her heels and looks at Gabriella and Taylor. "Girls! We're out."
She storms out of the room while Taylor seems to sigh in relief. Gabriella, on the other hand, wanted to hear more of the story. She glances back at Amber, who seemed to be flustered and then sighs while she fallows her two best friends out of the room. "Well that was… weird." Taylor says while fuming Sharpay spins around and takes in deep breaths, making Gabriella step back in shock for a moment.
"I hate her!" She says while punctuating each word that was said. Gabriella and Taylor look at each other for a moment, both scared beyond all belief at their friend's behavior. "I hope she drowns in the ocean so I never have to see her smirking face again!" She exclaims while they make their way to the elevator and Gabriella pressed the two button.
"Shar…" Taylor says in an attempt to calm her down, but she wasn't listening.
"Don't tell me to calm down!" She exclaims as the elevator doors open. They walk down the hallway with the wind playing with Gabriella's hair. She had never seen Sharpay this up in arms in the short time that she had known her. Mental note, never get on Sharpay Evans' bad side, or you will have hell to pay.
They finally reach Gabriella and Taylor's room while Taylor puts the key into the slot. She opens the door and Sharpay throws her stuff on Taylor's bed angrily. She lets out a scream that makes Gabriella actually cover her ears it was that high pitched. "Whoa, take a deep breath ok?" Taylor says while Gabriella puts her own bag down on her bed. She could feel a small headache coming on as she sits down and looks out the window, thinking about a brown-haired blue eyed boy while Sharpay seemed to have a break down.
"Can you believe her? Me a slut Tay, me!" She exclaims. "She was the one who slept with him! She was the one…"
"SHARPAY!" Taylor finally roars, getting Gabriella's attention. She turns around and looks at her two best friends. "It happened over a year ago and you have Zeke. Plus she's right! Everyone wanted to sleep with him." She says while shooting a look at Gabriella for a moment. "Amber has obviously moved on, you have moved on, and he has most defiantly moved on." She watches as Sharpay suddenly glances over to where Gabriella was sitting. Her face whitens a little as she looks back at Taylor. "You can be pissed at her but stop worrying about what happened last year. It will only cause drama."
She didn't want Sharpay to blow up at her, but her mind was circling. Everyone wanted to sleep with him? Troy told her that he never slept with Amber, but this was sounding way to fishy for Gabriella's liking. No. Troy said nothing happened, so nothing happened. She trusted him. "Who was the guy?"
Both Sharpay and Taylor immediately whip their heads around and look at her. Sharpay shrugs as she cross her arms, trying to play it cool. "Some guy from the basketball camp." She says while looking everywhere but at Gabriella. Gabriella feels her mouth open to say something, but then suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"I got it." Taylor says while making her way to the door. Gabriella looks at Sharpay curiously. "Uh, hey guys!"
Gabriella rips her eyes away from Sharpay and looks to see the Zeke, Chad, Jason and Troy walk into the room. Chad kisses Taylor soundlessly while Zeke puts an arm around still fuming Sharpay. As Troy walks over to Gabriella with a smile on his face, her mind was second guessing itself. He said he never slept with her. She had to trust that. "Hey." He says while kisses her lightly on the lips. Gabriella barely gives him any pressure back as she looks at his body up and down, analyzing him.
"So… do you girls wanna get changed then we can head out?" Zeke asks while Taylor nods and grabs a pair of jeans and a top while Sharpay continues to let off steam. Gabriella looks up into her boyfriend's face. She didn't want to go tonight. She just wanted to sleep all of this off. To clear her head. For once, she didn't want to be around Troy.
"Actually… I'm really tired. So I'm gonna stay behind." She says while Chad raises his eyebrows at her.
"Brie, you can't not go." He says while Troy looks down at her with curiousity in his eyes.
"Yes I can. I don't wanna go." She says while glancing at Troy again. "I'm really tired and I have a headache. I don't want to slow you guys down." She says while hearing the door close as Taylor walks in the bathroom to change. "You guys have fun."
Troy nods as he looks back at the guys and Sharpay. "We'll catch up with you guys later."
Gabriella's eyes shoot up and lock with his. She didn't want Troy to stay behind, at all. She wanted to be by herself. "It's fine Troy… you go ahead. I'm just going to bed when you leave anyways." She says while staring up into his piercing blue eyes that narrow in confusion.
He crosses his arms. "It's no big deal." He says with a shrug. "I'll just stay and keep you company."
Gabriella shakes her head furiously. He wasn't getting the hint. Why wasn't he getting the hint? "No Troy… you go out with them. I know you want to, so go ahead." She says slowly while glancing back at the other people in the room to see that Taylor was now changed and Sharpay was in the bathroom. They were all staring at the couple intently; probably because they had never seen the two of them fight. That was because they hadn't gotten into a fight before.
Troy narrows his eyes again. "Maybe I want to stay with you." He says, she could hear the tone of irritation in his voice.
Gabriella stands up and straightens out her top. "Well maybe I want you to go." She says with her own voice lacing with irritation.
Troy's jaw becomes harder with every second that goes by. "Why are you making this difficult?" He asks while she crosses her own arms. "I wanna stay with you alright?" He says while Gabriella shakes her head, her own jaw set as well.
"Well maybe I don't want you to stay!" She says loudly as then the room suddenly grows quiet. The piercing blue eyes stare down into Gabriella's deep brown. She knew it was stupid to have their first fight over something this dumb, but she was just very confused and needed time to herself. Troy finally looks away from her as he throws his hands up and shakes his head.
"Fine. Let's get the fuck out of here." Troy says while walking towards the door. Gabriella hears it open and then slam loudly. Her eyes look up to see that everyone else was staring at her with confusion written on their faces.
"We'll uhh… see you later Brie." Taylor says as she watches everyone give her one weird look, before following Troy out the door. She sighs and falls back onto her bed. She and Troy had just had their first fight.
Three hours later, Gabriella was staring blankly at the TV. She couldn't sleep, knowing that Troy was probably getting hammered because he was pissed off at her. She hadn't heard from him since he left and was starting to get a little worried. But a sigh erupts from her throat as she runs a hand through her hair slowly. Over the past hour, she had finally thought about everything that occurred to her today and came up with one solution. If Troy said that they didn't do anything, that's what happened. It looked suspicious enough, but she had to trust him, or this wasn't going to work.
She sighs as she stares at her phone that was sitting on her bed next to her. She just wanted it to ring, so he could call her and everything would be ok. But she knew that wasn't going to happen. Troy seemed like the kind of guy who would drink his problems away. She just prayed that he didn't meet up with some sexy Hispanic local or something.
But almost as though her prayers were answered, her phone begins to vibrate and her ring tone goes off. She immediately picks it up, not even bothering to look at the number. Her fingers flip it open eagerly as she puts it up to her ear. "Hello?"
"Gabi?" Relief spreads through out her body as she closes her eyes and thanks a higher power that her prayers were answered. "Hey you there?"
"Yea." She responds. "Yea I'm here."
"Look I'm sorry." Troy's voice echoes in her ear. He sounded sober enough and it didn't sound like there was the noise in the background from the bar. Where was he anyways? "If you wanted to stay by yourself, it's no big deal. I didn't mean to snap." He says as she could almost hear him being out of breath.
"I'm sorry too." She says while playing with the bottom of her gray shorts she was wearing as pajamas. "It wasn't that I didn't want to be with you." She lies through her teeth as she says this. "But I just wanted some time by myself. I didn't mean to be a bitch either."
She could hear him chuckle slightly on the other side of the phone and could imagine his perfect smile. "It's cool." He says. "So… do you still need your alone time?" He asks while Gabriella smiles as the sound of his voice back to it's normal level and sound.
"I'm not going out to the bar…" She says while she hears him chuckle on the other side again.
"Don't worry, you don't have to." He says while she raises her eyebrows, even though he couldn't see her.
"Wait… what?" She asks but suddenly hears a click. "Troy? Troy!" He hung up on her! How could he hang up on her! They had just resolved their problem and he hung up on her! But suddenly, she hears a knock on the door and a small smile breaks out onto her face. She stands up and walks towards the door, not even bothering to look in the peephole. "You hung up on me!" She exclaims while she opens the door and sees Troy on the other side, fingering the phone in his hand.
"Sorry." He mumbles while walking in and placing his hands on her waist, while bending over. His lips connect with hers in a heated kiss that neither one of them wanted to let go of. Gabriella wraps her arms around his neck while he picks up her lower body by her butt and carries her over to her bed and gently lays her down. "I… didn't… wanna… waste… time."
Gabriella rolls her eyes as she looks up into his and smiles. "How'd you know I'd forgive you?" She asks while he smirks against her lips and then connects them with his again.
"Cuz if you were missing me the way I was missing you, you wouldn't have lasted much longer." He mumbles as Gabriella smiles and kisses him again. They had survived their first fight. It had to come one of these times, and actually, she wasn't regretting it.
Because the make up was tasting ever so sweet.