Chapter 5
It was Monday the day after their two first dates. Gabriella was at Taylor's locker as usual with their group of friends Kelsi, Sharpay, Jenna and Sarah. Taylor was asking her how the date went. Excitedly Gabriella started to relate the story of her two dates with Troy. "Two dates?!" Taylor asked her curiously. "I thought you just went on one?" Gabriella grinned and said "yep it was two; he called the next day and invited me to dinner on yesterday." Gabriella explained. Suddenly Gabriella felt somebody tap her shoulder. Gabriella turned around and a big grin spread quickly across her face. "Troy!" Gabriella said excitedly, "what's up?" She asked him as she quickly focused her attention on her could be boyfriend. "I had a great time this weekend; want to do something after school?" He asked her. "Um sure, sounds like fun. What do you want to do?" Troy looked shy as he noticed the other girls standing around listening. "Uh hi." He said as he looked at her friends. "Uh, how about going to Barnes and Noble again? I really want to see what happens in that book I started reading." Gabriella smiled. "Sounds great, I'll meet you at your seventh hour classroom and we can go from there." Gabriella said, since she was the one driving.
A few days later, Gabriella was feeling a little tired of their constant trips to Barnes and Noble, and especially since they were happening every day. Gabriella was at Taylor's locker again, speaking of her tiredness of constantly seeing him, day after day after day. "He constantly wants to be around me, and he's never leaving me alone!" Gabriella complained to Taylor. "Gabi, he just really likes you." Taylor told her soothingly. "I know and I really like him too, but he always takes up my time and I never get to see you guys anymore!" Gabriella complained. "Gabi, things will settle down eventually, it's just the newness of the relationship, and he's just excited." Gabriella sighed. "Alright, I suppose you're right." An hour later Gabriella was waiting for Troy at his last hour of the day. He was taking an extra hour because he was always busy with basketball, that his grades had slipped a little and he was behind, and without these extra credits he wouldn't be graduating with his graduating class. Finally the bell rang, signaling the end of the day. "Hey Troy." Gabriella said smiling as Troy walked out of his classroom. His friend Chad was bumping him on the shoulder winking at him. "Oh lover boy where are you two off to now?" Troy rolled his eyes. "Cut it out Chad, we're just going to get coffee together." Troy said as he grabbed Gabriella's hand. "Ah…how sweet, their holding hands!" Chad, Jason and Zeke said together in a high pitched voice. "So we won't be seeing you at basketball practice again my man?" They asked Troy. "Sorry, but once you guys get girlfriends you'll understand." Troy said. "I'm already half-way there with Sharpay." Zeke said proudly, but nobody was listening.
A few weeks later it was Christmas vacation. Gabriella and her mother were going up to her uncle's house that was on a lake close by. "Gabi, you're invited to ask Troy to come if you want to." Her mom told her as she was getting a few things gathered up, for their trip up. "Hey Troy!" Gabriella said into the phone. "I was wondering if you were interested in joining my Mom and I up at my Uncle's house on La Dehesilla Lake, its like twenty minutes away from here." Gabriella explained. "Let me just check with my parents, but I think I should be able to go. When will you guys be picking me up?" He asked her. "Hang on; let me check with my Mom." Gabriella said, "Yeah, I should go ask mine too." He said as Gabriella ran to ask her Mom. About ten seconds later, Gabriella was back on the line. "At about 3:00 p.m." Gabriella said. "Okay, sounds great, my Mom said I can go, I'll see ya then." "Bye" Troy said, and then they hung up.