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Ride of Your Life
"Gabriella what the hell are you still doing here?" Lindsay scolded her best friend of 5 years.
"What do you mean Linds? I work here." Gabi said in a duh tone
"Why? You're done with college! Go back home honey! Teach, do what you want to do. What about your dream?"
Wishing on a shooting star
But dreams alone won't get you far
Can't deny your feelings anymore
The world is waiting right outside your door
What are you waiting for?
"Lindsay I can't just pack up and go." Gabi argued
"Why not? That's what you did when you came here. And now you have a more substantial sum of money. Come on. I'll even go with you." Lindsay offered, her friend had to get out of L.A.
"You would?" Gabi asked hopefully. Lindsay nodded
Come on, here's your chance
Don't let it slip right through your hands
Are you ready for the ride of your life?
Your dreams are riding on the wind
Just reach out and pull them in and
Get ready for the ride of your life
The ride of your life
"That's the last of it." Gabi said, the last box was in their car. The two girls got in and began the long drive from Los Angeles to Albuquerque. They took turns driving, this was it. Gabi was going home for the first time since she ran away, afraid of her mother's wrath, but this time she was on her own, she wouldn't be living with her.
In your heart you know what you must do
You've only got yourself to answer to
Don't let fear of falling hold you down
Your spirit's flying high above the clouds
You're glory bound
Gabi sighed as she and Lindsay placed the last two boxes on the living room floor of their tiny two-bedroom apartment. They began to move the boxes to the proper rooms and unpack them. Four hours later they were satisfied with the work they had accomplished.
"When's the interview?" Lindsay asked
"Tomorrow at 9, I'm so nervous." Gabi stated, taking a shaky sip of her beer
"You'll do great." Lindsay assured her, also sipping at her bear.
"What about you? When's your big moment?" Gabi asked with a smile
"Thursday at 11. Should be interesting. Lava Springs is a huge place, I can't believe I might be the chef." Gabi nearly spit out her drink. "What?" Lindsay asked her
"Lava Springs?" Gabi choked. Lindsay nodded, "Oh my G-d, the Evans own that. I wonder if Ryan or Sharpay or both of them have taken over it or if Claire and Doug still run it." Gabi put her head in her hands.
"Wait your friends Ryan and Sharpay?" Gabi nodded her response. "Why didn't I put that together: Ryan Evans is the owner." Gabi moaned.
"Well good luck. Just don't tell them you know me. They might get pissed." Gabi sighed.
The next morning at 8:45 Gabi walked through the doors of East High, it was filled with students, she sighed as memories filled her mind. She walked past screaming students, all full of life, as she had once been.
Come on here's your chance
Don't let it slip right through your hands
Are you ready for the ride of your life yea
Your dreams are riding on the wind
Just reach out and pull them in and
Get ready for the ride of your life
Ride of your life
The interview went smoothly, there was a new principal, Mrs. Taylor. She was nice and as Gabi was leaving she said, "Welcome to East High Ms. Montez". Gabi smiled
"Thank you Mrs. Taylor." She got the job!
You are on your way no looking back
There's no future living in the past
You're free at last yeah
You're free at last
"Oh I'm sorry." Gabi ran into someone. She looked up into the familiar blue eyes that she had dreamed about every night since she left.
"Ella?" Troy asked
"Hi Troy." Gabi whispered
"Troy Bolton what is taking you so long? We've been waiting for 10 minutes, Chad finally sent us out as a search party. Oh for G-d's sake, would you stop flirting and just come on. Zeke baked just for us, it's the anniversary of her death, and you're here flirting with- Oh my G-d." Taylor stopped her rant
"Hey Taylor." Gabi sighed, this wasn't supposed to happen this early.
"What are you two doing. Ryan specifically canceled a golf game to be here and you're dillydallying." Sharpay yelled at them "Oh hey Boo." Sharpay did a double take, "Gabriella?"
"Hi Pay."
Troy snapped out of it, he grabbed Gabi's arm and dragged her to Sharpay's classroom, everyone was waiting. "Oh my G-d." was the response
"Hey guys." She said
Come on here's your chance
Don't let it slip right through your hands
Are you ready for the ride of your life yea
Your dreams are riding on the wind
Just reach out and pull them in and
Get ready for the ride of your life
Ride of your life
"Um, I guess you want an explanation." Gabi whispered
"You're dead." Jason said, Gabi looked at him confused and sighed. She quietly chronicled where she'd been and why she left without a word.
Come on, come on get ready
Yea, yea, yea
Your dreams are riding on the wind
Just reach out and pull them in
Get ready for the ride of your life
"So I'm back now, and I'll be starting here next fall."
Song: Ride of your life by John Gregory
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