Chapter 5

When Gabriella woke up the next morning, she at first couldn't remember what happened last night. But, then she remembered her kiss with Troy and she smiled but then that smile turned into a frown. She didn't know if they were back together and she was worried about getting back together with him. There was nothing she wanted more than to be Troy's again. But, she was worried what would happen if they got back together. She didn't want them to start fighting again if they started dating again. She was worried that if that happened that they could ignore each other forever this time and that would break her heart more than ever. She'd rather be just his friend than have him completely out of her life.

Troy had a smile on his face the entire way over to Gabriella's. He was hoping today would be the day they got back together. When he got to her house, he knocked on the door and waited for her to open the door. When she opened the door, he couldn't stop smiling. She was so breath taking beautiful.

"You ready to go?" Troy said when he finally said something besides just staring at her.

"Yeah, I'm ready, Troy. Lets go" Gabriella said. Then she shut the door and followed him to his car. Troy opened the door for her and Gabriella couldn't help but smiled. He was such a gentleman.

Troy then drove them to East High and before they got out, he turned and said to Gabriella, "Will you meet me during you're free class up at our spot?"

After a pause, Gabriella finally said, "Yes I will, Troy."

"Great, I'll see you then, Gabriella." Troy said and then took off for the gym so he could get ready for his first gym class.

Gabriella did the same except she was going to her English classroom. On the way, she kept thinking about seeing Troy. She was excited and dreading it because she knew exactly what he wanted to talk about. Their kiss last night.

When it was her period with no class, Gabriella walked to the door that leads to the rooftop, where she'd be meeting Troy in their spot. When she got up there, she saw Troy on the other side pacing back and forth. Laughing, she said, "You know I don't think I've seen anyone pace that much."

Hearing her angelic voice, Troy turned around and started laughing at what she said. And said, "Haha very funny, brie."

Deciding to get right to the point, Gabriella then said, "What did you want to talk about, Troy?"

Being shocked at her straight-forwardness, Troy then said, "well uhh, I wanted to uhh talk about us and our kiss last night."

Gabriella expecting this then answered saying, "And what about us?"

"Well, I'm just going to get straight to the point. I want to know do you still love me? And if you do, would you consider us getting back together?"

Sighing, Gabriella said, "Yes Troy, I still love you and I probably always will. But I don't know about the second question. I would love to be yours again Troy. But I'm just afraid of what would happen if we got back together and started fighting again. Would we break up and never talk to each other again? I wouldn't be able to live if that happened. I'd rather just be your friend than not have you in my life."

"Oh. t least that's not a no. It's not what I wanted to hear though. I still love you. These last eights months of not being able to call you mine have been the most miserable months of my life." Troy said sadly.

Gabriella then started crying softly and said, "I'm sorry, Troy. It's all my fault. I want to be with you Troy. But I just need time to decided what to do. Will you give me some time to decide if I'm ready?"

"I'd wait forever for you, Brie. I will give you some time. I won't ask you again. I'll let you decide without being pressure by me. I love you with all my heart, Gabriella." Troy said and pulled her into a hug.

Gabriella said, "thank you Troy. That's all I'm asking for. I just need time to decide."

Then the bell rang and they said their goodbyes to each other. They went in the opposite directions. Gabriella going to her english classroom and Troy going to the gym for his gym class. Troy's happy face, no longer held the smile he had all day. But he wasn't frowning. He knew Gabriella just wanted time to decide and that she still loved him. And that thought brought that smile back to his face.

Gabriella had tears on her face because she knew she had let Troy down again. She didn't know what she was going to do. All she knew was that she loved Troy Bolton and was going to think about if she wanted to risk getting back together with him.

At the end of the day, Troy met Gabriella as she came out of her class and offered to give her a ride home. She agreed and followed him to his car. She got in the passenger seat and Troy drove her to her house.

When they got their, Gabriella turned to Troy and said, "I promise I will think about it, Troy." And she then got out of the car and went inside her house.

Troy left with a small smile on his face knowing that Gabriella would think about getting back together with him. He just hoped she would get back together with him. He wanted her back and he loved her with all his heart.

Gabriella laid down on her bed and didn't really get up off the bed for most of the day. When she decided to go to bed, she fell asleep thinking about the blue-eyed man who was always on her mind. Troy Bolton.