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Leaving… It was almost the end of the school year and Gabriella was getting ready to pack up her stuff and leave, but someone stopped her. "Gabriella…" Ashley Jacobsen, the head-cheerleader, walked up to Gabriella as she turned to her. "Yeah…?" Gabriella asked. "This is for you." Ashley handed a card to Gabriella and walked away just as Gabriella's friends walked up to Gabriella. She opened the card and read it to herself.

Dear Gabriella,

I'm so glad that we became friends during our freshman year, but why did you hate me? You don't have to tell me why. I'm just afraid; I'm scared to see you get hurt again. And if you ever think about me again, think about the happy times we've spent together. Since it's almost the end of the school year, my parents have decided that I should leave you alone and let you think for a while. I don't know when I'll be coming back, even though our move won't be too permanent. You know that I'll always love you, no matter how many fights we've been in. Don't worry about telling the guys this because they already know and the fact that I've told them before hand.

I left because I wanted you to be happy. I can't tell you where I am though, but you know that I'll be in your heart. I left something in your locker, but probably you didn't see it. I asked Kels for the combination and I told Ms. Darbus that you should win the Spring Musical, since you are a good singer. Truthfully speaking… Don't be sad Brie; like you said, we'll see each other again someday. I promise I'll come back. I love you.

Your Friend,
Troy Bolton

Gabriella looked in her locker and found a box; she opened it and found her necklace. That night Gabriella finished unpacking everything she had, but left one box packed. It was full of her old stuff from her freshman year; she didn't want to see it again. She didn't want to see a picture of Troy, smiling his Bolton smile. She didn't want to go to school on the last day. She just lay in bed and cried herself to sleep. She couldn't believe that this was all her fault. Her friends called her, but she never answered or responded to their calls. She was too depressed to talk to them.

18 years passed by, "Ry, are you sure about this?" Gabriella asked Ryan. "Look, as your best friend Gabs, I'm sure." Ryan assured her. "Mom, please…?" Jessica asked her mom. Gabriella was recently divorced. "Fine." Gabriella said as the three of them walked to the house next door. Jessica rang the doorbell and a boy about Jessica's age answered the door. "Hello! I'm Jessica. This is my mom Gabriella and her best friend Ryan Evans. What's your name?" Jessica smiled as he boy smiled back. He held out his and as Jessica shook it. "I'm Kyle. My dad's out playing basketball with his best friend." Kyle said as he let the three of them enter.

"You have a beautiful house." Gabriella complimented. "Thanks." Kyle smiled. "Did your dad choose this house or did you beg him to move?" Ryan asked jokingly. Gabriella lightly hit him. "He chose the house. We actually moved from California. My dad retired from his job in LA. He played in the NBA with his best friend." Kyle replied as they walked outside. Troy and Chad soon enough stopped playing once they saw Kyle. "Dad, I want you to meet our neighbors." Kyle told his dad as the two men walked over. "I'm Jessica." Jessica held out her hand towards Troy. "Nice to meet you Jessica. I'm Troy and this is Chad." Troy told Jessica as he shook her hand. "This is my mom Gabriella and her best friend Ryan." Jessica introduced Gabriella and Ryan. Gabriella looked away for a bit while Troy shook hands with Ryan instead. "Does your mom always act like this?" Chad asked jokingly. Gabriella looked up at Chad. "Not always, but this is the first time she's ever looked away." Jessica answered. In Gabriella's mind, the reason why she looked away was the fact that she didn't want to look into Troy's eyes again.

She didn't want to bring back memories of her past. "Hey, we're having a barbeque party at Gabriella's house. Do you guys want to come?" Ryan asked as Gabriella glared at her best friend. "Sure." Troy smiled. Gabriella rolled her eyes and pulled Ryan inside the house to talk with him. "What's her problem?" Chad asked Troy as the two went back to their one-on-one game. "She looks familiar. I mean she was wearing that necklace." Troy answered. "The necklace you gave Gabby when she left you 21 years ago when you guys were both 15?" Chad asked. "That was Gabriella…?" Troy asked shockingly. "Dude, you just realized that now?" Troy ran into the house to find that Ryan and Gabriella were still talking. He hid somewhere and listened in on the conversation.

"Ryan, he's still the same person that I hated when we were juniors. He's just…older. I can't believe that he left me just for some stupid NBA job. Why wouldn't he tell me? I called him but he said that he was busy." Troy felt sad. He couldn't believe that it was his fault for leaving Gabriella like this. "Gabs, when he left, all you could talk about was Troy. He probably still loves you, but you're acting like you don't want to talk to him. Every time you call me or Sharpay or Taylor, it's always about Troy. It's the fact that you miss him and that you love him. But why can't you just tell him now? Why can't you tell him the truth?" "He won't believe me Ry. He's just like all of them. Like all of the basketball guys who went to the NBA and shortly after, they retired.

"He has a son now who looks like him in a lot of ways. I came here to meet him to meet the neighbors and just go back home, but I still live in my parents' house still. I planned to move 18 years ago, but it was Troy who stopped me from moving. I cried when he left Ryan. I never went to graduation because of him. I stopped watching basketball games and movies. I never answered to any of our friends' calls. My life was ruined because of Troy. He gave me his necklace back and the reason why he did was because he didn't want to see me get hurt. But I'm hurt deep inside. I have this huge hole in my heart that no one can fix but him. I don't see Troy trying to do that. Ever since freshman year, I've waited to hear Troy telling me that he loved me. But he never said that. He only said he loved me in front of his friends. He always says, 'I love Gabriella, but I don't know if she loves me back.'

"I love him more than anything in the whole world. But Troy's…different. He changed over the years and he'll never be the same guy that I loved. He and I will never be friends again." Troy waited till Ryan walked out of the kitchen and entered the kitchen shortly after. "I heard what you said Gabriella, but I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that I haven't changed, but I have. I quit the NBA because of you. I wasn't participating or concentrating. My mind was on you. I thought I would come back and finally see you, but I saw you with Ryan and your beautiful daughter who looks like you. She's not as shy as you. I hope that you're proud to have her as a daughter. I missed you and I was hoping if…if we could be friends again." Troy told her.

Gabriella smiled and hugged him. She looked up at him as he leaned in and kissed her. Chad entered the kitchen and noticed them kissing. Ryan followed behind and brought Chad out of the kitchen. "Hey!" Chad said as Troy and Gabriella pulled back. "Nice going Sherlock!" Ryan joked. Chad punched his friend lightly on the shoulder as Gabriella rolled her eyes and went back to kissing Troy.