Alan's POV
"Fermat, I can't just go to her house, she might think I'm creepy," I complained. "W-w-well, what are you going to d-d-do," Fermat said. "We, are going to look for a mall," I said, "change it into a car and land on thatstreet." "Whatever you say m-m-master," he said sarcastically, "do you happen to know where a m-m-mall is?" "We'll ask around," I said. "Fine," he said defeated. We dropped down and then the ship shape-shifted into a car. "Fermat, your Dad's a genius," I said. "I kn-kn-know," he said smiling. "Stop here, and ask that girl," I said. "Ex-ex-excuse me, do you know where the m-m-mall is?" Fermat asked. "Down that street, take a left, at the stop sign take a left, and you'll be right in front of the mall," she said. "Th-th-thanks," he said waving. "Let's go," I ordered.
Gabriella's POV
"Where do you want to go first?" Troy asked. "You choose," I said. "How about Foot Locker, I need new basketball shoes," he said looking at his shoes. "Sure," I said grabbing his hand. We made our way there and Troy saw a pair of shoes he liked. "Gabriella, look at these, aren't they awesome," he said with a look of shock on his face. I smiled, "Yeah, they would look perfect on you." "Really, I have to try them on, excuse me sir, do you have these in a size 11?" he asked. "Let me check," he said taking the shoe to the back with him. "Those have to be the most perfect shoes I've ever seen," he said. "Can you see me making the winning shot in the championship game with those?" Troy asked walking backwords and pretending to throw a basketball, and just as he jumped up he fell over knocking someone over. "Troy, are you okay?" I asked him. "Yeah Gabriella, but you should ask the person who's under me," he said getting himself up. "Are you okay," I said helping the boy up. The boy looked at me, "Tin Tin, is that you?" "Troy, I need to get out of here," I said. "Do you want me to come with you?" he asked, but I left quickly and didn't answer. "Gabriella," he shouted. I walked faster, I can't see his face, not him, not Alan Tracy.
"Tin Tin," a voice kept yelling. I walked as fast as I could, but it wasn't fast enough, he caught up to me. "Tin Tin," Alan said. "I don't know who Tin Tin is," I said coldly. He didn't say anything, he just stared at me. "Leave me alone," I said. "Tin Tin, don't you remember me?" he asked. "I told you, I don't know who Tin Tin is," I said even colder than before. I felt a hand touch my shoulder, "Gabriella, are you okay?" Troy asked. "Yeah Troy, I'm fine, I just needed some air," I lied. "Do you want me to take you home?" he asked. "No, I think I'll walk home," I said. "You sure?" I'm sure Troy, now go back to the store and get your shoes," I said. He smiled, "Okay, I'll call you later," he said giving me a kiss, "bye Gabi." "Bye Troy," I said with a smile on my face and watched him walk away. "I get it, your Gabriella now," Alan said, "and that must be your boyfriend," he said his voice cracking. "Um, uh, you really blossomed," he said smiling. I didn't say anything, I just walked away. "Tin Tin, I mean Gabriella, I came to see you," he said grabbing my shoulder. "Well Alan, you should have thought about my feelings before you came," I said. "Gabriella-" he started. "Don't call me that," I said. "Then I'll call you Tin Tin," he said. "Don't call me that either Alan," I said. "Then what do you want me to call you?" he asked. "Don't call me anything, I don't want to talk to you," I said walking off. "Tin Tin," he yelled, but I just ignored him.
Alan's POV
What is her problem, I thought she would be happy to see me. I walked around and found an available bench and sat down. "Wh-wh-what's wrong?" Fermat asked me. "Fermat, you won't believe it, I saw her," I said. "You did, was she happy to see you?" he asked very excited. "No, she was very upset," I said putting my head in my hands. "Why?" he asked. "I don't know, but she doesn't like to be called Tin Tin, she's Gabriella now," I said, "and she has a boyfriend." "Really, I can't see her l-l-liking someone, besides you," he said. "I don't like her, and she never liked me," I lied. "Right, everyone knows you l-l-like her," he said. "Okay, maybe I like her a little bit," I said still lying, because the truth is, I love her. "Fermat, this is going to be a challenge, I know she still wants to be our friend," I said. "R-r-really, how do you know?" he asked. "You didn't see her face when she saw me, she smiled, and then she went all upset," I answered, "so, you wanna go to her house?" "Lets try," he said.
Gabriella's POV
I walked toward my house, I'm so stupid, my house is a half an hour away on foot, I should have just let Troy drive me, its dark out, and no one is out. I couldn't let him see me like this. "Uhhh," I scream grabbing my head, "Alan, why did you have to come back?" I asked no one. "God damnit," I screamed back to no one. "I ran into a different direction than my house, into a wooded area. "I can't hate you, I can't hate you," I cried wiping tears away. "Gabriella," a familiar voice said, "are you okay?" "Yeah, I'm just fine," I said looking at the person, it was Ryan Evans. "You sure?" he asked. "Why does everyone think I have a problem, well you know what Ryan, I'm FINE," I said yelling the last part. "Okay, do you want me to drive you home?" he asked. "Yeah," I said nodding, he's a good friend. The drive was silent and when we came to my house I spoke, "Thanks Ryan, I'll see you later." "Bye Gabriella," he said waving. I need to get my act together, I gotta get my head in the game, no more thinking about Alan Tracy. "Hi Tin Tin." a voice oh so familiar said.
"Alan, what are you doing here?" I asked. "Not just Al-Al-Alan," a voice said. "Fermat," I whispered. "I see you remember my n-n-name Tin Tin," he stuttered. "Don't call me Tin Tin," I said. "Right, s-s-sorry Tin, uh, I m-m-mean Gabriella," Fermat said, "I have to get something from the car." "Listen, I don't care what you say, I knew you when you were Tin Tin, and I'm going to call you Tin Tin, got it," Alan said boldly. "Whatever," I said. "My Mom is working late tonight, I guess you can come in," I said forcing the words out, I mean I still think of them as good friends, but Alan hurt me, and I didn't want to see him after I left. "Sure," Alan said, "come on Fermat."
When we entered my house my cell phone started ringing, I looked at the caller ID and it said Troy. "I have to take this, I'll be right back. "Troy," I answered. "Hey Gabriella," he said. "why'd you call?" I asked. "I wanted to see if you were all right, Ryan called me and said he saw you crying in the woods in his backyard," Troy said. "I'm fine Troy, honest," I lied, I'm still upset having to see Alan Tracy again. "You sure, I mean I can come over right away if you aren't," he said. "As much as I love that offer, I'm fine, I'm with some friends," I said. "Okay, but if you aren't, call me and I'll be over in a flash," he said. "Okay, I promise," I said. "Okay, I love you," he said. "I love you too," I said. "Bye," he said. "Bye Troy," I said and hung up. I walked back to Alan and Fermat and I couldn't help but think, this is going to be a tough night.