December makes me feel this way
Chapter 16
December 23 Chapter 16 Troy's POV
It was eh, about two O'clock in the afternoon. Gabriella was taking a nap after hr long throwing up morning. Kelsi was sitting in the kitchen writing softly in her book. Zeke was baking. Taylor and Chad were outside where it was snowing softly. The parents decided they needed to do something…old people like and went off into town. Ryan was reading "Chill Factor" and you couldn't pull him out of it. Sharpay was knitting a blanket…yes Sharpay Evans is knitting people! And she wasn't half bad…
Me I was in Chad and my room. I had all gifts under the tree except one. The necklace I was going to give to Gabriella. I thought it was stupid…what a stupid gift, but it was too late. I had thrown the recite away hopefully she would like it. So what to do? I didn't want to wake her up because she was tired…didn't want to interrupt anyone. I sighed and got up from the desk and went downstairs. As I was I could hear Let it snow play on the radio.
In the living room you could see everyone doing their own thing. I smiled and continued down the stairs and went to the tree setting down my last gift, but once I did snowballs head jumped out under the tree. I watched as she ran into the kitchen, but then sliding, but not crashing. I think she was getting the hang of it.
"Troy how does this look?" Sharpay asked me holding up the half knitted blanket.
"Its cute." I said smiling.
"Aww thank you." Ashe said going back to her work.
"Hey, Troy, go wake Gabriella up, I made lunch." Zeke said coming out of the kitchen.
"Since when do we have lunch?" I asked.
"Since Gabriella, wanted some. Now go wake her." Zeke said. I went upstairs and entered her room.
"Oh, Gasper, wake up." I said sitting on the edge of her bed.
"Do not call me Casper." She said turning over and looking at me.
"Well, I'll make you a deal, you get up and I won't. Come on Zeke made lunch." I said to her.
"Fine, I'm coming." She said getting up. She walked out of the room and I followed. We all sat at the table and ate lunch. So five O'clock…I was bored…still.
"Want to go on a walk?" I asked Gabriella. She nodded her head and we got ready. I stood outside and looked at the snow that Taylor and Chad had been playing in. I heard the front door open and then close. I turned around and held my arm out. She gladly took it and we started walking. Arms linked.
"So, what's going on?" I said trying to start a conversation.
"Troy, what are we going to do?" she asked me.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, once January 2nd comes you're going back to LA."
"Well, I was thinking about that. I was thinking that you could move back with me." I said looking forward.
"Troy…I…I can't. You know that. I love my job." She said looking at me. I looked at her with her cotton white hat on her.
"I know, but you won't have to work. You can be a stay at home mom. Taking care of this kid."
"Troy, I want to work. I love my job."
"How about I give you my answer tonight?"
"Yes, that would be nice."
We continued on our walk. Stopping at one point we turned around and started walking home.
"If it's a girl, what would we name it?" I asked her.
"Umm, Nattily?"
"I like that name."
"No, wait, I want to name her Sarah."
"Why?"
"Because it means princess."
"A boy?"
"Isaac."
"You sound so sure, why?" I asked.
"It means to laugh. I love laughing."
"Well, that's for sure." I said laughing.
"Yeah, Troy do you like me? I mean as in like, like me."
"Love?"
"Yeah."
"Well, I'm going to tell you the truth. I remember when we were little I would look at you and feel this fussy feeling in my stomach. Today I still do. To answer your question, yes I do love you. I know you want to stay friends, but I'll wait. I'll be waiting in the rain, snow anything, just for you and this kid. Heck I'll wait till I'm a hundred!" I said to her. She nodded her head and looked forward.
We arrived at the Cabin and everyone's car's were in the drive way. We walked inside the warm cabin and into the kitchen. I noticed there were more gifts under the tree.
"No, I think we should watch that tomorrow night. Let's watch…Mickey's twice upon a Christmas." Taylor said.
"Yeah, I agree." Gabriella said taking a bite of an apple she had gotten out of the fruit bowl.
"Ok, so then tomorrow is the Grinch." Chad said nodding his head.
"WooHoo!" Gabriella yelled sticking her hand in the air.
I smiled and went upstairs. I sat in the room Chad and I shared and looked at a book that was lying on my suitcase. I walked over to it and picked it up. I looked through it. It was pictures of me winning basketball games…pictures of my dad and I holding the trophy's together.
"I'm surprised you still do that stuff." I heard my father say. I turned around and looked at him with a questioning look.
"That book. You still add pictures to it." he said pointing to the book.
"Yeah…" I said looking at it.
"What's wrong?"
"I…I'm moving back to LA in a few days and…and Gabriella won't come. I have no idea what to do." I said looking at my father. I could actually feel tears forming in my eyes. I could see my dad take in a breath and then let it out.
"Troy, I always raised you to grow up to be a basketball player and you are, but now it's your turn. What does your heart really tell you?"
"Oh, wow, dad I never heard you talk so….from your heart." I said jokingly to my father.
"Troy, stop joking and listen to your heart."
"I can't…it's confusing me. I love Gabriella and I know she loves me, but she won't admit it. I want to…I want to spend the rest of my life with her, but I don't want to give up basketball." I said truthfully to him.
"You don't want to give it up because of me or because you love it so much?" he asked me with his hands in his pockets. I looked at the ground. I didn't know…
"Well, come down in ten minutes, were going to watch a movie and eat dinner." My dad said walking out of the room. What did I want?
Walking down the stairs and into the kitchen getting my plate, my father's question ran through my mind. I got my plate and went into the living room and sat on the couch. Gabriella and came in and saw me. She smiled and sat on the couch with me and cuddled up. I wrapped my arm around her while I ate my food with one hand.
The movie was ending and we all had finished our deserts. Finally we all went upstairs tired and excited tomorrow was Christmas Eve.
"Troy, stay in my room tonight?" Gabriella asked.
"Sure, let me go get dressed." I said heading to my room with Chad. I got changed quickly and bushed my teach. My answer it was tonight…I went into her room and laid down next to her.
She turned around looking at me.
"Hey." She said smiling at me.
"I have your answer."
"My answer?"
"From earlier on." I said.
"Oh and what is it?" she asked me smiling.
Well, here it goes…
A/N ok I stopped it there because I'm stuck! Lol. Ok so I want to thank everyone for reviewing! Also I was you to read this poll its very, very important!
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