Secrets Lovers
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Chapter 14
It's been two weeks since the East High population discovered Troy and Gabriella's relationship and most people have started to get used to them, although they still remain the main source of gossip. The two exceptions are Toby, who seems to have taken Gabriella's presence as a personal insult, and Stacey, who still harbours the delusion that Troy belongs to her…he just doesn't know it.
Troy saunters through the school doors whistling, a contented smile on his face. He scans the row of lockers until he finds what he is looking for: a slim, dark-haired girl with the most beautiful eyes he has ever seen, leaning against her locker tapping her foot impatiently and humming to herself whilst flicking through yesterday's biology notes. Troy sneaks round the corridor to approach Gabriella from the other side. He sidles up to her and whispers tenderly into her ear: "Good morning beautiful".
Startled, Gabriella blushes and turns to put her biology notes in her locker. "It must be a good morning because you're in it"
Troy responds by leaning down and placing a kiss softly on her cheeks and lips. He looks into her eyes, and murmurs "You are perfect, you know that?"
"Of course I do!" A loud voice exclaims, "and now you've finally realised it too we can do something about it."
Troy and Gabriella step apart and look up to see Stacey, complete with pink miniskirt and sparkly silver handbag.
Gabriella opens her mouth, "Hi Sta–"
"So where are you taking me?" asks Stacey loudly, stepping in between Troy and Gabriella, blocking her from view.
"What are you talking about?" asks Troy bewildered.
"Oh come on Troy hunny, we don't need to play games anymore. You've just admitted I'm perfect." Stacey subtly steps to her left, screening the moving Gabriella from Troy's gaze. She dramatically flips her blonde hair over her shoulder before continuing. "You've finally come to your senses and realised that I'm the one you've wanted all along, so now you can have me. Where are you taking me on our date?"
"Date?" splutters Troy. He catches Gabriella's eye and she bursts into uncontrollable laughter.
Stacey whips round and angrily screeches "What do you think you're laughing at, geek?"
"Er, Stacey?" Troy begins hesitantly, now understanding what is going on. Stacey faces him and smiles expectantly. "When I said 'You are perfect' I wasn't talking to you, I didn't even notice you stood there. I was talking to Gabriella."
Troy pulls Gabriella into his side and wraps his arm around her waist. The pair fight back laughter as they see red rush into Stacey's cheeks.
"Oh." Stacey mutters. There is an awkward pause before an embarrassed Stacey scuttles into the girl's bathroom, attempting to regain her lost composure.
"That was hilarious," chortles Troy
Gabriella bursts into the giggles that overcoming her body.
"I have to talk to you about something," says Troy suddenly very serious
"College," says Gabriella voicing the thought on both of their minds.
"I know it has been your lifelong dream to go to Stanford I won't stand in the way of that," says Troy
"Troy where is this going?" asks Gabriella an edge of nervousness in her voice
"I'm not breaking up with you. I'm coming to Sico Valley with you," says Troy
"You're… you're what," stutters Gabriella
"I'm coming with you," says Troy
"You're coming to Stanford?" asks Gabriella in disbelief
"No, University of California, Berkley, Sports Physiotherapy," says Troy
"So we'll be 40 minutes away from each other," says Gabriella
"No we'll be with each other everyday," says Troy pulling a photo of a flat.
"We have a flat," says Gabriella
"That's if you like to live with," says Troy
"Of course I want to live with you. Do you have anymore photos?" asks Gabriella
Troy hands her a stack of photos.
Gabriella is in awe as she looks at the photo's showing the flat.
The bedroom has a plush red carpet on which seats a double canopy bed made of oak, with four stands going up the stands of the bed which support a white cloth that stretches across the top of bed. Of to the left Gabriella can see a balcony leading of the bedroom. And of the right a door which she presumes leads to the bathroom. Of which is the next picture. The bathroom was completely covered in white ties floor and walls, with black maths. The Jacuzzi bath was a gorgeous deep red colour with gold taps and rim. Gold towels rails were positioned by the door next to the bath along with a gold toothbrush holder above the white pristine sink and just to the left of the black mirrored cabinet. On the left of the sink was the toilet and directly opposite was a wooden beech towel cupboard.
Gabriella shuffled the pictures to look at the kitchen just as the bell went for homeroom.
Troy and Gabriella walked along to homeroom talking about the flat.
"It is officially already ours but we don't start pay rent until we actually live there.
Gabriella is half listening while she looks at the picture of the kitchen, a wooden floor with stainless steel appliances sat on top of black marble work tops and beech cupboards fixed onto cream wall tiles
The wooden floor in the kitchen ran though to the lounge in which was a two black love seats seated in front of a glass coffee table which sat on a white plush rectangle rug. A widescreen TV sat in the corner with a wooden DVD rack sat next to the it and in one of the compartments of the TV table sat a wii. They make it to homeroom on time and go to their respective seats to listen to Miss Darbus drone on about graduation.
A few days later. Troy is stood in front of a podium of the school field.
"It is in an honour to be up here today presenting the valedictorian speech. We leave here today as young adults ready to go out into the world and experience life however we please. Some of us will do that by going college to further are knowledge and so we can get degrees so we can get the job of our dreams. Others will get a job straight from here and some travel. We are all unique in are own way but we are also all great in are own as Shakespeare said 'Be not afraid of greatness, some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them'. This is true for all of us graduating today some of us were born great, some of us achieved it and some had it thrust upon us or maybe thought the we were better then everyone else. Today we are all equals and all the time we spent in East High's hallowed halls we were equals. So what if one person was smart and one person was popular it doesn't make a difference in the real world you have to work to achieve what you want and to do that you have to respect people. We go from here today as representatives of what East High can help you become. Once a wildcat always a wildcat"
There are cheers and hats are thrown in the air.
"You were amazing wildcat," says Gabriella throwing her arms around Troy neck once the crowds of graduates, teachers and parents at congregated into groups.
"Oh hunny you were brilliant," says Lucille crying.
"Mum," says Troy slightly embarrassed
"Your graduating and moving a thousand miles away to be with Gabriella I am allowed to cry," says Lucille pulling her son into a hug
"Congratulations son," says Jack
"Thanks dad," wheezes Troy
"Lucille our son needs to breathe," says Jack
Lucille pulls away from Troy who immediately looks for Gabriella and stops her a few feet away with her mum.
"Excuse me," says Troy to his parents and he walks over to Gabriella and her mum.
"Troy that speech was amazing," says Marie
"I had help," says Troy smiling at Gabriella
"Marie do you mind if I borrow your daughter?" asks Troy
"Of course not," says Marie and she goes over to Lucille and Jack.
"One last time for old time's sake?" asks Troy
Gabriella nods knowing immediately what he talking about and lets him lead her to the rooftop for one last time.
They stand in silence on the roof taking in the view of Albuquerque from East High's room.
"I'm going to miss it," says Gabriella breaking the silence.
Troy doesn't say anything but crosses the roof to sit on the bench getting his thoughts collected and his nerves calmed as he prepares to do something that will possibly make him the happiest man on earth.
"Gabriella," says Troy
Gabriella turns her head to see Troy on knee at her feet. Her hands fly to her mouth as she gasps.
"Gabriella Montez you mean the world to me I promise to love you forever. Will you marry me?" asks Troy
There is silence for what seems an eternity to Troy before Gabriella shouts yes so loud he reckons that everyone on the field can hear it.
Troy stands up and slips the Three Stone 18k Yellow Gold Round Brilliant Diamond Engagement Ring onto her ring finger and pulls her into a passionate kiss as they start their future together.
The End
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