The next morning Gabriella woke up feeling tired still and she looked out the window. It was still dark out and then she looked at Taylor who was sleeping on the other side of her. Gabriella got up and decided to check on the boys. She slowly got out of bed and walked to her door careful not to step on any of her books. She opened the door and stepped into the cold hallway. She shivered because she was wearing tight boy shorts and a tank top.
Gabriella walked down the bedroom hallway towards the end slowly past her parents' bedroom. When she finally reached Chad's bedroom, Gabriella slowly opened the door and peeked her head in. All you could see was his bushy head and hear his soft breathing. Gabriella closed the door and continued to Troy's room. It felt weird to her to be looking at the boys but she really wanted to see Troy, sleeping or not.
When Gabriella opened the door to his room, she saw him wide awake on his laptop.
"Hey," She said closing the door. Troy looked up and half smiled.
"What are you doing up?" He asked as she sat down on his bed next to him. She noticed that he was wearing a long sleeved shirt with his red and black pajama bottoms.
"I just woke up." Gabriella said looking at his computer screen. He was playing The Sims 2. "Why aren't you sleeping?"
"I don't know. I haven't gone to sleep yet." Troy said. Gabriella looked at him strangely but he didn't notice because he was engrossed him the game again.
"Uh, are you okay, Troy?" Gabriella asked touching his arm. Immediately he moved his arm and said, "Yeah,"
"You're sure?" She asked. Troy nodded and pushed his laptop away.
"You know, my parents almost didn't let me come." Troy said in an offhand voice before lying back on the bed.
"Why?" Gabriella asked crossing her legs Indian style and turning her body to see him better in the dark.
"They thought something would happen to me." Troy said. "They were already worried about me to begin with."
"Why?" Gabriella asked. Troy just shrugged and it was obvious to her that he didn't want to continue their discussion. "Um, come to the window." Gabriella said pulling him off the bed.
"Why?" Troy asked. Gabriella didn't say anything and they walked over to the window and placed their hands on the window pane. "Wow," Troy breathed when he saw all the tall building and shops.
"That's what I thought when I first came here." Gabriella said with a smile. "Do you want to go outside?"
"Won't we get in trouble? Won't your parents hear the elevator moving?" Troy asked. Gabriella thought about, Oh, he was right.
"Well, tomorrow." Gabriella said. A second later she slapped her forehead.
"Why'd you do that?" He asked.
"I can't go out with you guys tomorrow." Gabriella said. "I have a date."
"Oh," Troy said slowly. He looked out the window silently with a hard, unreadable expression. Gabriella suddenly began wondering if he still liked her because she wasn't sure if she still liked him that way.