Right after my interview, I was getting ready to leave. But before I left, I heard Troy calling my name. I looked back to see what he wanted.
"Hey, I just wanted to say I'm really sorry ditching you at the party and thanks for being with me when I was puking my guts out."
"It's no problem. And who else was going to look after you, Taylor was looking after Chad, and everyone else was a tad bit wasted." I said while adding some sarcasm in there.
"I promise it won't happen again. Anyways, I have to get back to work. I'll talk to you soon!"
When I got home, I immediately told my parents and Blake that I got the job. They were extremely happy for me. After sitting down and talking as a family for a bit, my mom mentioned to us that we were having our new neighbors, Jack, Lucille and their son. I was excited; I really do like Jack and Lucille. After a few more minutes passed by, I decided to go to the gym for a little bit before dinner. When I got to the gym it was about 3:00 and I decided that I would work out for about an hour to two hours. I couldn't help but notice some of the guys staring at me as I was lifting weights. Not to be cocky or anything, but for a girl about my size, I can lift quite a bit. But it was still a bit weird having these guys looking at me while I'm working out. They seemed to be around my age and maybe they go to East High as well or maybe the West High, the rival school Troy calls. I have to admit, they are kind of good looking. Nice toned arms, some nice abs. Wait, Gabriella; this is not the time to be thinking of this. Time to finish my workout. I lifted some more weights, and did some abs exercises until I saw that the clock read 5:00. I decided to end my work out so I could go home and get ready for dinner. After arriving at home, I took a quick shower and got dressed in some dark Rock and Republic jean capris, a coral half sleeve shirt and a silver heart necklace to finish my outfit. I just blow dried my hair and left it into my natural curls and left my make-up natural, as usual. By the time I was finished getting ready, it was 6:15. Perfect timing since mom said the Bolton's are coming over at 6:30.
"Hey mami, need some help?" I asked while walking into the kitchen.
"Yes, mi hija, I would love some help. Do you mind cutting the potatoes, they are already cooked." She said while bringing the roast beef out of the oven.
"So, when you start your new job?" Mom asked me while setting everything on the table.
"I start this Thursday." I replied while setting the vegetables on the table.
"Is there a uniform?"
"Nope. Which makes this job even better. I'm just not allowed to wear open toed shoes incase anything spills. And obviously, what I wear has to be appropriate. So, basically, dark jeans or jean capris, no shorts, no low cut shirts. If I were to wearing leggings, I have to wear something that will cover my butt. So, I'm not complaining."
"That's good! Well, I'm happy for you, mi hija."
"Thanks mami."
Just as we finished setting everything down on the table, the doorbell rang. My mom quickly made sure everything was right and walked to the door.
*NO ONE'S POV
"Hi everyone!" Maria exclaimed while giving Lucille a hug. "I'm so glad you can make it tonight!"
"Of course Maria. We are so excited." Lucille said while she brought in some desserts. "Oh, and this is my son, Troy. Troy, this is Maria."
"Hi Maria, nice to meet you!" He said while shaking her hand
"Hi Troy, likewise" Maria said while also shaking Troy's hand. "Come on in, I just finished getting everything ready."
When everyone arrived at the kitchen/dining room, the first thing you saw and heard was Gabriella and Blake bickering.
"Kids, what is going on here?" Maria asked while her and Lucille were laughing at both of them.
"Tell Blake to give me my phone back! He's sending stupid messages to my friends!" Gabriella whined.
"Okay Blake. You're the oldest here, now stop playing games!" Maria said while Blake handed Gabriella's phone back to her.
"Anyways, Blake this is Lucille, Jack, and Troy Bolton. And Gabi, you have already met Lucille and Jack, but you haven't met Troy yet. They are our neighbours"
"Hi, nice to meet you all!" Blake said while shaking their hands.
*Gabriella's POV
After Blake and I finished bickering and finally gave my phone back, my mom introduced Jack and Lucille to Blake. But when I saw Troy, I was shocked. I didn't think he would be my neighbour. But this explains everything from running into each other frequently at the lake. I figured I should probably say something since my mom "introduced" us.
"Hey, Troy! Nice to see you again" I said with a smile.
"Hey Gabriella! Likewise."
"Wait, I'm confused. So you two have already met?" My dad asked.
"Yeah. We first met when I was going for a morning run and I saw Gabriella on the ground massaging her ankle. I stopped to check if she was okay."
"And since then, we just happen to run into each other while we go for our morning runs."
"Evelynn also just hired Gabriella and she is starting on Thursday."
"Wow! That's awesome, Gabriella! Are you excited?" Lucille asked while everyone was taking a seat around the dinner table. Mom and Lucille sat beside each other, Jack by Lucille, Blake in between Jack and dad, and me and Troy beside each other.
"I'm really excited. Since I worked at a restaurant in the Pierre restaurant in New York. So I already have had serving and people experience."
"That's awesome, Gabriella!" Jack said while taking a bite of the roast beef.
"So Troy, I hear you play basketball and you're a Lakers fan" My dad said while taking a sip of his water.
"Die-hard fan." Troy said while taking a bite out of the roast beef. "And Mrs. Montez, this absolutely delicious."
"Well, thank you, Troy. I'm glad you're enjoying it! And please, call me Maria. I feel old when people call me Mrs. Montez."
"Alright, Maria" Troy said while laughing.
"How long have you played basketball, Troy?" Blake asked.
"Since I could walk. My dad taught me at a young age."
"Just like with Blake and his wrestling." Dad replied.
"So that's where Gabriella gets the wrestling from, her brother." Troy said while taking a drink of water.
"Yup, and she surprised everyone as well. We didn't expect her to become a two time provincial champion." Blake responded proudly.
"Okay Blake, no need to mention that."
"Gabriella, I hope you're going to join the wrestling team at East High." Jack said.
"I think I might."
"Well," Troy said while wiping his mouth with a napkin, "The team does need more girls and I know they always win a banner every year, except last year since the team wasn't as good as it usually is. But with you on the team, I think both guys and girls will win a banner."
"I'll think about it."
"Just like how you're going to think about joining the cross country and rugby team?" Troy asked.
"You play rugby too, Gabriella?" Lucille asked shocked. "You don't strike as a wrestler or a rugby player to me."
"I get that a lot" I said while laughing.
"What other sports do you do, Troy?" My dad asked.
"Cross country, baseball and rugby."
"You must be super busy throughout the year! Because before Gabriella ended up choosing cross country, rugby and wrestling over everything else, she would do dance, volleyball, soccer, and track on top of it as well. She was super busy and almost had no time left for her friends and would miss having dinner with us sometimes."
"Yeah, it gets pretty busy. But I like being busy." Troy said with a smile. I honestly cannot get over how beautiful his smile is.
After we finished eating, we had some of Lucille's and my mom's delicious deserts. Troy loved my mom's brownies, so much he basically devoured it. After that, we sat around the table for a little bit longer and continued talking and laughing. Soon, my mom started cleaning up and taking the dishes away. When Troy saw my mom doing this, he immediately got up and helped. My mom told him it was alright and he could just sit and relax, but he didn't listen. I was kind of shocked. Not even any of my guy friends back at home helped like this. Surprises all around! I decided that I should probably help my mom finish cleaning up. While doing this, dad, Jack, and Blake were in the bonus room watching basketball and Lucille in the kitchen helping mom dry the dishes. After we finished cleaning up, we went upstairs and joined everyone else. We watched some of the game, but we mostly talked half the time. While talking, my mom noticed that it was 9:45 and the Bolton's should be heading back home. We walked them to the door and said our goodbyes. The Bolton's thanked us for everything and we thanked them for bringing the deserts over. When they left I went upstairs to get changed into my shorts and tank top and just went outside to sit with my water. Blake came out and joined me 15 minutes later, but instead he had a beer in his hand. Not surprised.
"So, are you going to join the wrestling team at East?" Blake asked me while taking a drink from his beer.
"Maybe, I'm not sure yet."
"You should. Even though you don't know if East's team is as good as our old school, you should give it a shot. But if anything, I think East is better. I remember wrestling a few guys from East and they were really good. I think good enough that they even got scouted."
"I'll think about it. I probably will in the end."
"How about rugby and cross country?"
"I'll see."
"Alright sis. Well, I'm going to bed. I'm beat."
"Night Blake."
"Night Gabs."
I ended up sitting outside for another 20 minutes before going back inside the house to go to bed. It's been quite the day. I think I deserve some sleep.
I am soo sorry it took this long. I spend a lot of my time recovering from my accident. But I finally manage to finish this chapter, even though I'm suppose to be doing an English essay. Shhh. Anyways, hope you guys enjoyed the chapter and I'm sorry for any grammar mistakes. I didn't really edit this one because I didn't want to keep you guys waiting any longer.
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