A/N: Hey Guys! Thank you so much for sticking with me with this story! But there are only 2 more chapters :( I know it's a short story! But hey I'm working on some other stories and I'm also working on my ATS on youtube!!:) So Enjoy Chapter 10!!
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Finally Happy
Chapter 10: One Day at a Time
Gabriella's POV
Sharpay, Taylor, Andie, Kelsi, and I were sitting in my living room on Sunday night after a long day of me complaining, lessons, and Sharpay rearranging my closet.
This morning I woke up with a not so good surprise…
FLASHBACK
I woke up on Sunday morning after the talent show and looked at the clock. Ugh ten…
I walked over to my closet to grab some clothes to change into. When I opened the door my whole closet was empty. Then I screamed.
END FLASHBACK
It turns out Sharpay, Taylor, Andie, and Kelsi all threw out my old clothes with the exception of my soffee shorts and tank tops. It also turns out that Sharpay went shopping really early this morning and got me a whole new wardrobe. Andie gave Sharpay her credit card and Sharpay stocked my whole closet. Everything she bought was exactly the style I loved. I wonder how she knew.
Then after I was told I had to use a straightner, curling iron, and a blow dryer they started to teach me how to stick up for myself.
Basically it was a very long day. Now we were just sitting in the living room watching a movie to end the day. After the movie ended Taylor, Sharpay, and Kelsi left the house. Andie and I ventured to the kitchen to eat some ice cream. We pulled out the mint chocolate chip ice cream and two spoons and we started eating the ice cream.
"Guess what Gabi…" Andie said.
"What?" I asked while taking another bite of ice cream.
"Rick proposed last night…" She said with a huge smile on her face.
"Really?" she nodded. "Andie that is awesome!" I came around the counter and gave her a huge hug.
"I know it was so cute too." We let go and hoped up on the counter. Then we started to eat our ice cream again. "Gabi I have another question, too." She looked nervous so I set down my spoon in the container and she did too. I turned towards her and she grabbed my hand. "Would it be alright if Rick moved in?" I looked at her with a blank expression on my face. "I know it would be a big step for you and you wouldn't have to worry about us I would move our room down to the basement." She looked at me with a pleading expression.
I took her hands. "Of course he can Andie, you know he thinks of me as his little sister already so it would be perfectly fine with me!" I smiled at her and she grabbed me into another hug.
"Thank you so much Gabi this means so much to me." She hugged me tight.
Troy's POV
On Monday morning I walked into East High. Everyone was at their lockers, but turned their head when I walked in. Everyone came up to me to just talk or say 'omigosh Troy your hair looks amazing today' or 'is that a new shirt, it's sweet dude!' Seriously can't they get their own life?
Then Mandy walked up to me. She draped her arm over my shoulder and stood a little to close to me for my liking. "Hey Troy," she blinked a couple of times trying to be seductive.
I pushed her off me. "Move Mandy!" I said and I walked past her towards my locker.
She ran to catch up with me. I stopped and faced her with a pissed look on my face. "Troy? What is wrong with you?" Her face was scared at first then she tried to get her seductive look back on her face. "Do you need some cheering up?" She asked as she moved her hand to my thigh and started to move it to the inside.
I grabbed the wrist of her hand that was on my thigh and held it up in front of her face. "Never. Do that again!" I said and let go of her wrist and walked towards my locker. I spun the combo and opened my locker. I put all of my stuff away and grabbed my binder for my first class. I shut my locker and saw Taylor and Kelsi approached me.
"Hey Kelsi, Taylor." I said as they stood in front of me.
"So Troy, what is your plan?" Taylor asked.
"Uhh…" I replied.
"I take it you don't have one…anyways ok well Troy meet Kelsi and I in the auditorium during free period…" Taylor said and then they walked away.
"Uh ok…" I said to no one and then I walked to my first class. I walked down the hallway and turned a corner. When I did I saw Gabriella…a new Gabriella. She was wearing--. Her hair was cascading down her back in waves. She wasn't wearing her glasses and she had a little make up on. I didn't think it was possible for her to get even more beautiful. I looked around the hallway and saw a bunch of guys checking her out and girls glaring at her. I growled under my breath and then stormed off towards my first class.
Sharpay's POV
During free period I had nothing to do so I decided to go see Gabs. I walked down the hallway to her locker and saw her holding a plastic sack filled with what looked like paper. "Hey Gabs," I said as I stopped in front of her.
She just kept pulling pieces of paper out of her locker and putting them in the sack. She didn't even look at me when she spoke. "Hey Shar." She tied the bag shut and then shut her locker.
"What are those?" I asked pointing to the bag.
She shrugged and started walking towards the main office. "Notes from Troy, they just appeared in my locker sometime between this morning and now."
He wrote that many notes to her? I can't believe I am going to do this! I grabbed the sack out of her hand and took off down the hall. Thank God I wore my ballet flats today. I turned a corner and heard Gabriella yell after me. "Sharpay give them back! I need to shred them!" She yelled as she chased after me. I came to a halt in front of my locker. I spun the combination and threw the sack in the open locker. I shut it as soon as Gabriella stopped and the locker locked. "Give me them Shar!" she demanded
"No! I'm going to keep them…now Taylor told me to tell you to meet her in the library." I said.
She glared at me, "Fine!" She stormed off down the hallway.
Troy's POV
Kelsi, Taylor and I were sitting on the stage trying to think of an idea to get Gabriella to forgive me. I spread out on the stage floor. "This is hopeless!" I proclaimed. "She will never forgive me." I brought my hands up to my face.
"Troy, think positive!" Kelsi said.
Then I heard footsteps walking down the aisle. I looked up and saw Sharpay standing there. She came to a stop right in front of the stage. "Troy, how do you feel about Gabriella?" she asked.
"I love her with all of my heart and I am nothing without her." I said truthfully. Wow that is so much easier to say out loud now.
"Great answer, now I'll help you but you have to promise to never hurt her again or Troy Bolton I swear no girl will ever want a relationship with you ever again after I'm through with you!"
"I promise, I will never hurt her again…it's caused me too much pain to see her like this!" I said.
"Ok well Taylor your role this week is to keep Gabs out of this auditorium this whole week. Now I told her you wanted to meet her in the library now go! I will fill you in on the plan later." Taylor got up from the stage and ran off the stage and out of the auditorium.
"Now Troy you are going to do what I say, right?" Sharpay raised an eyebrow at me.
This doesn't sound good. "Yes anything."
"Well Troy at the after party at my house you are going to sing to Gabriella." She stated like that was the easiest thing in the world.
"What?! I can't sing!" I proclaimed.
"Have you ever tried?' Sharpay asked coldly. She's got a point there.
"No," I mumbled loud enough for her to hear.
Sharpay turned towards Kelsi who was now standing by the piano on the stage. "Ok so Kels will you please write him a song?"
"Sure…" Kelsi sat down at the piano and pulled out some sheet music.
I looked down at Sharpay from the stage. "Sharpay, why are you helping me now?" I asked curiously.
She sighed, "I saw all the notes you put in Gabs' locker, and I felt bad for you because she was going to shred them. Then I realized you really do care about her so here I am."
"Oh," I said sadly and looked down at my feet. She was going to shred them? Man I messed up bad… "Thanks Sharpay…"
She nodded, "Now get working, I have to go plan the party…" She turned around and walked out of the auditorium.
I turned towards Kelsi and sat next to her on the piano stool. "Kels I want to help you write the song." I said.
"Ok well let's get started then," she smiled at me and we started.
Gabriella's POV
Friday…Free Period…
Okay this whole week the guys have been staring at me up and down and the girls have been glaring at me. What is up with them?
Someone slapped me hard on the cheek. I fell to the ground. "What the hell!" I said while on the floor.
"Why did you change your look?" Mandy yelled angrily.
I stood up and faced Mandy. "Why do you care?" I spat.
"Because you are a geek and you deserve to stay that way!" She raised her hand and it was in a fist. I closed my eyes. After about five seconds I opened my eyes to see what changed her mind. There in front of me was Troy standing behind Mandy glaring at her and holding her fist so she couldn't move it.
"Troy let go!" Mandy yelled.
"Leave her alone Mandy! She doesn't deserve this!" He better not think this is going to make me forgive him.
"Bull!! She is a nerd! She definitely deserves it!" Mandy yelled.
"NO SHE ISN'T!!" Troy yelled.
I turned around from them and ran down the hall towards the girl's bathroom.
Troy's POV
I stepped in front of Mandy. "BRIE!" I yelled after her but she just kept on running. I turned around and faced Mandy. "You are freaking bitch Mandy!" By now there was a small crowd watching our little charade.
"Yeah but I'm your bitch…"she wrapped her arms around my waist and one of them was drifting lower.
"GET THE HELL OFF ME!" I pushed her off me and stalked off to the auditorium.
Sharpay's POV
I sat on the edge of the stage watching the entrance waiting for Troy. I turned towards Kelsi who was sitting on the piano stool playing the tune to Troy's song. "Where's Troy?" I asked and then she just shrugged. I stood up and walked over to the piano. I sat on the seat next to Kelsi. "Do you think this will work?" I asked.
Kelsi stopped playing the piano. "I hope so," Kelsi replied. "Gabs is just so miserable."
Troy then came storming towards the auditorium. He angrily walked up the steps and stared pacing the stage. Kelsi and I followed him with our eyes. "Where were you?" I asked.
"I had a little run in with Mandy and Gabriella," He replied angrily.
I gasped. "What happened?"
"Nothing! Let's just rehearse," He walked over to the piano and took a copy of the music. He leaned on the lid of the piano and glared at his sheet music. Kelsi started to play the song and Troy closed his eyes and sang.
(A/N: Sorry you won't hear the song until next chapter :)
"Troy that was great!" I walked up to him and saw tears in his eyes. "Troy are you ok?" I put a hand on his shoulder.
"NO I'm not OK!!" He yelled. "The love of my life hates me! All the guys in school are checking her out like she is a piece of meat! No one except her knows the real me and she hates me!!" He put his face in his hands and started to cry. "I need this to work tonight."
Gabriella's POV
I walked out of the bathroom and decided to head to the auditorium and relieve some stress. I walked up there and heard commotion behind the wall. I heard a piano just finish a note. I went to the opening in the wall and peaked in. There was Kelsi and Sharpay sitting on the piano bench and Troy leaning on the lid of the piano…what the hell is going on?
"Troy that was great!" Sharpay got of the piano bench and walked up to Troy. "Troy are you ok?" She put a hand on his shoulder.
"NO I'm not OK!!" Troy yelled. "The love of my life hates me!" I don't hate him, "All the guys in school are checking her out like she is a piece of meat!" Yeah that is starting to creep me out, "No one except her knows the real me and she hates me!!" He put his face in his hands and started to cry. I started to cry. I moved forward and prepared myself to go forgive him but he said something that stopped me. "I need this to work tonight." What does he need to work tonight? What is going on? I turned around and walked towards the lunch room.
Troy's POV
I walked into the after party after our win that night. The party was already in full swing. People were grinding on the dance floor, couples were making out, and people were drunk. Typical high school party here at East High. I saw the stage with the piano on it. Kelsi then ran up to me. "Ready?" she asked.
I let out a huge breath. "Yes." We walked over to the stage and she sat at the piano and I cut the music on the stereo. Everyone turned their attention to me. I took the microphone in my hand.
Gabriella's POV
I was standing in the back of the room with Sharpay and Taylor at the after party. "Where'd Kels go?" I asked as I scanned the room.
"You will see…" Tay said.
"What is going on gu-" Troy was on stage holding the microphone. What is going on?
"Hey everyone! My name is Troy Bolton!" he said into the microphone. "First off I'd like to say thank you to everyone for supporting us at our basketball games with our wins against the South High Bears and the Clear Lake Warriors!" Everyone in the room cheered. "Well tonight I have a special treat for everyone!" What is he talking about? I looked over at Taylor and Sharpay and they were smirking. "First I'd like Gabriella Montez to come up here on stage with me…" Oh hell no!
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