I walked behind him, then when we got to a certain point he covered my eyes and asked me not to peek, as curious as I was I didn't peek. Then when he finally made me open my eyes we were backstage in a caf where they had karaoke and things like that. I looked at troy and said 'what? Are you singing here?' he said 'not me..' I said 'then who?' he smiled at me and said 'you..' I said 'ofcourse not! I won't!' then I turned around to leave but he caught my arm and said 'gabriella, we all believe in you..' I said 'you all?' he pointed at a table where I found my mum, dad, monica, chad and mrs. Bolton! I said 'troy.. I can't... not anymore..' he said 'why not?' I said 'because she is not here troy!' at that point I was crying, he pulled me close and hugged me and said 'but you are.. and so are we gabriella.. don't waste that beautiful talent! She wouldn't want that.. and I am sure that she is somewhere smiling at you chasing your dream.. and I'll be right here with you..' I said ' I am... I am scared' he said 'I know you are.. but don't be! Just imagine yourself writing to me, singing to me, it is only me and you gabby..' I nodded then he kissed me and said 'okay.. you are up!' I went on stage and saw all those people, I could hardly breathe, I felt like I was going to faint! It wasn't the first time I sing in public, but each time my grandma was with me, cheering for me, and since she died I just stopped writing, and I stopped singing, and seeing that audience and troy backstage made me realize that she isn't here anymore.. so I was moving towards the backstage when troy smiled at me and said 'sing for me gabriella..' so I stood infront of the microphone, took a deep breath, closed my eyes and said 'okay.. I am gabriella Montez and I'll sing a song I wrote called "HOW TO FLY" 'when I fell.. you used to help me stand When I felt lonely.. I smiled because you were all I had..
I watched you hurt.. I saw your pain I did what I could.. but I ended up standing in the rain By myself.. without you next to me I locked myself into a shell.. and you were all I could see You were gone.. and my day had no sun You were too far for me to reach You were somewhere I didn't know how to get to So I found myself all alone.. And my endless night had no dawn But a voice brought me back It gave me back my heart.. I found my other part He helped me through.. and he reminded me of the time I used my wings and flew Even though I will always miss you I'll miss your touch, I'll miss our love so true But I'll live.. live till tomorrow I'll forget all the sorrow.. and I will fly I will see you someday.. and then I'll be okay And I'll reach the sky.. I'll learn how to fly.. I'll learn how to fly..' After I finished my song, I was almost crying, and when I finally opened my eyes the whole crowd was standing and clapping for me, my parents had teary eyes and monica was screaming for me! I ran to troy and he held me while I cried and I whispered in his ears 'thank you..' he said 'you were so great!' then when I was finally calming down he kissed me and said 'I always believed in you!' I smiled at him and said 'thank you..' then my mum came running and hugged me crying and said 'I can't believe how beautiful that song was! I am so proud to call you my daughter gabriella!' I said 'thank you mum.. I love you!' then my dad kissed both my hands and then stared into my eyes and said 'gabriella.. I believe you are so talented hunnie.. don't you forget that! You were like a star up there!' I said 'thanks daddy..' and I hugged him! Then monica came jumping and laughing but then she said 'God gabriella that was so moving and real.. I can't believe it!' I said 'thanks monica..' then chad hugged me and said 'that shouldn't be missed gabby! You are pure talent girl!' I smiled and said 'thanks chad!' then troy hugged me again and then said 'now lets eat!' and we went to sit on our table and eat.
I watched you hurt.. I saw your pain I did what I could.. but I ended up standing in the rain By myself.. without you next to me I locked myself into a shell.. and you were all I could see You were gone.. and my day had no sun You were too far for me to reach You were somewhere I didn't know how to get to So I found myself all alone.. And my endless night had no dawn But a voice brought me back It gave me back my heart.. I found my other part He helped me through.. and he reminded me of the time I used my wings and flew Even though I will always miss you I'll miss your touch, I'll miss our love so true But I'll live.. live till tomorrow I'll forget all the sorrow.. and I will fly I will see you someday.. and then I'll be okay And I'll reach the sky.. I'll learn how to fly.. I'll learn how to fly..' After I finished my song, I was almost crying, and when I finally opened my eyes the whole crowd was standing and clapping for me, my parents had teary eyes and monica was screaming for me! I ran to troy and he held me while I cried and I whispered in his ears 'thank you..' he said 'you were so great!' then when I was finally calming down he kissed me and said 'I always believed in you!' I smiled at him and said 'thank you..' then my mum came running and hugged me crying and said 'I can't believe how beautiful that song was! I am so proud to call you my daughter gabriella!' I said 'thank you mum.. I love you!' then my dad kissed both my hands and then stared into my eyes and said 'gabriella.. I believe you are so talented hunnie.. don't you forget that! You were like a star up there!' I said 'thanks daddy..' and I hugged him! Then monica came jumping and laughing but then she said 'God gabriella that was so moving and real.. I can't believe it!' I said 'thanks monica..' then chad hugged me and said 'that shouldn't be missed gabby! You are pure talent girl!' I smiled and said 'thanks chad!' then troy hugged me again and then said 'now lets eat!' and we went to sit on our table and eat.
The people sitting around us congratulated me, and said that the song was very beautiful and that I should keep going. I loved all the support, but I missed someone is specific. After dinner I went out because I needed some air, I was looking up at the sky watching the stars and holding my grandma's picture in my hand. Then troy came and hugged me from behind and said 'hey are you okay?' I said 'yeah..' he said 'then why are you crying?' I forced a smile and said 'because I miss her..' he hugged me and said 'I know.. I know gabby..' then he pointed at a star in the sky, it was the brightest one, and then he said 'look gabby, maybe that's her, watching over you, winking at you, feeling proud of you, just like she told you in the dream!' I nodded and said 'yeah.. you are right..' he then whipped my tears and said 'then don't whip away that smile of yours, ok?' I smiled and said 'yeah.. ok..' then we went back in.