After that dance he walked me home, we didn't talk much, I was a bit tired, especially after the asthma hit me, then as we were walking I said 'thank you troy..' he said 'for what?' I said 'for standing up for me.. it really meant a lot to me..' he said 'I didn't say anything that wasn't true gabby.. you deserve so much more! Words don't do you justice..' I smiled and then I put my head on his shoulder, and he held my hand and we walked until we got to my house, I gave him a tender kiss on his cheek and waved goodbye and entered the house, to find my mum waiting for me saying 'tell me everything!' I laughed and ran to my room, she jumped over me and said 'spill it!' I coughed a bit while laughing so she said 'what is wrong?' I said 'nothing, it was almost perfect!' my mum said 'almost?' I said 'yeah... sharpay!' my mum said 'not again!' I said 'yeah, but troy knew exactly how to stop her mum! He actually defended me infront of the whole school and he said that I was the only girl he loves! I can't believe he did so for me mum!' she said 'I am happy for you sweetie!' then she kissed me and said 'now get some sleep!' and she turned off the lights. I actually slept in my dress, I was that tired, so when I woke up the next day I took a shower, got dressed for school, and when I went downstairs I found troy sitting with my parents having breakfast.
I gave him a kiss then said 'why are you here so early?' he said 'yeah I missed you too hunnie!' I laughed and poked him then I said 'you know what I mean!' he said 'well I came to take you to school..' I said 'okay then..' I kissed my parents and we left. On our way troy said 'so are you feeling better?' I said 'yes troy.. I am much better!' he said 'okay good, by the way my mum told me to invite you and your family for dinner tomorrow in our house' I said 'sure! We will be there.. but is your mum healthy enough to cook for that number?' he smiled and said 'she is fine gabby!' I smiled and said 'okay.. I am glad' then we were silent for a while, but I had to ask him a question, so I said 'troy.. what about your father?' he looked at me trying not to lose his temper then he said 'we aren't talking about him!' I said 'troy, I need to know how things are going with him! He is still your father you know..' he stopped walking and then he said 'no.. he isn't! not anymore!' I said 'okay troy calm down.. just tell me, what happens to him now?' he said 'he is going to court tomorrow, and we will see what the judge will say! But I hope I never see him again!' I held his hand tight and said 'I will come with you..' he said 'where?' I said 'court?' he said 'no way! Not you, not my mum! I am not letting you anywhere near him!' I said 'and I won't let you go alone!' he said 'gabriella!' I said 'troy!' then he said 'God you drive me crazy!' I smiled and said 'well I am coco!' he looked at me worried, but I said 'I am joking!' he laughed and kissed me on the forehead.
When we got to school, sharpay was with her usual gang, and monica was standing next to chad near our lockers, monica seemed upset though, so I said 'what's wrong monica?' she said 'you know tomorrow is our graduation?' I said 'yeah..' she said 'taylor who was going to say the speech is sick, she lost her voice, and there is a big chance that she won't get any better until tomorrow!' I said 'oh I am sorry.. I know you worked hard on preparing that graduation!' she said 'yeah I did..' I said 'well don't lose hope yet! She still may get better' she said 'yeah I hope so..' then I smiled at her and we went to class.
Sharpay threw a paper on me which had a drawing of a girl crying and a boy and girl kissing in the background, and she tagged the drawing, the girl crying gabriella, the boy troy, and the girl he is kissing sharpay! So I looked at her in rage but I didn't respond, I felt like she didn't deserve it! Then after class she hit me while walking by and said 'oops sorry! My mistake coco!' and she laughed and walked away, so I chased her and then I pulled her hair and punched her! Then I was taken to the principle's office, troy came and sat next to me and said 'WOW! A punch?' I giggled a bit and said 'yeah.. it was a bit coco!' he laughed and said 'well you are in trouble!' I said 'I don't care! It felt good!' he laughed and kissed me. Then my mum came and looked at me in anger and I said 'mum let me explain!' she said ' at home.. now walk!' I waved goodbye at troy and walked infront of my mum. When we got home I showed her the paper and told her everything she did at the prom, so my mum understood why I did what I did, but she didn't want to show me that it was okay, so she played the role of a mean parent.
Then my dad came and sat next to me on my bed and said 'a punch gabby?' I said 'I am sorry dad.. but I don't think that she didn't deserve it! She has been on my nerve for a long time now, and I stopped myself too many times, but this time I couldn't! so I am sorry I disappointed you, but now sorry I punched her.' He put his hand on my shoulder and then he said 'I am not mad at you' and he kissed me on the cheek and left.
The next day I walked into the school to see sharpay's bruised eye, then I found troy standing with chad, so I kissed troy and then chad was laughing at me so I said 'did you see princess sharpay today?' troy laughed and said 'yeah! She looks like she has just gone out of prison!' chad just kept laughing. Then monica came along and laughed with me and said 'sharpay looks so mad!' I said 'oops! Well you can't blame me! I am coco guys!' monica poked me and we all walked to class.