Chapter 9
The Wildcats were winning. That's all Gabriella knew. She wasn't paying attention to the score or the game. She was too busy thinking about Troy. He did sound sorry. And it must've been a lot for him to comprehend. Gabriella's head started to hurt from the amount of thinking she was doing. When she thought about how sweet Troy had been over the past months, she had to forgive him.
'Troy! Troy! Troy!' The cheerleaders chanted.
Gabriella felt tears sting her eyes and she leaned towards Zeke and Ryan. 'Guys, I thought that I could handle this, but I really can't. I'm going to go.'
Zeke and Ryan glanced at each other. 'We'll tell you how it ends.' Zeke reasoned as he hugged her.
'And we'll see you later.' Ryan said as he, too, hugged her.
Gabriella nodded and glanced down at the court where the team was huddled around, possibly planning tac tics. Gabriella squeezed her way to the end of the bleachers. She walked down the stairs and was about to walk through the doors to the deserted hallway but heard a commotion behind her. She heard Jack's and Sharpay's voices yell 'Troy!' Gabriella stopped walking and slowly turned around in time to see Troy jogging over to her.
'Troy? What are you doing?' Gabriella asked in disbelief.
Troy caught his breath and a smile spread across his face. He grabbed her by the waist and pulled her towards him. 'Something I should've done a long time ago.'
Gabriella smiled as he leaned in and kissed her on the lips. Gabriella pulled back after a moment. 'What about basketball?'
'I was living my Dad's dream.' Troy stated as he kissed her again. But, this time, Troy pulled back at the sound of the referee shouting that the Wildcats won.
'Congratulations, Wildcat.' Gabriella said.
'Are you still going to the auditions?' Troy asked.
'Only if you are.' She whispered and they stood there kissing among the celebration.