Meant To Last

An- SO sorry! I've had this done for some time now, but FF wouldn't let me update my story. I've completely swamped with busy things lately. Guess what? I met a girl named Melissa!! She's a brunette just like the one in my story! Except she's extremely nice. Okay, so I bet you all wanna know what's gonna happen...well I can honestly say that you will hate me. This is and will forever be a Troyella. Um, I'll let everyone know who the trivia winner is next chapter. I'm supposed to be doing homework right now. lol

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Chapter 14

"I..." My hands are shaking right now. No matter how hard I'm trying to keep them steady, it's just not working. Right now, I'm crazy nervous. I can't predict what will come out of her mouth. "I love you too Troy. Believe me I do, but I'm just not ready to get married right now." My heart sank down to the very lowest point. Gabriella slowly pushed the ring back to me and shook her head. I don't know what to say. "I don't want to hurt you troy, but..."

"Why?" Was all that came from my mouth. I knew that I couldn't just stop there. "Why won't you marry me Gabriella?"

"Troy...it's much more compli-" She started.

"I don't want to hear how complicated it is! Gabriella, you just told me you love me. What is stopping you from saying yes?!" I asked, now getting frustrated with her.

"If you'll just let me explain..." She trailed off. Her eyes never once met mine. I'm not in the mood to be pacient right now.

"Explain to me Gabriella. Explain to me why it is so hard to say yes to someone that you supposebly love." I kept my eyes on her. She looked around as tears formed in her brown eyes. She took a deep breath and looked me square in the eye.

"I can't marry someone who's not the father of my child." At that moment, I wanted to die. I couldn't even breath. It was like my throat closed up.

"I-I've gotta go." I choked out. Without looking back, I walked out of the yard and drove home.

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"Troy Anthony Bolton, where are you?" A female screamed. Who? No clue. "Troy, why are you still laying here? Get up!" I know who it is. She pulled the sheets off of my body. "Get Up!"

"Mel, I don't know how or why you are in my house, but I want to be ALONE." I stated. Melissa snorted.

"There is no way I'm leaving you here all sucicidal. It's been a week since you last left the house!" She informed me.

"Gee Mel, I didn't notice." Supreme sarcasim there people. Melissa plopped down on my bed.

"Ha ha, you're so funny. Seriously Troy, you need to get up. I don't know what went on at that party, but it has to be something like this. I've never seen you this upset before." That might've been true. I sat up and looked her in the eyes.

"I proposed to Gabriella, and she said no." Mel's eyes widened.

"After all that we planned? She still said no? You must've insulted her or something because-"

"She wants to marry ther father of her child." Her mouth hung open. When she recovered from her shock, she did nothing but ask questions.

"What? She doesn't think its you?"

"That seems to be the million dollar question right now." I muttered. Mel's eyes met mine and she frowned.

"Well, what are you gonna do?"

"Not a clue." Now that I think about it, Gabriella was the reason I got up everyday.

"Alright, maybe she wasn't meant for you. Maybe you're just meant to be friends. Maybe-"

"We weren't meant to last?" I asked, already knowing the answer. She noddly sadly. "Unfortunately, I think you might be right. I should start trying to get over her." Shock was written all over her face.

"Seriously? You really think you're ready to give up on her?" I nodded sternly. In all honesty, I'm trying to convince myself as well as Melissa. "Well, I could set up with a friend of mine."

"Yeah, that'd be good."

"Are you sure about this Troy?" I shrugged and thought for a moment. Seeing other people would mean not being able to be with Gabriella. It would mean not being able to kis her when I felt like it. Am I ready for that?

"Uh yeah. I'm sure." Mel shook her head and left the room. I swear she muttered 'I can't believe you're giving up' on her way out. Am I wrong for wanting to marry her? I walked over to my closet and took out some clothes. I passed by my calender and that's when it hit me. "Hey Mel, I've gotta take care of omething, I'll be back in a few hours." I yelled as I exited the house.

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I walked up to the door and knocked twice. After a few moments, Gabriella came to the door. "Troy..."

"You have an appointment today." I cut Gabriella off before she had a chance to say anything.

"Y-yeah, I was just about to go. Why are you here?"

"I made a promise to be there for you. I intend to keep it. No matter what happened between us." She simply nodded and followed me to my car. I opened the door as Gabriella murmered a thank you.

"So...you never returned my phone calls. Have you been busy?" Gabriella asked. Her voice was slightly shaking as if she was nervous.

"Nope."

"Well then why didn't you pick up? Or even call me back?" She shifted to face me. Although I could feel her eyes on me, I kept mine on the road.

"I didn't want to talk to you." I answered in a dry voice.

"Are you kidding Troy? What are you, five? I've been worried sick about you. I called your mom and she says you haven't left the house in days. What's going on?"

"Gabi, you're the one who said no. It's your fault." I huffed.

"My fault? It's my fault that I want what's best for my baby?" She spat, her eyes were cold. They bever once left me. No matter how much I wanted them to.

"No, it's your fault that you slept with two guys in one night without using protection." As soon as I said it, I regretted it. Gabriella sat back in her chair and stared blankly at the dashboard.

"The truth comes out. That's what you've been thinking all along isn't it? You think that I planned this all out, right? You think I meant for everything to happen this way?" I glanced over ans saw that tears were in her eyes. "I was hurt Troy. Really really hurt. There was nothing that could make me feel better. That was the first time I'd given myself to him fully and he just left." Gabriella lowered her head and began to play with her fingers. "I wasn't thinking clearly, and maybe that was my fault, but I definitely remember you being the one who gave in what I was saying. You knew I was hurt. You tried to stop me."

"Exactly Gabi. I tried to stop you, but you wouldn't."

"You only tried once Troy. I'm pretty sure that if you would've kept saying no, then we wouldn't be here like this." She wiped a tear from her cheek and sobbed.

"You're probably right. It's possible we'd still be dating." Her brown curls flew in the air as her head turned towards me.

"When did we break up?"

"What do you mean? We broke up when you said you didn't want to marry someone who's not the father of your child Gabriella." I stated in a 'duh' tone. She didn't actually think we'd still be together...did she?

"Yeah, but that didn't mean that I wanted to break up." She replied shaking her head.

"Gabriella, what don't you get? You can't have us both. If you're marrying Jason, you can't date me." Who knew she could be so dense?

"No, no, no! We're not broken up. I'm just getting married to Jason." I sighed, my ex-girlfriend just went into denial.

"Gabriella, it was either me or him, and you chose him. I love you, but I can't wait for you forever." Gabi was in complete and utter shock. She couldn't say anything. She just slowly sat back in her seat and waited until we arrived at the doctor's office.

This was a big decsion I made folks. I'm trying to move on here...

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An- I know, soo not my best, but trust me it'll get better. School is just starting, so I'm trying to get used to it. I'll try to Update another story either tonight or during the week. Also, soo sorry for the mistakes! I didn't re-read it!

#14-What shape necklace was Sharpay wearing during 'We're All In This Together'?

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