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Taking Over Me

by: LunarEclipse360

Vier

The first thing I did when I got home was go into my room and lock my door. Knowing my mother, she would probably come upstairs and ask me how school was. I would as usual say that it was okay, even if it wasn't, and then she would immediately ask 'Any new love interest in your life?' I hated when she asked that.

"Gabi." she said as she knocked on my door but I didn't answer. "Gabriella I just wanted to see how school went."

"It went fine mother."

"Okay that's good. So..." he it comes "how's the new boyfriend search?"

"There is no new boyfriend search because I don't want a new boyfriend." I said and opened my door.

"Gabriella you need to find someone new in your life. You can't dwell on the past."

"I can and I will." I closed my door and locked it again. I walked over to my balcony and walked outside. Why couldn't she see that I didn't want a new boyfriend? I wanted my old one. Everything seemed so calm and peaceful outside, I wish that's how my life was. Nothing was calm and peaceful in my life. Everyone wanted me to get over Troy, everyone except Kelsi of course. They think I'm in denial for rejecting Troy's 'death' but I know I'm not in denial, I just don't believe it. If only me and Troy had more time to be together, they would have seen how big our bond was.

I looked out into my yard, remembering all the times Troy would climb up the tree near my balcony just so he could see me without having to use the front door. He even called me 'Juliet' at certain times.

I walked out onto my balcony, enjoying the breeze that had just past through. I didn't see the figure walking below until it spoke.

"But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East and Juliet is the sun." I smiled and looked down at Troy. "Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon. Who is already sick and pale with grief. That thou maid art far more fair than she."

"Troy what are you doing?"

"Reciting Shakespeare. What does it look like?" I giggled and shook my head.

"Get up here." he smiled and climbed the tree. He jumped onto the landing and opened his arms, awaiting a hug from me. I rolled her eyes and hugged him.

"So did you like it?"

"Which part? The part where you were reciting it or the part when you stopped? Cause I was more interested when you stopped."

"That hurts." he said, feigning hurt.

"Whatever."

"But really did you like it?"

"Yea I liked it." he smiled and pulled me closer. It was at this time that I knew I loved him, now it was all the matter of him loving me back.

A tear slid down my face and I reached up to wipe it away. Everything had fallen apart in the past three years and I doubted that it would ever be the same.

"Gabriella." I heard from the other side of my bedroom door. "Taylor's on the phone." I sighed and went to open my door. I took the phone from my mother and closed my door.

"Yes?"

"Gabi how would you like to go with me to a party?"

"Depends on what kind of party."

"A house party duh."

"Then I'll pass."

"Oh come on."

"No thank you. I'm fine staying here at home, by myself."

"Gabriella. Come on. There'll be hot guys there."

"And that's the reason why I don't wanna go."

"But why?"

"Cause knowing you, you'll try to set me up with one of them and I don't want to."

"But..."

"I'm not going." I hung up and sat on my bed. I put the phone on my night stand and laid down. The phone rang again and I angrily picked it up. "I said I'm not going Tay."

"Um this isn't Taylor."

"Oh crap Kels I'm so sorry."

"It's okay. So I'm guessing Taylor tried to get you to go to that house party."

"Yep. You going?"

"Nah. Jason's going but I'm not the social type."

"You trust Jason in a room full of girls with their clothes barely fitting them?"

"Yeah."

"You are one trusting girl, Kelsi Nielsen."

"So what are you going to do since Taylor's going to be at the house party?"

"Most likely what I do every night."

"And what's that?"

"Think about Troy and write down what I feel in the form of a song."

"You write songs?"

"Yeah. I have ever since the accident."

"How come you never told me?"

"I didn't think they were that important."

"Not important? I would love to see them."

"Okay. Well I could come over later. Anything to get out of this house."

"Sure."

"I'll be over in a little while."

"See you then." I hung up the phone and walked over to my bag. I pulled out my notebook. I sat on my floor and flipped through the pages. I really didn't understand why Kelsi would want to see my songs. They weren't anything great, just my feelings. I sighed and stood up. I headed downstairs without saying a word to my mother.

"Gabriella where are you going?"

"I'm going to a friend's house."

"A boy?" I rolled my eyes and opened the front door.

"No" I slammed the door behind me and walked to Kelsi's house. I knocked on her door and she opened it a few seconds later.

"Hey Gabriella."

"Hey Kels."

"Come on in." I walked inside and she shut the door behind me. She led me up to her room and I sat on her bed. "So let's see these songs." I handed her the notebook and she looked through it. "Gabriella these are beautiful. I've never seen anything like this before. Do you have names for these?"

"No I just write as the words come to me. I don't bother to give them names. I'm never going to sing them, so what's the point?"

"But you can sing them. These songs are wonderful."

"Sing them where?"

"Every summer the café downtown has a competition. First place winner gets a free trip to New York City and a recording contract."

"Kelsi I don't want all of that."

"Well think of it this way. If you become famous, everyone will hear your songs."

"And?"

"And maybe Troy will hear them and know that you haven't lost hope in him." I nodded and smiled.

"Okay. Why not?" if Kelsi was right about this, then hopefully Troy would realize that I can't live without him and come back to me.