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Chapter 4: Why me?
'Brie! Gabi!' Troy shouted running after Gabriella as she was leaving the school. She sighed and turned around. Gabi wanted to go home and leave Troy to think about everything before they spoke again, but Troy left the hall almost immediately after the Show had finished so he wouldn't miss her leave.
'Yes, Troy?'
'Who was that song about Gabs? And don't say no-one. I know it is for someone. Don't lie.' Troy's heart was beating fast in anticipation.
'Who do you think, Troy? Can you really be that stupid to not know?' Gabi's eyes were already filling up with tears. She wanted him to just run up to her and kiss her until they ran out of breath, but something was telling her that it won't happen.
'W-why…' Troy trailed off, speechless. His stunned state turned into anger. 'Why didn't you tell me, Gabriella?' Gabi's eyes widened. He had never called her Gabriella before.
'Because you said she is the one, Troy!' She had given up keeping the tears at bay; she let them fall down her face.
'WHY? WHY ME?' Troy didn't want to shout at her, but he couldn't understand how this could happen.
'Why? Because you always smile at me when I make eye contact with you! Because you climb up to my balcony to see me whenever you are bored! Because you chose me as your lab partner all that time ago, not Chad, no matter how angry he would have been at you if you had left him! Because you are the only guy that my dad actually approves of! Because, because, you are you!' Gabi couldn't believe what she was saying. She didn't want him to know too much about what she feels. Well, not so soon.
'We-we…This cannot be HAPPENING! I have a girlfriend! You are my best friend, and-'
'That is how it will always be.' Gabriella finished for him. Troy looked into her bloodshot eyes. No, that was not what I was going to say he thought.
'Brie-' Troy started, only to get cut off again.
'No, save it. I understand. Actually, I always knew that we would always remain just friends. It's fine. Go back to Sharpay.' Gabi turned around and started to walk away.
Troy grabbed hold of her hand before she could leave. 'No, I am not going. We are going to talk!' He looked at her pleadingly, only to be pushed away.
'No. Go inside. Sharpay is waiting. Go, please.' Tears started to fall down her cheeks again.
'Not until after we talked.'
'NO! GO!' Gabriella screamed at him and slapped him in the chest and pushed him towards the hall. She then turned and ran away from the school.
Troy watched her leave and then walked into the hall. He spotted Sharpay and grabbed her and started making out with her in the middle of the room. Sharpay opened her eyes to see Chad and Taylor looking at them disgusted. She winked at them menacingly, knowing that they could do nothing else to stop her.
Gabriella ran most of the way back home. She was already in her own clothes and she was thanking God that she was, because there was no way that she could have ran in those shoes she was wearing, let alone the dress. She reached her street to come face to face with an ambulance parked outside her house.
AN: I know this chapter is really short, but I didn't want to add anything more to it, because it made more sense for the events to follow to be in a new chapter.
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