I know I shouldn't lov-like him anymore but I can't help it, she thouhgt as she sat down at her computer desk. She had taken every precausion in order to make it easier for her to get over Troy Bolton. She had blocked his screen name, didn't answer his calls, and tried to always be around people ,if she could help it, at school.
She looked down at her buddy list on her MAC computer and sighed. Troy was online. She wanted to IM him but held back. She sighed again just as her bedroom door opened.
"Gabs, are you alright?" Mina asked as she stepped into the immaculate white and baby blue bedroom.
"Uh huh," Gabriella said as she pulled the headphones out of her ear. "What's up?"
"Nothing, I just wanted to see if you were okay. I heard about what happened with Troy." Mina said as she leaned on the computer desk.
"Aren't you in East Middle School? How'd you hear about that?" Gabriella asked.
"My friend, Alicia, dates one of the junior boys and he told her and everyone knows now." Mina said. Gabriella took a deep breath then asked Mina to leave. Mina quickly left.
Gabriella stood up and locked her bedroom door just as her cell phone rang. "Hello," She said as she took a seat on the fluffy white duvet.
"Hey, you," Ryan said. Gabriella rolled her eyes slightly wishing he wouldn't do this to her.
"Hey, Ryan, what's up?" She asked. Gabriella knew nothing of Ryan's lying but she knew that it wasn't right to get into a relationship or try to have one after dating someone she loved-I mean liked very much.
"I was wondering if you were still thinking about Troy Bolton?" Ryan asked.
"Ugh, he's so dead to me." Gabriella lied. "Why?"
"I wanted to know if we could catch a movie Friday."
"Uh..." Gabriella faltered. Why are you doing this, Gabriella thought desperately looking for a way to say no. "Um..."
"GABRIELLA, THE PIZZA'S HERE!" Mr. Montez called from the foyer. Gabriella breathed out with relief and then said into her phone, "Can we talk later? My dad ordered pizza and it's here. He'll flip out if I make everyone wait."
"Okay, sure." Ryan said just as cheerful.
"Bye," Gabriella said before hanging up.
A few streets away, Ryan was hanging up his cell phone, fuming. "Chad, she's not over Troy!"
"What do you want me to do?" Chad asked from the computer desk. "I told you it was too soon but noooo-"
"Okay!" Ryan snapped feeling taken back. Chad laughed to himself then his face turrned serious.
"Hey, you know Troy hasn't been on his profile in the longest?" Chad asked. Ryan shrugged.
"Why the hell do I care?" he replied. Chad shrugged beginning to miss Troy.
"Look, dude, gotta go. My mom's making baked macaroni and my older bro came home from college. He's a pig and I actually want to eat so later."
"Okay,"
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Chad walked slowly home feeling as if something was missing. Troy. He wanted to speak to his best friend but what Troy had done was horrible but then again, Chad thought, he looked sincere. Chad looked up at the sky and sighed deciding that he would talk to Troy tomorrow.
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Back at the Evans' house, Ryan had just barged into Sharpay's room. She screamed at him for a few minutes for not knocking before he could speak.
"Shar, how can I make a girl like Gabriella like me and forget about Troy?" Ryan asked desperately. Sharpay laughed.
"Do you want me to see if she's still into Troy?" Ryan nodded frigorously. "Okay,"