Chapter 5 - Will you go out with me
Troy's P.O.V
I saw Gabriella yesterday she was pretty upset, maybe she got a B in her maths test. Sharpay tried to ask me out but I told her I was too busy with basketball and I will tell her later. I walked downstairs and saw Mollie talking to my Dad, he was finally home.
I sat down and he gave me breakfast and told me ''your Mom is asleep, she is pretty tired''. I smiled and ate my breakfast. I hugged my sister and waved goodbye to my Dad and left the house. I saw Chad and we walked to school and I saw Gabriella smiling at me, she has never smiled at me before.
I sat down in homeroom and I saw everyone sitting down, I was a bit late but thankfully Ms Darbus hasn't come in yet. I saw Sharpay, she walked over to me and asked ''so what's your answer''.
I didn't really want to go out with her but I didn't want to be cruel so I told her ''um, basketball season is pretty busy, maybe next season''. Sharpay sighed and walked off. I sat down and Ms Darbus came and filled out the register.
It was finally lunchtime and we had lunch, my Dad made me lunch and we all sat down. Gabriella kept looking at me and then looking away, did she like me so I smiled back. Chad looked at me and wondered what I was doing.
I ate my lunch and we all went to basketball practice, we had to do practice drills, man, they killed us then we had to play a game, I had to make sure my head was in the game, being the captain.
We all went into the showers and I walked into the gym and everyone left. I walked into the centre and looked at the hoop and I thought how I can play basketball, the hoop looks so far away.
I got a basketball from the side and threw it in the basket and I sat on the floor and Chad walked in and asked ''are you coming''. I smiled and shook my head and looked at the floor and I told Chad ''I am going to stay here and practice some throws''. Chad smiled and walked off.
I stood up and got a basketball and practiced some throws and I ran up and down the gym and I saw Gabriella walk in and she said ''hi, Troy, are you practicing''. I smiled, did she actually talk to me, geeks never talk to me, not on purposely anyway and I told her ''yeah, I want to be great in our next game''.
I smiled as Gabriella grabbed the ball and threw it in the basket, I never knew she could play basketball, we had a quick game and Gabriella ran off with the ball and I shouted ''that's traveling, no that's really bad traveling''.
I ran up behind her and I picked her up and span her around, something felt right like it was meant to be, like everything was perfect. We sat in the audience seats and I told Gabriella '' it feels weird sitting here''.
Gabriella laughed and said ''it feels weird playing basketball''. I smiled, did I like her, I was so confused and I said ''you're a natural player''. I looked at her and just kept looking in her brown eyes and I started thinking is this what love at first sight feels like.
I saw a fly on Gabriella's face and I moved it away and I looked at her and I felt an urge to kiss her but before I knew we were kissing. I smiled and she laughed and said ''that was my first kiss''. I laughed and I told her ''mine too''.
We walked into the hallway and Gabriella looked at me and said ''do you want to go out with me, I know I am not your type but it might be fun''. I smiled, we have already kissed so going out was the next step and I told her ''yeah that will be cool''.
We sat on the chair and I just started telling her everything, every worry I had. She didn't seem bored, listening to every word I said, I told her how much commitment is on me, with me being the playmaker.
Gabriella looked at me and said ''you're a cool guy Troy but not for the reasons your friends think''. Something that she said clicked, I was having too much commitment on my shoulders and I should be enjoying myself with the thing I love doing and not worrying about my Dad.