Chapter 9 - Acting
Troy's P.O.V
I woke up the next morning and I looked at my clock, I was late. I usually meet Gabriella before school. I walked downstairs and I saw my Mom. I hugged my Mom and she said ''what's a matter with you, you been a lot happy recently, is it love''.
I smiled and thought about Gabriella and I told her ''maybe well yes, her name is Gabriella and I have got to meet her''. My Mom gave me my backpack and I ran to Gabriella house. I saw Gabriella waiting for me and she said ''you're late''. I smiled and I kissed her and we ran to school.
We walked to school and Gabriella ran over to Taylor and Chad ran over to me and said ''you need to hear this'''. Chad gave me a tape recording and he told me ''I was spying yesterday, I was bored. But you got to hear it, this is big''.
I played it and I heard Gabriella talking to Taylor, I thought it was just girl talk but then I heard something I didn't really want to, Gabriella was only dating me for one of her Dad's missions, I couldn't believe it. I thought she loves me, I loved her, and it was all pretend. I am so stupid. I looked at Chad and I ran off. I need to be by myself. I walked near the gym and I sat on the bench and I started crying.
Sharpay walked over to me and looked at me concerned and asked ''are you ok''. Why would this drama queen care about anyone apart from herself and I said ''nothing, it just I thought I cared about someone but they didn't feel the same. It was all an act''. Sharpay sat down next to me and she hugged me. I smiled through my tears and we walked to class.
I walked into homeroom and I saw Gabriella sitting there like nothing has happened, like she didn't say those words, like she isn't pretending. I sat in my seat and Gabriella walked over to me and said ''hello Troy, how are you''. I couldn't even look at her, it was too hard.
The end of the day came and I spend the whole day trying to avoid Gabriella but it didn't work. It's not like I don't care about her because I do. After everything that happened I still meant what I said to my Dad, I love her. I walked home; there is always something about going home after a bad day that makes it so much better.
I looked at the house, the green grass; the brown door never felt more like home. I walked in and saw my Dad and Mollie sitting down. I looked at him upset, some of this was his fault but Gabriella was all to blame, she led me on.
She must have been a good actress, she told me she was falling for me. I looked at my Dad and I started to cry. I just wanted him to put his arms around me and tell me he loves me and he is proud of me but I always come second. But hearing that someone wants to kill him makes it hard to think about.
I looked at my Dad still with tears in my eyes and told him ''you were right, Dad, you were right about Gabriella''. I ran up the stairs and into my room and sat down on my bed.
Chad walked in with his laptop; he always uses it when he wants to show me something. I looked at him and he told me to tell him what happened. He looked at me and started telling me ''you missed basketball practice for her yesterday, Troy, you would never miss practice for anyone''.
I looked at Chad, he was right. Basketball was my first and only love and that's the way it is supposed to be.
I looked at Chad and told him ''I am sorry I missed practice, Gabriella is not important, I will forgot about her, everybody happy now''. I didn't mean the words I just said but I was so annoyed and upset at everything. I still love her but I don't which Gabriella I fell in love with, the cute cool one or the acting, enemy one.