Chapter 12 - Back Together

Gabriella's P.O.V

I walked into my Mom's house, that's where I am staying now. I just needed time away from everything but everyone knows it because of Troy. I think even Troy knows. I walked over to my Mom's husband and said ''hi, it been long hasn't it, six years''.

My step Dad Ben is exactly what my Mom likes, brown hair and brown eyes. I saw a familiar little three year old boy run in. My Mom picked him up and said ''you remember this little tyke, this is your little brother, Rory''.

I smiled, he was so cute, it felt weird seeing my little brother again, Rory looked at me with his big brown eyes and said ''play, Gabby, play''. My Mom put Rory down and he grabbed my hand and led me into his playroom. I looked at the walls and there was pictures of me, Rory and Preston around the room, it was kind of nice that my Mom hasn't forgot about me and she kept a part of me around for my brothers.

I sat down and Rory handed me a car and told me to play with it. I smiled as my Mom walked in and she said ''dinner out''. I looked at my Mom and ran into the kitchen and I looked at all the food around the table, it was loads, potato, peas, carrots, gravy and steak. I have never seen so much food. I smiled and sat down, the whole family was sitting around the table, at home I was always by myself, and it felt nice being a family situation.

My Mom is going to try and get me into the public school in North Albuquerque. I have moved away from Troy but it felt weird being close to him. My Mom looked at me and asked ''your thinking about Troy, aren't you''. I smiled and nodded my head and I started crying. My Mom put her hands around me. I smiled even though I was in a happy family situation and all I could think about was Troy, what was he doing, thinking and wearing.

I bet his sitting in the gym wearing his basketball uniform thinking about the playoffs. All I was thinking about was Troy and my new school, would I make some friends that are the same as my old ones and would I find a boy who is like Troy but at that Moment as I looked at my brothers, my Mom and step Dad, I realized that I was running away from everything I loved.

I left my Dad alone, I was he had left, my friends who I have know since I was little. I was to afraid to tell Troy how I felt, I was to afraid to walked to him and say I love you and being away from you is to painful and I just want to be with you. I looked at my Mom and told her ''I need to go home, I am running away from Troy when I should be happy that I am near him, Mom I don't belong here, I belong with Dad, I belong with Troy''.

I went back to my Dad's house that night and I woke up and walked down the stairs and saw my Dad sitting down and he said ''are you going to be ok at school today, are you ok to be with Troy''. I smiled and nodded, of course I am not going to be ok, I am in love with Troy and I don't know how to tell him.

My Dad stood up and kissed me on the forehead and told me ''you are going to be ok, Gabby, you are a fighter; you know you can stay at your Mom house anytime; you don't have to come back because of me. I will always love you and I am proud of you for backing out of the mission for love, even though it didn't turn out well''. I smiled and hugged him; it was nice feeling knowing he is proud of me for ending a mission because of love.

I walked into school and saw Troy sitting on the table and I walked over to him and I knew I had to tell him I felt and I said ''Troy, I want you to know that I came back because of you. I was too afraid to tell you something because I was afraid of you and the way you made me feel, I love you Troy Bolton and I don't care if you don't love me''. Troy looked at me and he put his arms around my shoulders and kissed me and he told me ''I love you, Gabriella Montez''.