Chapter 5 - Standing at her door.
It was obvious the next day would be awkward. What was she gonna do? Would she go out with Troy on Saturday? She had never been so confused. She didn't want to get hurt again like she did last time, she could never bare to do that to herself again. Never by the same guy. But wait... was she taking this too seriously? She wasn't even sure that it would be a 'date' situation. It was just to talk, not a date! What was she thinking about? Stupid.
All this was circling her head when she woke up at 6:30am the next morning, with a smile on her face. As she came back through to her bedroom after breakfast, she wondered over to her wardrobe and opened up the doors. She had to wear something nice, because it was work. But she suddenly wondered if she could play games. "Hmmm" she said. It was summer, so she brought out her yellow, summer dress that came down to above her knee. "Perfect!" She wasn't sure if this was an official date with Troy. It wasn't even her 'date' night. But this was the day she would give him her answer, and she would love every last minute of today if she could make Troy even just a little bit jealous.
She was ready to step into her car by 7:30am and set off down the road to East High. She let the top down and the wind breezed, letting her hair fly towards the back of the car.
She was turning quite a few heads as she walked through the playground. "I must be stunning!" she thought happily,"Today is going to be fun".
She pushed the doors of East High out in front of her and walked up the long corridor to the office, where she would register. Her white summer heels where clicking behind her. She reached reception.
"Good Morning Anne"
"Oh, someone's very cheery this morning" Anne eyed her up and down suspiciously.
"Well, whats not to be happy about, life is a marvellous thing"
"It might be... but I think someones in love?" Gabriella thought about this for a second.
"I'll get back to you on that one, Anne!" She giggled and turned down the corridor which led to her classroom.
She did feel surprisingly cheery this morning, and she didn't know why. It was strange. She had never felt this way in a long time. The only time she remembered being this happy was many years ago. With Troy. When she was in love. She thought back to last night with Taylor, and remembered how bright her eyes where when talking about Chad. Maybe she looked like that. Maybe she was in love?
She turned the corridor to see a familier looking man standing beside her door. He was waiting. For her? Surely not. He had not seen her yet, so she started to walk in a flirtatous way, pretending to look into her bag, which was at such an angle that she could see his reaction. He was looking at her up and down. "Is he checking me out!" She thought and felt her cheeks burn. A smile started to creep up his face as she got nearer, but he wasn't moving. He must be waiting for her. She swung the classroom keys round and round her finger, watching Troy being ina daze. She stopped walking. He caught her eyes, and they stared at each other for which felt like hours. "What am I doing??!" crept into Gabriella's head, and she broke contact with his ocean blue eyes.
She walked to the door, in which he was standing right beside. She was so close to him she could feel his breath, in and out, in and out. She could smell the familier Lynx aftershave all around him. She could have stayed there forever. She put her key in the lock, and opened the door, leaving it wide, so that if he chose, he could come in. He did.
"Looking for someone?"
Gabriella asked as she dropped her bags down on the floor near her desk, conciously dropping something from her desk and having to lean down to pick it up. Her legs were tanned, she had just been on holiday.
"As a matter of fact I was"
He cockily walked over to his old English seat and sat down, looking like he was waiting for the lesson to begin.
A smile spread across her face as she turned away from him to the direction of the whiteboard.
"Really, Who?" She asked as she started to write the lesson on the board. She already knew the answer.
"Well, I left a certain Miss Montez a lil' present at her doorstep last night, and I was just wondering if she had looked at it?" She could tell he was smirking.
"Well, Mr Bolton, a certain Miss Montez did find a present on her doorstep last night, and its little, NOT lil' !"
Oh, sorry, Miss Montez for my miss-use of grammer, but you have yet to tell me your answer"
He walked up behind Gabriella, and she felt him brush slowly across her waist, turning round to face her. They were so close, almost touching.
The bell gave a sharp ring, and students could be heard walking to class.
"I prosume you have a registration class, Mr Bolton, wouldn't want to be late for them." She gave him a meaningful, yet flirtatous stare.
"I will get my answer soon, Miss Montez!" He called as he left the classroom "I'm sure you will, Mr Bolton!" She called after him, and she heard him laugh his famous laugh, making her heart slowly melt.
As the students started to come through the door she said quietly to herself-
"Let the games begin, Mr Bolton, let the games begin..."
I know this chapter was a little short and didn't have much drama in it but its sorta a 'lead-to' chapetr for the next chapter which will be out soon! PPlease reveiw! Much Love - HSMisLurve xx