Chapter 7 - Basketball & Blowing Kisses
The week went by fast, with the 'date' day coming closer. Gabriella thought she would be getting nervous, but she was surprisingly calm. It was Friday, the last day of the school week, and Gabriella couldn't wait for the week to end. She was so excited!
The last bell of the day went "RING" and the students hurried away to spend the weekend with their friends. Gabriella was staying behind in school to finish some paperwork. She tried her hardest to concentrate by her thoughts kept flying away to one person. Troy. She wondered where he was, what he was thinking about, everything. She had never had thoughts like this for a long time. Not since Troy and her were dating. Before this week she had let all of those memories fade away. She had always hidden the way she felt. Every other guy she had dated after Troy, had gone, because she was to afraid to let them in. She felt she was only half to blame, the other half was Troy's. But at the back of Gabriella's mind there was a nagging feeling that the only way Gabriella could be in a relationship was if that relationship involved Troy. Before Monday that seemed impossible, but now she wasn't so sure.
She was getting fed up of trying to mark things, when her mind was other things entirely. She gathered up her stuff, through them in her bag, locked the door to her classroom, and walked down the corridors to the office where she would hand in her key for the weekend.
"Good afternoon Anne"
"Good afternoon, good morning in class?" Anne asked.
"Yeah, it was good, it feels good to be back"
"I'm sure it does!" Anne smirked out of the corner of her lips.
"So, looking forward to the 'big' date with Mr Bolton?"
Naturally, the whole date thing had been spread around the school. The only person Gabriella had told was her new friend, Samantha, who worked in Maths. Once she had told her, even some of the students knew.
"I am" Gabriella replied, slightly annoyed. Gabriella liked to keep her and her relationship situations to herself, everyone in the school knowing wasn't exactly in her plan.
"Have a nice weekend" Gabriella said, hastly leaving the conversation.
"You too"
Gabriella found herself stop in her tracks, listening to the sound of one basketball crashing to the ground several times. She knew the gym was only yards away. She walked up quietly to the door, and looked in. Inside was Try, dribbling and shooting hoops, just like old times.
He looked up, and cought Gabriella's eye. She was too late to walk away so she opened the door. She felt 15 again, walking up to the person she called her 'boyfriend'. But he was that was years ago.
"Hey, you spying on me?" Troy joked.
"Maybe" She laughed.
Her eyes were sparkling, and Troy couldn't keep his eyes off them.
"You look beautiful" Troy blurted out, he didn't mean to, he started to blush as he looked at the ground.
"Thanks Troy" She said, and joined him blushing.
"So, Mr Hoop-shooter, hows the game going?" Gabriella stopped the silence.
"Ok, its better if im playing with someone though" He looked at Gabriella questionably. After a moment of thought she said-
"Fine"
She dropped off her bags at the bench and kicked off her heels, so she was in socks. They played for a little while, which brought back more memories for both of them.
Gabriella grabbed the b-ball and started dribbling it towards his side of the court, she got up to the hoop and stretched up to throw it in.
"I'm afraid I cant let you do that!" Troy grabbed Gabriella from around the waist and spun her round and round, making her giggle.
He let her down. They were standing face to face with each other, in each others arms. She could feel the connection. The bond. It hadn't broken. They just stood there, eyes connected, like nothing in the world could break them apart.
"I guess i'll see you tomorrow then, 7pm?" Gabriella broke the moment. Troy was disappointed.
"Yeah"
Gabriella grabbed her shoes and bags and walked quickly to the door.
"Gabriella" Troy shouted. Gabriella turned around. Troy blew Gabriella a kiss and she pretended to catch it. She giggled, and blew him one back. He pretended to be stabbed in the heart. They laughed together.
"Cya"
"Bye"
She walked up to her door in a daze. She was flying in the air, on cloud nine. As soon as she got home, she sunk into a bubble bath, letting the bubbles make her feel refreshed. After half an hour, she got out, and wrapped her towelled dressing gown around her and curled on the couch, feeling truely happy.