Hey guys, I'm extremely sorry for not being able to update at all for about a month or two but I've been so up to my knees and have been an extremely hard time holding myself together. I've been just really depressed for the last seven months overall and haven't really been able to get out of this rut. So, I hope some of you can understand, and for those of you who keep nagging me about not being dedicated to my writing can go shove it up your behind because I am. I don't think the majority of you realize what I'm going through. So, do everyone a favor, and stop making assumptions about anything. It's a bad habit to get into. For those who understand, thank you so very much and I'll try to keep up with writing!

Okay…so it's now summer though and I can continue to keep writing. Again, I apologize for not being able to write in so long.

I woke up Monday morning, ready for school. Sure, I missed Kayla and Sam, a bunch because well…they're my friends, but I know for sure that I will be seeing them again later on in my future. Today, I had to focus on everything else and that included Troy and Luke.

I finished up putting on a light amount of makeup and then headed down the stairs to find a plate full of hot, delicious pancakes on the table, which was getting pulled apart by Troy. He put about four pancakes on his plate and then drowned them with syrup and then cut off a big chunk and shoved it in his mouth.

"Ahem…" I cleared my throat and he looked up at me, almost like an innocent, naïve child getting caught in the cookie jar, except syrup was dripping down his chin.

He gave me a goofy smile, "Goo mornin'." He said, finally swallowing the humungous bite, "Good morning." He said again, this time, clearly.

"Good morning to you too, Mr. Syrup Face." I giggled, grabbing a napkin out of the holder and handing it to him.

"I think it's hot." Troy said, "Don't you? It makes my face look…"

"Sticky?"

"No…like…"

"Nasty? Browner? Stringy?"

"Whatever, you love it, but you're just hiding it because it's nasty, but hot at the same time." He winked at me and I just rolled my eyes.

"Right and I'm the tooth fairy."

"You never know! Maybe you are and you don't know that you are because you go to sleep and then sleep walk and turn into a fairy and steal peoples' teeth while putting money under their pillow…"

"…I don't even know why I like you…" I roll my eyes and grabbed the seat next to him and sat next to him.

Troy leaned into me and grabbed the back of my neck and gave me a soft kiss. He smiled, then leaned his forehead against mine, "What about now?"

"I remember now…"

"Good." He gave me another kiss again.

"Ahem.."

We looked to the entrance of the kitchen and we saw Troy's parents, both arms crossed, looking at us with a smirk on both their faces. "Get a room…" Jack laughed.

"Y'know, as kids, we should be able to have privacy!" Troy threw right back.

I ignored my boyfriend's comment and just sat down, knowing that it probably wasn't a good idea to get on Troy's parents bad side now.

I sat down next to Troy and grabbed myself a few pancakes and then put a little bit of syrup on them. I looked up at Troy who put an arm around me and then began eating again. "Right Troy, well when you get your own house then you can definitely do that. Privacy comes with…well limits and your mom and I, well we don't want to walk into every single room watching our son making out with his girlfriend, who is also living under our roof." Jack chuckled.

I looked at Troy and noticed that he was scoffing like what Jack had just said wasn't really much of a deal because he does that all the time. "Troy, just eat your flippin' flap jacks and shut your mouth." I laughed.

Troy looked at me bewildered and I couldn't help but giggle a little bit. "Did my girlfriend actually cuss a little bit?"

"Pardon moi Troy Bolton, but I don't believe the word flippin' is a cuss word." I laughed.

"It can be considered one in the right context, right Dad?"

Jack chuckled a little bit as he poured his coffee into his mug. "Um, no I don't think so Troy. I mean, it doesn't sound very proper coming out of anybody's mouth but it isn't really a cuss word. Kind of like…hell. It's not very proper but it's still not a bad word."

"Oh sure! Take her side." Troy laughed.

Jack rolled his eyes while walking over to his wife and wrapping an arm around her as she read the newspaper.

"Well are you ready to go?" Troy asked.

I nodded, as I put the rest of my pancakes into the trashcan and then began rinsing out my dish. "Oh Gabi, it's okay! I got it. You just get your body into Troy's car and I'll clean it up. Don't worry about it."

"Oh, are...you sure?"

"Of course I am! Now get!" she laughed, as she took her newspaper shooing me with it.

I nodded and went over to the door to grab my bag and then looked over at Troy who smiled at me.

I grabbed his hand and then we were on our way out. "Hey Troy!"

I looked over and smiled. It was Zak. He walked over and chuckled, while rubbing the back of his neck. "Hey um, would you mind if I could uh…get a ride from you guys for the rest of the year? I know it's a lot to ask and I know you don't love me Troy but…well my mom had to sell my car for some personal reasons and I kind of…need a ride."

Troy laughed, "Of course you can Zak. You're always welcome with us."

I nodded, "I would have hoped you would know that already, Zak."

Zak shrugged and gave a weak laugh, "Well I don't want to like…intrude on your guys' time together and I don't want-well I just don't want to pry. I could definitely help pay for gas and-"

"Woah there!" Troy laughed, "It's all good! Don't worry about it, Zak. It's just a ride to and from school. It's not like I don't do that every day."

Zak rubbed the back of his neck, "You know what? Forget it guys. I think I'm just going to walk to school." He hitched his bag up on his shoulder and started walking off.

I looked at Troy, giving him a concerned look. "Hey Troy, would it be okay if I walked to school too?" I asked, and he gave a small nod and smile to show he understood.

I smiled and gave him a quick kiss. "Thanks Troy."

"No problem Gabs. Just make sure he's okay. He's kind of worrying me."

I nodded and gave him a quick hug and then ran after Zak. "Zak! ZAK!"

Zak kept walking as if he didn't hear me. I ran faster to catch up with him and I finally managed to catch up with him. "Zak, hey…"

He just nodded in response. I sighed, getting impatient. What was up with him? "Zak, hey, c'mon. You know you are welcome with us whenever. What's up with you?"

He shrugged.

I was starting to get really aggravated with him. What was going on with Zak? Zak was supposed to be the happy one, the optimistic one who made sure that I was the one not avoiding people. so obviously, there was something that happened that was bothering him. "Zak." I stopped, but he continued to walk.

"Zachary Greene!" I growled.

He waved me away and kept walking. Was he seriously ignoring me? I sighed. "Zak…" I whispered.

I waited there, hoping he would feel bad enough to turn around and stop and give me that 'Zak' look. The look that showed he cared, the look that gave me the recognition that he was always so sincere.

I looked over at a bench and went to go and sit down.

I sighed. What was wrong with that boy? I've never seen him this upset about anything. Not only was he upset but he wasn't telling anybody what was going on. I couldn't get him to open up. So, I haven't tried as hard as I should have but guys are always hard to open up.

HONK HONK

I looked up and saw a familiar face. "Hey Gabs, what's up with you?"

I gave a weak smile in response, "Hey Luke."

Luke raised an eyebrow, "You do know that school starts in like…five minutes right?" he said, completely confused, "It's not like you to get to school late. Or…even five minutes early. What's up?"

I shrugged, "Drama?" I gave a weak laugh.

Luke pulled over to the side and then locked up his car and sat down next to me on the bench. "Do you want to talk about it?"

I shook my head, "No not really…"

Luke nodded in response and we both sat there in silence for a few seconds. "Well do you want me to give you a ride to school?"

"Uh sure. Don't want to be late."

…..

I walked into homeroom with Luke as Troy gave me a curious look. I shrugged and mouthed to him that I'd tell him about it later.

I looked over at Zak and he was doodling on a piece of paper and he wouldn't even look up at me. I sat down in my seat and Luke did the same. "Hey, what's going on?" Taylor asked.

I shrugged in replied. That seemed to be the best way to reply for everyone today.

"Gabs, first of all, Troy comes to school without you telling me that you're walking to school with Zak because something seemed up. Then Zak shows up by himself. Then after that…you show up with Luke. And on top of that, Zak still isn't talking to anybody."

I wasn't sure what to say. I wasn't even sure what to do about any of this. "I don't know Tay. I'm just worried about Zak." I whispered.

"Do you know what's up with him?"

"No! I couldn't even find out what was up with him. All he did was ignore me and then he just kept walking!"

"Y'know Gabs, Tay…" Zak turned around with a harsh look, "I can hear you still and guess what? What's going on with my life has nothing do with any of you and it doesn't give you the right to talk about it right behind my back! LITERALLY!"

I stared at Zak. He was breathing hard and gave me the coldest look I've ever seen.

What's going on?

Well I'm sorry that my chapters continue to keep being short, but I promise that they will start growing in length as soon as my writing starts getting back to normal. I apologize for not updating in so long…again.

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