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Trivia question for the chapter: What "so-called" war spawned dueling slogans, "Better dead than read" and "Better red than dead" in the 1950s? (it only counts if you know it with your background knowledge so no cheating! :P)

On to the chapter and with a side note, this is November and thanksgiving. So…keep that in mind.

Oh and this is going to be really long so I'm either going to split it into two or three parts.

Chapter 19-Thankgiving Gone Wrong Part 1

I stared out my window waiting to see Troy's new guest in my room. I waited for Zak to come and I was waiting for my mom to show up. I was waiting for Sam and Kayla. I was waiting to find out why Zak was missing so much school. I was waiting to find out why Troy lied to me when he said he wasn't seeing anybody…

The last month or so had been more painful than I thought it would be. Troy found a girl who he met at a basketball game. She was from around town but went to a totally different school. He said that he really liked her. He said that she was more than he could ever wish for. Sadly, he never said that to me. He said that to Chad who told Taylor…who told me. Isn't it wonderful to hear something about somebody you care about from someone else? I know. It makes me ecstatic too…

Sam and Kayla were coming here for break because both their parents decided that it would be really nice for them to visit me on Thanksgiving so we could see each other. Since they were leaving, their parents were going to go to the Bahamas for Thanksgiving. Lucky people…

I was glad though that we were on break. I didn't have to watch Troy get hit on by a bunch of girls. I didn't have to watch people give me nasty looks for dumping the oh-so wonderful Troy. It turns out, I never really asked Troy for a break, I dumped him. And some people thought he dumped me. And what was Troy doing about it? Absolutely nothing. He stopped talking to me and he stopped giving me any sort of attention.

"Knock, knock, knock." A voice came as my door squeaked to an open.

I looked to see Lucille smiling at me. "How are you sweetie?"

I put on a smile, "Just fine." I said, looking back at the window.

"Would you like a snack of some sort while we wait for everyone to arrive? Your mom won't be here for another hour and Zak said that he was going to be late because he's in-"she paused, "He's out shopping." She clarified.

I narrowed my eyes at her as she smiled at me. "Kayla and Sam are still at the airport getting their luggage and we'll pick them up as soon as we can."

I nodded. It was only a short few days till Thanksgiving and for once, I wanted nothing more than to go home and be by myself in a big New York penthouse. I wanted to be alone on Thanksgiving. How sad was that?

"So, anything you want to eat?" she asked, "I'm making some appetizers for everyone before they arrive."

"No thanks." I said.

"Gabi, I noticed you've been losing a few pounds in the last few months. Are you sure?"

"I'm sure. Thanks though." I faked a smile, knowing I had lost a lot more than just a few pounds. I always put on extra layers of clothing so nobody noticed. Zak stopped noticing after I ate a little bit at lunch and Luke never really noticed. Taylor was hanging out with Chad more and more these days and with Chad means with Troy. Troy stopped sitting with us and moved back to his regular spot in the cafeteria.

"Well…okay then." Lucille said, "Get dressed though. Troy's girlfriend is going to be here soon."

I sighed as I watched her leave my room and I stared at the window for a few minutes. Zak was going to be late because he was out, my mom was going to be in a long, agonizing hour, Sam and Kayla were almost here, and yet…Troy's new girlfriend was going to be here in a matter of minutes. It hurt hearing those words put together in one sentence. Troy. New. Girlfriend.

I got up and decided that I would wear nothing too nice. I decided to give up on the way I was looking because I had nobody to impress. Luke and I hung out a lot more these days and it was nice to know that he was there for me when nobody else was. Zak had been gone all the time and Sam and Kayla always seemed to be busy with something back in New York.

I decided on a dark washed pair of skinny jeans and a nice blouse that was a navy blue to go with it. I did nothing with my hair but let it down from my messy bun and brushed through it a little bit. I grabbed my flats and then went downstairs to hear the doorbell ring. I wasn't ready for this.

Troy's door opened quickly and he looked way too nice. He was wearing a some nice jeans and a white button up shirt that was untucked and his sleeves were rolled up a little bit. It gave him that casual-fancy look. His hair had that messy bed head look and if I could, I would have swooned right there.

He looked at me and then looked away and went downstairs without even giving me a moment's glance. And right then, I felt another pang of pain sweep through my chest. I didn't want to do this. "GABI! OUR GUEST IS HERE!" I heard Lucille scream as if I were deaf.

I inwardly groaned and went downstairs to find a tall, beautiful blond staring me in the face. "Hi, I'm Madeline, but you can call me Madi." She gave me a smile.

"Gabriella." I said, returning the smile.

"So you're the one living with Troy? That's really awesome. I'm sure it's really nice. I've heard so much about his parents so I'm sure they're really great to you." She gave a smile to Lucille and Jack and they gave her a smile in return.

Great, not only was she pretty, but she was really nice. There was no possible way I could hate her now. It wasn't fair to hate her. She was beyond nice…

"Lucille and Jack are amazing." I agreed as I wanted to go back into my room and hide.

As if on cue, I heard my phone ringing in my room, "Um, if you'll excuse." I gave a small smile to Madi and she gave me a smile of reassurance.

I ran upstairs and grabbed my phone off my bed, "Hello?" I said in short breaths.

"Hey Gabs! How are you?" I heard Luke's voice and I smiled.

"Hey Luke," my smile grew wider, "I'm doing okay. How's your break treating you so far?"

"It's absolutely amazing. I was hoping though if we could hang out soon. I'm getting a little bored and-"

"So you only called because you were bored?" I teased, "I feel loved."

"You know that's not what I meant." He said, "Please? I want to meet the infamous Sam and Kayla too." He pleaded.

"Well they're arriving soon and we're going to pick them up from the airport so yeah, we can definitely hang out." I smiled.

"Cool!" he said, "How about we go and hang out at the park? Call me back when they're here and tell me about the plans."

"Okay. Is it okay if Zak joins?" I asked, hoping it would be. I needed to be around Zak again. I was starting to fall apart without him and Sam and Kayla.

"Of course!"

"Awesome, I'll talk to you later."

"Alright, see you."

I clicked the end button and then smiled to myself. I was getting to be around people who would distract me from the boy who was secretly stomping on my heart every time he was near me. "This should be fun…" I whispered, closing my eyes, wishing that what I said would be true.

"What will be fun?" a familiar voice said.

I looked up to see a blue-eyed boy staring straight at me. "Nothing." I said, looking away. I didn't want to talk to him and I wasn't going to start now. If he got to avoid me, so did I.

"Well you should tell me." He said, with a harsh tone.

"Too bad." I said, getting up.

"Gabi, Troy, we're leaving to go pick up Sam and Kayla!"

A big smile spread across my face. I ran downstairs and grabbed my black waterfall cardigan from my closet and ran downstairs. My smile fell when I noticed that Madi was coming with. Sadly though, it wasn't fair for me to even hate her at all. She was a nice girl and she made Troy happy. "So are we going to get your friends?" Madi smiled at me.

"Yep!" I said, trying to sound really enthusiastic, but honestly, it wasn't working at all.

I went out the front door and wasn't quite sure if I wanted to sit with Troy and Madi or if I wanted to and sit in the way back so I could sit with Sam and Kayla. "Why don't you sit in the back Gabi?" Lucille said as she opened up the trunk of the SUV to put up the seats.

Well I guess my decision was made for me.

I hopped into the back and we were on our way.

XOXOXOXOXOXOXO

"GABI!" Kayla screamed running towards me, completely dropping her bags, leaving Sam behind me. She ran to me until I was enveloped in a huge hug that almost knocked the wind out of me.

"Hey Kayla." I laughed, hugging her tightly, "How was the flight?"

"Amazing! But I honestly can't stand those flight attendance people! How do they smile all the time?" she shuttered, "Sam things they're nice and they're just doing their job. I think they're psychotic."

I laughed at her humor and hugged her once more and then looked at Sam who was giving me a sly smile. "Hey Sam."

"Is that really all I get?" Sam chuckled, opening his arms widely.

"No!" I smiled, "Of course not!" I said wrapping my arms around him, hugging him tightly.

"I missed you." He whispered into my ear, "Are you doing okay?"

"Yeah…" I lied. I hated lying to him. I didn't like it, "Are you?"

"Fabulous." He said, giving me a look down, "Have you lost weight?" he asked, furrowing his eyebrows.

Crap. Nothing ever got past Sam. "Yeah. A little bit." I smiled at him.

"Gabi?" he whispered, "Are you really okay?"

"I am now!" I said, giving him a wink.

"Hey Troy, how have you been?" I heard Kayla say, which meant the rest of them have caught up to us.

"I've been good," I heard Troy as I was still hugging Sam, "You?"

"Absolutely amazing!" she said in that bright voice.

Sam let go of me and gave a smile at Troy. It's funny, because the last time they talked, Sam made Troy promise that he'd take care of me. So much for promises, right?

"Hey man, what's up?" Sam smiled, being the gentleman that he was so famous for being.

"Not much, you?"

I wanted to go run away and get ran over by an airplane. Is that even possible?

"Same here." Sam said, "You been taking care-"

"Alrighty, let's go!" Kayla said, pulling Sam away, "Heave ho, heave ho!" Kayla said, "Sam go get my bag." She smiled cheekily at Sam who rolled his eyes.

I gave Kayla a grateful smile as Sam walked away and she gave me a wink. "So you're Troy's new girl?" Kayla smiled with great sincerity.

"Yep!" Madi smiled, "That's me!"

"Well it's a pleasure to meet you…" she trailed off.

"Madi. And you must be Kayla."

"Well it's nice to know I've been talked about." Kayla joked, smiling at Troy.

"Kay, I love you and all, but please, take your bag. It's heavy and I'm tired." Sam groaned, "What did you pack? Rocks?" he said, dropping it.

"And you're supposed to be the man in the relationship." Kayla scoffed and looked at Madi, "He's not very manly like your man Troy here." Kayla said nicely, but gave me a look that said 'I'm trying to be nice so don't hate me'.

"Haha, yeah," Madi laughed, "Troy sure is manly."

I sighed, knowing that this was going to be the worst day ever. Not only did I have to be nice to Madi but so did everyone else. Here I was, the ex and nobody even cared about me. Especially not Troy. "C'mon Gabs," Sam spoke, "I'll race you to the front of the airport."

A smile broke out on my face and I looked at Sam who winked at me, "Ready?"

"Set-"

I broke off running before I Sam could say go but before I knew it, I heard Sam's footsteps coming near me. "You're a cheater Ms. Gabriella Montez!"

"And you just don't know how to win!" I giggled as I ran faster trying to dodge as many people as I possibly could.

"Oh no you don't!" Sam called as he ran past me and made it to the entrance. I stopped running and smirked at him.

"Okay, okay, you won." I smiled at him as I brought him for a one-armed hug as I looked at Kayla who was laughing at us as she came up.

"You know, Sam," she said, "A gentleman would have just let her win."

"Well, I don't always have to be a gentleman." Sam said smugly.

Madi and Troy came up, look a little uncomfortable. "Kayla, I have a question," she smiled, "Don't you ever get jealous when Gabi and Sam hang out and tease each other?"

I widened my eyes and looked at Kayla who looked like she was about ready to go and strangle Madi. "Um actually no. Gabi consider Sam and I like brother and sister, so no, I do not get jealous at all. They've always been like this and I trust both of them. Being jealous would just make them believe that I didn't trust either of them, which isn't true." She stated clearly and gave a smile to both me and Sam.

"Oh. Sorry for asking." Madi said, clinging to Troy's arm.

I turned around rolled my eyes as I continued walking towards the car as Lucille and Jack started waving at Sam and Kayla. "Oh Kayla, you look beautiful dear!" Lucille hopped out of the passenger seat and went up to hug both Sam and Kayla, "How is Sam treating you?"

"Like I'm a precious little flower." Kayla laughed, "But oh well."

Kayla never was the type to be taken care of. She loved being independent but even though she never admitted it, she always longed for a guy to take care of her. But then again, what girl doesn't?

"Well I'm glad." She smiled, "And Sam how have you been?"

"I've been great, and you?"

"Excellent, and I've been absolutely wonderful." She smiled, "Are you excited to be here in Albuquerque?"

"Very." He smiled, "It'll be nice to have Gabi to ourselves again." He joked and smiled at me.

"I'm sure she's really happy that you guys are going to be together for the next week."

"She better." He looked at me and smiled.

"Well what are we waiting for?" Sam smiled as he pushed me to get into the back of the car.

"We're not." Kayla said, then pushing Sam to get in as she stuck her bag and Sam's bag in the very back.

XOXOXOXOXOXO

"So Luke wanted to hang out today and meet you guys." I said as we reached the house.

"The infamous Luke?" Sam raised an eyebrow, "Really? He wants to meet Kayla? Huh. I wouldn't." he joked and Kayla raised her eyebrows and smacked him in the stomach.

"Yes, the infamous Luke." I smiled, "What do you guys think?"

"Totally!" Kayla said, "I'm excited to meet him."

"Why don't you bring Troy and Madi?" Lucille suggested from the front of the car and I almost wanted to groan loudly.

"Of course they can come!" Kayla said happily. She always was way too nice…

"Great…" I mumbled as I got out my cell phone to call Luke back on the plans, hoping that Zak would be here soon.

"It'll be fine…" Sam whispered in my ear as we got out of the car and I heard the ringing in my phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey Luke!" I said, "So here are the plans. Zak will be here, I'm hoping, soon and is it okay Troy and his new girlfriend comes?" I said, wanting to just say 'the girl who I was supposed to hate'.

"Yeah, that'll be okay." Luke said, "Do you guys need a ride or anything?"

I looked at Kayla and Sam who were joking around as they got out their luggage, "Nah. We'll walk." I said, "We'll meet up in like a half hour."

"Alrighty, see you then Gabs!"

"See you Luke." I said, "So I guess we'll be leaving in a half hour." I said, "So we better get you guys settled in."

"Perfect."

XOXOXOXOXOXOXO

I walked slowly as we walked towards the park as I realized that Zak was still not here. Sam and Kayla were talking with Troy and Madi, trying to be the nice ones as I walked behind them, trying to ignore their laughter. "Where is he…?" I mumbled, trying to look around.

I had called him and it turns out, he was running a late and he was going to meet us at the park as soon as he possibly could. He said that was going to be able to maybe even catch us walking, but we were almost there and I didn't see him anywhere.

"Gabi?" Sam looked at me, as Kayla, Troy, and Madi kept talking.

"Yeah?" I looked up from the ground and saw a concerned Sam staring at me.

"You okay?"

"Just peachy." I muttered, wanting to go back home.

"Aw c'mon Gabriella!" Madi said with a bright voice, "It's the holiday season! You should want to jump for joy now that your friends are here!"

I wanted nothing more than to stick a rock down her throat and tell her to shut up. She had no right to tell me what I should feel. My friends may be here, not all of them were. And not only that, but she was clinging on to Troy with all her might right in front of me. I had no reason to want to be happy right now. I didn't want to be here. I wanted to be home. In New York.

"Right." I gave a fake smile, "Um you guys go ahead. I'm going to wait for Zak." I said, stopping at the curb that was pretty much next to the park. I sat down and then look down at my feet with a somber face. Where was he?

"I'll-"

"No Sam. Go." I said sternly as I pushed him away.

"C'mon, what if there's a rapist?" Sam nudged me with his foot.

"Fine. But Kayla, I don't want you waiting with me and Sam. It's not fair to them." I said, looking at Troy and Madi, cuddling.

"Okay." She smiled, "I'll see you guys. C'mon guys." she said, looking at Troy and Madi.

"Don't worry. He'll be here." Sam whispered.

Okay…so this chapter was getting a little long for me so I decided to end it there and you'll be looking at around three parts for this chapter. So yay! Hopefully you guys don't mind the switch up! I quite enjoyed this chapter, but I'll like the next two a lot more! Enjoy and please review!

Oh…and sorry if there are any mistakes. Tell me if there are any and I'll fix them!