So here's the next one :)

DISCLAIMER// I DON'T OWN ANYTHING EXCEPT THE PLOT LINE.

Decisions, Decisions

As the cab pulled up to her house, she quickly paid and thanked the driver and ran inside. She locked the door, checked her messages, there were about 23 from Kieran and Rachel put together, then she went straight to her room and stripped down to take a very long shower. She let the water take her over and she scrubbed herself clean trying to ignore the tears cascading down her face. She stayed in the shower for a little over an hour; she had collapsed to the floor about forty minutes ago. She wished things had turned out differently, she wished she hadn't fallen in love with Kieran and she wished she hadn't given him her heart. She wished that Troy was here, so badly. She wasn't going to tell him though, not the night before he left then he'd just worry and not want to leave. She'd cry it out and just lie around her house for about a week and then she'd have everything worked out. She figured she should probably get out of the shower, so she stopped the water and clambered out and put one of Troy's hoodie's and her basketball shorts and just left her hair to dry naturally. She walked downstairs to find 50 new messages so she just unplugged her phone all together. She went to get the ice cream and her favorite feel good movies; Hairspray, A Walk to Remember, Bend it like Beckham and Talledega Nights. All made her happy for different reasons but she loved them all.

After falling asleep to the antics of Ricky Bobby, (Talledega Nights) she slept somewhat soundly and in the morning she slept till around 1 the next day. She got up, showered then broke down again because she realized Troy was probably in New Mexico or almost there. She stayed this way for a few days, in which nothing exciting happened. Rachel and Kieran had both come around but Gabriella had ignored them and they'd left eventually.

It had been about three days since the fateful night and Gabriella hadn't really changed but she'd talked to Troy and had pretended everything was perfect and the minute he'd hung up she'd broke down again. At around midnight an idea came to her as she was thinking about what the hell she was supposed to do all summer long. Without thinking of the time difference or even the time really she ran to turn on her cellphone (she'd turned it off after talking to Troy) and dialed the number she already knew by heart and waited impatiently for him to pick up.

"….Gabriella…What's wrong…It's like four in morning…." Answered the person groggily

"Oh my God Troy I'm so sorry! I wasn't even thinking. I haven't really been paying attention to the time lately…go back to bed and I'll call you tomorrow! I'm so sorry." She replied quickly, mentally kicking herself for being so stupid.

"No, no I'm awake now…what's up?" he said

"Well…is the offer still open to come up to New Mexico this summer…?" she replied hesitantly

"Of course it is…what happened to wanting to hang out with Kieran and the girls?" he questioned

"We…we broke up…" and she broke down in sobs.

"Oh Brie, I'm so sorry! Of course you can come to Albuquerque, are you gonna catch the next flight out?" he asked, feeling bad for bringing Kieran up.

"Yeah, I'm looking at flights now and there's one at 12:30am I'll catch, I have to do something in the morning. Do you think you could pick me up…I'll like find a hotel and everything but I miss you…. I need to see you.." she said as a whole other set of tears rolled down her face

"Of Course Gabs, I'll be there. And you can stay with me, my parents are out of town and there's plenty of room. You will not stay at a hotel." He said firmly

"Okay…thanks Troy. I'm gonna let you sleep now though, I'm so sorry for waking you up. Can't wait to see you!" she replied and hung up before he could object.

After her conversation with Troy she went around collecting things that were all around the apartment and putting them in a box. By the next morning she was almost 100% certain she had everything so she put it by the door and went to pack for New Mexico. She basically just threw everything she owned into three big suitcases and she was done. She called a car service then she went and smashed her cell-phone, she was gonna buy a new one when she arrived at the airport anyways and just sat on the couch waiting for the car. As soon as she heard it she jumped up and lugged all her bags down the car with the help or the driver and she sat with her box of things she'd collected last night on her lap and told the driver she needed to make a short stop on the way to the airport and gave him the address. When they arrived she knocked on the door and took out her lighter, Kieran opened the door and had a look of pure shock on his face when he saw who was there and that she had a lighter in her hand.

"Gabriella…what are you doing..?" he asked hesitantly

"I'm giving you all your stuff back Kieran and I'm starting fresh somewhere far from here. So here you go Kieran, this is what I think of our relationship." And she lit the box on fire and dropped it on his doorstep. She then turned on heel and walked back to the car hoping to never see that man's face again.

The driver gave her a weird look as she got in the car but she didn't care, she felt empowered. So the drive was completely silent and Gabriella paid him when they arrived. She grabbed a luggage cart and got all her stuff and walked into the airport, it was 1030 so she had to get through check in quick so she could get a cell-phone and call Troy. After going through security she set off to find a cell phone and she found a nice looking pink Samsung and bought it with a simple plan and unlimited text. She then called Troy and explained everything and he said he'd be at the airport waiting. So she boarded the plane when the time came and fell asleep for most of the flight but when the food people came around she decided to buy something and opened her wallet to find a picture of her and Kieran on their third anniversary kissing. She could feel the tears coming so she paid quickly and waited until the woman had left and she then broke down. Thank god no one was beside her, so she sobbed quietly for the rest of the flight replaying all of her and Kieran's memories in her head and before she knew it they'd landed. She picked herself up and walked off the plane only smiling when she saw Troy standing there waiting for her. She ran up and hugged him with all her might and a whole new wave of tears rolled down her face and soaked his shirt, it felt so good to be in his arms again.

Troy's POV

I had been waiting at the airport for about half hour and finally her plane had arrived, when she got off you could tell she'd been crying. She looked happy when she saw him though and ran up and gave him a huge hug, which he gladly returned. He felt more tears seeping through his shirt and comforted her as much as he could. They stayed like that for about two minutes and then went and got her bags. The car ride home was just meaningless small talk, he was going to ask her what happened when they got home and she'd settled in a bit. Tomorrow he'd introduce her to Taylor, Chad, Erin and Zeke, they had been his best friends his entire life basically.

"Troy…can I talk to you…about what happened? I need to get everything off my chest.." she said out nowhere.

"Of course, but were almost home so why don't we talk then?" he asked, he was glad she had suggested talking about it.

"Okay…thanks so much again Troy." She replied with a smile.

So they sat in silence again waiting to get home, and when they did she explained everything. She told him everything Rachel had called her and how hurt she'd been. She told him how she'd lit all of Kieran's stuff in her apartment on fire and she told him how seeing that picture had made her cry the rest of the plane ride. Hearing how upset she was broke his heart and made him want to kill Kieran and Rachel, but he knew that wouldn't help the situation. So he was her rock, she cried and cried and he comforted her and held her tightly. She soon started to drift off, so Troy carried her to the sofa. It was probably the most comfortable place to sleep, in the basement so there was some level of privacy and his room was right beside it. If she needed anything he'd be easy to find, he laid her down and found some blankets to put over her petite frame. He kissed her forehead and slowly went to his room. Hopefully she'd be in a little bit of a better place tomorrow, but he'd stay by her side no matter what.

So another chapter and i know its a little shorter than the last one. I'll try make the next one a lot longer to make up for it but I hope you liked it :) Please read and review!

Lots of Love,

Hayley xx