My mom told me that I should start writing down my thoughts to help me sort them out, however I've always tried not to keep a diary for fear of Eddie getting his little hands on it. Eddie if you're reading this you can forget about me giving you my car while I'm at college.

So what are my thoughts…? I don't know most of them are about my super cool new boyfriend who is a hot basketball player with mysterious blue eyes. He also makes me laugh, which is nice after three months of tears, frustration and heartbreak.

I guess, what I have to say is that love stories are the greatest told adventures of all time and that I still believe in the compelling power of love. I don't understand it. I don't think I ever will. But now more than ever I do believe that it is most fragrant blossom in the mist of all this thorny existence.

Most would say that you're first love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity. Others would say if you could only love enough, you could be the most powerful person in the world. However, I have learned that in this lifetime we all have experienced a love story.

Wither reading it online, or going through it in our lives. We watch it evolve in our parents; we notice it at the restaurant when couples sits in comfortable silence glazing into each other's eyes, or when a young boy offers to share his lunch with sad little girl.

Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is growing up. Love won't always conquer all but, love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation.

I've discovered as I've grown up that life is far more complicated than you think it is when you're a kid. It isn't just a straightforward fairytale. I guess in the end I did live in a fairytale world... looking at everything through rose-colored glasses. I probably always will, to a certain extent.

As to no surprise Troy lead the roaring defeat in the basketball game. We're off to the championships next week. Eddie is going up as captain, if he wins, which Chad says is very likely. He'll be the first sophomore caption East High has ever seen. He is also in a steady relationship with Kelsi, Sharpay was right, their adorable.

Taylor is going to Yale and Chad is going to college for practically free, seems like a lot of coaches want him to play for them. They're going to do a long distance relationship, or at least whatever distance Chad can get accepted to, he said he wants to be in driving distance.

Sharpay and Ryan are going to Columbia College in Chicago. Zeke's going to the Art institute for baking. Oh and mom is working with Troy's mom at the veterans home, and nowadays dad tries to make Eddie's games whenever he can. I'm not quite sure what he's doing or if things between us will ever be the same but he is putting in some effort to be there for us, even if it is something as small as watching Eddie play or going to my decathlon meets.

He's there and in end, although mom and dad are never going to get back together, being there is what counts.

As for me I also got accepted to Columbia College. It isn't Julliard but it'll be surrounded with people I love and good friends. Troy and is rooming with Ryan and I with Sharpay. In the bigger picture I think I'm going actually going to be fine, life as we know it didn't end after high school. Turns out it only gets better.

Oh and I bet your all wondering about Aaron and Stacy? Well Aaron got kicked off the football team for his use of steroids and Stacy well let just say in the yearbook her picture looks a lot like monkey instead herself. That and Sharpay got her kicked off the team for her promiscuity and inappropriate representation of the school colors. Stacy is working at the dairy queen in town while going to the community college. It's not a bus but it's satisfying.

"What are you doing?"

Gabriella looked up from her laptop and seen Troy in the door way with his shorts and t-shirt, arms crossed as he arched an eye brow. "I'll be down in a moment." Gabriella said saving the dairy entry on her laptop. "I was documenting our love story," she said with a small smile.

"Oh yeah and how did it end?" Troy said walking into the room and picking up a stuff animal from the bed. It was a small dog holding a heart saying hug me, he'd given it to her for Valentine's Day, she'd named it Rex.

"With a kiss," she said placing the laptop on her night stand.

"I see," he said coming towards her lazily, "so did I slay a dragon?" he said tossing rex in the air and catching him in one swoop.

"No," Gabriella said slipping on her shoes. "There was no bloodshed."

"Well, were we at least naked?" Troy wiggled a brow and Gabriella playfully shoved him while taking the stuff animal from him.

"Shut up," she giggled.

As soon as she place the doll aside Troy walked over to her side and hoisted her over his shoulder. "Well this is me sweeping you off your feet. I better get you down to the truck; Ryan started singing campfire songs already."

"Oh my god he's bringing the guitar?" Gabriella giggled as she bent to the side to get her beach bag. "Put me down I can walk."

"Your feet touch the floor when we're away from distractions," Troy said as they left the room. Gabriella let out a shriek as they begun to descend the stairs.

"Seriously?"

"Seriously, if I had a dime for every time you were late I'd be a rich man," he joked as they came outside where everyone else was waiting. Troy put her down and she joined her friends as they piled into the truck, Zeke and Chad lifted the cooler into the back and with joined effort everything was finally ready to go.

"Party time," Chad shouted "Beach here we come!"

Gabriella laughed as she snuggled next to Troy in the front seat her hand resting in his as he pulled out of the driveway and followed behind Eddie in Gabriella's jeep. "Are you sure he's ready to drive alone."

"Well I've labeled each pedal accordingly and told him if he got confused to just look down." Troy said in a calm voice.

Gabriella jerked. "What?"

"Joking," Troy said pulling her hand up to his lips. "Gosh lighten up a little," he winked her way and Gabriella shook her head as she smiled.

"Jerk,"

"Yeah but I'm your jerk," he said with a smile, "and you love me."

Gabriella let out a giggle as she leaned back in her seat. "He crashes my car you're going to pay to have it fixed."

"Yeah, yeah yeah," Troy muttered as he reached over to turn up the music a little.