Chapter 4 of Another Heart Calls please review. and Enjoy!
"Oh shit, sorry dude. Erm... yeah, I'll call you later," Chad said, as he put the plate full of cake on the side table. "Erm... enjoy the rest of your night." How embarrassing is that? Thank god it was Chad though, imagine what my mum or dad would say! This is embarrassing. Gabriella moved her petite hands from my neck and stood up.
"I shouldn't have done that. I'm sorry," she said, clearly too mortified to say anything else. "I'm just gunna go now." What? Why is she leaving? 'I don't know Troy, ask her to stay!' the voice inside my head said. Why can't the stupid voice just shut up?
"Don't go!" I shouted. She looked at me puzzled. "I mean, don't go, please, we still have to watch the rest of the film, and there's that cake we can eat. There should be some left in the kitchen."
"Hmm, well now you've tempted me with the cake. I can't say no to chocolate fudge," she replied.
About an hour later, the film was finished, the cake had been eaten and we were now in my bedroom, with Gabi looking through my music collection. And that was lot. She grabbed a CD from the shelf and walked across the room to my CD player.
"You should get an iPod," she said while cranking up the volume.
"I do have an iPod. It's blue," I replied.
"Well you should get an iPod docking system. They are so much better than a CD player."
"Are they?"
"Oh yeah, definitely!" she said. "I have one myself".
"Well I might get one then" I smiled. Metro Station – Shake it came on, as she turned around and face me, a huge smile planted on her face.
Gabriella began to dance in the middle of my room, to the music blaring out of the CD player. I looked at her and laughed, although I was secretly getting turned on by her.
"Come join me" She said seductively and grabbed my arm and began dancing with me. I knew this would probably get myself into a tricky situation, but I didn't think about the negatives. Before I could process what had happened, me and Gabriella were making out, yet again. The sparks flew all over as our lips collided and began the furious battle. Gabriella's hands were slowly travelling up my back and towards my hair, getting more into the kiss. We suddenly fell backwards and ended up on the bed. I didn't mind the new position and we carried on kissing as if nothing had happened. I loved the feeling of Gabriella's body against mine, like we were made for each other, a perfect fit.
Once again, we were disrupted by a loud knock at the door, followed by a "Troooy."
"Fuck!" I said, jumping up and holding Gabriella's hand. "Come downstairs; make it look like we've been down there the whole time." I turned off the CD player and ran down the stairs with her; I took her in the living room and turned the tele on.
"I love you" I said, kissing her on the cheek, which made her smile. I ran to the front door and opened it.
"Dannie, what are you doing here?" I asked, as her and Lauren walked into my house.
"Thought I'd surprise my boyfriend" she said, attacking my lips with hers. I tried to back away but failed. Dannie walked straight into the living room. 'Come in' I whispered too quiet for anyone to hear me. I shut the door and walked into the living room.
"Told you I was busy" I said, rolling my eyes.
I noticed Lauren was sat beside Dannie, with Gabi and the opposite sofa. 'Tonight is going to be a long night!' The voice inside my head said. Gabi was looking anywhere but Dannie or Lauren. Dannie was staring at Gabi intensely and Lauren was just staring at Dannie. Who could I stare at? I moved to sit down next to Gabi, and I put my arm around Gabi, but kept it on the back on the sofa, so I wasn't touching her. This was such a bad idea because of the look on Dannie's face. I quickly moved my arm and cleared my throat.
"Troy," Dannie started with a big cheesy grin on her face. "Why don't you sit here, I'm sure Lauren will move." Lauren looked alarmed at her, as if to say 'Will I?'
"No, if Lauren doesn't want to move, I'm fine here. And I'm comfortable here, so you do the math," I said. Gabi turned her head towards mine and smiled.
"Lauren, move!" Dannie almost shouted. Lauren moved and I swapped places, much to my disappointment, I couldn't smell Gabi's vanilla scent from here, just Dannie's cologne which was too strong for my liking. I had to struggle not to cough. Once I sat down, Dannie was all over my like a rash; she forced my arms to wrap them around her and she wrapped hers around my waist.
"So what have you and Gabriella been doing?" she sniggered.
'Oh you know, we watched the film, then we kissed and that turned into a make-out session, then Chad caught us and then we went upstairs, danced to metro station, I kissed her and that turned into making out and then you interrupted us from our activities, which I should thank you for that because I don't really know how far we would've gone if you hadn't turned up. Just having Gabriella underneath me is amazing, I can't really resist anymore.' What the hell? I can't say that.
"Troy, I asked you a question. And when I ask you a question, I expect you to answer it. So go on answer it," Dannie said. 'Wow, your girlfriend is a bitch' the voice spoke again.
"Oh you know, we watched the film and had some chocolate fudge cake," I replied.
"Oh 'chocolate fudge cake' wow! Did you have strawberries and cream to?" she sneered at Gabi.
"Don't talk about her like that!" I shouted defending Gabriella.
"I can talk to anybody anyway I want Troy, you aren't boss of me!"
"I know that! But this is my house, and if you talk like that to her again, you're leaving," I said.
"Whatever."
About 15 minutes later, my parents were home so us four went down the basement.
"Troy can I speak with you?" my dad asked.
"Sure," I replied. I told the girls to head on downstairs and told them that I'd be there soon.
"Chad told me what happened," he said, cutting to the chase. I inwardly groaned, god Chad has such a big mouth!
"Did he? What did he say?" I asked.
"You and Gabriella, on the sofa after school." He said with a whisper.
"Don't mention it too anyone," I pleaded.
"Oh, so you two or not together?" he asked, obviously confused.
"No." I said and turned around and headed to the basement.
"… What's so special about Ben and Jerry's ice cream?" I heard Lauren ask.
"Erm… it's top of the range ice cream," Dannie said as if it was obvious. I looked at them confusingly; they were saying Ben and Jerry's was a top of the range ice cream. How weird can someone get? I looked over at Gabi and she looked just as confused at me, but slightly freaked out. She looked over to me and gave me the look as if to say 'What the hell are they going on about?' I just shrugged and walked across the room to the Xbox.
"Oh so it's like designer icecream?" I heard Lauren say. I almost dropped the controller as I was laughing too much, Gabi joined in so her and me were laughing continuously and Lauren looked confused and couldn't help but laugh and Dannie just had a face like thunder. I walked over to one of the beanbags that were scattered across the room and flung myself onto it. I started playing the game while Dannie and Lauren had a conversation about clothes and what not and not really involving Gabi at all.
"Gabi," I said. "Pull up a beanbag and play this with me? Dannie doesn't like racing games but I know you do." She got a beanbag and the extra controller and I set the game from one player to two players. "The race is on Montez."
"In your dreams Bolton." She laughed.
About half an hour later we were done with the game and Lauren was kindly making small talk with Gabi. To say she's a friend of Dannie's, she seems really nice and willing to at least make friends with Gabriella. Dannie was been her clingy self and trying to 'seduce' me. It wasn't working. When she was sat in my lap, for what seemed like the millionth time, I finally stood up so she was sat back on the sofa and walked to the mini fridge, which was situated in a corner of the room. I pulled out 4 cans of coke and gave one to each of the girls and kept one for me self. As I passed Gabi, I purposely made our hands touch and winked at her, making her let that sweet innocent giggle escape her mouth. Hopefully, Dannie didn't see that.
"Erm… Troy? Do you have water?" Dannie asked.
"Nope. Sorry, it's that or nothing." I said.
"I'd rather have nothing," she said and put the coke on the table in disgust. "I know! Let's go in the garden!" I groaned at first, but then realized I'd be able to be apart from her a little more.
"Whatever," I said. She grabbed my hand and walked out with me, while I turned around and rolled my eyes to Gabriella which made her erupt in laughs. Those laughs that made my legs turn to jelly. Lauren walked to the garden with Gabriella, talking in a friendly manner, which made me smile; at least some people could be pleasant.
Dannie ran straight to the sun lounger, attempting to take me with her.
"Nah, I'm gunna shoot some hoops" I said, gesturing to the basketball court she groaned and sat down on the lounger.
"Anyone wanna join me?" I asked, winking at Gabriella.
"I will," Gabriella said, running down to the court and snatching the basketball from the ground. I chased after her and took the rebound of the ball, when she shot.
"Good throw," I complimented and winked at her, she giggled her famous laugh, then took the ball and ran around the court.
"That's travelling, that's bad" I laughed chasing after her, picking her up by the waist and spinning her around. I ran with her to the baskets and she threw it in.
"Amazing!" I shouted.
"Okay I think this game is OVER!" Dannie said, walking over and staring at Gabriella.
"Jealous of our friendship?" Gabriella asked, her sweet angelic voice echoing across the court. Every time I heard her voice, I compared it to Dannie's how Gabi's was so much more sincere, so much sweeter.
"Troy! Are you going to let her talk to me like that?" Dannie shouted, erupting me from my thoughts.
"I tell you what I'm not going to do! I'm not going to let you ruin my fun, and mess up my relationship with my best friend, I've known her a lot longer than you, and I'm growing tired of your pathetic games, You either talk to her nicely or leave" I said, placing a hand on Gabriella's shoulder.
"Sorry," she mumbled. I gave her the look as if to say 'now apologize to Gabi' "Sorry Gabriella." Gabi smiled but it didn't reach her eyes, and her eyes didn't light up so I knew it was a fake smile.
I smiled weakly at Dannie, and she sat back down on the lounger and starting talking to Lauren. Lauren seemed like a nice girl, she is willing to be friends with Gabriella, she doesn't cause drama and she isn't as stuck-up and vain as Dannie. Why the hell did I ask Dannie? Was I drunk while asking her? I can't honestly remember because it seemed so long ago now; I can't really believe I put up with her for so long. I asked her out four month ago. Did I want to stay with her? Did having Gabi here make me want to change all that? Or was it me, just wanting to end the relationship altogether? Me, myself and I. No more reasons what-so-ever, just my decision. I sometimes thought that been with Dannie, would drive Gabriella away; that if I had another girlfriend, Gabriella would be pressured to lose touch with me and that'd be the end of our friendship. I couldn't let that happen. I wouldn't. I can't lose Gabi now, I lost her once and I couldn't handle that properly, imagine what I'd be like now. I'd be ten times worse!
Flash Back
Two Months Later.
It has been two months since the love of my life left. Two months since Gabriella Montez left. Two months since I last hugged her, spoke to her, and just saw her gorgeous face. I missed her. I felt incomplete without her; when she left, she broke something in me and I was unable to fix it. It wasn't my heart was it? Troy Bolton can never have a broken heart, but if Gabriella Montez was the one breaking it then having a broken heart was extremely possible. We contacted each other through email but that was only about three times a week. Just email. No phone calls, no texting. Just email. I wanted her home. I wanted her back, with me. I just wanted her. I know that must seem so desperate, but desperate is what I've become; I'd do anything to have her here again, in my arms. Having her petite hands wrapped around me, and my arms cradling her thin waist. I sound like a pathetic loved-up fourteen year old. Was it so much trouble just to have my Gabi back?
Finally, I dragged myself out of bed and peered through my window, my dad was out on the basketball court and my mum on the lounger beside the pool. My dad looked over towards my window and waved as if to stay 'C'mon Troy! Let's get a game going out here!' I shook my head and shut the blinds and walked over to my bathroom. I saw my reflection in the mirror; to sum it up, I looked crap. My brown hair was out of place, my clothes were creased and mucky and my face was pale and drawn. Is this what I had become in two short months? This person with black bags under their eyes, looking like they haven't had a decent night's sleep in weeks; that was true, I haven't slept fully since she left. A person who couldn't be bothered showering regularly, a person who couldn't be bothered to change their clothes every-day? Just what had I become? I know; a sad, wretched loser, who just couldn't move on from someone who has probably moved on from him.
I jumped into the shower and scrubbed my body until I felt that it was completely clean then I washed my hair and I jumped back out, wrapped a towel round my waist and walked to the sink, pulled out my toothbrush and toothpaste and brushed my teeth, till I thought that they were squeaky clean. I went back into my room, dried myself off fully, and picked some boxers out and some blue ripped jeans and a black shirt, along with my converse all stars. I threw the clothes on and tied my converses up. I ruffled my hair with the towel and through it in my washing basket in the bathroom, I left my hair to dry naturally for the rest of the time, and I grabbed some lynx and sprayed it. I looked in the mirror again; now I looked better. I strolled downstairs and made myself some breakfast.
"Oh! Troy, you scared me!" my mother scolded me.
"Sorry," I mumbled.
"Its fine, how are you sweetie," she asked. I knew she meant well but is she really asking me that question?
"Fine," I replied, out of politeness. I finished my breakfast, and put the bowl into the sink and walked through to the living room, switched the tele on and started watching a basketball game. La Lakers VS. New York Knicks. I settled for that, and leaned back into the sofa, getting myself comfortable.
"So you're good to watch basketball but not play it? What's up with you? Yeah you're best friend left, she'll be back, so get over it already," my dad said, as he sat down.
"You know what? Why don't you watch your best friend and the love of your life leave right before your eyes and just standing there, not doing anything and then come and tell to 'get over it already' because right now you have no fucking idea!" I shouted, walked out, slammed the door and walked out of the house. I knew I shouldn't have lost control of my anger with my dad, but I just wanted Gabi back.
I need her.
End of Flash back
It was Gabriella's angelic voice that brought me back to reality.
"It's so warm out, it's like menopause" she giggled. I laughed along with her, and so did Lauren, although Dannie wasn't amused. That's another thing; Gabriella had a sense of humour, whereas Dannie didn't. Gabi's jokes never got old, they were always funny. Dannie's were like broken records. Repeats! I had a sudden brain wave and picked Gabriella up, bridal style, and ran with her towards the pool.
"BOLTON DON'T YOU DARE!" Gabriella screamed. I would have loved to see Dannie's face right now, but I was too focused on the angel in my arms. I jumped off the side and landed in the pool, going pretty close to the bottom. I found my feet and struggled to keep Gabriella at the bottom. I leaned to her and gave her a quick peck on the lips, and a smile, then we rose to the top. I couldn't live without her lips on mine; it was like, withdrawal symptoms. I loved her so much. I knew it now, after today, I could see the cracks in mine and Dannie's relationship now. Once we were at the top, I looked over to see Dannie taking her top off to reveal a bikini top. I looked away and smiled at Gabriella. It didn't interest me. Looking at Dannie's body made me realize that she wasn't all that special. It wouldn't surprise me if she started melting; she's probably had so much plastic surgery. Unlike Gabriella, she was all natural. Me and Gabriella began swimming around in the pool, it was beginning to get slightly dark now, but it was a really warm day, so the water was cool.
Dannie and Lauren jumped in the pool and began to swim over to us. Dannie came up behind me and wrapped her arms around my neck, and her legs around my waist. I looked at Gabriella and rolled my eyes, making her laugh yet again.
"It's getting late, you should be going soon" I said to Dannie, kissing her cheek, so not to seem as off with her.
"But baby, I'm enjoying myself" She whined her high pitched annoying voice.
"And I need to go in the shower and stuff" I said, trying to get rid of her.
"Can I join you baby?" She whispered seductively in my ear. It didn't work.
"NO!" I shouted at her, she looked taken aback. "My parents are home, don't be sick" I said, angry.
"Tell Gabi to go home too" Dannie said, releasing her arms from me. Thank god.
"Gabriella" I emphasized "Lives like, four doors down, she's welcome to stay as long as she likes, my mum doesn't mind, she thinks of her as her own" I said.
I had walked Gabriella home about 10 minutes ago, whereas Lauren and Dannie had gone home about 10 minutes after we were all in the pool.
"So let's get this straight. You're in love with your best friend, but you love your girlfriend as well, your girlfriend hates your best friend and your best friend might hate your girlfriend and your girlfriend's best friend is friendly with Gabriella and is willing to be friends with her?" Chad explained for what seemed like the tenth time.
"Yes, what do you think?" I asked, I called him for his opinion.
"Dude! It's like an episode of the hills! This is fucking awesome man!" He laughed down the line.
"Look man, if you're gunna be like that then I'm gunna go," I said.
"Okay dude chill man. Sorry, look just do what you really think will make you happy?" he said. That doesn't really help anything.
"Alright man. See you tomorrow," I said.
"Laters," he said just before he hung up.
I sighed as I shut the phone off and put it on my bed-side table. I stripped down to my boxers and climbed into bed. I closed my eyes, thinking about one person.
Gabriella.
What the hell am I going to do?