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I woke up that day with thoughts flying in and out of my head. Today was the day I was going to break up with Dannie, to be with Gabriella. Obviously, I couldn't do it straight away; I needed to time it right so it looked like I didn't break up with Dannie for Gabi. I was nervous; I couldn't lie about that, I was picking her up and telling her in the car this morning. To tell you the truth, I was shitting it.
I set off early to Dannie's house; I wanted to drive slowly; so I could think about what I was going to say. I was scared, I had no idea what to say, this was my longest relationship. So obviously it was going to cause me some pain, but I loved Gabriella, she made me happy, she made my life complete. Gabriella was the one I wanted. I was broken from my thoughts by the car door slamming, and a squealing voice.
"Hey baby!" Dannie attacked my lips and then sat down in her seat.
"You do not know how much I love you, you're everything to me," She said, looking deep into my eyes. FUCK! Now what do I do? She's just made the whole thing worse; I can't do it now, can I! Dannie has just made this ten times harder. I shook my head and began driving, gripping the wheel of the car, how could I do this with her making this so hard?
"What's up baby, you tense?" Dannie asked, her hand travelling up my leg.
"Please, not when I'm driving" I said, pushing her hand away and winking, I didn't want to seem too off.
When we arrived at school I got out of the car and ran to her side.
"Dannie, we need to talk," I said, taking her hand. Her face suddenly dropped and I saw hurt, pain and loneliness in her eyes, I couldn't do this to her! "I love you," I continued, I kissed her cheek and began walking away. I saw her face brighten as I did so. Well that failed. I walked into school and travelled to my locker. Why couldn't I just do it? I had the moment to break off with her and I bottled it! 'Great! Nice going Troy' that voice inside my head kept repeating. It was like a broken record; it just repeated everything it says. It was also un-breakable; I was unable to get this voice away from me. At this moment in time I needed to get this voice away, just set it free and escape from me completely. I got to my locker and started getting books out I needed for the first two lessons and shoved the rest away.
"Hey!" I heard a delicate voice behind me shout.
"Hey to you too," I said after I turned around.
"Walk with me to homeroom?" she asked.
"Love to," I replied, to the brown eyed, brown haired beauty. Do I tell her? Do I tell her about Dannie and the fact that we haven't broken up yet? I can't; she'll just probably be disappointed. We carried on walking and it took almost all of me, just to resist the urge to hold her hand or too wrap my hands around her waist or shoulders.
We arrived in homeroom and we immediately separated to go to our original seats.
"Hey man, did you sort it all out?" Chad asked as soon as I sat down. God! That boy just cannot wait for the gossip.
"Yes and no," I sighed.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"Well Gabi and I confessed our love for each other," I said smiling.
"Oh thank god! I am so glad you dumped Dannie dude! She was such a bitch man!" he almost yelled.
"I haven't dumped her... yet," I said.
"Oh," Chad stated with a confused look on his face. "Sorry about calling her a bitch then."
"No it's fine. I'm breaking up with her soon anyway," I said and turned around and ended the conversation.
The rest of the day seemed to go so slowly, I was certain that it would never end. I tried speaking with Dannie, a number of times but each time I ended up backing out and telling her I loved her. She didn't exactly make it easier for me did she? I need an idea of how to break up with her; otherwise I'll never do it. Can I actually do this?
'Oh c'mon Troy, you're a guy! Guys do this shit all the time!' the voice said. Why can't that voice just go away? I was getting quite sick of it. The voice doesn't help with my decision making.
I entered the gym; practice was cancelled for the day because coach Bolton – my dad – had a meeting to go to but basketball always helped me clear my head so I grabbed the basketball trolley and wheeled it to the front of the gym where the net was. I threw my school bag to the side, along with my jacket and began taking free throws. I aimlessly threw the balls to the net and watched as they sank down and bounced along the gym floor. Why couldn't I just break up with her and get it all over and done with? Why was it so hard? Boys like me did it every day, so why couldn't I? I know why; I didn't want Dannie to be hurt. Just because I love Gabi to the moon and back, that doesn't mean I want to hurt Dannie. Although if I don't do it soon, I am pretty sure that I would anyway. I just don't know what to do.
"Hey, I wasn't expecting you here," I heard a voice behind me say.
"Yeah, just working on some free throws," I replied and whipped around to come face to face with my father.
"Working on some free throws or just working out your life?" he asked.
I sighed and shot the last basketball and watched in disappointment as the ball bounced off the rim of the net and crashed to the fall. "You know me so well," I mumbled, as I slumped over to my belongings near the benches and took a seat. "Why is everything so complicated dad? I'm 16 years old, I don't need this shit."
"Okay... one, watch your language. I raised you better than that. And two, it's life, its love and sometimes there is nothing you or anybody else can do about it," he explained.
"Thanks. Oh and when did you become all soppy and such a romantic when it comes to these sorts of situations?" I asked.
"The day I married your mother," he said. That was the end of it, he walked out of the gym but not before yelling "See you at home!" before he fully left the room.
His words started to sink in but did it help? Of course they didn't, absolutely not.
It was the end of the day and for once, I was driving home alone, I normally had Gabriella or Dannie in the car with me. But Dannie was going over to Lauren's house and Gabriella had to go to the library for some bizarre reason. However, she had agreed for us to go out somewhere tonight. I was going to take her to…shit where was I going to take her?
I got a knock on my door at around 5pm, I opened the door to a stunning Gabriella, dressed in a pale pink summer dress, with a white headband in and some white dolly shoes. She looked stunning.
"Can we go bowling?" she almost screamed in my face.
"Yeah sure, why not," I smiled. I took her hand and lead her to the car, jumping in my own side and then setting off.
"I haven't been bowling in ages" Gabriella said, jumping up and down in her seat.
"I know! I taught you, remember?" I said laughing at her.
"How could I forget?" Gabriella laughed.
Flashback
Gabriella and Troy were 12 years old. They were at the bowling alley, Gabriella had never been bowling before, so she was stood looking clueless as she approached all the coloured balls.
"So I just throw it?" Gabriella asked dumbly.
"Here, I'll show you" Troy said. He picked up a ball and placed it in Gabriella's hands. "I'll do it with you first time?" Troy asked, as more of a question Gabriella nodded and Troy adjusted his arms so they were around Gabriella's.
By the end of the night, Gabriella was a pro at bowling, Troy let her win seeing as it was her first go.
"Thanks Troy" Gabriella said, kissing his cheek and walking into her own house, giving him a small wave.
End of Flashback
Both of us smiled at the thought, by now we were at the bowling alley. We stepped out and began to walk into the building, just like old times. We walked over the counter I paid for two full games while Gabi got her bowling shoes.
"I'm going to look like a freak in these freaking shoes!" she complained.
"Huh? What do you mean? You look gorgeous Gabi," I said looking up from tying my shoe laces.
"Uh... I'm in a dress Troy and bowling shoes and dresses don't mix," she said.
"No-one cares whether you look like a freak, you don't by the way. You look stunning but they are going to be looking at your beautiful face, not your feet. So c'mon, let's get bowling!"
We went to our blowing lanes and we set it up with names and found the correct size balls we needed. After five minutes we were into our first round.
"Oh, she pulls back, she getting ready to throw the ball and... Why did you stop?" I asked.
"You're distracting me," she complained again.
"What? No I'm not, just would be distracting you," I said as I got up, I cupped her cheeks and kissed her lips forcefully, but gently at the same time. "See, that was distracting you."
"Whatever just let me have my go," she smirked and turned around. She got ready to throw the ball down the lane but I grabbed her hips and pulled her towards me to her back was against my chest. "Troy!"
"What?"I said as I tried to put on an innocent face. "I'm not doing anything."
"Go get me a drink please?" she asked in more of a question.
"Alright, see you in a bit," I said and kissed her lips softly and walked to the cafe area.
I ordered two cokes and sat down on the stool to wait for them; I looked over at Gabi noticed that she was talking to Chad and Taylor. Where the hell did they come from? It was like a day a few years ago; Gabi and I were bowling and Taylor and Chad joined us from no-where.
Flashback
Gabriella was currently winning the game.
"You're cheating," The brunette boy said.
"No I am not; I'm winning fair and square!" Gabi said.
"Whatever," Troy mumbled.
They played a few more rounds before they heard a loud booming voice shout over to them.
"Yo! Hoops dude! Can we join?" he asked. He didn't wait for an answer; he just jogged over to the rack where the balls are kept, picked one up and threw it down the land. Lucky enough it was Troy's turn in the game and Chad just got him a strike, allowing Troy to take over Gabi and be in the lead.
"Thanks Chad!" Gabi shouted sarcastically.
"Oh, were you in the lead? Opps sorry, Gabi," he said quickly and turned to troy. "I'm on your team."
End of Flashback
"Can I have two more cokes please?" I asked the waiter.
"Sure," he replied and got to work with the other two cokes. Once he was done I put the glasses onto a tray and carried them over to our spot.
"... That wasn't even funny Chad. I could've won that game if you hadn't have taken his go!" Gabi yelled and then laughed.
"I said I was sorry, let it go already," Chad said as I placed the tray down. He quickly took a glass and took a gulp. "Thanks man."
"What are you two doing here?" I asked.
"We were bored..." he said casually. Gabi and Taylor had taken their glasses and had gone to sit on the seats available, I heard them talking about clothes and planning a day of shopping together on Saturday. "So we thought we'd crash your date."
An hour later we were almost done with the game. Taylor had joined Gabi and Chad with me. Thanks to Chad, we were in the lead at first but Taylor impressed us by showing us her bowling skills. She was good. She soon took her and Gabi into the lead and claimed victory. Chad and I are never going to live this down.
"I won! I can't believe I won! I'm so happy!" Gabi shouted from the car.
"If I'm correct Taylor won because she got the winning point," I chuckled.
"It was a team effort. Me and Taylor won; together," She said.
"Gabriella," I took her hand in mine and made her look at me. "Chill," I laughed as shock took over her face until it turned into a smirking expression and she stuck her tongue out. "Very mature Gabi."
We were driving to the beach. I thought that she would like a nice stroll on the beach through the sunset. We left Chad and Taylor because they were going to get something to eat; but we had already eaten so we decided to go to the beach. I haven't let go of her hand yet and I don't plan to, not until we have to. We arrived at the beach to find it empty, as it usually is at this time of day. The sun was beginning to set and the tide was coming in... Slowly. I found the sound of the waves crashing against the rocks, somewhat relaxing. The beach gave you time to think and it gave you the space you needed. Gabi loved the beach.
"Troy, you're spacing out on me again," I heard Gabi say.
"Oh, sorry babe," I let go of her hand, letting the feeling of her warmth leave me, I quickly got out of the car, ran around her side and opened the car door for her. "Miss Montez," I said as I held my hand out.
"Why, thank you, you're such a kind sir," she replied, taking my hand and stepping out of the car.
"You're such a nerd you know that," I said as I walked with her to the playground type thing.
"But I'm you're nerd right?" she said as she hooked her arm through my left and looked up at me smiling.
"You got that right," I said and leaned down to kiss her lips quickly. We reached the playground and she immediately ran to the round-a-bout and getting me to swing her round. I made sure it was still going around in circles before I left her and sat of the horse. "I remember this! This was my favourite thing to use whenever we came here with our mum's!"
Flashback
It was a summer's day and Troy and Gabriella were at the beach, playing on the playground.
"But I want the horse!" the 7 year old boy shouted.
"I had it first!" said the almost 7 year old girl.
"Well you've already had a go... it's my turn!" he shouted again.
"Oh shut up will you! You can have the stupid horse, I don't like it anyway!" she yelled with tears springing to her eyes.
"Oh, I'm so sorry Gabi. I didn't mean to make you upset!" Troy said as he ran after her and swung his arm around his best friend's neck and pulled her into a hug. "What can I do to make it alright again?"
"Hmm... You can push me on the round-a-bout," Gabriella said, cracking a smile.
"Okay!" Troy said, grinning.
They ran over to the round-a-bout and Troy began to push her around with all his might.
End of flashback
"That was like our first mini argument," Gabi said.
"And that was my first and not my last apology," I said, while swinging back on forth on the horse. It must have been a funny sight because Gabi wouldn't stop laughing. "Do you actually know you will break that?" she asked.
"Yes..." I mumbled, I suddenly lost my grip and swung back to hard and fell straight off, causing Gabi to laugh even more. God I love her laugh. "Ow."
About half an hour later it was getting late so we decided to go home. I held her hand again in the car, and never let it go until I absolutely had to. I turned the car into her driveway and ran around to her side, letting her out once again. She shut the door behind her and I caged her in with my arms and my hands were resting against the top of the car. I leaned in and captured her lips in mine. It started off sweet until I felt her hands move up my chest to the back of my neck and she deepened the kiss by shoving her tongue into my mouth. I almost broke away from the shock but carried on anyway. I placed my hands onto her hips and pulled her towards me causing me to crash our bodies together, also causing many sparks. I couldn't describe the feeling, although, right now I was in heaven. With Gabriella.
"Gabriella? Troy?" we heard a voice behind us call.
We froze, our lips still connected.
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