CHAPTER 3

Hey guys, so this is the first chapter where the changes I've made take place, and I'm trying my best to do this story just like I wanted it to be this time.

So thanks for your support and everything :)

Hope to see reviews in!-xoxo Pretty kouka

I DON"T OWN ANYTHING!


"WHAT?'' the blonde shrieked.

"Shht!!'' Gabriella tried to silence her friend, but of course, Sharpay was too excited for that.

"You know Troy?? When did that happen? Tell me everything!''

"If I tell you will you promise to keep it to yourself and lower your voice down? You are getting attention''

With a frown, she nodded but that didn't gather up her excitement. Nothing could bring Sharpay down once she put her mind on something.

"Yes, I know Troy. But I don't know him that much. I didn't even remember him, up until he showed up on my door step last night with his family. I think he recognized me from yesterday when he bumped into me so hard that my papers went flying everywhere."

"He showed on—"

The looks Gabriella sent the blonde made her stop half way through the sentence. Sharpay gave her an apologetic look and motioned for her to finish.

"Yes he showed on my doorstep. He's my next door neighbor.

Gabriella sighted before continuing. "And I don't know how to feel about that. Because when I met him, it was during that winter that changed my life. You know what happened. With my dad and stuff. Even thought it was the winter that Anna's sickness was truly cured and that she really became stronger, it was during that vacation that everything changed. You know how I hate changes. It never gives me time to find a balance.

"Anyway, we met at that ski lodge that I went to with my family, and where Anna went to that winter dance camp for child with special needs and diseases. It was New Year Eve, and it was the first year that we didn't do our little fire and sat together with marshmallow sticks and chocolate dips. I missed that but it was okay because I found refuge to that teenage new year celebration that took place and the youth building. There was this karaoke contest or something, and while I was there, I was force to sing. You know I hate like hate to be in the spotlight, but it didn't feel like that at all. Like I didn't feel like throwing up like I usually do. And now that I really think of it, and kind of remember better, it was because of him. He's voice was reassuring, plus the song we had sang made it all more powerful because it was this song about how two people fell in love when they met. 'The start of something new' I think it was called.

"Seriously, when you look at that title, it all describe what fallowed. The start of a whole new life. A dreaded one, by any seventeen year old. Imagine how worst it must have been for my little sister. I mean before all of this came crashing down on all of us, she was diagnose with cancer! She spent half of her life in a hospital, the other half being taken care of like a fragile porcelain doll or something. What's weird—but maybe not so much—is that she was the strongest in all of us. She was the one that still had faith on God after my dad started gambling, she was the one that still continued to pray for him when he came home drunk. And even if my mom and I tried our best to hide from her that my mom was being beaten up by my dad- who lost his mind totally- she found out, and still hang on by his side. It's just so unbelievable. Anna has more faith and power than I'll ever have in a lifetime.''

Gabriella hadn't realized that she had tears streaming down her face now. Her story being brought up just in that small talk about this boy that came in her life again. This boy that brought it all along with him. The bad memories seemed to surface on the good ones, so much that she totally forgot about all the time that she had fun teaching a children ballet dance class that winter, she forgot about the snow ball fight she had with her sister, the time where her mom and dad still loved each other, the time that her only desire, her inspiration and purpose came from God. All of it seemed to disappear behind all of the terrible things that happened to her.

She was brought into a hug by her best friend and Sharpay tried soothing her by pulling her close and playing in her hair. She use to love that. It always made her feel better.

"You don't have to continue Bells.'' She whispered after a while.

Gabriella nodded her head still resting on her friend's shoulder. "You would understand right if I told you that I couldn't –can't bear even the thought—of having him into my life right?''

Sharpay didn't answer, thinking.

"I mean you see what he does to me, what emotions resurface when I speak or think about him. Only bad memories. I kind a' accepted to come here a thousand miles away from Malibu, to forget and move on. And if he's part of my new life, it will never work. I won't get away from them. They'll only be there permanently you know?''

Sharpay nodded, still not saying anything.

"But Troy isn't that bad of a guy you know Bells?''

"Maybe, I don't know, but one thing I'm sure of, is that without even knowing it, he hurts me. He breaks me."

Sharpay shook her head, startling Gabriella.

"No. He doesn't do that. It's not voluntarily. Maybe if you did let him into your life, maybe if he was a part of it, he could help cure you, he could help mending you. Maybe he was sent from God…or something. Why don't you give him a shot?"

The bell rang, like a wake-up call. They both jumped up and got up, directing themselves to their next class, without talking, each to their own thoughts.

HA!! I feel wayyyyy better about this story than I did before. And I hope you guys are happy about the changes too. Next chapter will be up in a while. I won't make you wait too long but I would love to have like 3 reviews for the next chapter.

It would be great. But I'll still upload, just because I like to please people :) this is God's work anyway. All of this is being written and being brought up for His glory. Show Him how you appreciate. It's not about me.:)