Hey Guys
So here is the third part of I'm only me when I'm with you.
I kinda felt inspired to write lol x
My exams start next week x
I'm still trying to revise lol x not really working though x
Anyway thank you to those who did review, it means alot. I will apologise for my terrible use of 'i's' lol, I shall look out for it in the future. To Angkeats, I sorta confused myself with that too, I wasn't sure whether i wanted the story to be writing in first person or not. I have officially decided however that it will not be writing in first person. I was actually sooo happy when you reviewed since you are like one of my favourite authors on fanfiction x
Anyway on with the story x
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Beautiful
Troy....Troy. Oh god, Gabriella thought, as she noticed she had been gawkily staring at this wonderful creature for lord knows how long.
He really was magnificent. His perfect face looked as if it had been carved by God himself. His stiff square jaw-line gave him the bad-ass look, oh how Gabriella liked the bad-ass look. He had dark floppy hair which quaffed perfectly, small strands of which kept falling into his eyes.....Oh my god, Gabriella thought, his eyes. She hadn't yet noticed until that moment, how magnificent Troy's eyes were, they truly were like nothing Gabi had ever seen before. The cerulean coloured of his iris was definitely something else, Gabriella nearly collapsed under the intense stare of those wonderful eyes. He really was beautiful.
That body, Gabi began to think.
"Ehmm...are you okay?", the wonderful creature asked.
"oh..ughhh...me..yeah I'm fine"
He grinned down at her knowingly.
"Like what you see?", he questioned.
Ugh I should have known, thought Gabriella, the good looking ones always where pig-headed arseholes.
"Don't be a prat", she shot back, "I was merely....noticing how big you are".
No..no...no!!!! I did not just say that, thought Gabi.
Every male within around a mile radius of Gabriella must have collapsed around laughing at how she had attempted to rebound Troy's comment, atleast this is how Gabriella felt. The truth of the matter however was that it only the five males standing infront of her had heard her comeback, they however really were falling around laughing.
"Wow Troy, you really shoudn't wear those tight pants, I mean if the girl can notice from there", laughed Chad.
"Doesn't matter what i wear man", Troy replied," i just can't hide it dude", Troy joked.
"I didn't mean it like that", Gabriella whispered.
"I know", Troy smiled, a sincere smile this time, Gabi noticed.
"You don't really think i'm a prat do you?", Troy asked looking slightly hurt.
"Oh no Troy, we couldn't be having that could we?" Chad mocked, "I mean not Mr stud muffin here causing every girl he comes into contact with swoon...."
"Or collapse", suggested Zeke.
"Oh yeah man do you remember Megan?", Chad laughed.
"She was drunk, she passed out idiot", Troy shot back, clearly embarrassed.
"Whatever you say hotshot, whatever you say", said Chad.
"So you coming hoops?", James asked, signalling towards the Basketball court.
"Nah I'm just gonna go......where are you going?", he asked Gabriella.
She giggled again, i have to stop doing that, she thought.
"Just for a walk on the beach"
"I'm going to the beach", replied Troy, answering James' earlier question.
1 hour later Gabriella was stunned by how freely she and Troy were talking. She felt bad about her earlier judgement of him, seeing now that he was in fact a very nice down to earth guy. Not to mention insanely gorgeous, but that's a whole other story.
He had told her of his love for Basketball and how he was team captain, how his father was also the coach and worked him excessively hard. Troy was exceptionally polite and had asked her many questions about herself, she had very skillfully deflected most of them, however and had gone back to discussing his life.
"So do you have any brothers or sisters?", Troy asked.
Gabriella took a sharp intake of breath, she hated lying about it, about how they had died, it was almost as if she was tarnishing their memory.
"I have a little sister, Sophia, she's eleven", Gabi looked up at Troy and he smiled.
"uhmmm...I also have", Gabi stopped and shook her head, "had", she corrected herself, "three brothers, Sean and Micheal, they were twins, they were 21 and Liam he was 19,....they died two months ago, they ... they were at war.
Troy stopped suddenly, grabbing hold of Gabriella's hand to turn her round to face him, Gabi was over-whelmed by the sincerity in his eyes. "I'm so sorry, no-one should have to experience that", Gabriella had to look away, you don't know the half of it, she thought.
Troy insisted upon walking her home later that evening. After their walk he had taken her to a little diner and had insisted upon paying for what she was eating. Gabriella truly was oblivious to men who were such gentlemen, so this was a nice surprise for her. He had asked for her number at the end of the night, insisting he would call her tomorrow to hang out.
Going upstairs that night Gabi couldn't seem to erase Troy Bolton from her mind. Though she didn't doubt that tonight's nightmare would wipe all thoughts of the young man from her mind.
"What?", Gabriella answered, cutting off the evil noise which had woken her at 3am.
"Wow PMSing much", giggled the female on the other end of the phone.
"Someone better have died bitch, or its your life I'm taking", Gabi shot back.
"You didn't call me", the female stated.
Oh yeah Leah was going to die.
"So you thought you'd call me instead.....AT 3AM", the frustrated Latino screamed.
"Uhmmm...yup, pretty much", the women replied in a patronisingly happy tone.
" Leah, you know what, this would a little easier to come to terms with if there was a time difference dividing us, however the fact of the matter is that it is the exact same time in Vancouver as it is here in California, therefore i find myself concerned for your sanity".
Leah laughed on the other end of the line.
"I don't think it's my sanity we have to worry about", Leah joked, however Gabi could notice the slightly serious undertone.
"Yeah, lets not go there Lee", Gabi replied. After almost 1 hour & a half on the phone Gabriella finally hung up. Turning over she noticed the time on her clock read 4:20, she definitely needed sleep.
A picturesque, tranquil, paradise, a snow-covered Eden of some sort. Hundreds of acres of land, upon which in the summertime would have been overflowing with flowers and beautiful greenery. Winter had fallen upon this place now however, as if like a sheet, covering the usual rainbow coloured place with a blanket of white. As always, winter brought about the death of that wonderful Eden, however it was still, without a doubt, breathtakingly beautiful and unlike the busy summer, quite unbelievably peaceful.
Though amist the blanket of white a house could be seen. A manor.
Kinks of the rising sun were making there way through the elegant drapes that hung to cover the marvelous glass, glass which offered an insight into the household. The sight of which could be seen through these windows now however, was a far cry from the elegance and beauty which the house suggested. A shadowed figure could be seen, hunched-back, leaning upon the mantel. Around the figure lay shards of glass, glistening asif diamonds, upon the rich blood red carpet.
The young women stood infront of a cracked mirror. Tears and blood streaming down her face. The sight was not one for the faint hearted.
A man stood outside the elegant home, dressed in black, he stood out unbelievably compared to the white of his surroundings and yet the young women seemed unfazed by his presence as if she half expected him to be there, or simply hadn't noticed.
The man assumed it to be the later of the two.
A single tear slowly slipped from the mans eye, making its way down his ice-cold cheeks, before he caught it in his quivering lips.
The expression on the mans face told a story of its own. The pain was evident there, his dark eyes held his sorrow as he painfully gazed upon the women.
Though she was not a women, not to him, she was merely a child.
The sorrowful eyes of the man where a complete contrast of the eyes of the young women, as she turned her stained and swollen face towards him.
Her eyes were cold, lifeless even, her tears had ceased and through her puffy eyes the man could see...nothing.
They say a persons eyes are a window to their soul, this scared the man, as the women's eyes where hollow and empty, did this mean she was gone.
She was simply existing, he knew that.
Though she ceased the continual attempts on her life, he knew she was going to die, there was no-doubt about it.
He never believed it possible to die of a broken heart, though there was no-doubting it know. He was witnessing it, the scene unfolding right infront of his eyes. His daughter was dying and he could do nothing to stop it.
James Montez woke with a start, the painful dream had plagued his nightmares for such a long time now. There were many others, terrible, unbearable times when he was sure that his heart was bleeding at the mere sight of his little girl. This dream however was more prominent than the others, he knew why but it hurt to much to even re-live it in his mind.
The alarm read 5:24, decided he could no-longer sleep he decided to head downstairs and begin his day early.
Entering the kitchen, Mr Montez was shocked to see he wasn't the only member of the family awake at the early hour.
"Hey princess, you're up early", James stated to his eldest daughter.
"Yup", Gabi replied," I couldn't sleep, thought I'd just start today a little earlier than usual.
"Why, whats on your mind sweetheart?", Mr Montez questioned.
"Oh, you know nothing much", Gabi replied, sighing however as she recalled the memory which had been keeping her awake into the wee hours.
Gabriella stood infront of a cracked mirror, tears and blood streaming down her face.
Why did she do this to herself? Why couldn't she stop? She knew she had lost all self control and it was killing her, that along with multiple other things.
If someone had told her a mere month ago that her life would turn out this way, then she would no doubt have ended it in advance. Better to lose one life than three, she thought.
She had tried, God knows she had tried. Ending her life seemed like an easy way to rid herself of this great pain and yet with every attempt she had failed miserably, in most cases she had ended up in hospital, and when the physical pain had died away she was left sitting alone with her thoughts. Alone with your thoughts, there was no-doubt in Gabriella's mind that this was the most dangerous place she could ever be, as in all the horrible and terrifying situations she had found herself in, she was never more scared than when she was alone.
Thinking back on the previous few hours, Gabriella was plagued with feeling of remorse and guilt, more-so however, she felt humiliated.
She couldn't understand how she had digressed so far from the person she used to be, the real Gabriella.
Thinking back on that person, was like thinking about a stranger.
Similar to when you know a face, but just can't remember who they are.
She had been so hurt, she was so lost that she was convinced she had changed forever, old Gabriella had died, she had died with her boys. She had now been replaced by a hollow, emotionless version.
All of the feelings she had possessed had been pushed away to a dark corner of her mind. A place where Gabriella didn't like to go often.
The feelings, however, could not stay hidden forever. They would come out in random bursts. Anger was the only way she knew to express those emotions and get rid of them. So she lashed out became a danger to herself and those around her. One word, that's all it took, the wrong word and she would lose it, let go of the shred of control she had left. The 'Professionals' were convinced she needed 24 hour watch, in a secure facility. They had been desperately trying to convince her parents, that while in that state of mind she was capable of anything. Even murder.
Gabriella looked back towards her father, trying desperately to smile.
She knew that he could sense her uneasiness, but he knew not to push the situation.
After a discussion with her father, regarding just about everything but their family life he headed to work and she went upstairs for a shower.
Stepping into her new bathroom, Gabriella closed the door behind her.
Stripping off her clothes infront of the floor length mirror in her bathroom, who thought it a good idea to put a floor length in the bathroom, I don't need to see my flaws in full proportion while naked thanks, thought Gabriella.
These past few months Gabi truly had become very self-conscious.
She hated her body,(though most would die for it) and couldn't stand to look at her self naked.
She grazed her fingers over her flat stomach, noticing where her scars should be. Though they were no-longer noticeable to the eye, she could swear she could still feel them.
Closing her eyes, to rid herself of having to look her in-perfections any longer. Turning the knob for the shower, she stepped under the running water.
2 hours later Gabriella had bored herself rigid of attempting to sort out her room and decided she had to find something to do.
As if on cue her phone began to vibrate.
Looking at the screen, she noticed she had received a text, however the number was not one she recognised
hey x
u probz dnt remember me, but its Chad.
u know the guy tht hit u yesterday.
srry bout that :S.
anyway we're hanging out at the beachfront cafe,
just wondered if u'd want 2 come.
there'll b girls there 2 lol x tb x
Before Gabriella had really thought about what she was doin she had texted him back.
Wtf!!!!
How did u get my num???
Gabriella cringed at her own stupidity, I've gotta stop being horrible to this guy,she thought.
She text back quickly before he could reply.
soz x
didn't mean it lyk that lol
ehm....yeh I guess so
...where's the beachfront cafe lol?
tb xxx
Gabriella's phone vibrated once more signalling Chad had replayed.
its fyn lol x
ehmm....the beachfront lol
just head down to the complex,
and follow the beach to the pier x
btw...Troy was the 1 that asked me 2 invite u ;) x
Gabriella giggled at Chad's last comment, wow..wow wait, since when do i giggle?, thought Gabriella.
Grabbing her Phone and keys she headed down towards the beach.
Soo... that was chapter 3 lol x
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I have decided I will continue writing even if it is for a minimal number of readers.
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I'll try & get chapter 4 up as soon as possible x