Okay guys, I am so so so so sorry about this really late update. I am going to get as much as possible out tonight. Because next week of school for me is the last one! So this summer, be prepared for a LOT of updates. Except for like the 2 weeks, 'cuz I'll be out of town! So thanks so much guys! Here's chapter 29…

Chapter 29

Next day of school. Troy and Gabriella walked to school together. "Hey GABI!" shouted Taylor when they arrived.

"Hey Tay!"she replied.

"How's life?"

"Uh, er, good…I guess…" she said really not thinking it was good, but not bad.

"Uh, er, that's good…I guess…" said a voice from behind them.

"Hi Chad!"they said not surprised.

"How'd you know it was me!?" he said.

"Guess…"

"Am I that obvious?"

"Uhhh-YEAH!" Troy said without thinking.

"Are you guys on for bowling!" said Gabriella excited.

"Um, sure…" said Troy.

"Why you ain't!?" said Chad.

"Idk, because I'm no good at bowling…" he admitted.

"Don't worry, I'll help! We can have teams. Girls vs. Boys!" said Chad.

"Yeah, you guys are GOIN' DOWN!" said Taylor confidently.

"You wish…" said Chad.

The bell rang.

The four went to class. "Whoops…I forgot to tell Troy I have practice today with Kels…" Gabriella said to herself.

She went into class.



After School…

Gabriella never got the chance to see Troy to tell him that she had practice and tried calling his cell.

"Hi! You've reached Troy's cell! Hopefully…I'll answer back. Just leave your name and number and I'll hopefully call you back! Wait…I just said that didn't I? Why am I blabbering. And hopefully when you call and get the voicemail hopefully this'll change! Later! BEEP!" said Troy's voice mail.

"Hi Troy, It's Gabriella, I forgot to tell you that I have practice with Kels. So…please, please don't get mad at me! If you need to call me go 'head and call me on my cell! Thanks! Bye!" she said leaving a message.

Gabriella left and went into the music room and to find Kelsi just playing the piano. "Hey Kels!" she said.

"Hey! So you ready?"

"Um, I was wondering if I could sing a song that I heard on the radio…"she said hopefully.

"Sure, hopefully I'll know how to play it. What is it?" she asked.

"Oh, it's a song by Taylor Swift. It's called Stay Beautiful…" she said.

"Oh, I've heard that song…I can play it or if you want I have the CD in my backpack with the song. Which one?" she said.

"CD please." Kelsi went and left to go get the CD. She came back out of breath, and put the CD in and put it on the right track.

Gabriella started to sing the song:

"Cory's eyes are like a jungle
He smiles it's like the radio
He whispers songs into my window
In words that nobody knows

There's pretty girls on every corner
That watch him as walking home
Sayin' does know?
Will he ever know

Your beautiful
Every little peace love
Don't you know your really gonna be someone


Ask anyone
And when you find everything looked for
I hope your life leads you back to my door
Oh, but if you don't
Stay beautiful

Cory finds another way
To be the highlight of my day
I'm taking pictures in my mind
So I can save em' for rainy day

It's hard to make a conversation
When he's taking my breath away
I should say
Hey by the way

Your beautiful
Every little peace love
Don't you know your really gonna be someone
Ask anyone
And when you find everything
Looked for
I hope your life leads you back to my door
Oh, but if you don't
Stay Beautiul

If you and I are
A story
That never get's told
If what you are a daydream
I'll never get to hold
At least you'll know

Your beautiful
Every little peace love
Don't you know your really gonna be someone
Ask anyone
And when you find
Everything you looked for
I hope your life leads you back to my front door
Oh, but if you don't, will you stay…



Beautiful oh beautiful oh beautiful
Beautiful oh beautiful oh beautiful
Oh la la la
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh but if it dont, stay beautiful
Stay beautiful na na na na na"

She finished beautifully. "Loved it!" said Kels.

"Thanks, but I gotta go! Sorry!" she ran out the door and outside of the school to find Troy mad.

"WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU THIS TIME!" he said madly.

"Gosh! You know what! LATER!" she said madly and walked home (well…to Troy's house at least)

"I'M HOME!" she yelled entering the house.

"Oh, hello Gabriella. Where's Troy?" said Lucille.

"I don't know, and I really don't care. I'll be back, I'm gonna go for a walk…"

"Okay, Dylan is taking a nap. Again, be back for dinner around 6:30." she explained.

"Ok thanks Lucille. Later…" she said walking out the door and going to the park.

"Gosh damn it I hate Troy!" she said under her breath.

She walked over to the swings and swang for a while trying to calm down. Then, later she went to her house to go and do something. She entered her house. She went up to her room, jumped on top of her bed and just started crying. "DAD! I miss you so much! I really need you right now! Please! PLEASE! I miss you!" she cried, screaming.

She stayed there on her bed for another 1 hour. Then, she just went to her dresser. On the mirror, was a picture of her and her dad when she was about 12. (She's 17 now). She picked it up. "I look so happy in this picture." she said.

She went into her closet and pulled out a photo book. She flipped through each and every picture. Smiling, crying, and just missing her dad so much.

She went out on the balcony of her bedroom. She started to sing:

"Sha la la la la
Sha la la la la

You used to call me your angel


Said I was sent straight down from heaven
You'd hold me close in your ah-arms
I love the way you felt so strong

I never wanted you to leave
I wanted you to stay here holding me

I miss you
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear
Every once in a while

And even though it's different now
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
And I need you to know

I miss you
Sha la la la la
I miss you

You used to call me your dreamer
And now I'm living out my deam
Oh, how I wish you could see
Everything that's happening for me

I'm thinking back on the past
It's true that time is flying by too fast

I miss you
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear
Every once in a while

And even though it's different now
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
And I need you to know

I miss you


Sha la la la la
I miss you

I know you're in a better place, yeah
But I wish that I could see your face, oh
I know you're where you need to be
Even though it's not here with me

I miss you
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear
Every once in a while

And even though it's different now
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
And I need you to know

I miss you
Sha la la la la

I miss you
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear
Every once in a while

And even though it's different now
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
And I need you to know

I miss you
Sha la la la la
I miss you
(I miss you"

She sang sadly, crying. "Please come back to me daddy…" she said looking up at the beautiful stars. She looked at the clock. It was 7:00. She didn't care. She didn't want to see Troy. She wanted to be conforted by her dad, wishing everything in her life would be okay. Thinking, 'if you were here daddy, I my life would be perfect…'



She went to her bed and cried herself to sleep. The alarm woke her up at 7 am. Luckilly she had some clothes left in her closet and put those on. She went to school. Luckilly today was Friday.

She left for school and walked. She was a wreck. Her face was still red, because when she woke up she cried some more. She arrived at school. "GABRIELLA!" screamed Taylor worried.

"What…??" she said annoyed finally had enough of everyone, and everything.

"Where were you? We all were looking for you last night?!" she said worried.

"No where. And look…tomorrow I don't want to go bowling. Later…" she and went to her locker.

The bell rang. Gabriella was sick of everything now. She went to class and went to the back room. The whole day, she answered every question correctly. She wanted to be smart like her dad.

At Lunch

Gabriella bought her lunch. She went to the bathroom and ate alone. Then she got a text, her phone was vibrating.

C: Hey gabi.

G: leave me alone!

C: wat's wrong!

G: just leave me alone!

C: gabi? plz I just want to help. tay told me you r at school..and said you don't wanna go bowling with us anymore! y?

G: just leave me alone!

Gabriella got off her cell. She knew she was acting like a rude, mad, insane person, but she was sick of Troy getting mad at her, sick of her mom, sick of everything. She finally was put up with it all.

The bell rang again. She left and went to her next class.

So guys, that's all. Sorry, for the really late update. I'm just trying to get back to writing. The next one for both IJLEE will be out next, then another one for this story and another one for IJLEE. Thanks!
xxxKendahl