Hey guys, sorry 'bout the late updating. I've had NO computer access for a very very long time! So I hope you forgive me! Lol...so here's chapter 44...
Chapter 45
"So...you don't hwate me right? You forgwive me?" Dylan asked.
"Of course Dill. Why would I hate my brother?"
"I don't know..." Dylan smiled giving a shrug. Gabriella giggled.
"So, let's go home guys..." Troy said getting up picking up Dylan at the same time.
They all headed back to the Boltons' house. "Were back!" yelled Gabriella.
"I'm in the kitchen!" Lucille yelled back.
The three walked into the kitchen to find Lucille cooking. "Hey guys, well dinner will be ready in a few. I'm making your favorite Gabriellla!" she said smiling.
"Thanks Lucille." she said smiling kindly.
"Hey, mom, I'm not really hungry...I'm just gonna go up to my room and go to sleep..." Troy said.
"Why? Are you sick? Hurt? What's wrong?"
"Don't worry mom. It's just...I'm...really...er...tired..." Troy said.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah...thanks though..." Troy said leaving and going up to his room.
"Lucille, I'm gonna go up and wash up for dinner." Gabriella said knowing that Troy was lying and wanted to see what was up with him.
"Okay..." she said cooking. Gabriella left the kitchen.
"WAIT FOW ME GWABI!" Dylan ran as fast as he could to catch up.
"C'mon bud!" she said lifting him up.
They walked into Troy's room...they saw Troy sitting on the edge of his bed with his head in his hands. You could hear him crying silently. "I hate myself!" he yelled.
"Dylan...why don't you go help your mom cook. Alright?" she whispered.
Dylan nodded and left.
"I HATE MYSELF! I hurt Gabriella...for the first time Dylan said he hated me...I...I...don't know who I am anymore..." he said holding back tears.
Gabriella stood in the doorway. Listening to every word.
"Who am I??" he asked himself.
Gabriella went to his bed and sat next to him. "Troy?"
"How much did you hear?" he asked. His face was red with anger, and it was wet from him crying.
"Enough..." she said looking at him with sympathy, "What's wrong?"
"I don't know...it's just...it's nothing..."
"Troy...when someone says, 'I hate myself and they don't who they are' there's gotta be something wrong..." she said looking at Troy.
"I don't know who I am! That's what's wrong!" he said, "I hurt you, Dylan said he hated me, and I'm a jerk!" he said.
"Troy...you know I don't hate you. Dylan doesn't hate you. Your not a jerk. We all make mistakes and that's just apart of life!"
"Stop saying that! I don't know who I am! When I was younger I wasn't like this! I mean...before I got to Middle School I wasn't like this! People expect me to be the 'basketball guy' and I do it. I don't know why! Before this I was a kid who cared about his friends, his family, and didn't care about his rep. But now...I'm...THIS! What happened to me?? I turned to a complete JERK! I treat anyone who not "cool" horribly. BUT WHY??" said Troy.
Gabriella got up and went into the bathroom and came back with a mirror and a picture of Troy when he was younger.
"Look in the mirror...now what do you see...?" Gabriella asked.
"I see...a jerk...a loser...a boy who's lost...I see...NOTHING!" he yelled in his frustration.
"Troy...your putting yourself down...now...what do you see in this picture?"
"I see kid who was me, a kid who's happy, who cared, who loved his family, friends, and didn't care about his rep..."
"Then...you need to be that kid."
"Yeah-WAIT! Gabriella...why are you going all Dr. Phil on me?" (A/N: those who don't know who Dr. Phil is...it's a show, he's a guy who helps people...sorta like a therapist)
"Hey...my dad did this to me when I thought I lost myself in all these lies..."
"Your like your dad..."
"Thanks...let's just start over..."
"Okay...if you say so...Hi, I'm Troy Bolton." he smiled and chuckled.
"Gabriella Montez!" she said shaking his hand.
They both have a flashback to when they did that before.
"Nice to meet you...okay Troy...let's just forget all that other stuff...let's not go that far back." she giggled.
"Okay...okay...but...do you promise me you don't hate me?"
"TROY! FOR THE MILLIONTH TIME I DON'T HATE YOU!" she said laughing.
"OKAY...sheesh you don't have to yell..." he laughed.
"Now, are you hungry?" Gabriella asked.
"No...I'm just gonna stay up here." he said.
"Okay...suit yourself." said Gabriella.
"Yeah..." he chuckled.
Gabriella went down.
An hour and a half later...
Gabriella finished eating and went upstairs and went to Troy's bedroom to find him asleep.
"Man, you must've been tired." she said quietly.
Gabriella sat next to him.
The next day...
Troy woke up because of his alarm and noticed that Gabriella was asleep next to him, and she was still asleep. It was a school day and she needed wake up.
"Gabi...Gabi...c'mon...wake up..."he whispered.
"Errrgh...10 more minutes!" Gabriella said tiredly.
"Okay...fine...if you don't wake up now then I'm gonna get the water bucket!" he said threatening her.
"You know, that I know, you wouln't." said Gabriella getting up.
"Yeah...you do know..." Troy chuckled.
Okay guys that's it for this chapter...and sorry 'bout the late updatin'!
xxxKendahl
