Hey strangers! Sorry for the late update--but lately I've been into these mega romance movies and books and stuff and I had this MAJOR IDEA! Hope you enjoy and I'm gonna update as much as I can either tomorrow or this week. It just depends. I'm trying to stay on top of everything...especially with school.

Chapter 37 Part 2

I stood there and just stared straight back to his emotionless face. I didn't know what to say; what to do for the matter. I missed him. Okay? I admit it. "Hey Gabi!!! Let's go!" Jake yelled from behind me.

I looked at Troy and he just blinked. And gave me a crooked smile. Why? I have no idea.

"Kay, be right there!" I yelled back still staring at Troy. His smile got wider.

"Let's go!!! We have a date to get to! Remember? You, me???" Jake yelled. I heard loud footsteps, echoing in my head, running towards me.

"What's up?" he said looking at me and blocking Troy with those concerned eyes, I had began to love a summer ago.

"Nothing." I said and just shook my head and then caught a glimpse of Troy leaving.

Why did I have to feel so bad for him? Didn't he...hurt...me? Or was it--

"Let's go then." Jake said and tugged on my arm and we ran into the school, our new home for the next 4 years.

With Troy--

Troy walked slowly looking down at his feet.

"So baby I will wait for you
Cause I don't know what else I can do
Don't tell me I ran out of time
If it takes the rest of my life

Baby I will wait for you
If you think I'm fine it just ain't true
I really need you in my life
No matter what I have to do I'll wait for you" he sang.

That was his official theme song. He had heard it on the radio, and it rang in his head over and over again. There wasn't a moment in where he couldn't stop thinking about her. How he messed up. How he knew that because of him...he'd never get the girl he wanted to be with for the rest of his life...back. "I'll wait for you Gabi..." he mumbled under his breath, kicking a rock.

He began humming the song over and over again, and got another song stuck in his head. Another one of his favorites, after the break-up.

"If I could have one dance forever
I would take you by the hand
Tonight it's you and I together
I'm so glad I'm your man
And if I lived a thousand years
You know I never could explain
The way I lost my heart to you
that day."

He took a deep breath and just kept walking. He knew that he wanted Gabriella to be happy. So in other words, he knew that he didn't deserve her love.

With the guys (Chad, Zeke, Jason, Grant)

"Anyone seen Troy?" Grant asked confused where his best friend had gone. Ever since the incident he hadn't been acting himself. They all knew that. Except for her. Of course.

"Nope...we never see him anymore..." Chad shrugged. Chad knew that he, as in Troy, was love struck, but was broken. He didn't want to bug him.

"Yeah, I haven't seen him." Zeke said shaking his head.

"Maybe he's playing hide and seek..." Jason said.

Grant stared at him. "Really, Jason, really?" He hadn't changed.

"Well, I guess...we're too old for that but--"

"I can see Jason hasn't changed." Taylor laughed and rolled her eyes. "Still the same oblivious, naive, but lovable Jason." Taylor laughed.

"HEY!" Jason said offended.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Taylor laughed and kissed Chad on the cheek.

"So nobody's seen Troy...?" Grant shook his head.

"Has he gone missing...again?" Taylor asked.

"Again. Yes." Grant shook his head. He was worried about his friend. The last time they couldn't find him, he had spent two days in a park that was a while away.

"Poor Troy." Taylor said, as her perky attitude began to die out. They were all tired of looking at Troy being sad.

Back to Troy--

Troy kept walking and walking and walking---"Ow!" a girl yelled as they both ran into eachother.

"Sorry." he mumbled and looked up. It was Gabriella.

"Oh...I thought you were with Jake..." he said and looked up, put a somewhat picture of a smile on his face and tried to look happy.

"Oh..yeah...well I was, then I asked if we could pass on the date thing..." Gabriella mumbled.

"Oh?" Troy said confused. Why? I thought they LOVED each other. Well from the way they looked at each other...it did.

Gabriella's P.O.V

I stared. What was he feeling? He was...sad? Angry? Confused? Upset? WHAT?! His eyes just dug into me like I did something to him. And I didn't. I know I didn't. "Yeah...I said that I wanted to just walk around the campus by myself..." I explained and he nodded.

"Cool. Well, I'll let you get on with your walk." he said, "Oh, and sorry for running into you." he said and winked at me and kept walking.

I stood there. He winked. At me. My body filled with the emotions I felt back when...NO. No Gabriella. No. I'm not falling for that...that JERK again.

I walked back to my dorm. I walked. Then I sped up my pace. Then I began to ran. As tears fell down from eyes. What was I doing? WHY WAS I CRYING?!

I finally got to my dorm and I screamed bloody murder. I jumped on my bed and screamed into my pillow.

"Woah there girly...back it up giggles. What happened?" I heard my best friend in a calm voice, when she sat down on my bed.

"Did you just call me...Giggles?" I whispered.

"Yeah...I always call you that..." Jen said confused.

"You stopped...and I stopped calling you...Bubbles." I said.

"I know. I don't know why...I guess...after...y'know...you weren't so...giggly. " she shrugged.

"Back to memory lane." I sighed and leaned my head on her shoulder.

"Whad'ya mean hun?" Jen said as confused as ever.

"Troy. That's what I mean. All of a sudden I felt BAD!" I screamed.

Nobody's P.O.V (For the convenience of showing Jen's P.O.V)

"That is normal Gabi." Jen chuckled and Gabriella glared at her.

"Shut-up." Gabriella mumbled.

"Okay...sorry. But what exactly do you feel bad about?" Jen asked, wanting to know the specific details.

"Well...remember last summer...when like he tried for 2 months trying to get a hold of me and I decided that I didn't want him to be apart of my life?" Gabriella said with tears in her eyes.

Jen nodded. "Well, I feel bad about not giving him a chance..." Gabriella admitted.

"Aw Giggles!" Jen said hugged her, "It's gonna be okay. Maybe you should talk to him about it." Jen explained, still hugging her tightly.

"But what if he's angry?" Gabriella asked, "It's like--okay, I ran into him when I went for that walk...and he y'know he was...all quiet...and stuff. And then we talked for like a minute about how I canceled my date with Jake, and then he said that he should me go on my walk and he left." Gabriella explained, "And now...I wonder if he hates me...or...---"

"Chill Gabs. Chill. Okay. So what are your feelings on Troy...? And Jake?" Jen said trying to calm Gabriella down.

"Well..."

Okay I'm gonna stop it here. I gotta get to cleaning...anyway PEACE N' OUTIN! Oh and REVIEW!