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Chapter 3

Leaning on Troy's shoulder Gabriella hobbled into matron's office.

"Good heavens! What happened here?" gasped Matron.

Gabriella couldn't speak so Troy said someone accidentally dropped their stuff on her and it was quite heavy."

"Huh, some people are just disrespectful to others" complained matron.

Matron bandaged up Gabriella's lag and gave her a wheelchair to sit on.

"Can you help her get about today? She said to Troy. "She'll need someone with her at all times today. She'll be permitted to use the lift."

Troy nodded and replied "no problem."

"He'll be with me all day. Yes!" thought Gabriella.

"She has such beautiful eyes." thought Troy. "Wow where did that come from?"

"Off you go then." said Matron.

At lunchtime that day Sharpay was talking with her brother Ryan. "How could he do this to me! Me of all people!" she sobbed.

Ryan wasn't really listening. He was too busy thinking about her. Yes Kelsi Nielson, the girl that stole his heart when she played that beautiful song on the piano.

Kelsi Nielsen was the quiet girl who possessed a natural talent, but no one knew of course. At least no one did until Ryan had heard her that is. But she didn't know that he was watching her. The moment he saw her he fell in love.

"RYAN!" yelled Sharpay.

He snapped out of his daydream. "What?"

"Listen to me when I'm talking to you!" Sharpay yelled back.

"Sorry." mumbled Ryan.

Meanwhile Gabriella was sitting eating lunch with Troy when Kelsi, Taylor and Martha came over to them.

"Hey Brie, hey Troy."

The girls, even though Troy was so popular, still treated him like a normal person. Something Troy was glad about.

"Hey guys" said Gabriella.

"What happened?" gasped the girls.

"Sharpay dumped her stuff on me and I hurt my leg." replied Gabriella.

"That blonde bimbo!" said Taylor. Then she remembered Troy was there. "No offence Troy." she added.

"Nah don't worry about it, I dumped her anyway." Troy shrugged. "No one hurts my friends and gets away with it."

Gabriella giggled as Troy put his arm around her in a friendly way.

"They would be so cute together." Taylor whispered to Kelsi. Kelsi giggled quietly and nodded her head in agreement.

"So Gabi, who are you going to the Halloween Dance with?" asked Taylor.

"No one" sighed Gabriella.

"Yes!" thought Troy. "Wtf?"

"How about you Troy?"

"Huh, oh no one" he replied.

Just then the bell rang.

"Ooh come on Gabi. Let's go."

"Don't worry about it Troy, we've got her." Taylor said.

"Oh. Okay" Troy said with a disappointed face. "See you later Gabi" he said giving her a hug.

Taylor was at Gabriella's house that night. "So what are you going to dress up as for the dance?"

"I don't know, probably a fairy."

"You should go as a devil princess, it would SO impress Troy!" Taylor added with a smirk.

"Why would I want to impress TROY?" replied Gabriella, emphasizing the word Troy.

"Because you like him maybe?"

Gabriella rolled her eyes and said "tay, I've already told you before, me and Troy are just friends and that's all we'll ever be."

"Unfortunately" she thought.

"Sure Brie, whatever you say."

That same night Troy was at his best friend Chad's house. "So are you going to the dance then?" asked Chad.

"Nah don't think so" replied Troy.

"Why not? Just because you don't have a date. So just ask Gabriella."

"What! Why would I do that?"

"Come on man, everyone knows you're crushing on her."

"I am not!" yelled Troy.

"Oh yeah, then why are you blushing?" Chad replied smirking.

Troy turned away from Chad to prevent him seeing him blushing. "I am not"

"Whatever man." Chad replied rolling his eyes.

Okay I'm kinda busy with homework and exam revision at the moment so I will update when I get the chance.

Thanks for all the reviews. If I get a lot on this chapter then I might be nice and put the next chapter. lol

Again thanks. So you know what to do.

Danielle.