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"Yeah. Hi. It's nice to meet you all. And thank you for picking us up" why am I talking so quietly. It's so unlike me I used to be so loud and bubbly. Its ever since… anyways I refuse to focus on that. This is supposed to be my new start.
"Yeah thanks guys. So whose going with who" I know Taylor has seen me go quite and is trying to move the conversation along. I really love her for it right now.
"Well troy and Chad have drove but Chad's car is a typical guy car and is seriously messy so him and Ryan will go in that and take the luggage then us girls will go with Troy. Well if that's ok with everyone?"
"Yeah sure. Let's go"
While there all talking I start to think. I know I've met her before but I had forgotten what she really looks like. Although she's tired and has probably been crying the first thing that I thought when I saw her was that she is so beautiful. She's looks so delicate and innocent. I don't even know this girl and I feel like I want to protect her. Is that's wrong should I feel like that about a girl I hardly know.
"Troy? You ready to go?"
"What? Oh yeah sorry got lost in a bit of a daydream then."
"Ha-ha I noticed. Well me and gabby oh and Sharpay are coming with you"
"Right well let's go". Sharpay like normal starts talking nonstop with Taylor. I see Gabriella walking along with them but totally quietly. She looks so lost.
"Hey are you ok?" I know it seems like a stupid question to ask her but she seems grateful for the conversation.
"Yeah. Tired but I'm fine"
"Yeah I can imagine. I never sleep on planes" I know it's a random conversation but it's something.
"Yeah me either…." So then this is slightly awkward. What else can I say…?
"You've changed a lot since you came to visit with Taylor" o well that's something. At least she's comfortable to talk to me.
"Really? Well I may look different but I'm still the same old troy that you met"
"Yeah. Well at least I have someone else I know here. Thought it would be just Taylor and her family"
"Nope there's me. This probably won't mean that much to you but... I know you don't really know me but if you ever feel like you want to talk to someone. I'm here. Even if it's just to have a totally random conversation"
"Thank you. That actually does mean a lot to me".
So this is Taylor's house. Its' all so different to what it was in Colorado. It was so neat and organized there but here it looks comfy and lived in. I feel like I'm intruding on her home. I know she offered and this is what I want but it still feels so strange. And am I gonna have my own room cause I will feel so guilty if I'm sharing with Taylor that would be totally invading her personal space. Ahhh I'm really nervous now.
"Are you ok? You seem to have drifted off there?" it was troy. We're outside the door waiting for Taylor to say goodbye to Chad and Sharpay.
"Yeah I'm fine just daydreaming"
"Right. Seems we have more in common than I thought" he smiles down at me. I don't know what I do in reply but it's not a smile. More of a slight twitch in the lips. It's weird but I don't think I've actually smiled since…well since it happened.
"So you guys ready?" Taylor comes bounding up. I'm glad we're back here she seems so much happier home with her friends than at my house. Well I'm not really surprised. My house has been rather depressing lately.
"Yeah I'll go get the bags and meet you inside"
"Okay. Gabby come on in I'll show you your room" she pulls me up the stairs before I even have time to offer to get my own bags.
"Well this is obviously the entrance area and as you can see its pretty open plan so it's quite easy to figure out where everything is. I'll give you the proper tour later but for now I'll just show you your room as I'm guessing you're really tired"
"Yeah I am a bit" she leads me upstairs and down a hallway to a bedroom door. Opening it I can see a large room with a big double bed and French doors.
"Wow. Is this really my room?"
"Yeah do you like it?"
"It's gorgeous Taylor" it really is. I can't believe it.
"Well this was our guest room and you know what moms like she loves to decorate. Well I'll leave you to get settled for a bit. I think mom and dads in the garden so I'll go find them. Just come down whenever you want or you can do whatever. Just go to bed if you like I know you're tired"
"yeah I might"
"Well just call if you need anything" she goes to leave.
"Taylor. Thank you. For everything"
"Your more than welcome" she smiles and leaves.
So this is my new room, my new house. My new life. I let out a breath I didn't even know I was holding in. it must just have been nerves. Now I'm here I feel better though. Just in general. I actually feel like this is gonna really help me. Plus all Taylor's friends seem really nice. I think I'm going to get on with them all well, which is good. I guess the sooner I can fit in here the easier it will be to rebuild my life. Its gonna be strange. For the past 3 years I've had Josh. He's looked after me and has been there for everything. My life was totally intertwined with his. Anytime I needed anything even if it was the smallest little thing. He was there. For it all. This is gonna be hard. This is gonna be really hard.
"Gabriella?" turning around I see troy in the doorway with my bags
"Yeah, come in. thanks you for bringing them up"
"No problem. Where do you want them?"
"Ohh just put them anywhere I'll get to them later"
"You want some help? Or are you going to sleep?"
"I'm actually surprisingly awake"
"Ok do want to be left alone. Because I promise I won't be offended if you want me to go. Seriously just say it and I'll leave"
"To be honest I quite like the company"
"You probably won't be saying that after you've got to know me" he smiles a little cheeky smile at me. I like how he is so casual and jokey. It's helping me relax a bit.
"I'm sure you're not that bad" I sit on the edge of my bed wondering what he's going to do.
"Hmm I dunno. So what were you thinking about then? You seemed to be in deep thought" e goes and sits in the big chair opposite the bed. I'm glad. He's lovely and everything but I wouldn't know how to react if he came and sat next to me.
"Was I?"
"Yeah I knocked twice before coming in"
"Oh sorry I didn't realize. I go off in thoughts really easily"
"Yeah I've noticed" again he grins at me.
"You seem to do it yourself"
"Yeah I guess I do. So then you want help unpacking or you gonna wait till tomorrow"
"Erm well I guess I could start it now. You don't have to stay and help though if you don't want"
"Nah I don't mind" he grins and jumps up with a surprising amount of energy.
We've been unpacking for about an hour now. He's so easy to talk to. We've been talking about the most random of things for the past hour. But he's not brought up josh or why I'm here yet. I'm sort of glad but thought he would have mentioned it.
"Where do you want these pictures?"
"Which ones?" I walk over to him and see him unwrapping frames. Picking them up I go put them on the windowsill.
"Here you forgot one" he brings it over and gives me it.
"Oh…" I take a sharp intake of breath. It's a picture of me and Josh. It's when we were climbing a couple of months ago. We got to the top of the highest rock there. We're stood on top with his arms around me smiling like fools. I quickly wipe a tear. I don't want to start crying now. I take it and put it on my bedside table instead. As I sit on my bed troy comes over and sits down too. Next to me but not to close.
"Is that josh?"
"Yeah. It was only taken 2 months ago" a few tears fall
"Gabriella I'm so sorry for your loss. I only met him briefly once but he seemed like such a nice guy. He really didn't deserve what happened and I'm so sorry that it did"
"Thank you. That would have meant a lot to him. It does to me…. I'm sorry I don't mean to get upset like this but it's hard"
"Its fine honestly it's totally understandable" he smiles over at me. I don't know why but it makes me cry more. He hesitates slightly but opens his arms for a hug. I hug back and cry softly into his shoulder. He doesn't say anything but just hugs me back and lets me cry. I don't know why but it doesn't feel weird. It feels normal, like he's someone I've known all my life. And it was silent apart my faint sobs but it wasn't awkward like I would have thought it should have been. So there I was. Crying over josh in the arms of basically a total stranger.