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She's talking about a promise made between me and josh so I can't ask her because that will make me look like a bad person, a bad girlfriend for not remembering a promise that was made in my relationship that Taylor remembers and I don't. I am a bad person, why can I not think what it is. Everyone slowly comes in to smell of breakfast and we move to sit around the table, as they all start to chat away I just sit there thinking. We had so many promises. We promised to spend the rest of our lives together, to have children, to follow our dreams, to be happy together. But it can't be any of them because Taylor wants me to be able to move on. As we all eat breakfast I sit in my own little world and think about what it could be.
"Oh..." I drop my spoon as it suddenly hits me, of course, how could I forget. I run out of the kitchen and outside, sitting down against a tree at the bottom of the garden.
'Promise me that you'll move on and find someone else to be happy and live your life with', the one thing Josh made me promise right before he died.
"What just happened?" Ryan asked. We had all just been eating breakfast when Gabriella suddenly dropped her spoon and ran out. She had been in her own little world ever since we came in but she didn't say anything, she just left.
"I have no idea" I replied. I got up to go look for her.
"Well we should go find her, see if she's ok" Sharpay said and everyone but Taylor moved to get up.
"No just leave her for 5 minutes….she doesn't need everyone around her at the moment" Taylor replied and carried on eating.
"Are you sure tay?"
"Trust me. I know her"
"But how, she didn't say anything" Sharpay asked. Ryan and Chad seemed to take Taylors word for it but Sharpay still seemed concerned.
"Honestly Shar, she'll be fine" Sharpay gave in and sat back down. I however was still in the doorway wanting to go look for her. Just as I was about to go sit back down Taylor caught my eye and slightly nodded at me, I took that as I sign to slip out of the room before anyone noticed me leaving. I noticed the backdoor open so I went outside. Not seeing her anywhere I was about to go back inside when I heard a frustrated sign come from the bottom of the garden. Slowly walking down I saw Gabriella come into vision, she was sat with her back to me leaning against a tree with her head in hands. I get to her and although I know she knows I'm there she doesn't bother to say anything or even look up at me. I sit down next to her and wait for her to speak, not wanting to disturb her.
We sit like this for a good few minutes before she looks up; even then it's not at me just straight forward. She then turns to look at me, with a look I've never seen before. It's like she's trying to figure me out, or figure something out at least. I don't break eye contact with her even though I have no idea what is going on. Then as I think she's going to say something she looks back forwards and sighs. After another couple of minutes silence I'm about to speak when,
"He made me promise something just before he died..." I didn't say anything, it didn't seem like she wanted a reply and I don't think she's finished speaking either. Her voice is so soft it's almost a whisper.
"Just before you guys came in for breakfast Taylor said to me…..'Remember what you promised'….and I had no idea what she meant….. I thought it meant I was a bad person for forgetting… but then I remembered. And that's why I left…."
"Are you ok" I asked her quietly, thinking it was about time I said something to her.
"I'm fine….it's weird though"
"What is?" I'm still slightly confused as to what's going on, and curious as to what she promised.
"If I had thought about this 6 months ago and someone asked me if I was ok I would have broken-down in tears, and wondered how I was ever going to be ok….but now…" she broke off.
"But now what?" she looked up at me.
"I know I'm going to be ok" she smiled at me slightly, but she was still looking at me as if she was trying to figure something out. I was about to speak but she cut me off.
"Don't you want to know what I promised?"
"…I do…but you don't have to tell me if you don't want to"
"It was right after it happened when we were waiting for the ambulance….he knew he wasn't going to make it…and he… he made me promise something….he made me promise that I would move on…that I would….find someone else to be happy with...and at first I thought that I would never be able to even think about being with someone else…"
"And now?" I ask her gently. I hadn't even noticed but while she was talking she moved closer to me and leant on my shoulder.
"And now I…. I think it could happen…someday..." she looks up at me for a second before leaning back on my shoulder and closing her eyes. We sit in total silence for a while. Every so often she glances at me with the same curious look in her eyes. After some time has passed she sits up straight.
"Well we should probably go back in, they'll be wondering what's happened to us" agreeing I stand up and then pull her up too. She holds on to my hands for a second before pulling me into a hug. I hug her back tightly and here her whisper 'thank you'. I smile back and then we head back inside.
"Well I have to say it Tay this weekend has been awesome!" Chad beams and throws his arm around Taylor's shoulders. We've had a BBQ and are now sat round the fire waiting for it to burn out.
"I know right, told you it was a good idea" she responds.
"Yeah we should do this more often!" Ryan says.
"Definitely, it's made out one night movie nights seem boring in comparison" Sharpay agrees with her brother. We all laugh and then go on to plan the next weekend we're going to have. Sometime later we're still sat outside.
"Well I don't know about you guys but I'm starting to get cold I'm heading inside" Taylor states and Sharpay agrees with her, they both get up and start to head inside along with Ryan and Chad.
"Wait guys what about the fire we can't just leave it!" I remind them all.
"Last one sat down has to stay outside" Chad shouts and they all run inside.
"Thanks Guys!" I shout, and then notice Gabriella still sat next to me.
"You not going in?" I ask her.
"Nahh I like looking at the stars and besides, someone's got to keep you company" she giggles slightly.
"True" I grin back at her. She then gets up and goes and lies down on the grass propping herself up on her elbows, gazing at the stars. Checking the fire is ok I go and do the same next to her. We sit in silence just staring at the sky.
"Troy…can I ask you something?" she turned on her side to look at me and so I did the same.
"Yeah of course, anything"
"You know what we talked about this morning, about what I promised Josh. Do you think it'll happen….I mean…do you think I can move on and be with someone else who will make me that happy?"
"Definitely…" I answer quietly; we're both speaking so softly it's almost a whisper.
"Really?"
"Of course…Gabriella…you're an amazing person and you deserve to be happy and to be loved" she looks me in the eyes and smiles. We both slide closer until our chests are nearly touching. I brush a piece of hair out of her eyes and stroke her cheek. Slowly I tilt her face up and lean in. Placing a soft kiss on her lips I'm about to pull away when I feel her kiss me back. It's soft and gentle but it's amazing.