DING!
DING!
We were all outside the Bolton's household. Me, Shar and Christina. Waiting for someone to answer the door. Sharpay had told me, the other day, that Christina and Lucille were close friends. Even though Troy and Sharpay used to date, they were still close. Sharpay somehow, she felt weird about her mom being friends with her ex's mother.
DING!
DING!
DING!
Christina rang the door bell again, still waiting for someone to answer the door.
Just as she was about to ring once more...
The door creaked open slowly.
"Christina!" Lucille's voice was heard.
The two mothers embraced each other briefly.
"Long time." Christina commented.
"Come in, come in." Lucille opened the front door wider, letting all three of us inside.
After we all went in, Lucille shut the door.
We were all sat in the living room, excluding Troy, who was still upstairs in his room, as what Lucille has told us. He was doing 'homework'. Lucille was in the kitchen, finishing up the dinner.
"Gabriella, why don't you and Sharpay go up and fetch Troy." Jack suggested.
"Oh, um..." I didn't know what to do.
"Sure, c'mon Gabs." Sharpay answered.
I was shocked that she even wanted to me Troy, after all that happened to them. The dating, cheating, hating. I just went with it.
We both got up from our seats, heading upstairs towards his room. I had to lead Shar towards his room, since apparently she never went in his room before.
"You went into his room?!" Sharpay sounded shocked at me.
"So?" I said, not knowing what the big deal was.
"He never bring anyone in there, well... except for Chad that is." She explained to me.
I was confused. He was a player. No girl, excluding his mother, every went in his room, till me that is. He was confusing. Did he really REALLY liked me? No. No. No. He's a cheater, a player. This was hard. Confusing. Maybe its just some trick to get me into him? Him bringing me to his room, him, saying that he likes me... I doubt he'll change just to get to me. Maybe, once theres a new girl, he'll forget about me... Ugh! why does it have to be so confusing.
I shrugged.
"I don't know Shar, I really don't..." I said to her, confused about why Troy was doing all these stuffs that he never done to other girls before me.
"Maybe he really likes you." Shar commented.
I rolled my eyes at her.
Once we were infront of Shar's room, I slowly knocked on the door, with Shar peaking behind me, wanting to know what Troy's room looked like. There was no answer on the door. I didn't want to just barge in, he could be naked in there.
I knocked once more, louder.
No answer.
"Just go in!" Shar whispered, really wanting to see what his room looks like.
"You just wanna see his room, don't you?" I questioned her attitude.
"Pssttt... no!" She was lying.
I raised my eyebrow at her, making her look away, like she doesn't notice me at all.
Just as I was about to knock on the door again, harder, the door swung open, not to wide.
From my back, Shar was tip toeing, trying to see Troy's room as much as she can, which is apparently not much from her perspective. She was squinting, tip toeing, walking around, trying and trying to see the inside of Troy's room.
"Oh... its... you." He said awkwardly, not noticing Sharpay behind me.
"Dinners ready." I said casually to him, still awkward from the kiss.
Silence filled the hall, except for the sound of Lucille's cooking downstairs, the sound of Christina talking with Jack in the living room. Nothing. It was definitely awkward for the three of us. Shar didn't even say anything. He just looked at me, deep in thought. I was confused at what he was thinking.
Out of nowhere, he dragged me to his room, slamming the door in Shar's face. He locked it almost immediately after I went in.
"What the hell?!" I asked him, furiously.
He was leaning against the door, putting both his hands in his front pocket, facing my direction, me being right infront of me. Our bodies were just a few centimeters away from each other. I'm surprised he didn't even make a move or anything.
"Can we just forget everything?" He asked me, unsure.
"What?! the fact that you kissed me, the fact that you 'claimed' you liked me?!" I asked him, raising my voice.
He sighed.
As I watched him intensely, waiting for an answer, he did nothing. Just standing there, unreadable emotion across his face.
"Yes, everything." He simply answered.
I stepped back.
"Did you mean it?" I asked him, lowering my voice.
"Yes, I really do." His whispered.
He walked passed me, sitting on the edge of his bed, looking at his hands, playing with them. He really seem desperate. Did he really REALLY mean what he said? But... why? why me? out of all the girls he could have.
"Why me Troy?" I asked him, sitting next to him, facing his direction.
He shrugged, still looking to his hands.
"Your different." He told me.
I was confused at what he meant...
"Gabriella, please, just give me a chance? I can prove you wrong." His voice seem determent.
"No Troy, you need to show me your committed to this, that you want this, you want 'us', I cant just give into you and finding you with another girl the next day." I said, standing up, heading towards the door.
He was silent.
"You should probably get down, dinners almost ready." I said to him, leaving his room.
Dinner gone so fast. Troy and me, we weren't talking at all. Shar was curious, about what me and Troy talked about in his room, before dinner. She knew something was up. It was a good thing that the adults get on so well with each other, and didn't even notice us, not talking to each other, well... except for me and Shar.
"Thanks for the dinner, it was really nice Lucille." I complemented her on the meal.
"No problem sweetheart, you and Sharpay can come by anytime if you want." She suggested both me and Shar.
We just gave her a nod.
"Thanks for the dinner Lucille." Christina gave Lucille a hug.
"No problem." She replied.
"We need to catch up again sometime." Christina suggested her.
Both the adults gave their goodbyes.
It was already eleven o' clock, to be exact. Christina was already asleep in her room, just across from me and Shar's room. We were both sat on Shar's bed, me wearing my sweat shirt and pants, Shar wearing her pink nightgown. We weren't tired yet, just chatting about ramdoms stuff when she suddenly looked at me...
"Spill!" Shar was anxious.
"About?" I was playing with her, teasing her.
I knew she wanted to know what Troy and me talked about in his room. She has been bugging me when no one was around, wanting to know the details of what happened.
"Don't play dumb Gabs!" She commented on what I said before.
I giggled as she squinted her eyes, pointing with her index finger towards me. She was definitely very VERY nosy, eager to know things. Anything. But thats apparently Shar for you.
"We talked." I told her.
She groaned.
"Details Gabs, DETAILS!" she made it clear.
"He said he really REALLY likes me and wants to change for me..." I started.
"Do you believe him?" Shar asked.
I sighed.
"Should I?" I asked her, since she knew Troy more than me.
"What if he really changed? would you date him then?" By the sound of her voice, she was very confused about the problem, she wanted to know what I would do.
I shrugged.
I really didn't know. Should I trust him? What if he breaks my heart, like all the other girls he played with?
"Just see tomorrow Gabs, see him at school... if he flirts with other girls then..." Shar suggested.
"Guess you're right." I agreed with her.
I pulled her in for an embrace.
"Thanks Shar, you always know what to say." I said to her, pulling away from the hug.
She giggled.
"What would you do without me?" She commented herself.
I laughed at her.
"Do you like him?" Shar wondered.
"Huh?"
"Troy... do you like him?"
"Yes, no, I dont know!" I was confused towards my feelings for him.
Do I like him?
"You know what I do when I can't figure things out?" Shar asked me.
I shock my head, no.
"Go somehwere!" She smiled.
"Shar-"
Just as I was about to say something, Shar cut me off.
"I know a party we can go to, it starts in about..." She looked at the clock.
"15 minutes from now." She continued.
"A midnight party?" I asked her, just to make sure.
She nodded in response.
"Are you sure about this Shar? I mean, won't anyone notice were gone?"
We were already on our way, in Shar's convertible, going to the midnight party. I was freakin' nervous. Her mom could wake up any time and found out that were gone. Shar seems to be fine. She has done it lots of times before, since she goes to every party she knows. Well... the one that she thought was exciting. I've never been to a party before, well... mostly because no one invited me, the 'geek'. Thank God Shar is here to choose what I should wear.
"Yea, chill Gabs, they won't even know were gone." Shar casually said, still keeping her eyes on the road.
"If they do?" I reasoned with her.
"They won't." She made it clear.
"But-" I was about to say something.
"Gabs... just trust me on this, we WON'T get caught ok? I've done this lots of times before, and look at me now!" She looked at me, intensely.
I sighed, leaning back against the seat.
She was wearing a dress she bought just a week ago. Its worth, apparently $1,250, she had it designed herself. A tight red velvet dress, which was above the knee. She was wearing a pair of diamond earrings, with a diamond necklace to match. What she picked for me... it was quite similar to hers, the only difference was that mine was way more 'showy' than hers. I was wearing a long pearl necklace to go with the dress.
The car stopped infront of a building.
"C'mon." Shar said, getting out of the car.
I did the same thing, grabbing my purse, closing the door behind me.
"Do I look ok?" I asked her, looking down towards my outfit, straightening it along the way.
She groaned, laying her head back.
"Gabs, you asked that like every 5 minutes, I told you, you look fine!" She exclaimed.
"Sorry, this is my first time you know?!" I told her.
"It'll be fun, get your mind off things." She said to me heading in.
"Uhuh..." I agreed with her.
With school, Troy and other things. I needed this. I just never knew it till Shar took me here, to a party. I need to take my mind off things. Not just Troy, well... mostly Troy, the kiss, what he said. Everything. Its just me and Shar in a midnight party,with some high schoolers. No biggie.
Maybe it could really take my mind off things.
Just having fun.
No Troy whatsoever.