A/N AT THE BOTTOM! Remember, that I am making this modern so it could be easier to read and write it.
Riella and Gabriella spent the next couple of nights watching movies in the living room. Even Mrs. Montez and Mrs. Cruz joined in after getting home from and changing into something more comfortable than a pencil skirt and a button-up shirt.
Riella was wearing a pair of Nike Pro's, black with little white polka dots, a black pair of Nike socks, and a light blue North Face hoodie. When she got home, she carelessly pulled her hair into a ponytail.
Gabriella had borrowed a pair of grey jogging pants from Riella. She was also wearing a white, long-sleeved Stanford shirt. Gabriella had left her hair down.
Mrs. Cruz and Mrs. Montez were wearing similar things. A pair of plaid pajamas, a baseball tee, and fuzzy socks.
The family of four was enjoying watching chick flicks and occasionally an action-packed or a comedy without any romance for Riella's taste. They watched movies such as, "The Notebook," "Legally Blonde," "Dirty Dancing," "The Fault in our Stars," and others. For Riella, it was "Spaceballs," "Marvel's the Avengers," "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"(mainly to see Chris Evans), "The Maze Runner," "Jurassic Park," and "Pitch Perfect."
It was the routine to help Gabriella get over Troy and the musical. It somewhat made it easier for Gabriella and her family. Mostly Riella because she loved watching movies.
At school, Gabriella didn't speak to Troy. Gabriella would only glance at him with a defeated look, like her heart was broken. Troy looked at her the same way. However, Riella didn't know why he did it and she wanted to ask Zach, but it wouldn't change anything. The only people who could fix it were Troy and Gabriella.
After a couple of days of seeing Troy and Gabriella mope around, Riella snapped and called a group meeting during study hall with the basketball players and the chem club.
When everyone was settled, Riella spoke out.
"You guys are morons." She stated.
Everybody looked at her silently.
"You guys affected a friendship, so you can do amazing things for yourselves."
Chad got up to defend them, but Riella stopped him, "Don't even bother, Danforth." She was giving him a death glare. He shrank back slowly into his seat.
"What are you talking about, Riella?" asked Taylor.
"Gabriella is moping around and Troy is the same way."
"How though?" asked a chem student named Rachel.
"Make them change their minds. Insist on it. Try getting them to talk to each other."
"What if they don't want to?" questioned Jason.
"Convince them in some way. I'm just tired of watching Gabriella mope around."
Eventually the two groups started exchanging ideas, especially Taylor and Chad. Riella could've sworn that she saw Taylor blushing and Chad kept smiling even though this was about their two friends.
The bell rang letting the group know that it was free period and every one had somewhere to go. They said their goodbyes and went to where they were meant to be.
At home that night, while sitting down to watch, "The Other Woman," Gabriella was telling Riella how her day went. The two ordered a cheese pizza since their moms weren't home and were held back at work.
"It was weird. It was free period and Taylor and the chem club told me it was okay to do the musical. I told them that I didn't have to and we started our meeting."
"That's unusual. Why would they do that?"
"I don't know." Gabriella replied and covered her legs with a white and navy blue quilt.
"Well, don't worry about it." Riella said as she grabbed her red, black, and white quilt that Riella's paternal grandmother made for her when she started softball.
They sat in silence until Mrs. Montez came home, Riella's mom being a secretary higher up meant longer hours on occasion.
"Hi girls." She called out while putting her keys in the bowl in the entry way.
"Hey." They replied. The girls paused the movie and moved around. Gabriella went upstairs to answer a homework question real quick, Riella and her aunt went into the kitchen. Riella got more Cheetos and Mrs. Montez was making herself something to eat. Riella also explained what happened today with Gabriella.
As Riella was walking back towards the hallway, the door bell rang.
"Ri? Can you get that for me?" asked Maria.
"Yes, Tia." Riella answered back.
Even though she debated putting the bag of chips down on the table in the entry way, Riella went to answer the door anyway with the bag in her hand. When she had a grasp on the door handle, she twisted it and opened it to the sight of a nervous Troy Bolton.
"Hey, Riella."
"Um, hey, Troy. Why are you here?" Riella questioned.
"I need to talk to Gabriella. Is she home?" Troy responded.
"Um, I'll be right back." Riella said as she slightly closed the door. She leaned back so she could see her aunt.
"Tia, someone's at the door for you." Riella said loudly.
Mrs. Montez put down the box of macaroni and came to the door.
"Thank you, sobrina." Maria took the door handle away from Riella.
Riella backed up a little bit behind her aunt, while Mrs. Montez opened the door a little farther to see who was at the door.
"Hello, Troy," Mrs. Montez said a little shocked,"What are you doing here?"
"I came to talk to Gabriella, Mrs. Montez. Is she here?"
Riella heard a footstep coming down the stairs. She turned her head slightly and saw Gabriella on the third to the top step. Mrs. Montez happen to see her too.
Mrs. Montez turned to face Troy. "I'm sorry, but she's busy with homework and catching up in her classes."
"Oh. Mrs. Montez, will you tell her that I stopped by and that I'm sorry for what happen?" Troy looked crestfallen.
"I will." Mrs. Montez shook her head and smiled.
"Thank you." Troy said as he walked away.
Mrs. Montez shut the door and turned around.
"Okay, well, I'm going back to the kitchen to make me something to eat. Gabriella, you can in your room. And Riella,..." Mrs. Montez trailed off, hinting about homework that Riella hasn't done yet.
"I will go to my room and do my homework." Riella said while smiling and headed up stairs to her room.
Sitting on her bed, with an English essay, rough drafts, and outlines surrounding her legs on the sheets, Riella was barely paying attention to the essay. She kept looking around her room. Her maroon walls were kind of bare except for the picture frames of her softball uniforms, pictures of her, her family, her softball team, and her friends. Riella had a white and black baroque chair in the corner opposite from the French doors leading to the balcony. The French doors had white curtains, but were tied back on each side with a black bow. Her maroon covered sheets and pillow cases were mostly covered by a black comforter. She also had mini chandelier lights for lamps.
While looking around her room, Riella wasn't thinking about in anything particular. In her silent wake, there was noise outside on the balcony. It woke Riella from her quiet daydreaming. It sounded like a thump. Like someone landed on the porch. She thought Gabriella was outside lounging because she heard the door in Gabriella's room to the balcony open. Soon, Riella heard a male voice singing.
"It's the start of something new
It feels so right to be here with you, oh
And now, looking in your eyes,
I feel in my heart..
The start of something new."
It was silent for a moment. Then she heard the male talk again.
"It's a pairs audition, not a singles."
Riella walked over to the doors and looked out of them. Gabriella and Troy were holding hands and Gabriella was also holding song lyrics.
This is going to be great, Riella thought as she backed away slowly towards her bed.
A/N: Hey guys! I'm proud to say that I'm glad I finished this chapter, it was killing me because I couldn't finish it on my birthday for y'all! (My birthday was on November 14th.) I couldn't finish also because my laptop quit working completely and my internet stopped working for about the last two weeks.
SHOUTOUT TO: SammiJo13! Thanks for reviewing and part of the motivation to update was partly because of your review!
-Megara The Jedi
May the Force be with You! (18 more days til Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens)