Hehe hello everyone...*comes from under rock* I'm back! Please don't kill me! I've just decided to post this quick chappie and get back to studying for testing. A lovely shout out to: S.J.H, AngelBabyTaylor.x,HeartsWereNeverMeantToRace,ambinlovewlove, TraylorxChaylor, cornique chaylor girl, and Aud11 for loyally reviewing the last chappie. For the readers of Crawl I'd like to make this announcement: CRAWL BACK TO LOVE will be on hiatus for a while until the following week or whenever. I will focus more on this story for a lil' bit and then back to Crawl.Anyways please R&R a million and a chocolate bar,Jai
The girls arrive home…
February 13th, 2012
2 a.m.
Tonight was pretty hectic I tell ya. Fortunately it was still packed as usual but somehow no one managed to get drunk. It must be because it's a school night. "Hey what's everyone still doing up?" I asked closing the door behind Sharpay. I arrived back to the house just to be greeted with a handful of college soon to be graduates looking as sick and filled with nausea as ever. Hint: the college students just happen to live with me.
"Three words Taylor; Ryan made dinner," Kelsi yelled running back to the bathroom.
"Let me guess, you let Ry try and attempt to make his famous broccoli and chicken noodle casserole and you actually ate it?" Shar asked taking off her stilettos.
"Well…it tasted good at first so I kept going and well…you know the rest," Gabi replied coming out the kitchen with a cup of seltzer water.
"That's exactly what you get for being greedy," I laughed out while taking off my jacket.
"Taylor my stomach has been hurting like hell for the last four hours! Chad and Zeke are in the kitchen fixing seltzer water and saltine crackers for us and poor Kelsi has been vomiting for the last two and a half hours. Ryan is the only one that can handle this course he whipped up," Gabi said throwing a pillow at me.
"I don't understand, Ryan is such a good cook and this is the only entrée he fixes that gets this reaction from the rest of us."
"That's all of your faults! You guys keep letting him attempt to make this specific dish instead of letting him make something else," Shar replied from in the walk in closet.
"Do we really have to suffer because my boyfriend wants to become Martha Stewart?" Kelsi hollered from in the bathroom.
"Shar and I brought some doggy bags home full of Buffalo wings and so forth so ya'll are welcomed to attack that if ya want," I said pulling my hair into a loose ponytail.
"Thank you, for your words of encouragement Tay," Kelsi laughed out coming out of the bathroom.
"You feel better K? Oh and you're…" I would've finished the sentence but I was interrupted by Gabriella's unfortunately loud belch.
"Thank you! I shall write a thank you letter to the manufacturer of seltzer water for relieving me of my continuous pain in my belly," Gabi said letting out a sigh of satisfaction.
A few hours later…
At the Shoe Store in the Mall
9 a.m.
"Hey anyone remember Valentine's Day at East High?" Gabi asked trying on a pair of neon orange sandals.
"How the heck can any of us forget? Ms. Darbus was like a baby cupid on some really strong crack. Those are cute Kelsi, what size are they?" Shar replied taking a pair of flats from Kelsi.
"Don't you ever miss those butterflies in your stomach when you see the one you love?"
"You sure that's not gas Gabriella?" I know it's stereotypical for the girls to be the hopeless romantics of the two genders, not that we are not the hopeless "old school romantics" of the group, but Gabi has always been the "Cinderella type" romantic of the four of us.
"Shut up Sharpie!"
"I agree with you Gabs, but all I'm saying is that your prince charming can really end up being a frog with really bad credit." I agree completely with Shar except for the whole credit thing. When I was about 13 years old, my dad's real estate agency transferred to New York City so there was a strong possibility we'd end up moving and I'd have to leave East Middle School. God knows I was not about to move, but I didn't really have a choice. On my last day in Albuquerque which was a Saturday, the whole gang came over to help me finish packing. Our family had some errands to run downtown.
It was about one in the afternoon and it started pouring down like there was no tomorrow, which was pretty strange since the weather man said it was supposed to be sunny. I was bringing one of the last few boxes downstairs to put in the back of Aunt Maria's (Gabi's mom) jeep when Troy approached me. I bent over to drop the box in the back, when he wrapped his arms around my waist. I asked him what he was doing, and he replied, "Taylor I love you and I always have." I knew he was telling the truth because his eyes said all. Our lips connected and it happened. We kissed right there in the rain. (A/N: Aww)
Haha this story ain't over as yet. It seemed romantic at the time and I constantly wondered what it would've been like if I stayed. I was freaking miserable that is, until my dad's real estate agency transferred back to Albuquerque so I arrived 2 weeks before school started. The day I went back everyone (the gang) was incredibly excited to see me and then it happened. Troy and I connected eyes…it felt as if the world around us just stopped, even if only for a moment. My eyes unfortunately wandered onto his "arm candy" Savannah Waters. This girl wasn't exactly known for being nice, she was the captain of…yup you guessed it cheerleading squad. They were East High's new golden couple.I guess the kiss was supposed to be one of those "I'll never see you again until 10 years later and we'll fall in love" types. It took Bolton a year and a half to just to tell me he loves me (again).
"Tay…Taylor…Earth to Taylor!"
"Huh?"
"What's wrong with you?"Shar asked lifting an eyebrow.
"Huh? Oh…oh nothing…I'm okay."
"I know what she was thinking about."Gabi smirked flashing me the 'I know' eyes.
"What?"
"She was thinking about the kiss in the rain at age 13 and then the Savannah Waters incident with Troy."
"I am not!" I cracked a smile. It was impossible to lie to them. We burst out in a fit of laughter.
"Yeah you are Tay, admit it," Shar laughed out. My laughter died down as this feeling came over me. I'm sensing something…
"Hello ladies! My name are Daniella Dawson (pic on profile) and how may I help you?" Was I sensing Daniella?
"Yes can you please bring me that pair of blue and yellow sandals in sizes 6 and 7 please?" Kelsi said handing her a shoe box.
"Okay, is there anything else ladies?"
"No, that's it for now, thank you." Shar replied flashing her, a polite smile. I waited until Daniella was out of earshot to say, "Does she look familiar or is it just me?"
"I thought the same thing just now." Gabs replied quirking her eyebrows together.
"Here we go sizes 6 and 7 sandals." Daniella said handing Kelsi two shoe boxes.
"Thank you."
"That's a beautiful ring Daniella. Who's the lucky guy?"
"Umm in a few months, I'm going to be Mrs. Daniella Bolton."
"Pardon me?!"
"Can you repeat that?!"
"Excuse me?!"
"What'd you just say?" Wait did she just say Bolton?
A look of confusion passed over her face before she said, "I'm sorry is there a problem?"
"No…no that name just sounds really familiar. If you don't mind us asking, but what's his name?" I asked slipping back on my sandal.
"Michael Bolton. I completely forgot to ask, what are your names?"
"Oh um, my name is Taylor, and these are my best friends Kelsi, Sharpay, and Gabriella."
"You girls look really familiar." Oh sweetie you have no idea.
"I uh um you know what? We'll take these shoes and yeah just…yeah okay?" I stuttered out.
"Oh okay I'll just ring these up," she left.
"Is it just me because if it is something's definitely wrong here?" Gabi said strapping back up here sandals. It seemed as if a look of pure confusion passed over all of our faces before Kelsi replied.
"It's probably just a strong coincidence. I mean there are a lot of Bolton's in Albuquerque," she laughed out nervously. It sounded like she was more so trying to convince herself rather than us.
"I…I agree. We can't keep doing this every time we hear the name Bolton," Shar said reassuringly.
"Here you ladies go, and thank you for shopping at The Pink Panther!" Daniella said handing our bags.
"Yeah…sure whatever."
"Tay!"
So what do ya think? I'm still a little rusty... R&R!