Hey, everyone! I'm really excited to be getting the sequel up! This is the first chapter, but I'm not going to be able to update it soon... I'm working on my best firend's birthday present and that is taking up my time right now. If I have extra time I'll be sure to work on this story! Enjoy this chapter and don't forget to review!
Chapter One
Gabriella looked out of her dorm window, the night sky was blank with darkness, and no stars were out like they always were in Albuquerque. No one was outside as she peered down to the sidewalks and lawns of Yale University. She pulled her knees to her chest and sighed heavily before looking over at Taylor who was already trying to sleep. She looked back outside and then back at Taylor when she heard movement. Taylor was now sitting up; looking at Gabriella and Gabriella could see the sparkle of tears against her cheek, knowing that sleeping was not what Taylor was just doing.
"Tay, are you okay?" Gabriella whispered as she walked over to Taylor's bed and sat down next to her.
"I miss him so much." Taylor answered as she wiped away her tears.
"I know." Gabriella answered as she hugged her best friend, gently.
"How can you do it, Gabriella?" She asked as she leaned her head against her shoulder.
"Do what?" Gabriella asked.
"I'm still dating Chad and I talk to him everyday, but I still miss him. You broke up with Troy… how are you even getting through the day?" She asked.
"We didn't break up, Tay. We just took a break." Gabriella answered quietly.
"You broke up, Gabs. There's nothing you can do to fix it. Taking a break is breaking up." Taylor answered honestly.
"It wasn't supposed to be like this." Gabriella answered as Taylor sat up and looked at her, worriedly.
"What wasn't?"
"We were supposed to get through this. We promised we'd stay together even when I left. We were just worried about you and Chad staying together and now we're the ones that aren't together." Gabriella answered.
"When was the last time you talked to him?" Taylor wondered.
"I don't even remember anymore, Tay. We've been here for almost four years and we broke up a year into this. When he called me to break up with me was the last time I talked to him." Gabriella answered.
"I'm so sorry, Gabs. After everything you've been through with him… it doesn't seem fair." Taylor replied.
"Nothing's fair anymore, Tay and we didn't go through anything that a normal couple wouldn't have." Gabriella answered as she stood up to walk over to her bed.
"Gabriella…" Taylor started.
"I don't want to talk about it, Tay. Not tonight." She answered as she pulled her bed covers over her to go to sleep.
"Goodnight then."
"Night."
The truth was that Gabriella hasn't talked about anything since her break up with Troy. Not the hostage crisis from senior year or even of the day she got accepted to Yale. Sure, she talked with Taylor about Chad and her friends, but it was never her who brought up the subject of the past, it was always someone else. She kept in touch with the girls and the guys, but not Troy. She was really close to Chad and Zeke lately and she always found herself calling them in the middle of the night just to make sure everything was okay.
Gabriella was sitting in her closet when three o'clock in the morning came around, her phone was against her ear and she was listening to the annoying ringing noise, waiting for Zeke to answer his phone. She heard a groan from the other line and knew that it was Zeke's way of saying hello.
"Hey, Zeke, it's me." She said with a small smile.
Gabriella heard a crashing noise from the other line and than a few stumbling footsteps.
"Oh, hey Gabs!" Zeke said quietly from the other line.
"Are you okay?" Gabriella asked with a quiet laugh.
"Yeah, I kind of fell off of my bed, no worries though." He said with a tired laugh. "So what's up?" He asked.
"I just wanted to call to see if everything was okay over there. I was watching a basketball game and I thought of you." She answered as she played with a shoe strap, which belonged to one of Taylor's shoes that was sitting on the bottom of the closet.
"Well, everything is good over here. Chad is now the co-captain of the varsity team." Zeke explained.
"That's great! How are your culinary classes?" Gabriella asked.
"They're great! I just perfected my lemon tarts!" Zeke said excitedly, now fully up.
"Well, when I come back I expect to have a few waiting for me." Gabriella said with a small laugh and smile.
"When are you coming back, Gabs? We miss you." Zeke said in a serious tone.
Gabriella shifted uncomfortably in her spot, wondering who the 'we' in that statement really was. Her smile turned into a frown as she answered Zeke.
"Not for a while, Zeke." She answered.
That was almost three years ago and now Gabriella's 'not for a while' was turning into a 'soon.' She and Taylor were graduating within the year and they would be back for the high school reunion. It was there where they would see what they haven't in so long… where they would remember the good times only to realize that the bad times were happening now, alone and five years later.
I hope this chapter didn't bore you out of your mind! It's kind of just the beginning background information and the drama is sure to start within the next couple of chapters!
Much love,
unknownbyhim22