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Gabi tried to paste the pictures into her scrapbook. It was impossible to focus. It was almost Christmas and here she was holding back tears. She shoved her scrapbook off of her bed and grabbed her guitar. She strummed the strings gently and began to sing a song that was coming from the depths of her heart.

You were the one

That I couldn't find

Hidden away

In the depths of my mind

How could she take him for granted? She didn't know that Troy was in love with her until it was too late.

Why did I let you go

You're to good to be true

I messed it up and now I don't know what to do

We ran in circles and wasted time

From right to wrong

From right to wrong

Gabi felt the tears welling up in the back of her eyes. She couldn't cry. It was weakness and she couldn't show weakness in her life.

If I knew that you were mine

I wouldn't have wasted time

I wish I could erase the past

Now its all collapsed

In my lap

She remembered telling secrets that she'd originally intended to take to her grave.

All those times he tried to spend time with her she thought it was just platonic friendship. She thought it was she didn't know what she thought, but never love.

I over thought

So I locked up my heart yeah

There you stood

Your blue eyes hidden beneath your hood

She thought Troy would always be there for her. She didn't recognize the warning signs when she should have. Troy always used to be lively, but he slowly detached himself from the rest of the world.

Why did I let you go

You're to good to be true

I messed it up and now I don't know what to do

We ran in circles and wasted time

From right to wrong

From right to wrong

Maybe it was her fault, she didn't hold on to him tight enough. He probably thought that she didn't care.

If I knew that you were mine

I wouldn't have wasted time

I wish I could erase the past

Now its all collapsed

In my lap

Nothing could be further from the truth. He was her world, everybody probably knew that except for him. Now he would never know.

My mind is blank just like a clean slate

Will I meet another guy with the same blue eyes

And the same name, with the converse shoes I gave.

Will he have the same laugh

Wear my homemade hat.

Bet I'll make another mistake.

And think he's just another fake.

Gabi took a deep breath and had to force herself not to follow Troy's path. She knew that she would never find somebody like him again. Anybody who knew him was blessed. Troy was always there for her but that was no longer the case. Gabi felt like her heart was being ripped out of her chest.

Wish I could erase the past now

Wish I could bring you back

Gabriella stopped fighting the tears and just let them fall. Troy was gone from her life and all she could do was try and pick up the pieces of her life.

If I knew that you were mine

I wouldn't have wasted time

I wish I could erase the past

Now its all collapsed

In my lap

There was no point in her life anymore. Her guiding light was gone. Gabi took a deep breath and tried to steady herself. She couldn't follow the path of disparity that Troy took. She had to be strong because tomorrow she had to go to Troy's funeral.

If I knew that you were mine

I wouldn't have wasted time

I wish I could erase the past

Now its all collapsed

In my lap

Gabi sighed and put her guitar back on the side of her room. Gabi picked up he scrapbook and started to get back to work. She finished except for a title. A few stray tears escaped her eyes as she titled the page with all the pictures of her and Troy. The page was the last tie she had to her one true love, the title was this I guess the old saying is true, you never know what you had until its gone.


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