Dark Horse

by ijs.forever13

Troy Bolton, a well-known flirt, was a popular guy in school. Every girl would swoon at the sight of him, all but one. Gabriella Montez was the new girl with a secret no one knew about. Troy had fallen for her, but she would only push him away and he'd continue to be persistent. Yet, what he didn't know about were the secrets that lie behind closed doors.

1. Prologue

4 years later...

I had to escape this madness. I breathed in the warm oceanic air before I opened my eyes. I stared out towards the Atlantic ocean and stood on a balcony in my apartment. A hundred or so feet below me, I could hear the bustling sounds of taxi drivers honking their horns and shouting to the driver in front of them.

It was typical New York traffic. A slight breeze came, gently flowing through my hair. Next door, I could hear my neighbors arguing. They were Italian so I had no idea what they were saying. I walked back into the room, picked up my suitcase, and walked out of the bedroom. I traveled down the hallway and opened the door, turned towards my apartment. "Goodbye New York. I'm going to miss you."