AN: So…I have decided to break into the world of HSM fan fiction writing.

…and I was a little annoyed that wouldn't let me put this up for three days after I re-registered under a new penname.

I originally wrote this story back in 2002 as a Dream Street fan fiction but I decided to adapt it for High School Musical.

I posted this last night but it wasn't working…and I decided to make some changes…so I'm re-posting it today…

Summary: Bradley Wallace was the love of her life...and they were the perfect couple to all of her friends...but what Sharpay's friends didn't know was what happened when they were alone. Please Review.

Disclaimer: I don't own High School Musical. Disney does. I really only own Bradley Wallace.

So here it is…

…The Pain of Love

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.Chapter 1.

Have you ever felt like your world was falling apart? Like no one…not even your closest friend could relate to the agony you went through from day to day. That's how I used to feel. My name is Sharpay Evans, and this is my story.

I would escape the tortures of my life by keeping a journal. Every day, in the safety of my room, I would write. Write about my life…write about my friends…anything that came out of my mind would go into that little notebook full of emotions and secrets. I wrote about my crushes. I wrote about my bad days and about the good ones. I wrote about my abusive boyfriend and everything that happened with him.

Bradley Wallace was my soul mate…or so I thought. Don't get me wrong…I loved Brad. Everyone saw us as the perfect couple…but once we were alone…Brad would hit me if he was angry…then he would buy me gifts and flowers to make up for it. That's what everyone saw…the giving, loving, happy couple.

Brad was Troy Bolton's cousin. He moved in with the Bolton family a few years earlier after the death of his parents. Brad and Troy were really close. They acted as though they were brothers instead of cousins. They shared a room in the Bolton house and told each other everything. Everything, that is, except the fact that Brad was an abusive boyfriend.

For most of my life I was seen as the drama queen. I was rude and hurtful to practically everyone I came in contact with. Much of this was due to my obsession with being the best. I was co-president of the drama club along with my twin brother, Ryan. I starred in every school production from the time I was in Kindergarten until the year before Brad and I started dating. I got everything I wanted. Life was good. I had no reason to be anything but the most conceited, self-obsessed person anyone had ever met. That was all until Gabriella came to East High.

Gabriella Montez was the first person to ever beat me out in an audition, and yea…I was angry, but losing to Gabriella made me realize that I may not be the greatest person on earth. I definitely changed as an actress after being forced into a supporting role, and along with the change in my acting, I changed as a person. I certainly stopped believing I was queen of the world and I started being a lot less unpleasant to be around. Above all, I found that people started to like me (and not because they were too scared to hate me). My life took a turn for the better. Then Brad and I got together and everything changed.

Brad and I started dating a little after my first winter musical in a supporting role. However, my story will begin the Friday before Christmas break the next year.

I walked through the halls of East High right after homeroom. I needed to get some books for my next class. I got to my locker to see Brad standing there. I walked up to him.

"Hey babe!" Brad said, putting his arms around my waist.

"Hey!" I said, smiling and looking up at him. We kissed and I walked over and opened my locker.

"Do you want to come over tonight? My aunt and uncle are working late and Troy's going over to Chad's house." He said to me.

"Umm. What time?" I asked, pulling out my books.

"Anytime. I've got all night."

"Okay…around 8?" I turned around to face him and shut my locker.

"Alright. I gotta go to class. I'll see you at lunch."

"Okay." He leaned in and kissed me then smiled before turning around and walking in the opposite direction. I sighed before walking to my class.

I walked to the cafeteria just before lunch and saw Brad waiting for me. I walked towards where he was standing and stopped in front of him. He grabbed my hand and we walked into the cafeteria together. We walked over to our lunch table and sat with Troy, Gabriella, Ryan, Taylor, Chad, Jason, and Kelsi.

"Brad! I saw the teddy bear you got for Sharpay this morning! That's so cute!" Taylor said.

"You two are the cutest couple." Gabriella added.

"Thanks." I said quietly while forcing a smile. I sat down next to Brad and he put his arm around me. I looked in my purse for a dollar. "I'm gonna get a bottle of water. I'll be right back." I said.

"I'll come with you." Ryan said. We both got up and started walking towards the soda machine. "Shar…Is there something wrong with you and Brad?"

"No…what could be wrong?" I said putting my dollar in the machine and pushing a button.

"Nothing. It's just that when Gabriella said you were a cute couple, you didn't look too good." Ryan responded.

"Oh. Umm. I'm just out of it." I said pulling on the sleeve of my ¾ sleeve shirt to cover a bruise on my arm.

"Okay. You'd tell me if something was wrong…right?" He asked.

"Of course! Ryan…You're my twin brother. I couldn't hide anything from you." I said.

"Alright."

"Listen…why don't you go back to the table…I'm gonna go to the bathroom."

"Okay." I walked out of the cafeteria and down the hall to the bathroom. I looked in the mirror at my face. I wore make-up to cover a scar on my face that Brad had given me about two months ago. I reapplied my make-up and walked back to the cafeteria.

I sat back down at my table and drank my water. I was dreading going to Brad's house that night.

December 20, 2006

Dear Journal,

I just got home from school. And so starts Christmas break! I walked in this morning to see Brad at my locker holding a teddy bear. Another cover-up for Wednesday night. The bruise on my arm is starting to go away. I just hope it does soon. I think Ryan's starting to catch on to mine and Brad's "secret relationship." Today, he asked me if something was wrong with me and him. I'll just have to be more careful. I'm going to Brad's house today. I hope nothing happens. I hope Troy stays home tonight and doesn't go to Chad's. Please Chad, cancel. That's the only way I will get out of having to hide bruises, at least for one night. I'll have to see what happens. I'll write more later!

Love always,

Sharpay

I put my journal away in its place under my mattress and laid on my bed, my blonde hair hanging over the side of the mattress.

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AN: Hope you liked the first chapter! Let me know what you think!

Reviews are very much appreciated!