Chapter 1
•Troy Bolton•
His Song• Someday by Nickelback
His Color• Orange
His Food• Pizza with pineapple & Pringles
His Thing• Basketball
His Horror• Dad
His Life• Sucks
His Dream• To leave
His Story• He's the captain of the East High basketball team. He's athletic, smart, friendly, and good-looking. There's not one girl who wouldn't kill to date him. He seems to have it all together. But nothing's like it seems. 2 years ago Troy's mother divorced his father and left them. Ever since, Troy's now-alcoholic father has physically and verbally abused him. The only things his dad ever says to him is, "Where's my vodka, you worthless piece of shit?" or, " I hate you. Your mother should have killed you." Troy shies away from physical contact out of self-defense and fear. Basketball has been his only vice for blocking out the pain. Then a new girl comes to East High and captures his attention. She seems so alone, but he immediately falls for her. Can he trust her with his sinister secret without putting both of them in grave danger? Or will his inability to tell anyone about the abuse tear them both apart?
•Gabriella Montez•
Her Song• What Hurts the Most by Rascal Flatts
Her Color• Purple
Her food• Spaghetti & Toaster Strudel
Her Thing• Being Alone
Her Life• Is a nightmare
Her Dream• To have him back.
Her Story• She was happy. She had everything. What happened? She lost her father in a tragic motorcycle accident the summer before her mother losses her job and is forced to relocate their now-broken family to Albuquerque. Her mother struggles just to pay the bills, and may be forced to leave Gabby and her young sister, Natalya, to find more work somewhere else. Despite her mother's desperate efforts to reach out to Gabby, Gabby feels almost to numb to live. The move to Albuquerque gives her a small spark of hope when she befriends a supportive and ultra-popular crowd of people. Soon, she finds herself intertwined in the mystery of the pained basketball captain, Troy. She wants to reach out to him, but she's afraid to leave the memory of her dad behind.
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