Chapter 1

Troy's p.o.v

"TROY BOLTON I CAN NOT BELIEVE YOU!" my mom screamed at me again

I just hung my head and took the verbal blows. What was I gonna say…the truth? I couldn't tell her me and Ryan got kicked out because there were two horrible people at the camp we attended. Wait, maybe that's not such a bad idea,

"Mom" I say interrupting her in the middle of her performance. "It wasn't us! Their were these two other kids there who set us up!"

My mother nods her head and pulls out a piece of folded paper from her back pocket.

"Right, this Nicole and Mark" she says reading the paper

"What is that?" I ask

"It's a fax from one of your counselors" she says "it says here that you already tried blaming this on those two kids!"

I let out a loud breath. Can I ever get a break?

"Mom, who are you gonna believe? Me, your son or some people you don't even know?" I ask

She taps her foot and looks me in the eyes. She walks over to me and sits down on the couch next to me. She places her hand on my shoulder, the typical "I really care about what you have to say routine". I should know, I use it on Gabbi all the time.

"I'll believe you Troy, if you just tell me why." She says, in a softer voice. "Why would they want to set you up or cause trouble for you?"

"Because they hate me" I say

"Why? What did you do to them?" She ask

I laugh under my breath. Figures, my mom would automatically assume that I did something to them first.

"I didn't do anything!" I say

"Then why? Why Troy?" she ask "why did they hate you? Just tell me why and I'll be in your corner"

"I …" I can't say it. Not now, if ever. I can't tell her it's because me and Ryan were a couple. I can't tell her it's because Mark liked Ryan and Nicole liked me, but neither one of us liked them. I can't tell my mom I'm gay, I just can't. I thought it would be easier than it sounds, but it isn't. I keep my mouth shut. She waits a little longer then gets up. She starts walking away but then she turns and says the one thing that she knows will get to me.

"I'm very disappointed in you" she says and turns to walk to the backyard.

I jump from the couch and run up the stairs to my room. I slam my door, from frustration and anger. I fall on my bed and let out a breath. God, I thought leaving camp with Ryan was gonna make things better. But I'm starting to wish I was back there, dealing with Mark would be easier than dealing with me mom when she's pissed. I get back up and turn off my light. It's still light out side. I take off my shirt and lay back on my bed, maybe I can sort this out after I sleep. As soon as close my eyes, my phone rings. Its official I have the worst luck. I reach over and without looking at the i.d I pick up the phone. Bad move.

"Troy?" Chad ask

Fuck!

"Chad?" I ask

"Hey man!" he says, with too much excitement "I heard you got kicked out of camp for setting some kids on fire"

"WHAT!" I say "no kids got set on fire! The studio did"

"Oh…you set the studio on fire?" he ask

"Yeah" I say quickly "wait. No! I didn't set anything on… look did you want something?"

"Uh just wanted to say hey to my best friend" he says "but if you don't fell like talking"

I guess I was a little too harsh.

"No, man, I do wanna talk to you, it's just…ugh my mom, you know?" I say

"Yeah" he says "so how was camp?"

I can tell he really doesn't care; he's just trying to make conversation

"It was um, it was well, camp" I say

He laughs. I didn't make a joke. That annoys me, the way Chad is do easily controllable. But at the same time, I like the fact that I have control over something.

"So I've been pretty bored" he says

"Why, hasn't Taylor been here?" I ask

"No dude, her grandmother died and she went to New York for the funeral, and with Zeke gone to Europe and you gone to camp…I was pretty much alone"

"Awww, I think I just shed a tear." I joke

"Fuck off!" he laughs "so when will I see you? Oh wait, you probably have other people to see first"

The first person to pop in to my head was Ryan. Then my phone beeps, letting me know I have another call. This time I look at the i.d. and my heart stops. It's Gabriella.

"Chad I'm gonna have to call you back" I say and hang up on him, before he can suggest that he come over.

What do I do? I decide not to pick up. How could I be so stupid! God, you TOTALLY forgot about your girlfriend. Or is she your ex? What? NO! I love Ryan, but I just can't see my self without Gabbi. I love her. I love Ryan. I love them both and I don't want to let either of them go. I won't, I can't….I is fucked.

Ryan's p.o.v

"RYAN EVANS, HOW COULD YOU LET THAT WHORE DO THIS TO YOU!" Sharpay screams at me, while I sit on my bed.

"Shar, I didn't let her do anything to me, she just. Did" I try to explain

"I don't wanna hear it!" she says "I can't believe you let some slut ruin your reputation at the camp."

Right about now, I'm tempted to hang the phone up, but that would be suicide.

"I know, I was just too busy with, never mind" I say

She's quiet

"Too busy with what?" she asks "TELL ME!"

"NOTHING!" I yell

"ARE YOU YELLING AT ME?" She screams back "I KNOW YOU ARE NOT YELLING ME!"

Okay, Ryan, Remember who you're talking to

"No Sharpay, I'm not yelling at you" I lie "I'm just frustrated"

"Why? What's frustrating you?" she asks, she honestly doesn't know.

Um, maybe the fact that you're bitching me out for something I couldn't control and I'm still letting you control my life from half way around the fucking world! But, of course I keep this to myself.

"A lot of stuff" I say, not really lying.

"Oh, well in better news, I've got big news" she says

"Oh my god, tell me your not pregnant!" I say

"What? No of course not!" she says "But I might be pretty soon"

"Huh?" I'm so lost

"Zeke and have decided to get a place together after school!" she says

I can just see her smiling. But for some reason, I'm not happy for her. I know I should be, but it just doesn't seem right. I mean, why should some one like her deserve to be happy? She's a horrible person. You know how there's always that good person inside of a mean one? Well, Sharpay made that person kill herself, years ago. All that's left is the mean.

Don't get me wrong, I love her. But that's because I'm mean too and we work. But in other cases, she's just down right…bad. So why should she be happy when I have to fight on the daily basis to be with Troy?

"hello!' she says, this isn't a 'hello are you there' this is a 'hello, why aren't you saying anything'.

"Um, wow, that's great" I lie

"You don't sound too happy" she says

Fuck she's catching on; she has that weird skill of knowing when I'm lying. My brain is screaming at, me to get out of the situation.

"Uh, Shar, you're breaking up" I lie

"No I'm…" but I hang up before she can finish.\

FUCK! I need to see Troy, now. I quickly pick the phone back up and dial his number. It only rings once.

"Ryan?" he ask

"Can you please come here" I beg

"Yeah, of course" he says

His voice is weak, like he just woke up

"Okay bye" I say.

I jump up and walk to the bathroom. I hope Troy hurries, I need him right now. I take a long look in the mirror. Why does she make everything so hard? It's not her fault I tell myself. But I can't help but think about what this year is gonna be like. Only two weeks until school starts. But Sharpay's gonna be too busy with Zeke and Troy too busy with everyone else. So where does that leave me? Me minus Troy and Sharpay, equals….I'm fucked.

So, I know it's starting kinda slow but I didn't wanna rush into things, and oh, I have the best way to get Mark and Nicole back. And Troy and Ryan have nothing to do with it! It's gonna be Great! But you'll have to wait. So I'm gonna need A LOT of reviews. Please tell me what you think.

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