This is my first story. Its about Gabriella, a sixteen year old girl who is abused by her father. Then she meets Troy a charming guy who promised her he would take care of her.

Gabriella POV

It was raining heavily. I stared outside and a tear ran down my face. It had been a year since my mom's death. She had died of cancer. My father totally changed after she died. He was no longer the same old dad which hugged me when I was sad or always giving me advice. Instead he would get drunk and beat me but most of the time he would be at other women houses. Occasionally he would bring some of them home. I heard the front door swing open. He reeked of alcohol. He was not even walking in a straight line.

" What? No woman this time or have all of them realised you're an asshole" I said and snarled.

I hated being mean to my father but I just could not control myself whenever he was drunk. It just made me feel that he did not care about mom anymore. It was as though he had forgotten she even existed.

"You are in so much trouble young lady!" he shouted.

He quickly took out his belt and started whipping me with it. I tried to fight my tears.

"You better learn how to respect me! I am your freakin father for goodness sake!" he yelled at me

"Well, what type of father abuses his only daughter?" I yelled through my tears.

He got even angrier and started whipping me even harder.

When I woke up my body was all sore. I had bruises all over my body including my face and a deep cut on my lower lip. I quickly got ready for school, wearing a pair of skinny jeans and a t-shirt which read 'I am who I am'. i grabbed an apple and left for school.

"Hi!" Taylor said.

She was waiting at my locker as usual. She noticed my bruises.

"You have to tell somebody about this. Its not right Gab! Your dad should not be doing this to you!" she whispered making sure nobody heard.

I had told Taylor about my dad a few months ago. After all she was my best best friend. Nobody else knew about it not even my boyfriend Matt. He was the head of the football team and not to mention one of the most popular guys in school.

"Where is Matt?" I asked

"How am I suppose to know. He's probably with Amanda. Its so obvious he's cheating on you! You have to dump him today" Taylor snapped.

I sighed. I didn't want to dump Matt. I just wanted him to hold me or kiss me. I knew he was cheating on me but I did not want to admit it.

"Hey beautiful" I heard someone say.

I turned around and was greeted by a kiss on the lips. I smiled.

"What happened to you?" he asked, concern.

"Nothing" I quickly said and turned around. I started walking to class.

Meanwhile

Troy's POV

"Just admit you like her. Its so obvious the way you are always staring at her." Chad said to me

"What are you talking about? Plus she has a boyfriend, you idiot" I said, irritated. I started walking to class but Chad grabbed on to my shirt.

"He's cheating on her! Plus I heard Taylor telling her to break up with him. Here is your chance! Just talk to her before somebody else does!" Chad said

"Urgh! Fine! And I know you are only doing this so you can get close to Taylor! I'm not dumb you know!" I said and quickly walked towards Gabriella.

"I mean there is no reason she won't like me. I'm the basketball captain and not to mention the most popular guy in school" I said to myself. I quickly took in a deep breath and walked next to her.

"hey!" I said. I noticed she had a cut on her lip and bruises on her arms.

"Hi Troy" she replied smiling. She had a beautiful smile. I did not know what else to say. I wanted to go out with her but she had a boyfriend. Then I had the perfect idea.

"Can you come to my house today to teach me English? I need help in it" After all she was one of the smartest students in school.

"Sure no problem. I'll come at around three. See you there" she said and entered the class. I smiled. Today was going to be a good day.

After school 3pm

Gabriella POV

He has such blue eyes. You can get lost in them. I never even noticed how cute he was and he seems like a nice guy. "ok lets get this started!" I said. He smiled. I felt like melting. He had the best smile. All of a sudden somebody stormed into the house shouting. I looked up and saw a very angry Matt.