Sharpay walked around her room, biting her lip and picking up her hair into a messy bun. She sighed and sat down on her bed. She felt like if she was going to sweat, she bit her nails and was stuck in her thoughts.

"If Gabriella is such a 'good student' like me then what is her history?" Sharpay mumbled to herself. She stood up and grabbed her jacket.

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Sharpay walked into East High. It was quiet, dark and just plain creepy. She took a deep breath and started walking into the hallway. All you heard was click-click-click, Sharpay's heels was heard from any part of the school. Sharpay heard a second pair of footsteps. She gasped and hid inside a closet. It was a dusty room but there were file cabinets everywhere. She opened one of the drawers and saw all the names of the classmates in her class. Then her eyes caught one name. Gabriella Montez.

Sharpay quickly grabbed the file and opened it. There were only secrets, secrets that were never told. She then saw what she didn't want to see. Gabriella was an honored student but Gabriella was just a person who wouldn't make it to a successful future. Gabriella was a stripper; she turned into an alcoholic and eventually got interested in sex. "What is wrong with her?" Sharpay asked to herself. She continued looking at all the papers. There were reports of the NYPD about she was going through child abuse. Then there was the most beautiful picture of her, her bright smile and her healthy hair stood out.

Sharpay quickly put the file away in her bag but then she decided to look at her file, her brother's and Troy's'. She grabbed all three and threw them in her bag. She looked out the window in the door and everything was quiet and empty. But Sharpay took off her boots and opened the door slowly. She looked both ways and closed the door behind her. She ran as fast as she can out the door.

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Gabriella walked into her house. She dropped her jacket and bag on the couch and headed for the kitchen. As she stepped in, she gasped and saw her own her mother, lying on the floor. She was bleeding from her head. There were pieces of broken glass around the floor. Her mother had bruises all over her, knowing she was beaten. She grabbed the phone and dialed 911 and a familiar number.

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Sharpay sat on her bed and looked at Gabriella's' file. She sat across Troy. Troy Bolton was a friend to Sharpay in school. They were best friends but before they had a thing together.

"This is her life?" He asked.

"I guess so"

Then Sharpay's cell phone rang. She looked at the ID.

"It's her" She said to Troy.

"Pick it up"

She clicked the green button and heard sobbing on the other line.

(Bold- Gabriella, Italic- Sharpay)

"Hello?" Sharpay mumbled.

"Sharpay…I need you"

"What's wrong?"

"My mom is beaten and bleeding"

Sharpay's eyes widened of what Gabriella said to her. "Did you call the police?"

"Yes, their coming but I want somebody to be with me"

"Don't worry, I'm on my way"

Then Sharpay clicked, she just hanged up. Troy was looking at her curiously. She grabbed her jacket and put it on. She looked into the mirror to see how she looked.

"I have to be somewhere, my friend needs help" Sharpay said looking at Troy. She opened the door and closed it while leaving. She ran to her car and drove off.

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The ambulance drove off with Gabriella's beaten mother. Gabriella looked at the truck drive off and she looked at Sharpay, who was embracing her. She sat down on the steps in front of her house. She hugged her legs and cried into her knees. Sharpay put her arms around her friend. She felt like crying but she didn't want her to see her crying. She got tears in her eyes. But she held them in.

"Why don't we…go somewhere?"

"Where?" Gabriella asked.

"Come" Sharpay said while standing up, holding her hand out. "You're coming?"

Gabriella looked at her and stood up, taking her hand. When Gabriella took Sharpay's hand, Sharpay started thinking about her file. She was abused when she was a little girl, she became an alcoholic then she decided that sex would make everything feel better. Sharpay stopped walking.

"What's wrong?"

Sharpay paused and looked into the sunset. "We need to talk" Then as soon as Sharpay was done saying that she walked away without looking at Gabriella.

"Shar, are you ok?"

Sharpay stopped walking and sat down on a bench in the park. "You…never told me…things about you"

"What do you mean?" Gabriella asked while sitting down next to her.

Sharpay looked at her. "You have secrets that you should let people know so they can help you," Sharpay sighed. "And instead of you telling me in person…I found out your secrets myself"

Gabriella's eyes widened. "Wh…what?"

"Gabriella….you've been abused by your father, you're an alcoholic, you use sex to calm you down and…." Sharpay sighed. "You…had sex with your own homeroom teacher?"

Gabriella covered her face, tears took over. Sharpay started to tear up. "Gab…riella why..would you do such things?"

"I…stru…ggled in my li…fe" Gabriella cried. "I lost my virigin…ity when I was 13 Shar…pay"

Sharpay looked at her. "By who?"

"My stupid jackass father!"

"I'm so sorry!"

"It's ok but I only had sex with my teacher because….my father forced me"

"But Gabby, why did you listen to him?"

"Sharpay! I wouldn't be here right now" Gabriella explained. "I would be dead"

Sharpay let her tears escape. She wiped them as they fell. She sat closer to Gabriella and hugged her. She felt bad. She wanted to help her.

"Where's your father?"

"In prison"

Sharpay stood up. "I have to go"

"Sharpay…NO!"

She looked at Gabriella and then walked away.

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Sharpay walked into a hallway with a cop behind her. He led her into a room where she can talk to Gabriella's father. The cop let her in and closed the door. Sharpay took a seat in front of him.

"Um hi" She said nervously.

"Who the hell are you?"

"Im your daughter's friend"

"Oh so what do you want?"

She looked at him sharply. "Oh I know exactly know what I want!"

"What then?!" He yelled.

"Why the hell did you make Gabriella do all those immature stupid crap!" She yelled at him. "And then you threatened her that you'll kill her?! What kind of father are you? Oh wait! Not a good one!"

"Why don't you shut the fuck up!" He yelled and stood up. He looked at her and then slapped her.

To Be Continued.

Im so sorry I haven't updated for any of my stories for a while. Please review.