A/N: Sorry this took a while to get up! I hope you guys understand! Anyways, here's the next chapter, I hope you like it! Expect Pity & The Truth About Troy Bolton to be updated soon!

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A Week After The Shooting - 4:30 P.M.

Gabriella

She hadn't left her room in days and she didn't plan on leaving her room anytime soon. It was the only place where she could think, where she could remember him. She could still feel him, she could still smell him on her bed, and that killed her. She just wanted to see him, she wanted to hold him in her arms, to never let go of him. But she did. She let go of him, and he was never going to come back. He couldn't come back, and that hurt her more than she would ever let anyone know, although, they probably saw that it was true. Gabriella didn't understand, she didn't understand why it had to happen to her, why she had to be the one to lose her boyfriend. Jake had chose Dylan, he chosen Dylan, and because of his stupid actions, Gabriella had lost one of the most important people in her life.

She'd never forgive him for that.

Everyone said that they were sorry for her, they were sorry for her lose. She wanted to laugh in disgust, but she didn't know if she'd ever be able to laugh again. She hated it when people felt pity for her, it made her feel weak, and vulnerable, and if anyone knew Gabriella Montez, they knew that she hated feeling anything less of in control and strong.

"Gabriella, you have to come out of there sometime. Daddy's getting worried about you baby. I'm getting worried about you." Her mom's voice softly crooned to her through her bedroom door.

Gabriella shook her head, as a few more tears slid down her cheek. "I'm not ready yet Mom." She stammered.

She knew her mother wouldn't push it, and she was right. She heard her mother sigh, before walking away from the door. She'd admit it, she felt bad, all her parents did was care for her, but couldn't they understand that she just wanted to be alone right now? They didn't know what it was like to lose your first love. Gabriella had always envisioned that they'd end up being married, but that couldn't happen now.

The other person was now dead.

Gabriella's tears fell down more rapidly at the thought. She wouldn't tell herself that it was true, because then it was really over. She didn't have the person that would hold her when she cried anymore. She didn't want to accept it, and as long as she could keep denying it, she would. She wasn't going to admit that he had won. Jake was never going to win, she was never going to forget this. She would take this to her grave, she decided.

Jake would pay for how much he hurt her. How much he hurt everyone.

She heard her phone ring and she jumped in surprise. She knew who it would be, it would be Sharpay, checking up on her, making sure that she was still alive, and she hadn't done anything irrational. She wouldn't do something like that. She knew how stupid it was, and she knew it wasn't going to help the situation.

She still thought about it though.

"Hello?"

"Gabriella, how are you doing hun?" Sharpay asked sympathetically, her usual ice queen facade was dropped because she knew that it was the last thing the dark beauty needed.

Gabriella groaned. "Not so good." She whimped. "I miss him Shar, I miss him so much."

"We all do Gabi. Everyone will miss Dylan." She tried to console her best friend, but she knew that it wouldn't work. Nobody would ever miss Dylan as much as Gabriella was missing him right now. Not even his parents.

"Am I being selfish Shar?" She asked suddenly. "I'm not the only one who lost someone that day. It seems like I'm only focusing on my grief."

"Oh honey, no, you're not." She reassured her. "No one expects you to be there for somebody else when you can hardly pick yourself up."

"I guess you're right." She sighed, and sniffled.

"Are you going to be okay?"

Gabriella shrugged, suprised she had the strength to do so. "I guess I will be. Eventually."

"I'm sorry Gabi, but I have to go. Ryan wont shut about, and he needs me to go over lines with him. I'll call you later though! Bye." The line went dead, and Gabriella sighed, before hanging up.

Sharpay had it easy. She had lost no one extremely important to her that day.

She would've killed to be Sharpay, so she didn't have to hurt anymore.

Troy

Troy sobbed into his pillow as he banged his fists into his bed. He didn't understand why he had chose to shoot his father. Of all of the teachers at East High, he chose to hit one of the most lovable, one of the most caring teachers that had ever worked there. Troy missed his dad. A lot. He couldn't stop thinking about him, about his face when he'd took his last breath. The shot had killed him instantly.

It killed Troy to know that he never got to say goodbye.

Did he even say I love you to his dad that day? He didn't remember, he just hoped to God that his dad did remember. He knew that his dad loved him, but Troy rarely ever said it to him, and now he was feeling guilty.

"Troy," His mom came into the room. "Are you okay sweetie?"

Her eyes were deep red blood-shot, and she looked tired. She hadn't slept a full night in a week, Troy knew that she missed his father dearly. And he felt extremely guilty for that. He could've stopped Jake, he could've moved his dad out of the way, but he was so stricken with fear that he couldn't do anything.

He felt like such a coward.

He shook his head. "You know the answer to that Mom." He replied softly, refusing to look at her.

She kissed his forehead. "What doesn't kill us, only makes us stronger." She whispered, trying to convince herself as well as him. It wasn't working.

"I just miss him so much Mom." He said, pathetically. "We didn't get to say goodbye."

She stroked her sons hair, trying to comfort him. "I know Troy. But we'll see him again someday." She kissed his forehead again before retreating out of the room.

He groaned, and collapsed against the pillows, looking up at the ceiling. "Hopefully." He sighed.

He looked up at the ceiling. "I miss you daddy." I whimpered. "Come back."

Gabriella

"Come back baby." She whispered in his favorite pillow. "Come back. I love you. I miss you." She whimpered, wanting nothing more than to see her precious angel again.

Kind of short, they'll get longer I promise. I just wanted you too see that Gabriella and Troy are human and hurt too!

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