A/N So WOW! I got 16 reviews last chapter! That was amazing! Thank you to everyone who reviewed. I never even got that many reviews from my fourshot and in one chapter I got 16! I was bouncing off the walls when I saw the amount of reviews!

Also the ending may get a bit confusing but I wanted to write it that way. When the text is normal, it is what is happening during the present time and the italics are the flashbacks. It's just that there are a lot of flashbacks and I didn't want anyone to get confused and therefore the ending would be ruined for them...

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By the time Kelsi had finished reading the diary entry, Troy looked guilt ridden and had tears running down his face – not caring that he, the basketball captain, was crying in front of all his friends. Kelsi looked at the diary written with Gabriella's thoughts that lay in her hands before turning to Troy.

"Why would she think you were using her for sex?" Kelsi asked bluntly. Troy blushed. He knew that he may have gone too far when he accused her that fateful day. He just never realised how bad it had affected her. Although to be honest, he hadn't thought of how bad he had affected her.

"Leave him alone Kels – he's got to be pretty pissed that the girl he was in love with thought he wanted her only for a fuck…" Chad said, trying to make his best friend feel better; however, only succeeded in making him feel worse.

"We were all to blame – we are all to blame…" Ryan stated as remorse filled him.

May 25th

Dear Diary

Well how do I describe today? I'll start from the moment I walked into East High. As soon as I stepped into the four walls, whisperings broke out. People stared – and I have never been one to like being stared at. It hurt. It hurt like hell. Knowing that all of these people were staring at me out of scorn was breaking me. However, I decided that I had done enough of crying and self pitying in front of them yesterday. Today I was going to hold my head up high. And I did.

I didn't let their stares and jibes affect me as I walked to my locker. I kept my head straight – not looking high up; however, not looking towards the ground either. And then I saw them.

They were all crowded around my locker – or Taylor's locker. Our lockers are only a few away from each other. And as there were eight people crowded around Taylor's locker, Troy and Zeke were standing in front of mine, laughing along with the rest of the group. I felt nervous as I walked up to them. I just wanted to run away and get my books later; however, I knew that that wouldn't work as they wouldn't leave the locked until the bell went. And then I would just end up being late for school.

So with butterflies in my tummy and myself feeling sick, I walked up towards my ex boyfriend and one of my used to be good friends. This time I kept my head low, refusing to make eye contact

"Excuse me…" I decided to direct my words to Zeke. He's always been nice – I can't think of a time when he's been really pissed off that he would say something hurtful. I used to think that about Troy though.

Zeke started to move, casting me what looked like a sorry glance. However, Troy saw this and immediately the whole group stopped. My cheeks burned as I could feel their gazes on me.

"I thought I told you to never come near us again…" Troy's voice was harsh and it hurt me.

Looking up slowly I made sure that I wouldn't let myself cry.

"My locker…" I glanced back to the floor; however, not before catching the scornful glances of the people I used to call best friends.

"And?" Troy was being bloody and he knew it.

"And I need to get to it…" Anger was starting to creep into my voice.

"Don't take that tone with me?" Troy spoke

"Who are you to say what tone I can or cannot speak in?" Anger was clearly evident in my voice as I snapped at him. I saw that everyone was shocked. I had never snapped at them the way I did then before. But then again, they had never turned on me before.

The bell went just then, and without looking at me again, they all made their way to homeroom. Rushing towards my locker I quickly opened it and fumbled for the right books before running to homeroom not desiring to be late.

The whole day had just been shit after that. Taunts and jibes were thrown at me as the whole school thought I had betrayed them. The 'pictures' of me about to kiss Brad, and me 'hanging out' with the West High cheerleaders; were plastered everywhere – I couldn't escape from them. It was torture…

I just wish that this would all be over. I'm alone now. Mum is on a business trip. I wish she'll get transferred somewhere else. The one time when I want to move, and we can't. I need to get out of here before I crack.

Lots of Love

Brie

Ryan finished reading the entry with tears in his eyes.

"She wanted to move…" Jason said the obvious.

The eight teenagers felt remorse hit them as they thought of the pain they had put the girl they all loved through. The girls and Troy had tear stains on their cheeks whilst the boys had tears in their eyes.

Looking at the diary, Ryan closed it – not wanting to read anymore for fear of hurting even more. Her words displayed the emotions she was feeling and those emotion rubbed off onto the guilt stricken teenagers.

After 5 months of abandoning Gabriella, the gang still missed her presence very much – especially Troy and Taylor. They had stopped taunting her after two months, choosing instead to just ignore her. Their pain and anger of being betrayed by her had encouraged them to act as cruelly as they had done. However, even though they had stopped, the rest of the East High population still occasionally threw jibes at the brunette. However, the gang didn't feel too bad – after all she still had her friends from West High. The only thing that was on their minds was why that her secret was now out, didn't Gabriella leave East High and go and join West High?

Walking into a diner, Troy was furious to see Brad Winston and the West High cheerleaders gathered around a table, laughing. His rage pumped through his veins as he saw the person who had slept with his girlfriend before he had.

Stalking over to Brad, Troy roughly grabbed a hold of his shoulder, spinning him around and swinging his arm at Brad's face.

"What the fuck?" Brad asks, glaring at the furious blue eyed boy.

"Why'd you fucking do it Winston?" Troy yelled

"What'd I do?"

"You fucked my girl…" Troy shouted, the words as he said it still hurting him.

Brad looked scornful. Looking at the fury in Troy's eyes, Brad smirked

"You mean that hot brunette I'd see with you?" his words triggered fury in Troy. Troy grabbed a fistful of his clothes shoving him into a wall.

"Relax Bolton! I don't do virgins… although it would have probably been perfect payback for you. But I prefer girls with more experience – one's that know what they're doing…" The grip on his shirt loosened a bit.

"What are you talking about?" Troy's voice quietened down.

"I'm saying I didn't do your girl – she's a virgin. And she wouldn't have had me any way. Besides – I don't pressure girls into sleeping with me – they all just want to." Brad boasted arrogantly

Sharpay addressed the West High cheerleaders.

"Has Gabriella Montez been around you lot?" she asked curiously, nervousness etched in her voice

A blonde girl snorted.

"Are you kidding me? Why would we have that brainiac with us?"

Her words combined with Brad's sent chills up the East High teenagers spines. Reaching into her bag, Kelsi reached and brought out two pieces of paper.

"Then what does this mean?" she asked, handing the paper where Gabriella is seen laughing with the cheerleaders standing in front of them, to them. Similarly, she handed the paper where Gabriella was pictured about to kiss Brad to Brad.

"Are you kidding me?" Brad asked, disbelief in his voice. "Dude these are photo shopped…"

"And we would not be seen with her wearing that outfit…" one of the girls said as she wrinkled her nose

Troy let go of Brad's shirt whilst the girls gasped, looking at each other guilt in their eyes.

"You mean we accused her wrongly?" Taylor whispered her eyes filling with tears of remorse.

"Yea…" Troy said, closing his eyes as he felt tears spring at the back of them.

The door opened and Maria Montez walked into view. Dressed in black, she looked tiredly at the group of teenagers huddled onto the floor.

"Are you ready?" she asked

"Yes…" they all stood up, wiping the tears away from their cheeks as they followed Maria out of the door; out of the room…

The gang were at East High early, hoping to catch sight of the brunette who was about to walk through the doors

Getting into their cars, they pulled away from the house – each remembering the words they were going to deliver in a matter of time.

Spotting sight of the brunette, the gang made their way over towards her with what they hoped were friendly smiles and eyes filled with remorse. They all inwardly winced when they saw that Gabriella flinched at seeing the eight teenagers walking towards her and immediately turned around.

Arriving at their destination, the group made their way from their cars inside the building. Their eyes started to burn with tears as they saw the horse and carriage pull up. Troy and Taylor walked slowly, staring at the box within the carriage, tears already pouring down their faces as they felt the guilt set in.

"Brie!" Troy shouted after her. He started to run, as she hastily backed away from them. Catching up with her, he grabbed a hold of her wrist wincing when she flinched and tried to pull her hand out of his grasp. "I need to talk to you Brie…"

Taking their seats, the group of teenagers clung onto each other as they saw the carved box carried carefully into the church.

"What?" Gabriella shouted, tears building up in her eyes as she remembered the last time Troy held her wrist. "Want to humiliate me even more…"

"Brie listen…" Troy started. The gang had reached Troy and Gabriella and were looking at Gabriella, trying to convey their apologies through their eyes whilst Troy began to speak

"Brie we were wrong…"

Walking up to the stand, Troy stood their facing the people who all loved the love of his life. The people who all loved Gabriella Montez.

"Gabriella was my girlfriend, before there was a terrible misunderstanding. I'm not proud of the things I said, I wish I didn't. But the idea of losing the one person I love killed me and I hurt her. And I just want to say I'm sorry Brie. I'm sorry for everything these past few months. I read your diary just this morning – and knowing the hurt you were going through kills me. Right now it is killing me. And I can't do anything about it."

"We were so wrong Brie – we believed the photos…" Troy spoke, his voice pleading with her to listen

"Stop Troy! You've hurt me…" Looking at the rest of the gang with tears in her eyes she continued. "You've all hurt me…" Gabriella tried to wriggle free from Troy's grasp

The rest of the gang walked up solemnly, standing by Troy.

"We were all to blame – all of us. Not once of us thought about the consequences. Not one of us thought about how much it would destroy our lives. We were fooled into believing something. And because of that we hurt someone important in our lives…" Sharpay spoke, her voice thick with tears

"Brie I need you – I love you" Troy spoke

"We need you Gabi – please?" Taylor spoke

Gabriella instantly stilled, looking away so that no one could see her eyes. When she glanced back, the gang were surprised to see that there was fury evident in them.

"You son of a bitch! You honesetly expect me to believe you when you've hurt me so much!"

"I'm sorry" Troy cut in

"Five months Troy! You let me suffer for five months! I've been on my own, ridiculed and tormented by your false accusations and now you want everything to go back to normal?" Raising her free hand, Gabriella leant back and struck the side of Troy's face as hard as she could. Troy immediately let go of her hand as his hand flew to his burning cheek, tears forming in his eyes.

Chad held Taylor in his arms. Zeke held Sharpay in his arms. Jason held Kelsi in his arms. Ryan stared into the distance a vacant look on his face. And Troy stared at the coffin that lay there – with the body of his love inside.

Running away from the East High building, Gabriella stepped onto the road. She needed to get out of there. Looking back one last time at the people who were begging her forgiveness she stepped forward.

Loud sobs erupted from Maria Montez as her emotions over took her. No mother was supposed to see their daughter die – but she did. The girls all had tears flowing freely from their eyes, the boys had tears in their eyes too; however, were trying to be strong for their girlfriends. And Troy still sat there looking at her coffin

"GABRIELLA!" Troy shouted as he saw the speeding car head straight for her. His legs took over instinctively – charging towards the love of his life, needing to get her out of harms way.

He was too late. He stood there a few steps into the road as he saw Gabriella Montez lying on the ground. Her hair was spread out underneath her. Cuts were forming on her face, her arms, her legs with blood oozing out of them. Troy could faintly hear screams and running behind him. But all that his mind would let him focus on was seeing the love of his life lying there with a big gash on her head. Her lifeless form, with the tear stains on her cheeks still evident. Reaching forward, Troy grabbed her hand, feeling her blood on his skin, knowing that this would be the last time he would be able to hold her hand and feel the warmth which was slowly starting to disappear.

Troy stood up, walking over to the coffin he placed his hands on it, letting the tears fall from his eyes.

"I'm sorry Brie… I'm So Sorry"