Hey everyone! I hope you all liked the introduction and the trailer for the story! If you haven't seen the trailer on youtube yet, it's not too late! The link is still on my profile under the latest update, so go check it out! Me and DfyGrvt18 have been getting really good feedback so far! (Well technically it's only DfyGrvt18, but I get excited when I see people's comments cause they're excited for my story!!) lol. So anyway, for those of you who have been waiting, which is obviously anybody who is reading RIGHT NOW, here's your first chapter!

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Can You See Me Through My Tears? Chapter 1

Troy Bolton walked the hallways of East High. It was early, about seven o'clock, and school started at eight. It was empty……or was it?

He was taking his usual stroll around the school before anybody got there, coming up to the main hallway, when he heard something. It was a guitar. He stopped for a moment and listened to see where it was coming from. As he got closer, the music began getting louder, and clearer.

"..I know what you're thinking, I can hear you…

everywhere…"

It was a voice. It was a girl's voice, but he couldn't quite make out who it belonged to. He kept walking and listening, as the music just got louder. He was getting closer.

"Some people say it'll never happen,

and we're just wasting time…"

Soon he realized it was coming from the auditorium. He crept up to the door, not wanting to be seen. He knew that if he stood in the doorway that she'd see him, and he didn't want her to stop, so he stood against the wall next to the door.

"But good things come when you least expect them,

so I don't really mind…"

'Whoever that is, she sure sounds beautiful.' He thought to himself. He crossed his arms and rested against the wall that was behind him.

"We'll be together, come whatever

not just staring at the stars

just remember

that no one else can tell us

who we are…"

Troy closed his eyes now, his mind drifting away with the soft voice of the girl, and the strumming of the guitar.

"We'll be together,

so don't ever stop

listening to your heart..

'cause I can't turn mine off..

woah-oh

I can't pretend

this is a rehearsal for the real thing

because it's not, and

I know we're young, but I can't help

feeling what I'm feeling,

and I won't stop…

Some things are meant to be

and they'll be there

when the time is right,

even though I know that,

I swear I wish it was tonight.."

Troy heard a slight noise of people walking and talking. He looked around and saw that people were starting to come in and walk around, so he sunk himself lower to the ground, still listening to this mysterious voice, who didn't seem to notice that people were in the hallways.

"We'll be together, come whatever

not just staring at the stars

just remember

that no one else can tell us

who we are..

We'll be together,

so don't ever stop

listening to your heart

'cause I can't turn mine off"

Troy heard the final strum of the guitar and then all musical delightcame to an end. It was silent for a moment, and Troy took a glance inside the room. He stood up and got ready to step inside to reveal the mystery singer.

And then the bell rang.

Troy sighed, and looked around to see people in their hustle and bustle, leaving their lockers and getting to their classes. Before he did anything else though, he looked into the auditorium, to see if he could catch the girl he had heard singing. But just as he stepped through the doorway he saw the door on the other side of the room open and close, as if someone had just ran through it. He had just missed her. He sighed in disappointment and turned on his heel to go to his first class.