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It's been 18 days since I first held you

But to me it feels just like It feels like a lifetime I'm trying hard to re-arrange Some say its the hardest thing to do

But that's another 18 days without you


Chapter 2

A couple hours after he was asleep Troy awoke to yelling and pain. He quickly opened his eyes to see his father over his bed, with a beer bottle in his hand.

Troy quickly got up out of his bed, frighten for was going to happen next. He knew it was too easy that his father let him go to bed without one of his usually beatings.

"Boy!" his father yelled. Troy could smell the alcohol on his breathes. "Get your ass over here now!"

"Yes sir." He said as he quickly ran to his father. Troy knew what was going to happen next and braced himself. He suddenly felt a fist in his stomach. Instantly he crumbled to the floor, he could hardly breathe.

This didn't stop his father; he kept kicking him over and over. Yelling, "You son of a bitch. You made her leave. You are a worthless bastard!" That's the last thing Troy remembers before his father broke the empty beer bottle on his head which knocked him out cold.

Troy woke up to his alarm at 6:30AM. He quickly got up from his floor, but it was a big mistake. He quickly got dizzy and realized he had a huge headache. He slowly sat on his bed for a little but until the dizziness stopped. Once it did he quickly got ready for school.

Once he arrived to East High, he was greeted by his friends; Chad Danforth, his girlfriend Taylor McKessie, Zeke Baylor with his girlfriend Sharpay Evans and of course Gabriella Montez.
"Hey guys! What's going on?"

"Nothing. So captain, are you pumped about the game coming up?" asked Chad with a nod from Zeke.

"Of course I'm pumped. We are going to kick some West High ass." Troy looked at Gabriella, who stayed unusually quiet through out the whole convosation.

"Hey Brie. How are things?"

"They are good. What about with you Wildcat?"

"Great. So are you guys ready to deal with Darbus this morning?" All of the gang just shooked their heads and laughed. Just then the bell rang signaling it was time for homeroom.

Homeroom was normal, at least normal as it can be with Ms. Darbus as your teacher. There she was standing in front of the classroom going on and on about the art of the theater. Of course no one was paying attention to her, instead they were all having there own convosations. Except his Gabriella, who was currently staring at him, even though he noticed her.

"What?" he mouthed to her.

She just shook her head and mouthed "Later." He just nodded and turned around to face the front of the classroom again.
Troy was debating on wither or not he should send Brie a text. He knew something was bothering her and he really wanted to know what it was. In the end he decided not to due to Ms. Darbus' physic ability with cell phones. She doesn't even have to be looking at you to see you have a cell phone out. As he was having the debate in his head, the bell signaling the end of homeroom and the start of 1st period rang.

Troy dreaded his first period. He had gym and his gym coach was his father. In the boy's locker room, he sat on the bench, just going over his thoughts when he felt a hand on his shoulder and jumped off the bench and turned around to see his best friend/teammate Chad standing there with a look of shock on his face.

"Dude, what's wrong? I've never seen you jumpy like that before."

"Nothing bro. I was just lost in my thoughts and figured I was alone. I was just startled that's all."

"Okay, dude. Whatever you say." Chad said while shaking his head. "Well bro, let's get out of here and shoot some practice shots." Troy just nodded and followed Chad out to the gym.

After about an hour 1st period was over and Troy was relieved. His father stayed away from him. Usually his father makes his rude side comments to him and throws him the ball a little too hard, but today he didn't, which made him a little nervous for what was going to happen later after school.

While Troy was walking to the boy's locker room to change, he heard his father's voice, the one he always dreaded. "Bolton!"

Troy turned to look at his father. "Yes, coach?"

"I would like you to stay here for your free period to practice some more." Troy knew something was up but he couldn't say no with the fear of what would happen if he did.

"Sure coach." He said good bye to his friend Chad and headed over to grab a basketball and start shooting from various points on the court. Little did Troy know was Gabriella was waiting for by the boy's locker room. So they can talk during their free period.

Troy heard his father's footsteps coming closer to him. When he turned around he could see the red in his father's eyes.

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