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Spring break came around quickly, and on the last day before it was to begin, Troy's college basketball team were due to play against the University of Albuquerque – where Chad attended and was, of course, on the basketball team. Troy and Gabriella had planned to spend their vacation back in Albuquerque – returning for the game and staying for the rest of the week. Taylor was also coming, and was going to make the journey from Yale University to meet them. The four of them were really looking forward to catching up. Chad's parents had invited Troy, Gabriella and Taylor to stay at their house, where Chad was still living while he was at college.

The couple had both finished classes the day before the game, and set off in Troy's car later that day, after lunch. "I can't wait to see Tay, it's been ages! And Chad too, of course. I'm sure you've missed him the most, though," Gabriella told Troy teasingly. He chuckled and replied, "oh haha, Gabs." He let her cheeky joke slide, smiling to himself. It was good to see his girlfriend so happy and back to her usual self. Back to the Gabriella he knew and loved.

"What are you smiling at?" she asked as they passed the halfway mark in their journey. "You. Just you," he replied, still smiling. They arrived at Chad's late into the night, Taylor having arrived just before them. After quick greetings, everyone went straight to bed, looking forward to the following day's big game, and to exchanging news with each other.

Unable to sleep after an hour of trying, Gabriella crept out of one of the guest bedrooms, where she was staying, and went to get some water in the kitchen. Troy awoke to the sounds of footsteps, and left his own room to go and find out who was up. When he saw it was his girlfriend, he smiled softly, and entered the kitchen where she was sitting. "Hey, what's up? Can't sleep?" Gabriella smiled at him and nodded. "Sorry, did I wake you?" she asked, feeling guilty. After all, he had just driven over a thousand miles and was probably exhausted.

"It's okay. So what is it that's keeping you up? Are you alright?" Troy asked her, concerned. Gabriella immediately reassured him. "Oh, don't worry about me, really. I'm fine. I guess I'm just so excited to be back here, you know? This is home. Being back in Albuquerque, I just feel like myself again. I think I lost that for a while, after everything that's happened lately." Troy looked at her fondly, and replied, "It does feel great to be home. And I'm so glad to see you feeling like yourself again. I'm so proud of you, Gabi. You've been through so much in the last few months but you've come out of it stronger."

"That's thanks to you, Troy. I couldn't have got through it without you. Thank you for being here, and for looking after me," she told him. He winked at her, and replied, "I wouldn't have been anywhere else, sweetheart." They shared a long hug, and eventually returned to their rooms for some much needed rest.

They spent the next morning chatting with Chad and Taylor. After a quick lunch, they set off for the U of A campus, so that the boys could get ready for their game. Luckily they weren't too competitive about playing against each other, although Chad did take the opportunity to gloat playfully. "Don't worry, Hoops," he told Troy. "We'll go easy on you." Troy rolled his eyes. "What makes you think our team needs the extra help?" he shot back.

Gabriella and Taylor sat in the gym, ready to watch and cheer on the guys. As the teams ran on to the court, Gabriella blew Troy a kiss, which he returned with a grin. The girls were thoroughly engrossed in the game when Gabriella looked behind her, having heard a guy yelling aggressively at a missed shot on the part of Chad's team. Suddenly she found herself staring at the face of someone she thought was finally out of her life for good. It was Mark. In shock, it dawned on her that he had been transferred to U of A.

"Uh, Tay, I'm just going to find a rest room. Back in a sec." Gabriella knew he had seen her. She just hoped he wouldn't follow her as she desperately hurried out of the gym. Where she was going, she didn't know. But she had to get away from him. And she wasn't going to disrupt Troy's game to do it. Unfortunately, Mark saw her leave and wasted no time in vacating his seat. It was clear that he was going to follow her.

Ten minutes later, Taylor was looking around, trying to see if she could spot Gabriella. Troy looked up to catch his girlfriend's eye and found that she was missing. He looked at Taylor questioningly, who mouthed "rest room" at him. But he could see that she was looking worried all the same. He ran up to her, and asked how long his girlfriend had been gone. When she told him, he asked her to try calling Gabriella. She answered after two rings, but Taylor couldn't make out what she was saying, and quickly passed the phone to Troy.

"Gabs? Where are you?" he asked, growing more worried by the second. "Troy, I...it's Mark, he's here..." she whimpered quietly. He almost dropped the phone. "He's what! Baby, where are you?" Gabriella sounded absolutely terrified as she answered, "I'm in a classroom. He's locked the door, Troy, I'm trapped here. He's disappeared but I know it was him who shut me in here...I..." Just then, Troy heard a loud crash and the line went dead. Somehow he knew that if he didn't get to Gabriella fast, this could be a trauma she may never recover from.

Sorry, but we were about due for a cliffhanger! I'll try not to leave this hanging for long though.

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