AN: I'm on break and decided to finally post the end of this story. I figured a year and a half is long enough to make you wait. Lol.

I hope you guys enjoyed this story and I'm sorry I left it off like I did for as long as I did.

So…Here's Chapter 6…The final chapter of The Pain of Love

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.Chapter 6.

I awoke to lights and the sound of beeping. At first I didn't know exactly where I was, or what had happened. I looked around and realized that I was in a hospital bed and remembered everything. I looked over to see Tim sitting in a chair with his head in his hands. He looked up seeing me awake and ran over to the bed.

"Oh my god Sharpay! Don't ever scare me like that again…I thought you were gone." He said to me with tears in his eyes.

"Truthfully…so did I." I said weakly. "How long was I out for?"

"2 hours."

"Where is everyone else?"

"Jemma was tired and Julie took her home…and Mom, Dad, and Ryan are out in the hallway."

"Can you get them?"

"Sure Shar." Tim walked out of the room and came back about a minute later with Ryan.

"Good to have you back." Ryan said.

"Where's Mom and Dad?" I asked them.

"They went down to the cafeteria just before you woke up. They'll probably be back in a few minutes." Tim said.

"What happened?" Ryan asked.

"Well…" I sighed. "I guess I can tell you now…You see…Brad and I…don't have the perfect relationship that everyone thinks we have."

"What do you mean? Did Brad do this to you?!" Ryan asked

"I'll kill him." Tim said.

"Well…yea he did. He threw me out of their tree house." A few tears fell down my cheeks. I went on. "Brad is a really angry kid…and…He takes that anger out on me." I said to my brothers. I turned over my arm to find a mark where Brad had burned me with a lighter and showed it to my brothers.

"Oh my god!" Tim said looking at my arm.

"How could you let him do this to you?" Ryan asked.

"Let him?! There was really nothing I could of done as he was pushing me into a wall or throwing something at me!" I exclaimed.

"You could have broken up with him." Tim said.

"I could've…but…you don't understand…I love him…And if this is what he was gonna do while we're together…Hell…I'd go with it just to be with him." I told them.

"Shar…You had to have seen that if he was hurting you like this…then he might not have been the best choice for a boyfriend." Tim told me.

"So you've just been lying about it? Has he always done this?" Ryan asked.

"Yea…I've been lying about it…but no…he hasn't always done it…In the beginning we were that perfect couple that everyone sees. But then he just started beating me up…and I was scared. Really scared…of what he would do if I told someone. So…I hid it from everyone." I said.

"So….the other day…the bruise on your stomach…he did that?" Tim asked. I looked away.

"Yea." I said in a small voice as I remembered the day my brothers found that bruise. Tim ran his hand through his hair and turned away from me. "Look…Tim…I just…couldn't tell you."

Just then my parents came into the room. My mother ran up to me.

"Oh my god Sharpay, you had me so scared!" She said hugging me.

"I'm so glad you're okay!" My father said doing the same.

"What happened?" My mother asked. I looked to my brothers. I couldn't tell my parents. It would kill them.

"She…Umm…Fell…out of the tree house at Brad's house." Tim said. I smiled at him.

I stayed in the hospital for a few days and then was finally released. After getting out of the hospital with a broken leg and on crutches, I went to the Bolton house and me and Brad broke up. I stayed away from him for a while until Christmas break ended and I had to see him in school, but surprisingly, he didn't even talk to me. He felt so bad about putting me in the hospital and I, in a way, felt bad for him.

Life is better now. I live without fear of Brad, and without the added lying that came out of that relationship. But best of all, I have a new boyfriend. One who is caring and loves me and would never hurt me. His name…is Troy Bolton.

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AN: Thanks for reading! It's been fun.

The original story had a sequel but I haven't done much with it. It would basically be about her relationship with Troy and how dating someone in the same house as Brad affects her. Let me know if I should post it!

As always, reviews are very much appreciated! 3