Okay, I was just so excited to write the next chapter that I had to get it out as soon as possible! First of all, this chapter is dedicated to marebear11, HannahMontanaGilmoreGirlsFan, Kaistinea, and ESPECIALLY McSpastic. She helped by co-writing for this chapter. The correct answer was Gotta Go My Own Way. Second of all… oh darn. I forgot what I was going to say… Oh well! Enjoy this chapter! Remember, reviews are a girl's best friend! Or at least mine… Anyhoo, enjoy!

-Bella

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A month passed. My dad was nowhere to be found. My bruise healed quickly. People would stare at me, but I would just ignore their comments and try to keep my chin high. Troy couldn't have been any sweeter. He was by my side the whole time and helped me through so much. You may believe that my trust issues have gotten better, but you see, they haven't. In fact, they've gotten worse.

At least that's what I keep hearing behind my back. I think I love Troy. I'm not too sure if he loves me though. He seems to push me away a lot. What have I done though? I never left his side. I was always there for him and he was always there for me. We're perfect together. But, does Troy believe that?

Flashback: No one's POV:

"Troy!" Gabriella yelled over the filled hallways of students wishing to be anywhere besides school.

"Ugh…" Troy said to himself and closed his locker. When was the last time he got any time to himself? Oh yeah, that's right. It was when he was sleeping. He loved Gabriella, no lie. She had become so clingy, over the past two weeks, though. Something was wrong and everyone knew it.

"Hey Troysie!" Gabriella said in a very high-pitched voice. You'd think she was a cheerleader by the way she giggled and talked now.

"Hey Gabi." She giggled and kissed Troy on the lips.

"I thought you weren't a fan of kissing in public." Troy said. Gabriella giggled again.

"Things change."

Yeah, things sure did change…

Back to Gabriella's POV

I was in the hallway looking for Troy, but I couldn't find him anywhere. All I saw was Chad. I approached him and asked, "Where's Troy?" I heard him groan. What was with these boys lately?

"He's at home avoiding you," is what I heard him mumble under his breath.

"What?" This hurt me. I thought Troy was supposed to be there for me.

"Well between school, the coach always on our case about basket ball, and the fact that you're by his side 24/7, Troy hardly has anytime to hang out or relax."

"Oh…" I thought to myself and then smiled. "Whatever. I'll go see him later. Bye Chaddy!"

"Grr…" Chad growled to himself. When people passed by, they chuckled and stared.

"What? Haven't you ever heard a manly man growl!?" Chad screamed and slammed his locker shut.

I heard people whisper things like, "Oh my, Chad has lost it," but Chad seemed to have lost it a long, long time ago...

During lunch I sat down with Taylor. I still didn't see Troy yet and I didn't want to sit with the other jocks. "Taylor, do you know where Troy is today?"

"No, but I do know that you're starting to act like Sharpay." I gave her a confused look and she continued. "You call Troy and Chad Troysie and Chaddy, you're being all hyper and girly, and way too clingy. Girl, you need to learn to trust people without overdoing it."

I looked at her and eventually smiled. "I don't know what you're talking about. Troy said he'd be there for me. He's being there for me when I need him."

"Gabriella, he's there for you every day of every week! Why do you think he's at home ignoring you right now? It's not because he has the flu!"

I felt like crying. "You said you didn't know where he was!"

"He told me to lie if you asked! What happened to you, Gabriella!? You were never this paranoid!"

This time, I actually started crying. "Stop it! You don't know what you're talking about. You're just jealous that Troy actually cares for me while Chad throws spit balls in class!"

Taylor looked at me and I knew I made a mistake that I didn't care much about. "Go to hell, Gabriella." Taylor left the hallway and I felt as if all I needed was Troy.

Everyone I passed that day looked at me strangely.

'What's wrong with her?'

'Looks like Troy got sick of her.'

'Well duh, that's why she' walking all alone.'

'Oh well, she was becoming a pain anyways.'

"Everyone, shut up!" I screamed. "Troy did not leave me! He's at home with the flu; go back to your gossiping lives now! Seriously!"

I ran to the empty hallway and I lost my breath. I was having trouble breathing and started gasping for air. This went on for about five minutes and it finally died down. I think I just had a panic attack, but it's their entire fault! Taylor and Chad are criticizing me for supposedly smothering Troy andeverybody is gossiping about me. What did I ever do to them? It's not like I did anything to make them hate me.

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I was glad that school was over. I decided to take Troy's homework too. This way, I could see him and even help him with the homework. I wanted to get out of the building anyways. Lunch didn't exactly go too well.

Flashback: No one's POV:

Gabriella was walking to the cafeteria. She wasn't too hungry but she wanted to apologize to Taylor. She acted too mean towards her and Taylor didn't deserve that. As she was approaching the table where Taylor, Chad, Kelsi, Jason, Zeke, Sharpay, and Ryan were sitting, they all seemed to give her dirty looks. Before they could speak, Gabriella started talking.

"Listen, I just wanted to come over here and apologize to Taylor. I'm really sorry, Tay. I just lost it and I don't know what came over me."

"Yeah, whatever." Taylor spat.

"I said I was sorry." Gabriella looked at Taylor pleadingly.

"I don't care that you made me feel terrible but think about how you're making Troy feel!" She screamed.

"What is everyone talking about!? Troy is my boyfriend and I would never treat him badly. I love him!" Gabriella screamed back angrily.

"Then stop following him around everywhere like a love sick teenager that has a crush on a rock star!"

Gabriella started tearing up. She wasn't acting this way! Of course she wasn't, she was just being a very good girlfriend. Right?

"Screw you, Taylor! I hope you live a horrible life!" Sure, not the best comeback. But, Gabriella was furious. Gabriella stormed out of the cafeteria, not looking back.

Back to Gabriella's POV:

I walked to Troy's house humming 'Bet On It'. Where did this song come from? It just popped in my head, really. I didn't even bother knocking on Troy's door and walked up to his room. I opened up his bedroom door to find him doing push-ups.

"I thought you were sick!" I screamed way too loud.

"Gabi…" He started.

"Gabi, what!?"

"Listen, I just had to…" Troy started again.

"You lied to me! You jerk! I trusted you and you just lie to me! I hate you!" I interrupted him. "I… I…"

All of a sudden I had a lot of trouble breathing. My hand flew up to my heart. What was happening? All I knew was that Troy was worried by the look on his face and that everything went black.