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The music began and Troy glanced at Gabriella beside him. She had put a jacket on since she had been dancing, hiding her naval piercing. She gave him a quick, embarrassed look before turning back to the screen holding the words. Troy took a deep breath and then began to sing the first part.

Four o'clock in the morning
My minds filled with a thousand thoughts of you
And how you left without warning
But looking back I'm sure you tried to talk it through

Troy looked at Gabriella as she sung her part.

Now I see it so clearly
We're together but living separate lives
So I wanna tell you I'm sorry
Baby I can't find the words
But if I could, then you know I would
Yeah

The chorus came on, and they sang together. It was if they had been singing together for years.

No I won't let go, know what we can be
I won't watch my life crashing down on me
Guess I had it all right there before my eyes, yeah
(Girl) I'm sorry now you were the last thing on my mind

Gabriella sung her next part perfectly. Her voice had improved since the last time Troy had seen her, and she sounded--and looked--even more angelic than before.

You carried me like a river
How far we've come it still surprises me
And now I look in the mirror (look in the mirror)

Gabriella did Troy's echo perfectly. There was no doubt that she was a professional singer.

Staring back is a man I used to be, with you
How I long for you, yeah

"This is work of a Ms McKessie?" Chad asked, turning to face Taylor. "That's where you went right? To request they sing together?" Taylor nodded. A giggled escaped Kelsi and Sharpay as they realized the lyrics were pretty appropriate. "Let's get closer!" Chad grasped Taylor's hand and they wound their way to the front of the stage.

No I won't let go, know what we can be
I won't watch my life crashing down on me
Guess I had it all right there before my eyes, yeah
(Girl) I'm sorry now you were the last thing on my mind

Gabriella took her microphone off the stand as Troy began singing by himself.

Girl, I'm sorry I was wrong
Could have been there
Should have been so strong
So I'm sorry
Whoa, oh oh

Gabriella tossed her long hair as she sung the high notes. Troy couldn't help but give her a quick, appraising glance as they began the chorus again.

No I won't let go, know what we can be
I won't watch my life crashing down on me
Guess I had it all right there before my eyes, yeah
(Girl) I'm sorry now you were the last thing on my mind

Troy noticed his friends standing beside the stage, and hoped that Gabriella wouldn't notice them.

I won't watch my life crashing down on me
Guess I had it all right there before my eyes, yeah
(Girl) I'm sorry now, you were the last thing on my mind

On my mind
On my mind

Gabriella finished the song, her and Troy's eyes locked. She broke away from his eye contact and noticed Taylor and the rest. Quickly, she hooked the microphone back up and backed off the stage, breaking into a jog as she managed to get through the rest of the people. Troy gave chase and sprinted through the people and into the night air, spotting Gabriella running down the sidewalk and turning into the darkened park. Troy wondered if Gabriella knew how dangerous it was for a girl to be in the park at night, but still chased after her.

"Gabi!" Troy yelled as she saw her begin to slow down. She looked over her shoulder, saw him and slumped against a tree. "Gabi," Troy began. Gabriella looked up at him and said with an angry voice,

"Gabriella."

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