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Broken.

Gabriella's point of view

Today is the day. The day that my whole future depends on. The day that failure isn't an option.

"Hey baby…" I heard someone whisper in my ear gently and kiss my cheek. It was my boyfriend. I still am shocked that I have one. A perfect one at that, "Are you ready?" I was sitting in the locker room trying to prepare.

"I guess. I mean….are you going to watch?" He chuckled and helped me up,

"Yes, I am. Oh and I have a surprise for you." I smiled as he led me out of the smelly locker room. His hands were warm but not sweaty warm just warm. He pointed up in the stands and there sat Sharpay, Taylor and Chad. They all waved and Chad held up a poster that was huge and said, "I KNOW HER!" Then he flipped it over, "GO GABSTER!" Gabster? I guess I have a nickname now…Then Chad pulled out an air horn. Before he could blow it Troy glared at him and he sat it down and waved.

"What a nerd!" I said waving to Chad, Taylor and Sharpay. My new friends. That's right, I have friends. Plural. More than one friend. Then I noticed the rest of the class waiting on me. Taylor pointed across the bleachers and there sat my mom, my dad and Troy's mom. His dad wasn't sitting there because he was the teacher. I had tears in my eyes. All these people came to see me? My parents took off work? Man, that's rare. I turned around and kissed Troy,

"You are the most perfect amazing boyfriend in the whole entire world!" He laughed,

"Only for the most perfect amazing girlfriend in the whole entire world." I heard a girl clear her throat. Carrie. Head Cheerleader. She just thinks she is 'the shit' which really she's not.

"Mr. Bolton! Can you get Ms. Slut Montez to quit making out with her boyfriend." I looked over at her just ready to attack then I remembered. I'm not mean anymore. I can't snap at people. I'm pretty much geeky Gabi again.

"Ms. Roberts, can you please not use that language here?" Mr. Bolton said and looked back down at his papers. Yeah, he totally likes me now. Carrie flipped her bleach blonde hair and pouted,

"Mr. Bolton!" He looked up again, "She's making a scene with her fan club and rubbing her boyfriend in my face." Mr. Bolton rolled his eyes,

"Then close your eyes. Class doesn't start for another one minute. Gabriella has one minute to do what she pleases." I smiled at Carrie and then waved to my parents. Mom blew me a kiss; Troy's mom and Amy waved and daddy…just smiled not hanging up the phone that was attached to his ear. Whatever. Then I looked over at Chad, Taylor and Sharpay and laughed. Taylor and Sharpay both stood up and clapped and Chad found a way to blow the air horn and jump up,

"I KNOW HER!! GO GABSTER! GET THAT A! KICK THE OTHER GIRLS' A…" Troy looked at him,

"Please stop Chad. You are clearly embarrassing her." I laughed and looked at Chad,

"I KNOW HIM!!" Taylor, Sharpay and Troy all cracked up while Chad threw me an air high-five. Dude, he's like the older brother I never knew. I turned around to face my boyfriend,

"Like my surprise?" I smiled,

"Yes! How did you set this all up in a day behind my back?" He messed with a stray hair that had fallen out of my ponytail,

"Everyone here likes Geeky Gabi." He leaned forward and kissed me. You see, unlike other guys he doesn't like those hot steamy kisses. Just random sweet ones.

"I've gotta go test." Then he smiled and sat down next to our parents. I noticed that when Troy sat down daddy hung up his phone. I'm telling you, my father is sexist against his own daughter. I sat down next to Carrie and smiled. I am so going to ace this final.

"Alright class. You will be paired up and it will be one on one. I will grade you on your skill not on if you beat your partner or not. First up, Gabriella and Carrie." I smiled that was going to be so easy. She would be too worried about breaking a nail than anything. Mr. Bolton passed me a ball and smiled. See, even he knew I was going to ace it.

"Are you ready Gabriella?" Carrie said flipping her hair and giggling. Oh boy is she in for a rude awakening.

"Yes." I passed it to her and she dribbled it a few times, "Well, are you going to shoot?" Carrie shot and I blocked it, easily.

"Ah…taking lessons from the boyfriend." I smiled and shot it making it in perfectly,

"Yes, I did." I noticed that everyone was listening in on our conversation. I just ignored it. That's the best thing to do, right? Carrie got it in and smiled,

"Tied up now." I rolled my eyes and shot it in. I have got to ace this. "You know even if you win then it isn't going to mean anything." I laughed,

"It's going to get me an A and I am going to pass the class. That's a lot." She shot it and it bounced off the rim into her hands again,

"Right. Your father is paying for your A anyway." I rolled my eyes. I wish he was paying for it.

"No he isn't." She rolled her eyes,

"He paid Troy to tutor you." I shot the ball and barely made it in. Troy wouldn't do that. He's my boyfriend.

"Whatever Carrie." She shot it and missed it. "You are just mad because I got Troy and you didn't. Everyone knows you like him." She smiled and I made another shot.

"It doesn't matter if I like him or not. He's only using you for your money." He wouldn't. Right? I mean…no. I jumped around her and made another shot after I stole it.

"No he's not." She rolled her eyes,

"Then why is your daddy over there writing him a big fat check?" I was midway in the air about to make a shot as I looked over. Daddy was writing a check to him. He lied. He really was using me. Then I fell down and with a scream I felt my ankle crack. Well crap.


Troy's point of view

"You did a very good job with my daughter. She is very good at basketball." Mr. Montez said handing me a check for one thousand five hundred dollars. I looked up,

"It was only a thousand for tutoring her." He winked,

"That was when she wasn't dating you." I looked at it then heard a scream. Then the whole gym gasped and looked down. There was my girlfriend on the ground holding her ankle and in tears.

"What?" I ran down the bleachers quick but not faster than all my friends. When I saw it, it was all twisted and I knew it was broken without a doctor. Chad was closest and staring at it. His dad was a doctor.

"It's fractured." She looked at it and frowned,

"How…how bad?" Chad kept looking at it. He is so smart when he is in doctor mode.

"Surgery probably. Some of the bones look shattered." He pointed to parts of her ankle and she cried harder. Taylor smiled,

"On the bright side maybe you can get a pretty cast." She looked at Taylor,

"Yeah…I guess." I leaned down to look and she gave me the meanest look ever. What did I do?

"Thanks." I was drawn back. What did I do? I was standing here quietly and now she totally hates me. "You are the reason this happened anyway." I frowned,

"Huh?" She looked at her dad then back at me,

"I was about to shoot the winning shot. I was about to win. I was going to see if you were watching to see me. Then I noticed my dad writing you a paycheck. Well congrats. You got your money." Crap. I felt the check burning a hole in my pocket. "…and I just failed gym." I had hot tears in my eyes. How could I do that? For money? Let her father use his daughter as a business deal?

"Gabriella, I'll drive you to the hospital." Her dad said quickly and she looked at her ankle,

"No, Sharpay will. You and Troy Bolton here are not going to come to the hospital. You are going to go to the bank to cash that check." She was still crying and holding her ankle. Her dad looked at her,

"You will not talk to…" Her mom grabbed his hand and pointed toward the door. I just followed staring at the ground. I am not going to cash that check. Ever.


Gabriella's point of view

"Gabriella…that was a really brave thing you did back there." Taylor said slowly. I was in the back of Sharpay's car with Sharpay driving, Chad in the passenger's seat and I was lying in the backseat with my leg in Taylor's lap. Chad looked back,

"Listen they are going to make you eat hospital food but I'll bring you in something good. What would you like?" I giggled,

"Chocolate. Cookies." Sharpay laughed,

"Once you get out of there you are coming to live at my house ok?" I looked at my ankle and closed my eyes. My life is ruined,

"Actually I'm going to drop out of school and go to LA to model." There is no way I can be a doctor if I drop out of high school. Chad frowned,

"You can't do that." He laughed, "Models can hobble down the runway." I laughed and hit the back of his seat,

"Hey, I can hobble with style." Taylor smiled,

"Maybe we can all drop out." Chad turned around,

"How about no? No offence guys but Troy is my best friend and even though he is a major idiot we are like brothers." I frowned,

"He…he promised that he wasn't using me for money. Promised." Sharpay looked back at me,

"He's an idiot." I looked at my ankle again; it was twisted and turning purple. I started crying again because it hurt so badly.

"It hurts so badly. How could this happen to me? I tried so hard for two weeks and I was about to win. Now I have to fail gym. How? Why?" Taylor frowned,

"Honey, it's going to be ok. Hey, look we are at the hospital." I frowned and looked. We were.


Troy's point of view

I sat in the car for three hours. I didn't even have to. My parents and Amy were inside with my sister eating dinner and I was just sitting there. I was just staring at the check I had gotten. I can't believe how stupid I was. How selfish I was…it's all my fault that she's hurt. I frowned and felt my pocket vibrate. It was Chad. Great. It read, she's n surgery, its bad. I slammed my head into the steering wheel and made it honk. I sent a text back, how bad? It took a few seconds but he sent one back, she might have 2 have some metal put n it. I slid my hand down my face and held back tears, R U sure? It took a long time and he sent one back, IDK…He doesn't know? He has to know! He is there! I should be there. After I didn't send a text back he sent another. Don't come. Don't even thnk abt it, ok? I felt the hot tears; I didn't mean 2…it was just free money. He sent one back, yeah, free for U. I slammed my head into the steering wheel again. IDK this was going to happen. My phone vibrated again. Whatever. I sat in the car for a few more minutes with that money sitting in the passenger seat just staring at me. I just stared at it until it was dark and I couldn't see it anymore. Then my mom knocked on the window and I jumped,

"She's out of surgery and she's fine." I frowned,

"It's all my fault. It's my entire fault. I am such a jerk. I was there to watch my girlfriend play and win but instead I made it into a business deal. Now everyone hates me." She opened the door,

"Get out of the car and stopped feeling sorry for yourself! It's your fault. You could have stopped it when you found out you liked her. You could have given that check back. You didn't and you can't spend your life sitting in your car staring at that." I looked at her,

"You don't understand, ok?" She put her hands on her hips,

"You know what? You are going to that hospital. You aren't going to sit in your car for the rest of your life." I didn't even look at her,

"She said not to come." I looked at her again, "Chad said not to come." She threw the keys in my lap,

"Well mom said to go. She'll be waking up soon." I just looked at the keys and put them into the car.

"Thanks mom."


Gabriella's point of view

When I woke up my ankle still hurt and it was in a cast. The cast was hot pink and in huge letters it said I LOVE GABSTER! CHAD! Then in loopy hand writing there was Ignore him. He's a nerd. –Tay. I laughed at that and saw Sharpay's signature Gab rocks! Even with a cast she's still the best dressed! Then Chad wrote again, CHAD WAS HERE! And HERE! And HERE. Then in little hand writing someone wrote then we took the marker from him before he drew his picture. I laughed at that and someone knocked on the door.

"She's laughing! That's good." It was Taylor and Sharpay followed by Chad. I tilted my head to the side,

"Why are you being so nice to me?" Chad sat down,

"We could ask you the same thing." I smiled,

"I've had a change of heart." They laughed and yawned. I glanced at the clock and it was nearly one AM! "You guys can go home. I'm fine now." Chad let out a deep breath.

"Good! Your mom is in the lobby asleep and I don't want to wake her up." Sharpay laughed,

"Are you sure you are ok honey?" I laughed,

"Yes mom. Go sleep, ok?" They laughed and walked out the door. I just stared out the window and frowned. My ankle and my heart were broken on the same day. I heard a knock on the door and looked over quickly,

"Listen, don't yell at me…yet." Troy was standing there with dark circles under his eyes and his hair a mess.

"Fine. Get out." Part of me is glad he came. I mean, he obviously cares if he comes at one AM to visit me.

"I'm sorry. I know that doesn't matter to you and it's a waste of oxygen to say it but…I'm just so sorry. I mean I didn't invite your dad as a business deal. I thought it would make you so happy if I did…and…" I looked at him,

"But you knew the whole time you were getting paid…you didn't even tell me. You lied." He just looked at me,

"I'm sorry. I'm an idiot. I don't even know what to say to make you feel better. I mean unless I am a miracle worker and can fix your foot and turn back time…" He started to ramble and I stopped him,

"Stop. Please. Just go." He handed me something yellow and I looked at it. It was his check from my father,

"It's not worth it anymore." I stared at it and tears welled up in my eyes. "I'd rather be penniless then be an asshole." As he walked toward the door I spoke,

"You were going to get the scholarship, weren't you?" He stopped and didn't turn around,

"Yes." I just looked at him,

"You were gonna take it and run, weren't you?" He was quiet for a really long time then whispered,

"Yes." I frowned,

"You knew I was in love with you." It wasn't a question. It was a fact.

"Yeah." I stated another fact,

"You didn't love me back, did you?" He turned around,

"You are wrong. I do." I rolled my eyes,

"You were in love with money. All you want is money and you know it." He sat down,

"Oh right! You know what; let me tell you what I thought of you before. I thought you were a snobby brat who got everything she wants." I looked at him shocked, how could he say that?

"Whatever! You are worse than me!" He just laughed,

"What are you talking about? You go shopping every second you get! Your closet is as big as my whole house! Your freaking car is worth more than my house! You get everything you ask for." I looked at him,

"Name one thing that you haven't gotten that you've wanted. Your parents get you everything." He ran his hand down his face,

"Right, my parents get me everything? Look in the mirror sweetheart." Oh no, he didn't.

"Let me list things out for you. You wanted a nice car…check mark. My daddy paid for it. You wanted a nice house…check mark. Your parents work their asses off to get it. You wanted to go to a nice school…check mark. My daddy paid for it. You wanted to go to a nice college…check mark. My daddy is going to pay for that too. You wanted a better gym to play basketball in…check mark. Daddy refinished the gym. Your little sister goes to a public school where she is probably going to get little education while you go to a freaking prep school. So, Troy Bolton, is there anything else that you want?" He glared at me,

"What about you, Ms. Montez? Is there anything I can get you?" I just looked at him and frowned. Why do I always spill my guts to him?

"I want to pass gym. I want to go to a good college. I want to succeed without my parents. I want a dad who doesn't hate me. I want a dad who doesn't wish I were you. I want a mom who actually cares about me and isn't asleep in the lobby. I want a dad who actually comes to the hospital. I want to be able to walk again, soon. I want an ankle that isn't screwed up for life. And you know what I want more than anything; I want you not to tell me how horrible I am when I've already realized it. Ever since we got rich I knew my parents didn't love me. So why don't you start a 'Gabriella sucks' club with them. That's what you want." He was speechless and I spoke again, "Go home. Actually you can move into my house because I am dropping out of school and going to LA." He opened his mouth to speak.

"You can't drop out. I mean…" I just giggled,

"Oh and before you leave I'd just like to let it out in the air that, I loved you. And now I've realized why I was so horrible all these years. That the people that were supposed to love me didn't. You can leave now." He just frowned and walked toward the door but stopped,

"You are one amazing girl, Montez. And for the record, I do love you." Then opened the door and left. How come even though I hate him again, he just gave me cold chills?


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