Shortly before I fell asleep, I made a mental note, saying to contact a psychiatrist. Gabby needed to talk about her fears. She knew it and I did as well.

Troy's POV

The next day I woke up with Gabby still sleeping my arms. I was relieved she didn't leave again. As I carefully laid her in her bed and stood up, I remembered, that I made a mental note to call a psychiatrist. Gabby needed someone to talk about. Someone who really knew what people felt and thought.

I found my clothes on the ground and last night's events shot in my head. And deep inside of me, I blamed me for Gabby's fears. I shouldn't have kissed her to get her to shut up. It was obvious she wasn't ready for this. Not after what had happened to her.

Closing the door to her room after chancing in normal clothes, I made my way downstairs. I skipped my breakfast. I didn't feel like eating. Instead, I decided to make Gabby feel better. By making her her favorite food for breakfast.

Gabby's POV

Gabby's dream

Troy and I were sitting in the park, watching the birds fly around and listen to them singing.

Suddenly Troy hugged me tight from behind and started to kiss my check, then down to my neck. I closed my eyes and let myself drown.

I felt his hand travel down my arm and I opened my eyes as I felt it getting colder. At the same time I felt something hard against my back. I turned around and saw "it". Thirsting for me.

I looked up to saw Chad grinning at me, holding my arms. I wanted to leave but he had a strong grip on my upper arms. His grin grew wider and one of his hands traveled to my waist, straddling it. He brought "it" near me and I panicked.

Then I realized that I was naked. I managed to free myself and ran away, as fast as I could until I bumped into someone. I looked up, seeing it was Troy comforted me immediately. I wrapped my arms around him.

I was naked but I didn't care, he was there to comfort me. Again I felt something hard against me, this time it was near my core. Pulling back from the hug, I saw that Troy was also hard.

"IT" was there as well. He was contaminated as well. "LEAVE ME!" I began to shout at Troy. He came near me and took my wrists.

"I love you Gabby…" He whispered in my ear and I closed my eyes. Screaming as loud as I could. I wanted to leave this horrible place.

As I dared to open my eyes again, I wasn't there anymore. I lay in my bed, breathing heavily. Suddenly I felt a hand on my thigh. I looked around. Again I saw Troy, and "it" was there as well. Hungry…thirsting for me. I began to tremble. I couldn't get my eyes to leave to stare at it.



"You like it?" Troy's voice seemed different. More eager and wanting. "It" must've made him that way!

I was helpless. Troy had my arms pinned down next to my head. And even if they were free, I wouldn't be able to react. I was afraid, shocked and helpless. I felt his hot breath on my skin and suddenly "it" touched me.

"It" was thirsting for me and soon it would get inside of me, fulfilling its task to satisfy Troy's "manly needs".

"It" was coming nearer and nearer, beginning to get inside of me and I screamed for my life. I wanted to end this.

Troy's POV

I was pouring some orange juice in a glass for Gabriella. The last thing I needed for her favorite breakfast, when I heard a terrible scream. I only knew one person who could've screamed. – Gabby!

I left the breakfast where it was and ran upstairs as fast as I could. I opened her door, to see her lying in her bed, covered in sweat and trembling.

I rushed over to her and laid my hand on her upper arm, gently shaking her so she would wake up.

Gabby's POV (italics – dream, normal – what happens)

Troy added pressure on my upper arm. "It" was forcing its way into me. I screamed again.

"Gabby it's only me!" Troy moved his hand to her cheek.

He laughed. "Gabby, it's only me. Don't be afraid." Then his hand moved to caress my cheek. "Don't worry, it'll be alright."

"It will be alright!" Troy tried to wake her up.

It was going to be alright? "IT"? And what about me?

Finally Troy managed to wake her up.

Gabby's POV

My eyes flew open. I looked around and saw Troy! Immediately I backed off. Nearly falling off the bed.

"Gabby? What's wrong?"

Troy's POV

The good thing was that I managed to wake her up. And the bad thing was that she was acting strange. REALLY strange.

She was scared and she was trembling heavily. I was afraid she might faint because she looked that pale. I stepped near her.



"NO! Leave me!" She shouted at me the same way as yesterday. She must've had a nightmare.

"Gabby…listen, it was a night mare. Nothing more." I walked to her slowly.

She backed off again and looked down from my face to my "friend". Obviously she was calmed down seeing it was not sticking up like last night. Seeing it won't 'hurt' her.

She started to sob and curled up. I climbed on the bed with her and hugged her tight, her head resting on my chest.

I stroked her hair and wiping her tears away.

"I-It…wa-s in m-my dr-rea-m-m.! I-It..was t-ry-tryin-g-g to-to hur-rt me-e." She was sobbing and shaking.

"Gabby?" I thought of taking her to a psychiatrist immediately. She needed help. Now, she couldn't sleep without being hunted and getting scared.

She nodded slowly and looked up at me. "What?" She was whispering and silent tears were still falling. Her night mare must've been terrible.

"I think it's the best if you go to a psychiatrist." I tried to make that to her clear without sounding as if she was mad.

Her eyes wandered to my waistline again and she whispered. "Because of "it"?"

I shook my head. "Not only, baby girl. Because of what you said to me last night as well."

She just simply nodded her head. "If you say so…"

"I don't want to force you." I took her chin and made her look at me. Her brown eyes were still teary.

She took a deep breath. "No, I want to. I have to do this. I don't want to be afraid of the closet connection people could have." Her voice got low at the last sentence.

"Just take your time." I kissed her fore head and she closed her eyes, leaning on my chest.

I saw as Gabriella looked at the watch in her room. "I would like to see one now, but it's school." She looked down again.

"We'll call your mom, telling them you want to see one." I gave her a comforting smile.

"Can't you come with me?" Her eyes were pleading, she wanted to go, but obviously she wanted "a part of her fear" come with her.

I nodded. "Sure I can."

"Thank you." She cuddled up to me.

I lay her down on her bed and stood up to get my cell phone.

Gabby's POV



I just lay on my bed; I didn't want to close my eyes again. What if "it" would come back? Finally I decided to stand up and get my clothes together. I looked at Troy, who was phoning my mom and his parents. He saw me and I showed him that I was going to the bathroom. He nodded and I left.

About ten minutes later

I was sitting on my bed when Troy finally hung up his last call and sat down beside me.

"It's all set. We can go now. I already fixed the first session."

I nodded. "And school knows yet?"

"I told my dad to tell that we both aren't able to come. No one knows about…you know." He looked away for a moment.

I knew what he meant. No one knew about what Chad did and tried to do. No one knew he was at the police station. No one knew I'm together with Troy. Well except for Taylor. But who would believe her? One girl against hundreds of students.

I nodded. "And when do we leave?"

I watched as Troy got his car keys. "Now." He was smiling. Not too much and not too less, just the way it was comforting and encouraging.

At East High

Sharpay's POV

After my first two lessons, I could tell that the whole school was confused. Neither Chad, nor Gabriella, nor Troy had shown up.

Unfortunately, Taylor had forgotten her cell phone in her Spanish class. I'm a nice girl, so I brought I back to her, but not before reading some of her texts.

And it was so worth it! I knew more about the triangle Chad- Gabriella- Troy, than I needed to spread rumors deluxe.

It was already lunch time and the whole school was sitting in the cafeteria. I stood up from my chair and stepped on the desk.

"Shar! What are you doing?" Taylor snapped at me, as people began to look at our table.

"TELLING EVERYONE WHY CHAD, GABRIELLA AND TROY ARE NOT HERE!" I shouted and soon the whole school looked at me.

I smiled and began to tell my theory.

"THIS IS FOR EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW WHY THEY AREN'T HERE TODAY! TROY, ONLY WANTS TO GET CHAD'S LIFE! HE STOLE HIS BASKETBALL CAPTAIN POSITION AND NOW HE'S EVEN STEALING HIS GIRL!"

The whole school was quiet. AND shocked.



I decided to stop shouting, before a teacher got what was going on and I simply continued in a loud voice.

"Troy got Gabriella pregnant, so she had to stay with him. Better said he RAPED her. YES! He did. And now he made the police think it was Chad. Gabriella had no other chance than to say it was true!"

I let my words sink in.

To be honest, I always had a kind of dislike against Gabriella. And now I found out Chad abused, no, even raped her. It was perfect! I could make her life hell. And Troy's too.

Why did he have to choose Gabriella over me? ME? ME! I'm prettier than her. AND I had no boyfriend. It's just fair to make both their lives living hell.

I stepped down from the table's top and sat down next to Taylor, enjoying the effect of my words.

"Shar, where the hell did you get that from?" Taylor was angry; her eyes were shooting me a death glare. The rest of the gang didn't seem to notice our little fight.

"The next time Troy should make a better decision, which girl he wants."

I stood up and left Taylor sitting there starring at me like if I was an alien.

Gabby's POV

Troy and I were standing in front of the psychiatrist's; I had an appointment for 13 o'clock. Now it was 12:55.

I took his hand and opened the door to step into a warm colored waiting room. I looked at Troy who gave me a reassuring smile and squeezed my hand once again.

"Hello…" I was standing at the secretary's desk and was whispering.

She smiled. She seemed nice. "Hello. And you are?"

"Gabriella Montez. I have an appointment." Once again I grabbed Troy's hand tight.

"Don't worry." He whispered in my ear and I nodded. The secretary was looking through her paperwork.

"Yes. Because you have been raped?" Suddenly the secretary didn't seem nice anymore. She couldn't have said it louder. Everyone in the room turned around to see me blushing and slowly nodding. Some of them also shot Troy a mad look.

She gave me a fake smile. "I don't think your boyfriend may come with you for now. He can wait outside. First Dr. Caldwell will talk to you alone." She acted sweetly and it made me sick.

Nevertheless I nodded.

She gave another fake smile and pointed to a door. I nodded and looked at Troy again. He nodded and sat down in the waiting room. Immediately people began to look at him like he was mad or dangerous.



I was standing in front of the door, afraid of what might come. I was able to get Troy if I wanted to. But for now, I had to be alone. I sighed and opened the door.