Previously
But what Troy didn't see right after his feet left the balcony floor was Ryan's slap on his girlfriend, or soon-to-be ex-girlfriend.
At School the Next Day
-Gabby
Meet me on the rooftop at lunch.
-Troy
Lunch
"Hey, you wanted to talk to me?" Gabby said as she walked towards the bench, she had been able to cover up he redness from the slap with make-up.
"Yeah," Troy said not turning to look at her.
"What's wrong?" Gabriella said joining Troy along the rail watching out into the ground.
"I saw you and Ryan," Troy said emotionless.
"Oh my god. You did?" Gabriella said happily.
"I saw Ryan about to kiss you."
Gabriella's happy face turned into a confused one.
"Huh?"
"I think you're cheating on me," Troy said turning to look at Gabriella for the frist time ever since today.
"B-But---"
But Troy had already walked to the stairs.
"But he was abusing me," Gabriella sat down crying.
Cafeteria
"Hey, Troy! Where's Gabby?" Chad said.
"Rooftop. We broke up."
"Why?" the group asked.
"I saw her cheating on me with Ryan."
"Oh my god."
Ryan comes to join the group, but Sharpay puts her purse on the seat. Ryan moves to sit in the empty seat beside Taylor, but Taylor puts her books there.
"What?" Ryan said confused.
"Think. Gabriella.?" Sharpay said in a "duh" tone.
Ryan got frightened all of a sudden, "I didn't mean to do that at your party, it just happened. Please forgive me?"
By now, Ryan had walked over to Sharpay for forgiveness on the wrong topic.
But Sharpay just took her purse and whacked him with it.
For the next few days, Gabriella appeared at school with more bruises and more tears.
"I'm not really happy about Gabby cheating on Troy, but do you think she's okay?" Taylor asked Sharpay as Gabriella walked into the cafeteria in tears.
"Who cares," Sharpay shrugged.
Apparently, someone cared. Troy.
"Even though I broke up with her, why's she getting more bruises?" He muttered.
And I am off to vacation tomorrow. But might post another chapppie before I go