Author's Note: Hey everyone! I thought with having the story written as a script the way it was, was probably a bit hard to read at times so I thought if I spaced out the conversations it would make it easier. Has it worked? Or has it just made it look really long? Anyway let me know! Happy Reading!

Chapter 11: Things Change

It's two hours later. Troy has fallen asleep on the floor next to the girl's bathroom door. Gabriella is just sitting on the bathroom tiles staring into space. Taylor and Chad enter the room.

Taylor: Oh god, we're gonna have to wake him

Chad: Can I kick him?

Taylor: Chad! He's your best friend!

Chad: Yeah but Gabriella's my friend too.

Taylor: Well you don't have to agree with his actions but you need to get him next door.

Chad: I suppose...

Chad walks over to him and shakes him gently.

Chad: Troy? Troy!

Troy: ...What? What... what happened?

Chad: Come on buddy, we need to get you up.

Troy groans slightly and shakily stands up. He looks at the bathroom door.

Troy: Oh god...

Taylor: What?

Troy: I'm sure you'll find out...

Troy slowly walks out the room. Chad follows, but not after giving Taylor a quick kiss on the cheek.

Taylor: Gabriella, honey, are you okay?

Gabriella opens the door and tearfully falls into Taylor's arms

Gabriella: Troy and I broke up!

Taylor: oh...

Gabriella: He said that he had never been with Sharpay and that he would never cheat on me with anyone and he said that whoever said that he did was a liar and.. he said that he loved me again... I just don't know what to do. I mean, what if I'm wrong...

Taylor: Honey, you have done nothing wrong. You did what every girl would have done if they found out their boyfriend was cheating on them

Gabriella: But what if he wasn't... What if he was innocent and he did love me and I just didn't believe him?

Taylor: I don't know what to say

Gabriella: I'm leaving first thing tomorrow. I'm getting a flight back home.

Taylor: What? But, why?

Gabriella: Because I'm just not in a holiday mood any more. It's gonna be so awkward between us. And everyone else. I just think it would be better if I left.

Taylor: I'll tell you what. You stay a few more days. For me. If things are really unbearably awkward between us all then yeah, you can go. But please, don't go yet.

Gabriella: …okay...I'll stay a little longer.

Taylor: Thank you

Gabriella: I don't know what I'd do with out you.

Taylor: Oh me neither. You look tired; you should probably get to bed.

Gabriella: Yeah. Thanks Taylor

Taylor: No problem

Gabriella walked over to her bed and sat down on it. She looked out the window and saw the beach where she and Troy had last been happy together. She thought of the locket around her neck. She took it off. She read the front of it, "Troy and Gabriella" and then opened it. She looked at the picture sadly and then at the other words. "Breaking free," She remembered how she'd promised Troy she would never take the necklace off.

Gabriella: Things change.

Chad had just managed to get Troy into their room. Jason and Zeke where already there.

Jason: Dude, you alright?

Troy: No. I don't think I'll ever be alright again.

Chad: You're over-reacting...

Troy: Over-reacting? I have just been dumped by the one girl I have ever had such feelings for over something I didn't even do.

Jason: What so you didn't kiss Sharpay?

Troy: No! If I never saw Sharpay or heard her name again, I'd be happy. Well... not without Gabriella.

Chad: But we heard from Lydia that you and Sharpay were an item?

Troy: From who?

Zeke: Lydia Darlton. Sharpay's friend

Troy: Oh her! Well she's lying. You guys believe me right?

All guys keep silent

Troy: Guys?

Chad: Well to be honest, Troy, we now don't know who to believe.

Jason: Sharpay had always had a thing for you. We just figured that maybe, she's got her own way.

Troy: I don't believe this. You're my friends! My basketball guys! You're gonna believe some stupid little rich girl over me?
The guys look at each other, not knowing what to do.

Troy: Great. Great, now I know who my friends are. And that's no one. If you guys weren't gonna believe me than who will?

Chad: We wanna believe you man, but... Gabriella's our friend. We did what we thought was right when we heard about you.

Troy: What and you didn't come to me first?

Jason: Well we knew you would probably deny it.

Chad: And it doesn't matter what we think. What's important is that.. do you think Gabriella will believe you?

Troy... I dunno. She said she didn't know if she could trust me. And from the way it looks right now, I doubt she ever will.

Jason: Don't say that man, things might work out.

Troy: I don't think so. I think this really is the end for us as she said.

The other guys look at each other awkwardly while Troy sits on the bed and thinks about how much he would give for Gabriella to believe him right now...

To be continued...

A/N: So what do you think of the new set up? I know it's not the most important thing happening in the story but I'm curious. Anyway, hope you liked it! I know, It's a bit depressing at the moment but it will eventually get better. R&R