Chapter Two-Secret Two:Murder
"Hello?" a gruff voice came on to the other end of the phone.

"Hi Troy. Is Sharpay there?" Gabriella asked nicely.

A while after Troy had left the restaurant, Sharpay had emerged out of the restroom, and had asked the confused Gabriella and the silent Ryan to drive her home. The drive to the Bolton's was silent, Gabriella had tried to start conversations but with no success.

"She's in the shower," Troy said not really caring.

"Um okay, tell her to call me when she's done," Gabriella said.

The next thing she heard was the dial tone.

She shrugged then put the phone on the floor beside her and continued to orginize Ryan's clothes in his walk-in closet since she had nothing better to do.

As Gabriella stacked Ryan's shoe boxes, one on top of the other, a box dropped from its pile, and the lid flew open, landing about a meter or so away from its content.

Gabriella gasped at the content.

A blood-stained knife.

Gabriella sat there in shock, then slowly reached for the lid.

She stood up shaking, and went to find Ryan, taking the box with her.

Gabriella found her husband in the den watching television.

"Ryan...what's this?" Gabriella said quietly, but could still sense the quiver in her voice.

"Oh, a box," Ryan said barely glancing at the box as Gabriella sat down beside him.

Ryan froze a few seconds later after he had turned back to the television.

Gabriella quietly took the lid off.

Ryan stared at the knife but stayed quiet.

They both sat there waiting for the other to speak.

"I murdered our daughter," Ryan admitted in a whisper.

Gabriella stared at the murderer of her daughter.

"Why?" she whispered.

"You were always with her."

"What do you expect!" Gabriella exclaimed in tears.

Ryan looked away.

Gabriella stared back into the box, and jumped when the phone rang.

She laid the box on the coffee table, and went to find the phone in the kitchen.

"Sharpay?" Gabriella said into the phone after checking the Caller ID.

She heard muffles of tears.

"I'm sorry, Gabby. I really am," Sharpay said with tears, then dropping the phone.

"Huh?" Gabriella said.

Sharpay doesn't know about the murder...does she?

Gabriella sat there with the phone still at her ear.

"Gabriella?" Troy's voice came on.

"What's she sorry for?" Gabriella thought out loud.

Troy grunted, "She's pregnant."

"So?"

"With Ryan's baby."

Gabriella dropped the phone and her eyes grew wide.

"Gabby? Gabby? Are you there?" she heard Troy's voice from the phone.

"Did you say Ryan?" Gabriella said sharply after snatching back the phone.

"Yeah," he said plainly.

Gabriella stood there, then tossed the phone onto the counter, and then stormed off to Ryan's closet.

She grabbed a duffel bag and threw a heap of clothes into it, then stoped down the stairs.

Gabriella first threw the duffel bag on the steps of the front door, then stormed off to the den.

She took Ryan by surprise, dragging him through the front door.

"You're a murderer then a cheater. What else are you that I don't know about?" Gabriella hissed, then slammed the door in his face.

She slide down the door in tears asking herself:

Why do I deserve this?
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Author's Note: Two things. One, what's actually written in the story may be slightly different from teh Trailer. Sorry about that. Second. Most of you guys supported the whole Rypay thing, which I thank, cause it'll be hard to turn everything around, lol. And for those who just said I love it or Post more soon, I'm assuming Rypay is okay. Thanks again!
♥Bridgette♥