"It was Troy Bolton! You can't say no to Troy Bolton!"
Gabriella's body was suddenly sent into shock. Her limbs become numb as she suddenly drops Amber's arms, not wanting to touch the skin her boyfriend had. She doesn't even feel her body take a step back, nor see Sharpay and Taylor's eyes grow wide. She didn't see Amber's body lunge towards Sharpay again as Gabriella runs into the wall next to the bed. Her eyes were wide as her mouth hung open a little, processing what the brunette had just screamed. He lied.
"Amber! Get off!" Sharpay's voice could be heard as Gabriella stares at Amber's hand as it reaches back and tries to slap Sharpay again. Taylor tries to get in between them as Gabriella could stop feeling numb. He lied to her.
"Stop it!" Taylor yells while desperately looking at Gabriella, who couldn't see it. She couldn't feel anything. "Gabriella!" Taylor begs desperately as Gabriella's eyes look up emotionlessly. She could see the brunette trying to get at the blonde who was staring at Gabriella with concern, but she doesn't make any movement to help her best friend. He lied.
"Babe! Babe stop!" Marcus finally steps in and grabs his girlfriend for the first time since they had walked in the room. Amber continues to glare at Sharpay, unaware of the dancer who was standing against the wall with her face emotionless and pale. "Babe, it's not even worth it ok? We'll just leave." He says while turning around and smirking at Gabriella one more time, who doesn't even notice it. He lied.
"So now you leave!" Sharpay screams as Amber sighs and relaxes in Marcus' arms. Taylor's eyes were now on Gabriella with concerned filled in them, but Gabriella didn't notice. All that was running through her mind was the image of the girl in front of her with her clothes off and her boyfriend's perfect body thrusting himself inside her. He lied to her.
"Let's go." Amber finally says while turning around one more time. She looks at Gabriella with a raised eyebrow, not comprehending what had just came out as the deep brown eyes finally look up and connect with the piercing green. Gabriella suddenly feels her body again as anger rushes through her veins. Amber starts to walk out of the room with Marcus' hand in hers as Gabriella could feel her knuckles tighten and turn white. He lied.
The door slams and Sharpay looks up at Gabriella, along with Taylor. The blonde takes a small step forward as Gabriella's eyes that had turned dark lock with hers. "Brie… I can explain."
Gabriella cell phone goes off again but she didn't hear it. She takes one step forward, with poison seeping through every pore in her body as she narrows her eyes. "He lied." She says through gritted teeth.
With that, she suddenly didn't want to be in the room with either girl at the moment. So she turns on her heels and walks towards the door. Her hand grabs the doorknob angrily as she rips it open and suddenly hears a "Let her go." Come from inside the room. Gabriella's lip was twitching slightly as her eyes cast over a black look to them.
She wasn't pissed that he slept with her. She wasn't pissed that he was inside of her. She wasn't pissed that he went further with her then he did with Gabriella. It happened before they had even known each other, so she didn't care. What was making the atomic bomb explode inside was the fact that he lied. He straight up lied to her and there was absolutely no way around it. He told her he never slept with her. That was complete bullshit.
Gabriella slams her fist against the button on the elevator and immediately the doors open. It was almost as if a storm was behind her. It was almost as if an earthquake was echoing with every step that she took in her fury. It was like the glass on the walls was breaking with every step that she took, making fire come out of the lights. The elevator abruptly stops at the second floor and the doors open up.
Her eyes rise from the position that they were looking down and suddenly she feels like she could have breathed fire. Standing in the hallway, with the wind playing with his hair gently, was the one person she never wanted to see again. A smile grows on his perfect lips, but it looks twisted to Gabriella. Her jaw was set as her eyes were completely black, with no hope of color ever returning to them. "Gab! God finally! I thought you died!"
She watches as he runs to her and wraps his arms around her thin body. But as soon as he does, it was almost as though acid was poured onto her body at the spots he touched. She immediately pushes him off of her with the wind carrying him. He stumbles back for a moment, confusion written on his face as Gabriella's eyes narrow even more. "Don't touch me!" She says with venom laced in her voice.
Troy's eyes suddenly become pained in shock. He stands up fully again while Gabriella could feel her hands shaking in anger. "Wait… what?"
Gabriella turns immediately on her heels and starts running towards the fastest exit, the stairs. She doesn't even glance back to see Troy watch her for a moment before chasing after her. But she hears other footsteps on the stair well as she tries to get as far away as she possibly could. She didn't want to see him, nor hear him, nor have anything to do with him. "Stay away from me Troy!" She screams as she leaves the stair well and breaks out into the lobby.
Her face suddenly grows even more anger as Troy runs around her and stops in front of her. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, what the hell is going on?" He asks with confusion written on his face. Gabriella laughs sarcastically at how stupid he was for not knowing.
"What's going on? What's going on?!" She asks hysterically as she could feel her body almost radiating anger. "You're a fucking bastard Troy Bolton!"
Troy's face immediately drops and turns into pain itself. His normally glowing features seemed to loose all their color as he stares back at her. "What?" He asks in a small voice that was so adorable but only made Gabriella get even madder, if that was possible.
"You fucking lied to me!" She screams, hearing the echoes in the huge lobby as people turn to look at her. "You lied to my face!"
Troy's body suddenly stiffens as realization dawns on his face. That sends Gabriella's anger through the roof. He knew exactly what she was talking about. "Gab…"
"I don't even care that you slept with her!" She screams as Troy's face grows wide in shock. He was trying desperately to keep her calm but she didn't care if the entire world looked at her. "You LIED to be! What else have you been fucking lying about?"
"I didn't want to hurt you." Troy says in a small voice. "I was completely smashed and…"
"I DON'T CARE!" She bellows, making Troy take a step back. Her eyes were completely black and didn't seem to ever turn back as her hand was shaking uncontrollably. "I don't care anymore Troy, I'm done!" She screams while trying to turn on her heels again.
"No, no no…" Troy says while running in front of her, tears glossing up in his eyes as Gabriella's were dry and hard. "Please Gabriella… just let me explain ok? I know I hurt you…"
Gabriella laughs an evil laugh that didn't sound like her own. "Hurt me Troy? HURT ME? Don't even talk to me!"
"Gabriella please… don't do this." He says begging her. "I'm so sorry!"
"You are unbelievable!" Gabriella screams. Now, everyone was staring at the couple. Gabriella could almost feel the vein stick out on the top of her head. She couldn't stop being furious, even though a part of her so desperately wanted to cave and just fall into Troy's arms like it was no big deal. But she couldn't do that. If he had lied about this, what else could he lie about in the future? Where he was? Who he was with? What if he cheated on her?
"Look, Gabi, I'm sorry alright?" He says trying to hush her voice, making Gabriella's anger sky rocket again. She didn't want to be quiet, she wanted to scream and tell him how he lost her trust, and he wasn't gonna get it back. "I didn't mean…"
"You didn't mean to? Well guess what Troy, you did!" She screams and angrily turns on her heels towards the stair well again. She opens the door leading there and suddenly hears a yell that makes her stop.
"Gabriella… please!" He begs and she turns around, fire shooting out of her nose as her eyes narrow on Troy standing in the middle of the lobby looking at her desperately.
"Stay away from me!" She screams as she then steps inside the stair well and lets the door create a barrier between them, with the tears that had been held back suddenly fall down her face, not believing this actually just happened.
Troy's eyes were wide open. They glance at the clock sitting in the middle of the two beds and sighs. 5:05. The alarm would go off in ten minutes. Ten minutes he would have to start his day. Ten minutes and he would have to face reality. Ten minutes seemed way to short for Troy's liking.
He couldn't stop thinking about the events that happened the night before. How could be so stupid in thinking that she wouldn't find out? She danced with Amber, they did things as a team with Amber, and of course it would come out. He couldn't even know why he lied to her in the first place. Maybe it was just the fact that he cared about her so much and didn't want to hurt her. He didn't want her to think less of him because of this.
'Great job Bolton, look where it's got you now' He thinks to himself while sighing. Why was he such an idiot? The one thing that actually mattered to him for once, he let slip through his fingers. He was a complete idiot, and there as nothing he could possibly do to fix this now.
He suddenly hears a beeping that echoes throughout the room. He sighs as Chad stirs beside him and sits up. Troy closes his eyes, pretending that he didn't hear the alarm. Pretending that Gabriella didn't find out he slept with Amber last night. Pretending that none of this was happening and he would fall back twenty four hours were he could just sleep. "Dude… get up!" Chad groggily says while Troy shakes his head while his eyes were still closed.
"I'm sick… I can't get up." Troy lies as he hears Chad sigh as the weight shifts on the other bed and Chad must have gotten up.
"You can't hide in here man." Chad says while Troy continues to keep his eyes closed.
"Yes I can." He informs his best friend and shakes his head.
"Dude. Come on, basketball will be good for you." He says while Troy finally opens his eyes. Usually he thought that basketball would be the only way to chill him out, but it was the very last thing he wanted to do right now. Troy hears the door close and the shower start running as he walks over to the bag of food and grabs breakfast, even though eating was the last thing he wanted to do.
After Chad finally gets out, Troy was already in his basketball shorts and shirt with out even taking a shower. He didn't care if he smelled, looked like crap, or anything like that. He didn't care at all, since it seemed that he was walking around in a shell, his mind watching him from someplace else. "You look like shit." Chad comments, probably referring to the bed head hair that Troy had along with the fact that he barely got an hour of sleep last night.
"Whatever." Troy responds, feeling his heart break with every moment that went by.
Chad sighs as he picks up his gym bag and Troy grabs his own red one. "Give it a day dude, then you guys will be fucking again." He says while opening the door leading outside for Troy, who was still walking as though he was numb. "You guys have been fighting all week, it will be fine.
Troy shakes his head while he runs a hand though his bed head. "No it won't. You didn't see the look on her face. She hates me." Troy informs them as they walk towards the elevator.
"She doesn't hate you." Chad tries to cheer his depressed best friend up but Troy knew that there was absolutely nothing that would work. "Just try to take your mind off it ok?" He says while patting Troy on the back and watching as the elevator doors open and they step inside.
"That's not gonna happen." Troy says honestly while leaning his head against the wall, punishing himself for his stupidity.
"Come on Montez! Pick it up!" Camilla's voice echoes in Gabriella's ear from a distant. She couldn't comprehend the fan, or the leap that the girls were doing for the final showcase. She didn't understand anything that was going on right now. The only thing she could think about was the lying gorgeous boy that couldn't be taken off her mind right now.
"Gabriella, go left." Melissa whispers as Gabriella finally looks at herself in the mirror that was reflecting back at her. She looked awful. Her hair was a complete mess, she had absolutely no make up on right now, and her skin looked greasy and sticky since she hadn't even bothered to wash her face this morning. She could barely function, and couldn't actually believe she had been able to get up from a very sleepless night last night.
"MONTEZ!" A woman's voice yells as Gabriella suddenly realizes the music stopped playing. Everyone was looking at her as the Hispanic woman walks towards her, with an annoyed look on her face. "I don't know what the hell your problem is today but pick it up or you're sitting out!" Camilla yells while Gabriella's face turns a bright shade of red. She couldn't stop dancing. If she did then there was no way she would be able to get by this day. She had to focus. She had to channel all of her anger into this one routine. "Alright get on the wall, we're going one at a time."
Gabriella walks over to the wall with out waiting for anyone else. Her eyes turn around and she suddenly narrows them as she sees the thin brunette walking towards her as well. She wanted to rip out of hair and burn it, along with ripping off that stupid smirk that was on her face and her smooth demeanor. She wanted to hurt Amber for making her feel this pain. "What the hell is your problem today?" The brunette asks while Gabriella could feel her eyes narrow. If Amber had no idea what was bothering her, then she was completely stupid.
"Evans, you're up first." Sharpay walks out into the middle of the studio as Gabriella's face softens a little. She wasn't mad at Sharpay, at all. It was weird to think this girl who was so in love with Zeke actually really liked her boyfriend last year, but she wasn't angry at her for it. Although, she hadn't talked to the blonde yet today, she still wasn't mad.
"Try not to think about it." She suddenly hears another voice say as she sees Taylor standing next to her. She had barely talked to Taylor this morning, but she wasn't angry at her either.
"I can't help it." She whispers back as they watch Sharpay's body move gracefully in the studio. "He lied to me."
"He was trying to protect you." Taylor informs her while Gabriella looks away.
"I don't care. He lied to my face. What else do you think he's going to lie to me about?" She asks the question that was on her mind all day as she sighs while the music stops.
"Whitman! Go!" Camilla's voice yells as Gabriella narrows her eyes again to see the brunette walk out like she was better then everyone else. God, she hated her. She hoped she'd fall and break her leg, so she would have to get sent home and she wouldn't have to see her again.
"Hey…" Sharpay says slowly but Gabriella doesn't even notice as the brunette starts to move. Gabriella was praying that she'd screw up, trip, fall and die. But her eyes finally look back at the blonde who looked scared that Gabriella was going to blow up at her. "Brie, I didn't…"
"Don't worry about it." Gabriella says while her eyes lock back on to see that Amber stubbles a little after a leap. Yes. That was good for Gabriella. "You didn't do anything wrong. You were allowed to like him, I didn't even know him."
"I know… but I should have told you." Sharpay says but Gabriella shakes her head.
"No you shouldn't. He should have." She says with poison in her voice as the music suddenly stops.
"Good. Montez you're up!" Gabriella's suddenly takes steps forward, all of the sound was drawn out from the world as she and Amber make eye contact with each other. They take steps forward, while Gabriella purposely bumps shoulders with her, trying to cause as much pain to this girl as possible, even though she was really just taking her anger on Troy out on this girl.
Gabriella starts in her spilts position as she closes her eyes and focuses. Just take the anger out now. The music starts as she could feel adrenaline pumping through her body. She felt like she was watching herself as this beautiful piece was coming out right now. He legs kicked higher, stronger, and faster then ever before as her heart, her anger was being poured out onto the dance floor. It was almost like a remedy for this pain that she was feeling, a healthy remedy even though she knew as soon as she stopped, it would all come flooding back.
Her legs finally stop moving as music abruptly turns off. Her dark eyes look over to the side of the room to see that everyone's mouth was dropped open to the floor. Even Camilla looked shocked at the art that was just created. "Um… good. McKessie, you're up."
Gabriella walks off, feeling the anger still surging through her body. She stands next to Sharpay who looked like she had just seen a ghost come to life before her very eyes. "Oh my God." She says while Gabriella's jaw was still set.
She could see those piercing blue eyes boring into her own. The lies that had come out through that perfect voice. She felt betrayed, almost cheated by his actions. How could he do this to her? She opened her heart up and trusted him, why did he do this? "What happened?" Gabriella finally says, even though she didn't want to know, a part of her still did.
Sharpay sighs as she looks at the ground. "I had the biggest crush on Troy last year. He was supposed to be mine during the summer, since Amber had a thing with him during the school year. She promised me she would stay away from him. But one night, we went to a party, and I got drunk and passed out. I guess Amber was flirting with him, and Troy came onto her. Evidently, he woke up with a hang over in her bed, naked."
Gabriella could feel her knuckles turn white as she imagined Amber and Troy sleeping together. "How could he lie to me?"
Sharpay sighs as the music turns off again. "I'm sure he just didn't want to hurt you."
Gabriella's jaw was set as she watches Taylor walk towards them. "Gabriella, that was incredible." Taylor says while Gabriella turns her head to the side to see the girl who was causing her this much pain. She wanted to walk over and slap her just to give her a taste of what she was feeling right now.
"He didn't want to hurt me?" Gabriella asks sarcastically while turning to the two girls who were standing next to her, looking slightly afraid. "Then what the hell do you call what I'm feeling right now?