Chapter 5

AN: I'm being nice and updating twice today. Yay to no homework :

Flashback

In Troy's freshman year he was playing basketball in a local park at 5 p.m. The sun was setting but there were lights around the court. As Troy was making a lay-up he noticed 3 figures in the distance. He thought nothing of it seeing it was a public park. Then he noticed one of them was Andy Cameron. The west side knights basketball captain. He hated Troy because Troy helped the wildcats win at state against the knights.

As Andy and his friends drew closer, Troy got out his cell phone and pressed speed dial 5. his best friends number.

"Well, well, well. Look who we have here." Teased Andy as his friends snickered.

"What are you doing here Andy?" Troy asked, " You know this is East side."

"And you know that the state champions are always the knights."

"Well they weren't this year were they? Now get out of my face, before yours caves in," Troy said as he started walk away but was stopped by one arm and two boys.

"And where do you think your going?" Andy asked.

" I'm going --" Troy was cut off with a fist to the jaw.

" No your going to the hospital." One of Andy's boys said as he pushed Troy to the ground. Andy kicked Troy in the stomach and in the ribs, while his boys punched his face.

After 10 minutes of this beating they stopped. But not before Andy kicked him in the head and said, "This is for the knights." Leaving Troy in a dark, cold, sleepless state.

After being found by Chad, Troy was in the hospital hooked up to a million different machines. He was hardly alive and breathing. He had 3 broken ribs, a broken nose, 6 broken fingers, and a concussion. He couldn't believe they did this because the wildcats won the state championships.

He stayed in the hospital for 2 weeks and later returned to school.

End flashback

"Troy Bolton!" a voice called.

Troy looked up as he snapped out of his flashback and saw his holding officer.

"Your mother is here." He said as he put Troy in cuffs.

Troy was lead down many hallways and through many locked doors and finally he saw the visiting center and inside was his mother, who looked heartbroken.

"Hey mom." Troy said as he sat down.

" Keep your hands on the table. No contact. Visiting hours are 9 to 4." The guard stated bored and as if he says it a million times a day.

" Troy I'm so sorry your father did this to you. Gosh. I wish I could take you home with me now. I'm so, so, so, so, so sorry." His mother plead with tears in her eyes.

" Ma, when am I getting out?" He asked while he look at her," Hey don't cry."

"When your father pays the bail."

"Which is?"

"Whenever it happens…" She said while she wiped tears out of her eyes.

"Okay."

They talked for about an hour when the subject of school came up.

"Your going to have a lot of homework to make-up" Lucile said.

" Yeah. I know. And its gonna suck."

"I'm sorry hunny. Well I have to get home." Lucile said as she got up.

" Okay. Bye mom." Troy said as he got up and started to walk away.

" I love you." She called after him.

" I love you too." Troy said but no one heard him, " I love you so much."

Troy was put back into his holding cell and the cuffs were taken off.

His neon orange jumpsuit was itchy, his tennis shoes were 2 sizes too big. His hair was all gross and his bed was hard and cold. He can't imagine living in this place for any longer. This was hell. He couldn't take this anymore.

It was Thursday and Gabriella was currently sitting in lunch with Taylor. They were discussing their math homework that Gabriella had already finished.

" So when you have the exponents over X you cross multiply?" Taylor asked

" Yeah. Always." Gabriella said as she took a bite out of her sandwich.

" Okay. That makes it so much easier."

"Yeah."

"So did you here about the science project that Mrs. Hughes is making everyone do?" Taylor asked.

" Yeah. I heard from someone in her first hour that its really hard and she picks your partners."

" Who do you think you'll be with?" Taylor asked.

" Taylor! I'm new here. I don't know anyone." Gabriella stated.

" Yeah I know but who do you think you'll be paired with?" Taylor asked again.

" I don't know." Gabriella said.

The bell rang signaling the end of lunch and Taylor and Gabriella got up and heading for their next class. Taylor had History and Gabriella and science. The two girls parted ways and headed to their classrooms. Gabriella walked in and sat at the lab table in the back of the room.

" Good afternoon scientist! Pass your homework forward and we'll get started." Said Mrs. Hughes the craziest science teacher Gabriella has ever had.

" As you all have heard we have a HUGE project coming up. This will be over Newton's first and second law. You also may have heard you get partners. BUT I will be choosing them, so don't get your hopes up Miss. James. You and Miss. Page WILL NOT be working with each other……" Gabriella tuned out the annoying science teacher who she swear never shut up.

" Your partners will be posted at the front of the class. So when I hand back your test come up and look at who your partner will be. You have 3 weeks to complete this project and at the end, you will presenting it to the class."

" Abbie Jones. Jenny Meyers. Mike Slogan and Tommy Burns." Mrs. Hughes went on and on. " Gabriella Montez and Mary Brown."

Gabriella got up to get her test. Of course she got an "A". She made her way over to the board where the partners were posted. She looked down the list finding her name towards the bottom.

Troy Bolton…………………………………………. Gabriella Montez

Was this the same Troy Chad and Taylor had warned her about? She wasn't sure. All she knew was that he hasn't been at school forever.

Facts about I'll cover you:

I got the idea of this story from my Spanish teacher. No he didn't do drugs but a lot of this happened to him.

I used my real science teachers name, and she really is crazy.

I have a science project just like the one Gabriella and Troy are going to have to do.

Most of the chapter titles are from the songs I listen to when I write.

I write most of the chapters during school.

Some of my friends names and actions will be in this story. So look out!
Peace and Chicken!