n0t3: Filler. It's probably getting boring right now. But one more boring chapter after this, and you're well on your way to suspense.
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Title: Picture Perfect
Rating: T
Author: mylifeismine
Summary: Gabriella's being followed, so she does something drastic in order to save her son. She hands it over to the father. Troy Bolton. The NBA star must find Gabriella, though. Life or death. An easy statement, not easy to accomplish though. Troyella.
Genre: Mystery/Suspense
Length: Story

Chapter Six- Drunk
Troy entered his house to Chad chasing Nick.

"Hey Troy!" Chad yelled before continuing to chase Nick.

Troy dropped his keys on the key rack.

Troy went straight to the kitchen, and popped open a beer bottle, and sat down on a high stool, leaning forward on the counter.

His mind flashed the number five and seven.

Five days.

Seven max.

Days left for his high school sweetheart to live.

But what could he do?

Of course he didn't want her to die.

But who could help him?

Everyone thought she was dead.

Troy drained half the bottle of beer.

"Drunk at ten in the morning?" Chad said with a chuckle, as he sat in the stool beside him.

Troy looked over at his best friend, and down at the bottle, "I guess."

"Girl troubles?"

"Yeah."

"Who?" Chad asked eagerly.

"Gabriella."

Chad didn't say anything, then said, "Isn't she dead?"

Troy shrugged, then drained the rest of the beer.

He got up, and put the bottle along the garbage can on the floor, then went to get another bottle.

"You know that you're a bad example to Nick, right now?" Chad said.

"Hm," Troy shrugged, then asked, "Where is he now?"

"Taking a nap."

"So early?"

"Well you're drinking early, so he has the right to nap early."

Troy rolled his eyes, and put his head on the table.

"How many beers are you gonna have?" Chad asked.

"Last one," Troy promised, lifting his head up.

Troy knew not to break that promise.

Chad had had his share with drunks, and he wasn't going to be one of them, not for his best friend anyways.

Troy finished the last bit of beer, and went to watch television.

Chad left to go swing by his brother's place.

Several minutes after Chad left, Troy was already passed out on his couch.

Where the hell was he to find where Gabriella was?

And before next week with no clues?

Impossible.