Thank you for all the reviews! Today as I am writing I turned in my Social Studies research paper and now all the school weight is off. This chapter is going to be a whole lot better than the last. This chapter is a little Ryella but this is the last chapter for them. I know I shouldn't even be telling you guys who the couples are... I changed this chapter a little because I couldn't stand someone getting…wait you going to have to read to figure out…………

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the HSM characters.

Recap

From his arms I looked up at Troy. "Want to call it truce?" I offered as I go up from his arms. "Truce." He confirmed. I stepped over the spilled mixtures of condiments and opened the freezer. "Troy, how are we supposed to make the girls ice cream now?" I asked him as I looked over at the melted ice cream carton. "No idea." He said without looking at me. "Well I guess they'll get over it. It wasn't so bad to waste the condiments really." I explained.

End of Recap

Chapter 4

Let her secret be told

ADRIANA'S POV

"Bye Audrina!" I waved goodbye to her as I walked into the car. I didn't want to leave and return home to him. All he was gonna do was rant on all the bad things that happened in the past. He probably knew about Audrina and my real dad but just like my mother he didn't tell me. At this rate if I never convinced my mom I would have never met Audrina.

AT HOME

I followed behind my mom as she opened the door. Only a few more seconds until I had to see him. "Hi Ryan." My mom greeted. I proceed to walk inside without greeting him. "Hello…….Adriana." He finally said but I was already halfway up the stairs. I had to ignore and avoid him as much as possible. He told me a couple of weeks ago he didn't want me to hang out with Audrina. Technically I didn't disobey him because mom said it was okay for me. And what he says doesn't matter because he's not even related to me. Right?

AUDRINA'S POV

"Sharpay…er...Mom...What? What are you doing here?" I asked as she walked inside. I was pretty sure that letter me and Adriana wrote would've gotten rid of her. "I'm looking for you dad." She said as she walked into the master bedroom. I followed right behind her. She walked in the closet and pulled out a pink suitcase. NO surprise……I thought. "He isn't here right now." I answered as she started to pack some clothes.

"Well tell him I'm leaving. But just know I'm not leaving you." She said in a sympathetic voice. "Doesn't matter not gonna miss you." I said under my breath. She took a second to stare at me than returned to packing. "Maybe I'll come back but I have to take some time to think." She said as she closed the suitcase and walked towards the door. "Don't forget to tell him….." She reminded as she closed the door. "Plan to get rid of Sharpay. Check." I whispered to myself as I walked up the stairs.

ADRIANA'S POV

My plan to avoid Ryan worked until evening. Mom wanted to buy a new book and I didn't want to come along. So that gave Ryan some alone time with me. I sat directly across the table from Ryan. We sat there in silence until I decided to speak. It was scary sitting in silence. "I had fun at Audrina's." I started. Wasn't the best starting topic. "Just know you aren't going to be spending a lot of time with her or Troy." He explained to me. This is where my problem started. "But...Why? Even though I see her at school I never see my real father." I whined as I emphasized 'real'. He got up from his chair and walked near my chair.

"He left your mother 12 years ago. He isn't the nice person you think he is. I'm just trying to protect you from getting hurt." He put a concerned look on his face. But I wasn't gonna fall for that. " I know what happened. I don't need it explained to me. But he's different now. You haven't even tried to get to know him." I explained to him as I got up from the chair. We were a couple of yards away from each other. "Your too young to understand what happened." He said throwing the young factor in my face. "I'm 14 and I'm in high school. You have no idea what you are talking about. I know what the problem is. Your just jealous. Just jealous because you've never been a father figure to me." I shot back moving closer.

His face turned redder and redder as he clutched his fisted faster. (A/N: That's NOT a good sign.) "You're such a disrespectful useless child. I've never met a child so ungrateful like you." As he said each adjective he moved closer to me and I backed away. The words stung like fire burning my skin. I could feel his breathe firing down on my chest. Again, I started to walk backwards but he followed close in front. Something was telling me this couldn't be good. And I had no escape. No where to run and hide.

I'd read about this in books. It's called anger issues. Later on it was going to progress to abuse. And I was going to be the one taking it all.

"Adriana?" My mom called. "Thank you." I said under my breath as he backed away. "Don't tell anyone." He whispered quietly but I still heard. This was something I couldn't tell to anyone. Not unless I wanted to die early. "Hi mom." I said not making any eye contact.

AT SCHOOL

I made it through the most of the day without telling anyone. Audrina did bother me asking why I seemed down. Again, I wanted to tell her but I couldn't afford being killed. "Are you sure nothing's wrong?" Audrina asked for the millionth time. "Do you want a honest answer? No. I'm not okay. Something is wrong. But I can't tell you." I answered as I walked out the door. "Then tell me what's wrong. We're blood sisters. Literally Maybe I can help." She convinced as she walked beside me. "Okay…just don't tell anyone." I explained. "Okay. I won't. Now tell me." She promised. I let out a sigh and began. "It's Ryan. He isn't physical abusing me. He's more like….verbally." I said not giving out details.

"I told you he isn't up to any good. You have to tell someone besides me. Maybe mom or dad or- No I can't tell anyone." I said interrupting her. "It's not like he's physically abusing me. I can handle verbal." I said. She rolled her eyes at me. "Don't say that. Look if you don't tell anyone he's gonna start to." She said still trying to convince me. But I kept my promise. I wasn't going to tell anyone who could actually do something about it. "Look I don't need your advice. My life is perfectly fine besides that." I explained. "But you need help. Talk to someone." She started back up again. "I don't need anyone's help. I'm fine." I said ending the discussion.

7 BLOCKS LATER

"Are you going home?" She asked as she looked at her watch. We were getting close to her house. "I don't know." I replied kicking a pebble next to my shoe. "I'll just go home. I'll fill you in on any details tomorrow. Bye." I decided sadly. Something told me it wasn't going to be as bad as yesterday.

AUDRINA'S POV

I opened the door and set my backpack on the ground. "Hi daddy." I said flatly. He quickly noticed and walked towards me. " Did you have a fight with someone?" He asked. I guess my sadness wouldn't go unnoticed. " Okay its Adriana. She won't tell someone something that could possibly kill her." I said. I was going to keep my promise to her and not tell. He formed his face into a confused look. "What could possibly kill her?" He asked sitting in a chair nearby. "Daddy…don't tell anyone." I said. He nodded in agreement. "Ryan verbally abuses Adriana. I keep telling her to tell someone before he physically does. But she won't listen to me. She says she can handle it." I repeated what she told me earlier.

"Does Gabriella know?" He said under his breath. It wasn't supposed to be heard by me but I did. "No. She won't tell anyone. Daddy can you help her?" I asked. "I can maybe but she's gonna have to let her secret be told." He said. "I get her to do that." I quickly agreed.

What's Troy's plan? Can Audrina get Adriana to tell her secret to Troy?

This wasn't a long chapter but I love the quality of the chapter. Now that is one of my better chapters. Next chapter is gonna be putting Troy's plan to action and probably…PROBABLY a Troyella awkward fluff moment. I have an idea for a and possibly the most dramatic chapter ever for this story. REVIEW!