Gabriella POV

I hated Matt when he was angry. I could not stand him.

"What do you want?" I asked irritated.

"What are you doing with him Gab? You know he's a loser. Come on lets go now!" he shouted at me. I could not believe him. He was cheating on me and he did not even let me hang out with Troy.

"I am not going anywhere with you! You're an asshole and I know your cheating on me with Amanda! I'm not dumb, you jerk!" I shouted at him angrily. I tried to slap him but he grabbed my arm and pushed me to the ground.

"its over!" he yelled and started stormed towards the front door. I was devastated.

"Thank goodness!" I yelled through my tears. Troy tried to help me up but I broke free. I just wanted to be alone. I started running away. I didn't know where I was going all I knew was that I had to get away from everybody else.

Troy's POV

She looked so upset. She probably really liked him but Matt is a real jerk especially when he pushed her to the ground. Maybe the reason she gets all her bruises is because of Matt. Maybe he hits her all the time. I better go find her. Who knows what she will do when she is all upset. I quickly grabbed my cars keys and got into my car. I had a feeling she would be at the beach.

"Hi" I said softly. I didn't want to scare her. She turned around and smiled at me. She was in a bad state. Her mascara was running and she was still crying.

"Does he do this to you? Does he hit you?" I asked. She looked startled and then laughed.

"Matt is an asshole but he wouldn't do this to somebody. Yeah, he has his tempers but he wouldn't hit somebody. Anyway can we just drop the subject?" she asked. I nodded. I did not want to get her angry.

"You must really like him" I said. She looked at me and then laughed.

"I never really liked him. I just felt loved whenever I was with him and I don't want that feeling to go away. Nobody loves me. Not my dad, not Matt and not even myself" she said and starts crying even harder.

"I do" I said. I was so nervous when I said that. My heart was beating furiously. She stared at me for a while and then kissed me softly. It only lasted a few second yet it was amazing. It was the best kiss ever had. I stared at Gabriella. She was biting her bottom lip.

Gabriella POV

I cant believe I just kissed him but that kiss was 100 times better than all of Matt and I kisses combined. Should I tell him about my dad or should I wait.

"Is there something you want to ask me?" he asked. I couldn't believe he could tell I wanted to ask him something. Matt could never tell.

"ummm…could you send me to school tomorrow?" I asked deciding not to tell him about my dad. He nodded his head and smiled. I kissed him again. I just couldn't resist his smile. This time it lasted longer and he touched my face. After a while we stopped.

"I need to go before my parents kill me" he quickly said. I giggled. He quickly grabbed my hand and pulled me to the car. I groaned. I wasn't looking forward to going home and meeting my dad. It was a 10 minute drive before I reached home.

"Thanks" I said and quickly got out. I waved goodbye as he drove away. As I entered the house I could hear a woman's voice. I rolled my eyes and entered my room. I could hear my father's voice getting louder. I couldnt concentrate on my book which i was reading. I decided to take a chance and try to stop him. Sometimes he wouldn't beat me when he had guests. I opened the door without knocking.

"Can you please shut up!" I said. he looked at me angrily and got up from the bed.

"Its time you learned your lesson Gabriella Montez!" he shouted at me and dragged me to the living room. I braced myself for the beating. This time he wasn't using his belt. All of a sudden he punched me at my cheek and pushed me to the ground. Then he started kicking at me at my stomach. I was screaming in pain.

"Daddy! Please stop! I beg you!" he was kicking me even harder and I was crying profusely. When I turned towards the window I saw a pale face looking through. It was troy and he was holding my school bag which I left in his car. I could tell he was shocked and scared but I never expected him to do what he did next.