Don't own it. And by the way, seeing that's this is my story, please refrain from criticizing my casting choices. Thank you :)
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Whispers broke out in the courtyards as Gabriella and Troy walked through the school gates. She looked at him quizzically. Troy shrugged his shoulders. Girls pointed at their phones, then at Gabriella, disgust evident of their faces. Gabriella clutched her books closer to her chest. The harsh, condescending glares of the girls made her confused and very self-conscious. Had she gotten mud on her clothes?
Had she done something?
Troy raised his eyebrows at the frantic looks on Chad and Jason's faces. They gestured wildly at Troy and Gabriella, then at their phones. Gabriella's friends, Taylor and Sharpay stared into Gabriella's eyes, obviously communicating with their eyes. Troy chuckled. Girls, couldn't they just talk to each other? His smile slowly faded as Gabriella's eyes widened, confused and horrified. She whipped around to find the entire female student body glaring fiercely at her. They pointed at her, rolling their eyes. Gabriella could feel the tears burning at the back of her throat. Troy looked at her worriedly.
"What is it, Gabriella? Morning sickness?"
Gabriella shook her head, her eyes boring into Sharpay and Taylor's. After ten years of being friends, the three had perfected the art of reading each other's minds. Sharpay bit her lip as she stared back at Gabriella, before nodding gravely. Gabriella clapped her hand to her mouth, her shining eyes darting to the disgusted glares of the girls around her. Troy blinked, his brows knitting together in confusion.
"What's going on Gabriella?" he asked nervously, almost afraid to know the answer.
Gabriella looked at him in the eyes, horror and despair lacing her words.
"The whole school knows"
It all happened too fast. The catcalls and the jeering began, crude remarks thrown across the courtyard at Gabriella and Troy. Gabriella blinked back tears at the humiliation.
"Slut!"
"Whore"
"Pregnant bitch!"
"Keep it in your goddamn pants for once!"
"I bet they did it in a random classroom!"
"I bet the baby isn't even his!"
Tears welled up in Gabriella's eyes as the yelling grew louder and ruder. Her hand moved to cover her stomach protectively. The only person that wasn't eyeing her like she was a piece of trash was Joe, who wore a confused and sympathetic expression on his kind face. Troy cursed under his breath. How did this happen? Which sick bastard had found out about him and Gabriella and told the whole school about them? He curled his hand into an angry fist. When he found out who had leaked the gossip to the school, he was going to hunt them down and-
"Troy? Can we please go?" Gabriella's desperate voice broke through Troy's murderous thoughts.
Troy's dangerously dark expression softened at the look of despair on Gabriella's face. It was like the yelling and taunting had been drowned out by one simple look. He threw a dirty glare to the rest of the mob as he grabbed Gabriella's hand, leading her away from the crowd. Gabriella ignored the fluttering in her stomach, concentrating only on how to get away as fast as possible from her hissing and murmuring classmates. She was faintly aware of Sharpay, Taylor, Chad and Jason following them.
She was faintly aware of a piercing glare boring a hole in her back.
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The girl's eyes narrowed as she saw Troy lead Gabriella away from the almost hysterical crowd. Girls whispered bitchily about Gabriella, pointing at their phones disgustedly. A slow smirk spread across her face. She never thought ruining both Troy's playboy and Gabriella's good girl images would be so fun! That would teach Troy to mess with me, she thought snottily. All she had to do now was sit back and watch everything fall apart. The girl let out a loud laugh.
"What's so funny, Kelsi?" Demi Lovato asked, gently nudging her.
Kelsi Nielson bit back the malicious retort she had for her air-headed follower. She smiled falsely, tossing her bleached hair over her shoulder.
"Nothing you would understand, Demi. Urgh, can you believe the nerve of that slut? Making everyone believe she was a smart little nerd, while all she wanted was to get into Troy's pants. I bet she got knocked up on purpose" she spitefully ranted, ignoring the hurt that flashed across Genie's face before.
Demi twisted her face into what she thought was a sympathetic, understanding expression. Kelsi just thought she looked like a lost puppy. Rolling her heavily made-up eyes, she strutted across the patio, Demi and posse trailing behind her. She could barely contain her smirk. A single thought ran through her mind.
Let's just see how Troy recovers from this scandal now.
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Gabriella hiccupped uncontrollably. Troy dutifully patted her back as silent, shocked tears streamed down her face. Sunlight streamed through the science lab as six friends hunched over a table, wondering how things ever got so out of hand. Taylor was the first to speak.
"What the hell happened out there?"
Troy closed his eyes, breathing out of his nose. Who could've done it? The people in the room were the only people who knew it, and Troy trusted them enough to know they wouldn't blurt it out to the whole school.
So which psychotic son of a bitch did it?
Sharpay wrapped Gabriella in a comforting hug, pulling her away from Troy's grasp. Chad and Jason punched Troy on the arm lightly, letting him know they were on his side.
"Don't worry man, when we find out who did this, they won't be seeing any Jonas Brothers concerts anytime soon" Chad joked lightly.
Taylor rolled her eyes, a smile playing on her lips. Chad winked cheekily at her. Gabriella smiled through her tears. Jason rolled his eyes.
"Not the time to be flirting, guys" he chuckled.
Chad glared. Taylor stuck out her tongue.
"Go make googly eyes with Sharpay"
Sharpay flushed a deep red and threw a dirty glare at Taylor. Gabriella giggled, her eyes still red. Troy cleared his throat.
"Hello? Biggest scandal that ever hit East High here and you people are flirting? Some friends you guys are" he muttered darkly.
Gabriella groaned, propping her head on her hand.
"What are we going to do? I can't go out without getting called a 'pregnant whore', I look like a whale and I've just skipped class for the first time. Ever. Oh my God, my life is falling apart" she groaned.
Troy inwardly rolled his eyes. Pregnant women these days. The room fell silent. Nobody knew what to do next. Jason tapped a finger on his chin, deep in thought. Sharpay nudged him, her brown eyes flashing quizzically.
"What is it?"
Jason looked up, chewing on his lip.
"I think I know who did it"
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