Chapter 2: Lies, lies, terrible lies

"Oh…" Troy smiled at the boy.

"Maxwell!" Came a voice from inside the house.

"If Mr. Bob asks you if you've seen me, tell him no. okay?" Troy nodded in response. "Thanks. I'm off.."

The boy said as he ran back inside, quietly.

Troy stood up and let himself in, seeing Bob, Chad's butler, found Maxwell. "Feel yourself at home, Mr. Bolton."

"Thanks Bob." Troy said as he sat on the couch.

As Troy was waiting downstairs, he saw someone come downstairs. Another boy but he was kinda about 10 years old, but he still looks like Chad but the only different thing is that he has blue eyes. The boy looked like he was talking to someone, then Troy noticed that he was on the phone , using a mobile Bluetooth headset.

As the boy turned, his eyes went wide.

"Dude, Troy Bolton is sitting on my couch! Right now!" He said to the person he was talking to. "I gotta go. Tell you all about it man." He hang-up.

"Hey Troy…" The boy told him. "Man, I'm your biggest fan! I mean, me, my bro, my sis and my best friend." He said, dreamingly. "But of course, I'm a fan of my Dad to…"

"And specifically, who is your Dad?" Troy asked.

"Chad Danforth…" He replied plainly.

"How many children does Chad even have?" Troy asked, shocked by what he has seen and heard today.

"Just 3…" Troy's eyes widened. "Me, Will; my sis, Cassie and my 'lil bro Max… just us." He smiled at Troy.

"Why?"

"Because I didn't know."

"Uh-oh.."

Someone then came downstairs again, this time it's Cassie. She was talking on the phone also, same as how Will had come down. "So, I'm guessing that's Cassie?"

"Yup." Will said as he nodded. Cassie is the only girl, so it's kinda hard for her. She has long curly-light-brownish hair, she was younger than Will. They have a 2 year gap, which makes her 8.

"Hey Cass, I have something to show you?"

"What?" She said as she brought the phone to her shoulder. As she turned around, she screamed in high pitch, knowing that Troy Bolton was on their house. She went back to her phone and screamed on the phone.

"Angie, 'THE' Troy Bolton is at my house right now! Sitting on my couch, and talking to my brother!" She squealed.

The door suddenly opened with a not drunk Chad. "Hey kids!" He announced to everyone in the house.

"Hey, I thought you were—" Troy was cut of by Chad's loud call. He was trying to shut Troy up.

"Maxy!"

"Daddy!" Max called out.

Chad carried Max and tossed the 5-year-old-boy high up in the air. Max was in a fit of giggles. Troy smiled slightly, seeing the face of the father and son. Suddenly, Troy felt a need to have a life and get laid back with his own family, but his only problem is, he lost his dream wife; he let her go and he didn't know why.

"Hey Guys…" Chad hugged his three children. "Why don't you three go to the game room and your Uncle Troy and I will just talk for a while."

"For real, Dad?" Asked Will in excitement.

"Yup. For real."

"Even though there's school tomorrow?" Asked Cassie.

"Yes, even though there's school tomorrow."

"Thanks Dad." Cheered the three kids as they dashed of to the game room.

Chad sat beside Troy, as Troy looked at him unknowingly. There were so many things going on in Troy's mind. So many questions which were needed to be answered, by not only Chad but by other people to. There was this big doubt that as if he didn't know Chad at all.

Troy started of with, "Why aren't you drunk? When a while ago you were."

"I'm actually still drunk, but the presence of drunkiness is gone, it takes a lot of practice."

"Drunkiness? Drunkiness is not even a real word, which confirms that you are really drunk."

"Positive!" Chad responded as he landed on the couch, lying down.

"Can I ask you a question? Just to make things clear?"

"Sure. Feel free."

"How the HELL DID YOU GET THREE KIDS WITHOUT ME KNOWING?!" Troy said, his voice increasing with every single word.

"Chill man…"

"I mean, I thought I was your best friend," He looked at Chad deeply. "but I guess I'm not." With Troy's last words, he walked out of his so-called best friend's house, and maybe from his life.

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Troy's POV

This feels like shit. What does Chad think I am? Just some stupid person he can call best friend and not tell me what is really going on with his life? I thought we were best friends. This sucks.

Hell, I don't know where I'm going. Where the hell is this place? I just parked my car at Chad's house and took a walk, and now I'm lost. Fuck.

Wow, this compound is pretty big, you can get lost here. Which I am already lost. I just kept on walking and reading signs, any kind of signs; even the house signs which contain the last name of the house owner. I might find 'Danforth'.

As I was walking, something caught my eye. It was a sign, a very familiar name on it. I double looked at it and then my heart beat faster and faster as I neared the house and as I looked at the sign. I heard someone coming out of the house; I quickly hid behind the bush. I saw a very familiar woman, walk out of the house, her curls dangling on her shoulders; I then saw a boy follow her from behind, he looked like about 10 years old. Could she be the only one I ever loved? But she has a kid, so she has a husband?

Questions ran into my mind as I followed them from far behind. As I was looking at the boy she was with, I felt like I've know him for so many years now, although I didn't. He kind of has this strong pull on me, but I don't know him at all. Huh, what a weird day.

As I was following them, they finally led me back to Chad's house where I saw my car still parked at the same position.

"Mom!" The boy called for his mom.

"What is it, Alex?" The familiar woman, who I assume in my mind and in myself is Gabriella, walked to her son, Alex. So, Alex is his name; although I can't make out his face because of the darkness.

"It's Troy Bolton's car!" He screamed in excitement. So, his a fan.

"How do you know?" She asked her son.

"Well, it's there on the car's plate. 'GOLDEN B'!"

"How sure are you?"

"110% sure!!" He raised his hands up in the air and screamed. "Saw it on T.V. when he was leaving the game." His mom just shrugged and put her arm around Alex.

"Come on, we still have to visit your Uncle Chad. And today is movie night."

"Alright!" He shouted; and that was the last thing Troy heard as they both disappeared going inside Chad's house.

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Nobody's POV

Troy's Office

Troy was now rummaging his drawers. I know it's just around here somewhere Troy thought.

"Aha!" He screamed as he found a picture. It was the picture of his ex-girlfriend in high school, Gabriella Montez. He put the picture in his chest, just right where the heart was. His heart beat went fast, he missed her very much.

"Why did you leave me? Why did you have to go? Were you hiding something before you went?" He spoke to himself, asking the picture of Gabriella questions. "Arrgghh!"

Someone knocked on the door. Troy did not answer if the person at the door can come in or not, so he knocked again. "What?!" Troy asked as he heard the person come in without permission.

"Hoops?" Hearing his nickname, given by his best friend Chad, he looked at him with angry and mysterious eyes.

"What the hell are you doing here?!?!" Troy shot at him, his voice filled with anger.

"Hoops… I—"

"Don't you dare call me Hoops, we are not best friends anymore! You betrayed me! You lied to me! YOU OF ALL PEOPLE LIED TO ME ABOUT GABRIELLA!!!" Troy was now raging in fire, he stood from his seat with ever angry word he said.

"What?" Chad was confused.

"You fucking know Gabriella, where she is, what is up with her life, and most importantly, WHY SHE LEFT ME!!!" Troy screamed at Chad's face. "Now, WOULD YOU CARE TO EXPLAIN TO ME EVERYTHING YOU LIED TO ME ABOUT!"

Chad's hand grew into a fist. "Have you ever thought that maybe she doesn't want you anymore? Have you ever thought that maybe she wanted her life to be kept in a secret? Does she even need to broadcast her life to you? Who the fucking hell are you? Her husband? Her boyfriend?" As Chad was pushing him and pressuring him with questions, his fist came to Troy's collar and had crumpled it.

"But who the hell are you in her life?!" Troy said, also crumpling Chad's shirt. "You're just her fucking friend! Who are you to know everything? I was her boyfriend!"

"You WERE! WERE Troy! WERE!" Chad emphasized the word 'were' again and again, and with every word, he pushed Troy until he met the wall.

"Fine!! But of all the people, why you?" Chad could see jealousy in Troy's eyes and words. "Why not somebody else? Do the girls know about this?"

"Don't you dare fucking tell them, Bolton!"

"Why don't I just ask it for myself." And with that, Chad's fist went flying to Troy's face.

Both were now wrestling and fighting. A fist went flying in the head, then one in the stomach and so on.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?!?!" Came a loud voice from the door.