Dirty Little Lies

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Summary - Gabriella Montez finds herself lieing to get her man, but those lies have to catch up to her some how right? Who knew something as simple as age could tear people apart?

WARNING: T rated may be M later. Swearing and light drug/alcohol references.

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A/N: Yes, the HSM crew may be slightly out of their original characters but thats how the story goes.

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Amazingly, it wasn't even lunchtime. It should take longer for what's left of your life to fall to pieces. I switched on my cell and noticed i had 17 missed calls - Most from Taylor (A few from my dad). Looking on the details, some of them were from last night but most of them were from this morning. Deciding that i needed someone to talk to i pressed the 'call button'.

Within a few rings, Taylor answered "Gabriella! Hun, im soo sorry. You didn't tell me you were meant to be sleeping round mine and.."

"Taylor! I know, it was my fault. Don't worry" I interupted her "What lesson are you in?"

"Im not, i ditched in the hope i you would call so i could be free to answer" Taylor said

"Taylor, you never ditch!" I said surprised "Where are you?"

"Starbucks"

"Ok, i'll come meet you and tell you what happened" I said before hanging up.

I must of looked like a right idiot, crying while walking down the road and luggage bag in my hand. I sighed gratefully as i noticed Starbucks come into my view. I hurriedly walked along the road and entered starbucks, spotting Taylor sitting at a table by herself...I walked over and took a seat opposite her. I watched her eyes widen in shock at my dishevelled appearance. "Gabriella, what happened!? I got you a drink by the way" Taylor said

I nodded picking it up and taking a sip before speaking "He kicked me out"

Taylors hands flew to her mouth, that was in a kind of 'O' shape as she exclaimed "Oh my god! Are you serious?"

"Would i be carrying most of my clothes in a bag if i was?" I asked rhetorically. "It was horrible Tay.."

"Tell me everything"

"I went to the principals office and my dad was there. He was pissed and well he took me home and the arguements started, it got out of hand and he looked through my bag. There were condoms and everything in there Tay. He knew exactly what i'd been up to - It was like all my lies were laying there infront of him, we started yelling stuff about my mom and then, he kicked me out and here i am" I said, having just recounted the basics of the story to a gobsmacked Taylor.

"Thats...Thats...I don't even know words to describe it" Taylor stuttered "Look, hun you know you can stay at mine right? Your welcome there anytime"

"Thankyou soo much!" I smiled gratefully. "I can't go back home after what happened...He would have the satisfaction of knowing he controls my life"

"Hmm...But wait, why did you walk out last night?"

"Another arguement, he nearly hit me" I told her.

"No effing way! He neary hit you" Taylor hissed

"And you know the worst parts?" I said "He blames me for my mothers death"

"Thats stupid! You never talk about your mother, so i don't know all the facts but i can pretty much guess it wasn't your fault" Taylor said

"I know. But i guess he still hasn't come to terms with it. And guess what?"

"What?"

I felt tears begin to form in my eyes as the reality of what had happened set in - I reached up and felt my neck; My bare neck that no longer had the silver locket resting on it like it had done for 3 years. "He took my locket Tay.."

"That prick. Im sorry Gabriella, but thats soo out of order. Your mom gave you that didn't she?"

I nodded sadly as my phone began to vibrate on the table before me. I realised it was a text from an unknown sender - i pressed the read button.

I kno about ur lies nd so will Troy.

2day is the day ur exposed.

Get ready for ur relationship nd world 2 be wripped apart

Enjoy x

I nearly dropped the phone, then and there. What the hell? This can't be happening, it has to be some cruel joke. I felt my breath hitch in my throat as i read and re-read the text.

"What is it?" Taylor wondered worriedly.

I silently handed her the phone that still had the text shining brightly on the screen. "Oh crap. Who is this?"

"I don't know" I croaked, putting my head in my hands.

"Hun, im sure this person is just playing with you" Taylor tried.

"Playing?! How can they be playing? They know Tay, they know!" I hissed hysterically. "I need to ring Troy"

"Hun, is that a good idea?"

"Yes. If i can get to him before anyone else does then i may be able to save this and make sure everything is good"

"Maybe he won't react badly. Maybe he will be ok with it?"

"Tay are you really on the same planet as me?" I asked, standing up and grabbing my bags "Noone in their right mind would stay with someone if they lied about their age to you." I sighed "I need to meet him, I'll ring you later ok?"

"Ok just be careful Gabi" Taylor advised.

I nodded and walked out of Starbucks, my phone already attached to my ear - Calling Troys Cell, my face dropping when he didn't answer.

Not a good start - What if i was too late?

He didn't answer then or the 11 other times i called and left a message. I was going insane, wondering where he was, who he was with, who maybe telling him stuff. Who maybe telling him my secrets...

It was finally on the 13th try that he finally answered. "Finally!" I said by a way of greeting "I have been calling you and calling you."

"Hey Gabriella, yeah i have got everyone single one of your many messages"

He sounded weird. Or maybe the whole day had been so terribily weird that it had leaked into everything "I'm not stalking you or anything. I've just had a really bad day, like almost the worst day since records began, so can we meet up?" I asked hopefully.

"I'm not at home" Troy said "But Yeah. We should meet. Do you know that little park with the swings near U of A?"

"Yeah"

"I'm there now. Needed to get some fresh air Y'know?"

"Kinda" I said "I can be there in ten minutes"

"Right well see you then" He hung up abruptly enough to give me a pause for thought. But not really. All i could do was think about was how much i wanted to see Troy and make sure he didn't find anything out. If he did though, he would have said something on the phone and not of wanted to meet me...

Troy was already waiting for me on the swings, idly stretching his legs out and hanging onto the chains so he could sway gently in the breeze.

"Hey" I called as i got closer, but he didn't say anything so i felt self-conscious and confused about how to put one foot infront of the other.

Then the next thing he said made the little part of my world i had left, come crumbling down onto me. "How old are you?" He fixed me with an unwavering glare.

I really expected the world to tilt off its axis. It felt like it had for a second, before it went the right way up again. "Nineteen" I said, like there could never be any doubt. "C'mon you know that"

"Bullshit" He snapped "How old are you?"

"Nineteen" I said firmly. "Nineteen Troy."

He placed his feet on the floor and stilled the swing so he could freeze me with a fierce look. "You're sixteen"

I felt my heart pounding on my chest as i tried my hardest to hold onto everything i loved - Troy. "I don't know what this is all about but you're completely wrong because..."

His hands bit into my arms, settling on top of bruises that were already starting to blossom and he yanked me close in a parody of all the embraces we'd had. So close that I could see the darkness in his normally sparkling blue eyes. "Stop it!" he whispered in my ear "Just stop lying"

Then he pushed me away from him, like he couldn't bare to touch me and I stood there, hands pressed into the pockets of my jacket and I was on my own again.

"So how do you think you know?" I asked him eventually, still clinging on to the vain hope that I could make him believe my version of the truth. Well, not truth so much as the random sequence of stories I'd made up.

"Well, it seems someone dislikes you alot. Today i got a envelope dropped off at the apartement. I looked through it and well, this was what was in it" He said, handing me a piece of paper. "I guess that Gap year isn't going to well for you"

I took a minute to unfold the paper but i already recognized the East High Wildcats crest at the top of it. It was my class schedule with a handy DOB: 08/08/1992 underneath my name.

I was screwed. I kept going from hot to cold and then hot again and the pinched set of Troy's features was all i could see "I never lied about how i felt. About what you mean to me" I pleaded, but he turned his head away and my words were carried off by the wind.

"Just save it" Troy said, collapsing back on the swing, like his legs didn't want to hold him up. "I don't care about how you feel right now. Everything has just been a lie. What gets me the most is - I fell for it." He said, looking at his feet.

I grabbed the chains of the swing and tugged him close. "Will you just look at me?" I pleaded. "You have to look at me Troy, please"

And finally he was looking at me and I had to force myself to stay still and meet his frost bitten eyes, head on. "It got out of control" I admitted "And i wanted to tell you the truth, really i did and there were so many things i wanted to share with you and I couldn't because all the lies kept getting in the way. You'd kiss me and hold me and you did things to me you'd never have done if i had told you my real age. And even though i lied to you, I was glad because the way you made me feel was worth it.It was the better end of the deal"

For one second, i thought i saw his face soften and his lips tremble and I thought i'd reached him. Made him understand. But it was just a trick of the light. "I don't need anymore of your bullshit. Gabriella i could get in shit for this - Your sixteen which means your underage; If you cared you would have thought of that. Its over Gabriella, I never want to see you again" He said and I wished he would shout and scream and throw his hands in the air, but i just got this dull-eyed Troy-bot who waited for me to let go of the swing and step back, before he stood and started to walk away.

I watched him go, his shoulders hunched against the wind as i found my self saying "I love you" even though there was noone there to hear it anymore.

My secrets and Lies were done. He knew and like my worst nightmare - It was over.

It got dark and I was still sitting on the ground where i had situated myself just over 4 hours ago, my back propped up against the metal posts of the swing frame. I had ignored my cell that was constantly ringing but instead i just sat there - thinking and crying. I grabbed my bag and rummaged through it, pulling out the strip of pictures of Troy and I, that had only, a few hours ago lay discarded on the floor. I stared at them, we both looked so happy - Pulling funny faces and kissing in the different individual snapshots. That day had been amazing -

Flashback

We walked hand in hand, across the mall floor, looking in shop windows - Now and again entering one and browsing the items for sale.

"Damn Brie what are you trying to do to me?" Troy chuckled as i held up a hanger that had some rather, revealing and sexy underwear hanging off it. "How much is it?"

I giggled placing it back on the rack "Not sure, but it's probably way to expensive"

"Don't worry about the price, I'll bye it" Troy grinned.

"Troy, you have already brought me a new dress and some new perfume i can't take let you pay for anything else."

"Ah but the way i see it is, its me who gets to smell the perfume, see how sexy you look in the dress and then have fun taking it off you to reveal..."

"I get the idea" I giggled interupting him.

Troy laughed, wrapping his arms around my waist and kissing me lightly on the lips. "You deserve everything"

"I doubt that" I said

"Don't doubt Gabriella. You do, now please, for me. Buy them" He said, pouting while holding out his credit card. I sighed, taking the credit card and going to pay.

We left the shop, and walked around the mall a bit longer, making general conversation and joking around. I gasped as i noticed a photo booth. "Troy, photo booth!, pleaassee can we?" I pouted, stopping outside of it.

"Ergh Briel, the things you make me do" Troy rolled his eyes as i squealed and led Troy inside the small booth. Troy sat down on the available seat and pulled me onto his lap. I inserted the money and we were away. Making faces, kissing and joking with each other in each picture.

Afterwards, we both stepped out and grabbed the pictures, looking through them and both of us laughing at how they came out.

End FlashBack

I remember just how amazing that day had been. If you asked anyone - Im sure they would have said we were in complete love - And we were...

Through my tears all i could wonder was - Who the hell and sent him my schedule and more importantly who had been able to get my schedule. Sharpay? Anyone who hated me at East High? Maybe Riley or Taylor (Althought, I doubted it was them, neither of them would stoop that low.) There was just soo many possibilities... and i needed to elminate everyone till i got who i was after.

When i realised it was just too dark to stay outside anymore and too cold. I stood up, grabbing my bags, i began to walk slowly to Taylors house. Once i had arrived i knocked on her front door. Within mere seconds the door was swung open and i was pulled into a warm embrace by Taylor. "Gabriella what happened? Where have you been all this time?. I have been worried about you all afternoon!" She rushed.

"Was it you?" I asked her bluntly. It came out harsher then i had expected but i had to know.

"Was it me what?" Taylor asked confused.

"Did you tell Troy?" I asked "Please, i need to know, look at me in the eyes and tell me Taylor." I said

Taylor locked eyes with me "I didn't tell Troy"

I let out a breath of relief, knowing she was telling the truth. "Thankyou" I said before hugging her. "I needed to know."

Taylor nodded and led me upstairs to her room "My mom said its fine that you stay for as long as you need. But now, sit down an tell everything"

I sat down on her bed, opposite her and then as if on que. Tears began to fall from my eyes, streaming non stop. "Awww Hun" Taylor said, pulling me into another hug.

"Its over." I sobbed "Someone gave him my class schedule and it had my age on it...He never wants to see me again" I sobbed hysterically.

I told Taylor everything, i cried continuously, i felt terrible. I had fucked things up.

"Don't worry Gabi, we will fix this alright? We will find out who did this" Taylor re-assured me.

"I don't know. I have nothing Taylor. My dad has kicked me out, Troy wants nothing to do with me"

"You still have me ok? You will always have me"

I nodded, wiping my eyes. "Thank You."

"No Problem" Taylor smiled.

That night, i lay awake, thinking. Who could have told Troy? Would i ever be with Troy again? Would he ever forgive me?

Was there anyway of putting my jigsaw life back together again?

My hopes weren't high. In fact my hopes we shattered...I had practically lost everything.

My secrets and Lies were out and they had finally caught up with me.

I know this chapter is short. But i think its pretty dramatic and has Troy finding out which kinda makes up for it dont you think?

Hope you liked it and now, im going to bed. Btw people! Thanks for the many reviews in the last chapter but i'd like more if you can? Pleaaaseee?

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- Sarah