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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"I know, ok its illegal to have sex at my age...But is it really illegal to love Troy? Is it illegal for you to love me just because im sixteen..." I asked him, looking at him deeply in the eyes.
"No..." He said "Its not. But its hard to forgive Gabriella..Especially when someone has hurt you soo bad"
I realised then, the severity of my lies. It had finally sunk in and I hated myself for it. I had hurt Troy - The one person i loved and i wouldn't be surprised if he never forgave me again...I was a horrible person.
I have become a complete stranger...
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I felt ugly, inside and out at the realisation of who i had become - This wasn't me and i wasn't surprised Troy couldn't forgive me. I sighed before craning my neck to look at the nearby clock. It was edging towards 3:30am "It's late" I muttered "You should go"
"Brie, don't be like that...I'm not leaving you" Troy began
"Troy, why are you helping me? As you said, i hurt you." I said
"Because no matter how much you hurt me, i do care for you and let's face it; if it wasn't for me you would still be in that field with a compound fracture" Troy sighed before standing up "Come on i'll give you a ride. Now, where to?"
I hoisted myself up from the chair and began to hobble towards the exit "Taylors. My only home right now"
"Aren't you even going to tell your dad about what happened?"
"Why should i?" I shrugged "I don't live with him anymore and to be frank, he wouldn't give a fuck"
"Im sure that's not true" Troy said, opening his car door.
"Yeah well you have never met my father" I spat as i collapsed onto his rather comfortable car seat. I jumped as my cell rang, only two minutes after me turning it on. I answered "Hey Tay"
"Gabriella!! Oh god, are you ok? I have been ringing you for ages.. Im sorry, sooo sorry" Taylor said all at once.
"Tay, im fine, i broke my arm pretty badly and im a bit bruised but i'll be fine. Troy's now bringing me to yours" I said as Troy started the engine.
"Ok good, i'll see you in a bit" Taylor said
"Alright, bye" I hung up and told Troy the directions before letting the rhythmic putter of Troys car engine to lull me into a doze.
"C'mon, Gabi, wake up, we're here" Troy said, nudging me gently with his elbow "And promise you won't get too homicidal with me"
"Too tired for long words" I mumbled, snuggling a little further into the seat. After a little more prodding on Troy's part i gently opened my eyes and started struggling with the seatbelt, until Troy pushed my hand away. I couldn't see anything but his face and the worried way he was gnawing his bottom lip.
"Look, hey, I'm fine" I insisted, almost keeping the tremor out of my voice. "I said some stuff, you said some stuff, it's been the longest night of my life, let's just agree to disagree."
"I'm sorry but I think it's for the best" He said and he didn't look worried. He was worried, and as i looked around i noticed i wasn't at Taylors. I was at my house, all the windows ablaze with light, the front door open and oh, look a cop car parked right infont of us, I knew why.
"How could you?" My breath hitched in my throat, because there was someone standing in the doorway, hand sheilding his face from the light porch light so he could see out onto the street. Troy was already opening the door, hand under my elbow so he could help me out. My body was being way too obliging and stepping onto the sidewalk so it could walk the nescessary distance towards the shadowy figure still standing infront of the house. "He is going to kill me" I said under my breath. "I can't believe you did this Troy. You of all people"
"Im sorry. Look, I'll come with you, it will be alright" Troy said soothingly, but it wasn't all right because my dad was coming down the path and I was trying to use Troy as a human sheild.
"Gabriella!" He thundered and my insides turned to liquid and whooshed down to my feet. He reached us in three long strides, face blazing with fury, and only Troy grabbing my hand and tucking it into his, stopped me from turning tail and fleeing.
I had time for an heartfelt "Oh God" before the dreaded inquisition started. Except it didn't. He just stood there, staring at me, wearing his disgust like cheap aftershave.
"What the hell have you been doing?" He asked quietly. Shouting would have been better. "Give me one good reason why i should even let you through that front door"
"I can't because i don't want to. Trust me, i know you don't want me here. It's Troy who tricked me" I mumbled.
Now, it was Troy's turn to step forward. "Sir, Im Troy Bolton" he said politely, holding out his hand "I'm a friend of Gabriella's"
And it might have been the dumbfounded expression on my father's face as he shook Troy's hand that made me laugh - Like proper laugh...It was the most weird thing ever.
"I think she's still in shock" Troy said loyally and I straightened up, still tittering feebly and decided i'd be ok if i didn't make eye contact with my father. And i didn't have to because there was this police woman hurrying down the steps, holding something while a pyjama-clad Elisa peered out of the front window.
"I take it, this is Gabriella" She asked my father, who turned around at her voice.
"Yes, yes" He said heavily, like he wished it wasn't true.
She held something up; something i recognized instantly "So Gabriella is this your jacket and could you tell me exactly what it was doing in a car that was reported stolen earlier tonight?"
We all walked into the house, the police woman still harrasing me before i even managed to sit down. I could tell my dad just wanted her to go away and live him to the interogation "My daughters been through quite enough for one night" He said in his most 'don't mess with me' voice.
"I need Gabriella to answer a few questions about what she's been.."
He cut her off almost instantly as Troy collapsed on the sofa, next to me. "I bet your regretting you misplaced chilvary now" I hissed out of the corner of my mouth, and his eyesbrows pulled together in a furious scowl.
"I think what Gabriella needs is some food and some sleep. If you leave your number, then i'll arrange a mutually convenient time for you to come round and..."
"I think Gabriella will need to come to the station sir" The police woman said looking at me disaprovingly to let me know i had been a very, very, bad girl.
"As i was saying" He drawled slowly, and Troy even shuddered like he was starting to believe everything i'd told him. "You can come round when Gabriella's feeling better. I'm sure she just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time"
It was admittedly really nice for him to stick up for me like that. But he was sly and tricky. She was still spluttering away about procedures as he walked her out the door.
"He doesn't seem that bad" Troy offered uncertainly, fidgeting againt the cushions. There was a muffled squeak as Elisa came in, holding a brimming mug infront of her.
"I made you coffee" She announced importantly.
Troy jumped up and took it before she could slop anymore onto the floor, and once she'd been relinquished from her burden, Elisa was hurling herself at me in a huge hug. "Hey..." I protested "Watch the arm"
"We were so scared, when the police woman came - We thought you were dead!" she exclaimed, eyes wide and bottom lip quivering.
"As if" I scoffed "Just a little battered. Look, you can draw something on my cast"
Elisa gave it a good rap with her knuckles "Does that hurt?"
"Yes!" I snapped in union with Troy who'd been gazing at Elisa with amusement.
"Who are you? Are you Gabis boyfriend? The one i spoke to on the phone ages ago?"
Troy went to answer but stopped as my dad re-entered the room, looking thoughtfully at Troy, who squirmed. "I trust you weren't involved in whatever happened tonight?" He asked pleasantly
"He wasn't..." I started again "I called him after the accident"
"I took Brie...I mean, Gabriella to hospital and oh yeah.." Troy rummaged in his pocket. "Theres a prescription for some painkillers and stuff"
"Thankyou" Dad said calmly, taking the papers. "Elisa, will you please go to bed?"
"But, Dad!..."
"It wasn't a suggestion, go!"
Elisa went, whining with every step.
Dad walked over to me, brushing past Troy who looked like he was planning an intervention, then crouched at my feet. "Let me look at this arm of yours" He ordered softly and I stuck out my plaster cast for his perusal "Can you move you fingers?"
I wiggled them feebly. He turned my heads towards the light so he could see the damage for himself and I could see myself reflected in his eyes.
"Well, A plus for effort Gabriella" He sniped
"Yeah, cause it was my soul mission to get in a car wreck, go to hospital and then come back here? To you? Pfft. not really" I snapped " I bet you wish i had been killed, would have sorted out the Gabriella problem in one swoop wouldn't it?"
Shutup!" He shouted, standing up and snatching a pillow and throwing it across the room because he couldn't do that to me. "Shut the hell up!"
"Er whatever!!" I yelled, standing up, then turning to face Troy "You want to know the truth? All of my terrible secrets?"
"Gabi, don't..." He begged, standing up too "Your tired and freaked out and you don't know what your saying"
"No!" I said jabbing him in the chest "You were the one so obsessed with the truth. It's so important to you"
"Your incapable of the truth Gabriella." My father said from somewhere behind me, his voice dripping with poison "You've destroyed this family with all your secrets and dirty little lies"
I wobbled precariously in Troy's hold. There was this strange prickling at the back of my eyes and I couldn't see too well. I held up my hand to my face and it came away wet because tears were coursing down my face, getting into all those cuts and scrapes and making them sting. "He wishes it had been me, not her" I choked slapping Troy's hands away from me. "That's why he really hates me"
"I'm sure it's not like that" Troy said helplessly. "It's not your fault that your mom died. She chose to save you"
"Exactly! My dad lost her because of me! It's my fault, she pushed me out of the way and I have had to deal with the guilt everyday for 3 years and i will have to for the rest of my life. My dad lost his wife and my little sister lost her mom...she was only seven! It was MY fault!" I collapsed on the sofa and found myself curling into a little ball and someone was picking me up, cradling me against the crumpled cotton of their shirt as they sat down and rocked me back and forth, rubbing circles on my back, like he used to when i was little. "Ssssshh, Belle, Don't cry" My dad said, brushing my wet cheeks with the pads of his fingers. "It doesn't matter"
I buried my head into the crook of his neck and wept harder "Im so sorry. I'm sorry it wasn't me. I wish it had been."
"It wasn't your fault, Belle" He murmured soothingly, kissing the top of my head "She was doing what any mother would have done, protecting her daughter. And although i miss her alot Belle, im glad your alive. What if i had lost both of you? I'm sorry i have been so uptight when it comes to her...But im so scared of you getting hurt like she did and the memory of her still hurts...She protected you, but now your hurt"
I rested my aching head against his shoulder and let him settle me more comfortably on his lap. "Im sorry i made you sign that form"
"No, you were right. She couldn't hold on anymore."
"It was all my fault and you'd have all been better off it had been me. It should have been me. I haven't been much of a daughter to you have i?"
"You're not to say that ever again" He whispered fiercely "My god, Belle, why have you kept that this shut away?"
"I don't know. I was hoping it wasn't real and I'd wake up and things would be like they used to."
"If anything had happened to you tonight..." He began , then smiled wriley. "Anything worse then this... I wouldn't have been able to live with losing both of you, even though it feels like i have these past few weeks when you weren't living here and even when i've been so angry with you...I still love you Belle, even when we have our fights."
"I want to be at home dad. I want to be with you and Elisa, but everything is just so messed and I don't know how to fix it. Not just mom, everything. I have become someone i don't like dad...In fact i hate myself - I lie all the time and am deceitful and don't see the effects of what i do...Im so unhappy dad." I finished on this desperate wail and I was crying tears again.
"I refuse to lose you again Gabriella." He said sternly "Not to car accidents, or our fights, or your self destructive behavior. We will sort things out and I will not have a repeat of these last few months, do i make myself clear?"
I nodded "Im so sorry, dad. I know it was all my fault.."
"No it wasn't" He said "I just needed someone to blame...I always have since she went. I got rid of her pictures because it reminded me too much and i didn't think of what effect that would have on you and your sister. You deserve to remember her. I don't blame you Gabriella, I really don't. Infact.." He said struggling to reach into his pocket while i sat up. "This is yours?"
I smiled, hanging off of his hand was my locket...My precious locket. "Thankyou" I said as he put it around my neck and clasped it.
"I have been trying for the past three years to hold everything together and i thought i was doing a good job, but recently i feel like i have lost you aswell as her"
I nodded "I did get lost. But i wanted somone to find me, you know that, right?"
"I'm beginning to" He said "I love you very much Gabriella, even when you make me furious"
I could feel my eyelids drooping "I love you too dad"
"You look really tired, come on bed." He helped me stand up.
"Wait, where is Troy?" I looked around
"He very diplomatically excused himself from the room when you started crying. He seemed...nice enough for someone who has been leading you astray"
"Umm I need to quickly tell you about that" I said "Troy is twenty one and well, up until a a few weeks ago...He thought i was nineteen"
"Gabriella...The things you do!" My dad sighed, running a hand through his hair.
"Sorry, he found out though, and now...we aren't together - Let's put it that way" I looked sad as we opened the door out of the living room, when we spotted Troy and Elisa sitting on the stairs both eating cereal.
They both looked up at me and dad and then Troy got to his feet, clutching his bowl of cereal and looking like it was his turn to burst into tears. "I better go now"
"Are you alright to drive? It's very late and you've had a rather stressful night"
"No, it's cool. I'm fine."
"Dad? Can i go say bye to Troy?" I asked my father who looked like he was about to object before i pouted.
"Ok, 5 minutes though Gabriella" He conceded. I nodded and left the house with Troy.
We walked over to his car silently.
"Thanks for everything" I said after a while. "Sorry, for being, well sorry for everything"
"No problem" He moved closer to me.
"So i guess this is where you leave and we never see each other again?" I asked sadly.
"What? No! Brie, i told you. I care for you..." He trailed off.
"So what are we...friends?" I asked
"It's a start" He said "Right?"
"What if i can't just be friends with you Troy?" I asked, tears filling my eyes again as Troy cupped my chin in his hand.
"Brie..Who says we have to be just friends? Who knows what the future will bring? But i think, right now, you need a friend more then a boyfriend don't you think?" Troy asked, looking deeply into my eyes.
"I need you...Troy. But if a friend is all i can get right now, then so be it." I smiled "I will always love you Troy."
Troy smiled, before reaching down and planting a kiss to my lips - The most soft, barely a kiss type kiss. But yet, it meant soo much. "I love you too. But friends is all we can be right now, but just know, i will always be there for you ok? We just have to remember, i'm still twenty one and your still sixteen and it's not illegal for us to be friends."
"Damn age laws of Alberqueqe" I muttered before smiling "Thankyou again Troy"
"I need to get going. I'll ring you ok?"
"Ok" I nodded
"Brie just remember, your so special and you have so much to give. You need to move on from the past, not forget it, just move on."
I nodded again "Bye Troy"
"Bye Brie" He smiled before pulling me into a hug "I will ring you alright but you need to go get some sleep" He pulled away and climbed into his car.
I stood there, waving solemnly as he drove away. It was time for me to be change and get the old Gabriella Montez back. The truthful, full of life one, that didn't involve lying or trickery or hate.
I walked back into the house, where my dad was waiting with Elisa. "You ok?"
I nodded, choking back tears "I will be."
"Good, right, we're all going to bed" Dad said firmly "And we're going to sleep till at least noon"
I felt my leg give out on the stairs as we climbed and my dad instantly swung me up in his arms. "What if i can't sleep? and tomorrow just keeps on sucking?"
He nudged open the door of my room with his foot and placed me gently on the bed. "One day it won't" he said "One day, you will wake up and find that the pains still there but doesn't hurt quite as much."
"But what if it doesn't ever fully go away? It doesn't does it?"
He tucked my duvet around me, nice and tight, and then straightened up "No" he said, eyes shadowed. "It doesn't ever fully go away"
"Good" I muttered and I was asleep before he could even switch off the light.
Things were going to change and things were going to get better.
First of all i needed to sort out my family life and then, i would focus on Troy...
The END
I have to admit, i was more then nervous about this chapter and wrote and re-wrote it many times and i keep having these visions of everyone saying they hated it :( Please, don't hate it xx
So this was the last chapter but i left it open for the Epilogue and well, i know the ending kind of sucked because Gabriella and Troy didn't get fully back together but i didn't want this to be an ordinary story where they all live happily ever after...I hope though, all of your questions were answered and it was ok.
Thankyou to everyone who have followed this story i have LOVED writing it and i hope you have LOVED reading it.
I really do hope to do any Epilogue ...I rather big one at that if i can (No promises)..
Im sorry it has come to an end and please, if you don't like the ending don't review...I want to finish this story on a good note (:
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- Sarah
(P.S - I did think about a sequel but im not sure about what it could really be about. Any ideas? Review and tell me!)