Disclaimer: Let me check -Checks my records- Nope. Still don't own it.
Sorry this took so long guys! Some bastard reported my story "Cheated" and Fanfiction locked my account for 3 days. Now I have to rewrite the whole story and Troyella-fy it. Damn, I hate those people who do that...
Anyways, here's the next chapter! Enjoy :)
Chapter 2 - More Explanations
...10 Minutes Later...
Lucy sat on her living room couch sipping coffee while the news blared on the TV.
"The usual," she thought to herself "12 year old gone missing, bank robbery in Harrisburg, This Just In: Albuquerque Mall Explosion – WHAT?!"
She sat up from her slouched position and turned up the volume. The alarmed reporter told all as the demolished building stood in flames behind her.
"This just in! 10 minutes ago, the Central Albuquerque Mall has exploded! A survivor of the attack has reported a line of grenades were set and triggered near the Hollister and American Eagle area. Only about 40 people escaped in time to get out. The police have arrived at the scene and, as we speak, are investigating. Around 3 people have been found so far, none of them alive. 2 teenage boys and one teenage girl."
Lucy's blood ran cold. 3 teenagers. 2 boys and 1 girl...
She flew up from the warm couch and rushed to the phone, dialing the first three numbers of a number. 634-12...
Before she could finish, the front door crashed open. Lucy looked up and let out a breath that she didn't know she was holding. Jack, Troy, Brandon, Gabriella, Chad, Taylor, Sharpay, and Ryan entered the house, some of them bleeding and some of them bruised.
"Oh thank you God!" Lucy cried, speeding towards her husband and son. She wrapped her arms around Jack and he did the same.
"Is everyone alright?!" she asked, walking over to Sharpay who was holding her swelled and purple arm.
"We're okay," Jack nodded, helping Brandon set Troy down on the stool. "Troy messed up his foot pretty badly though. I think he needs a hospital."
Lucy nodded and said "We need to take him to the emergency room." Troy smiled at his mother.
"I'm calling my mom," Brandon spoke up, taking out his phone. "She'll definitely want to know about this."
"Me too," Sharpay added "Ryan, can you call mom and da-" Before she went on, her phone rang. She painfully took her damaged arm and pulled her phone out. Looking at the caller ID, she shrugged "What do you know? Here they are."
She answered her phone and said "Mom?"
"Sharpay!" Ms. Evans cried "We were just watching the news and saw what happened at the mall! Are you alright?"
Sharpay replied "Yeah mom, me and Ryan are fine. I cut up my arm though."
"Where are you?"
"Me and everyone else are at Troy's house."
"Okay. Does anyone have to go to the hospital?"
"Yeah. Me and Troy are hurt."
"What happened?!"
"Troy hurt his foot and I hurt my arm. I'm sure it's just nothing, but it wouldn't hurt if they looked at it."
Her mother sighed in relief and said "We'll meet you at the hospital. Did anyone else get hurt?"
"No they're good."
"Okay see you in a few minutes."
"Thanks mom." With that, she hung up. She looked at the rest of her friends and saw that they were all calling their parents too. Apparently they were going to meet them at the hospital as well.
Jack handed Troy over to Brandon and Chad. The two teenagers took him from his father and helped him out the door to the car. "Hold on man," Brandon comforted "You're gonna be fine."
"Thanks dude." Troy smiled.
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...20 Minutes Later...
Everyone except Troy and Sharpay sat in the waiting room, waiting for someone to tell them something. Nobody was extremely worried. It wasn't like they were on the line for death.
"Sharpay Evans and Troy Bolton?" a doctor called a few minutes later.
Jack, Lucy, and Sharpay's parents, Jessica and Robert, stood up. Jack asked "Are they okay?"
The doctor nodded and smiled "They should be fine. Troy has injured his foot, but the only damage is severe bruising and Sharpay fractured her forearm along with severe bruising as well. Troy will need to wear a cast for the next three days, but after that, he'll be fine. Other than that, they should be okay."
"Can we see them?" Robert asked.
The doctor nodded. "Only 5 in at a time though." With that, he walked off to see another patient.
The parents and Brandon went in first. Jack, Lucy, and Brandon sat beside Troy while Jessica and Robert sat by Sharpay.
"How are you feeling sweetie?" Lucy asked her son.
Troy shrugged and looked over his cast. "I've been better, but I'm good."
Jessica spoke up "Who do you think blew up the mall?"
Brandon answered "We know who did it."
"Who?"
Brandon gave Troy a look, as if asking him if he should tell them. Troy nodded.
Brandon nodded back and sighed "Brick Wolf."
"Brick who?" Robert gasped. All the parents knew about what happened with Coach Wolf. The last name Wolf alarmed them.
"Brick Wolf," Brandon repeated "He's Coach Wolf's nephew. When his uncle died, Brick was told to follow in his footsteps and take over."
"And might I add that he's doing one hell of a job?" Troy added.
Brandon said "You got that right. He stalks us and threatens us with text messages and calls. Last week I got a text that said '"Blood is thicker than water. Hope your plumbing doesn't get clogged when I slit your throat..."
"Good Lord..." Jessica whispered.
Robert asked "How do you know he blew up the mall?"
Troy answered "My dad said that when we walked out the door to go to the mall, he was looking through the mail and found a black envelope with a red piece of paper in it. Whenever we find that, we know that it's a threat from Brick. It said something like 'Hope you and your friends have an explosive time at the mall Bolton'."
"That's ridiculous!" Jessica cried "All because some girl committed suicide?!" Brandon nodded. "I thought I felt bad about it happening before, but that's nothing compared to the feeling I have now."
Troy laid a hand on his best friend's shoulder and comforted "Don't worry. It's not your fault. Wolf over reacted and decided to do what he did. You didn't cause this."
Brandon sighed "Yeah, I guess you're right. I still can't help but feel guilty."
Troy nodded "We all do bro. We all do."
The room remained quiet for a few moments before Lucy piped up "Well, I guess we'll leave you two with your friends. Who do you want me to send in?"
Troy answered "Leave Brandon here and send in Gabriella, Chad, Taylor, and Ry-"
Troy was cut off by a blood curdling scream. He and Brandon gave each other looks of pure horror. That wasn't just anybody's scream...
"Where's Gabriella?!"
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...Gabriella...
As the parents and Brandon went in to see Troy and Sharpay, Gabriella sat outside with the rest of her friends. Taylor was sleeping on Chad's chest while Ryan was talking with Gabriella.
"I just don't get it," Ryan said, frustrated "How could Brick have gotten those grenades in the mall without anyone seeing?"
Gabriella shrugged "I don't know. These are the Wolfs' we're talking about. They can do anything to hurt anybody."
Ryan nodded and sighed tiredly. Gabriella was about to call Isabelle to tell her what happened when she felt the need to go badly.
"Ryan do you know where the bathrooms are?" She asked her weary friend.
Ryan lazily pointed to a nearby hallway and murmured "2nd door on your left."
Gabriella got up and followed his directions. She walked into the ladies room and locked the door. Once she finished, she went over to the sink to wash her hands when something from behind the mirror caught her eye.
"What would an envelope be doing behind a mirror?" she thought to herself. She pulled it out slowly and looked at the front.
"It's addressed to me?" she muttered under her breath. Curiously, she ripped open the black envelope and took out the red paper.
"Hope you're not afraid of the dark Gabby..." she read to herself "You're going to be seeing a lot of that today. Huh?"
"Confused?" Gabriella spun around and could feel her breath getting caught in her throat as she stared into the brown eyes that she had been warned she would see.
The last thing Gabriella remembered was her ear piercing scream before lights cut to black.
Yowza! Do I really need to tell you what happened to Gabby? If I do, REVIEW and find out! Thnx :)
Rachel :)
Sneak at Next Chapter:
- What happened to Gabriella is revealed
"Kick it down!" Troy suggested. Brandon motioned for him to move to the side as he backed up until his back was to the wall behind him. He suddenly ran forward and kicked the door with all his strength. They heard a loud crack and then a crash. The doorway was open.
Brandon ignored the strong pain that was surging through his leg at the moment and ran into the room, looking around. His breath hitched in his throat as he eyed the mirror.
"Do you see anything?" Troy asked behind him.
Brandon couldn't find his voice. He just pointed his shaking finger to the mirror and froze. Troy followed his friend's silent directions until his eyes widened. The mirror was cracked with a few shards on the floor, but that wasn't the pair's main focus. It was what was currently staining the mirror.
Blood. And lots of it.
"Gabriella..." Brandon whispered, staring at the mirror...
- Brandon has an emotional breakdown
"Should we get the police involved?" Gina asked, already reaching for her cell phone.
Troy shook his head "No. We have to keep the cops out of this. They'll only screw things up."
"But what if..." That went along for about 10 minutes before Brandon decided that he couldn't take it anymore. He stood up and quickly ran to his room, ignoring the protests behind him. He locked the door behind him and slid to the floor, his eyes wide and his face pale.
Trivia:
- Shortytori came up with the idea of Lucy watching the mall explosion on TV
- The names of Sharpay and Ryan's parents, Jessica and Robert, are the real names of the actors. I looked up their names on IMDB and found out