This story will be dealing with very sensitive subjects, like self harm, please DO NOT read if it's triggering. It won't be too graphic. There will be a warning at beginning of the chapter, if that changes.

This is a slightly new area for me to cover, but I have research a lot about it...

Constructive criticism is welcome :)

PROLOGUE

It was gone. The sparkle in her eyes, it was gone. Everyone noticed it. The once bubbly, black haired girl was now a stranger to them. Gone were the clothes and natural, smokey make up that made her who she was... Replaced with pale, gaunt skin and tracksuits. Gabriella Montez was a shadow of her former self, disappearing almost over night.

'Brie? Please talk to me' Troy pleaded, reaching fo her hand, but she whipped it away before he could hold it. His eye flashed with hurt, remembering the times when she was practically glued to his sides and not wanting to leave his arms.

'Go. Away!' Gabriella ordered coldly, piercing him with a cold, hard stare.

'I'm not leaving you, Gabriella! You're my girlfriend and I'm sticking by you-'

'NO! NO! You're not my boyfriend! You're not my boyfriend anymore! You stopped being my boyfriend the second you found me!' Gabriella screamed, her eyes wild and manic. The door banged open to reveal Lucille.

'Gabriella?' she questioned, seeing her son close to crying and shaking his head.

'GET HIM OUT!' Gabriella cried. Lucille was taken aback by Gabriella's shout, but went to her son's side and got him to his feet.

'C'mon! Let her calm down' Lucille told Troy, who shook his head, not allowing his tears to fall.

'No, I'm staying with her! I'm not leaving her' Troy told his Mom, staring up at her, before turning back to Gabriella.

'You're leaving. Right now. And you never contact me again!' Gabriella said, before looking at Lucille. 'NOW, GET HIM OUT!' she screamed at her. Lucille resisted the urge to shout at Gabriella and dragging Troy from the chair.

'MOM! NO! Get off!' Troy demanded, as he fought against his Mom, who was pushing him to the door.

'GO!' Gabriella screamed. Lucille yanked the door open and pushed Troy through it and out into the corridor. His shoulder hit the wall and he slid to the floor, the tears finally making their way down his face.

'It's alright! She's safe now! C'mon' Jack soothed, as he gathered his nineteen year old son, up in his arms and comforted him, locking eyes with his wife with questioning eyes. All Lucille did was nod and watched as Jack hugged Troy tighter to him.

'She's gone! My Brie! She's gone!' Troy sobbed, his hands balling Jack's t-shirt in his fist, as his body shook with sobs.

'She hasn't! She's still there, Troy! She just needs to find herself again' Jack said. He felt Troy shake his head against his shoulder. 'Trpy, listen to me!' he demanded, lifting Troy's head up from his shoulder.

'What?' Troy choked out, his eyes red and puffy.

'She's lost and in a dark place. She's just gone through traumatic experience and having her past catching up with her didn't help! You have to listen to me, Son! She's still there. Your Gabriella is still there, she just needs to find herself again' Jack repeated.

'But she doesn't want anything to do with me! She's dumped me and I've never to contact her again' Troy sobbed

'TROY!' Jack yelled. He wasn't used to seeing his son give up on something so easily. 'She doesn't mean it! Cutting you out is her way of voiding you of seeing her in an emotional state. She's still there, waiting to see the light again, I promise you!' Jack told him. Troy sniffled and slowly nodded.

'Why don't we go home for the night? Get some rest and then come back in the morning? Think we could all do with some sleep after the night we've had' Lucille suggested. Jack nodded, while Troy just stared at Gabriella's hospital room door.

'Son, she'll be fine... C'mon' said Jack, getting to his feet and helping Troy to his. Troy looked back at the hospital door, until he rounded the corner and out of sight, praying to God that Gabriella would be okay...

I know it's short, but it is the prologue... Want to find out what happened? You know what to do!

R&R x