Invisible Chapter 3: Feeling Invisible, a high school musical fanfic

Chapter 3: Feeling Invisible

"Gabi, it's not what you think. Come on."

"No, stay the hell away from me!" she said as she began to run off, but Troy was too quick. He grabbed her wrist, and pulled her to him.

"Let go of me Troy."

"No. Hear me out." he said, as she tried to wiggle out of his grasp.

Gabriella looked into his eyes, and with her free hand, slapped him across the face. Tears began to fall like rain, as she turned and ran. One single tear slid down his face, and this time Gabriella wasn't here to wipe it away. Instead it was Riley.

(End Flashback)

Gabriella turned down the corridor to her locker, once she reached it, she put in the combination and quickly opened it. All she grabbed was my 'Drama' binder, and shut the locker. She walked slowly to Drama class, and opened the door. Right when she walked in, she stopped dead in her tracks, because she noticed Troy. He was talking to Chad, Jason, and Zeke, but he made not attempt to talk to her. It had only been less than a week since the incident, and Gabriella felt like it was yesterday. She walked passed them, and rolled her eyes. She saw Taylor talking to Becca, from the Scholastic Decathlon, and she didn't acknowledge Taylor at all. Taylor finished her conversation, and turned to Gabi. Taylor attempted to talk to Gabi, but she didn't talk back to her. Taylor said nothing else because her eyes said it all.

Ms. Darbus walked in a few seconds later, put down her coffee mug, and planted her butt into the nearest seat.

"Good morning, my students. I'm sorry I was late, but they kept us over in our staff meeting." she said before taking a sip of her coffee.

"I just want to tell all of you students, who weren't there, that he callbacks, for the musical 'Twinkle Towne' were a huge success. I would like to say thank you for all who auditioned. Sharpay and Ryan Evans, and Troy Bolton, and Gabriella Montez. For who doesn't know, congratulations to Troy and Gabriella for nailing the auditions, they are offically 'Arnold and Minnie'." she stated as the whole class applauded. Gabriella looked down at her text books, and forcing herself not to smile. Troy turned to smile at her, but obviously she didn't see him. Both Taylor and Chad looked at each other and nodded.

RING, RING

The home room bell went off, and everyone scurried out of the room while Ms. Darbus shouted, "Have a beautiful day, students."

Troy walked out of the class room with Chad, and he pulled Troy aside.

"Troy," he started as he began to sigh, "You really need to talk to Gabi. I know you don't want to hear this right now, but just talk to her. You both are broken inside without each other, and everyone knows that. Make ends meet or something. The gang is sick of you two ignoring each other, when you obviously both love each other."

Chad finished as Troy nodded.

"I've tried, she's ju-"

"That's not good enough. You need to try harder. Reach out to her or something." Chad said as he cut Troy off.

"Look, Troy. I've got to bounce, but talk to her. Or else!" he said as he ran off to his next class. But as for Troy, he stood, dead center in the hallway, resenting every moment he had with Riley at the after party.

End of the school day:

Time felt like it flew by from the beginning of the day, till the end. Gabriella was at her locker. She reached for all her homework, until she dropped her binder. She began to bend over until she bumped heads with another person.

"Ow. Geez that hurt." she said clutching her head.

"I know me too." he said, as Gabriella knew exactly whose voice that was coming out of that mouth.

"Gabi, we really need to talk."

"Troy, I'm done talking." she said as she swung her backpack around her shoulder.

"No. Don't go. We really, really need to talk." he said as he pulled Gabi's arm.

She looked up at him, and gave him a faint smile. They began walking until they reached the auditorium. They sat down trying not to be noticed.

"Gabi. I'm so sorry about the other night."

"Troy. I don't need your apology."

"Oh, yes you do. I've hurt you. And you deserve one."

"Troy," she said as a tears began to cascade down her face, "It's not that I deserve one. I just want you to know what you did wrong."

"I do Gabi."

"No Troy, you don't. I felt like I gave you my heart, and then you ripped it away, because of that girl. It hurt me so much, when you kissed her, and I felt like I was going to break into a million pieces. I finally told you that I wanted to be with you. I thought you wanted to be with me too." she said between sobs.

"I did. I mean I do."

They turned by the sound of Sharpay's heals clicking on the linoleum floor. She walked over the CD player, and pushed the it in.

Moments later, music began to flow out of the speakers, and into ears.

Like a grain on the beach
Like a star in the sky
Far too many to count with the naked eye
They won't see you

Go ahead
Walk on by
You don't know I'm alive
Maybe one day you'll find
You should open your eyes
You don't know me

You're the one who looked right through me
Now you're saying that you knew me
When I was invisible
And you're the one who walked right through me
Now you're saying that you knew me
When I was invisible

Little things adding up
Try so hard not to rush
Giving in, letting go of the world we know
They won't see you

Force it down
Lose the taste
They all think it's a waste
We don't need to believe every word they say, no
They don't know me

It's so easy to be lost
But maybe you're not lost at all

Do you recognize me?
Do you know who I am?
Do you see me now?
Do you see me now?

Troy and Gabi said nothing until that song was over. He turned and smiled at her.

"Gabi, I'm sorry."

"Me too, Troy." she said as she swung her backpack around her shoulders, yet again.

"Troy, I just wish I could have told you one more thing. But, I can't. To you these last few days I have been feeling invisible, but I couldn't find the correct word until I just listened to that song. It makes perfect sense. You didn't actually know me at all. I just happened to be a pretty face. And that is how I felt when you chose Riley over me."

"But I didn't take her back!" he said, as he stood up.

"It doesn't matter Troy. It still hurt. I just want to think about this before I get hurt again."

"Your not Gabi."

"No? Well, you have just kept ignoring me all this time. I guess I'm used to it. I've been it all my life." she said as Troy gave her a puzzled look.

She stood up, and whispered in his ear, "To the ones I love, I've always been invisible." She turned on her heal, and walked out of the auditorium, leaving Troy in awe. Never once, has it ever crossed his mind, that Gabriella would ever be invisible.