A/N I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING! I ONLY OWN THIS PLOT This is my story, I hope you guys like it, as usual the first chapter is short but I promise it will get longer as the chapters continue. Leave me a review if you want me to continue.
Summary: Everything is perfect with Troy and Gabriella until one day Gabriella goes missing, after a few months she is pronounced dead. Troy never gives up and one day while getting something for his father at a storage place he hears a crying sound coming from a storage unit. Who is this girl and can save her when nobody believes Troy really hears her?
BOUNCE, BOUNCE, BOUNCE! The sound of a basketball hitting the ground could be heard coming from Troy Bolton's backyard, where he and his girlfriend of four years were playing together.
Gabriella had the ball and was running toward the net, dribbling the ball. Once she was close enough she grabbed the ball and shot it in the air. It circled the rim before falling off to the side.
"Yes!" Troy cheered "I win! You owe me a soda."
Gabriella pouted. "That's not fair; you've been playing since you were a baby. I'm just learning."
Troy laughed and shook his head. "Oh no, don't even try that one. I've been teaching you to play for four years. I no longer need to go easy on you."
Gabriella continued to pout. "You still have more practice than I do. It's not fair."
Troy chuckled. "All right, I'll get you a soda, but you have to give me a smile first."
"No, I won't."
Troy shook his head and slowly walked closer to her. "You don't have a choice. Either you smile or I'm going to take drastic measures to make you smile."
Gabriella shook her head. "I'm not going to smile."
"You've got three seconds."
He stood in front of her and moved his hands to her waist. "3…2…1…" When nothing happen he lifted her up off her feet making her squeal then started to spin her around. Giggles instantly left her mouth.
"Troy put me down!" she begged in giggles. "Troy stop it!"
Troy chuckled and shook his head. "Nope, you were warned and you didn't listen. Now you need to be punished."
Gabriella continued to laugh hard as he spun her around.
"Troy! I can't breathe!" she cried out in breathless laughter.
Troy smiled and put her down; he made sure to hold her steady before he let her walk again.
She giggled and turned in his arms. "You're so wonderful, Troy. I love you."
"I love you too, Angel."
They kissed passionately. They pulled away and Gabriella sighed. "I need to get home. I'll see you at school tomorrow."
"All right, Baby Girl, I love you."
They kissed once more and Gabriella left Troy's backyard. Troy smiled and sighed contently. He loved his life. Little did he know it was all about to come crashing down around him.
At school the next day, Troy waited at Gabriella's locker until it was time to get to class. During class Gabriella never showed up. The entire day went by and Gabriella didn't show up at all.
Sick with worry Troy went to Gabriella's house and knocked on the door. Her father Carlos answered the door. "Troy, good to see you. What brings you here?"
"Just checking on Gabriella, she wasn't in school so I thought she was out sick."
"She wasn't in school? That's not possible. I saw her leave this morning."
Troy shook his head. "She never showed up."
"If she wasn't here and she wasn't at school…where is she?"
"I don't know, I've left her several messages and she hasn't responded to any. I think we should call the police."
Carlos nodded and they both rushed inside and over to the phone. Of course they couldn't do anything until Gabriella was missing for a full 48 hours and it drove Troy and Carlos insane.
48 hours later Gabriella was still missing and the police finally started to search for her. Troy did his own searching on the side but they both came up empty. There was no trace of Gabriella anywhere.
After about 9 months the police closed the case and Gabriella was known as dead. That night Troy lay in bed tossing and turning. He found himself in a dark room, but he wasn't alone, Gabriella was there.
"Gabriella! Baby, I'm so happy…"
"Troy help me."
"What? How?"
"Find me, Troy, I'm not dead, help me, find me, help me find me."
"Where are you?" Troy asked. "Please tell me."
"Help me, Find me, help me find me." She repeated.
"Gabriella? Gabriella!"
Troy shot up in bed screaming Gabriella's name. His parents came running in. He had tears streaming down his cheeks. "Gabriella! Gabriella!" he screamed.
"Baby, Baby, shhh, shhh." Lucille soothed.
"I have to find her! I have to help her!" Troy cried.
"No, Baby, I'm sorry there isn't anything you can do."
"NO!" Troy screamed. "I saw her, I just saw her, and she was begging me to save her!"
"Honey it was just a dream. Gabriella is gone."
"NO!" Troy screamed on top of his lungs as more tears fell down his cheeks. "NO! SHE'S NOT DEAD! SHE'S NOT DEAD! She's alive and she needs my help!"
"Baby, it was only a nightmare. I promise you, I'm sure wherever Gabriella is she is safe and happy."
"NO! SHE'S SCARED AND ALONE AND I HAVE TO SAVE HER!"
"Honey, you need to stop, Gabriella is dead, there is nothing you can to do to help her!"
"SHUT UP! SHUT UP!" Troy screamed.
Jack looked to Lucille and said "Why don't you give me a few minutes alone with him."
Lucille nodded and left the room. Jack sat down in her place and pulled his son into his arms. "All right, Buddy, shhh, shhh, calm down, calm down, shhh take some deep breaths." He soothed.
"Dad, she's alive I know it. I can feel it."
"I know, Buddy, I know. I believe you."
Troy pulled away and looked at him. "You do?"
"Yes, if your mom was the one missing I wouldn't stop looking until I found her. I wouldn't let the police or anyone else stop me. I'd continue to look until I found her."
"Thank you." Troy whimpered. "You're the only one."
Jack kissed his son on the head. "Tell me about this dream you had."
Troy wiped his eyes. "I was in this dark room I couldn't see anything or anyone, all I could see was Gabriella. She was crying and she was scared. All she would say to me was 'help me find me'. That's it. Soon she was just gone."
Jack nodded. "Do you believe it was a sign?"
Troy nodded. "She's alive and she's trying to send me a message."
"So follow it, do your own searching and do not give up until you find her. I'll support you and help you anyway I can."
"Thank you, Dad, I love you so much!"
"I love you too, Buddy!"
They hugged tightly and Troy clung to his father and cried into his chest. He knew he would find Gabriella, but what scared him was where he'd find her and her condition when he did. Troy cried himself to sleep that night, and for many nights after that. No matter what Lucille, or the police said Troy refused to believe it. He yelled and screamed at anyone who said Gabriella was dead. He spent most of his days at home on his computer searching for Gabriella. Lucille didn't support him and always tried to make him stop but it only made his angry and lash out. Jack supported Troy and even drove him to certain places when he believed he had a led on something, but was also there for comfort when he didn't find anything. He never once said "I told you so."
It even put a strain on his friendships, Chad especially. He tried so hard to help Troy through his denial but it always made things worse. He could easily remember the last time he saw Chad. It was a few weeks ago…
Flashback
One afternoon Troy was in his room typing away at his computer looking for anything that could help him find Gabriella when someone walked in behind him.
"Mom, I just ate the pizza you brought me and the mini bag of chips. I'm full. I don't want any more food; also I don't care how nice it is outside, I'm not taking a break to play basketball not now, not ever!"
"I'm not your mother." Chad voice said.
"What do you want?" Troy asked not even looking up at him.
"I'm here because we're all worried about you man. Your denial has turned into unhealthy obsession. Look, I get it ok, you love Gabriella, but there comes a time when you need to face the truth."
Troy turned in his chair. "Is that what you think this is, denial? You really believe I'm so depressed that I'm not mentally strong enough to admit she's gone? I'll tell you what, when we find her body I'll admit she's gone, but until then I'm not giving up!"
"And what if her body is never found? Are you going to spend the rest of your life searching for her?"
"Yeah, I am! If you've got a problem with that then get out!"
"Troy, I just want to help yo…"
Troy cut him off. "Just get out, Chad, get out, unless you're going to help me or support me, get out! I will not surround myself with this negative talk. I'm going to find Gabriella, all right?" He turned back to his computer and continued to type away.
Chad sighed. "Troy, the police have done all they can, they've looked everywhere. They can't find anything. If they can't find her, even with their years of experience, how do you think you're going to find her?"
Tommy ignored him and continued to focus on his search on the computer.
Chad sighed once more and got up and left. When Troy heard the door close he stopped and looked at the picture on his desk of him and Gabriella. "I'm going to find you, Angel, I promise, I won't stop until I do."
End Flashback
He hadn't seen or even heard of Chad since. The message dreams came back every night and every night they got shorter and shorter and Troy knew it meant she was losing hope of being found. He also knew if he didn't find her soon she would be dead.
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