The Cry for Help
Maybe he wasn't perfect…
Troy slips down his bedroom door and cries quietly.
Maybe he needed help…Troy screams and Mr. Bolton shuts the door loudly.
I just wasn't paying attention, I guess…Troy walks up to Gabriella who was talking to Taylor.
Troy: Gabi, can I-uh- talk to you for a second?
Gabriella: Can it wait for a minute? Taylor and I have to go back to the science lab.
She walks away leaving Troy alone.
Troy: (sighs) Sure.
Because something was wrong…Gabriella: Ignorance may be bliss, Troy, but at some point you're going to have to face the facts and realize that it'll only get worse the longer you wait… and the worse it gets, the harder it'll be to let go.
Why I didn't realize it before is why beyond me…Chad looks at Troy and mutters something we can't hear.
Troy: Chad, it's not his fault.
Chad: Then whose is it, Troy?
Troy: …It's mine.
I should've done something… I should've tried.
Troy: But I can't tell!
Gabriella: And why not, Troy? I mean, why do you do this to yourself?
Troy: I do it for you.
He needed help… and we just sat and watched.Chad looks through the door and sees Mr. Bolton punch Troy in the jaw. He lets out a loud gasp and slides into the darkness, letting the events unfold.
We were the worst friends ever because we couldn't see his pain.
Troy: I don't believe in happy endings.
Gabriella: Why not?
Troy: Because I never got one.
Some of us turned on him…Taylor: It just seems like such an act by now!
Gabriella: What?
Taylor: Oh come on, you know that Troy is just searching for attention.
Some just didn't try…Chad: We need to help him!
Jason: So what are we supposed to do?
Chad: Try.
Some of us never listened to…The Cry for Help.
Coming soon.