She was scared and felt so alone. She left him for his own good, she loved him. It may have hurt him as much as it hurt her but she had to go, she did it for him. You see, Gabriella Montez was pregnant and her high school sweetheart, Troy Bolton, was on top of his game. Not wanting to ruin what he had going for him she left…


Prologue

In high school Troy Bolton and Gabriella Montez were inseparable. They were known as the 'IT' couple. They won prom King and Queen at both the Junior and Senior Prom. They were friends with the most popular kids in school and everyone wanted to be friends with the happy couple.

Gabriella was the smartest girl in school and was valedictorian of the graduating class. Troy was the superstar of East High, a Basketball hero leading his school into back to back championships. It was only fit for the power couple to go to the same college, where Gabriella got a degree in medicine and Troy played basketball and studied sports advertisement.

They moved to Los Angeles, after college, because Troy was made a huge offer to play for the Los Angeles Lakers. They were so happy just a young couple over the moon in love with one another. And LA was great! They got settled into their apartment and quickly got use to the city life. Troy was so happy to be playing for his favorite team and even getting some playing time. Gabriella was happy to be finishing her residency at the Children's Hospital not too far from where they lived.

Everything was great and nothing could ruin the moment for them, at least that was what they thought. But Gabriella had a secret. She was scared and felt so alone she loved him so very much. It may hurt him as much as it hurt her but she had to leave, go as far away from him as possible. She was doing this for him. You see, Gabriella Montez was pregnant and her high school sweetheart, Troy Bolton, was on top of his game and she couldn't ruin what he had going for him. Troy had worked so hard for this and a baby would just complicate things. Leaving is best for both of them.