Pushed Him Away

Summary: Gabriella Montez is now a freshmen at East High School. She wants to start new and fresh from previously attending East Middle, but memories of a certain boy keep flashing back into her mind. What happens when she can't take it anymore?!?!

Disclaimer: I don't own any high school musical characters, and I don't own Disney either. I don't think I really own anything, I'm just writing this for my own consent!

This is my second fan fiction story (first one: When I Die), so I'm still trying to get used to all this website and stuff, but enjoy!

Author's Note: The first few chapters are going to be a couple of flashbacks of Gabriella's middle school life, so don't get confused! Always, schoolgirl 101

Chapter 1: Just Beginning

"Gabriella honey, wake up!" Gabriella's mother called her from the kitchen.

Gabriella sighed and rubbed her eyes looking at the alarm clock. 6:00. 6:00...in the morning...on a Monday...the first day of school...the first day of middle school.

Gabriella frowned gently. She sure didn't want to go to middle school. Gabriella adored elementary, her best friends Taylor, Kelsi, and Sharpay..they all had classes together. Gabriella was going to seventh grade (when I started middle school, I was in seventh not in sixth..), and she no longer had any classes with Taylor, Kelsi, or Sharpay. She was going to be split apart from her best friends, and Gabriella knew it.

"Gabriella, come down for breakfast! I want to drop you off at school today instead of taking the bus! It's the first day!" her mother yelled calling Gabriella down.

"I'm up Mami!" Gabriella yelled. "I'm getting changed, I'll be right down!" Gabriella yelled.

Gabriella decided to take a quick shower before going downstairs. When Gabriella came out of the shower, she searched through her closet for something to wear. Gabriella wasn't the most popular girl in school...in fact she wasn't even popular. A geek...a nerd is what people would call her in middle school. Elementary...everyone was really the same. Sure there were some guys and girls more liked than others...but no one really cared. Middle school...middle school would be tons different.

Gabriella decided to wear a pair of jeans and a red shirt. She put on her black-rimmed glasses, and brushed her curly brownish-blackish curls tying them in two pigtails. Gabriella carefully tied the pigtails with red and white ribbons, and grabbed her overly large schoolbag and went downstairs for breakfast.

"Morning Mami." Gabriella said sitting down on the kitchen counter stool.

"Morning Gabriella. My you look so cute today."

Gabriella sighed. "Cute? Um...okay."

Gabriella's mother laughed. "You look fine Gabriella. Middle school will be good for you. You can meet new friends...being apart from Taylor, Sharpay, and Kelsi won't be so bad. You'll see them in the hallways..."

"But Mami...I don't want to see them in the hallways! I want to hang out with them...and have classes together with them...they might forget about me! I can't believe I'm the only one! You know...they all have their classes together...it's like I'm going to be the odd ball!" Gabriella whined.

"Gabriella. It will be all okay in the end. I promise you that. Now, eat your toast." Gabriella's mom said pointing to the brown grain on the plate in front of her.

Gabriella frowned slightly and ate the toast in small bites.

When she was done, her mother instructed her to go outside. Gabriella grabbed her bag and walked with her mother outside for the drive to her new school.

At East Middle

Gabriella's mom parked in one of the empty parking spaces and turned towards her daughter. "You will be okay right honey? Promise me you will be okay."

Gabriella looked at her mother and nodded. "I will be fine Mami. Just a little sad and all, but I guess school won't be that bad..."

Gabriella's mother smiled at her gently. "That's good then sweetie. I'll be going off to work then," her mother said.

Gabriella gave her mother a smile and stepped out of the car. She closed the door, gave her mother yet another reassuring smile before walking up towards the East Middle doors.

Middle school was only just beginning.