Based on the song Last Christmas by Wham!, The Cheetah Girls, or Ashley Tisdale. Take your pick. Originally Wham! sang it but personally I like Ashley's the best. I also plan to name all the chapters after songs.

Dedicated to someone who will never read this.

I don't own HSM or the Ghost and Mr. Chicken unfortunately. I don't own any of the songs I name the chapters after either... obviously.

It's a Shame - The Spinners

December 20, 2006

Mackinac, Michigan

Gabriella sighed as she looked at her clock on her bedside table. 11:01 p.m. it read. Edward had promised to call today. He kept apologizing for not calling when he said he would, but it never seemed like a true apology. It didn't help that the calls kept getting fewer and fewer. The two of them use to talk at least once a day for two or more hours, now it was about once a week, for at the most half an hour. She hadn't even seen him in three weeks. It was just strange to go from talking all the time to hardly ever talking. She tried calling him, but he never answered or couldn't talk at the moment.

Her computer beeped, her instant messenger telling her she had a new email. She got off her bed and went over to her computer, bringing her blanket with her. It was mid December in Mackinac, Michigan, so it wasn't exactly eighty degrees and sunny outside. Plus her mom's work was transferring her in a week, so most of her clothes and blankets were already packed.

Gabriella smiled a little noticing the email was from him. Her smile got bigger as she read the email. By the time she had finished reading it she was very happy. She knew she shouldn't forgive him so easily for hardly talking to her, but she couldn't help it. Gabriella had been told numerous times that she was 'just too nice for her own good,' a few times even by him. She really wanted to not be as nice and stick up for herself more, but every time her conscious stopped her from being what she thought was mean. For example: breaking up with her so-called boyfriend.

"Sweetie, you should just go to sleep, maybe he'll call tomorrow." Her mother said from the doorway to her room as Gabriella was typing away on her computer.

"Mama, he sent me an email though!" Gabriella replied.

'Thank goodness he finally contacted her in someway at least.' Her mother thought.

"He said he can come over and spend Christmas with us!" Gabriella said turning around to face her mother.

"That's great Gabi, I'm glad." She replied hoping it was actually true. This boy had gotten her daughter's hopes up too many times just to crush them down right away again.

Secretly she was happy she and Gabi were moving, it meant no more of this idiotic boy. Fortunately, her daughter thought that her mother liked her boyfriend Edward. Otherwise she wasn't sure if Gabriella would talk to her. Though she knew her daughter knew deep down things weren't working out between her and Edward.

"What time do we want him to come over?" Gabriella asked excitedly smiling widely up at her mother.

"How about one o'clock? That way he can spend some time with his family too." She replied trying not to grimace at how excited her daughter was.

"Okay Mama." Gabriella replied, turning back around and typing some more.

"How about after you finish that email we have some tea and popcorn while we watch a movie?" Her mother asked as a futile attempt to get her daughter's mind off of Edward Mills.

"The Ghost and Mr. Chicken?"

"Of course, we haven't watched it in about two weeks. That has to be a record for you Gabriella."

"I'm sorry, but Don Knotts is just an incredible comedian and actor, plus it's the only movie we didn't pack." Gabriella replied laughing, still typing away.

So hope you like it :) Oh and I highly suggest you go listen to the song if you don't know it already!