Can You forgive?

This is a sequel to my other HSM story, Heartbreak so obviously you're not going to understand this story unless you have read that story.

Disclaimer: I do not own High School Musical, if I did I wouldn't be writing a fan fiction, I also do not own any brand names I may use in this story.

Gabriella's POV

One month ago exactly my world was turned upside down, someone I thought I'd never see again reappeared in my life.

Flashback (Gabriella's POV)

"It's him Troy," I whispered. "But it can't be"

"It is me Gabriella," He told me.

"Who?" Troy whispered to me.

"That's my other dad," I answered. "Kevin Montez!"

"Aren't you supposed to be dead?" Troy asked him as soon as the shocking words were out of my mouth.

"What's taking you two…" I heard Mom begin.

She was getting closer now.

"Kev?" She asked when she reached us. "Kev, is that you?"

He nodded, smiling at her, it made me feel sick.

She ran to him, embracing him, Isobel at her feet not far behind.

"But… How?" She questioned when they pulled apart

End Flashback

Gabriella's POV

He'd explained it all after that, it was his colleague that had been killed, and the two looked alike, he switched their ID's, all so he could run away, he faked his own death, then came back.

I've been out nearly all the time since then, with Troy and my friends, with Dad and Grampy, even once with Sharpay, anything to get out of there, she let him move back in, expects me to play happy families, I grieved for him, and he's not even dead, she doesn't understand, not does Isobel, he hates dad, keeps saying dad made a mistake by coming back, what he done was bad, but at least he never made me think he was dead.

I didn't care that my behaviour was freaking them out, they said I was being irrational, Troy understands though, at least that's something, he says I have a right to be angry.

Kevin's been worrying about me, like he had the right, I heard them talking one day, him and mom.

Flashback (Gabriella's POV)

"Kev, can we talk?" Mom asked, I stopped at the entrance to the kitchen.

"Sure" I heard him answer.

"It's Gabi, I'm worried about her" Mom told him.

"She'll come round" Kev soothed.

His voice nearly made me gag.

"That's just it, I don't think she will, it's like she's withdrawing herself from the family, it feels like I'm letting her slip away" Mom was crying now, I didn't care, she'd let him back in, she'd caused this.

"She's still close to Isobel" Kevin pointed out.

"Doesn't that say more though, she's more comfortable talking to her 9 year old sister than us" Mom cried.

"She's upset and confused, she'll come round," He promised.

Who the hell does he think he is, I thought as I left the house, slamming the front door behind me.

End Flashback

Gabriella's POV

Right now I'm online at my grandparents, I'm here a lot now, stay over a lot too, Evan and Carly love it.

"You alright Ella?" Asked a voice from behind me.

"Yes Grampy, I'm fine" I turned to him smiling, I was only fine when I wasn't at home.

A bleeping sound came from the screen.

"I'll let you get back to your cyber chat then" He said and continued past my bedroom door, that's right, I have my own room here now.

Smarterthanyou: So, you at Home???????

Shoptillyadrop: Where else would I be?

Smarterthanyou: Not you, Sharpay

Hahaichangedit: No I'm at my grandparents.

Shoptillyadrop: What's with the disp name Gab?

Hahaichangedit: It was angelishot thanks to Troy; he said I'd never be able to change it.

Shoptillyadrop: So you're annoying him because you did?

Hahaichangedit: Exactly.

Smarterthanyou: You have to go home sometime Gabi.

Hahaichangedit: Not really, my grandparents said I could stay as long as I like

I turned my attention back to the hallway; I had sensed someone standing there.

"Hey" I smiled, "Come in, how did you find me?"

"Your always here now" He pointed out. "Your dad said I could come up"

"I was just talking to Shar about you" I told him.

"You mean Sharpay? You were talking to Sharpay?" He questioned.

"Yeah, about my display name and how you said I wouldn't be able to change it" I informed him.

"You changed it?" He asked.

"Yep" I answered, thinking about how great things were between us again.

"Why?" He pouted.

"Why not?" I shot back.

"Because the one I gave you was true, you are one hot angel," He reasoned.

"You would say that" I replied, sticking my tongue out at him.

So, there it is, the first chapter of the sequel to Heartbreak, tell me what ya think, because i really am interested,