"Dad why do you have to go?"

"I'm sorry, Gabriella but my job means a lot to me."

Hurt, she, just watches her single parenting father walk out the door and into a cab, off to the air port to so he can fly off to a business meeting somewhere.

17 year old Gabriella Montez would usually let tears fall from her face, but now she would hold it in. Ever since her mother died when she was 12 her father was never the same he almost acted as if he didn't't want her, and she was starting to think that was true.

Sighing she ran up the stairs to get ready for school. She ran a brush through her soft brown curls, and put on a simple bit of make-up around her chocolate brown eyes. And a pair of tight jeans and a low cut pink t-shirt on to her slim body. And a pair of black heals, diamond studded earrings, and her mothers heart locket.

As she was walking out to her black civic her phone went off.

"Hello?"

"Hey Gabs!!"

Gabriella smiled as she recognised the voice of her best friend.

"what's up?" Gabriella responds as she climbs into her car.

"Waiting for you duh! Where are you anyway?"

" On my way I'll see you in a few"

"Kay see you than"

She closed her phone, and drove off to her school. About 15 minutes she was there at Silver Lake High, California and saw a slender short haired blond, sitting in her car texting. As Gabriella pulls up next to her.

"Hey Alisa!" She says to her best friend.

" Where have you been?! Were going to be late for homeroom"

"I'm sorry I had some issues with my dad this morning" Gabriella says as she get's out of her car and they both make there way towards the school.

"He left for another trip huh?"

"Yes" She replied blankly.

"Hey cheer up!" She say's as she wraps her arm around Gabriella.

"Come on let's just get to home room."

The girl's just make it to the homeroom as soon as the bell rings.

At the end of the day, Gabriella and Alisa were in the gym with a handful of other girl's.

"Ok girl's let's go over the routine again." She orders.

"Do we have to." Whines one of the Cheerleaders.

"Just one more time and you can all go home." She hit's play on the C.D player. " 5, 6, 7, 8!"

All the girl's begin to dance not making a single mistake. After the song ends the girls slump to the floor panting and sweating like mad.

"Ok girl's hit the showers."

"Girl you have to lighten up, your working us to hard." Alisa says concerned.

Gabriella sighs. "I know I'm sorry. Cancel practise for tomorrow all the girl's worked hard today they can take a break"

"Ok." Alisa says as runs to tell the girl's.

Gabriella got home around 5:30 to a empty house, Wishing that it wouldn't't be. Sighing she dragged herself to the kitchen to make something to eat for another dinner alone.

The next day she got up thinking that today she wasn't going to sulk around anymore that she was going to be happy and grateful with her life. Maybe after school her and Alisa could go shopping and find some cute guy's to flirt with. She put her stereo on full blast while she was in the shower singing along with the song.

"I'm walking on sunshine!! Woohhhhh!!"

After getting ready she headed off for school and met up with Alisa in the parking lot.

"Hey Lis." She said as she linked arms with Alisa.

"Hey!. Your in a good mood today."

"Yup. So want to hang out at the mall after school today? Since I did cancel practise."

"Sure! You can use your dad's credit card, after all he did leave you with it."

Laughing Gabriella reply's. "The perfect revenge!"

Alisa and Violet walk to class laughing.

A couple of classes later she was sitting in world history, when there was a knock at the door and the principle walked in.

"I'm sorry to interrupt the class Ms, but I was wondering if I could see Gabriella Montez for a moment."

"Yes you can sir, Ms. Montez?"

"I'm coming." Gabriella says as she grab's her things and walk's outside of the class room closing the door behind her. "Am I in some kind of trouble sir? I swear I haven't done anything.." She continues to ramble on until the principle stops her.

"No your not in any trouble."

"Than what is it sir?" She looked up at him confused.

"Violet.. Your father called us today with some news."

"News?" She asked puzzled. "Wait. Why would he call the school?? He's only on a biasness trip."

"Umm, I don't know how to tell you this Gabriella…but your father said he's not coming back." His said as his heart breaking by the reaction from her face.

"What do you mean he's not coming back?!" Tears now forming in her eye's.

"He sent us custody papers.. Signed"

She just stood there shocked with uncontrolled tears falling down her face.

"The family that you have to go live with is in New Mexico, that was what was in your mothers will."

"When do I have to move?"

"Your father says you have a week to have everything packed and shipped off before the movers come and clean out the house."

She nods. "I'm going to go clean out my locker, could I have my school papers, for my new school?" She say's through a few tears.

"Of course you can pick them at the office before you leave."

She just nods and walks to her locker as the bell rings.

"Gabs!" Alisa yells while running towards her. "What did the principle want?" Notices Gabriella crying and cleaning out her locker. "What are you doing? What's wrong?!"

"I'm leaving."

"What!?"

"Lis, my dad left, and he's not coming back home."

"Oh Vi." Alisa say's sympathetically and hugs her. "Wait so where are you going?"

She sniffs, and says. "New Mexico."

"But that's like …. A long time from here!"

Gabriella sighs. "I know, look I have to go I only have a week to leave. I'll call you later." She closes her ex-locker and walks to the principals office to get her papers and walk through Silver Lake High one last time.

A/N: Hey guys! So how did you like it?! I've been working on this story forever and decided to finaly post it! So let me know what you guys think! Thanxs so much. Please be kind. And it gets way.. way.. better.. Lots of Troyella. I hope you will review. even 5 would be nice.

-SassyBR 3