Chapter One
Adopted
Gabriella Montez sat in her boyfriend, Troy Bolton's arms. She sighed and looked up at his face. "You ok?" she asked. "Yeah, just thinking about how lucky I am to have such an amazing Girlfriend like you." He smiled. Gabriella laughed and sat up to face him. "You're so sweet. I can't wait till summer's here. I'll have you all to myself!" She giggled. Troy smiled and leaned in to kiss her. Their lips locked and Gabriella wrapped her arms round Troy's neck. The bell rang and they broke apart. "Time for Maths, Gabby." Said a voice next to her. Gabriella turned to face her best friend, Taylor, who was in her own boyfriend, Chad's arms. The two girls grudgingly got up and pulled their school bags onto their shoulders. "See you tomorrow, Troy." Gabriella smiled as she and Taylor walked to class. "See ya Gabby." Troy called, heading his own way to class with Chad. Taylor linked arms with her and the two girls marched down the corridor towards the maths department.
Maths was long and dull as usual. Gabriella contented herself with looking out of the window and chatting to Taylor. "Tay, what are you planning to do this weekend?" She asked. Taylor shrugged. "I dunno, but Mom wants to take me clothes shopping on Saturday. How embarrassing right?" Taylor grimaced. "I guess. Me and Mom used to do it all the time before she got her new job. Now I hardly see her." Gabriella sighed. Taylor smiled. "Lucky for you, I have to spend all the time with my Mom. Thing is, I hang with Mom, I have to hang with my bratty brother." Taylor groaned. Gabriella held back a laugh as she quickly solved the problems on the board. "You're so smart, I wish I was as smart, then I could chat to you all lesson." Taylor sighed. Gabriella smiled. "You do that anyway, Tay." She informed her friend. Taylor gave her a look and resumed her work.
An hour passed and Gabriella found her gaze often wandering to the clock to check how much time there was left. The clock now told they had 5 minutes left. The Teacher checked his watch and looked up at the class. "You may stop working and pack up now ready to go." Gabriella put her pen inside her pencil case. "About time." Taylor murmured. Gabriella giggled softly and proceeded to pack her bag. "Tay, you always say that." She smiled. Taylor looked at her. "That's because I mean it. Maths is so dull. Plus I can't wait to get home. Dad ordered me that CD I've been after and it arrives today." Taylor beamed. Gabriella smiled sadly. Her own Dad had died 8 years ago and she still missed him dearly. Taylor noticed Gabriella's sad face and put her arm round her. "Oh Gabby, I'm sorry. I forgot about that." She whispered, hugging her. "It's ok, Tay, really. I'm fine." Gabriella smiled picking up her bag and breaking the hug. The bell went and the class ran out of the door. Gabriella rushed into the car park, separating from Taylor at the gates. "See ya Tay. Call you later." She called heading for the gates. Taylor had a ride from her dad. "Gabby!" Called a voice. Gabriella spun round to see her mother in her car. "Mom?" She gasped. Gabriella ran over and jumped into the car. "How come you're picking me up?" She asked. Gabriella's mother sighed. "Gabby we need to talk." She told her. "Okay, shoot." Gabriella smiled. "No, it's better if we're at home." Mrs Montez said starting the car.
"I'm WHAT?!?" Yelled Gabriella standing up from the sofa. "That's right, honey. You're adopted. You see me and your dad weren't able to have children and adoption was the only option. I'm sorry, but you're still my baby." Mrs Montez told her daughter. Gabriella sunk into the Sofa once more and put her head in her hands. "Why didn't you tell me?" She asked, choking back tears. "We swore we'd tell you when you were 18. I was going to tell you on your birthday, but I didn't have the heart. I'm sorry honey." Her mother sighed moving next to her. "You lied to me all this time!" Gabriella shouted. Mrs Montez flinched and put her arm round Gabriella's shoulders. "No, leave me alone" Gabriella screamed running out of the room and up into her bedroom. Mrs Montez sat on the sofa for a few minutes silently crying. Then she got up and made herself a strong cup of coffee.
Gabriella threw herself onto her pillow and cried into it as hard as she could. It wasn't fair; her whole life was a lie. Out there somewhere were parents that probably hadn't even wanted her. Gabriella wept even hardly as that thought crossed her mind. Suddenly her phone began to ring. Slowly Gabriella picked it up and answered it. "Hello?" She asked her voice small and wavering. "Hi Gabby, its Tay. Hey what's the matter, you sound like you've been crying." Taylor's voice said from the other end of the line. "Oh Tay, can you come round?" Gabriella sobbed. "Course, Chad and Troy are here too, do you want me to bring them?" Taylor asked. Gabriella wiped her eyes. "Yeah, hurry." She sighed before hanging up.
A few minutes later and the doorbell rang. Gabriella ran down the stairs to answer it. Her eyes were bloodshot and puffy. She opened the door and her friends looked at her concerned. "Gabby?" Troy said cautiously. Gabriella burst into tears again and hugged him. "Oh Troy!" she wept.