Hey There Fellow Readers! This Is My First Ever High School Musical Fanfic So Be Nice! I Don't Promise Much But If You Like It Please Review!
Disclaimer: Well...Basically...I Don't Own Anything! Except For The Plot! That's All Mine (Smiles)
Gabriella Montez opened the door to her bedroom; she walked in and slammed the door behind her. She dropped all her bags on the floor and ran over to the bed. She picked up a pillow and buried her face in it. She began to scream until she felt better. After she let out her frustration she dropped the pillow and went about her daily routine. This was nothing out of the ordinary for Gabriella. Every day she would come up to her room and scream into her pillow. It relieved her of all the frustration she had bottled up inside. The frustration came from none other than her family.
Her family consisted of her father, Julio Montez, who was an artist. He wasn't famous…yet. He always thought that his "talent" would be founded one day and he's still waiting for that day to come. Her mother, Celina Montez, was a lawyer, one of the best actually. Then there was her twin sister, Chanel Montez. She was…well she was everything her parents wanted her to be. Gabriella was the outcast of the family. She kept to herself and tried to avoid any contact with the rest of her family. When she did come into contact with them she was always yelled at and sometimes even hit. She was the invisible one. The forgotten child, or whatever you would call it.
The Montez household was the worst place in the world for Gabriella. She never called her house her home; after all home is a place where one felt safe. Gabriella never felt safe at home; therefore she spent as much time as she could away from it. She got a job at the local bookstore and indulged herself into that. Working late and early shifts that helped her avoid her family members.
The second worst place for Gabriella was school. She hated it. Not because she wasn't clever enough but because she wasn't treated as one of the kids. She was treated as an outcast. Gabriella was named the school boff in less than a week after she started going to high school. People came to her for tutoring and homework and that was it. She had a small group of friends but they weren't really friends. They were just some kids from the science lab. Gabriella had never had a true friend. She thought that true friends shared secrets with each other and made each other feel good. Friends like the ones her sister had.
Chanel Montez was the It girl. The girl every girl wanted to be and every boy wanted to be with. She was head cheerleader and was dating the football captain. On top of that she was president of the drama club and the class president. She outshone Gabriella in all of those areas but she never topped Gabriella in Science, English and Maths. They were Gabriella's best subjects and she was guaranteed A's all the way through. Chanel's grades went up to B's and the odd A's if Gabriella helped her. But she was still the apple of everyone's eyes. Gabriella also shone in dance and music. But she liked to keep them under wraps. Chanel and Gabriella were identical twins. They had the same curly brown locks. The same deep chocolate eyes. The same Latina looks. Both girls were beautiful. Gabriella kept her beauty undercover. She wore glasses with no make-up. She kept her hair up and out of the way. She wore loose shirts and long skirts to hide her figure and she never followed any trends. Chanel on the other hand exaggerated her beauty. She too had a weak eyesight but she decided on wearing contacts, coloured contacts that is. Chanel always wore makeup. She wore the tightest clothes and made sure she was up to date on the latest trends. Her hair was always flowing free and she had dyed it to make it stand out more. So in the public's eyes Gabriella and Chanel were almost non-identical. That's the way each twin liked it. They didn't want anything to do with each other.
San Francisco, California…
Gabriella walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a white towel. She made her way over to her room and closed the door behind her. She walked over to her closet and looked through her clothes.
"Hmm…that's okay…that's a bit plain…" She mumbled as she went through her clothes. There was a special event being held at the bookstore where Gabriella worked. The boss had invited her to come so here she was picking out some decent clothes to wear. Gabriella groaned as she went through the last pile of clothes in her closet. She had absolutely nothing to wear. Gabriella owned nothing fancy nor elegant. Although she did have a couple of decent dresses somewhere in the back of her closet. Gabriella looked at the back of her closet and found a box containing dresses. Gabriella smiled as she picked a small black ensemble to wear. She put the dress on a felt happy with what it looked like. She left her hair open, for a change, and applied a little amount of make-up. She wore the only pair of heels she owned and grabbed a small handbag and her long coat on her way out. She began to make her way downstairs.
"Gabriella!" Gabriella sighed as she heard her father call her. She walked into the living room and found him sitting on the floor surrounded by newspaper and paint.
"Yeah?" She answered. Julio Montez looked up at his daughter.
"Where are you going?" He asked, noticing that she was dressed up. Gabriella looked at her feet.
"Out." She answered. Julio scowled.
"I said where are you going?" He demanded. Gabriella sighed.
"The bookstore. Urm they invited me to join one of their monthly functions." She explained. Julio stood up.
"So you decided to go? Without consulting me or your mother? How dare you." Julio was furious. Gabriella bit her lip; she knew what was coming next. "We made you, we clothed and fed you. We were there when you took your first step and spoke your first word and how do you repay us? By sneaking out and doing God knows what!" Julio recited the speech that they always gave Gabriella. Gabriella sighed and embraced herself for what was going to happen next. Julio lifted his hand and slapped Gabriella across the face. "See that's what you get for being disobedient. Now go do the laundry! Stupid kid made me forget what I wanted in the first place." Julio mumbled. Gabriella nodded and walked out of the room holding back her tears. This happened every so often but Gabriella didn't think much of it. But today she actually dressed up and she made an effort and all that she gained was a slap across the face. Literally. Gabriella ran up the stairs and past her smirking sister.
"Remember it's what you deserve…" Chanel said. Gabriella locked herself in her room and let the tears fall. This was just a nightmare.
"Gabriella Dad says hurry up with the washing! You've got the dishes to do next!" Chanel shouted up at her. Gabriella nodded to herself and then tore of the dress, got rid of the make up and came out of her room dressed in her usual jeans and blouse. She made her way down the stairs and into the kitchen. The laundry basket was half full and Gabriella tipped it all into the washing machine. She put the powder in and started the machine. She sighed and then rolled up her sleeves and put on the washing up gloves. Gabriella began to wash the dishes whilst humming to herself.
"I'm home!" Celina Montez rushed into the house. She looked red and flustered as she ran to meet her husband. As soon as she saw Julio she embraced him in a hug and planted a huge kiss on his lips.
"I've done it! I've got the promotion!" She screamed. Julio's face broke out in a grin and he picked Celina up and twirled her around. Celina started to laugh and scream as he put her down.
"Mom that's great!" Chanel ran up to Celina and gave her a hug. Celina smiled down at her perfect daughter. She looked up and saw Gabriella hovering by the door. Celina's smile turned into a scowl.
"Well aren't you going to congratulate me? Or are you just going to stand there!" Celina said. Gabriella walked over quietly.
"Congratulations Mom…I mean Ma'am." Gabriella corrected herself. Celina gave her a fake smile
"Well, the promotion has one downside. We have to move." As soon as those words came out of her mouth Chanel let out a blood-curdling scream.
"What! We can't!" Chanel's face was completely pale.
"Baby we have to go. We need this…" Celina told her daughter. Chanel put her hand up and wiped away her tears.
"It's alright mom. But first I want to go say goodbye to my mates." Chanel said sadly. Celina hated seeing Chanel upset.
"Go…go by all means go…don't come back until you've said goodbye to everyone!" Celina said as Chanel made her way out. Chanel passed Gabriella and gave her a look.
"At least I have people to say goodbye to." Gabriella gave Chanel and small glare and watched her walk off. The front door slammed and Gabriella was left with her parents. Celina and Julio looked at each other and then at Gabriella. Gabriella was looking at her feet not wanting to meet their gazes.
"Well Gabriella darling you can go visit your friends as well." Celina said in the sweetest voice. Gabriella looked up smiling.
"Really?" She was gob smacked. Julio took one look at her hope-filled face and burst out laughing.
"God no! We were just kidding. You have far too many chores to do…no time to meet your friends…that is if you do have any." Julio said between laughs. Celina joined in with him and Gabriella looked at her feet. Her face was bright red with humiliation.
"Well what are you waiting for? Get lost!" Celina hissed. Gabriella came to attention and ran off towards the kitchen. She looked back to see Celina and Julio kissing. She made a face and then resumed washing the dishes.
Gabriella began to hum to herself as she washed the dishes. She began to think about what life would be like outside of San Francisco. Gabriella made a promise to herself that she would try and make an effort to fit in the new community and most importantly the new school. Gabriella smiled at the chance of starting over.