A/N I DON'T OWN ANYTHING ok this is my first chapter to my new story please tell me what you think.

"Ok class who can tell me the answer to the problem on the board?" twenty four year old Gabriella Bolton asked her kindergarten class.

She had become a teacher at East Elementary and her now husband Troy Bolton played for the Lakers. After college they graduated and moved into a small house. They got jobs right away have been living happily together for months. Then they decided to try for a baby. They tried for a few months and got nothing. So they had gone to the doctors and taken some test. Now they just had to wait. Gabriella watched a few kids raise their hands. She picked a girl with long black hair and green eyes. Her name was Ashley Green. She was one of the best and smartest kids in the class.

"Yes Ashley?"

"Um….10" the young girl answered shyly.

"Very good Ashley. I see you been practicing."

"Yes I have Mrs. Bolton."

"Good sweetie."

"All right now I want you all to do pages 10 and 11 in your math books, 5 and 6 in your grammar book, 7 and 8 in your science and history book."

Just then the bell rang and everyone lined up at the door. Gabriella smiled but then noticed Ashley was still sitting there. She went over and knelt beside her.

"Ashley is everything all right?"

"I don't want to go home." She replied softly.

"Why not? Don't you want to go see your mommy?"

"Mommy is dead."

"I'm sorry sweetie. How?"

"Daddy says I'm not allowed to talk about it."

Gabriella did not like the sound of this.

"Well you can tell me it's ok."

"Daddy pushed her down the stairs."

"You saw him do it?"

"Yes. He was yelling at her then he just pushed her."

"I'm sorry to hear that. Did daddy ever push you?"

"Sometimes. Mommy used to stop him."

"Has daddy ever hit you?"

"Yes. He hits me and punches me and kicks me and says means things to me. I don't want to go home to him."

Gabriella felt her heart drop. She felt sick to her stomach. She had been abused as a child and knew what Ashley was going through. She was going to do everything in her power to help Ashley like her husband helped her all those years ago.

"Ok well I can't leave you in here alone so why don't you come out with me while we wait for the other students to get picked up then we can come back inside and go from there?"

"OK."

Ashley stood up and followed Gabriella out of the class room to outside. She waited quietly while the other kids got picked up. Finally after all the kids were picked up Gabriella and Ashley went back inside. They went to the Principal's office. She explained to him what was going on and he promised to handle it.

Gabriella went over to Ashley who was sitting at the desk doing some homework.

"Ms. Gabi can you help me?"

"Sure sweetie."

She went over to see what she was working on. She is adding double digits.

"We aren't doing this till next week."

"I know but I want to try it."

"You've been looking ahead." Gabriella teased tickling her.

Ashley giggled and squirmed. Gabriella stopped and helped her with the math problem. Just then a woman walked in with the principal.

"That's her. That's the girl who is being abused."

Gabriella looked up and saw none other than Claire McKnight. The same women who handled her fostering when she was being abused and she wasn't nice about it at all. Gabriella knew one thing was for sure no matter what this lady said she was going to help Ashley no matter what it took.

A/N first chapter is always short but if you guys want more I'll update. Also I'm not sure if you guys pray or not but if you do please pray for my sister she is going through a really hard time and needs lots of prayer so please pray for her. Thanks guys and tell me what you think about my story.