Part 1
Silence befell the hallway as a petite girl, about 5 foot 1 with shoulder length straight brown hair with red highlights walk in. Wearing black leather pants and black halter top that showed off her pierced belly button, the barb wire tattoo circling her left arm, a butterfly tattoo circling her right wrist as well as a heart with wings on her lower back. Her outfit was complete by her black boots and dark sunglasses. Exuding confidence as she strode the hallways of Manhattan Shore High School, she stopped in her tracks as she felt the stares. Taking off her sunglasses, she stares at everyone in their eyes before smirking.
"Take a picture guys. It'll last longer"
Nervous laughter fills the hallway as the student body went back to what they were doing. A boy who looked like a crossover between a Ford model and a bad ass came over to her as she opened her locker.
"Hey sis. How's your summer?" Josh, a not-your-ordinary dumb jock asked as he high-fived a jock who was walking past.
"It's ok I guess. I spent half my summer at Florida before heading to Seattle to visit Ava. Other than that, my summer is a complete bore. However, compared to your summer, I would say mine's a blast!" Gabriella replied laughing as she took out her Biology book and closing her locker while Josh just smirked. As they walk to class together, a blonde bombshell suddenly bumped into Gabriella. Shaking her hair away from her face, she smiled sheepishly as she saw who she bumped into.
"Sorry Gabby. I was in a hurry."
"No biggie Melinda. Where ya off to in a hurry anyways?"
"Away from Mrs. Smith"
"I see. Den u better hurry on cause she just rounded the corner."
"See ya Gabby! Bye Josh!"
Melinda shouted as she dashed off just as a medium sized teacher wearing clothes that looked like it came from her grandmother's closet came close, shouting after her. Gabby and Josh looked at each other before bursting out laughing. They knew how Mrs. Smith, their guidance counselor loves bugging Melinda about her life. As Gabby turn to open the door, a flash of blue eyes caught her eyes before moving away. Causing her to tense. Seeing her standing stiff, Josh frowned before nudging her.
"What's wrong? Gabs u ok?" he asked as he shook her which seems to wake her up from her stupor. Gabriella shook her head and looked up at him. "Yea. I thought I saw someone I knew. It must have been my imagination." "Who Gabby?" Gabriella looked at him and he was taken aback when he saw tears in her eyes. The last time he saw his sister cried was when she showed up at his doorstep a year ago, before she lose her girl-next-door image and became the confident queen bee she is now. "Troy Bolton" she whispered making Josh stiffened and led his sister out of the school and into his car as they drove away, while Gabriella let her tears fall down her cheeks as she recall her last week at East High.