A/N: This is the second chapter. So hope you like okay???? Btw, just a reminder this ENTIRE story will be told in Gabriella's point of view.
I shivered under my light sweater as I stepped into East High. The flashy red and white decor blinded me for a second before my eyes adjusted to the light. East High is not exactly the perfect school but I love it. I walked to my locker and opened it up to get the books inside. All of a sudden I felt a strong solid pair of arms wrap around me and pull me up into the air.
"CHAD!!!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. Chad laughed and put me down.
"I'm sorry Gabs." Chad hugged me. "I missed youuu!!!!" He howled like a dog. I giggled.
Chad is my best friend since birth. We learned to use the toilet together, we learned how to eat together, we went to the park together, we learned how to ride a bike together, we went to our first school together, we did our first homework together, we took our first field trip together, we went to our first trip to Sacramento, we drank our first Mary's Really Thick Milkshake together and well I think you get the picture. Chad has a very very thick afro and very dark skinned. He is really goofy, lovable and fun. He is also very fit too because he plays for the basketball team.
"There you were Chad!!" Taylor ran up to us and laughed. "What on earth are you two doing?"
"Ask Mister Teddy Bear here." I said sarcastically rolling my eyes and giggling. Chad let go of me and kissed Taylor on the cheek.
Taylor is my best friend from middle school. I met her in an advanced Science class in the first year of middle school. We just instantly clicked. Soon when Chad met her, it was like puppy love at first sight. They crushed on each other for two years before I convinced Chad to ask her out. They haven't been apart since. Taylor is very smart, straightforward and strict but she still has a soft side to her. Especially when it comes to Chad. Taylor is also dark skinned with long black curly hair. She is very pretty but she also says that I'm pretty also. I have a Hispanic look to me, brunette hair and brown eyes.
"Did you hear?" Taylor said turning to me. "Mr. Morgan is giving us a seating arrangement."
"Oh no!" I said. "I hope that we won't get separated." I sighed. I'm not exactly a loser because I'm friends with Chad. However, having two stepsisters that are on top of the food chain doesn't exactly make me popular either. I know it sounds like a Cinderella story. This means that I don't really know a lot of people.
"Oh look it's the fat ass." A voice said. I turned around to meet the two witches themselves. Hailey sneered at me while Bailey stared at my shoes with disgust.
"Back off Hailey." Chad said stepping in the front of me. Taylor wrapped her arm around me and pulled me backwards.
"Such good talent wasted Chad." Hailey said while shaking her head. "You can just abandon the fat girl with a horrible father and the geek who doesn't know when to shut up."
"Come join us Chad." Bailey said. "And live." She gestured to Hailey and Bailey's 'posse' and smiled.
"No thanks." Chad replied coldly. Hailey gave us a glare while Bailey rolled her eyes.
"Let's go." Hailey turned to their posse and faced forward. She glared at me. "Watch it Montez. Just so you know, we hate you and your father. Your father may think that he's in love but really our mom hates him."
"Marrying that dumb cop was the smartest thing she ever did." Bailey agreed smiling. I felt tears trickle down my cheeks as I let the hurtful comments sunk in. I almost forgot! My dad has a lot of money because he is such a great police officer. He didn't spoil me because he didn't want me to end up like a brat. This plan was working until Hailey, Bailey and Courtney came along. After the marriage, my dad started spending a lot of money on the three. He would always ask if I wanted anything but I stayed modest and always said no.
"Don't you have better things to do than bash on people Bailey? You too Hailey!" Taylor snapped. "You're just mad because Gabriella is ten times the person you are." Hailey stormed off and Bailey quickly followed. Their little 'posse' followed after them.
"It's okay Gabs." Chad said hugging me.
"No it's not okay!!" I screamed through my tears. I forced myself out of Chad's hug. "I have the worst stepmother ever and two stepsisters that act like selfish brats. NO NO they ARE selfish brats. They are tricking my dad everyday and my dad doesn't even bat an eyelash to it. They are trying to take my best friend away from me and most of all I HATE THEM SO MUCH!!!" That's when I ran. I ran to get away from there. Whatever it took. I ran to the other side of campus to the large garden. I dropped to the ground and cried.
It seemed like hours before I stopped crying. I lied down and looked up to the sky. I took out my mirror and looked into it. My eyes were puffy and red from crying and I looked like the Loch Ness Monster. My hair was frizzy and my eyeliner was all over my face.
I sat up and stared forward. I closed my eyes and tried to fall asleep. I opened my eyes to be face-to-face with a pair of black boots with pink diamonds.
"Are you okay hun?" A warm comforting voice asked. I looked up to meet a pair of grey eyes exactly the shade of a dime.
