Chapter 3: First Impressions

The next morning, everyone woke up, got cleaned up and dressed, and went to the kitchen for breakfast. Sebastian had just finished cooking when they came down. "Buenos dias, everyone." he said.

"Good morning, Sebastian. What's for breakfast?" asked Antonio. "We have omelettes, chorizo, toast, and waffles." he said. "Delicioso." said Gabby. Carina barked, alerting the family that she wanted her breakfast too.

"Don't worry, Carina. We've got your dog food." said Gabby, as she filled her dog's food bowl. The family ate, and when they finished it was time for the kids to get to school and Jorge had to get to the hospital.

"Senorita Gabriella, Senior Carlos, I took the liberty of making lunches for you." said Sebastian, handing the two lunch bags. "Gracias, Sebastian." the two said. Then Jorge got into his Jaguar, while the kids got into the Bentley with Pedro.

First Pedro dropped Antonio and Susanna off at their school, and then dropped off Gabby and Carlos. Carlos went straight inside, while Gabby stayed back. "Well, here goes nothing." she said to herself, and went inside.

Inside the classroom, the kids were talking about the new family. "They live in the rich neighborhood outside of town. You know where they have all the mansions." said one of the boys. "My Tia Maria got hired to be their housekeeper." said a girl.

"I met one of them yesterday. She had a chauffeur." said Miguel. "A chauffeur, gee." said another boy. Suddenly the door opened, and all the kids looked up. Gabby stood there with her black hair practically covering her face.

She wore the school's uniform, with blue sparkly slip on shoes, and had her backpack and lunch bag. Miguel recognized Gabby from yesterday. "Hola, you must be our new student." said Dona Rodriguez. "Si." said Gabby, quietly.

"Everyone, meet your new classmate, Gabriella Lopez." Dona Rodriguez, announced. Some of the kids waved, others said, "Hola". "Now Gabriella you may sit next to Miguel." Miguel raised his hand, letting her know where he was.

She walked to the desk next to him, and sat down. "Also, would you like to tell us a little about yourself?" asked Dona Rodriguez. Gabby gulped, then stood up. "Well, first you can call me Gabby, and I used to live in Mexico City." she said.

The kids started chatting quietly, Mexico City was like a whole different world compared to the country. "That's quite a move, so ninos, do any of you have any questions for Gabby?" asked Dona Rodriguez.

"I have a question, are those Maya Cruz Lopez designer shoes you're wearing?" asked a girl. Gabby looked down at the shoes, and looked back up. "Si." she answered. "Where'd you get them? They cost like $200." she said.

"Actually they cost $250, and they were given to me. Maya Cruz Lopez is mi mama." Gabby explained. The whole class gasped, all the girls would kill to have a piece of clothing from Maya Cruz Lopez, and this girl had the actual designer as her mother.

"Here's another question, where'd you get that backpack?" asked a boy. Gabby backpack was very different from the other kids. While they had either bags or older backpacks, Gabby's backpack was brand new, and was dark purple with silver stars.

"Mi padres, bought this for me." Gabby explained quietly. That caused the kids to chat even more, until Dona Rodriguez spoke up again. "Okay, ninos, you can ask Gabby more questions later. Right now we need to get started." she said.

Gabby sat down, and as she did her work, she noticed that some of the other kids were looking at her, then whispering to others. She just pulled her hair in front of her face, and continued working. Miguel noticed this and wondered if she was okay.

At lunch, the kids went to the cafeteria and found their seats with their friends. Gabby being new, and not knowing where to sit took a seat at a table by herself. As Miguel ate the burrito his abuelita packed for him, he glanced over at Gabby.

From her lunch bag she pulled out a yellow rice, black beans, an enchilada, a small slice of chocolate cake, and a bottle of water. "Pretty nice lunch." Miguel whispered. He thought she looked a little lonely, and was about to go over and invite her to sit with him, when some other girls went over to her table.

They began talking to her, and Gabby spoke back. "Well looks like she's making some friends." he thought, and went back to his food. When lunch was over all the kids went back to the classroom. As Miguel walked back he realized he was next to some of the girls who sat with Gabby at lunch.

"You know it was nice of you guys to sit with Gabby at lunch." he said. "Yeah, they sooner we make friends with her, the sooner our wardrobes get updated." said one of the girls. That surprised Miguel.

"Que?" he asked. "Weren't you listening to her? Her mama's one of best fashion designers in Mexico." said another girl. "Meaning, she's our boleto dorado to the newest blouses, pants, dresses, shoes, and everything else."

Miguel couldn't believe it, these girls didn't really want to be Gabby's amigos, they just wanted to use her to get new clothes.

When school was over, the others kids left, but Miguel saw that Gabby was waiting for her ride to come get her. He decided to go over and talk to her. He was about to walk over, when someone stopped him.

"You know Miguel, you're wasting your hora talking to her." said a boy. "Why?" "Because she's just a common snob." said a girl. "How do you know that, we just met her?" asked Miguel.

"It's obvious. Her mom's a famous fashion designer, she gets expensive things just handed to her, and she's got a chauffeur. She's a snob." said the boy. "Well that's your opinion." said Miguel, and he walked over to Gabby.

"Hola, Gabby." he said. "Oh, hola Miguel." she said. "So how was your first day of school?" "It was okay, but I don't think the other kids like me that much. And while the girls I talked with at lunch seem nice, I'm getting a bad feeling about them." Gabby explained.

"Well, they did tell me the only reason they want to be friends with you is because you could get them designer clothes." said Miguel, rubbing the back of his head. "(Sighs), well I've fallen prey to the stereotypes." said Gabby.

"Estereotipos?" asked Miguel "Si, when you're rich other people can see you one of two ways. They either see you as a snob or as dollar signs." Gabby admitted sadly. "Well...I don't think of you like that." said Miguel.

"Really?" asked Gabby hopefully. "Si, you seem like a nice girl." said Miguel. "Gracias." said Gabby. Then Pedro pulled up, to get her. "Well, I gotta go. Adios, Miguel, see you tomorrow." said Gabby, as she went to the car.

"Adios." said Miguel, and the two went their separate ways.

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