HSM and all that paraphernalia are not mine. Sadly.

Oh, and this chapter is dedicated to my new baby cousin, Rachel Niamh. She was born on July 30 and weighed 8lb. She's gorgeous!

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GYM

Coach Bolton stormed down the hall, absolutely furious. He burst into the gym.

"TROY ALEXANDER BOLTON!!" he yelled. Then he saw the rest of the team looking at him as though he had two heads.

"All right everyone. Practice is finishing up early. Hit the showers," he said, forcing himself to remain calm. The Wildcats rushed out the gym whooping and cheering.

"And just when were you planning on telling me about you and Gabriella?"
Troy shrugged. "Dad, it doesn't matter to me. I'm not with her any more."
"And just whose bloody decision was that?! Yours or hers?"

Troy looked his father in the eye and stormed out of the gym. He ignored his father's furious yells at him to come back. What was everyone's problem? OK so maybe he and Gabi should have been more careful, but it wasn't exactly his fault if he didn't want to hang around.

WHEATON MALL

"Oh my gosh guys will you look at this dress!" Gabriella squealed softly. She, Kelsi, Katie, and Taylor were shopping after school for homecoming dresses, and Gabriella had just found a beautiful one. It was blue satin and the front was decorated in silver. With homecoming a week away, the girls had saved their money since March for their accessories and dresses. It looked gorgeous on Gabriella, and it wasn't too long before she was convinced to buy it. Kelsi had a green dress, Taylor's was burgundy and Katie's was lilac.

"Ice Princess at three o'clock!" Taylor hissed and Gabriella jumped a mile. Sharpay was striding along a mile a minute towards them.
"So I see you decided to come along after all," she said to Gabriella. "Pretty brave of you in that condition. Still it fuels the school gossip."
"For your information, Sharpay, I don't give a fuck what people are saying about me. I'll come to homecoming if I want to, and a two faced bitch like you isn't going to stop me." Anger was fusing through Gabriella like an electric shock. The other three girls were looking impressed as Sharpay stormed off.

"Wow, Gabi. I never knew you had it in you!" Katie said, looking impressed.

:No, neither did I," she admitted. "Can we go to Starbucks? All this is making me hungry.

So they headed off to Borders and into Starbucks, and settled into their favourite chairs, armed with lattes and frappucinos. Gabi had another bit of news.
"I'm going for my first scan tomorrow and my mom says you can come and stay over afterward if you like."
"Oh wow! Can you bring pictures," Kelsi gasped, getting excited by all things baby related.

"Do you think it's going to be a girl or a boy?" Taylor said.

"I think it's a girl," Gabi said, stroking her stomach contendedly.

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Apologies for the uncouth language.

Marshmallow xxxx