I walked into school late the Monday after Brad's party. I'd gone to the doctors and had an ultrasound, all at the persistence of Sharpay. She was keeping on at me about how I ought to get the baby checked to make sure everything was okay, and I'd ditched first period to take her advice. Grinning at the memory of my ten week old baby on a screen, I walked up to the office.
"Gabriella Montez, signing in?" I asked, and the lady behind the counter grinned at me.
"Good Morning Gabriella." She smiled, and I nodded, smiling slightly. "Reason for being late?" She asked, and I grinned sweetly.
"Had a doctors appointment." I made a face and she smiled sympathetically.
"I hate those." She shrugged, giving me a late pass. I nodded, holding up the slip of paper.
"Thanks for this." I smiled, and she shrugged, looking down to focus on her work again as I left the reception area.
Walking down the corridors of East High was hard anyway, due to the Bolton/Montez war, but it was even more difficult for me knowing I had a Bolton-Montez baby ultrasound in my bag. Glares came at me from Connor Bolton's friends, but about five seconds behind them was a glare from Elizabeth Bolton that didn't quite reach her eyes. Smiling quietly to myself, I approached Sharpay at her locker.
"Did you do it?" Sharpay asked quietly. I nodded, and a sigh of relief blew from her mouth. "Is everything okay with mini Montez?" She asked worriedly, and I grinned.
"Everything's fine, Shar. Just been given some vitamins due to my age." Silence came over us as Sharpay placed some books in her locker and shut it softly as she bought her eyes to meet mine.
"You know that whoever the father is I won't judge you, right?" She pleaded to me with her eyes, and I suddenly felt as if I should have the word 'traitor' tattooed onto my forehead. I shouldn't be hiding a two year relationship from my family and best friends. I smiled softly as I remembered why I'd been keeping my Bolton a secret. I couldn't lose anyone. I didn't want to lose Troy, Sharpay, Taylor or my family.
"I know, Shar." I whispered softly, and she grinned in a joking way.
"Even if the fathers a Bolton." She giggled, bursting into laughter, and I forced myself to laugh in response. Memories flashed through my head of Troy and I sneaking around. Everything went through my mind, including the tattoo he currently had, the Chinese character for 'Forbidden' over his heart.
"Funny, Shar." I responded quickly, linking my arm through hers. "Now lets get to English."
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Danielle xox