April 14th, 2008: 1:52 PM

Gabriella had just learned that Brieanne and had lost her baby due to lead poisoning.

And Elise and Haylie had their babies early. Too early.

Elise was the first one to have her baby. She was only five months along when she had her baby. Her baby barely survived, but was ordered by doctors to be taken and given to a better home because Elise could not provide for it, and she also caused one of the birth defects from smoking secretly. Her baby was a girl, barely three pounds, and had a lung, heart, and stomach defect caused by lead poisoning. She was handed over to her adoptive parents.

Haylie had her baby a day after Elise. She also had a girl, who was four pounds. She died the next day due to prematurity.

Gabriella and Caitlin suddenly became very scared for their babies.

But Caitlin was rushed to the hospital on the morning of April 14th.

Harvey was on vacation.

Gabriella waited outside the waiting room, crying.

And suddenly, Troy and Gabriella jolted and became relieved when they heard a tiny cry come from Caitlin's room. Caitlin's baby was too early, also. This made Gabriella the only girl in the group who was pregnant.

Caitlin's mom emerged from the room. "Caitlin had requested to see you both in private."

Holding hands, Troy and Gabriella both entered the room, a little worried about the expression on Caitlin's face.

She was crying, which was typical.

Gabriella let go of Troy's hand and grabbed Caitlin's, then used her other hand to stroke her hair.

Caitlin sobbed as tears ran down her cheeks. "It hurts... "

"I know... " Gabriella kissed her forehead.

"It hurts so much... " Caitlin buried her head in her pillow. She mumbled. "32 stitches... "

Gabriella looked up at Troy worridly.

"Every case is different." Troy frowned.

"In my case, it will most likely be even worse... " A tear ran down Gabriella's face.

Caitlin rolled on her side and looked up at Gabriella. Troy came around to the other side of the bed with Gabriella. He told Caitlin that they would be there for her and her baby.

Caitlin swallowed hard. "Would you guys be my daughter's godparents?"

Troy looked at Gabriella. Gabriella answered immediatly. "I would be honored to, sissy... "

Troy scratched his head. "If you are, I guess I'll be too."

But something terrible happened...

Gabriella noticed that Caitlin's baby's heart rate dropped from a steady beat to a skipping beat. It then totally stopped. She looked over at the baby lying on the table, then gasped.

"Oh my god, her face is turning blue... " Gabriella looked at Troy. "Go get help!"

Caitlin bursted into tears as Troy ran to the door. He opened it quickly and screamed for a doctor.

"MY BABY!" Caitlin screamed as the doctors ran in. She sat up in bed and tried to reach for her. "NO!"

The doctors gathered around her baby. Gabriella squeezed Caitlin tightly in her arms with tears rolling down her cheeks. Troy tried to get a glimpse of what the doctors were doing, and when he saw something, he rushed back over to Caitlin and Gabriella.

"They're doing CPR." He said frantically.

Caitlin's head was buried between Gabriella's breasts, and she was screaming and crying harder than Gabriella had ever seen her do before. She placed a hand on the back of Caitlin's head and looked at Troy with red eyes.

He gave her a saddened face. Gabriella knew that there was no hope. She began sobbing, along with Caitlin.

"My daughter... My life... " Caitlin cried helplessly. "She's the only thing... I have... "

Troy tried asking the doctors what was going on, but all that was said was lead poisoning. Troy connected the dots.

He ran to Gabriella and the crouched beside Caitlin's bed. He looked into her eyes as she lifted her head up. "Caitlin, what does the school water taste like?"

"Like shit... " Caitlin sobbed.

"I know it does, but does it taste like metal?"

"It always has... Why are you asking this when my daughter is dying on that table over there?" Tears rolled down her cheeks.

"Gabriella Anne Montez... " Troy stood up. "Don't drink the school's water. I bet it's contaminated with lead... "

"Why would you think that?" As Caitlin began to cry again, Gabriella rubbed her back once again.

"Because Brie, five people have died this year at school due to lead poisoning. Two other girls that were pregnant had babies that died due to lead poisoning. Caitlin's baby is dying because of lead poisoning... Don't drink that water!"

And the doctor confirmed their worst fears.

Water found in Caitlin's stomach was contaminated with lead.

Sadly, Caitlin's baby died.

And Gabriella feared for her own.