Hi and happy Friday the thirteenth

We all piled out of the car and into the very crowded parking lot. I felt Maria grab onto my hand. it was so crowded that everybody was touching someone else.
"Let's get the tickets!" I called over the crowd to them. I looked down at Maria and started to move forward. About 5 minutes later we were about only 5 meters away from the car. Suddenly I felt Maria's hand slip from my grip and I heard a yell. Everybody else was still moving but I stopped to see where she went. I saw her on the floor looking like she fell back. I decided to walk back and get her. The gang was already at the gate in line.

I ducked down and helped Maria up. She clutched my leg and I couldn't walk so I grabbed her by the forearms and picked her up.

"you know for a five year old girl you get carried a little too much." I told her. She smiled her smile that showed her missing front tooth.

"I know you still love me!" she said. I smiled back a sarcastic smile and tried to catch up with the gang. They were waiting at the gate.

"where were you!?!" Gabriella panicked, "and what did you do to my sister!?!"

Maria had scraped on her palms.

"somebody pushed her and scraped her palms, not big." I said,

"want me to take you to the first aid place miri?" Gabriella said. Maria shook her head no. "sorry baby, I didn't know we left you alone."

I was wondering why Gabi was making such a fuss and why her hair was messed up.

I dragged Taylor away from the gang and said I needed to talk to her, "Taylor I need to talk to you," (sorry I needed to do that!)

"what's up?"

"no, no no no what's up with Gabriella!?! Why was she freaking out over a few scrapes?"

"well, when she realized that you were gone she got all panicky and was rubbing her head. She said that she had to go to the bathroom and went off for 5 minutes. She came back looking paler. But then she started to like, talk to herself in Spanish, Kelsi and I had to take her aside and calm her down. I think she's projecting her feeling for her mom on everybody else." We wandered back to the group and walked inside. I took Gabriella to the side,

"Gabi, Taylor said you disappeared to the bathroom, for five minutes! And you came back looking paler! Did you cut! Again!?!" I was fuming mad and starting to clench my fists. I stared at her waiting for an answer but then she started crying. I started to hug her with one arm and took out my cell with the other.

"hey chad?"

"yeah man?"

"gabi left something in the van so go in without us, meet us by that ice mountain ride thingie and check if maria could go on, you do have maria, right?"

"yeah don't worry, taylor has her, so we'll meet you there. Bye!"

"bye chad,"

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I had taken gabi back to the van and I was sitting in a seat with her lying down, head in my lap.

"why are you doing this Gabi?"

"c-cause I was scared, it lets me take of some of my worry, don't be mad troy… it helps."

I was furious at what she said. I pushed her head out of my lap and forced her to look at me.

"IT DOES NOT HELP! IF I DARE HEAR OF YOU DOING THAT AGAIN GABRIELLA MARIA MONTEZ! OR IF I CATCH YOU, I SWEAR I WILL TELL THE REST OF THE GANG!" I yelled at her. She turned her head away and started sobbing all over again, but this time you could tell she was heartbroken. I then realized what I had just done. I yelled at her again.

"aww Gabi, you know I didn't mean that, I'm just scared for you, your killing yourself here, I promise I won't yell at you again," I said

Heard her stop crying and say stiffly,

"let's go back to the gang,"

"no, Gabi, I yell because I care, why wouldn't I care about you, you're my best friend," I say cringing at the words best friend. (can anyone guess why?)

She sighed and said "ok, I forgive you. Can we go back to the gang now troy?"

"Kay babe," I said, then blushed after realizing what I said. We got out of the car and started to walk back to the park. We showed them out stamped hands and went inside. The gang was there instead of where we said they should stay.

"woah guys! Lets just go on the rides…where's maria?"

"taylor had her," Sharpay said

"no, she said she went to you," taylor said then over the loudspeaker came,

"at the children's lost and found we found a…five year old girl named…maria. She is here with…her sister Gabriella and her sisters boyfriend troy," at that the gang snickered.

" god I'm gunna kill that girl," Gabriella mumbled.

"Gabi where are you?" marias voice came over the loudspeaker.

"my sister!" Gabriella shrieked and ran in the direction of the child lost and found.

"Gabi!" I yelled, and ran after her. The gang followed behind. I watched Gabi as she ran in high heels.

That girl never ceases to amaze me.

She ran non-stop till she reached the children lost and found. The talked to the secretary there and they said that she was inside the room. Gabi opened the doors and saw maria sittign on a couch with a man talking to her.

"no! I don't know you!" maria yelled,

"but I'm troy! How do you not recognize me?" the man said,

"maria!" Gabriella said, maria hopped off of the couch and into her sisters arms.

"excuse me sir?" the officer said walking up to him.

"yes? That girl, took my girlfriends sister!"

"nuh-uh! This is my sister! And that's her boyfriend!" maria said,

"I think this child knows what she's talking about." The officer said,

"no! Gabriella aren't I your boyfriend?" the man said

"I don't know who the hell you are," Gabriella said coldly, then troy poked her in her arm for cursing in front of maria

"sir you'll have to come with me for some questions,"

"no thank you officer! That boy knows that I'm her girlfriend and not him!"

"ha-ha, no you're not, I am!" troy said stepping in. the police officer had taken him by the hands and led him into another room.

"thanks trey!" maria said.

(note: they are not really boyfriend and girlfriend, troy is just careless with his words! They will be in the last chapter though)

They walked out of the doors to come face to face with the gang.

"what happened?" Jason asked,

"a mean man tried to steal me!"maria said excited,

"and troys Gabi's boyfriend!" she added. Slowly everybody handed taylor and chad five bucks.

"umm…you might want to tell us what you're doing?" I asked,

Everybody nudged Sharpay.

"umm well taylor and chad bet us that you two would become a couple before Friday and surprisingly you did."

"well sorry to disappoint you but I have a demon for a sister." Gabi said,

"can we actually go on a ride!" troy shouted. We ran to the nearest ride and smuggled Maria on, thank goodness she was unsusally small. After the ride we got caught with her so we got kicked out of that ride. We went to about five other rides when Gabriella said she had to go to the bathroom. I eyed her mysteriously and watched her go.

END TROYS POV

BEGIN GABRIELLAS POV

I walked into the bathroom after hours of sadness. Everywhere I looked I saw mothers with their children and fathers with their children. Basicly happy families…something Maria and I would never be. I look in the mirror after checking and making sure the bathroom was empty. I watched each tear cascade down my face. I wanted the best for Maria. Even if it excludes me from the picture.

"sorry, troy," I whispered as I got out a razor from my purse. I made 4 fresh cuts on my forearms. I was in the middle of a fifth cut when a woman who looked of 27 entered. She saw my arms and was all

"ohmigoodness! What are you doing to yourself dear!" she said.

"uhh…" I picked up the razor and was about to put it in my purse but she had taken it and was washing off my forearms, "stop it! I don't have a mother and I don't need another one!" I yelled at her. I guess she has kids because of what her next action was, she garbbed my wrist and took me outside, as soon as she did she ran into troy. Aww crap. Troy.