Hey I had this chapter all ready written sooooooo I decided to post it tonight. Lots of concern that I was gonna make Gabriella run away! Well don't worry thats a bit too cliche!

The winners of the trivia are...Zanessavz,morganxwillxlivex6 and love like mine. So this chapter is dedicated to them. There were actually TWO answers; Sharpay and Martha! The first one to answer was Zanessavz so she will star in a later chapter!!

Chapter 12

Keep on running

Keep on running, never stopping. Left right left right.

"Hey…Hey" Jack Bolton grabbed the arm of a small bundle of brown curls that had just sped past him. He'd been standing outside the hospital waiting for his wife to get two passes from reception.

Gabriella stared up at him blinking furiously.

"You came out of those doors pretty quickly…Gabriella isn't it. You're the one staying with us?"

She nodded hesitantly.

"Are…are you ok?"

She shook her head her eyes glancing towards his grip on her arm as her breathing deepened.

"Oh…" he grumbled releasing her.

She rubbed the spot on her arm and slowly her breathing returned. "Sorry…" she mumbled

"What are you sorry for?"

She shrugged looking up at the man noticing how alike he and Troy were. She half smiled.

"Shouldn't you be in your room?"

Fear flashed through her eyes and she looked at her feet shuffling uncomftably.

"Ok so you don't want to go back to your room right?"

"Please…"

"Ok…ok how about you and me go for a walk, there's an ice cream van just down there."

She smiled and nodded but shivered with the cold, she was only wearing her hospital nightgown with a pair of thin pyjamas underneath.

Jack passed her his wife's jacket he held in his hands, draping it round her shoulders. "Lucille won't mind…" he stated before Gabriella could object.

They walked around the hospital, Jack talking about Troy while Gabriella listened smiling at every mention of his name. Every now and again Jack would glance down at the girl, amused at her entrancement in his son. They reached the van moments later and Jack ordered for them both. A Choc ice for him and fudge pop for Gabriella.

"How did you know I liked Fudge pops best?" she grinned sucking on the ice lolly he had handed to her.

"I didn't but there Troy's favourite so I thought you might like them." He shrugged biting into his choc ice.

Gabriella chattered now as Mr Bolton listened. Again the subject was about Troy, but this time about all the wonderful things he'd done for her.

Maria Thomas shifted uncomftably as Peyton entered. "Mrs Mon…I mean Thomas visiting hours are over…"

"What about her?" she argued nodding towards the lady in the doorway.

"Mrs Montez will be…"

"Oh so Kevin and you got married then?" spat Maria climbing of the bed and pointing her finger at the stunning woman that leant casually against the doorframe. Her raven hair fell gracefully down her back to just below her shoulders. She smiled and bounced gracefully into the room standing infront of the short woman that had caused so much pain in her life.

"You know full well that if you hadn't…"

"Oh don't give me that! You bitch. You man stealing bitch!"

"Me man stealing?! You stopped me and Kevin being together in the first place!"

"You didn't deserve him!"

"Oh and I'm guessing you did!"

"Yeh I bloody did! I had his child! I carried his daughter around for nine months."

"You know full well he only stayed with you for his daughter!"

"No he loved me!"

"He never loved you. Infact he even questioned whether Gabriella was ever his!"

"LADIES PLEASE!" shouted Peyton pushing the two apart. "This is a hospital and we have patients trying to get better! Now Mrs Thomas I asked you to kindly leave…"

"Not until she does. Gabriella Would rather have her own mother here than some slut who tempted her father and broke her heart!"

"Im sure Gabriella wants neither of you here!" cried a hoarse voice from the door.

The three women turned to see an eighteen year old boy, pale with bags under his eyes clutching his side stagger into his room.

Mrs Montez furrowed her brow "And you are?"

But before Troy could reply Maria butted in. "Like I'll be listening to the likes of Troy Bolton and his family!"

Alana Montez smiled "Troy? Your friends with Gabriella?"

Troy nodded turning to Maria "Maria you better leave! If your still here by the time Gabriella's back then there will be trouble."

Maria laughed "I'll be the only one not leaving…"

Peyton tutted "Actually Mrs Thomas you'll be the only one leaving…"

"Oh shut up you lowpaid moron!"

Peyton looked about to throw a punch but felt Troy's hand on her shoulder. "Its ok…" he soothed.

"Maria. Leave. Now. Or else."

"Or else what?"

"Or else you'll be speaking to me" came another voice from the door.

Maria groaned rolling her eyes. How many interruptions were they going to face today?

Jack Bolton smiled at his son before entering the room. "Ahhh Maria Thomas long time no see. But from what I hear that doesn't seem like such a bad thing."

Troy looked at the spot where his father had been moments before and saw it replaced by the love of his life. He reached protectively for Gabriella, encasing her in his arms, holding her tight to his chest.

"Oh baby…" clucked Maria walking forward towards her daughter only to be stopped by Jack. "I don't think that's a good idea now I think you should le…"

"NO!" croaked Gabriella turning round but still with Troy's arms around her.

The whole room grew deathly quiet.

"I want to speak with her…alone." Said Gabriella staring coldly at her mother. She grabbed onto Troy's arm signalling to him not to leave.

The other three left and Gabriella and Troy placed themselves in the chair leaving Maria to stand up facing them.

"Oh honey I'm so sorry about Greg I never knew…"

"Don't give me that. You knew."

"How could I possibly…"

"MOM! You knew! And you did nothing." Gabriella whispered the last part as tears came to her eyes. Troy's arms grew tighter around her.

"Oh don't be silly you're over-reacting. How could I have known?"

"Mrs Thomas Gabi is not in the slightest over-reacting!" said troy earnestly "She was raped…"

"Oh boo hoo for Gabriella. Poor Gabriella. Well I'm sorry but I carried her around for nine months. I gave birth to her, eighteen hours in labour. I raised her. I fed her I clothed her. I lov…

"NO!" screamed Gabriella gripping tightly on Troy's arm "You never loved me. You stopped loving me the day dad left and I don't know why?"

"DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY??" screamed Maria back her fists clenched her face red her eyes glazed over. "Then I'll tell you why…" her voice was thick with anger and upset.

#7: In HSM 1 what is Sharpays hairstyle where she goes a bit karate kid in the toilets?

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