Chapter 4
"You knew Jennifer, didn't you?" Sharpay asks Gabriella scoffing. "I didn't know her, I met her once." Gabriella says. "When did you meet her?" Troy asks. "I don't even remember, I just remember meeting her one night." she says acting confused playing with a strand of her hair "Why didn't you tell us?" Chad says. "That's something I'd rather not share. I was somewhat a part of Annie's death and I-I don't want people thinking I had part in Jennifer's." Gabriella says sighing acting sad fiddling with her fingers. She took acting classes for a reason. "Hey it's fine we don't think you had anything to do with it." Troy says smiling and kisses Gabriella's forehead. "Good." she says and smiles then fake yawns.
"I think I'm gonna head out and go to sleep." she says smiling standing up. "Okay, I'll be home in a few." he says smiling. Gabriella picks up the baby carrier and walks out of the hospital room and begins walking to her car. She puts Lorenzo's baby carrier in the backseat strapping him in then gets into the driver's seat starting the car.
She then gets in the driver seat and locks the door then starts the car and drives home. Once she gets home she takes Lorenzo out of the baby carrier and lays him down in his crib. She sees something on the baby changer. She walked over and picks up the envelope. She opens it and takes out the note first reading it. Murder. Murder. I know what you did Sophomore year summer. -Annie
Gabriella looks in the envelope and seesa gold bangle in it. She chokes and starts crying. She shoves the note back in the envelope along with the bangle and she hides it in her underwear drawer. She lays down in her bed and thinks back to sophomre year summer, when she first moved to Alburqurque.
FLASHBACK Gabriella stepped out of her car and she looked at her new house sighing.
"Mom, Dad. You lied. This place isn't as nice as our old home." she whines.
"Yes, it is. You even get the room with the balcony." Mrs. Montez says smiling. Gabriella rolls her eyes shaking her head. She crossed her arms as she watched the movers take the furniture from the moving van to inside the house setting them into place as her parents told them where and how to position everything. She looked at her attire. She looked like Daisy Duke. She was wearing a tight yellow half shirt, booty shorts with a brown belt, and brown cowgirl boots.
"Hey!" someone said running over too her. Gabriella turned around seeing a girl and a boy walk up too her.
"Hi." Gabriella says.
"We live a few streets over and followed the moving van." the boy says nervous.
"Yeah! It's about time we got someone new around that our age!" the girl says smiling.
"Oh." Gabriella nodds.
"I'm Brenda and this is my friend Liam!" the girl says smiling big.
"I'm Gabriella."
"Do you wanna hang out with us tonight?" Liam asks.
"Sure, where and when?"
"It's a party." Brenda says. "A college party but I know the person who's throwing it so he said we could come!"
"Um, fine." Gabriella smiles. "Pick me up and I'll come!"
"Okay I'll come around 11, in the black Camero!" Liam says smiling.
"It's his dad's car." Brenda whispers laughing. "He only has his permit. I don't know why his dad let's him drive."
"My dad said there's no reason for a permit. Unless you can't drive!"
"Just shut up, Liam." Brenda rolls her eyes. FLASHBACK OVER
Troy walked in and saw Gabriella asleep in their bed. He smiled and walked in and smiled down at her. He moved a piece of hair out of her face and kissed her forhead.
"Troy?" Gabriella said in her sleep.
"I'm home." Troy said smiling.
"I missed you." she said waking up.
"Shhh, go back to sleep." he says. "I'm gonna go check on Lorenzo."
"Mhm.." Gabriella nodds falling back asleep.
Troy walks into the nursery seeing Lorenzo big blue eyes open and looking around the room. He laughs and when he sees his dad in the room. Troy picks him up.
"Why aren't you sleeping?" Troy asks smiling. Lorenzo opens his mouth to speak but then closes it. Troy smiles and kisses his cheek. "Wanna watch TV with Daddy?"
Troy and Lorenzo go down to the living room of the penthouse and they turn on the TV mounted into the wall. Putting on a children show. He lays Lorenzo down beside him and Lorenzo stares at the TV with his big blue eyes.
"Troy." Gabriella says half asleep.
"Hey baby." he says smiling at her. She walks over too him and lays her head on his shoulder.
"I love you." she says half asleep.
"I love you too." he says and smiles. Gabriella falls asleep on his shoulder then Lorenzo starts crying. Gabriella jumps up and grabs him.
"What's wrong baby?" she asks him cooing at him. "Is someone tired?"
"I'll take him, you go to sleep." Troy says looking at Gabriella. "You look tired."
"It's fine, you must've had a long day." she says yawning. Troy shakes his head and takes Lorenzo out of her arms.
"Go back to sleep." he tells her. Gabriella nodds and goes upstairs to their bedroom of their luxury penthouse.
...
"I can't believe this is happening again." Sharpay sighs sitting next to Chad's bed.
"Is it just me or does Brenda seem to know something?" Zeke asks.
"Brenda, has to know something." Sharpay says.
"Guys this doesn't make sense." Chad speaks up confused.
"What?" Sharpay asks him.
"How would Brenda know something? What does she know that we don't know?" he says.
"She knows something, I don't know what about but I know she knows something. She's been acting weird." Sharpay says.
"Everyone has been acting weird, we have to find proof or get Brenda to tell what's going on." Zeke says.
"Where will we get proof from?" Chad asks.
"Her house." Sharpay smirks. "Where else?"
"How about we just stop and leave it alone." Zeke says. "This is a bad idea-"
"Guys if we dont stop it something can happen to Troy or Gabriella or both of them then Lorenzo won't have one or both of his parents in his life." Sharpay says sadly. "We have to stop this, but we can't tell Troy or Gabi. They have enough on their plate we don't need to add extra stress on them."
"Fine, only for those three." Chad says sighing. Sharpay smiles slightly then looks at Zeke.
"I guess." he huffs.
...
"Babe." Troy says walking into his and Gabriella's bedroom seeing Gabriella sleeping. "Baby, Brie." he says in her ear.
"Hmm?" she says waking up. "What?" she sits up.
"I have to go to training." he says. "Lorenzo is still sleeping."
"Okay, have fun and do good. I love you." she says and kisses him.
"Mm, gosh. You know I love you too." he smiles and turns around leaving. "Bye beautiful." he says one last time. Gabriella gets up and goes to Lorenzo's bedroom and picks him up out of his crib and takes him into her room. She lays him down on a pillow then sits down and looks at her underwear drawer. She opens it and takes out the envelope. She pulls out the bracelet then looks at it.
FLASHBACK "Gabs, you look hot!" Brenda says as Gabriella runs out of her house wearing a hot red halter dress that went to her knees and black ankle boots. She smiled and jumped into the backseat.
"Thanks, I try." Gabriella says.
"Are you excited!" Liam asks.
"Super!" Brenda sings. "I love bangle, it's hot!"
"Thanks!" Gabriella says looking at the gold bangle on her wrist.
They drive and get to Frat house near the U of A campus. They all jump out of the car and go inside.
"Hey Brenda, Liam." a boy says smiling. "Who is this?"
"This is Gabi our new neighbor-ish friend, Gabi this is Cory he's apart of the Fraternity but not president just yet.." Brenda says.
"It's nice to meet you." Cory smiles and Gabriella smiles at him. "Can you do me a favor you three?"
"Uh, sure what is it?" Liam asks.
"I need you to make sure that, she is in my bedroom by midnight." Cory says pointing to brunette who was watching people dance holding a drink. "My room is on the second floor last door on the right there's a C on it." "Jennifer Ronalds? Um, sure if you need us too?" Brenda replies unsure.
"Thanks, she goes to East High." Cory says. "So make conversation or something." he walks away. Gabriella looks at Liam and Brenda.
"Whats going on?" Gabriella asks nervous. "Uh, nothing." Brenda says and gives Gabriella an assuring smile.
"Okay. I-I'm gonna go get a drink." Gabriella says then walks away.
"I'll come with!" Brenda says and follows Gabriella. They go into the kitchen and Gabriella sees a guy talking to a short blonde girl who looked out of place.
"Who's he?" Gabriella asks pointing to the guy.
"Oh that's Troy Bolton, and that girl is such weirdo her name is Annie Johnson." Brenda says.
"He's cute." Gabriella says.
"Everyone thinks Troy Bolton is cute." Brenda scoffs.
"Excuse me." a girl says Brenda turns around and sees Annie behind her.
"Why are you even here?" Brenda scoffs.
"I came with Troy." Annie says.
"I don't care." Brenda says and pushes her. "Just stay out of my way okay, you little bitch." she hisses then walks away. Gabriella looks at Annie wide-eyed then Annie glares at her.
"I-I'm sorry I didn't know she'd do that." Gabriella says quietly. "I just met her today-"
"Well maybe you should make a better choice of friends, okay you little slut." Annie yells glaring. "I don't give a fuck who you are." she hisses at the brunette.
"Annie, is everything okay?" Troy asks. Gabriella turns around and walks away from them. She bumps into a girl.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" the girl, Jennifer says.
"It's fine."
"Do you know where Cory's room is?" Jennifer asks. "I was told to go into his room at midnight and I only have like 2 minutes left."
"Uh, yeah I know where it is." Gabriella says and smiles. They walk upstairs and Gabriella leads her to Cory's room. "It's right here." Gabriella says.
"It's midnight, thanks uh-" "Gabriella." "Right Gabriella, thanks a lot."
"You're welcome." Gabriella smiles and Jennifer walks into the bedroom. Gabriella sees Troy and Annie go into a bedroom, she walks away then sees Brenda and Liam talking to another girl she didn't know.
FLASHBACK OVER