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And I am so sorry about not being very good with updating this story and I will get better. Everything will be explained later on about Shar and Gab's families and their life and whatnot so don't give up on this story yet. LOL
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For everyone the word FREEDOM means something different. Some may think that it is getting your first credit card or being moving out of your parent's house. Some even believe that freedom is simply being able to live day in and out by their own rules.
Gabriella pondered the meaning of freedom for herself and decided that no one is ever really free. There is always something or someone in everyone's lives that prevents them from being completely free. One can only be free once all their ties to everything and everyone is severed, in other words through death.
Gabriella and Sharpay sat silently in the musty office of Judge Matthers. The two beauties had their hands snapped in the traditional metal bonds that they can gotten to know very well over the past month and a half.
The stiff sound of a heavy oak door being closed echoed through the eerie room.
"Welcome back ladies, it's a pleasure as always." Sharpay rolled her chocolate brown orbs and the judge.
"Likewise…Sir" Gabriella added bitterly, after all he was the one who sent them to juvi in the first place.
Judge Matthers cocked an eyebrow at the teens; he smiled briefly at the girls and got right down to business.
"So I have been informed that you two have behaved as required during your time in detainment."
"No offense but cant we just skip all this crap and get to the point" Sharpay cut in, clearly not enjoying this visit. Gabi glared daggers at her friend and shot the judge an apologetic look. The judge quickly decided that out of the two delinquents the blonde would need the most work, seeing as the brunette seemed ready to cooperate.
"Well Miss Evan, this crap, as you call it is part of a careful process that I have come to call my life, and in my office you will follow the process and be grateful about it" The blonde bit back her tongue, feeling Gabi's eyes pierce her side. She casually leaned back in the stiff dark oak chair and made herself as comfortable as the metal restraints would allow.
"As I was saying, due to your good behavior I have decided to review you punishment. Instead of serving the rest of your punishment in juvenile hall, the court is giving you one last change to redeem yourselves. Since you got expelled from your current high school," the judge glanced over at two teens in front of him. Sharpay's lips tugged at the sides a smile treating to reveal itself. "You will be attending one of New Mexico's finest schools, East High."
Shar shot up at the name of the school. Hell no this joker has to be on some kinda drug to think that we are going to that preppy hall! Before wither girl could protest the judge raised his hand saying he wasn't finished, and that their punishment was indeed not over.
"You ladies will spend the rest of your school year at East High, this school has the best students and outstanding records that you ladies should do brilliantly there. If all goes well, the court will dismiss all charges and you ladies will stay at East High for the rest of your Secondary Education."
"We can't go to East High! I'd rather do my time in Juvi."
"Well the choice is your ladies"
"We choose Juvi…Sir"
"All right East High it is then." Anger flashed in Gabriella's dark pools, she was trying to cooperate with this guys but he wasn't making it any easier. East High was a big prestigious school; everyone got good grades, and graduated with a scholarship or incredible honors. Gabi new that Sharpay didn't have the grades much less the patience to stick it out there. As for herself, she had given up grades and all that crap after her dad got sent to jail.
Her dad always praised the brunette's smarts and her always told her that she would do great things one day, but after he got sentenced she saw no point in trying to keep her grades if the only person who's opinion mattered wasn't there to see them anymore. He father was a car mechanic, Gabi's mother had left when she was 2 years old, so her and Sharpay's father had opened a shop down town, that's how the two girls meet, through their fathers.
Gabriella's father had taught her everything he new about cars, by the time she was 10 she could take apart an engine and put it back together in 5 minutes flat. She could still here his raspy voice echoing in her head "Gabby, my sweet baby, with that brain you will do great things, not like your old man here. I can't wait till the day when you're older and you come to see me and tell me of your many accomplishments."
The brunette sighed; her father wouldn't be there to see her succeed so why bother.
"The East high school year has already started so you too will be transferring in tomorrow November the 10th," Sharpay felt her blood boil; she felt her fists curl into tight balls, her jagged bitten nails, piercing into her tanned flesh. Tomorrow! This guy is a crack head! My life is ruined! "Now as far as housing arrangements go, you two were originally supposed to be placed into a foster home, but just the other day I was approached by Ms. Montez's mother and—"
"Wow, wow! Back up, did you say my Mother?" Gabriella and Sharpay both jerked up at the sudden news. Gabriella's mother had walked out; she left and never even called or visited once! She didn't care, and now she wanted to take care of the two reckless teens?
"Miss Montez is it quite rude to interrupt. Now as I was saying, your mother offered to take both of you into custody."
"No! No way am I going to live with that pathetic excuse for a woman!"
"Listen young lady, I don't think you have much of a choice, now your mother is waiting outside for you." The judge was clearly annoyed now, he hastily grabbed the sliver ring handcuff key from his desk and unlocked the beauties, he held out his hand showing the two the door.
Sharpay and Gabriella reluctantly shuffled outside the dark office and into the waiting area. A slim woman of about 5'7 was awaiting their arrival. The brunette woman squealed at the sight of her daughter and she ran to envelope her in a warm hug. Gabi, on the other hand, was in no position to hug this woman, supposedly her mother; she stiffened at her warm embrace and pulled away abruptly.
"Gabriella dear, I was so worried about you. What has Henry done to my baby?!" Gabriella winced at the high shrill of the woman's voice, her usually soft face hardened, her brown orbs swelled with anger.
"Don't you dare try to baby me! You left dad and me; you choose to leave not the other way around! My dad was the best thing to ever happen to me! I will not let you insult him. You may have given birth to me but you have no right to waltz back into my life and expect everything to go back to normal!" The blonde watched as her friend exploded, she could practically see the rage pouring out of her and into every word she spoke. She had never seen Gabriella that angry before, her chocolate eyes watched as the petite teen harshly pushed past her mother and barged through the large wooden doors.
Kelly Montez was in utter shock, what had her darling daughter become! She was so full of rage and misery. Kelly let her eyes leave her angry daughter and fall onto the blonde.
The blonde's shocked face quickly disappeared and her features hardened into the straight-faced death glare she was accustomed to giving people over the past little while. Shar directed her gaze at the brunette woman; she rushed out after her friend, leaving the hurt woman behind to pick up the rear.
The car ride was eerily quiet, every so often Kelly would try to strike up a conversation with her daughter, (who refused to ride shotgun and preferred to sit in the back with Sharpay) but the irritable Hispanic would replay with an over exaggerated eye roll or a bitter one-syllable response.
Kelly pulled up to a rather large Spanish style house, the driveway looked freshly coated with pavement and the cobble stone pathway leading up to the white French doors was sickeningly perfect. The two girls slowly filed out of the car, they glanced around at the surrounding houses, only to be greeted by more perfection. Perfect pathways, perfect roses, perfect gardens, perfectly painted doors, perfectly layered brick houses… well you get the picture.
"Well ladies, welcome to your new home!" Kelly smiled brightly, despite all the earlier hostility. The brunette beauty snorted, she wasn't quite ready to play the roll of the eager daughter in Kelly's whacked out version of 'the perfect family'.
The two followed behind Kelly, suddenly feeling small in the large venue. The high ceilings and spiral staircases all looked so elegant and superior, that anyone would feel insignificant standing next to them. Gabi's 'mother' led the two girls to their rooms, which were conveniently situated on the third floor of the house. Sharpay's mouth dropped when she saw her new room, it was right beside Gabi's room, and the room was large and spacious with furniture already arranged inside.
"I hope you girls don't mind but I took the liberty of putting some decorations in your rooms, to make it more homey." Two sets of wide brown eyes scanned the room the walls were painted a light calming green with swirls of blue and purple. A pearl white desk stood at the far edge of the room with a royal blue swivel chair neatly tucked in, several purple and blue beanbag chairs were placed around the room. The one item that caught the blonde's wandering eyes, however was the King size bed that sat up against one wall, awaiting the presence of the room's occupant.
"I figured that you girls would have any clothes to wear so I bought you ladies a few things just to get you started." Kelly's apple red dress flowed as he strolled to a set of closet doors set near a purple beanbag chair. Kelly gestured for Gabi and Sharpay to open the mysterious doors; each with one hand laid gently on one of the silver doorknobs the two girls opened the doors. Behind the doors, lay a wonderland of assorted colours. A few things! "Well ladies, it has gotten quite late so once you finish up here there is a connecting bathroom for you two to share. Sleep tight, tomorrow you have a big day ahead of you"
The teens settled into their new rooms, both slowly getting used to the new scenery, Gabriella let out a weak sigh once her body hit the soft material of her new bed. She hadn't slept on a regular bed since she had been at Juvi, oh how the cotton blanket hugged her every curve. Once her head hit the fluffed pillow she drifted off to sleep with ease. Maybe this whole school thing wouldn't be such a drag after all…you know except for the whole 'mother' thing, she could get used to this sort of stuff.
Okay so this was chapter 3, I was going to continue with the first day of school, but then I decided that I would have that in Chapter 4. The next chapter is going to have their first day of school and they are going to meet gang (Troy, Ryan, Chad, Taylor and Kelsi) thanks for your patience and I will be coming out with the first chapter for Your heart Never Lies soon! Thanks so much guys! R&R please!!