Gabriella went to locker putting her chemistry book inside, and then putting her head against the locker, she had been throwing up a lot this morning, and she now had the worst headache. Gabriella ran a hand through her hair. "Hey, you okay?" a voice spoke.
Gabriella looked to the right to see Troy coming to her. she smiled, "Umm yeah.. I just have this splitting headache." he smiled, "I'm sorry to hear that..I could show you the way to the nurse if you would like?"
Gabriella shook her head, "No..I'm fine..I..it's probably just nerves.. being here on my first day." he smiled, "Is it going good?" she nodded, "Pretty great." he nodded, "I'm Troy Bolton." he held out a hand to her, Gabriella shook it, "Gabriella Montez."
He smiled, "Where are you from?" She gulped, "umm..I...I'm from Utah..Just..Just got here yesterday.." They walked down the hallway to exit out the door of the school as everybody was leaving to go home.
He smiled, "Umm Tay told us, that.. well your really smart, and really good in every subject." Gabriella smiled, "Yes. I guess I try my best." she giggled, He smiled, "Could umm.. Could you tutor me..in math?" He asked her. he wanted to get to know her.
Gabriella smiled, "Sure Troy.. umm when?" "Tonight?" Gabriella bit her lip, "Umm sure...uh..." she wrote down her address in her notebook, ripping out a sheet, and giving it to him, "I live there..around 6?"
Troy nods, "Yeah..definitely, I'll be there." Gabriella smiles, fighting the urge to cover her belly with her hand when she feels stomach pains and the urge to puke again. Damn hormones.
The one thing she hates about being pregnant. "So...I'll see you later?" Gabriella nods, "Yeah, uh..I have dinner around 6...so if I don't mind eating while we study-" "No, that is...that's fine."
Gabriella nodded, "Bye Troy." he nodded, "Bye Gabriella." Gabriella walked down the street and getting into her car that Carrie bought for her.
She very much owed her cousin so much. she threw her books in the passenger seat, and getting inside.
-Don't Look Back-
Gabriella and Troy both grew up a friendship within the 2 weeks of her being there. She was only a month pregnant, so she wasen't showing just yet. What worried her was how was she going to hide her swollen belly? and will the friends she have now turn their backs on her when they find out the truth about her?
There were so many questions, The one person she really trusted was her cousin Carrie. but beside Carrie, Troy is one of her friends who she could open up to a little bit, Taylor too sometimes, but there was just something about Troy she could trust.
Gabriella sat in the kitchen with Troy as she helped him with his math. She just got done making chicken parmazan. "You umm.. you hungry?" Troy looked at her, "Umm sure.. I'll guess I'll have some.."
She nodded, grabbing two plates, and placing some on each plate and bringing them over to their study part of the table as she slide her butt on the tall chair. "Do you get any of it yet?" she giggled. He nodded, "A little bit, so everything on the left you just divide?"
Gabriella nodded, "Exactly. It's comes in handy when you have a calculator." she said as she placed a calculator on the table infront of him.
Troy chuckled, "I'll remember that." they ate in silence for a bit, and then Troy said, "So umm.. do you live her on your own?" Gabriella nodded, "Y-Yeah.. my cousin comes and stays with me sometimes.. but most of the time it's just me.." And soon my child.
Troy looked at her, "Don't you ever get lonely?" Gabriella sighed, "Trust me, I was more lonely in Utah then I am now.." she said standing up and putting her plate in the sink. Troy stood up, "What?"
Gabriella sighed looking at him, "There is so much you don't know about me Troy...I've had things happen to me in the past.." "Gabriella, what do you mean?"
Gabriella looked down at her hands, "Just a lot of things.. a lot of scary...scary things.." she gulped, tears shined in her eyes, but she wouldn't release them.
Troy looks at her, "Gab-" "Uh.." she shakes her head, "We should finish the...lesson." Troy nods, but he keeps moving toward her until he's less then an inch...their nose practically touching.
Gabriella's breath hitches in her throat, her fingers twitch and suddenly she has an urge to puke...damn hormones.
Troy looks at her, his brows rising and disappearing under his fringe, "wh-what?" She wipes the vomit from her chin and lips, "I-I'm...pregnant." "Brie..." "It's why I left Salt Lake City...my boyfriend; ..he-" "You don't have to explain."
Gabriella looked at him, "I..I think I do." Troy sighed, "Brie-" she gulped, "He..My Boyfriend.. now my Ex.. he..he would..beat me.." Troy looked at her, "He what?"
She nodded, "He..He'd beat me.. then one night, he raped me.. and a few weeks later I found out I was pregnant.. he got really mad and..and he said he was going to kill me.. annd..and so I ran away..please you can't tell anybody about this please..I'm trusting you with everything..please.."
Troy frowns, "come here..." he says gently, pulling her in for a hug, rubbing her back gently and stroking her hair. "It's fine. Your secret is safe with me."
Gabriella shakes, crying softly, but she pulls away to wipe at her tears. "It's-it's the hormones...they make me an emotional wreck."
Troy laughs softly, "if it helps...you're beautiful no matter...what emotion you're going through." she blushes, looking down. "Uhm...maybe we should get back to the lesson?"
Troy nodded, "Wait." Gabriella looked at him, "What?" he cupped her cheek, and kissed her lips passionately. Gabriella deepend the kiss, running her hand through the back of his hair.
Troy smiled between the kiss and leaning his forehead on hers, pulling away, "You are beautiful, you know that?" Gabriella's heart was speeding up, "T-Troy.." Troy nodded, "I like you a lot Gabriella.." Gabriella sighed, "I like you too Troy.."
He nodded smiling, "But we can't be together.." Troy looked at her, "Why?" she sighed, "Troy, I'm pregnant...you should be able to be a kid Troy...I..I..I'm a complete mess, I'm on my own, I can't take you down with me.." she whispered.
"Brie.." Gabriella shakes her head, "Troy, please, j-just...your young-" "So are you-" "You don't have kids..or one on the way! I'm sorry, forgive me, but..no...we can't be together." She walks away from him, wrapping her arms around herself. Troy sighs, following her as she picks up his black hoodie.
"Gabriella, I'm the oldest of 6 kids...my siblings are all under the age of 12. I'm practically the father figure they have cause our real father doesn't care ...our mother died in a car accident when Katie - the youngest whose 5 - was just a month old...I can handle a baby-" she whips around, tears cascading down her face. "This isn't your baby Troy!"
Troy looked down at her, "Brie..I don't want to give you up.." Gabriella looked down at the counter infront of her, Gabriella looked at him, more tears forming in her eyes, "This isn't your baby Troy, it's another guy's.. you shouldn't be with someone who is having another man's child-" "Gabriella I don't care about that, I care about you, I don't care about your past, just you."
Gabriella placed her hands on her stomach, "Troy..when I have this baby, babies grow attachments..the baby could grow an attachment to you.. and then..and then you'll be gone..and then the people at school..they're..they're going to think you got me pregnant...do you really want to deal with all that?"
"Hey," he lifts her chin so he can see into her eyes. "If that's the worst thing that people can think or say...then I can handle it."
Gabriella sniffles, holding her belly like a mother bear protecting her young. "Troy-" "Gabriella, please...if...let's just start out as friends then? Let me help you...be there for you and your baby.."
She bites her lip, swallowing the lump in her throat before she nods, "can we be...friends that kiss?" He smiles, chuckling softly, she smiles shyly, "I like how soft your kisses are..."
Troy smiled pressing his lips softly to hers, pulling away slowly leaning her forhead on hers, "Everything's going to be okay.. I promise you." Gabriella looked at him, "I hope your right." he smiled, "I know I'm right."
Gabriella smiled, Troy looked down at his phone, "It's 10.. I should probably get home." Gabriella nodded, "Okay. I'll uh.. walk you to the door." Gabriella smiled, following him to the door.
