A/n: Last chapter! Wow, I had no idea I'd actually make people cry and get mad. Well, I hope I'll think of a good storyline and start another fic soon. I'd just like to thank all of my reviewers. NO FLAMES!
A quiet group was gathered in a circle around a shiny tombstone as a cold wind swept through the sorrowful graveyard.
Gabriella didn't have much family. Her mom was an only child, and both of Gabriella's grandparents on her mom's side passed away. She did have a cousin and a grandpa on her dad's side, who attended the devastating funeral. Gabriella's mom quietly sobbed as she stared down at Gabriella's grave, which was right next to Gabriella's dad. Taylor loudly cried onto Chad's shoulder, who rubbed her back in between her sobs. Kelsi had a few tears trickle down from her blue eyes, but she was quiet as usual. Ryan adjusted his black hat and then stared down with a stony face at the pile of dirt in which his beloved friend was buried.
Everyone was devastated. The only thing that Troy and his friends would talk about was Gabriella. Sharpay didn't talk about Gabriella that much, though. She barely spoke since Gabriella died.
Ever since Gabriella died, Troy had been skipping basketball practice and doing poorly in his schoolwork. He didn't want to accept Gabriella was dead, but he knew he had to eventually. He just wished he could have spent more time with her. He wished he could see her for at least one more minute, just to tell her he truly loved everything about her and that he would never forget her.
But that chance was gone.
Gabriella.
She broke the school's cliques, brought joy wherever she went, and helped Troy realize he loved to sing. She was amazingly special in Troy's heart.
The leaves rustled on the gloomy trees.
"It's getting cold," said Ms. Montez while wiping her eyes with a Kleenex, "We better get going."
The gloomy bunch assembled into the limo, but Troy held back.
He knelt on the dirt pile and placed sheet music for "Breaking Free" on her grave. A tear dropped onto the clean, white piece of paper. Troy shuddered and trudged into the car.
He decided on one thing as he quietly stepped into the car:
Gabriella would always be in his heart.