Chapter 29

Gabriella called Hannah.

(Hannah/ Gabi)

"Hello?"

"Hey, Hannah, it's Gabi."

"Hey, Gabi."

"Did you really go out with Troy?"

A pause

"How did you find out?"

"Ryan told me."

"Oh."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I didn't want you to get mad or feel threatened or anything."

"I'm not threatened. I'm just upset you never told me."

"I'm sorry. But don't worry. Troy and I are over. I'm not the jealous type."

"Yeah, okay, thanks. Bye, Hannah."

"Bye, Gabi."

Gabriella smiled as she hung up the phone.

Two months later...

"The baby's due in a month!" Taylor exclaimed as she helped Gabriella to the hospital. Taylor had finally convinced Gabriella to find out which gender it was gonna be and then Taylor had set up and appointment.

"Taylor, I want this to be a surprise," Gabriella said. "Why can't I just wait until I have the baby?"

"Because, then I would have to wait until after the baby's born to buy it's present," Taylor answered. "And I don't like that. I want to buy it a present as soon as possible. And I won't be able to find the perfect gift unless I know if it's a boy or a girl."

Gabriella smiled. Taylor was a very good friend.

Suddenly they saw a flash of blonde hair. Gabriella, thinking it was Sharpay, stood close to Taylor. But it was actually Hannah.

"Hey, Gabi," she said happily. She saw Gabriella's very big stomach. "I guess the baby will come soon, huh? What are you guys doing here?"

"Gabi's gonna find out which gender it's gonna be," Taylor explained.

"Oh, I hope it's a boy," Hannah said. "Then Troy could..."

Gabriella frowned.

"You still haven't made up yet?" Hannah asked. Gabriella shook her head.

Hannah's shoulder's slumped.

They went into the doctor's office and the doctor smiled. "Okay, so which one of you is Gabriella Bolton?"

Gabriella hissed at her best friend, "Bolton?"

Taylor pushed Gabriella forward.

The doctor smiled. "Yes, I should've guessed. I'm Dr. Kilbourne."

Gabriella smiled and she followed Dr. Kilbroune into another room. This room had a cot and a small TV screen surrounded by equipment.

"Now just lay down here," Dr. Kilbroune said. Gabrielal followed his orders and laid down on the cot. She felt Dr. Kilbourn raise her shirt up and set something above her stomach.

"This is just a little monitor," he said. He turned it on and turned on the little screen. Suddenly, there were gasps.

"Oh, Gabi, you're gonna have a son," Taylor squealed. Hannah did a little happy dance, chanting, "It's a boy! It's a boy! It's a boy!"

Dr. Kilbourne smiled. "It looks perfectly healthy, too."

Gabriella grinned as Dr. Kilbourne removed the monitor and helped her get up.

"Now that the baby is gonna be born soon, you need plenty of rest," Dr. Kilbourne said. "And make sure someone's with you. You never know. That baby might come when you least expect it."

Gabriella said, "Thank you." She and her friends left the hospital.

They didn't notice a man with brown hair and blue eyes hiding behind a copy of Sports Illustrated.

Troy had come to the hospital.

And for once, he wasn't so annoyed by Hannah's loud voice.