Chapter 7

Sharpay stared at her. "What?"

"I didn't even do anything!"

"What do you mean? You would have to have done something!"

"I'm serious, I didn't! I didn't do it!"

"Then how can you fricken be pregnant?!"

"I don't know!"

"That's not possible to not do it and then just out of nowhere become pregnant."

"But I took a test last night. It came up as a plus."

"Well, maybe there was something wrong with the test. You should try more than one."

Gabriella sighed. "You're right."

"Come on, let's go get a couple of different tests," Sharpay said.

"Thanks."

"No problem."

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"This one is a possitive, too!"

Gabriella threw the test into the garbage. That was the fourth one she had taken. They had all come up as possitive.

"Well, then, it's official," Sharpay said. "You're pregnant."

"But I didn't do anything!"

"You must've!"

Gabriella started to cry.

"So, who's the dad?"

"NO ONE! I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!"

"Come on, tell me. You've already told me the worst part."

"Sharpay, I did NOT do anything!"

"Then why is everything saying you're possitive?"

"I DON'T KNOW!"

"OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! YOU DID IT WITH TROY!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU SICK BACKSTABBER!"

"I didn't do it with Troy or anybody!"

"How could you do it with my future husband?"

"I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! I TOLD YOU!"

Sharpay got up. "Well, I'd better go tell Troy the big news."

"Sharpay, don't! I didn't do it with him!"

"Well, either way, I'm leaving. I have important things to do."

Sharpay grabbed her things and walked out of the room.

"Sharpay! I didn't do anything!"

Silence.

Gabriella slowly walked over to her computer. She sat down.

"Gabi!" It was her mother. "Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, Mom."

Her mother appeared in the door. "I came up to clear out your bathroom.

"Okay."

After a little bit, a scream came from the bathroom.

Gabriella got up. "What is it?"

"WHAT IS THIS?" her mother said, holding up one of the tests.

Gabriella bit her lip. "That's not mine."

"Who's is it?"

"Uh…. Sharpay's?"

"Is this why she stormed out of the house?"

"Yeah."

Her mother shook her head. "Girls these days…."

"Mom, is it possible to become pregnant without doing, well, it."

"No, there is no possible way. Why?"

Gabriella threw herself on her bed. "Sharpay didn't have sex. But yet she's pregnant."

"That's impossible."

"It should be…"

"Well, do you want me to call her mother?"

"No."

"Okay. But I think somebody should know. I'll call the school counselor."

Gabriella let out a gasp. "No! It's none of your business!"

"Well, I need to call somebody…"

"ALRIGHT! THEY'RE MY TESTS, OKAY? NOT SHARPAY'S!!!!"

"I am ashamed of you. I'm disgusted!"

"Mom, I didn't do it!"

"Well, then, why did you buy these tests?"

"Just to see!"

"You are in huge trouble!"

"Mom! I did nothing!"

Her mother gave her one more glare and then left.

Gabriella sat down. She knew the real reason why she had bought the tests.

She had a dream the other night, where she was pregnant. The father was a guy named Robbert Pontastor. He was in her grade. But, the thing was, the dream felt so real…

Maybe it was real. Maybe it wasn't a dream. Maybe when she did it, she was just drowsy and didn't remember him leaving or anything…

"Oh my God!"

She ran and grabbed the school directory. She looked up Robbert's phone number and called it.

"Hello?" a girl asked.

"Hi, is Robbert there?"

"Who is this?"

"Gabriella Montez…."

"HEY ROBBERT! THERE'S SOMEONE ON THE PHONE!"

After a little bit, a guy's voice said "Hello?"

"Robbert?"

"Yeah?"

"It's…Gabriella. Montez."

"Oh, hey!"

"Um, I know this sounds stupid, but did you ever come over to my house and…"

Silence.

"And what?"

"Have sex?"

"With you?"

"I know, it's stupid…"

"Yeah, I mean, don't you remember?"

Gabriella held her breath. "So, it actually happened?"

"I can't believe you don't remember that night!"

"I thought it was a dream…"

"No, you were just really tired. You didn't really know what was going on."

"So, you're the father…Of my baby?"

"Should have brought condoms…"

Gabriella sighed. This couldn't be happening.

"So, do think it'll be a boy or a girl?" Robbert asked.

Gabriella hung up the phone. She couldn't believe it.

"Who were you talking to?" her mother asked, coming into the room.

Gabriella looked at her. "Mom."

"Yes, what is it?"

"I have something…."

The phone began to ring. Gabriella picked it up. "Hello?"

"Hey, Gabriella, it's me, Troy."

Gabriella almost dropped the phone. "Uh, hi…Troy."

"I was wondering if you're busy tonight?"

"No, not really…"

"Well, do want to come to dinner with me? I mean, since you've been helping me with science."

"Yeah, sure."

"Okay. Meet me at the Fried Grill. Let's say around eight. Okay?"

"Okay…bye." She hung up.

"What…?"

"Mom. I'm sorry."

Gabriella began to cry.

"I really did have sex!"