While both Gabriella and Lissy walked back home, Gabriella was remembering the first time she met Troy.

*Flashback 1 year ago*

Gabriella walked onto the East High campus and was scared out of her mind. Her and her family just moved to Albuquerque 2 weeks ago and she's not used to this town yet. It was the first day back after Christmas break and everyone was excited to be back, well at least some people.

"Mom i dont want to be the freaky genius girl again," Gabriella said.

"Then just be Gabriella."

She gave her mom a hug and then bent down to Lissy who was next to her and said, "Bye Lissy, i'll see you later ok," then gave her a hug.

"You'll be fine dont worry," her mom said as Gabriella walked up the stairs to her first class.

She stared at her map and her class list trying to find her way around. While she was looking for class A101 she walked into something hard and when she looked up a pair of ice blue eyes were staring back at her.

"O.. I'm....I'm..... Sorry," she stuttered staring into his hypnotizing gaze.

"O that's fine, i wasnt paying attention to where i was going," the pair of eyes said back.

"It's totally my fault sorry, i'm kind of lost."

He stared back into her dark brown eyes and thought to himself,"She's the most beautiful thing i've every seen."
"Well where are you going?"
"Um A101, Ms. Darbus," she answered.

"O well that's my first class i can show you there."

Gabriella was surprised that this guy was actually going to help her out, no one usually helps out the new girl. They walked down the hall in complete silence not knowing what to say to each other.
"I'm Troy," he said stopping in front of the classroom.

"Gabriella," she said back.

"Gabriella that's a beautiful name for a beautiful girl."
She blushed, it's been along time since a guy said that to her and even from a stranger she loved that he would say that about her. Really she is a beautiful with her long dark brown curls that fell off her shoulders and her nicely taned skin that perfectly match her brown eyes.

"Well this is Ms. Darbus' class, just watch out she's kinda crazy," he said.

*End Flashback*

Gabriella was so mesmorized by her flashback that she wasnt paying any attentoin to what Lissy was trying to tell her.

"Mammmmmmmaaaaa," she yelled pulling on the end of Gabriella's shirt.

"Yeah......um....Sorry Lissy what is it?"

"Ard me ad ooo doeing to untle Troy's houde," she asked.

"Um well I'm going to Uncle Troy's house later."

"AWWWW dut id aunt to doe oooo," she whined.

Gabriella knew that Lissy and Troy had a really great time when they were with each other but tonight was the time that she was going to tell him the truth about Lissy; "But it might be better for Lissy to be there when i tell him so that he wont yell at me too much," GAbriella said to herself.

"Pweeeeasssseee id e berry oood," Lissy pleaded.

Gabriella sighed then said, "Fine."

When they got back to the house Gabriella put on Cinderella for Lissy in her room and then went to talk to her mom in the kitchen.

"Hey mom."

"Hey baby, how was the park," her mom was always a cheery person, even when she's stressed or angry.

"It was fine," Gabriella said in a sad tone.

"What's wrong."
"I'm going to tell Troy tonight and i'm a little scared," Gabriella is never afraid to tell her mom about what was wrong with her that was making her sad or frustrated or even frightened.

"It's going to be fine, he loves you and he loves Lissy he wont care."
"Yeah but Caleb loved me too but you see how well that turned out," she said staring down at her hands.

Caleb was Gabriella's first boyfriend after Lissy was born when they moved to Dallas when Lissy was 13 months old, And he and Gabriella were great together. Gabriella was his world, he would take a bullet for her but once he found out about Lissy he was gone before Gabriella talk to him about it.

"But Troy is way different than Caleb he cares a whole hell of alot for both of you," her mom said sitting down at the table next to her daughter.

"Yeah I guess, i'm just nervous. Couldnt i just wait until after graduation."

Her mom laughed at her, Gabriella knew it was a stupid question.

"I'm taking her with me."

"To Troy's," her mom asked.

"Yeah, it'll keep him from cussing me out too much."
"Well if you want to take her, I'll watch her for you if you want," She said.

"Thank you but I think I'm still gonna take her."
"Ok well hope you guys have fun," her mom laughed at her own coment, "I'm not sure what to say."

"Yeah, thanks mom. I'm gonna go get ready," Gabriella said.

She walked out of the kitchen and back up stairs to her room and checked on Lissy who was now fast asleep on Gabriella's bed as the ending credits of Cinderella played on the tv. Gabriella smiled at her daughter then made her way to her closet to find something to wear. She wondered what she would be thinking right now if she didnt have Lissy and she was just a regular, normal 16 year old girl; would she be getting ready for a great date with her boyfriend still in San Fransico, would she be all tired out from a party she just came from, would she be talking about boys and make-up with her best girlfriends. Though her life would be some what normal it wouldnt be worth living, Lissy is what keeps Gabriella still living day to day and wouldnt change her for the world no matter how many times she gets dumped by guys because of her.

5:30-Time to Face the Music

Gabriella and Lissy stood on Troy's front porch waiting for him to answer the door.

"Here goes nothing," she said to herself.

Troy opened the door with a big smile on his face but then his expression changed when he looked down at Lissy.
"What's Lissy doing here, I thought it was just us tonight," he said.

Gabriella looked down at her hands then said, "Troy's there's something i need to tell you, it's really important."