'The Diary That Saved My Life'

Chapter 1 'Horrible summer, already?'

Putting her thoughts, emotions, and dreams into a piece of paper were what Gabriella Montez loved to do and she knew how to do it well. Saying things aloud didn't come to easy for her. Sometimes, her writing spoke for her; it spoke to her.

Gabriella picked up her purple journal and started to write…

June 17, 2006

Dear 'oh so wonderful' journal,

I really do mean it! You're wonderful ;)

Ok, now that I complimented you, you must want to know the gossip in my life, eh?

But wait! Since I complimented you, shouldn't you give me a complement back? Never mind! You can't even talk or write

or whatever!!

I'm so mad at my mother journal! Why you ask? well, you never ask why, but let's pretend you do ask why, kapeesh?

Great!

I'm mad at her because we are going NO WHERE this summer. Can you believe that?! I can't!

Grr, she thought that it would be a wonderful idea if I stay in New Mexico this summer. I quote "Hunny this is your first summer in New Mexico. Why waste money and leave when we could stay here and have fun?"

Oh I don't know mom! Maybe because it's the summer and summer equals free time, free time equals vacation and vacation equals heaven. Duh! This isn't rocket science! Apparently, it is for my mommy. (frown)

Want to know the worst part? Troy Bolton, my wonderful boyfriend, is going to New York for the summer. Which means, I, Gabriella Montez, will not be spending summer vacation with the said boyfriend. (frown deeper)

Oh and it so happens that all my friends will not be here for the summer.

Suck much? I think so too!

"Gabriella I'm going out with Chris tonight. Don't wait up for me." Mrs. Montez yelled from downstairs.

"Okay. Make sure to be back by midnight and no funny business missy!", Gabriella joked. She continued to write in her diary.

Sorry for stopping. It was my mother's fault. I swear!

Forgive me? Yes? Yay! I'm happy now!

My mom's going out with a guy named Chris right now. He's been her new boyfriend for about a month now. He's so, err, I don't know! But I just don't like him to much right now.

Hey! I used now three times. Isn't that so cool? Yeah, i though so! Oppsies! Back to the mom-boyfriend situation.

Chris hasn't really done anything to me for me not to like him, well, he hasn't really said that much to me either. (Only a couple of hellos and how are you, but that's about it. I never even got a wave! Rude? i know!)

Maybe I'm not found of him because my mom's back to dating. Ever since my father died three years ago because of a car accident, my mom hasn't had the time to date anyone. That's what she said all the time, but I knew the real reason was because she wasn't ready.

I guess she's finally 'ready' now, but even though she's ready to start dating again, I don't think I'm to ready for her to start dating again.

Oh well! I must live with it, right? right!

I'm kind of getting tired now. So, good nighty journal. Sleep well:)

Love always,

Gabby

Gabriella put her diary inside of her desk that was beside her bed and drifted into a deep sleep, not knowing what's going to await her this summer.