hiii [: anyways, i've recently finished Tangling Hearts, after different tries [: ahaha, anways, i really wanted to start a new story which is based on my aunt and uncle's love story, without the baby and other details, lol. hahaha [: anyways.
Summary: After promising to wait for each other, Troy and Gabriella are finally engaged. He's on his way to become an NBA star and she's on the path of a doctor. When Gabriella discovers she's pregnant, Troy mysteriously leaves. Four years later, Troy gets into a car accident and left in the car of none other than Dr. Montez. Will Troy find out about his three-year old daughter? Will Gabriella ever forgive Troy and move on?
Disclaimer: I do not own the original plot/location/characters for High School Musical.
High School Graduation...
Gabriella Montez and Troy Bolton locked eyes, Troy gave her a soft smile as he wrapped his arms around the petite girl. Gabriella rested her head on his chest as she wrapped her arms around his body. She let out a shaky sigh as tears slowly filled the rim of her eyes. Troy gently kissed her forehead and her eyes began to water and she held him tighter.
"I don't want us to break-up..." Gabriella whispered.
Troy kissed her hair, when he inhaled her scent chills ran down his spine. "I know, neither do I. But we both agreed, didn't we?" he said, letting go to look Gabriella in the eye. He took her hands and they intertwined their fingers. "You can do your doctor thing and I can do my basketball thing."
Gabriella gave him a weak smile, then slowly frowned. She hugged Troy again. "I don't want to do it, especially if I'm not with you." she said, in a whisper as they held each other.
Troy smiled and pulled apart, as the couple locked eyes. "Gabs, I don't want to be in the way of your dreams. I don't want to be the one, that held you back."
Gabriella's tears began to slowly roll down her face. "You're not Troy, you're what's keeping me going..." she said, as Troy daintily wiped her tears away.
"I love you, Gabriella." Troy said, before he took her chin and kissed her softly on the lips. He swung his arms around her waist and pulled her closer, deepening the kiss.
Gabriella gently pulled away and stared into his deep blue eyes and smiled. "I love you too, Troy." she said, before kissing him.
Troy smiled and kissed her forehead. "Gabriella, will you wait for me? After the whole doctor or basketball thing, will you wait for me?" he asked.
Gabriella's tears began to flood her eyes, they ran down her cheeks, and her vision became jaded. The only thing she see properly was Troy, and she immdiately fell into his arms. "Of course, that's the only thing I could do."
Three years later, at UCLA.
Troy was aimlessly wandering around campus. He had an hour and a half to himself, he was walking around the campus park, as students walked by to reach their class. It was fall and the weather was just a bit colder, the trees were crisper then ever and the sun shined brightly from the soft blue sky. Troy's observation was quickly interrupted by his friends.
"Yo, Troy!" Chad Danforth called to his roomate. He was surrounded by most of the college team. The team followed Chad's lead and walked over to him.
"Hey, guys...what's up?" Troy asked, as he high-fived some of his friends.
"We're gonna play some ball today. Are you in?" asked Chad.
Troy smiled as his friends encouraged him to join their quick game. As Troy's eyes wander he came across a young girl sitting on a bench on the other side of the park. She was dressed in a yellow baby doll shirt and her curly brown hair was tied in a messy bun. She was in comfy jeans and flip flops, reading a book. Troy recognized her and he couldn't take his eyes off her.
"Um...I can't, I got to go." Troy said, with his eyes still locked on her. He pushed past his friends and he sprinted to the girl. He stood in front of her, blocking the sun from her eyes.
When she noticed the sudden shade, she slowly looked up and they both locked eyes. They stood there, looking at each other a little breathless. A smile slowly crept on Troy's face.
"Gabriella...hi," Troy said, his voice a little shaky.
Gabriella smiled bright and jumped up from her seat, she engulfed Troy in a big hug, which quickly caught him off gaurd. "Hi..." she smiled.
"Wow, three years we've been here, and it's hard to believe we haven't bumped into each other once." Troy said, mesmerized by her deep brown eyes. "How have you been? How's the doctor thing?" Troy said, as the two sat down on the bench.
"I've been good. The doctor thing's going great, with all the A.P. classes I took junior and senior year of High School, I'm actually graduating this year." Gabriella blushed and smiled.
Troy's eyes lit up. "Gabs, that's awesome!" he said.
Gabriella's heart skipped a beat when he called her that familiar name. She simply smiled and nodded her head. "Yeah. What about you, how's the whole basketball thing?"
Troy nodded. "It's going good...the team's doing great. But you'd only get it if we've been watching our games, and I highly doubt you have been..." Troy said with a smile.
Gabriella laughed and nodded. "Yeah, I'm not much of a Bruins fan, I guess you can say. Just don't tell anyone who plays a sport around here, that, okay?" she said with a smile.
Troy laughed. He and Gabriella stared at each other, mesmerized in each other's eyes. A smile crept up on his face. "Hey, Gabs, you think we could go out soon?"
Gabriella knit her eyebrows, and blushed. "Wait...kinda like a date?" she asked, with a soft smile.
"Well, yeah," Troy said, with a nod.
Gabriella blushed and smile appeared on her face. "Of course, Troy."
Two years later...
Gabriella was sitting at the table in her kitchen of her apartment. She was typing up another paper, which has been really time consuming. As she struggled to finish the last page of her report, she sipped the rest of orange juice from her cup. She heard the door, but she continued writing.
"Hey, sweetie." Troy said, when he entered the kitchen. He threw his keys on the counter and kissed Gabriella on lips. "How was your day?"
"Good, just finishing up." Gabriella said, with her eyes were still glued to the computer screen. "How was the draft?" Gabriella asked, as she heard Troy rummaging through the fridge. "Check the microwave," she suggested.
Troy followed her advice and found warm pizza in the microwave. "Good." he mumbled, while he was eating his pizza. He had just returned from his NBA draft. Troy walked over to the living room and flipped the TV to ESPN, as usual.
This time, Gabriella drew her attention to Troy. "What do you mean, good? I know you've been drafted." she said, walking over to the living room. She sat down on the couch next to Troy. "So, can I see the hat?" Gabriella said, reaching across Troy, to get to the pocket of his suit jacket.
Troy jerked, so Gabriella wouldn't touch it. "Uh, no." he smiled.
Gabriella laughed and put on her cute frown, which Troy couldn't help but smile. Gabriella reached over and tried to grab the hat, Troy moved away and began to tickle her sides. Gabriella giggled as Troy continued to tickle her.
"And Troy Bolton for the Los Angeles Lakers..." The TV had said.
Gabriella and Troy had stopped in their tracks to whip their heads toward the TV. Gabriella squealed and wrapped her arms around Troy happily.
"Congratulations!" Gabriella said, in a cheery voice as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Ah, my boyfriend's a Laker." she said, before she kissed him softly on the lips.
Troy's eyes lit up. "You know, if you did that earlier, you probably would have found out sooner."
Gabriella laughed and kissed him again. "I still want to see the hat," she said, with her legs over Troy's lap. She reached into his pocket, instead of pulling out the Laker's hat...she pulled out something else. "W-What's this?" Gabriella mumbled, as she held a maroon velvet box in her fingers.
Troy gave her a soft smile and gently took the box from her hands. He took her head, intertwining fingers. "Gabriella...I've known you for a long time...and I want to know you forever, I want to be with you forever...Gabriella Anne Montez, will you marry me?" Troy asked, getting down on one knee.
Gabriella's eyes began to fill with tears and they ran down her cheeks uncontrollably. Troy gently wiped them away as Gabriella smiled brightly. "Yes, I'd love to marry you, Troy." Gabriella said.
"Yes!" Troy shouted, punching his fist in the air, before picking up Gabriella and spinning her around. Gabriella giggled just as Troy daintily put her down. They two locked eyes and kissed her softly, he pulled her closer to his body and his fingers gently went down her side. "I'm glad you waited for me..." Troy said, pulling back slowly.
Gabriella looked into his bright blue eyes and she bit her lip. "I'm glad I did too..." she said, before kissing him back. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. The moment began to heat up...
A half a year later...
Gabriella was walking down the halls of her apartment complex, she had just returned from an appointment with her wedding planner about the flower arrangements. The wedding was just in three months and Troy's season was doing great. As Gabriella continued down the hall, her phone began to ring. "Hello?" Gabriella answered.
The person cleared their throat. "Um, hi, this is Marie from Dr. Peters' office. I'd like to speak to Ms. Montez, is she available?" she said, in a polite voice.
"This is she," Gabriella answered.
"Oh, hello Ms. Montez, I'd like to congratulate you on your pregnancy. Would you like me to set up an appointment with you and your fiancee to meet with Mr. Peters?" she said.
Gabriella's eyes lit up. "I am?! This is great! Wow, thanks so much!" she said, before she hung up. Gabriella raced to her apartment door. She pulled out her keys and jiggled them into the lock and opened the door. "Troy?" Gabriella called to the apartment.
The room didn't feel the same. Gabriella could tell some stuff were missing, and the apartment didn't smell anything like it did three hours ago. It didn't feel as cozy as it was before. Something was missing. Or someone.
Gabriella slowly paced to the counter, there was a picture of her and Troy, with their arms wrapped around each other on Christmas. Citizen of the Week, was out on the table with Gabriella's picture under it. There were photos of her at Medical School, helping at the soup kitchen, and working at the Diabetes fair. There was a note with Gabriella's name on it, in Troy's quick handwriting. Gabriella opened up the envelope and looked at the note Troy had written her.
"Gabriella...everytime I say you're name chills run down my spine, everytime I think of your face my heart paces faster, everytime I hear your smile, I want to hold you forever. You're my everything, Gabs, and I don't know what I'd do without you. I'm so glad you waited for me...and I'm even happier I'm gonna spend the rest of my life with you." A smile crept up on Gabriella's face and she began to blush. "That's why...I contemplated about us...more about me...and I want to see you do great things, I really do. That's why I had to...leave..."
Instantly, Gabriella's eyes filled with tears, her vision became blurry and her knees began to feel weak. Tears ran down her cheeks and stained the note. She pushed the note aside and didn't have the heart to read the rest. She rested her head on the counter, but her knees began to weaker. She suddenly sank to the floor, just like her heart did. She touched her stomache, and she broke down even harder.
Four years later...
"Are you sure, you can take care of her?" Gabriella asked, as she hung on the door of Taylor's car.
"Gabs, she'll be fine. Go back to work, geez." Taylor scoffed, fling her hand at her. "I have all her stuff, we're gonna be fine."
Gabriella looked at her daughter three-year old daughter, Isabelle Grace Montez. She had curly light brown hair and bright blue eyes but tan skin like her mother's. She was stuffing her face with cheerios and she had a bright smile on her face.
"Bye, Mama!" giggled Isabelle, who was sitting in her carseat of Taylor's car.
Gabriella smiled. "I guess she wants me gone...thanks again, Tay. Bye!" she said, before Taylor's car drove out of the hospital parking lot. Gabriella waved goodbye and jogged back into the hospital. Things were a little busy at the hospital, especially the E.R., where Gabriella was usually assigned. She was intern there and she had been working there often.
"Hey, can I use the phone? I want to make a quick call." she said to Clarisse, the receptionist.
"Sure." Clarisse smiled, as she tossed her short blonde hair away from her face.
Gabriella took the pale phone and dialed Taylor's number. After waiting for a couple of rings, she didn't pick up. "Hello. This is Tro--" the voicemail said before Gabriella hung up. It was a little strange, since her voicemail sounded nothing like her.
"Thanks anyways, Clarisse." Gabriella said, before she walked off. She walked through the hallways until she bumped into someone. "Sorry," she said.
It was Josh Matthews, a fellow intern and Gabriella's fiancee. He had short dirty blonde hair and bright green eyes and a soft smile. He was chewing on an apple that he was in his hands and he gave her a smile. "How was lunch with...Tiffany?"
Gabriella put on a soft smile. "Taylor, and it was nice..."
Josh shrugged. "Okay, cool. Are you off tomorrow night? You want to get dinner or something later?" Josh asked. "We could go see a movie or something..."
"You know I can't, I have to watch Isabelle." Gabriella said, the two of them walked together.
Josh frowned. "Aw, c'mon, we haven't went on a date in awhile, or even had dinner."
"Well then," Gabriella said, as she put her hands in the pocket of her blue scrubs. "Maybe you can stop by tomorrow night, and have dinner with us. You, Taylor, Isabelle and myself. How about that?" Gabriella asked.
"Okay, I'll see you after work." he said with a nod, before the two parted.
Gabriella continued down the semi-crowded hallway until her beeper began to ring. It was her Senior Resident, Dr. Wilson, beeping her. Gabriella turned around the opposite way and went back to the E.R. Dr. Wilson was standing by the door.
"Montez, we have a patient coming in from a car accident." Dr. Wilson said. He had brown hair with a couple of grays fading in and a tired face. "Just wait, okay."
After a few moments in silence, an ambulence pulled up to the E.R. with it's flashing lights and a stretcher quickly slid out. As the stretcher and the ambulence crew raced into the E.R., Gabriella quickly followed them.
"What's happened?" Gabriella asked, trying to keep up with the fast paced team.
"Car accident, landed on the driver's side, still unconcious." one of them said.
Gabriella continued to run with them. "Have him washed up, take x-rays, and get blood drawn." she ordered them. "Who is this?"
"Troy Bolton."
"What?" Gabriella mouthed, stopping in her tracks.
The stretcher began to race down the hall even faster. Gabriella suddenly realized she stopped and she ran after them.
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