Old Christmas decorations littering the walls, stockings still hung on the fire place, and women from 18 to 22 were sitting around either stroking their swollen bellies, or holding their babies that were fortunate enough to have them born on Christmas. Gabriella Montez, age 19, sat by the window, watching the icicles and snow melt along the pavement and the grass. She sighed, she was 8 and a half months pregnant, and she had no one to help her. That's why she was here in the center for Abandoned teen or unwed mothers, so she could have help. Here's the thing...what if she didn't want it?
Gabriella sighed, she did want her babygirl. but there was sometimes she wish she didn't...she could still have a life at home, and not be here in this cold cold place...she wanted out, but she had nowhere to go. She walked over to her best friend Sharpay Evans who was raped a while back and was put into here. she was holding her little girl named Noah, and she was beautiful. Sharpay smiled at Gabriella, "this will be yours someday.." she smiled, and Gabriella smiled then sighed. your probably wondering how she got stuck in this situation.. well let's just say that her parents were kind like sick people... her stepbrother raped her and she got pregnant and she ran away and came here, end of story.
Sharpay placed her hand on Gabriella's, "hey it's gonna be all right...it's-it's not as bad as you think...motherhood." She smiled down at Noah and stroked her cheek, and kissed her forehead. Gabriella smiled at the sight, mother and baby, she looked down at her swollen belly and cradled it lightly. She...knew that Sharpay was right, but she still couldn't help but wonder what it would've been like if her stepbrother hadn't come home drunk and taken her forcibly to her bed. And her parents just standing by high as kites laughing at the whole thing. She hated her family.
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Troy Bolton was walking down the halls of the hospitals, he sighed laying the clipboard on the desk and getting a cup of water. he hated this work, but it was better then jail or community services. He got into a lot of trouble. he bought some drugs off of someone and his only 19.. they let him off with a warning so he has to help around the hospital for a year before he could get off the hook. he regretted doing any types of drugs but he just couldn't control it, he was close to having an addiction, maybe it was a good thing he got caught.
"Hey Troy," he looked up, seeing the familiar face. It was Chad who was a leukemia patient at the hospital, he smiled. "Hey man...how're you feeling?" Chad nodded, and shrugged, "eh the pain comes and goes, but that's not the point the point is you.." Troy looked at him, with raised eyebrows. His curly haired friend nodded with a suggestive smirk, and a waggle of his eyebrows. "Chad, man, if you're talking about my romantic life can't you just...butt out?" "Troy..I'm just saying, maybe if you find somebody that makes you a better person, you might can stop with the drugs and stay out of trouble..." Chad explained. troy sighed, "I haven't been with anybody in a long time...and plus nobody is gonna go with someone who has a past of trouble and drugs...no girl would.." Chad sighed, "Anything can happen." he smiled as he walked back into his room, Troy sighed and turned his head to find a blonde pushing a pregnant brunette in a wheelchair. the girl was beautiful, she was the most gorgeous thing he had ever seen, even though she was in alot of pain, she sitll looked beautiful. The blonde came over to him, "are you a doctor?" she asked.
Troy stared at her, 'shit' he thought. His mouth gaped like a fish, "uhm well I'm actually just a volunteer, but uh I can get a doctor-" "AH!" She screamed, grasping the arms of the wheel chair, the nurse who was pushing her grabbed a wetnap from her pocket of the scrubs she was wearing and wiped Gabriella's forehead. Troy just stood there, unsure of what to do, "Uhm," he looked at the nurse, "I'll go get the doctor," the nurse stared at him, "no, you take her to a room and I'll go get a doctor." Troy stuck his tongue out her but it wasn't teasing it was just pure distaste. But he nodded and started pushing the brunette to a room, she screamed again. "Uhm hi." he said, "so...you're in labour?" She was panting, as she looked up at him, her brown chocolate eyes staring at him and narrowed them, "No, I'm just fine and dandy! AH!"
Troy chuckled, and he helped her into the hospital bed, and she was breathing heavy, and crying. he cleared his throat, "umm wheres the father?" he asked, and she stared at him, she had to make up a lie, "um..his in the army.." she lied and he nodded and the doctor rushed in, "oh Gabriella, how are you?" "Oh I'm fine, I just love the feeling of pain! ah!" she screamed holding onto the bed sheets.
Troy looked at her, seeing her hands gripped tightly around the sheets, the doctor cleared his throat and read the clipboard, "Yes well it says here that you're only in month 8-" "AH! Holy mother of baby jesus!" she screamed, Troy gulped, was this really what labour was like? The doctor smiled again, but it was with a grim humour, "well, lets see how dialated you are shall we?" The doctor stuck his finger up her to see how far she was, "oh Gabriella your only 6 meters...your gonna have to wait.." Gabriella groaned, "oh my god...it hurts..so bad.." she cried, she was really hurting. "I can give you some drugs if you lik-" "YES YES YES! GIVE ME THE DRUGS!" She shouted, The doctor sighed, "Troy.." he used his finger to tell troy to follow him, and Troy gulped and followed him, "I will need you to hold her hand through this...there is no father involved... she was raped, she needs somebody, so will you please?"
His eyes widened, why did she lie to him? "Uhm sure, but I-" the doctor shoved him to Gabriella's side, Troy looked back at the doctor who had already left the room to get the epidural, and he gulped once more. Gabriella had a sweat lined face and her hair was sticking out in all directions. Troy reached his hand just above hers and that's when she grabbed as fast as a snake would grab its meal. She clamped down and squeezed, Troy had to fight to stay on his feet, "Ow...could you let up a bit.." she looked at him, "let up," she said mockingly through gritted teeth, "uh dude! I'm in labour here! I'm not going to let up so don't fucking tell me what to do!"
"ok, ok.." he said trying to get her to calm down, "here, just do some breathing techniques..." she nodded, and he started telling her what to do by breathing like Dannny did for Rebecca in Full house while she was giving birth to the twins. and she started breathing like he was, and the breathing sounds sounded like the we will rock you song, so Troy began singing, "We Will, We Will, Rock you.." he sang, she looked at him weirdly and he stopped as he saw her, "what...are...you...doing?" she breathed. "Just trying to get your mind off that not so great feeling.." he smiled and she smiled, she liked this guy, but he would never go for her... he was way out of her league. Gabriella continued breathing, and Troy continued singing only it went from We Will Rock You to a song that she wasn't familiar with, but she listened to Troy sing the words, and that kind of took her mind off the pain of the contractions. "What...is that...song...?" Troy looked at her, raising his eyebrows, "it's uh the Full House theme song, you know uh... what ever happened to predictability, milk man the paperboy evening TV.." Gabriella smiled, and began singing the words with him.
"Everywhere you look, Everywhere there's a heart, a hand to hold onto.." Gabriella giggled, "I used to love that song as a little girl, and that show.." she smiled and Troy smiled, he was glad he made her smile. he looked down at her swollen baby, "so umm do you know what your baby is?" he asked, and she smiled, "It's a girl..." she smiled, and he smiled back, "wow... a girl... what are you gonna name her?" he asked, and she smiled, "I don't know..I like Sophie or Charlie... either one is fine..." she smiled holding her swollen belly. Troy smiled, "Can I feel?" he asked, and she nodded and he placed his warm hand on her stomach and he felt the baby kick, Gabriella smiled, "I guess she likes you.." she giggled. Troy smiled, and rubbed her belly slowly, "Yeah I guess she does." Gabriella smiled, subconsciously putting her hand over Troy's larger one. Sparks flitted up her arm and shook her spine with tingling feelings. Troy looked at her, suddenly aware of how close together their faces were, "uh..." he said his voice a low whisper, Gabriella blushed, looking at his hand under hers. To say that she didn't enjoy his warm skin against hers was...well, it'd be a lie.
Troy looked into her eyes, and he fell inlove with her. it was love at first sight, maybe this what chad was meaning... this girl was beautiful. Gabriella smiled at him, "umm thanks again for um... the breathing...technniques...there really... you know helping.." she smiled. The doctor walked in, the sueak of the door hinges causing them to break apart and Troy to remove his hand from her belly. The place where he held it suddenly feeling cold, Gabriella however still gripped his hand tightly. "Okay," the doctor said, "lets see how far you now Gabriella..." she smiled painfully, and grimaced when the doctor stuck his cold, gloved fingers up her vagina. She shivered, the doctor sighed, shaking his head, "6 1/3 millimeters," he said, "Gabriella you'll have to stay overnight."
Gabriella's eyes widen, "w-what?" she didn't wanna stay alone... she was already scared... she hasen't been this scared since she was raped. The doctor smiled sadly, "Your gonna have to stay over night...I'm sorry.." Gabriella shook her head, "Can't you stay with me? I'm scared, I don't wanna be in her by myself...please.." she had tears in her eyes. Troy looked at her, "uh I can stay with her..." Gabriella looked up at him, her eyes shocked. The doctor shook his head, "Bolton I don't think that'll be a good idea...no you'll just go ho-" Troy sighed, "Come on she's pregnant, what am I going to do to a pregnant woman!" Gabriella fought the giggle that rose in her throat, but it was unsuccessful.
He smiled at her giggled and the Doctor smiled, maybe this could be good for the young Bolton.. Love is never trouble he thought. "well, if it's ok with you Gabriella?" he asked, she nodded, "It's fine with me." she smiled, the doctor nodded and left, Gabriella looked up at him, "You really want to stay here?...W-With me?" she stammered, she couldn't believe a guy like him would want to hang out with her. He shuffled his feet and stuffed his hands in his pockets. "Yeah...it's fine, it's not like I have much of a home to go to y'know...dad's in jail and mom, well I never knew her, she ditched out on me when I was 1 so...yeah." Gabriella nodded with a smirk on her face, "oh so you staying with me is for boredom and pity, I get it now." there was a teasing light in her voice that made Troy chuckle.
Troy took a sit, and took her hand in his, his voice and look became serious..."I wanted to ask you...why did you lie to me...about the baby's father?" he asked. she sighed, "I was afraid...no one never asked.. they automatically acused me of being a slut...but I'm not.. it's not how it went down...I didn't want it...I was raped... and kicked out of my home, and I live at a shelter...It's scary Troy... at least you got a home...I got nothing, and I have nobody... so when i get out of here, and i have her..." she then whispered, "I'm gonna run away..." Troy squeezed her hand gently, "You know...my buddy Chad has his own place, I mean sure, he sometimes stays in the hosital regularly, but he has his own place, I'm sure won't mind if we stay out there for a few days." Gabriella looked at him, her eyebrows raised, her fingers tracing light circles on her belly. "I can't do that..." "why not?" "because...I can't pay him anything..." Troy chuckled and bend down on the floor, "It won't cost nothing... he won't mind... we can stay there... and I have this job and it pays alot of money, and I can get groceries, and food for you and the baby...and clothes, and toys..." he kept rambling on and Gabriella raised her eyebrow, "why are you saying we? Troy I don't mean to be rude, but why do you want to help me? and why do you wanna stick around? don't you have a place of your own?"
He gulped down the bile that rose in his throat, "Uh no." he said, his eyes darkening, and his lips turning down in a frown, "like I said, my dad's in jail and uh the state pulled the house...and apparently I wasn't in my parents you know 'will'-which I don't get I mean they didn't die...but that's beside the point, no, I don't have a place and I'm homeless practically, Chad offered me a place to stay and I'm grateful, and...I'm offering to you." she sighed, "I Guess were both in the same situation..." she sighed and Troy smiled sadly and held her hand, "what do you say?" he smiled staring into her eyes, she nodded, "ok.. If he'll let us... I'll like too..but can you help me with something?" he nodded, "sure" "help me run away...help me get out that place.." "You never give up do you?" Troy asked, Gabriella smiled sadly and playfully punched his shoulder. "Nope." she said, popping the 'p', Troy chuckled, and subconsciously brought his hand down to her arm, gently rubbing it. Gabriella shivered, but it was a good shiver.
he smirked, "Do I make you shiver?" she blushed, "N-No.." she blushed even more, "hey, I didn't know pretty girls blushed alot.." he smiled tilting her head, "They don't..." she blushed deeper, "then how come you are.." she blushed even deeper, "I..I..oh my god.." she looked down trying to hid her red cheeks. Troy smiled, "Nervous beautiful?" Gabriella blushed further and bowed her head, rubbing her stomach as a distraction. Troy looked at her hand, putting his on hers, rubbing her knuckles and fingers slowly, "I think that red is a great colour on you." he said, Gabriella looked at him, and smiled, "great...uh I'll keep that in mind-ugh, ow!"
Troy grabbed her hand gently, "what's wrong? you ok?" she looked at him, tears coming out, "Troy, please..get the doctor!" she cried, "what's wrong?" he asked worriedly standing up, "please...get..the doctor.." she said in pain, troy nodded and rushed to get the doctor, "Gabriella needs you.." Troy rushed out. "Bolton, She'll have to wait, were really busy tonight.." he said looking down at his clipboard. Troy looked at him, then back at Gabriella's room where a muffled cry was heard. He grabbed the clipboard from the doctor's hands, "I'm through being polite damn it! There's a woman in there, and she needs help! Now get your skinny ass in that room now!" The doctor looked at him, and just stood there Troy growled and grabbed him by the back of his neck and shoved him in the direction of Gabriella's room, in her room, Gabriella was holding on to her belly and her face was in a grimace. "Ah!"
The doctor looked at her, "Gabriella...are you ok?" he came over to her. she shook her head, in sweat and in pain, "no..please..I think I'm far enough dialated.. please..please get a C-Section or something.." she cried in pain, Troy held her hand, and The doctor looked under to see how far she was, "ok Gabriella, your ready... but umm were gonna have to put you under the knife... it seems like she's coming out hand first.." he said, Gabriella's eyes widen, "Troy...will you please come with me.. please..I can't do this alone..please...I'll do anything.." she whimpered.
Troy nodded, letting Gabriella squeeze the daylights out of his hand until the bones cracked and the skin turned blue. "I'll go with you...don't worry..." Gabriella cried, the contractions becoming worse, as she hugged her stomach was wheeled through the halls, her cries loud and shaking the walls, people were peering out of their rooms to see what was causing the noise. "Get this thing out of me! It hurts!" Troy made circles on her hand soothingly, They then put sheets over her, and let a surface fall to not let her see her belly, "Gabriella were gonna have to numb you.." he spoke, she nodded, "just hurry.." she cried. They took a shot and numbed her. about 10 minutes they began making a incision on her. Troy held her hand, and hestiantly kissed her forhead, "shhh,it's ok..it's ok..there almost done.." she whimpered feeling a cold object making it's way into her skin. about 15 minutes later, there was a baby cry being heard and Gabriella cried tears of joy, "my baby.." she smiled and they cut the cord, and went to go give her a bath, and as they cleaned up and stiched her back up.
Gabriella reached out her arms, tears cascading down her face and a smile on her lips. "I ...can I hold my baby?" the doctor smiled, looking at the nurse who was cleaning up the baby girl. But the nurse looked grave, her face stern and pale, as she shook her head. Gabriella noticed this, "what's wrong?" she asked, "what's the matter with my baby? I want my baby! My baby!" "Gabriella, were sorry but were gonna have to put her into the ICU for awhile.." he spoke. "w-what?" she asked and the nurse took off with the small baby and took her to ICU, "she's too weak and she can't breath very well on her own, were sorry.." The doctor left, and Gabriella cried into her hands, she blamed herself, she hated herself, she deserved all that pain she was getting.