As Time Slips Away
A High School Musical fan fiction by xXPhilippineSunshineXx
Summary: As the time slipped away, so did their friendship. Will they be able to reconstruct it when one tragic event affects all of them? (Takes place six years after High School Musical, so they're all one year out of college.) This story contains Troyella and Chaylor, and a bit of romance, might have a sequel. DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT own High School Musical
A twenty-two year old Troy Bolton went out to the back of the apartment building and into the basketball court and shot some hoops. He was living in an apartment in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He had just gotten out of college a year ago, and he had found himself a nice place to live. Across the town, a twenty-two year old Gabriella Montez sat down on her sofa and started reading a book. She was also just out of college, and she was looking for a job. She recently had an interview as a librarian at the library, and she was sure that she'd get that job. They had both forgotten about each other, since they had been accepted to different colleges, they had lost contact with each other. That had happened to Chad Danforth and Taylor McKessie as well. Taylor was a clerk at a JCPenney store, and Chad was working as a basketball coach at the local gym.
Those four friends, well, former friends had lost contact with one another, and they hadn't seen each other in five years. The Evans however, Sharpay and Ryan were, of course, still in contact with the other twin, but they also had lost contact with the rest of 'the gang.' Sharpay was an actress for some plays with Ryan of course, but they hadn't landed a main role in a while. Troy went back into his apartment, and found that he had lost his keys. He sighed and went back outside, and found his keys on the bench. He picked them up and put them in his pocket and ran back up to his apartment.
He opened his door and poured himself a glass of water. He downed the water and sat down on his couch and turned on the TV. He started flipping channels and stopped at the news. The newscaster was saying something about a car accident, but Troy thought nothing about it until he heard the man say, "Twenty-two year old Chad Danforth was just in a car accident, he seems to have lost control of his car, and crashed into a tree. Mr. Danforth is in the hospital at this time..." After that though, he tuned out the TV and thought, Could this be the same Chad Danforth I was friends with from high school? They showed a picture of him and Troy recognized him immediately. He ran to his room and opened a drawer and took out a slip of paper. That paper had Gabriella's cell phone number on it, along with Taylor's, Sharpay's, Ryan's, and also Chad's, but he wouldn't need Chad's at the moment. He desperately hoped that this was still Gabriella's number. He dialed it into his phone and the phone rang once, then twice, three times, and then, finally she answered.
Troy's conversation with Gabriella: Gabriella: Hello? Troy: Hey, Gabriella, this is Troy. Gabriella: Troy? Troy Bolton from East High? Troy: Yeah, that's me. But, did you hear what happened? Gabriella: What happened? Troy: You remember Chad Danforth from East High? He was my best friend and sort of Taylor McKessie's boyfriend? Gabriella: Yeah, I remember him. Troy: Well, he was in a car accident, he's at the hospital, he's probably in really bad condition. Gabriella: Oh no, that's, um, I hope he's OK. Troy: It was on the news, so, I hope Taylor and Ryan and Sharpay know. Gabriella: I'll be at the hospital. 'Bye. Troy: 'Bye End Conversation
It felt good to talk to Gabriella again after all those years. He moved on to his next order of business and called Taylor. It rang five times before she answered.
Troy's conversation with Taylor: Taylor: Hello? Troy: Taylor, this is Troy Bolton, you know, from East High? Taylor: Troy Bolton, the star player of the Wildcats Troy Bolton? Troy: Yeah. Remember Chad Danforth? Taylor: Chad Danforth, hmm. Your best friend Chad Danforth? Troy: Yeah, and he was sort of your boyfriend. Taylor: I remember him. Troy: He was in a car accident, and he's in the hospital now. Taylor: Oh my gosh, what happened? Troy: It was on the news, he lost control of his car and smashed into a tree. Taylor: Oh my gosh, no, that can't have happened to him, just can't, just can't, no. Troy: Taylor, are you all right? Taylor: Yeah, um, I'm fine, really. 'Bye. Troy: 'Bye. End Conversation
He was done with that, but he had one more thing to do. He called Sharpay. He remembered Chad's words to him about Sharpay, Troy had said, "Sharpay's kinda cute too," and Chad had replied, "Yeah, so is a mountain lion, but you don't pet it." He smiled at the thought and dialed in Sharpay's number. One ring, and she answered.
Troy's conversation with Sharpay: Sharpay: Hello, Sharpay Evans speaking. Troy: Sharpay, this is Troy Bolton, from East High? Sharpay: The jock Troy Bolton? The one that sang with Gabriella Montez? Troy: Yeah, same one. Is Ryan with you? Sharpay: He almost always is. Troy: Bad news, Chad was in a car accident. Sharpay: Chad Danforth? The guy that Taylor worked with to try and rip you and Gabriella apart? Troy: Yeah. (OK, didn't need to remember about that, he thought.) Sharpay: What happened? Troy: He lost control of his car and hit a tree. Sharpay: Oh my gosh, is he in the hospital? Troy: Yeah, most likely in bad condition. Sharpay: Oh no, I'll tell Ryan. Troy: OK, 'bye. Sharpay: 'Bye. End Conversation
He had done everything he felt that he needed to do. He had alerted the rest of the old gang that one of the old members was hurt. He ran out of his apartment, down the hall, into the elevator, out of the lobby and into his car.
(A/N: OK, what'd you think of the first chapter? I'll post the second chapter ASAP, don't worry. Please, please, PLEASE review!)