She woke up early today sitting up and looking at the clock reading 6:00 am blink at her. She stared at her simple little bedroom shifting her focus to the huge window in front of her bed. She sat there in awe seeing a silent New York Skyline before a bustling day. She sighed, stretched and rolled out of bed turning her lamp onto the left seeing her cellphone blink with a few messages.
Walking out of her room, she took a left, the only walkway to the rest of the house passing the big window displaying more of her beautiful city. She walked down the hallway, knocking on a door, then walking over to the other one and knocking it. The second door immediately opened up and she saw her friend Taylor already dressed.
"Morning?" Gabriella questioned tiredly as her African American friend groaned, walking down the hallway blowing her off. Gabriella shrugged and walked back to the other door checking for Sharpay but it was empty. Gabriella rolled her eyes and walked back to her room, opening up her closet and seeing a few scrubs hanging up in there. She smiled softly to herself, looking over to the calendar seeing that it was officially three months since they all started their internship for the hospital. She could remember it like it was yesterday.
"Congratulations and welcome to our doctoral staff here." The blonde female said brightly scanning the new interns. She smiled before continuing. "It will be a long residency, but it should be worth it. Here at Western Medical, we are ranked high in the state of New York for our interning process." She began to pace. She looked at the clock reading 6:30 a.m. "Alright. Soon you will meet your residents, and will begin your first day." She looked around smiling and walking to the door when she stopped and looked over her shoulder. They all looked nervous and she just smirked. "The training wheels are now off boys and girls." She walked out and the interns all stared at each other, splitting around the room and finding lockers to call their own.
Two hands reached at the same locker when the two people looked at each other. The brunette giggled stepping sideways while the man with beautiful cobalt eyes locked with her brown ones. He smiled gently snagging the locker next to hers.
"Sorry." She said placing her things in her locker. She nervously focused on staring at her locker, feeling his eyes on hers. He observed all the features on her as if he never saw anyone in his entire life before. He smiled to himself looking at her messy curls pulled back into a messy bun, a little application of make-up, and a smooth radiant skin complexion. She looked at him quizzically raising an eyebrow at him as he scrambled around.
"I'm sorry." He said looking at his locker quickly, taking his light black zip up jacket off. He turned to her putting his hand out. "Troy Bolton." He said with a smile. She put her purse in the locker. She turned to him with a smile.
"Gabriella Montez." She shook back. They both smiled as they continued to put their things away. Shyly she tucked a piece of hair behind her ear and looked at him. His hair was straight, he was built and muscular. He was handsome and had a soft beard.
"Ella!" She heard someone call and the two looked over to the person calling her name. She saw her blonde best friend walk over in pink scrubs. Gabriella looked down to her blue ones.
"Hey Shar." She said giving her a hug. Sharpay was already a one year resident in the OB/GYN specialty. Gabriella turned around to look for Troy, but he was already gone. She looked back to a smiling Sharpay.
"Excited?" She asked and Gabriella nodded looking around.
"It seems too unreal." She commented looking at many new faces. "I just can't believe I'm here." She smiled. Sharpay hugged her.
"You're going to do just fine. But, I have to go check on a patient. I'll see you at lunch." She winked walking out.
Gabriella finished washing her face and looked in the mirror sighing. It was just another day in her little paradise and she was perfectly fine with her dysfunctional world. She walked into her room, changed into comfy clothing and grabbed her phone checking her texts from a few friends. Chad's happened to be the first.
Hey, I need you to help me with a case study. In return, I'll exchange sexual favors ;) just kidding, how about coffee?
"I bet she's good in bed." Said one guy checking her out. Two guys were standing next to Gabriella and she rolled her eyes annoyed.
"She's engaged." Gabriella said turning to them with a mischievous smile. The two frowned and one coughed awkwardly. She observed the two, one African American and one brunette. The African American scratched the back of his neck. He had short black hair and a smooth chiseled face with a big smile.
"Sorry." He admitted awkwardly as the three stood there in awkward silence. "Well… I guess she's your friend?" He said as the guy next to him chuckled. She nodded then looked at him who had soft brown hair and a pleasantly happy face. He didn't have a strong build, but he was perfectly descriptive for a doctor. "Well, I'm Chad Danforth, and this is Jason Cross."
"Gabriella Montez." She said with a smile when they all heard the door open.
She slipped her shoes on and walked downstairs seeing Taylor prepare breakfast and coffee. She also happened to be studying up on a little issue going on with one of her patients. She admired her kitchen that was beautifully country and down to earth. The white painted cabinets beneath the sink were small, and spacious
"Doctor Martin bothers me! I tried so hard to please her and she doesn't even care!" Taylor shouted slamming her fists on the counter. Gabriella thought back to their little selection process with the doctors.
Five doctors walked in with smiles. Three females and two males. They had clip boards and called names one by one. Once the interns were all assembled into their group, the doctors left and the hospital was more expanded. Gabriella followed her resident that was walking quickly. She looked in the small group of six people including Chad with her. There was an African American female that had her note pad ready and writing furiously at the notes. Their doctor didn't say anything, and she knew that she'd be the kiss up. Chad noticed as well. She had short brown hair and big framed glasses. She was a complete hipster and Gabriella admired her for that.
"Alright guys. I'm Laura Martin, known as Doctor Martin. This will be a long year, but you guys worked hard to get here." She looked around her group then at her watch. "We will be doing one month intervals in each department. Some of you will be in my group forever, and some will switch in and out. Alright, at seven, I will need you guys to start doing rounds with me." She said smiling. "But in the meanwhile, I want to get to know my interns." She said at them. Gabriella smiled.
"I'm Gabriella Montez." She said firstly and Doctor Martin smiled picking her favorite already.
"Did you search up on what was going on with the patients breathing? She could have chronic bronchitis that could lead into chronic obstructive pulmonary disease." Gabriella said making a bowl of cereal. Taylor sat there staring at the books.
"I already checked. I thought it was just plain asthma." Taylor rolled her eyes.
"I'm sure you'll figure it out." Gabriella assured her as she began to eat breakfast. She walked over and noticed the rain in late September when she stumbled across a note on the table from Sharpay. She was on call last night so she would probably be home all day.
With that note, Gabriella walked over to her living room and didn't see Troy's car in the driveway. She smiled, got her bag, and an umbrella walking to the bus stop so she could annoy him today. Once she sat on the bus, she smiled and looked out the window almost reaching work.
She was starting to get a hold of this interning thing. Having done her rounds, she was finally ready for lunch. Grabbing her folder and her lunch, she walked to the cafeteria and sat there with the interns in her group. Chad smiled.
"Hey, where'd you go off to?" He asked taking a bite out of his apple. She shrugged.
"To get my things." She said softly opening up her folder getting out the newspaper and her highlighter. She couldn't find any good apartments in the area. She took a bite out of her sandwich, flipping through the newspaper.
"Oh, I take it you're not going to live with us?" Chad asked playfully as she looked up with a confused face. Batting her eyelashes at him innocently.
"Excuse me?" She asked. Troy walked up and sat down next to the group. Chad swallowed his food.
"I mean Jason, Troy and I just moved into an intern home. Like the housing is where many doctors used to live when they were interns. We need three more roommates preferably females." He said with a smile. "We have seven bedrooms." Troy looked up and smiled at her.
"I'd love to but I just might live with the hot blonde." She smiled then looked down at the newspaper, unaware of the blushing man she just met.
"She has space in her house!?" He asked eager and Gabriella shot him a look.
"Her two roommates are all moving out and she would prefer females." She straightened out her paper rolling her eyes. "I however would prefer to live alone." They heard a groan and saw Taylor McKessie storm in with new scrubs. Gabriella was afraid of her. It was weird to admit, but meeting her, she felt like her IQ points couldn't even measure up to hers.
"Day one and I already get thrown up on." She sat down next to Gabriella and immediately became uncomfortable. "Oh I've been meaning to talk to you, Montez right?" She asked Gabriella and she gulped. Troy chuckled watching her react uncomfortably. "Sharpay Evans said that she has an extra room that I could snag. She asked if it was alright with you if I can move in?" Chad stood up as Gabriella forced a smile ready to open her mouth when Chad interrupted.
"Break is over for me, I get to do some busy work for Martin!" He cheered and Taylor stood up too.
"Has she been giving you extra work?" Taylor nagged following him. Troy and Gabriella remained at the table and he smirked enjoying their silence.
"Does she scare you?" Troy asked and she laughed.
"Is it obvious?"
"Just a bit." He chuckled.
"Well, I guess I gotta suck it up since she'll be my new roommate." She sighed and he smirked eating his chips.
"It's alright Montez. I got your back." He winked at her and she didn't notice, looking up from the paper sending him back a smile.
"Thanks Bolton." She said as the two sat at lunch in a comfortable silence.
Once she reached work and got dressed she went around the hospital greeting her patients, checking up on them and making sure they were comfortable. She rejoined back to the locker room greeting some friends and interns. She walked over to her locker, getting out a banana when she felt someone cover her eyes. She smiled.
"Oh, I wonder who this could be. Where have you been?" She said questioning and teasing. Troy chuckled letting go.
"Where have I been!?" He teased back crossing his arms as he watched her intently as she ate the banana. "Where have YOU been?" She smirked at him walking around him.
"Someone was late so I took initiative." She challenged back smiling. Her beeper went off and she smiled looking over to it. Troy groaned feeling his beeper. "I have to check on my patient with Martin." She said walking out and him following her.
"Alright, next time I'll set my alarm earlier." He said taking a bite out of his apple. She looked at him and smiled dreamily. He looked over and noticed her stare as he laughed. "I don't know what you're looking at Montez, but it better stop." He nudged her.
"I'm not looking at anything." She said continuing her walk.
"Sure." He said looking at his watch. "Hey look, I have to go but I'll see you at lunch?" He asked stopping and facing her.
"What if I have other plans?" She asked and he raised an eyebrow.
"And what would those plans be?" He pressed stepping closer to her. She smirked.
"Watching paint dry." She laughed and spun on her heels as he groaned watching her walk off. He turned around and started walking off himself.
Hey everyone, I'm back. I'm excited to share this one with you, as I approach a spin on a classic doctoral love story. Hope you enjoy!