Bella Marie Montez
1985 – 2014
Beloved daughter, fiancée and friend
You will never be forgotten
"yes yes, I want white lilies and white roses" Sharpay said, talking on the phone. She sighed, rubbing her temples impatiently "No! I didn't mention anything about tulips, just lilies and roses, what's so hard to understand about that !?" she was getting frustrated, planning her best friend's funeral reception was hard enough to plan in only one day, she didn't need stupid people in the process "yeah I also need tea light candles, no lamps, I don't want the people to get overheated…alright thanks bye"
Planning a funeral reception can be emotionally very hard, as it forces you to think about your loved one who has died and think about how he or she would most like to be remembered. However, for many people, funerals are a chance to share their favourite memories of the deceased with others. Many consider it an important step in the healing process. And who better than Sharpay to supervise this process and coordinate it?
It's not like she had a choice, no one else had enough strength to do anything else, for example: chad was no one to rely on really, although he did help in somethings much to Sharpay's surprise, parents were grieving, other friends are just in pure shock to comprehend anything, and troy….well let's say he is soul absent currently
He only appeared during the burying, and he sat motionless in the car waiting for chad to drive him back to his apartment, without a word, chad drove him to chad's and Sharpay's mansion where the reception will take place the next day, but what was shocking that troy didn't actually comment, he just got out and walked into the house, straight to the guest room he was used to staying in with Bella, closed the door behind him and nothing more was heard from him till now. It's not like he talked at all since that night at the hospital.
That night at the hospital
Sharpay sat quietly beside troy, who was unconscious in the hospital bed. Burying her head in her hands, she kept shaking. That was too much for her, her best friend's dead, and she was pregnant, and they lost the baby aswell. If she had reacted faster….maybe….just maybe she would have changed anything from what had happened. But everything was over and done with, her best friend's gone, and she can't get her back.
Chad bursted through the door, panting "Shahrpay?" he said, out of breath
She lifted her head from her hands, and looked at him "she's dead, chad….she's gone" she said, her voice breaking with every word.
He went up to her and helped her up, hugging her tightly and kissing her temple, that's all he managed to do. He was in too much of a shock to think of anything to say….simply there was nothing to say.
Chad looked beside him to see troy, lying unconscious on the bed, and with a very pale face "oh troy"
Sharpay slightly pulled back and looked at troy "he couldn't handle the news, he passed out the moment he heard it" she stopped for moment and looked like she zoned out "she was pregnant" she whispered slowly
"What!?" he hissed
At that moment troy began to stir, Sharpay and chad pulled back from each other and Sharpay rushed to his side "troy…" she said slowly, taking his hand to hold it
Troy fluttered his eyes open, turning to look at her, seeing her puffy red face, everything came crashing down on him, he remembered what happened. He squeezed his eyes shut, turning back and opening his eyes, he stared at the ceiling
"Troy, man, I'm sorry" chad said, sitting on the other side of the bed
Troy didn't utter a word, he just stared at the ceiling.
The present
Sharpay tried to hold her tears back, but she couldn't help it as they flowed down, she didn't know what to do, this was a complete rollercoaster, and it was so sudden, and troy being a mess wasn't helping, she could understand his shock though. The guy's fiancée is dead, he just proposed, not only that, but the same moment that he found out that he had a baby on the way, that baby was already not there anymore.
She took a deep shaky breath, trying to calm herself down. She looked down at the list in her hands "ookay, let's leave Troy for now and focus on this"
Flowers check
Candles check
Frames and pictures check
Tablecloths check
Music CD check
Drinks
Cups
Napkins
"CHAD!" she screamed, grabbing the phone
Chad was walking through the hypermarket, with a list in his hand "okay so I got coffee, tea, punch, orange juice, cups….oh napkins! Where are they ?" he looked around when he heard his phone ringing, he pulled it out quickly and checked who's calling, answering quickly when he saw that its Sharpay "honey!" he said
"Where the hell are you!?" she yelled
"I'm buying what you wrote to me on the list, I'm almost done" he explained
"Well hurry! The reception is tomorrow not next week!"
"Sharpay chillax, it's only 4:30….remind me again why didn't you just let the catering company bring the drinks and other things with the food?" he asked
"Ugh! Don't be late" that's all she said before she hung up, without any other word
"Women!" he muttered, continuing to push the cart
Sharpay could have just hired someone to make all of this, but this time she didn't feel like it, she decided to try and put up everything by herself, and hire people when only needed. Also, it was her bestfriend for heaven's sake! So she tried to do everything on her own as much as she managed.
It was 10 pm already and almost everything was set
"Chad? Could you check on troy please ?" Sharpay asked in a loud voice, while she was sitting cross-legged on the couch, in a black shirt with pink glitter on it and short black shorts, looking through the pictures that was going to be framed and put everywhere outside
Chad entered, with a bowl of popcorn, a handful of popcorn and a mouthful of popcorn "shleeping" he said, while chewing the popcorn. He went and sat next to her, looking at her "What's this?"
"Those are pictures of Bella that are going to be put everywhere outside" she said, without looking at him, continuing to look through the photos
"You called the catering company?" he asked
"yes, they are going to deliver everything tomorrow morning, the manager was kind enough to send some people to help set up everything" she explained
He sighed "it hasn't sunken in yet….I just can't believe it"
Sharpay sighed sadly "me neither….i think I'm too shocked to show any emotion, maybe that's the reason that I don't want to hire a lot of people for this" she shrugged "I guess it's helping me get my mind off of it for awhile"
Chad put the bowl infront of him on the table, and edged closer to Sharpay, wrapping his arms around her "we're going to get through this"
She nodded"I just hope troy will" she said, resting her head on his chest and hugging him tighter
The day finally came, and they were already putting the last touches. Sharpay stood in the middle of the backyard, watching everything get together
"what is this! This picture was supposed to be over there, not here!" Sharpay shouted, removing the photo and going to a table at the back to place the photo over it "can't these people do anything right! Urgh, chad!" she shouted but received no answer "my god" she stormed into the house "Chad! Why are you bouncing a basketball in my kitchen?!"
"Hey! It's called dribbling!" he exclaimed
Sharpay sighed impatiently, running her hands through her hair "get your butt" she pointed her fingers at him" up there and check if troy finished writing what he is going to say in the reception"
"What makes you think he is actually going to come down?" he asked confused
"Excuse me !?"
Chad shrugged, holding the ball to his chest "I'm just saying, the only 2 positions I have seen him in was either lying on his side sleeping, or on his back staring at the ceiling, nothing more than that"
"No no NO!" she screamed "he cannot NOT come down here, I will go up and drag his ass if I have to!" she said, going towards the stairs
"Leave the guy alone!" he shouted after her
Sharpay couldn't hear it, it was the reception for crying outloud! Then he could stay in the room and mop all he wants, but now there was a reception to attend and a speech to freakin say!
She opened the door "troy! You…." She stopped in her tracks, the scene infront of her was totally unexpected
Troy was sleeping peacefully on his side, but that wasn't what caught her eye, the yellow dress with white stripes in Troy's arms was the thing that caught her eye "oh my god…" Sharpay put her hands over her mouth. She remembered that dress very well…..
2 weeks ago
"Bella! Come on" Sharpay whined, sitting on a pink bean bag, flipping through a magazine
Bella shouted "I'm almost done!" she came out of the closet 5 minutes later, putting her earrings on, she was dressed in a yellow strapless dress with white stripes "I just can't understand why you're throwing us a mini party" she said, going up to the mirror
"Because I haven't seen my best friends in maybe, well I don't know, 2 months!" Sharpay said, in a 'duh' tone
Bella giggled, applying on a hot pink lipgloss "don't be ridiculous! We did see each other"
"Yeah sure, at the supermarket and twice at the nail salon, they really count" Sharpay said sarcastically
Bella rolled her eyes, turning to her "you're exaggerating, really"
"Yeah yeah, now come on you look beautiful already!" Sharpay said, putting the magazine on the table and standing up
"alright alright!"
Downstairs with troy and chad
"Dude, come on! We don't have all day, they are coming down any minute!" Troy said to chad
"okay, calm down alittle bit, will you !?" chad hissed, putting 2 strawberries over a cheesecake "there, everything's done!"
"Wait, where is the ring !?" Troy looked frantically around him
"Didn't you tell me to put it inside an empty seashell?" chad asked
"oh yeah right….wait, you put it in one of the cooked seashells !?" Troy yelled
"of course not, I took an uncooked empty one, cleaned it and made it look crystal clear, and I made sure to put it in the middle of the plate not touching the other seashells so it wouldn't be ruined" chad explained, then shrugged "figured you would want to keep it as a memory"
Troy hugged chad tightly "I don't know what I would do without you brother" he said, with a huge smile plastered on his face
Chad grinned "You guys would be lost long time ago if I wasn't here, I know" patting him on his back
Troy pulled back and looked at him "don't push it"
Chad sighed defeated "fine" then he smirked "I can't believe you're getting married!" he said, hitting Troy on his shoulder
"yeah I can't wait! I'm so nervous though, what if she says no ?!" he said, starting to panic
"yeah sure, and I'm the president" chad said sarcastically
"you're what?" Bella said, entering the kitchen giggling, with Sharpay following behind her in a purple dress with thin straps
Troy turned to look at her….flawless. She looked dazzling, her brown curls up in a pony, and that yellow dress hugging her curves perfectly. He walked up to her and held her arms, pulling her into him, rubbing his nose with hers "you look beautiful" he whispered
She giggled, blushing "and you're too handsome" she grinned
"Marry me ?" he asked hopeful
Chad groaned "Come on! Couldn't you wait 5 more minutes !? I kept cleaning that freakin seashell for 2 freaking hours!"
The present
Bella forgot the dress that day at Sharpay's, and Sharpay never actually remembered it. So, the dress probably still had Bella's scent in it.
Sharpay tiptoed quietly out of the room, closing the door slowly with her. She went down the stairs and into the backyard, looking up at the sky "I miss you bells" she said quietly, holding back her tears
Wow! That was the longest chapter I have ever written! But I'm proud of it :D hope you like it! Review please and tell me your opinion :D