Chapter 4- Not any better

I groaned as I rolled over, I squinted my eyes to read the clock next to my bed. 12:56PM, I only blinked and then I lay back down. My body felt like a train hit it, I had gone to the bathroom five times last night, got two cups of water and three popsicles, I grabbed my phone to see Troy, Taylor, Chad, and Sharpay had all texted me, Troy had texted me twice actually.

From Troy:

6:23AM

Hey baby, we are getting ready to board plane. Feel better, ttyl xx

I smiled and I felt my heart pound and I closed that message, he was being a little more affective to me since last night, but if he wasn't don't think I would take him back.

From Taylor:

8:56AM

Hey-I was wondering how you were feeling. Any better? xoxo

I smiled knowing she cared, she was going down to Texas to visit some family she had down there, not much of a vacation but I knew she missed a lot of them.

To Taylor:

1:03PM

Ugh, I feel worse than ever. Tnks for asking, xox

I smiled as I sent the text, I yawned and I felt my eyes ready to close again.

From Chad:

10:34AM

Hey G, Troy is kinda of freaking out. Wondering Whats goin on? Love Chado

I laughed at my nickname for Chad; I paused before I decide I should text him back.

To Chad:

1:05PM

Chado! Long story short, Troy is worried little freak. Sigh…Love Gabster: )

I clicked on Sharpay's message

From Sharpay:

12:00PM

Whats up bum? I just landed in Mexico love you! Pay

Jealous much?

I didn't respond back to her but I saw Troy's next text, you okay?

To Troy:

1:10

Heyy…I just woke up and I feel fine. Hope you have a good time in Arizona! Xx

Ok, I know I fibbed a little but I could not help in, I did not want him to worry about me. It was not quiet fair to him to suffer his spring break while I did mine.

I looked at the letters carefully before tossing my phone onto the nightstand. I closed my eyes and I felt like I was swaying back and forth in the wind.

I yawned and I heard my phone vibrate, the text messages back coming back in. I plugged in my iPod and I scrolled through a few playlists before finding on of my favorites. I clicked on it and I felt myself zoning in and out on sleep.

"Gabs!" I popped up and I panted, "What? I was just laying there!" I said looking up at my dad, he glanced at me and then I glanced at the clock.

Holy Shit! It was after three o clock!

"I was just, I mean I was…" I felt frustration brewing up in my eyes, "Hey calm down baby, its okay I was just checking on you. Are you feeling okay?"

"Just a lot of aches and pains," I muttered, he hugged me tight against him.

"I am sorry baby girl," he said, he sat there and held me tight against his chest. "I have to go to work and so does your mom, will you be okay?"

I slowly nodded my head, "Yeah, I will be you don't work far from here and mom works at the school, why would she go today?"

"To catch up on some work but I need to go to the office just pick up my laptop and work. I will come home to do it, so I can stay here with you." He said

"Thank you daddy,"

"Your welcome baby girl, I will be back in a few minutes. You want anything before I leave?"

"Popsicle and water."

He nodded his head, "Good deal and I'll be right back!" I heard him hurry down the stairs and I reached and grabbed my phone. I saw I had five text messages again, Taylor, Chad, Chad, Troy, Troy. I sighed knowing I should text Troy back but it was going to be hard knowing that I was lying to him about how I feel.

From Taylor:

1:10PM

Did ya just wake up? Didn't u go to doc?

I loved Taylor, she knew not to bug me until I texted her back, unlike Chad and Troy.

To Taylor:

3:10PM

Yup, they think I have mono...Sigh and I just woke up again.

I scrolled down to Chad's; both of them were about how I was doing and if I was okay. Chad was like my older brother I never had, protective and funny as hell. Also annoying at times, I smiled at his texts and I told him I was doing fine.

From Troy:

2:13PM

Glad you are feeling better! Cannot wait to see you next Monday, already miss ya! Xx

I smiled at the text he had just sent me, he had not been gone 12 hours and he was already missing me. It tugged at my heartstrings and I knew I should tell him it was not getting any better but worrying him would kill me. I would feel so guilty for bring home or not letting him go because I was sick.

My dad came back in the room with the two things I wanted, "Thank you dad," I said, I grabbed the Ice pop and I sucked on it.

"Alrighty, I will be back in less than thirty minutes okay?"

"Go dad,"

He gave me a small smile before leaving the room, I opened Troy's other text.

You must be sleeping...sigh. Xx

I nodded my head, he knew if I did not text him back right away I was either mad at him or sleeping. I tossed my phone back against my pillows as I ate my pop ice; I have never been so tired before. I turned on my TV and just started the DVD player. I heard my phone go off again. I picked up and my eyes glanced over the name, Chad was calling me.

I opened the phone and I listened, "Hello?"

"Hello?" I asked

I heard laughter from the background, "This is Dakota,"

"Williams, why do you have Chad's cell phone?" I barked, "Just looking at it, you are the last one he texted." Dakota said, I rolled my eyes, Dakota was one of them that would drive you insane but he made you laugh like crazy. The whole basketball team was protective of all the girlfriends. The basketball players did not date cheerleaders, a pact they made Freshman year.

"Whatever, I am going to bed now, leave me the fuck alone." I muttered, I hung up my phone and then glanced to see Taylor had texted me back.

Mono! Are you serious?

I opened my phone to type a response back to her 'Well kind of, they did blood work.'

I tossed my phone next to my leg and I looked at my TV, I closed my eyes and I drifted in and out of sleep. I had gone downstairs three times to go and get more water.

I got two more popsicles before I climbed under my covers, I chewed them both in my mouth and then I fell asleep against my pillows.

"Gabi sweetheart you need to get up," I opened my eyes slowly to feel a sharp pain in my head and my stomach hurting like hell. I really wanted to hear Troy's voice right now, not my moms, not my dads but I knew that he would not answer. I knew that I should leave him be, he was on vacation and if we talked he would know I was in pain.

I turned my head to see both of my parents staring at me, "Honey its time to get out of bed,"

I rolled onto my stomach and buried my head into the pillows. I felt like pure shit right now, I curled up into a ball. I felt my moms hand fall onto my back.

"Honey, you can't lay in bed all day. You will never feel any better." My mom said, I cried out in pain and I heard them both breathe deeply. I could feel tension in the air.

I rolled over and tears pressed into my eyes, I saw the red digits on the clock hit 6. I had been sleeping for what felt like forever, I picked up my phone to see nothing.

I sat up slowly and I rubbed my eyes, I could feel my hair a mess.

"Come on let's go downstairs and sit there for a while, a change of pace." My dad said, "Lakers are on," I smiled at him as I started to get up from my spot.

I grabbed my water, phone, and the blanket lying on my bed. I dragged it downstairs with me, I lay down on the couch, my mom refilled my water and I laid my head in my dad's lap.

I picked my phone up and I hit speed dial 3, Troy. I knew I was not going to be able to hold out much longer not talking him I really missed him. I felt like we had just starting dating again. I heard it ring for a little while before he finally answered, "Gabs?"

I sighed of relief when he answered the phone, I did not know if he was still going to talk to me after this. "Troy- I really wanted to talk to you," I said into the phone

"I am glad you wanted to talk to me- how are you feeling?"

"Horrible, I have practically slept the entire day except maybe an hour of it."

"Gabs are you sure you're okay and this is just Mono?"

"We are going to test results tomorrow"

We were both quiet for about a minute until he blurted out, "Are you happy with what's going on right now? Because if you arent I can get over this because I want you to be happy and if you arent happy then I do not care about my feelings. It's all about you," he rambled on

"Troy stop rambling," I said giggling; he laughed on the other side of the phone. My dad gave me a little look before he pushed some of my hair back.

"But back to my question…"

I bit on my cheek, "I like you Troy, I am falling for you and all but you seem to be distant but you are becoming way better, I think we just needed to talk about like we did, I think we are fine."

I could feel his smile through the phone, "I am happy because I like you a lot, I think I am falling for you too," he said

"Can I call you back tomorrow or something? Because in all honesty I am getting ready to fall asleep in my dads lap," I said trying to hold back a yawn. My eyes wanting to shut, my lips wanting a drink, my head wanting medication and of course, my bladder wanting to go pee.

"Of course, I will be waiting for the phone call. But I miss you like crazy."

"I miss the real you, the one that I had before all of this crazy shit. You are going back to the real Troy slowly but I insanly miss you" I mumbled into the phone, my dad looked down at me and I shrugged my shoulders.

"I am gonna go okay, I will talk to you later Troy." I said I hung up the phone thinking that I probably would not talk to him until tomorrow night or Monday morning, I knew I should give him some space.

"Can I sleep?" I asked my dad as I closed my eyes, he sighed, "Doesn't seem like anything is going to stop you." He said

"Good, because nothing is going to stop me," I said letting my eyes flutter between open and close before I finally started to fall asleep.

"Dave! Why are you letting her sleep?" I stirred awake to see my mother standing over us two, I yawned and I looked up at her. "Because she is sick and tired!" my dad argued, he never argues around me, he must not see me awake.

"She needs to stay awake," my mom said, I rolled over and they both looked at me.

"Why-she doesn't feel good and she just wants to sleep."

My mother sighed heavily, "Whatever, but when she needs to get out of bed she wont."

"Maria! She is sick!" my dad protested, "I know she is sick! She is my baby! I know she is sick, I feel her pain! I feel so bad for her because I know she doesn't feel good!"

I flopped back over and I started to blink around before they went any farther, my dad looked down at me.

"Gabi honey why don't you go back upstairs okay? It's after nine anyways," he said, I nodded standing up and I wiped my eyes.

I went into my room and I shut the door, I wish my parents would just move on already. I got my phone out and I sent my dad a text to come up the stairs, I did not want to yell for him and I was a little dizzy. My stomach still hurt and my head pounded.

"Honey, what it is?" my dad said crashing through my room, I scooted over and he came over to sit down. "What are you and mom wanting to tell me?"

He bit his lip before he looked at me, "One second," he said, he got up and I heard him talking to my mom. They both came back into the room.

"Gabi, we don't want to hurt you-" my dad started

"And so you know this was not your fault-"

"We just arent getting along anymore, we are looking for something different and we don't want a relationship anymore." My dad said I knew the words that were coming next.

"We are talking about a divorce." My mom finally said I looked at both of them, "So nothing has happened yet?" I asked

They both shook there heads, "We are trying for you but I don't know how much longer we can last, we wont do anything though until you are 100%." My dad said patting my leg; I gave him a weak smile before starting to sink more into my blankets.

"Yes, your father is right but for now I suggest you go to bed since you seem so tired." My mom said she tapped my chin before standing up.

My dad got up but not before kissing my forehead, "I love you," he said

As they both started to walk out I called there names, "Mom, dad!" I called, they both turned around.

"I love you,"

They both smiled back at me, like a true legit smile.

"I love you too honey," they both said at the same time, I giggled and then sunk down into the bed.

"Gabi honey you need to get up, you have another doctors appointment." I blinked my eyes groggily before I starred up at my mom; I had hit a record high of water and bathroom last night. Five on the water and six on the bathroom, I sat up and I looked down at what I was wearing.

A hoodie and a pair of sweats, I glanced up at my mom, "I am ready," I whispered, I rubbed my head, which hurt. I was ready to lie back down and fall asleep. I looked at the clock to see it was past three in the afternoon. I had been up a little over two hours ago for a some popsicles and juice.

"Honey don't you want to change?"

I shook my head no, I stood up shakily and then I felt my body trying to go back towards the ground. "Is dad going?" I kept batting my eyelashes together trying to keep myself awake.

"Yes," she said, I nodded my head and I felt for a pair of flip-flops, I slipped them on my feet and my mom grabbed my arm. "I am so tired," I mumbled

"I know honey- Dave! Can you come help me out?" I heard her say, I blinked and I grabbed the railing. I saw my dad come into focus, he came up the stairs, and he just plain picked me up.

"You are so not better," he whispered, he kissed my forehead.

My dad put me in the back of the car and we headed off to the doctor, I had a bottle of water with me and was eating a Popsicle.

We pulled into the parking lot, I got out, and I wrapped my arms around my dad. We headed inside and we checked in, they called us right back and into the weighing room.

"Your back Gabi," the nurse from last time said, I nodded my head slowly and stood on the scale- my body was shaking.

The nurse frowned again and then jotted down my weight; she took my temperature and then whisked us to the backroom.

"The doctor will be in- in a moment." She said, I lay down on the table and I curled into a ball. I let my eyes close and I heard my parents whispering off to the side. A knock came at the door and I started to sit up but as she came in, she told me to lie back down.

"I have some news for you guys," she said, my parents looked at her and I only listened keeping my eyes shut tight.

"Gabi doesn't have Mono- her tests results came back perfectly fine but that is the only thing we tested her for. Therefore, I would like to run a few more tests today. I will get the results by the end of tomorrow night, so Gabi honey you are going to need to take a blood test for me again and then you will need to go pee." She told me, I opened my eyes to see her.

"Okay," I whispered, she frowned, "She lost another three pounds," she said looking over at my parents, "She isn't doing anything right?"

"No, she is sleeping 98% of the day anymore, we only caught her throwing up once, and she drinks so much water lately." My mom said I blinked my eyes as I sat up. The lab came in to take my blood, it was quick and I kept my eyes closed already feeling queasy.

She then handed me the cup, "There is a little door on the inside on the bathroom," she said to me, I nodded my head and wobbly went down on the hallway.

I went to the bathroom to see the pee a dark color, how the hell could I be dehydrated? I put it in the cabinet and I came out to see my parents waiting for me.

"They said we could go and they would call us when they know something." My mom said to me, I nodded my head and I closed my eyes and I grabbed my dad's hand.

"They said probably tomorrow."

I gripped my dad's hand and he lead me out the door, "Gabi hon, you can go home and sleep" my dad said, I nodded my head and leaned against the car window.

I looked around for my phone to not have it, I felt all my pockets and I did not have it. I must have left it at home.

It took us ten minutes to get home; my dad picked me up again since I was half-asleep. He took me upstairs for the phone to only ring. He set me down on the bed and kissed my forehead. "I love you baby girl," he said

I only fell deep into my pillow; I picked up my phone, which was sitting next to it.

I heard the phone stop ringing, after that, I heard feet stomping up the stairs in a quick, fast pace.

Rolling over to look at the door, I saw it fly open and my dad looked at me.

"They are running some tests right now that are quick and they believe they know but they want us to go to the doctor's office first to make sure they have the result they need, they need us down at the doctor's office right now."

I felt my stomach drop; I knew this was not going to be good. "I am so tired," I whispered to him

"Dave hurry!"

He sighed and he helped me up, "I know baby, I know you are but they are in and we are going to fix you now."

Here is the fourth chapter to The Truth About Love! I hoped you all enjoyed it!

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