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Memory Loss

PREVIOUSLY…

Saturday January 22 (7 Days after Gabby's Accident)

Mrs. Montez was sleeping in a chair next to Gabby's bed when she heard her name being called. She opened her eyes and saw her daughter looking at her, very confused.

"Oh thank-god! I thought I lost you." Maria exclaimed running over to her daughter.

"What happened?" Gabriella asked

"You were in a car accident on your way to Troy's house honey"

"Who is Troy?" Gabriella asked.

"Honey he is your boyfriend. He's been your boyfriend since last year." Mrs. Montez said.

"Really? I don't remember him! Oh my god, mom is there something wrong with me?!" Gabby said as she began to cry.

Mrs. Montez hugged her daughter tight "Sweetie there is nothing wrong with you okay. You've been in a coma for a week so maybe that is affecting your memory. I bet in a few minutes you will remember."

Gabby just nodded her head sill crying. There were a few minutes of silence between the two and Mrs. Montez couldn't believe that she didn't know who Troy was. The silence was broken when Gabby asked "Where's dad?" while trying to wipe away her tears.

"Oh. He was in New York on business but then he came back here after your accident for a few days but then he had to go back again"

"Don't we live in New York mom?"

"Honey, we are in Albuquerque New Mexico."

"What! When did we move here?" Gabby asked, tears still slowly falling.

"Last year right after New Year's vacation"

Just then the doctor came in to check on Gabriella, and he smiled when he saw that she was awake. Mrs. Montez walked over to him and told him that she couldn't remember anything from what seemed like the past year. She also told him not to tell her about the baby, Troy was going to do that. The doctor said okay and Mrs. Montez left the room so the doctor could check on Gabby. When she went into the hall, she saw all of Gabriella's friends heading her way. She smiled and as they reached her she said "She's awake" All of the girls squealed and the boys smiled. "But she doesn't remember anything from the past year. Not even Troy" Everyone gasped.

"What!? That's not possible. She can't forget TROY!" Sharpay yelled.

"I know. The doctor is in there now with her so you have to wait. Also, remember don't mention anything about the baby, especially now, Troy wants to tell her"

"Okay Mrs. Montez" They answered.

"I'm going to call Troy" Chad said.

Mrs. Montez and the gang walked back into the waiting room. Chad took out his phone and dialed Troy's number. He put it on speaker so everyone can hear. He took a deep breath as he heard it ringing.

"Hello?" Troy said.

"Hey Troy" Chad said.

"Hey man. Whats up?" Troy asked.

"Sorry to bother you but I figured you would want to know this"

"Know what?" Troy questioned.

"Gabby's awake" Chad said.

"Chad that's not funny-"

"I'm serious man. I wouldn't joke about something like that. But what I am going to say next definitely isn't a joke but remember, it isn't as bad as it seems"

"I am really freaked out right now. First you tell me Brie is awake and then you get all serious like something bad happened"

"Well something bad sort of did happen. You see we think she kind of lost her memory of the past year."

"What?!" Troy whispered, tears now forming in his eyes.

"The doctor is in with her now so we will know whats going on in a little while- actually we will know now because the doctor is coming"

The doctor came into the waiting room and began to talk "It appears that Gabby has a case of amnesia. She still has her personality and all of the knowledge she has learned up until the accident, which is a good thing. She still has her personality and knowledge because those two things are stored in a different part of the brain than her memory. But I assure you there is no need to worry, this is extremely common with people who have been in a coma with head injuries. She will most likely get her memory back but it is impossible to tell when, though I know that it should be back in no longer than three months."

"Three months! You have to be kidding! She is having a baby! You can't walk up to her and just go "Oh by the way, Gabby you are having a baby with a man you don't remember!" She will totally freak out! There has to be something you can do doctor!' Sharpay exclaimed.

"There is nothing I can do. The best thing anyone can do is just act normal around her. Do everything like you would everyday. And just be patient with her. She will need time to adjust" The doctor said.

"Thanks doctor" Mrs. Montez said as the doctor walked away.

"I don't believe this guys! Sharpay was right, what am I going to tell her about the baby?" Troy asked through the phone.

"Troy it will be okay" Chad said.

"How do you know that Chad! There's a chance she could never get her memory back!" Troy yelled.

"Dude, relax okay! You yelling at me isn't going to help Gabby. Now you have to think positive, Gabby is a fighter and she will get through this okay! Go and get ready for your grandma's funeral and don't worry about anything. We are all here with her and you will be here tomorrow. I will call you later" Chad said.

"Thanks man. I will talk to you later. Oh yeah, make sure you take care of her" Troy said.

"Alright we will, bye Troy. And remember, don't worry about anything"

Chad hung up his phone just as the doctor came back and said "You can go see her now"

The girls walked down the hallway and into Gabby's room. The boys closely followed.

Taylor, Sharpay, and Kelsi knocked on the door and opened it a little "Hi Gabriella can we come in?" Kelsi asked.

They entered as they saw Gabriella nod slowly.

"Hi. We are your best friends." Taylor said and Gabby nodded once again. "I'm Taylor. That's Chad my boyfriend. That's Ryan and Sharpay, they are twins. That is Zeke, Sharpay's boyfriend. Over there are Jason and Kelsi, they are dating. And next to Kelsi is Martha, Ryan's girlfriend."

Gabby started laughing. "So everyone is paired up?" She asked quietly. Everyone nodded. "Okay and my mom mentioned Troy?"

"Oh. Right. He is your boyfriend. You guys are the perfect couple." Chad explained.

"He is in Maine because of his Grandma's funeral but he really wanted to be here with you." Zeke continued.

Gabby nodded and smiled. "So um…can you guys fill me in on everything and I can get to know you better?" Gabby asked.

"Yeah, lets do it" The girls said.

"First can you please get me that box of chocolates that's on the table" Gabby said pointing to the table in the corner.

Everyone laughed "Troy got these for you" Chad said as he picked up the box.

"Thanks…Chad is it?"

"Yeah" Chad answered with a nod.

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It was now a few hours later and everyone was still sitting around in Gabby's hospital room talking. At first it was a little weird because Gabby didn't really know what to say to her friends, but now the weirdness she felt went away. Taylor was just about to say something when Chad's cell went off. Chad pulled it out of his pocket and looked at the caller id.

"It's Troy" He said.

"Hello" Chad said answering his phone. He put it on speaker so everyone could hear.

"Hey. How's Gabriella?" Troy asked with true concern in his voice. Gabriella smiled at the first words coming out of her boyfriend's mouth.

"Why don't you ask her yourself? She's right here Troy." Chad said

"Oh. Hi Gabby" Troy said.

"Hi Troy. How are you?" Gabby asked, kind of slow, not knowing what to say.

"I'm good. Are you feeling okay?"

"Yeah, just a little tired that's all. By the way, I am sorry about your Grandma"

"Thanks. At least she's not suffering anymore. Anyway what are you doing?"

"Um…me and everybody are hanging out in my hospital room and I am getting to know everyone better"

"Oh, that's cool." Troy replied.

"Guys, I'll be right back" Chad said getting up with the phone in his hand. He walked into the hallway and asked Troy "so you want to know how she really is? Because I can tell even with memory loss Gabby still doesn't want people to worry about her"

"Thank-you!" Troy exclaimed. "Yes I want to know Chad"

"Okay, well she's still Gabby with the same smile and laugh. But the sparkle in her eyes isn't there anymore and she is a little quieter than usual but I can tell it's just because she is upset and confused. She didn't say it but I know she just wants to close her eyes and get her memories back"

Troy's heart broke at Chad's words. He wasn't there. That's what broke his heart the most, his girlfriend was in pain and he couldn't do anything about it.

"I am going to go back into the room with everybody so they don't get suspicious" Chad said.

"Alright and thanks for telling me the truth" Troy said.

"Hey that's what best buds are for" Chad said as he opened the door. "Alright guys were back"

"Why did you leave?" Taylor asked.

"Oh…um me and Troy were talking about basketball and we didn't want to bore you guys" Chad answered quickly.

"You and Troy live and breath basketball" Sharpay said and everyone laughed, and Troy did too once he heard Gabby's beautiful laugh through the phone.

"What time is your plane landing tomorrow Troy?" Zeke asked.

"About 10:30, and my parents are making me go straight home to unpack because my mom has to insist that all suitcases being unpacked the moment you get home" Troy answered with a sigh.

"Alright we will see you tomorrow Troy" Chad said.

"Alright by everyone. Bye Gabriella" Troy said.

"Bye Troy" Gabby said and smiled. Troy seemed like a really nice guy.

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When Troy hung up with his friends he went and laid down on the bed he was sleeping in for the weekend. He looked at the clock and it said 2 pm. The funeral was over at 12 and everyone had gone to a restaurant for lunch, but Troy decided to skip it. He grabbed his pillow and threw it up in the air and caught it, and as he did he thought about everything Chad had told him about Gabriella.

There was a knock on the door and his dad entered. "Hey, your mom told me you left the restaurant early."

"Yeah, I wasn't hungry and I just didn't feel like being around all of those people, half of them were family I never met before"

"What's wrong?" Mr. Bolton asked as he sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Gabriella's awake" Troy said.

"That's great Troy! Aren't you happy?"

"Yeah I am dad. But she lost her memory. She can't remember anything from the past year" Troy answered.

"Oh, I am so sorry"

"It's okay dad, it's just why did this have to happen to her? She is a good person she doesn't disserve to go through the pain she is going through" Troy said and then began to cry.

Mr. Bolton pulled his son into a hug. "Life is a mystery Troy. There are things that no one can explain. But what I can tell you is that everything will be okay. Yeah you have a little rough patch in your life right now, but when the patch is over you will be happy you made it through"

"Thanks dad" Troy said wiping away his tears slightly embarrassed he cried in front of his dad.

"Your welcome" Mr. Bolton said as he stood up and walked to the door. When he reached it he stopped and turned around and said "By the way, it's okay to cry once in a while"

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The next morning Gabriella walked into her bedroom, using her crutches, after being in the hospital for a week. The doctor had given her the okay to go home, just as long as she was careful and took it easy. She also was told that she wasn't allowed in school for a while because of her head injury.

Gabby made her way over to the nightstand and picked up the picture frame that had caught her eye. It was a picture of a smirking Troy in his basketball uniform giving a smiling Gabriella a piggyback ride at what looked like a park. After looking at it Gabriella gasped.

Whoa, this boy is hot! Gabriella thought. I wonder if this is Troy Gabriella asked. Her question was answered when she read the note on the personalized picture frame.

To My Beautiful Gabriella,

Here's too many more days like this one.

I Love You,

Troy xoxo

The girls definitely have to explain to me how we got together Gabriella thought and then pulled out her phone which was in her pocket.

"Hey Chad. Um…Can you drive me somewhere?"

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Troy walked into his house, finally happy to be home after a long and sad weekend, and began to head upstairs to his room. He wanted to go see Gabby but his mom said he had to unpack first, and boy was he not happy about that. When he got to his room he opened the door and he stopped short when he saw what was on his bed. There was Gabriella looking at a picture. He smiled, he was glad to see her. His smile fell when he saw the pair of crutches at the end of the bed. He didn't like to see anyone hurt or in pain, especially his Brie. He smiled again when he saw the picture she was looking at.

"That was taken at the Winter Formal in December" Troy said as he leaned against his doorway.

Gabby jumped hearing the voice from the doorway but she relaxed when she realized it was Troy.

"When did you get here?" Troy wondered as he entered his room.

"About twenty minutes ago. Sorry I am up here in your room but Chad drove me over here and he told me I could come in and wait for you." Gabby said with a laugh, it was more of a nervous laugh since she couldn't remember talking to Troy before so she was kind of uncomfortable.

"Hey, you are always welcome here" Troy said. Troy moved and sat on the bed next to her. "So um if you don't mind me asking whats the last thing you remember?"

"I don't remember anything from the past year. The last thing I remember is packing for my trip to the Ski Lodge when I lived in New York" Gabby said with a sigh.

"Where you met me" Troy said.

"Really! That's where we met?" Troy nodded and smiled at the memories of the two of them singing together. There were a few moments of silence until Gabby spoke up again. "Troy I don't want anything to be weird between us"

"It won't be, I promise" Troy said. Gabby nodded and smiled brightly.