Just to let everyone know, I've got horseback riding camp for the next two days with my horse, so updates won't be as often. Today yo uguys got lucky..three chapters in one day...good thing I had at least some sort of a muse...

Note-I meant an IV when I said catheter last chapter, thanks Pumpernickel Muffin. And BollywoodRocks, I don't even really know what will happen yet myself, I definitely want to go into depth before anything happens really…believe me she won't die soon. Sorry that you guys are confused, if I can clear you up on anything, just message me. And thanks for reading my story, I can't believe all the responses and this I'm getting! If you see any information errors, please inform me, I'll make a note of it. Thanks

"Gabriella-"Troy sputtered out. She avoided their gaze, and instead, looked out the window. She hadn't really wanted to talk about the cancer or anything, she had just wanted to see Troy. Then she looked up. She wandered what they were thinking.

"May I get you boys something to drink?" Ms. Montez suggested, breaking the awkward silence.

"No thanks." Chad answered. Both had their eyes glued to Gabriella.

"Guys, it isn't so bad-"

Troy stepped closer to Gabriella. "Gabi, you look like you have something worse than the flu."

She managed to laugh a little, but she felt so weak. The trip home had taken a lot of energy out of her.

"Look, you guys don't have to tell anyone." She didn't think that the secret had to be out at all.

"I can't tell anyone anything, anyway, because we don't even know what's wrong." Chad responded.

"Troy, Chad…" Tears began to brim at the edges of her eye lids. She wished she could just rewind back to the summer and stay there forever. Back at Sharpay's country club. Where even though she had been bossed around, and Troy had almost fallen under Sharpay's spell, everything had worked out in the end. She wished that life was like that, but it just wasn't. She took a deep breath, then decided to tell them the truth, no matter how much it hurt.

"I have cancer." She looked up and met their gaze again. She'd wanted to see them so badly…but she didn't want to get into any details. But now she knew that she had to.

"Is this why you broke up with me, Gabi?" Troy questioned her.

"Yeah" she softly answered. She searched his eyes. She didn't want him to hate her or anything.

"Gabriella, look, you weren't expecting this, and neither was I…but that doesn't mean you have to dump me. Why exactly did you do it?"

Chad was also listening, so she didn't want to totally get into a huge fight with him. She was too weak to, anyhow.

"Because it was only fair to you. That way you could see someone else…"

'I don't want to see someone else Gabriella…I want to see you. I don't even care how sick you are, that would just make me love you more…"

On any other circumstance, Chad would have been joking with Troy, laughing at him, but the situation was serious.

"Troy, I'll catch you later. Feel better, Gabriella. I have to go." Chad looked obviously upset and Gabriella was just able to sputter out a quick 'Bye' before Troy continued.

"Gabriella, I want to talk to you about something."

"What?" she was glad to veer away form their previous conversation.

"I think we should try out for the musical. Try-outs are in two more weeks. I can bring Kelsi over so we can practice, or I can just give you the lyrics, you don't even have to practice, but I think we should go for it."

"Troy, are you crazy? Have you gone mad? Just look at me. In no way, shape, or form am I able to perform on stage In front of everyone."

"Gabi, I am looking at you. And all I'm seeing is a beautiful girl with an amazing voice and a super personality, who can also act really well. That's exactly what I see."

"But, Troy-"

"What, do you expect me to try out with Sharpay? We can't give her that satisfaction, now can we?"

Gabriella managed a weak laugh. "I'm sorry, Troy. I'm not strong enough, even having this conversation with you is wearing me out…"

"Gabriella, it's our senior year. And you're missing a lot of school because you're sick. Is that fair? No. But why should that stop you form having the supposed best year of high school? Well, I think it shouldn't. We have to rise to the occasion…just like last time."

Gabriella sighed. She didn't want to at all. She knew that it was quite possible she would have to wear a wig by the time she would do the musical, if she even did the tryouts. She also realized that she'd miss tons of rehearsals. Plus, the whole school would probably find out in no time that she had cancer. And, it would be a huge inconvenience to Troy as well as everyone else…

But it was also a possibility that she could die. And she had made a promise to herself that she would sing with Troy before she died. And she intended to keep that promise.

"Fine. I'll try do it."