CHAPTER 7

I was so worried about Gabriella that I didn't worry about what her parents would think about me.

They would think that I was a murderer- no! Gabriella will not die! But they would definitely think that I injured her. Of course I did not. Well, actually I did, but in an indirect way and I, certainly, did not mean to hurt her (though there were a few times I really wanted to smack her head with a book when I saw Troy and her holding hands together and looking into each other's eyes like lovebirds). Ugh! Even I myself am starting to think that I harm her! If I cannot convince even myself, how am I going to convince Gabriella's parents?

They came to us without any sign. I didn't even know they were here until they shouted at Troy and me.

"Troy!" Gabriella's mom (I supposed, since I had never met Gabriella's parents before) pointed at Troy. "Why are you here? Are you with Gabriella when the accident happened?" She was speaking in a voice so loud that all the other people near us stared at Troy, which might have embarrassed him very much as he blushed. l looked at him worriedly. He was about to say something when Gabriella's mother asked more questions, "And why didn't you call us? Was that because you feel guilty since you are the one who caused the accident to happen?" That last question drew even more attention, which made Troy feel so embarrassed that he didn't reply. "Huh?" Gabriella's mom and dad demanded an answer- or rather, answers.

I couldn't let Troy take all the blame; especially it's me who caused the accident. So I stood up and replied (shouted, actually), "It isn't Troy! It's me!" Troy stared at me with a you-didn't-have-to-do-that-for-me look, which later switched to you-are-not-the-one-to-blame. When I turned to face Gabriella's parents, they glared at me so hard that I want to dig up a hole and hide in there forever. However, I stood straight and finally said, "How dare you harm my daughter! How cruel are you to have pushed her out to the road?"

Great, now everybody's looking at me. I thought. "I didn't push her out to the road. Troy didn't too," I told Gabriella's parents. They stared at me, obviously not believing what I've said. "Then why did the accident happen?" Mr Montez asked. "Well, it was like this. I walked out to the road and almost got hit by two cars crashing together. Gabriella pushed me to the other side of the road in the last moment so one of the cars hit her." I explained.

The look on their face tell me they were not fully convinced, but luckily, the doctor came out of the room and told us some good news, "Gabriella's conscious and in a steady condition. So you can talk to her but don't upset her."

Mr and Mrs Montez, Troy and I nodded with relieve. We took a deep breath and walked in. However, Gabriella didn't look as well as the doctor says…

"My poor Gaby what happened to your face?" Mrs Montez yelled.