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Beta: Desperatedreams
"Hello?" Gabriella said answering her phone.
"Hey Gabby? Tay and I are going to dinner…you wanna join us?" asked Sharpay at the end of the other line.
"Sorry; I promised my dad; I'd go to dinner with him tonight. Another night?"
"Sure….What happened last night?"
"What do you mean?"
"You know…at the party. With Troy Bolton?"
"Nothing happened."
"Sure explain why you two left so suddenly then."
"What do you mean? I left because I was tired."
"No; he left with you."
"What are you talking about? I left the party and he was still there."
"No Gabby he left with you…don't lie to me."
"I swear he didn't."
"Oh well then" she said in an unconvincing tone.
"Sharpay; I swear he did not. Besides; what happened between you and that guy anyways?"
"Who, Zeke? Oh my god he's so sweet…we're going to dinner next Friday."
"Wow that's great."
"I know right….you know you still haven't told me what you needed the distraction from."
Damn. She's so persistent. She doesn't give up easily. It's Gabriella's favorite thing about her and sometimes she hates it more than anything.
"How about tomorrow? Meet me for coffee and I'll tell you everything. Sounds good?" Gabriella asked her best friend.
"I guess" Sharpay answered.
"I gotta go. I have to get to the gym. Talk to you later."
"Bye." And the line went dead.
Gabriella put her phone in her gym back and went to her fridge. She got two bottles of water and put them in the bag. The she grabbed her keys; walked out of the apartment and locked the door.
She went to the lobby and went to the back where the gym is located. Lucky for her; it was empty and she put her bag down. She went straight for the treadmill.
Troy sighed as he made himself a sandwich. That's the only thing he knew how to make. While he was eating, his mind went back to last night. To Gabriella Montez. And the smile that appeared on his face was…indescribable.
He felt like it was home when he's with her. Even if it was just for one minute. It felt real. It's weird because he hadn't felt like that for quite a long time. Not since his mom died. Not that long ago actually. Just three months ago.
That's why he was angry last night. His mind went back to his mother. Something that always brought him pain.
Suddenly the sandwich did not look so good. He left the rest of the sandwich on the counter and got a bottle of water. He went to get his gym bag and put it in there and left his apartment. He went down to the lobby; to where the gym is located and as he opened the door, his heart lurched.
He knew it. He knew it was fate. Even if she did not believe him. Why do they keep on meeting like that if it was not meant to be? He took a deep breath and stepped in.
"Hey" he said.
Gabriella turned her head slightly and smiled at him. "What's up?"
"Nothing." He said as he took the treadmill next to hers.
"Thanks for the gift basket….I forgot to tell you that last night." She said the part about last night a little nervously.
"You're welcome and….and I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable last night." He looked away from her. He felt ashamed of what he did. He didn't have a right to do that. Not when he hardly knew her. For all he knows she had a boyfriend or something.
"It was no biggie." She said with a slight shrug.
"Your…your boyfriend didn't get mad did he?"
"Ummm….I don't have a boyfriend."
Yes! Troy's mind cheered.
"Really?" he asked instead.
"Mm-hmm"
"Well then are you free tonight?" he asked her carefully.
"Oh…no I'm sorry…I already have plans. I'm meeting my dad for dinner."
"Oh." He said feeling rejected.
Gabriella caught the look and wanted to say something to make him feel better. As soon as she was about to open her mouth she felt the same pain that she had felt the day she found out about her bad heart. It was so intense that she fell on the moving treadmill.
She heard him shout for her but she couldn't do anything but cry in pain. At least she could breathe right? Wrong. Slowly and painfully it was getting harder for her to breathe.
Troy stood there looking at her with wide eyed and screaming at her if she were okay; knowing that it was a stupid question. He went through his gym bag and got his car keys. He bent down and picked her up leaving the rest of their stuff at the gym. He quickly ran to the parking deck and placed the unconscious Latina in the backseat.
He gets into the driver's side and he drove away from the condo. He began to speed to the hospital. He quickly cursed when a red and blue light were flashing behind him. He pulled away impatiently and he couldn't sworn the cop was taking his time coming to him.
"Do you know how fast you were going?" the cop asked as he finally reached Troy's car.
"I'm sorry sir but it's an emergency?" Troy answered seriously.
"Oh yeah? What could be so serious that would make you go fifty five in a thirty five road?
"My friend…we were in the gym working out and she was just screaming in pain and passed out."
The cop looked over in the passenger seat at Gabriella and he saw her paled face. He nodded and turned back to Troy.
"I can you there faster. If the doctors found anything majorly wrong with her…there will be some questions." He went back to his cruiser and started speeding. Troy went straight after him.
A couple minutes later; they pulled into the emergency room.
"Help!" shouted Troy. "Somebody please help her."
There was a nurse in there and one look at Gabriella's face got her in full nurse mood. She quickly pulled a stretcher and Troy placed her on there. She paged a doctor and before Troy knew it; Gabriella was wheeled away from him.
He sat in the waiting room not knowing what to do. About thirty minutes later a dark haired man came into view and he looked restless. He sat next to Troy with his head between his hands and was obviously upset.
A couple of hours later the man remained in the waiting room, with Troy and was still upset when the doctor came out.
"Gabriella Montez?" she said.
Both men stood up and the older man looked at Troy weirdly. The doctor walked up to them.
"Are you family?" she asked.
"I'm her father." Said the man.
"I'm the one who brought her in" Troy said.
He turned toward story with fury in his eyes. "What the hell did you do to my little girl?" he bellowed and Troy took a step back.
"Please Mr. Montez." Said the doctor. "The young man didn't do anything to your daughter. Matter of fact…he saved her life."
"Oh" he said. "I apologized."
"No harm done." Said Troy.
"So what happened with my daughter?"
"I think that's a discussion you need to have with your daughter." The doctor said.
"Is she okay?" Asked Troy.
"She's fine. But I think her father should be the first one to see her." Her attention was back to Mr. Montez. "She's in room five hundred and eight." With that she left the two men on their own.
Ricardo Montez turned to look at Troy. The twenty three year old stared right back at him. He nodded to him saying a quick apology and his thanks and left to find Gabriella.
Nothing much really happened in this chapter and I'm sorry about that. Anyways, I'm having Writers block for 'Two Worlds Collide', so I'm open to new ideas. Oh and I'm a betareader, so if you need one, I'm open.
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