Hey everyone thanks so much for all the reviews they mean a lot to me. I'm so sorry I haven't updated my other story's but my day job boss had me working everyday this week and I have been working my night job also. I will be updating Love At first Bite tomorrow but I just want to let you guys know why I haven't updated. Before you read the story i got to tell you a couple things first.
1. I got this one review that is just nasty that I don't like. I wont get into much detail about it but you can look at the review that person sent me because it didn't get deleted. I am not a mean person but I kind of have to right now if any of you hate my story's and think I am a horrible writer then do me and yourself a favor and don't review it. and don't waste your time by reading it. don't review period because it hurts to hear that from someone you don't know. and I understand that someday's I wont get spelling or grammar right. I have a learning disorder. I am not a good speller or grammar person so if you don't see grammar and if you see a word misspelled it's because of that I do use spell check up sometimes it doesn't work. but again if you don't like my storey's or if you don't like how the way I write my storeys then don't read them because it's just a waste of your time and a waste of my time reading a bad review about how much I suck. If you have nothing good to say then don't say anything at all. But this person that said those things to me it's not going to change anything I am still going to write my storeys because people that have reviewed and and told me how much they loved my story's have stuck threw me for a long time so I thank you too all the people that have reviewed and told me how much a good writer i am. But if anyone has negative reviews on my storeys I will give you a peace of my mind and then I will block you so you can't do anything else to tear me down. the day I read the review I don't even know how many F words I said and I hardly ever say that word lol Erin knows what I am talking about. lol please if you don't like my storeys then don't review any bad reviews because it just hurts. keep the bad comments to yourself.
2. I did not write this chapter my very good friend Erin (TheDiomandPrincess) wrote this chapter so all the credit will go to her. She had the idea about the flu and she wrote it because I never had the flu and she has so she wrote how Troy felt because that's how she felt when she had the flu. I still love the reviews so please review this chapter but this chapter goes to Erin. So in the review if you could thank her that would be great. Because this was all her. I loved this chapter so thanks so much Erin you have been a really good friend to me and this is a good chapter I just love it. Guys I love the reviews so please review this but this chapter again was written by Erin so thank her for it to because she put a lot of her time in it and a lot of detail. thanks so much Erin.
Thanks for all the time now on to the story sorry I had to go on about the review thing I just wanted all of you to know how I felt. if any of you have any ideas about this story please feel free to ask and I will put it in my story. so please please please read and review I love hearing from all of you.
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Chapter 9 Flu
Troy sneezed the next morning as he relaxed on his sofa. He couldn't believe his luck. He's supposed to take Gabriella out on their second date today and instead, he comes down with the flu of all things. He rubbed a tissue against his sore nose and closed his eyes as he blew his nose. That didn't exactly help him much. His nose is still stuffy as heck.
Just as he gave a spluttering sneeze, Emily entered the room. "So how are you feeling? Any better?" she asked him. She frowned as he shook his head no before he broke out into a coughing fit. She put her hand on his forehead, pulling it away when she felt his head. He's really warm. "You're burning up" she told him
He sighed. She just had to tell him that he has fever. As if he didn't know that already. "Can you eat anything?" he shook his head no. He's not exactly hungry at the moment since he feels like crap.
"Why don't you go back to sleep, sweetheart" Emily said as she noticed Troy shivering and she left the room to get him another blanket.
Just then, Troy's phone started to ring. He picked up and looked at the screen. Gabriella is calling him. He smiled before he answered the phone "Hey Bella" he said before he gave a spluttering sneeze. He grabbed another tissue and blew his nose again.
"Hey Troy" he heard Gabriella's voice on the other line "Are you feeling alright? You don't sound so good" she questioned him when she heard his extremely stuffy nose.
"I caught the flu. I feel like if I sdeeze ode bore tibe, by head is godda literally explode" Troy told her as he blew his nose again.
Gabriella laughed when she heard Troy sneeze on the other line "Hey, I feel like crap here and you're laughinb. What the hell, Bella?" Troy tried to sound hurt on the phone but all he could do is laugh before he gave another spluttering sneeze.
"Sorry Troy" Gabriella said before she laughed again "I just called to see how you're feeling and if you wanted to do something today but forget that idea" she said sadly. Troy could hear it in her voice. Heck if it was up to him, then, he'd go out with her but instead, he had to come down with the flu.
"Sorry Brie" Troy said before he started coughing. He gave a long sigh cause he thought of what he would have to miss today cause he's stuck in bed with the flu.
"It's not your fault" Troy heard Gabriella tell him. She gave a long pause before she spoke up again "I better let you go. I'm sure you would rather sleep then talk to me"
"I'd rather talk to you theb be bored out of by bind. There's dothing on TV and I'b really bored" Troy told her before he sneezed twice.
"Chad's been bothering me all morning about our date so don't be surprised if he calls you" Gabriella told him and giggled. Troy laughed a little bit too but he sneezed instead
"Typical Chad" Troy said and laughed "He cad't bind his own busidess"
"Yeah, that's typical Chad alright" Gabriella said and giggled.
"Troy, off the phone and go to sleep. You should be sleeping, not talking on the phone" Troy looked up to Emily standing in the doorway holding another blanket. She doesn't exactly look too happy at the moment.
"Sorry, Bella, but I gotta go. Bother is making me go back to sleep" Troy said and sneezed twice.
"Alright Troy. Just give me a call when you wake up. Ok?" Gabriella questioned Troy. She actually kind of wish that she was there to take care of Troy instead. To make him soup and help him feel better. But she doesn't really think that Emily would let her over since Troy has the flu.
"I will Bella. Bye" Troy said and sneezed three times.
"Bye" Troy then hung up his phone and looked at his mother, who had made her way to couch where he's laying. She took a seat on the edge of the couch and started to stroke Troy's hair.
"Here sweetie. I brought another blanket with me" she said as she covered Troy with the blanket. Troy is still shivering. Emily put the blanket over him. Troy pulled the blanket closer to his body and snuggled underneath it.
"Go to sleep, sweetheart. I'll be back later on tonight after work" she told him. Troy nodded. Emily smiled before she kissed Troy on the forehead then she left.
Troy closed his eyes and started to drift off to sleep when he heard his phone ring. He sighed angrily before he picked it up, realizing that he had received a new text message from Chad. Can everyone seriously stop bugging him so he can go back to sleep? It seems like everyone has to bother him when he's sick and he hates that. All he wants to do right now is sleep and it just seems like no one will let him.
He angrily threw his phone across the room. His phone hit the wall, causing it to break into two piece. 'Yes' he thought to himself 'Now people will finally stop bugging me' he snuggled back under his covers before he fell asleep
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"Troy! Get up!" Troy sighed angrily when he heard Amanda shouting his name. He buried his head in the pillow. He doesn't exactly want to hear Amanda babble on about he broke his promise to take her to the park. That's the last thing he needs right now.
"Come on, Troy! You promised you would take me to the park today! You can't break a promise!" Amanda literally yelled in Troy's face. She grabbed his hand in an attempt to get him off the couch. Troy refused to get up
"Amanda, come on. Mommy said that Troy is sick. Just let him sleep" Troy's step father, Scott said as he came in the room to see his daughter literally in his step son's face, trying to get him up but Troy wouldn't move.
"No! he promised! He promised he would take to the park! He promised! You can't break a promise, daddy! You can't!" Amanda yelled. She's upset that Troy would laying on the couch instead of taking her to the park. She doesn't care if Troy is sick, you can't break a promise.
Troy groaned as he refused to look at Amanda. If his throat wasn't so sore, he would have voice his reasons to Amanda why he couldn't. But instead, he could barely talk and he couldn't tell Amanda to go away and leave him be and that makes him mad. Damn flu!
"Come on, sweetheart, just let Troy be. Just look at him" Scott told Amanda, who look at Troy. She even had to admit that he doesn't look so good but she doesn't care. A promise is a promise.
"No Daddy! Troy promised!" Amanda tugged harder at Troy's hand, hoping to get him to move but Troy wouldn't budge. She pulled harder but Troy responded by pulling his hand out of Amanda's. He put his hand under his pillow before he covered his ear with the pillow.
"Come on, Amanda. I'll take you to the park" Scott said and laughed when Amanda shrieked happily and skipped out of the living room. He knows how to make Amanda happy. That's for sure.
Troy managed to pick his head up from his pillow and look at Scott. "Thadks Scott" he managed to get out, even though it really did hurt his throat. At least he got Amanda off his back. For now, at least.
"No problem, Troy. Why don't you call one of your friends and go over with them. I'll try to keep Amanda gone as long I can before she actually gets tired" Scott told and patted his shoulder.
"I'm ready!" they heard a voice calling by where the door and they saw Amanda standing by the doorway, in her pick coat. She looks really happy. "Come on Daddy!" she shouted at Scott, who immediately patted Troy's shoulder again before he left the room to get his coat
"Bye Troy! Feel better!" Troy heard Scott call to him before he left with Amanda. He grabbed his house phone to see if anyone called. Luckily, no one did.
He tried to get up when he realized something was on his back. It's probably Shadow. Who else would it be. Neither Scott or his mother have any other pets and Shadow does tend to sit on Troy a lot so that would make sense.
He slowly got up, feeling the weight from his back move before he laid on the couch. He looked over and he saw Shadow standing on his legs, looking right at him. She crawled right in his stomach and sat there. He managed to smile before he grabbed his home phone and thought for a second.
Who could he call? Who could look after him that has already gotten a flu shot? He just couldn't seem to think if anyone.
'Wait a second' he thought to himself when he realized that Gabriella and Chad have already gotten their flu shots. That means that Gabriella could look after him without actually getting sick. That made him really happy. He grabbed his house and dialed the familiar number.
After two rings, someone picked up "Hello?" he heard. He knows exactly who that voice belongs to also. Gabriella. That's why he called her. He needs someone to help him right now so he can get the heck away from Amanda before she gets back and she'll be constantly bugging him and he doesn't need that considering the fact the fact that he has the flu.
"Brie. Help be" he managed to get out before he gave a spluttering sneeze. His throat really hurts now. He doesn't seem to care. That's the least of his problems at the moment. All he needs is to get out before Amanda gets back.
"Troy, what's the matter?" he heard Gabriella ask him
"Cad you cobe and get me before Abadda get home?" he asked as he grabbed a tissue and blew his nose.
"Sure, sweetie. I'll be right there" she told him, making him smile for the first time since he woke up to realize that he has the flu.
"Thadks Brie" he managed to get out
"Sure thing, Troy. Be there in five seconds" she said. Troy said thanks to her one more time before he hung the phone. He looked at Shadow, who had fallen asleep on his stomach. He smiled her and before he started to pet her. She looked up at him before she licked his face, making Troy laugh.
"I deeded that" he told her. She barked at him and wagged her little tail, making Troy laugh before she laid down on his stomach
"Brie's coming ober and she's gettidg us out of out of here" he told Shadow, who licked his face again. He really couldn't wait for Gabriella to come and save him from Amanda
"She should be here sood" Troy told Shadow. He just wanted to get the heck out before Amanda comes back. If he doesn't, then she'll bug him and that's the last thing Troy needs at the moment. 'Come on Gabi. Hurry' he thought to himself
Just then, Troy heard the doorbell. Shadow immediately moved from Troy's stomach and Troy very painfully, got up. His legs are extremely sore and it was very painful to stand up. But he ignored the pain in his legs and got up to get the door.
Once he opened the door, he saw Gabriella and Chad on the other side. "Come on, Troy. Let's go" Gabriella said. Chad just nodded. Troy painfully walked in the living room, Gabriella and Chad followed.
"Take Shadow" Troy told Gabriella. He waited for Gabriella to pick Shadow up before he turned to Chad.
"Hey, you look like Rudolph, The Red Nose Reindeer" Chad said and he started to laugh hysterically. Troy wasn't exactly very happy. If he could talk, then he would have said something to Chad but his throat still hurt like heck right.
Troy got even more angry when Chad started to sing Rudolph, The Red Nose Reindeer. Leave it to Chad to make fun of him when he's sick. This always happens. Every single freaking time. He should be used to this.
"This isn't funny, Chad! This is serious!" he heard Gabriella yell. Good. At least someone is defending him and that makes him happy. That makes him happy
All of a sudden, he looked up when he heard the sound of someone getting hit with something. He looked and he saw Chad laying on the ground, holding his side, making both him and Gabriella laugh.
Troy looked at Gabriella and mouthed "Thanks" to her. He would have said it but his throat hurts like heck and talking only makes it worse.
Gabriella smiled and mouthed "No problem" back to him. She knows all the symptoms of the flu so she really couldn't blame Troy for not wanting to talk. Extremely sore throat is one of the one of the worst symptoms. It's not Troy's fault that he has the flu.
Then, Gabriella turned to Shadow and picked her up. Troy slowly stood up and fell back on the couch when he felt dizzy. Gabriella turned to look at Chad. "Help him, Chad. He can't stand on his own" she ordered her step brother to help Troy out.
Chad groaned before he walked over to the couch, grabbing Troy's arm, making Troy groan in pain. "Chad, be careful" Gabriella was really worried when she heard Troy groan.. Another symptom of the flu is sore joints.
Chad carefully threw Troy's arm around his shoulder and lifted Troy up, careful not to hurt him. Gabriella led the way to the door with Shadow in her arms, Chad and Troy following.
Chad grunted when he struggled to hold Troy up "Damn, man. You owe me for this" Chad told Troy, who looked at him. Troy exactly light but he's not heavy. He's in between.
"Chad, it's not Troy's fault that he has the flu" Gabriella defended Troy to Chad. It isn't Troy fault that he got the flu. He didn't plan to get the flu. He doesn't want it but yet. He still gets it. Nice, isn't it?
The three teens made their way to the door, Gabriella and Shadow led the way.
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A while later, Troy coughed and groaned. Gabriella looked at him worriedly. "How are you feeling?" she asked him. He shook his head and buried his head in Gabriella's pillow. His head is still pounding and he's freezing. It's not fun having the flu. He hates it. He never wants to get it again. It sucks. He doesn't exactly want to spend his day confined to a bed. That's the last he wants.
Gabriella gently ran a hand through Troy's hair. She hated seeing Troy like this. She hates having the flu. She's had it before plenty of time so she knows how Troy is feeling. She hates that Troy is sick and she can't do anything to help him feel better.
"You hungry?" she asked him, breaking the silence. He didn't even bother to lift his head up from her pillow when it sounds like he mumbled something that sounds like "Not really" but Gabriella couldn't be sure.
Then, Gabriella looked up when she heard the door to her room open up. She looked and she could see Sharpay walk in her room, followed by Taylor. "Hey, Gabi" Sharpay greeted her friend
That's when she noticed the flu stricken Troy on Gabriella's bed with her. Gabriella knows exactly where this is going. "Hey, I didn't Rudolph could leave the north pole in the middle of the summer time" Sharpay then laughed. Gabriella sighed. Of course Sharpay would want to piss Troy off when he's sick. Typical.
Troy groaned and buried his head in Gabriella's pillow. He feels really lousy and of course, Sharpay has to go and insult him. Like he asked to get the flu. "No come back" Sharpay said with a laugh "This is just fabulous" she started to laugh harder after saying that
"Shar!" Gabriella yelled, making Troy clutch his head with his hand. Gabriella's scream made his head hurt worse. Gabriella didn't even notice.
"You know, I really hope you wind up having the flu" Troy finally to say, instantly regretting as his throat started to hurt even more. He did mean every word he said. You shouldn't make of a sick person, especially a flu stricken person. It should be a law.
"You have the flu?!" Sharpay yelled, making Troy's headache grow worse. She can't get sick. She needs to get out of here. "Oh no, I better get out of here!" Sharpay yelled before she ran out of Gabriella's room. Troy wanted to laugh but he didn't.
Taylor watched as Sharpay ran out of Gabriella's room. She wanted to laugh so bad. She really did find it funny. "I better get going too, Gabi. I'll see you later" she told her friend, who nodded. "Feel better, Troy" she addressed Troy before she left.
Just then, Shadow jumped on Gabriella's bed after she finished eating. She climbed on Troy's stomach and laid down. Gabriella turned to look at Troy. "You hungry?" she asked Troy as she wrapped her arms around him, pulling him closer to her body
Troy shook his head and rested his head against Gabriella's shoulder. "Not really. I just want to sleep" he told her. He just can't seem to fall asleep cause he's still shivering. Gabriella wrapped her arms around him, hoping to warm him up.
Finally feeling some warmth, Troy relaxed in Gabriella's arm and looked up at the ceiling. All though he's really sick, he's actually enjoying the feeling of having Gabriella hold him close. He couldn't help but smile. "Thanks Gabi" he told her before he turned to look at her.
Gabriella smiled and gently kissed Troy's cheek. "Anytime" she told him. She watched as he closed his eyes. She knew that as soon as he closed his eyes, he was asleep. Even though he has the flu, she loves the position they're in and she knows that he did too. She's really lucky to have him
A smile appeared on Gabriella's face before she fell asleep also.
So there you have it thanks so much for reading this like I said before I did not write this chapter Erin did so if you could thank her in the reviews then that would be great, because this is all her. thanks so much for all the reviews from the last chapter. if any of you have any ideas then just ask and I will be sure to put them in the story. so please please please read and review I love hearing from all of you.
Love you guys,
Samie :)