Your Guardian Angel
by: LunarEclipse360
Disclaimer: I wonder if I gave Disney a cookie would they give me HSM
Chapter 12
Saturday March 4, 2006
I knew Gabriella was still a little shaken up from Wednesday so I decided to take her out to the mall to maybe loosen her mind. I grabbed my car keys and raced down the stairs.
"Bye mom. Bye dad"
"Whoa hold up. Where are you going?" my father asked coming out of the living room.
"I'm going out"
"Out where?"
"I'm taking Gabriella to the mall."
"Oh. Okay. Tell her I said hello" he said and went back into the living room.
"Will do" I said and walked out of the house. I got into my car and drove to Gabriella's house. I walked up to her front door and knocked.
"Hey Troy" Gabriella said when she opened the door.
"Hey. You ready?"
"Yeah. Bye mom"
"Bye sweetie" I heard her mother shout and Gabriella closed the door. Gabriella walked up to me and kissed me. I kissed her back and grabbed her hand.
"Come on. We've got a whole day ahead of us." she smiled and followed me to my car. I opened the door for her then walked over to my side and got in.
Minutes later we pulled up to the mall and I parked my car. We climbed out and I took her hand again, leading her inside. The second we stepped through the door, her eyes went everywhere. She was excited, I could tell that just by the look in her eyes. Like a kid opening presents on Christmas morning. Girls. They love to shop.(A/N: I actually don't. I just like to go there and get whatever I want and that's it. The rest of my time in the mall is spent being crazy with my friends)
"Where to first?" she asked.
"Wherever you want."
"Really?" she asked and I nodded. She smiled and grabbed my hand. Before I knew it I was being dragged from store to store. After a half an hour, she stopped and began bitting her lower lip.
"What's wrong?"
"I uh...I have to go into Victoria's Secret for a second."
"O-oh" I said a blush creeping up to my cheeks. "Okay. I'll uh...wait for you out here." she nodded and walked into Victoria's Secret. I found a bench and I sat down. I closed my eyes for a few minutes before I heard screaming. My eyes shot open and I looked around. My first instinct was to find Gabriella. I got up and ran into Victoria's Secret. I noticed their was a crowd standing around someone. I pushed my way through and found Gabriella huddled in a corner. "Gabi" I knelt next to her and she lifted her eyes.
"T-Troy" she whispered before she blacked out.
"Gabi? Gabriella wake up" I panicked. Something happened and I needed to know what. I looked around, people were still standing there. "What happened?" I said but no one answered. "What happened?" I yelled and they jumped but still no one answered. I picked Gabriella up bridal style and took her out of the store. That's when I realized she was bleeding. "Damn it." I raced through the mall until I made it to the front door. I ran over to my car and put her in.
As I drove away, I held one of her hands in mine and glanced over to make sure she was okay. The bleeding was getting worse, I could tell. I drove as fast as I could to the hospital, tears blinding me. Seconds later I heard a siren from behind me and I looked in the rear view mirror.
"Shit" I cursed when I saw a police car behind me. I pulled over and rolled down my window. My leg bounced up and down in anxiety. I swear the cop was walking slow on purpose. I looked over at Gabriella and saw that her face was losing color.
"Son" came the voice of the cop and I looked at him. "Do you know how fast you were going?"
"No sir but I'm kind of in a hurry."
"What could be so important that you need to do eighty in a sixty-five zone?"
"My girlfriend's bleeding and I'm trying to get her to the hospital." he looked over at Gabriella and saw the state she was in.
"Okay. Follow me I can get you there faster." I nodded and waited for him to get back in his car. He turned on his siren and drove away. I followed him and hoped that he could get me there before it was too late.
We got there five mintues later and I grabbed Gabriella. I carried her inside and to the front desk.
"I need help" I said and the woman behind the desk looked up at me.
"You'll have to take a seat and wait like everyone else."
"I don't think my girlfriend can wait that long, she's bleeding." the woman's eyes widened and she stood up.
"Let me take a look" she came around the desk and looked at Gabriella's wound. "This is bad." she went over to the intercom on the desk and pressed the button. "Paging Dr. Fletcher, paging Dr. Fletcher. You're needed in the ER." she turned around to face me and sighed. "Follow me." I followed behind her and she led me to the ER. As soon as I laid her down on a stretcher, dozens of nurses surrounded her and I was pushed off to the side as they took her into surgery.
I called her mother and went into the waiting room. She came five mintues later and I told her the whole story. A hour and a half passed and we're still waiting. Ms. Montez went up to the cafeteria and didn't come back down for ten minutes. Something told me she was crying her eyes out. I sighed and put my head in my hands, waiting for the doctor to come out.
"Who's here for Gabriella Montez" I heard someone call and I raised my head. I saw a doctor standing in the doorway and I got up.
"I'm here for Gabriella." I said and walked over to him.
"Are you family?"
"Well no. I'm her boyfriend."
"I need to speak with family."
"I'm her mother" I looked behind the doctor and saw Ms. Montez standing behind him. He turned around and nodded. "How's my baby?"
"Well...she was stabbed just below her heart." Ms. Montez gasped and I felt everything start to spin.
"Is she okay?"
"She's fine...now. She lost a lot of blood and during surgery...we lost her twice." I had to sit down. I wobbled my way over to the closest chair and sat with my head in my hands. "We were able to contain the bleeding so she's resting." I looked up, my only need was to see her.
"C-can I see her?" I asked and the doctor turned around.
"If that's fine with her mother." we both looked at Ms. Montez and she nodded. "She's in room 412. Right down the hall on your left." I nodded and stood up, my legs were still weak from the shock so I couldn't walk right.
I made my way, slowly down the hall, my head spinning with everything the doctor just said. I finally reached room 412 and took a deep breath. I slowly opened the door and my breath caught in my throat at the sight before me. There, lying so stiff, was my angel dressed in white, tubes coming out of her from every which way. But even with all of that, she was still the most beautiful creature I've ever seen.
I walked over to her bedside, my eyes never leaving her face. I sat down in the chair next to her and took her small hand into mine. Her hand felt like ice against my skin but yet they were smooth compared to my calloused hands from all the basketball. I lifted her hand to my lips, my eyes never leaving her face, and kissed the back of her hand.
"Gabi...I can't believe I let this happen to you. I told you I would protect you and...and I didn't" I know they say guys aren't supposed to cry but I couldn't help it. Here was the love of my life, lying in a hospital bed all because I couldn't protect her like I promised. "I'm so sorry Gabriella." I closed my eyes, trying to stop the tears from coming.
"I-it's n-not y-your f-fault." I heard her choke out and my eyes snapped open.
"Gabi?" I looked at her face and saw her brown eyes staring back at me. "Oh thank God." I got up and hugged her.
"T-Troy." I looked at her and saw that the sparkle in her eyes were gone. "It's not y-your f-fault."
"Yes it is. I wasn't there to protect you. It's my fault you got hurt." she lifted her hand and gently placed it on my cheek.
"No...it's not" I placed my hand over hers and smiled down at her. She smiled back and I leaned down to plant a kiss on her lips. I wouldn't let this happen again. I don't care what happens to me, as long as she's safe. That's all that matters.
(A/N: I'm letting you guys know right now...that right there plays a big part in a decision Troy makes towards the end of the story)
