Yeah yeah, I know that I just updated yesterday, but I was having a writing rush. lol! I'm no better than I was yesterday though. Matter of fact I'm worse. But don't worry. The end of this chapter is happy and funny! The beginning replays and adds to what happened yesterday, so you don't have to go back to last chapter to review what happened. Okay, READ!!!
"Brandon! Come on, open the door!" Gabriella shouted from outside Brandon's room. She knew he was in there. She had heard him when she was in the shower. She finally came to apologize.
Gabriella sighed in frustration and tried to open the door herself, thinking that it was locked. But to her surprise, it opened without a problem. The brunette slowly walked inside the room and looked around. He wasn't there. She sighed sadly and went back to her room, taking out her cell phone. She pressed "Created Message" and typed:
im srry bout earlier. where r u?
She pushed "Send Message" and waited. When the phone said that it was finished sending, she went to her outbox to make sure it was sent. She saw the top message and almost closed the phone when something caught her eye. Below the name "Brandon" was the contact "Troy Boy"
"What? I never texted Troy." Gabriella said to herself. She clicked on the message and it read:
Meet me in da skool parking lot at 930. dont b late. dont reply 2 dis. Not allowed 2 have ma phone 4 da nite and mom will kick ma ass.
"The school parking lot? I never-" she cut herself off. After thinking about it for a few minutes, her eyes widened as Gabriella cried "No, no, no!!! Please be alright!"
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"TROY!!! Troy, where are you?! I know you're in here!" Gabriella screamed. She frantically looked around the dark ally in search for her friend and so far, she wasn't having any luck.
"G-Gabriella?" a small voice came from the middle of the ally.
"Troy?" Gabriella hopefully called, running to the voice.
"No." Another voice followed. Gabriella, confused and a little heartbroken that it wasn't Troy, took out her phone and opened it, shining it on the voices. She gasped when she found Chad, Zeke, and Jason on the ground, bleeding and fighting for consciousness.
"Oh my God! What happened to you guys?!" Gabriella shrieked. She helped Chad to a sitting position and looked over his wounds.
"You're brother happened," Chad answered, glaring in the direction of the exit. "He and his friends ganged up on us."
"I know. He tricked Troy. Where is he anyway?" Gabriella replied, lightly touching one of Chad's cuts.
Chad slowly held up a shaky hand and pointed to a shadowy figure in the depths of the ally. Gabriella got up and walked to the silhouette, afraid to see what it was. Her mouth dropped and her heart stopped when she saw what it was.
"OH MY GOD!!! Troy, wake up!! Wake up!" Gabriella screamed, laying his bloody head in her lap. He didn't even stir.
"Jesus Christ, what happened?!" Gabriella demanded.
"Brandon texted Troy from your phone," Jason explained with a groan "Troy thought it was you, so he came. We weren't here for the beginning, but we can tell you how we knew he was here."
"Go ahead." Gabriella approved, stroking Troy's damp hair.
"Brandon sent some of his other friends over to our houses to make sure that we wouldn't interfere with this." Zeke continued "We were all at Chad's house so they all met up there when they saw we weren't home. They knocked on the door and we looked out of his bedroom window to see who it was. We knew that they were Brandon's friends so we landed a surprise attack. We beat them up until they were almost unconscious and then we asked them where the other half of their posse was. They told us and then we knocked them unconscious. We got here and Troy had Brandon on the wall with his arm twisted across his back. He was already in pretty bad shape. We saw his friends about to get Troy off of Brandon, but we held them back. Brandon signaled them to kick us in our nuts and they finally grabbed Troy. They strangled him again and Brandon kicked him the head, so that's how he's unconscious. Before they left, they beat us up so that we couldn't help Troy. We wanted to help him Gabby, I swear we did, but they mostly got our legs. We can't move."
Gabriella just stared at him. That was a lot to take in, but she got it all. She couldn't believe Brandon. She had told him to stay out of her life and yet he still has the nerve to go after her friends?
"Where'd they go?" Gabriella whispered, tears building in her eyes.
"We don't know." Chad replied "I'm guessing they're out looking for their other friends. But they're sure to have gotten them by now, so I don't know where they are. He's diffidently not at your house, so don't even suggest that."
Gabriella nodded and took out her phone. She started dialing 911, but her phone went dead.
"Dammit! My battery's dead. Anyone have their phone?"
Jason nodded and tossed it over to the brunette. Gabriella called 911 and announced "Okay, an ambulance is on their way. Just hold on guys."
Chad laughed "Gabby, we're beat up, not dying."
Gabriella playfully glared at him with a smile and then looked down at Troy. His face was pale and he was barely breathing.
"Do you think I should do CPR again? He's not breathing well." Gabriella asked generally. Everyone nodded.
"Worth a shot." Jason shrugged.
Gabriella nodded and repeated her actions from earlier. She breathed all the air from her lungs into Troy 3 times before his breathing rate increased. The only problem was that he was still unconscious.
"Well he's breathing better, but he still won't wake up. What do we do?" Gabriella announced sadly.
"I say we just wait for the ambulance to get here. They'll know what to do." Zeke answered knowingly. Gabriella nodded and they all waited in silence. Jason was trying his hardest not to fall asleep while Chad, Zeke, and Gabriella stared at Troy, worrying for their best friend's life.
5 minutes later, sirens could be heard down the street. Everyone looked up and took deep breaths of relief.
"Finally. I'm cramping up." Jason groaned.
"Yeah. Everything stopped bleeding except for my leg and I'm really getting dizzy." Chad complained.
"I think those bastards busted a vein in my arm." Zeke added painfully.
Gabriella kissed Troy's bloody head and gently laid him down on the ground again. She got up and ran to the end of the ally, screaming "OVER HERE!!! WE'RE OVER HERE!!!"
The paramedics quickly ran 4 stretchers over to the frantic brunette and lifted the 4 boys onto them. There were 2 for each, except for Troy. There were 5 men and women caring for the unconscious teenager. Gabriella was called over by a middle aged man who looked like he was in charge of everything.
"Yes?" Gabriella said.
"Hello. Gabriella Montez?" Gabriella nodded.
"Well, your friends are being taken to the hospital in different ambulances. Usually you would have the choice to decide who you want to ride with, but in this case, you can't ride with Bolton. He's got too many paramedics in the ambulance already and we can't find room for you. You have the option of going with Baylor, Cross, Danforth, or find your own ride. Which one do you want?" he informed.
Gabriella pondered for a minute before answering "I'll go with Chad."
The man nodded and led her to Chad's ambulance. She climbed in to find him smiling at her, a breathing mask attached to his face. 2 paramedics were working on his still bleeding leg and 1 cleaning up his cuts the best she could. Gabriella sat in a corner and watched the sight before her unfold. She sighed and rested her head against the wall, waiting until they arrived to safety.
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...The Hospital...
"Don't worry Gabby, they're gonna be alright." Taylor comforted, rubbing a teary Gabriella's back.
"I know Tay, but you can't help but think the worst, you know?" Gabriella replied, wiping away a stray tear.
"Yeah I know what you mean." Taylor sighed.
Gabriella had used Jason's cell phone to call Sharpay, Taylor, Kelsi, Mr. and Mrs. Bolton, Mr. and Mrs. Baylor, Mr. and Mrs. Danforth, and her mother over to the hospital. Everyone arrived at about the same time which was 10 minutes ago. They were now waiting patiently for any news.
"God, what's taking so long?!" Mrs. Bolton cried, falling into her husband's shoulder.
"Yeah, I want some news on what happened to my son!" Mrs. Baylor added.
"Don't worry. I'm sure they're all fine." Mr. Danforth reassured, worried a little bit himself.
"Friends and family of Gabriella Montez?" a doctor called out.
Everyone stood up and attacked the man with questions regarding their sons. The man silenced them with his hand and explained "They're all expected to recover fully in at least 4 weeks. Chad had broken his leg and has a wound on it that just stopped bleeding because the wound was so deep. Zeke broke a vein in his arm that is sure to heal in 2 weeks. Jason has sprained his ankle and his wrist. As for Troy,"
Everyone took deep, nervous breaths. Gabriella had told them that he was the one in the worst condition.
"He has a major concussion due to a strong blow to the head. His left arm and right leg are broken, his right ankle is also sprained and he must remain on the breathing mask for the next week because he will more than likely stop breathing anytime soon. The expected heal time is about 6 weeks. You are free to see all of them now."
Everyone thanked the elderly man and turned to the rest of the group.
"I can't believe this." Taylor whispered.
"Yeah, poor Zeke." Sharpay added.
"What was that?" Gabriella and Mrs. Baylor asked at the same time.
"Uhh... nothing. I didn't say anything." Sharpay quickly covered, starting to blush.
"Mmmhmm. Somebody's got a crush on Zeke." Gabriella teased in a singsong voice.
"Shut up!" Sharpay shot back quietly, her face growing beet red.
"What? You're not alone. Everyone knows that Taylor's crazy about Chad. That's what she meant by 'I can't believe this is happening'. She meant to say 'I can't believe this is happening to Chad. I'm so madly in love with him'."
"WHAT?!" Taylor bellowed, Mr. and Mrs. Danforth staring at her with smiles on their faces. Sharpay and Kelsi just laughed.
"What are you laughing at?! You love Jason!" Taylor spat at Kelsi, who turned as red as her shirt.
"Look everyone. We all have our crushes and that's okay. And yes, I mean you too Gabby."
"What are you talking about?! Who do I like?" Gabriella asked in pure confusion.
"Oh come on. We all see the way you look at Troy." Sharpay crossed her arms.
"...!!!..."
"Don't stand there with you mouth wide open! You even liked him before you moved. That's why I hated you when I was going out with him."
"You're crazy! I do not like Troy! I just started to trust him today in school!" Gabriella screeched.
"Oh please Gabby. With the looks that boy has he could draw you in in a heartbeat. That's how it is with men." Taylor grinned.
"So that's how you fell in love with Chad." Gabriella teased.
"That's not what we're talking about here!" Taylor refused, turning red. "The point is, you're talking about everyone else's crushes when you've got one of your own. One that's off limits to you."
"Why's he off limits?" Gabriella asked.
"Hello? He's your brother's worst enemy!" Kelsi answered in a "duh" tone.
Gabriella's face hardened at the mention of her brother. "He doesn't control my life. I can date whoever I want. I don't care what he says." Gabriella seethed.
"Whatever." Sharpay finalized "All I'm saying is that if you start dating Troy, you're in for a whole lot of hell, so be prepared."
Gabriella sighed. Sharpay's words clung to her like a cactus while one thought ran through her mind.
"Do I really like Troy?"
Yay! Almost happy chapter! lol! And what happened yesterday isn't what I meant by 'You'll hate Brandon again.'
HE GETS EVEN WORSE A FEW CHAPTERS LATER!!!
Yeah, so be prepared. REVIEW!!! Thnx :)
Rachel :)
P.S: tarabearxoxo and Sarah590 gave me ideas for this chapter. Sarah590, now you know what ideas I used. Can't wait to read your crazy, but heartwarming review :) haha