Previously…

"Chad?" I asked weakly.

"Gabbi, yes, it's Chad, just stay with us ok?" he asked. I nodded trying to stay awake.

"Gabbi! Oh my god!" I heard a female's voice say. I later hear her call Troy's name. I had to stay awake. I had to. I had to see Troy.

Always There For You

Chapter 14-It Might Happen Again

Gabbi's P.O.V-

I can just barely make out people yelling 'Call 911!' and similar things. I'm shifted into someone else's arms. Even though I can't open my eyes at the moment, I know who. Troy's.

"Gabbi, just stay with us okay? You're gonna be fine." He whispered. I nodded very lightly I just felt like I wanted to sleep. Like I haven't slept in days. I just wanted to close my eyes, but I knew better. I had to stay awake.

Taylor's P.O.V-

I couldn't move, I was scared to death for my best friend. She had deep cuts and large bruises forming all over her. I don't even want to know what those sick bastards did to her. My heart goes out to her as I can physically see her losing strength.

"Chad...w-what's going to happen to her?" I asked as he engulfed me in a hug.

"Absolutely nothing, she's going to be fine." He reassured me. I watched as Troy was whispering things to her. I could just barely see her breathing. I could see her nod every once and a while.

I watched as the nurse ran out and over to them. The nurse was all we had until the paramedics got there. Chad and I ran over to her side.

"Now I'm not entirely sure, but I can see some bleeding from the head. So she could have a concussion." She explained. But she said she's not sure. I watched as she bandaged up some of the cuts. The ambulance came and put her in. Troy climbed in after her and we all climbed back on the bus and rode to the hospital in silence. It wasn't awkward, it wasn't comfortable, it was just silence.

Chad, Mr. Bolton, and I all ran into the hospital. Mr. Bolton called Mrs. Montez and told her that she needed to come out. It would be a little while before she got there since we weren't in Albuquerque anymore.

I was crying on Chad's shoulder as I watched Troy pace around all over the place.

"I should go talk to him." Chad said as he began to get up.

"No, let me." I said.

"You sure?" he asked me. I nodded. I walked over to where Troy was looking out the window.

"Hi." I said. No response. "Are you okay?" I asked.

"I dunno." He answered me. He sounded distant.

"She's gonna be okay Troy, you have to believe that." I said.

"I do, I just can't figure out who or why whoever did this to her did it." He said. (Did that make sense?)

"We can't worry about that right now; we have to think about Gabbi." I said. I finally got him to sit down.

"I'm a wreck without her." He murmured

"But you're never going to be 'without' her." I said. "She's inside all of our hearts, yours more so." I explained. He nodded.

"Gabriella Montez?" a doctor asked. Troy, Chad, Mr. Bolton, and I all stood up and walked over.

I stood next to Chad and he wrapped his arm around my waist. "Is she okay?" I asked before anyone else.

"She's in stable condition. She's awake, but very distant. She can respond perfectly. She can talk, hear, and feel everything. She needed some stitches on her head which we quickly took care of. She has bruises and some cuts around her head, so she may not remember some things, but they will come back. So far she knows the date, where she is, and other things. Is there a particular loved one here?" We all looked at Troy.

"Me." He said. "Okay, you may be the one to get her to talk more. You can all go in, but just try and act normal around her. Try and get her involved in conversations and such." He explained.

"Thank you sir, what room?" Chad asked.

"318." He answered. Troy, Chad, and I practically ran down the hallway to her room.

Gabriella's P.O.V-

I was sitting up in my bed and staring straight ahead. I knew I could talk; I was just shaken up from what happened. Not so much about what happened, just about what he did. What he said. I hear people entering my room and I wiped some tears that began to fall away from my eyes.

I see Troy first and he comes over and hugs me. I hug him back tightly, praying that this feeling of safety never left me. I feel him kiss the top of my head. I see a now blurry Chad and Taylor walking in. My tears are blurring my vision. I cry into Troy as he holds me and whispers things in my ear.

"It's okay, you're safe now Brie. You're safe." He whispers. I wanted so badly to think that, but I couldn't. Even though I felt much safer in his arms, I didn't feel completely safe.

I was settled next to Troy as he was sitting next to me on my bed. Taylor was sitting on Chad's lap on a nearby chair and Taylor was rubbing my hand. Every once and a while we would squeeze each other's hand just to let each other know we were still there.

"Gabriella?" I hear a women ask interrupting something Chad was saying. I look over without talking and see my mom looking like she was crying. I haven't talked yet, but I was going to.

"Mom." I whispered. She comes over and we hug each other.

"I'm so glad you're okay." She whispered. Chad pulled up another chair and I heard her thank him and sit down. They started talking again.

"How are you feeling sweetie?" My mom asked me gently.

"Better." I murmur. I'm sticking to one or two word sentences for now. I'm still scared. Although I'm not quite sure what I'm scared of I'm just…scared.

"Do you want to talk about it honey?" she asked me quietly. I nodded. I needed to let them know. I began…

"Bobby…." I said. I watched as my mom's eyes grew wide and Troy, Chad, and Taylor's eyes are filled with anger. Who knew that one name could do so much to someone?

"Bobby was in the middle of them." I said.

"Of who sweetheart?" my mom asked.

"I-I can't remember. All I can remember was guys in uniforms." I said.

"The basketball team." Chad said. I nodded.

"That's it." I said. My memories from those horrible moments were flooding back into my head.

"He said s-someth-thing about Dan." I said. I felt Troy's hand wipe some of my tears away.

I started crying again and heard my mom say…."It's okay Gabbi, you don't to explain everything now. Take your time and tell us when you want." She said rubbing my arm that was now wrapped around Troy.

I could feel Troy calming down, but one look at Chad and you could tell he was ready to murder Bobby. I put my hand on top of his and he looked up at me and smiled.

"Don't do anything stupid." I said.

"When hasn't he?" Taylor asked. I laughed. I looked down at my hands and saw a hospital bracelet.

Gabriella Montez

Room: 318 ER

Oh…you don't know how badly I wanted to rip it off and burn it.

Mr. Bolton walked in.

"Thank you for calling." My mom said as she gave him a hug.

"It's nothing. Trust me." He answered.

"Gabriella, this is all my fault, if I hadn't have gotten upset with that other coach, this wouldn't have happened. I'm so incredibly sorry that this happened." He said.

"It's okay." I whispered. "You're forgiven." I added. He had a stunned look on his face.

"I can always take it back and not forgive you if you want." I said.

"No, No. I just…didn't think you would forgive me like that." He said.

"And it's not your fault, it was…their fault." I said meaning his and his buddies' fault.

"I have to get the rest of the team back to school. I'll see you tomorrow Gabriella." He said.

"Bye." I said. He quickly left and I was left with my mom, Troy, Taylor, and Chad. I put my head on Troy's chest and felt his grip around me tighten. It was then that I realized…

I.

Was.

Safe.

-The End-

Yes, it's the end of this story. I might do an epilogue. It's a big maybe though. I hope you liked it!