Ciao Amici! Sorry for not updating for sooooooo long, but I have tons of finals and other tests to study for. As always, thanks for the reviews. Keep reviewing, and I'll keep writing. Ciao for now! (wow, that rhymes!)

Disclaimer: I own the DVD and the CD, and that's about it. I wish I owned Zac Efron though. I hope wishes do come true! Also, I'm not a doctor, so I'm not 100 sure about what I'm writing.

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Chappie 14: Too Many Questions

"Yeah, but your different." Gabriella said through her tears.

"How?" Troy asked.

"Like this." Gabriella said. She leaned in and kissed him. To her surprise, he kissed back.

"Being different isn't so bad." Troy said.

"Oh believe me, I know." Gabriella added. Troy then leaned in and kissed her again.

I guess my day is getting better after all. Gabriella thought.

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Dr. Michaels walked into the room, and spoiled the sweet moment.

"Gabriella, we have to bring you into surgery prep."

"Can Troy come with me?" Gabriella asked.

"Yes, he can." Dr. Michaels said.

The nurse brought in a wheelchair for Gabriella, and wheeled her into a very white room with tons of machines and medical instruments.

"Holy shit, what are you gonna do to me?" Gabriella asked.

"Before we do anything, we have to ask you some questions." Dr. Michaels said.

"Ok." Gabriella said.

"First question. Do you know why your esophagus is almost cut in half?"

Gabriella got a reassuring glance from Troy, which made her decide to tell the doctor.

"I threw up." Gabriella said.

"How many times?"

"Three to four times a day." Gabriella answered.

"Why were you throwing up?"

"I'm fat." Gabriella answered.

"Who told you that?"

"My mom told me to stop eating fattening foods otherwise I would blow up like a balloon." Gabriella said.

Dr. Michaels was writing all of this down on a clipboard. "Can you step on the scale for me?" He asked.

"What? No I can't. I'm fat." Gabriella started flipping out.

"You have to Gabi." Troy said.

"NO. You people don't understand." Gabriella said through tears.

"They want to help you Gabi. Please do what they say." Troy said trying to reason with her. "Come on, let's go." Troy took Gabriella's hand and led her over to the scale that was in the room.

"I can't." Gabriella said.

"We need to know your weight, so we can make sure that it's safe to do the operation." Dr. Michaels said. "Your neck is starting to become inflamed, if we don't hurry, your esophagus will be completely cut in half and we won't be able to save you."

The thought of dying scared Gabriella more than the thought of stepping on a scale.

"Ok. Fine. I'll let you weigh me." Gabriella said.

Gabriella stepped on the scale. It read 82 pounds.

"82 pounds. Your records say that three months ago, you weighed 100 pounds." Dr. Michaels said.

"Yeah, and…" Gabriella said.

"Well, did you do something other than throw up to loose weight?"

"I didn't eat and I exercised." Gabriella said.

"Gabriella after the surgery, we are going to have to send you for therapy."

"I'm not going to no shrink." Gabriella argued.

"First though, we have to think about the surgery."

"Well, is it safe to do it?" Troy asked.

"We have to get you to 90 pounds to do the surgery." Dr. Michaels responded.

"How are you gonna do that?" Troy asked.

"We are going to put a feeding tube through her nose, and hook her up to an IV."

"WHAT! I'm scared of needles and tubes." Gabriella said with fear evident in her voice.

"It's the only way to help you." Dr. Michaels said.

"How long will it take her to gain 10 pounds?" Troy asked.

"I would say three to five days." Dr. Michaels said.

"Dr. Michaels, can I speak to my mom?" Gabriella asked.

"Yes, but first we have to hook you up to the feeding tube." Dr. Michaels said.

"Can Troy stay with me?" Gabriella asked.

"Yes, he can. Let's hook you up to the tubes." Dr. Michaels said. He led Gabriella over to one of the hospital beds in the room. "This is nurse Kathy, she'll be hooking you up to the tubes."

"Hi Gabriella." Kathy said in a cheerful tone.

"Hey." Gabriella said back trying to be polite.

"I'm going to tell you before I put in the IV. Ok. On three 1, 2, 3…"

"Holy Shit!" Gabriella screamed, almost breaking Troy's hand because she was holding it so hard. (A/N: I hate those IV things. They hurt so bad when they put them in!)

"See, that wasn't so bad." Kathy said trying to sound upbeat.

"Yeah, ok. How about I try stabbing you with a needle. I don't think you'd like that very much." Gabriella shot back.

"Gabi." Troy said trying to get her to calm down. "She's very sorry." Troy said.

Gabriella just sat on the bed with a frown on her face.

"Ok. Now we're going to put the tubes in your nose." Kathy said in a cheerful tone.

"Don't worry Gabi, I'll be here." Tory said.

"I know." Gabriella whispered back.

After Kathy put the tubes in Gabriella's nose, Troy just sat in the room and held her hand. He made a promise to himself that he would be there for her no matter what.

"Hey Gabriella." Dr. Michaels said.

"Hi." Gabriella answered back.

"I talked to your mom. She's very surprised about all of this. Do you want to talk to her?"

"Yes. Tell her to come in." Gabriella said.

Dr. Michaels went and got Gabriella's mom. When Ms. Montez saw Gabriella, she immediately started crying.

"What happened baby?" Ms. Montez asked.

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Ha. Mini cliffhanger. Hope you all review. Again, sorry for the lack of updates. Finals should be illegal! LOL. PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW! Special thanks to: nodoubtrox, catchfrazehuniex3, KineticGirl69, Gymnasticshottie, and sugarHimarauders. Thanks to all of my reviewers. Good Night New York!