They looked like they were still—six and nine!
"What the--?" Sharpay sat up rubbing her eyes, where she could still feel the tears that were streaming down her face a minute ago.
She was almost blinded by the white walls surrounding her and the beeping was annoying her like crazy. She looked around the room, looking from Troy to Daniel to Madeline. Everyone just stared at her with smiles on their faces. They were so happy to see her awake for once.
"What's going on?" She asked looking over at Troy who looked very tired and his hair was all over his head.
"A lot has been going on. Are you okay?" He asked softly rubbing her cheeks.
"I'm fine. Why am I here? What happened?" She asked in a very confused tone.
"You don't remember?" Daniel asked walking over to her bedside.
"No—why are you…little?" She asked looking over at Madeline who suddenly had a confused look on her face too.
"You were in a car accident—about three weeks ago…with Daniel, coming back from Richard's house. I got a call from Daniel saying you weren't waking up, so I called an ambulance and they took you here, you've been pretty much in a coma for three weeks." Troy explained.
"Accident? That—but I woke up…Daniel asked me if I was okay—I woke up. What are you talking about?" Sharpay cried feeling dizzy.
"You didn't wake up. I was here that very same minute you were brought here, you didn't wake up. I whispered in your ear if you were okay…and…" Troy stopped looking at Sharpay's bewildered look.
"Where's Marissa?" She asked moving around the bed.
"Who's Marissa?" Madeline looked at her mom.
"Your wife!" Sharpay exclaimed at Troy.
"I don't have a wife—well—you…I don't know who Marissa is." Troy managed to choke out.
"No. Marissa…you moved to New York with her…got married….and we're divorce!" Sharpay snapped.
"No, I was planning on going to New York, but I never got the chance to go there because, well this. And I don't know who Marissa is. We're not divorce yet—I thought you agreed on later," Troy spoke.
"How long has it been since you left the house?" She asked rubbing her forehead from the headache she was getting.
"Five weeks now—but I haven't left the hospital if that's what you want to know. Remember you came over that day after two weeks of not speaking to each other to get paper works done? Then I guess you went to go see Richard with Daniel for help on this whole thing and I don't know what happened after that because I got a call from Daniel crying that you were dead. I had to go pick up Madeline from her dance thingy—after getting a call from her teacher that you never showed up and you weren't picking up your phone. The rest has been pretty much in this hospital." Troy explained feeling Sharpay's fingers slip between his fingers.
She began to cry again, not knowing why. She was just scared and confused of what was going on. Had she dreamt everything? But it seemed so real and it was so heartbreaking. It didn't make sense how it took her that far, how it just didn't stay in one time zone but it actually went at least three years later and everything that happened felt so realistic. When she cried, she meant it all, when she felt herself go cold she really thought she was falling down.
"I don't get it." She cried pulling Troy in for a hug.
Even if it was really just some coma and it's only been three weeks, she wanted to be in Troy's arms badly. The last part she could remember telling him how he loved Marissa more than he ever loved her made her break into pieces and at that moment she thought she was screwed for ever. When Troy yelled at her, it made her cry and she just wanted to hug him so badly.
"But you were gone Troy. Am I dreaming this or was I dreaming before?" Sharpay looked up at him.
"Err—you're not dreaming this because I know I'm up…and…why are you…why—I thought you hated me." Troy uttered still holding her tight.
That was when it hit Sharpay. She understood now why her whole brain traveled her into the future—to show her what an idiot she was and what would happen if she just let Troy go like that. She didn't like the feeling of him not being around and she hated how she saw her life ending up that way. It definitely showed her the truth. Now she understood why she was longing for Troy so badly after finding out that he loved Marissa more than her.
"I don't hate you! I was stupid! I shouldn't have told you to leave. I don't want you to leave me anymore. I felt everything that would happen if we continued to live apart from each other. I don't like it! I don't want it to happen! I was already in enough pain just dreaming about it! Think of how horrible it would be and how shattered I would be if it really happened! I don't want that Troy! I don't want to know that you love someone else more than you have ever loved me and I don't want to think about you with someone else! I was an idiot in the beginning Troy. I kept on yelling at you and I kept on telling the kids how much of a jerk you are and all these things that aren't true! I've learned my lesson; in the end it wasn't pretty. I ended up crying myself, entering some cold world while you're happy with someone…I don't know how to describe it but it was really painful…" She cried.
Daniel and Madeline exchanged glances not knowing what their mom was talking about. They've been in the hospital a lot too with their dad and they didn't notice anything odd.
"I don't exactly know what you're talking about by loving someone more that I've ever loved you or being with someone, because—I know you think I'm cheating on you, and you're not going to believe me since I've tried to tell you I'm not, but I'm not Sharpay. I'm not cheating on you. I love you. You know that. I wouldn't have stayed here for three weeks straight crying thinking that you might never wake up. I love you more than anyone else in the world and I've tried to tell you—you never listen to me. I didn't want to leave you, you wanted me to," Troy let out a breath.
"I do believe you. I made a mistake…and…I don't know what to do…I don't know what's going on. My head hurts! What am I doing here?" Sharpay screeched pulling herself away from Troy.
"Sharpay! Calm down. Look, it's okay. You're just probably really tired and if you want I can give you some space. Do you want me to leave you for a---"
"NO! Don't leave me!" She cut him off pulling him in for a hug. "I love you." She cried on his shirt leaving a wet stain but Troy didn't care.
"I love you too…" Troy kissed the top of her head, rubbing her back gently.
"Troy? Is—is it too late?" She asked sniffing his shirt with her cries.
"Too late for what?" Troy looked down at her.
"To say I'm sorry," She mumbled but Troy still heard her.
He was capsulated by her sudden words but a smile came across his face.
"No it's not too late." He kissed her lips lightly.
The two stayed quiet for a while, no noise was heard except for Sharpay's cries and the machine beeping softly now. Madeline was half asleep and Daniel was busy look around the room. Troy was still not getting Sharpay and Sharpay was really confused. Her whole dream just took her in a journey years from now showing her how her life will go around, circling until she solves the problem—before it's far too late.
"Can you come home?" Sharpay asked wiping her tears away.
"Yeah, of course." Troy smiled at her.
Sharpay smiled back. It felt so good to her that she had only dreamt it all, she was already beginning to think that she wouldn't be able to live her life anymore after Troy telling her that he loved who ever Marissa is more than he ever loved her. It scared her that she was in a coma for three weeks; it never felt like she was. Everything was so real and she actually knew Troy's thoughts. It was scary how she imagined the kids looking like that years from now and how everything was just simply real. Waking up in a hospital with Troy's hand holding hers and the kids across from her looking…. different from her last image of them was flat out weird. For all she knew this could be her dreaming and she would wake up again to find herself back in the horrible life she had just gone through.
Troy hugged her tightly, loving the feeling of her in his comfort again. It scared him the most hearing about how Sharpay was in some minor accident, even if it was minor, it still did cause a lot of worry inside of him knowing that she hadn't woken up for so long. It was only three weeks, but it felt much longer and he got so scared that she would never wake up—ever. He didn't want to think of her as gone forever when they just parted roughly and their lives weren't exactly on the right path. Luckily to him she woke up—of course it had to be when he was finally falling asleep at one in the morning, but he didn't mind after hearing her voice again for the first time in so long. As soon as he looked into her eyes once again, he felt like melting and it reminded him of the first time they ever made eye contact and just bloomed. Everything had been so scary the past few weeks; he seriously thought she would be in one of those ten-year comas or something.
"And Troy?" She whispered.
"Yeah?" He answered.
"Can we get a dog?" She asked with a smile across her face.
"That would be great." He kissed her softly on the lips.
"We're getting a dog?" Daniel exclaimed over hearing the conversation.
"We are?" Madeline woke up fully smiling.
Troy and Sharpay both nodded at their excited kids.
"You're coming back too, daddy?" Madeline asked walking over towards Troy.
Troy just nodded again.
"You do want me home right?" He looked over at Sharpay who was still holding on to him.
"More than ever." She replied. "Even if you've apparently been by my side this whole time, I just can't…my head is just going crazy. I had the strangest dream or whatever you would call it in my life. I really didn't know what was going on. Everything felt so…strange. But I did learn something from it though. I was wrong Troy. You know I was. I made a huge mistake. I really shouldn't have even accused you of anything." She closed her eyes feeling the warmth inside her.
"No, it's okay. You were right too. I shouldn't always go out with my friends and work. I need to learn to spend time with you and the kids. I was always at work and I hardly had time to be at home. I'm sorry." Troy gave her another soft kiss.
"Get a room." Madeline snapped with a giggle.
Troy and Sharpay both broke into laughter for the first time in so long. Sharpay felt so much better knowing time didn't just fly like that. The kids were still little and she was glad that she didn't waist too much time in her life and she was able to fix everything before it did get to the point she didn't want it to.
Note: I'm not going to have a sequel to this story, but this isn't the ending since I thought it was kind a strange having this be the complete ending. I'll add just one more chapter with them at home again.
I think you get the point that Troy's voice did come in every now and then when everyone kept on asking her "Are you okay?"…That was Troy. And when she felt her hand suddenly go warm from cold was because Troy was rubbing her hand the whole time…I don't know if you get it. If you have any questions just le tme know.