My Best Friends Brother
Chapter 20
Chapter 20 oh my word can you believe it I can't it's great anyway.
It's been a week since Gabriella and Troy broke up and they still haven't gotten back together (sorry sillymeggo). The holiday as ended and there all back in there respective places Stanford for Troy and Gabriella and Albuquerque for the rest of them. Troy is in the process of moving out.
It's summer so Gabriella has nothing better to do then do her job at the hospital being a runner to get things sick bowls, towels, typing up letters and such like and answering the telephone.
Troy is just being a doctor.
There are no cracks or tears and anything that can tear either of their worlds about again. Both still suffering the from heartbreak of the break up they stay out of each others way as much as possible.
Gabriella has almost recovered from the heartbreak when she gets a devastating blow.
"You fired"
She goes home upset and cries and lets the landlord she can't pay this month or next months or any months rent she's just been fired. He responds by saying you can't pay bills with thin air I want you out. She goes back up to the apartment and beings to pack her stuff when Troy comes in.
"Hey what you doing we can't both move out" says Troy
"Well you can stay here you're the one with a job" says Gabriella
"What's that meant to mean?" asks Troy
"Ranford fired me ok I've been fired I have to move out I have no money" says Gabriella
Troy gathers Gabriella into his arms she thrashes about.
"Let go of me" says Gabriella
Troy doesn't.
Gabriella shouts and wriggles until she is tired out with exhaustion and Troy lays her on the bed and locks the door and leaves.
The next day Gabriella is so worried about her living situation that she again doesn't eat anything all day but she doesn't faint. She doesn't eat the next day which is a Friday and goes out with Sharpay and Taylor in the evening and as a bit to drink goes in the hot tub fully clothed and makes out with some random guy. Half an hour later the guy starts to touch her in places she doesn't want him to so she leaves she can't find Sharpay or Taylor anywhere she walks home alone and becomes the victim of a mugging her phone and iPod and remaining money are taking she is kicked and hit to near unconsciousness when the police come across them and she is taken to hospital and the people who mugged her locked up.
Troy is on shift when she comes in.
"Girl age about 17 or 18 found by the police being mugged near unconsciousness, trace of alcohol on her breath and malnourished" says the doctor seeing Gabriella.
Troy comes in the room is silent and you can hear two things Gabriella's faint heart beat on the monitor and then Troy.
"Holy Crap" breathes Troy
"BOLTON LANAGUE" snaps the doctor "Someone keep her awake" he adds
Troy goes to the head on the bed and looks at Gabriella and takes her hand, she opens her eyes.
"Troy" she croaks
"Don't talk Brie just stay awake ok" says Troy
"Ok" she croaks
"What happened?" asks Troy to the doctor
"Found by the police being mugged near unconsciousness, trace of alcohol on her breath and malnourished" says the doctor
"Ok first malnourished she's recently been fired and has to move out of the place she is renting she's worried she doesn't know where to" says Troy.
Everyone in the room looks at him.
"What she's my ex girlfriend" says Troy
"Keep her awake" says the doctor
"Brie stay awake" says Troy giving Gabriella all his attention.
"I love you" croaks Gabriella her eyes closing
"Gabriella open your eyes your not going anywhere there a people that will miss you if you go you don't want do you" says Troy
"No" croaks Gabriella
"Then open you eyes" says Troy
Gabriella opens her eyes.
"Troy there's pain" says Gabriella
"I know there is there will be for a bit until you're healed" says Troy
"She's got a bruised larynx, cuts on both legs and arms, and face bruises covering her body, concussion and a bump to the head, sprained left ankle and right wrist she's going to be fine we just need to do a CAT scan to check for internal bleeding" says the doctor
Gabriella goes for a CAT scan and other tests plus X ray she is fine.
"She can go home Dr Bolton you have two weeks off to look after her, here are some pain meds goodbye" says the doctor
Troy picks up Gabriella bridle style and gently carries her to his car and then drives home.
He gets back puts her to bed and goes to speak to the landlord to tell him both him and Gabriella are staying and there is the next 4 months rent.
When he gets back to the apartment he heats up some soup and takes it to Gabriella.
"Troy" says Gabriella
"Yeah" says Troy
"Thank you" says Gabriella
"No problem no eat you soup" says Troy
"In case you hadn't noticed one sprained right wrist two spilt lip" says Gabriella
"Right I'll feed you then very gently but we need to get some food down you so you can have your pain meds" says Troy
Gabriella smiles.
"Thank you again" says Gabriella
"Eat up" says Troy feeding Gabriella the soup
After the soup has been finished.
"I must look a state" says Gabriella
"The bruises and cuts with fade with time you're going to be fine" says Troy
"I appreciate you looking after me and paying the rent" says Gabriella
"You can't get rid of me to easily" says Troy
Gabriella yawns.
"Tired?" asks Troy
Gabriella nods.
Troy lays her down and lies down next to her pulls the covers over them and gently wraps his arms around her.
"I'll need a bath tomorrow" says Gabriella
"That should be interesting" says Troy
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Gabriella Somerfield