Chapter 15

As we walked down the halls to the prep room, I held Gabi's hand tighter and tighter. I was really nervous for her. If I was this nervous, I can't imagine how she must feel.

"Almost there." Madeline said.

"Nervous?" I asked Gabriella.

"Mmhmm," she murmured and squeezed my hand even tighter. Madeline took a sharp turn into a room with blinding lights.

"Here we are!" I stood by my girlfriend while two doctors prepared her for the surgery. About five minutes later she was ready to go.

"Ready Gabs?" I asked her.

"Not exactly." She frowned.

"Well, you have too. I'll be right here waiting for you. I promise I won't leave. I'll see you when you wake up."

"All right. I love you Troy."

"Love you too, babe." I leaned over and kissed her forehead. "See ya later." I waved back at her as the doctors wheeled her away. The look in her eyes burned tears in mine. It took all I had not to try to stop the surgery, but I knew it had to be done. I forced myself to go find my parents.

"How was it honey?" my mom asked me.

"Well, I can tell you one thing." I smiled. "I never ever wanna do that again." Both my parents laughed at me.

"So now all we do is wait." My dad said.

"I guess." I soliloquized.

"Troy, while we were gone Gabriella told your father about hers." I glanced over at my dad. I could tell it was the truth.

"I never knew." My dad stated solemnly.

"I didn't either. Well, not until a while ago." I informed both of them. I looked at my dad again. "Did she tell you everything?" I asked trying to indicate the cutting.

"You mean about the reason she's here. Right?"

"Yeah."

"No, she didn't. But your mother told me." I shot an angry glare at her, but then I realized that it was probably for the best. I tried to smile back at her.

Just then, a teary-eyed Ryan Evans walked through the door. I couldn't believe it.

A/N: Sorry, the chapter's so short. I really do promise that the next one will be a lot longer. I left a semi-cliffie for you guys to chew on. I wonder why Ryan's here! Maybe you'll find out if you hit the little review button. I swear that thing's magic. It has the power to turn my day from a completely terrible one to a smiley bright one. Isn't that amazing. So you know what that means...

This chapter is for rlmont91! Have a great day everyone!