Chapter 16

"Ryan?" I got up and ran over to him.

"Troy? What are you doing here?" Ryan exclaimed.

"Umm, I'm waiting for someone. Why are you here? You look like you've been through heck. Are you OK? Come sit down by us." I said motioning to my parents. We went over and sat next to each other. Ever since the musical me, Gabi, Chad, Taylor, Kelsi, Jason, Ryan, and Sharpay have been inseparable.

"Yeah, I think I'm going to be OK. Will you come with me to see Zeke?"

"Zeke's here?"

"Uh, yeah. And so is Shar." He looked down.

"What happened? Are they OK?"

"Um. Lets go see." He got up to find Zeke.

"Mom, we're going to be right back." I told my parents. Then Ryan and I walked really fast out into the hall. "Where are they?" I asked.

"Shar's probably with Zeke upstairs."

"OK, lets go!" I tugged his shirt and we ran to the elevator.

"Wait!" he yelled. "I dropped my hat!" I waited for him to pick up his hat. He was wearing the one that I thought, resembled a diaper.

"Come on!"

"Coming! GOSH!" He caught up to me and we quickly walked the last ten feet or so to the elevator. I pressed the up button. When we got to the top, Ryan led me to room 261.

"OK, here we are. Remember, don't be to shocked. We don't want to scare Sharpay to badly."

"Wait, what are you talking about?" He opened the door and then I knew. Zeke was lying, eyes closed, on the bed. He had multiple tubes and machines hooked to him. Sharpay was crying, holding his hand.

"Shar!" I ran over to her and hugged her tight. "Are you OK?"

"Troy! What are you doing here? Did Ryan call you?"

"Ehh, no actually. I'm here waiting for someone. What happened?" I asked her.

"Long story. Do you mind if we discuss it over dinner?"

"Sure. Are we going to wait for Zeke to wake up?" I smiled at her. She looked away.

"No, Troy. Zeke's... in a...coma. The doctor's aren't sure when or if he's going to wake up." Her voice cracked. I know she loves him very much. Woah.

"Oh my gosh." was all I could say.

"Yeah." she looked down.

"OK, who's hungry?" Ryan piped up. Both Sharpay and I raised are hands. "All right then, lets go!" I remembered that I needed to stay for Gabi.

"Is it OK if we eat at the hospital's cafeteria?" I inquired.

"It's all right with me." Shar spoke.

"Me too." Ryan answered.

"I need to stop downstairs and tell my parents, though." I informed them.

"Your parents are here?" Sharpay asked.

"Yeah."

"What happened?" She asked me.

"Like I said, long story. Lets go I'm hungry. I'll meet you guys at the cafeteria."

"Kay." they both answered like a stereo system. I ran downstairs, told my parents where I was going, and went off to meet Ryan and Sharpay. They were about to order when I caught up to them.

"Ryan! Shar!" I called.

"Oh, hey! Hurry up. Come up here." Ryan yelled back to me. I squeezed my way through the line up to my friends.

"What would you like?" The man behind the counter asked.

"I'd like the spaghetti plate." Ryan said pointing to the dish full of spaghetti and meatballs.

"And I want a cheeseburger, fries, onion rings, a large coke and some fat-free milk." Sharpay said. I just stared at her in disbelief. She can't be serious. She saw me gaping at her. "What? A girls gotta eat." I just laughed.

"And I'll have orange chicken and a water." The guy was very quick at getting our food. We grabbed the trays and Ryan offered to pay. Then we went and sat down at an empty table in the corner. No one talked, we just ate in silence until I decided to speak up.

"So, are you going to tell me what's going on here? Why are you guys here?"

"It's a really long story," Shar began, "But, I think that we have time. OK, well, lately I've been sick in the mornings and I've been having some weird feelings in my tummy. I thought I was pregnant, so I went to the Walgreen's and bought a test. It turns out me and Zeke are going to have a baby." I gasped. "Yeah, big news. Well, I told Ryan while him, Zeke, and I were at the park. Ryan went crazy and pushed Zeke down. He didn't even see it coming." her voice cracked. "His head hit a rock. There was blood everywhere. We have been here since 1:00. My poor Zeke doesn't even know he's going to be having a little baby."

"Wow." I said. "But you forgave Ryan."

"Well, it took me a while, but then I realized that he's my twin and he was just looking out for me. It took all I had to forgive him, but I thought, that's what Jesus would do. Right?"

"Wait. You're a Christian?" I asked amazed.

"Yeah, are you?" She said rising from her chair.

"YES!"

"I became a really strong Christian after you and Gabi's performance. Yeah, unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on your point of view, I got pregnant before the show. Now, I guess I have to deal with my consequences."

"That's great! I never knew!" I ran to Sharpay and hugged her.

"Speaking of Gabi, where is she?" Ryan spoke up.

"Uhh," since they were so honest with me, I might as well be honest with them, "Gabriella's...umm...insurgeryrinow."

"What?" Shar said, "Can you say that maybe a little bit slower?"

"Gabriella. is in surgery right now." I looked away.

"NO WAY!" they both yelled. They had the entire cafeteria looking at us.

"Yes way." I said.

"Why? Is she OK?" Shar asked.

"Umm, she tore a tendon in her wrist. She should be fine." I forced a smile.

"Oh, all right. Can we see her?" Ryan asked.

"Well, she just went into surgery at six and won't be out for a few hours."

"Oh, well why didn't you tell us?" Ryan asked.

"Umm," I just shrugged my shoulders.

"I think we should go wait with your parents." Sharpay said.

"Sounds like a good plan to me." I said. I grabbed my tray, threw out my garbage, and walked with Ryan and Sharpay back to my mom and dad.

"Hey. How was dinner?" my mom asked us when she saw us walk up.

"It was good, Mrs. Bolton." Shar answered. We talked for a while until a nurse came through the door.

"Troy Bolton?"

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This chapter is for my neighbor Mary. Her husband past away last night. Pray for both of them!