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Authors Note: Sorry for those of you who are upset. I am too...Uhm. I'll update tomorrow after I go shopping. Anyways, Thanks for the reviews. I love them. We passed seventy. I feel special. lol. Uhm anyways. Enjoy. It's another short one though, sorry.
And that was the day that everything changed forever. Chad was dead. That rung in everyones ears that night. Everyone knew. Who really bothered to send out the message at 3 in the morning is nuts, but it got around fast. 'Everything happens for a reason'. Everyone seemed to start disbelieving that. There is no reason a 16 year old boy should die. He has so much forward to look forward to at that age. College, marriage, kids. Everything. Noone that young should be in a casket. Noone at that age should be laying in a hospital bed with gashes all over his body from a drunk driver. Noone deserves that.
Troy sat there on his bed. He avoided everything, including calls from Gabriella. He sighed as he threw his phone against the wall. "I'm such an ass." He said under his breath as he rolled over onto his side, facing away from the phone. The phone rang several times, and each time he'd wish it was the ringtone Chad set up for himself during preseason last year. Each time it was Gabi. Finally, after an hour the phone calls stopped. He heard the front door swing open. He didn't think anything of it. He heard steps coming up the stairs. He rolled over facing away from the door that held a girl being hesitant to open it on the other side. Gabi slowly opened the door to find Troy laying in his bed watching the rain pour down out of his window. She sat on the edge of the bed, unsure of what to do.
She noticed he was crying. It tore her apart inside that he wouldn't let her help him. There was no choice, he was going to have to. She layed down next to him and wrapped her arms around him. "You don't have to go through this alone." She whispered in his ear. He entwined his fingers with the hand that was wrapped around him. He sat there for a while, thinking about if there was anything to say that would make things okay between the two. He turned around and faced her. She wasn't the normal Gabi who was always joking around, and even when she was upset she was still smiling. She was upset, and it actually showed. "I'm sorry." Troy mumbled as he hugged her. She rubbed his back, "It's okay". They sat there for a while until they both drifted off to sleep.
They woke up the next morning. Gabi stayed with Troy the whole day. They spent the majority of the day in bed. They slept and talked alot. Mostly, they layed there and held eachother. Gabi was afraid to talk while Troy had nothing to say. Gabi knew exactly what it was like to have someone close to them die. She had to face it alone, with no friends and a mother who was just as depressed as she was. Not exactly the happiest bunch of a crowd. Troy didn't eat that whole day. He was looking ghostly white. He was still in complete shock. Gabi spent another night there.
The next day was the funeral. Gabi ran home and got changed in the morning and went back to Troy's house. He was sitting there in black dress pants and a grey dress shirt. He stared at the ground the entire time he was sitting down the stairs. He put his hand over Gabi's hand which was on her knee. She flipped it over and held his hand. They soon got up and went in the car. They drove to the funeral home. The Danforth's were sitting down. Mrs. Danforth was crying and Mr. Danforth did the same as he tried to comfort his wife. Troy sat there as he waited for his parents. He wasn't crying, but he was hurt. He couldn't believe it was happening. He stared at the wall the entire time. Soon Taylor and everyone came walking in. The whole basketball team was there, as was the cheerleaders and even Sharpay and Ryan. They soon walked into the room. Troy was holding Gabi's hand. He squeezed it tight as he walked in.
There it was. The casket. Troy couldn't believe Chad, his best friend, was lying in that casket. He didn't want to walk up to it. He hated funerals, especially open caskets. Troy walked up there with Gabriella. He layed down Chad's game jersey in the casket next to him. He sat there and stared at him. Tears started to cry, as did Gabi. He wrapped his arm around he and she leaned her head on his shoulder. They sat there together in complete silence.
They walked to the back of the room, avoiding everyone. They watched as kids from their school and teachers walked up to the casket. Troy turned away. He hated being there, but he had to. It wouldn't be right if he wasn't. Gabi wrapped her arms around him. He cried into her shoulder. She tried comforting him by rubbing his back, but it didn't quite work. They watched people come and go.
Soon it was all over. Gabi and Troy went for a walk when they got home. Being stuck inside the house was no good for either of them. They walked around the street and to the park. They sat on a bench. The whole walk was silent, but they could read eachothers words by their actions. It was starting to get late. The stars and the moon lit up the New Mexico sky. They walked home and sat out on the bench in the garden. They looked at the stars. Somehow they seemed to spell out Chad's name. "Look." Gabi said pointing up at the sky. She traced the word 'Chad' into the air. "He's watching over us." She said. She looked at Troy who gave a faint smile and wrapped his arm around her.
aww poor troy. hope you guys liked it.