Chapter 7- Shopping Trip
Sharpay pulled up outside and honked her horn. The girls ran out of Kelsi's house giggling as they got into Sharpay's (you guessed it.) pink car. "Is there anything you own that's not pink?" Kelsi asked laughing. "Uhhhhhhhh……my dog!" she said. "Actually, I have seen people actually dye their dogs different colors before. Pink too." Gabbi said regretting it. Sharpay saw the look on Gabbi's face. "Don't worry Gabbi. I love pink, but not that much." She said. The girls laughed and sang along with the radio until they got to the mall. They jumped out and made their way into the huge building.
They were sitting down In the food court eating their ice cream while talking about Skye. "There has to be some way to stop her from harming you." Taylor said. "I don't want her touching anybody." Gabbi said. She sat back in her chair. She was scared to death, but didn't show it. Sharpay put a reassuring hand on Gabbi's shoulder. "We'll think of something." She said. They each left the mall with several shopping bags. Sharpay drove Kelsi home and drove to Taylor's house. "I'll see you guys tomorrow!" she called before driving off. Taylor and Gabbi walked to the door. "I think I'm going to go see Troy." Gabbi said. "Ok, are you sure you want to go alone?" Taylor asked worriedly. "Yeah, he's right down the street, I'll be fine. And plus, the police a patrolling anyway." She said. Taylor nodded.
Gabbi made her way to Troy's house perfectly fine. She noticed that there were no cars in the driveway except Troy's. She knocked on the door and Troy answered it. "Hey Brie." He said letting her in. "Are you okay?" he asked her sitting own on the couch next to her. She could always trust him and she was always honest around him. "No. Troy honestly, I'm scared to death." Said a tired Gabbi. Her eyes were watery, like she was holding back tears. Troy held her close as she started to cry with fear taking over her. Troy laid down on the big sofa and Gabbi laid down next to him facing him, crying into his shirt. He whispered comforting things in her ear as she bean o stop crying. Her breathing got slower and steadier. She fell into a deep slumber. He carefully picked her petite body and carried her to his room. He set her down on his bed and pulled the covers over her. He was creeping out of his room and was going in the living room when he heard her call his name. "Troy?" she called. He walked back to his room and opened the door. "Need something Brie?" he asked her shutting the door behind him. "I'm scared to sleep by myself." She said. She gave him a pleading look and her climbed into bed with her and wrapped his strong arm around her. "Night Brie." He said kissing her on her forehead. "Night Troy, love you." "Love you too." He said. She made herself comfortable against his chest and fell asleep.
The next morning Gabbi woke up and tried to sit up but felt weight around her waist. She looked down and saw Troy's arm. She went back to her very comfortable position in Troy's arms as she felt his arm tighten around her. She smiled. "Troy…Troy." She whispered. He looked so peaceful and cute when he was sleeping. She kissed him on the lips and was quiet surprised when he returned it. "I could get used to this wake up call." He whispered still half asleep. "We have school today." She said. She looked at the clock. Her mouth dropped. "Correction, had school today." She said he woke up and sat up quickly and looked at the clock. Gabi started laughing. "You little liar." He said. It was 6:00AM. "Gotcha'!" she yelled. She threw a pillow at him waking him up further. He threw it back at her and she pouted and turned her back to him. "What?" he asked. "You don't throw pillows at your girlfriend!" she said smirking. But he couldn't see it. "You don't throw pillows at your boyfriend." He replied. She picked up another pillow and hit him with it. "Hey!" he yelled. She laughed and her grabbed her and carried her to the kitchen over his shoulder. "Put me down!" she yelled. "Not until you say sorry." He said smiling. "Sorry!" she said. "Not good enough." He said putting her on the ground but not letting her go. She gave him a peck on the lips. "How's that?" she asked him. "Perfect." He replied. He let her go and she walked to the fridge and got some juice. "What do you want to eat?" he asked her. "Cereal is fine." She replied. "I'll go get the newspaper." She said. She walked out to his front porch and got the newspaper. She noticed again that his parent's car wasn't home. She walked back into the kitchen and opened up the newspaper. "So, where are your parents?" she asked him. "Oh, they both had business trips. They won't be back until next Wednesday." He said. "Oh." She said. She started reading the newspaper while Troy fixed her a bowl of cereal. "Thanks." She said. "Your welcome." He said sitting down with some toast. They talked about the day ahead and finished their breakfast. "I need to get back home." She said. "I'll walk with you, just let me get ready for school." He said. She nodded and sat down in the living room and turned the TV on.
15 minutes later Troy came down in jeans, a wildcat t-shirt and sneakers. "Come on." He said holding out his hand for her to take. She took it and they walked to Taylor's house. Gabbi walked in and saw Mary. "I'm sorry Mary, I fell asleep at Troy's." she said. "Oh, it's ok. Taylor told me and I knew you were in good hands. Good morning Troy." She said. "Good morning Mrs. McKessie." He answered. "I'll be right back down." She told Troy. He sat down and started a conversation with Mary. Gabbi ran upstairs, took a quick shower and got dressed. She did her morning routine and walked downstairs in a Hollister skirt, ballet flats, and a Hollister pink shirt. She saw Troy and Taylor talking while they waited. "Sorry I took so long." She said. It was 7:30. "That's ok Gabs, we're not late." Taylor said. "Let's go!" Gabbi said as she grabbed her book bag and walked to the bus stop with Troy and Taylor. "I wonder what Chad's going to think since you're not at your bus stop." Gabbi said to Troy. "He is probably sleeping on the bench." Taylor said. They laughed. They got to the bus stop and met Kelsi. "Hey Kels." Taylor said. "Hey guys!" she replied. "We have rehearsal today after school, right?" Gabbi asked Kelsi. "Yup." She said. "Gabbi, just make sure you catch up with decathlon work when you get home." Taylor said. "Don't worry, I always do." She said.
The bus pulled up in front of school land they all walked in. Gabbi and Troy went to their lockers and walked into homeroom hand in hand. Gabbi felt so much more comfortable in school and didn't worry too much about what was going on. The announcements were over and everyone was talking. "Chad, what are going to make today in art class? Everyone is ahead of you." Gabbi said. "I don't know, but if anymore of that stupid glaze gets on me-"he was cut off by the bell and a laughing Gabbi and Kelsi. Chad, Kelsi, and Gabbi walked to art class and got to work. Gabbi raised her hand. "May I go to the bathroom?" she asked the teacher. The teacher nodded and gave her a pass. Gabbi walked to the bathroom and all of a sudden saw black.
The next thing she sees is a white ceiling. She tried to sit up but a sharp pain shot all through her body. She felt a hand on hers and looked down carefully and slowly to see her mom sitting there. "Mom?" she said very softly. "Oh thank god!" her mom said with relief in her voice. "What happened?" Gabbi whispered. "We didn't know if you were going to wake up." He mom said with happy tears. "Where's everyone?" Gabbi asked. "Taylor's mom is at the school right now trying to get Troy and Taylor out, but you will have to wait until school is over to see everyone else ok sweetheart?" her mom asked her. Gabbi nodded.
With Troy at school:
During third period there was an announcement. "Will Troy Bolton and Taylor McKessie please report the first floor office?" the lady called. Their teacher gave them a pass and they made his down to the office. They were wondering why they hadn't seen Gabbi all day. They saw Taylor's mom sitting in the chair with red puffy eyes. She quickly signed them out and they walked out to the car in silence. "Mom, what's going on?" asked a now very nervous Taylor. "It's Gabbi, she's in the hospital and they don't know if she will wake up." Her mom said. Troy and Taylor looked at each other before getting into the car.
They got to the hospital. "How may I help you?" asked the receptionist. "Yes, could we have the room number of Gabriella Montez please?" Troy asked. "Room 318. Down the hall and it's on the left." She answered. "Ok, thank you." Taylor said. They ran to Gabriella's room and knocked on the door lightly. "Come in." Gabbi's mom said. Troy walked in first and saw a now very weak Gabbi sitting in the bed. She smiled faintly, but she was very happy to see them. "I'll leave you three alone for a little. She's not completely stable but she's getting there, just try and keep her calm." He mom said. Troy took a seat beside the bed and Taylor on the other. "Hi guys." Gabbi said quietly. "Gabbi, you scared us half to death, what happened?" Taylor asked. Troy took her hand and rubbed it with his thumb. He felt her squeezed it a little. He smiled. "All I remember is walking into the bathroom and seeing black." Said a teary eyed Gabbi. "I'll give you one guess to who you think did whatever they did to me." Gabbi said to them. Obviously it was a very high chance that it had something to do with Skye. "Well, let's not worry about that right now, right now you're safe and jus need to focus on getting better, okay?" Troy said. She nodded slightly. He leaned up and kissed her forehead. Gabbi and Taylor's mom came in a few minutes later and nobody left her room. The color was gradually coming back to Gabbi's face as the day went on, and she had more and more energy. They talked and talked until there was a knock on her door. "Come in!" Gabbi said. In walked Chad, Kelsi, Ryan, and Sharpay. "Hey Gabsters." Chad said as he gave her a hug. "Hey everyone. Did you miss me?" asked a now pretty normal Gabbi. "Duh." Sharpay said. "Come here Shar." Gabbi said patting the space next to her on the bed. Sharpay sat next to her and sighed. "This is getting dangerous guys." Ryan piped up. Everyone nodded. "My dad is still trying to figure out the note thing and I called him told him about this." Kelsi said. "Do you know what happened to you?" Kelsi asked. The doctor came in. "Excuse me, could I speak to Gabriella and her mother please?" Everyone nodded and got up. "Um, could Troy stay?" Gabbi asked not letting go of his hand. The doctor nodded and Troy sat back down.
"Gabriella do you remember anything that happened?" the doctor asked. She shook her head. "No." she said. "Well from the looks of it, it looks like you have been severely kicked around." He said. "You have a broken rib, sprained ankle and you have bruises all over. You need to take it easy for the next few days." The doctor said. Troy gave her a reassuring squeeze. She looked over to Troy with a scared look on her face. "Thank you doctor Reed." Her mom said. "Ms. Montez, if you could follow me I'll give you her pain medication and give you directions on when she should have it." Her mom nodded and followed the doctor out of the room leaving a sobbing and scared Gabbi in Troy's arms.
He let her cry into his chest and he was not going to let anyone touch Gabbi. He hated to see anyone he loved in a hospital. It broke his heart. The gang walked back in and Troy explained how she was injured. Taylor wrapped her arms round Gabbi and so did Sharpay. "When can I go home?" she asked her mom. "Now." He mom answered. "Thank god!" Gabbi said. Everyone chuckled. Taylor's mom drove Gabbi to her house and Taylor helped Gabbi upstairs. "Sharpay was planning a sleepover tonight at her place since it's Friday, are you up for going?" Taylor asked Gabbi who laid down on her be. "Yes! It's what I need." She said. "Good!" Taylor said. "Everyone is going, so Troy will be there." She said. Gabbi smiled.
Gabbi begged and begged her mom to let her go and she finally gave in. "Come on, I'll help you pack." Taylor said as she helped Gabbi (who was now on crutches) up the stairs. They packed and Taylor drove them to Sharpay's. Ryan came out with Sharpay and Ryan helped Gabbi into the house "Glad to see you could come Gabs." Ryan said. "It's what I needed to keep my mind off of things." She said as she sat down in a pink lay-z-boy. They sat there and talked until Chad, Troy, Zeke, and Kelsi got there. "Hey guys!" Gabbi called from the living room. Zeke walked over and gave her a friendly hug. "Hey Zeke." She said. "Hey Gabs, sorry to hear about what happened." He said. "It's ok. I'll get through it." She said with a faint smile. "Hey Brie." Troy said as he leaned down and gave her a kiss. "Hey you." She said with a smile. Once they were all situated they started watching movies and eating tons of popcorn.
In the middle of the movie, they heard a loud clap of thunder then the power went out. The girls screamed and jumped, and the guys just rolled their eyes. Gabbi was still aching from earlier and when she jumped they all heard a very loud..."OW!!!" "You okay Gabs?" Sharpay called out. "Yeah, I just hurt a lot from earlier. I'm fine though." She said. She felt Troy's grip tighten around her and she smiled. They sat there trying to guess who was talking and made a game out of it. Someone would pipe up and they had to guess who it was. Chad tried to pull off acting like Sharpay. His voice was really high and girly and he screamed…"I BROKE A NAIL!" Everyone laughed and they all guessed…."Chad." they all said in unison. They had fun with this until the power finally came back on and everyone groaned from how bright it was.
"Guys, I'll be right back, I need to go take my pain killers." She said. "Need help?" Troy asked. She shook her head and made her way to her bag, got a pill out and went to the kitchen for a glass of water. She took her big pill and finished her water. She went back to the living room. "Your kitchen is like three times the size of my room! Not to mention filled with food." Gabbi said to Sharpay and Ryan as she sat back down next to Troy. "Did you say…food?" Chad said. He jumped up and ran to the kitchen. "He never stops eating." Taylor said. They all laughed as he came back with his arms full of food.
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