Gabriella woke up and realize she was back where she was before; the hospital. She couldn't remember what happened. All she could remember was talking on the phone with Troy and then she blacked out. She tried sitting up but it hurt so bad. She could hear the beeping monitor in the distance and she had an oxygen mask on. Her arm was still casted.
Taylor and Sharpay frantically ran into the room that Gabriella was in, "Oh my god." They both said at the same time.
Sharpay walked over to Gabriella side and gasped slightly at how bad the accident was.
"Thank god you're not dead." Taylor said, and then got elbowed by Sharpay. "We got over here as soon as we heard what happened.
Gabriella looked up at her friends and she weakly closed her eyes but she wasn't asleep.
"We were so shocked when we heard you were in a car accident!" Taylor exclaimed, "what were you thinking driving?!" She asked her.
"We were more shocked to hear who crashed you."
This caught Gabriella's attention. She opened her eyes and looked over at Sharpay.
"Troy was the one who crashed into you; he's in the hospital still out right now."
Gabriella tried to sit up instantly but Taylor held her down, "Don't freak out, he's okay." Gabriella lay back down.
"And Chrissy is still healing…" Taylor also added.
Gabriella's eyebrow narrowed at her name.
"Gab, just rest, you'll be okay." Sharpay said, sitting down by her. "This is bad, we don't have 2 cheerleaders and we don't have the star basketball player and the game is in two hours."
Taylor sighed, "That's not important right now Sharpay." She looked at Gabriella, "Chad is currently with Troy right now waiting for him to wake up. Chad's really freaking out."
Gabriella finally managed to speak but it was very quiet. "I want to see Troy…" She said.
"Gabs, we can't take you there, you have to rest."
Gabriella sighed in frustration, "Tell him…" She gently said, "Tell him it's over with me and him."
Sharpay sighed looking at Taylor; she knew it was a bad idea to tell him now because it would make things worse.
--
Chad sat in the chair tapping his foot impatiently, when the doctor came out and told him he was going to be alright, His parents, Zeke and Chad went to see him. When they came in he was still out.
Chad sighed, he couldn't believe what happened. He couldn't believe that he got into an accident but to make it worst he couldn't believe he crashed into Gabriella.
His parents were sitting in the chair waiting for their son to wake up.
Zeke was pacing back and forth waiting for Troy to wake up. The doctor came in and told them that he'll probably wake up in a couple hours if lucky.
"I'm going to go over to the girls' room and tell them some things you stay with troy and tell me as soon as you can when he wakes up." He told Zeke.
Zeke nodded and sat down.
Chad went over to see Gabriella awake, he smiled gently and he was super relieved. "Gabriella, hi." He said.
Gabriella smiled weakly at him then looked over at what he had to say.
"The game is soon. Coach wants us to go and win." He told them.
"I don't want to leave Gab." Taylor said.
"And I don't either."
"I don't want to leave Troy." Chad sighed, sighing.
Gabriella looked at them, "Go Chad, go to the game and win it. Win it for Troy; win it for me…please. And girls, please go and support them…for me." She said weakly. Gabriella was lucky her accident wasn't as bad as Troy's was.
Chad was hesitant at first but he looked at the girls and nodded. "Okay, we'll be back though, we're skipping the after party and coming here." He told her.
Gabriella nodded and watched them leave. Gabriella had fallen back asleep and waited for them to be back.
After a few hours, the gang came back to Gabriella's room.
"Well…we were losing 38-44 at the half…then Chad shot the winning shot and we won 68-70." Taylor told Gabriella when they came back in. "We dedicated the trophy to you and Troy." She smiled, sitting by her best friend.
Sharpay walked in and smiled.
Chad and Zeke waved to Gabriella and went over to Troy's room with Coach. When they arrived over there, Troy and his mom were awake.
"TROY!" Chad said, smiling. "Man, you got me so scared."
Zeke walked over with the game ball, "Here's the game ball man."
Troy took the ball and smiled at his friends, "What happened?" He asked weakly when he woke up.
Coach coughed a little, "Well…you got into a car accident, Chrissy is healing right now…"
Troy smirked at the name. "What about the person I crashed into, are they going to be okay?" He asked, hoping they would.
"Well…" Coach looked at everyone and then looked back at Troy.
"Well?" Troy asked again.
Chad sighed, "You crashed into Gabriella."
"WHAT!" He tried getting up but it hurt him.
"Honey, calm down." His mom said.
"Gabriella? That can't be possible. Are you lying to me, please tell me you're lying."
"Sharpay and Taylor are over there with her right now." Zeke said.
"I need to see her, please." He said, trying to get up. "Troy please rest, you'll visit her later."
Troy needed to rest anyway; he was too weak to do anything. He was already disappointed in himself. He already missed the championship game, he crashed into another car and he hurt both Gabriella and Chrissy.
"Chad can you please tell her that I'm sorry and I love her."
Chad looked over at the people then nodded and went to Gabriella's room who Gabriella was talking with the two girls. "Gabriella, Troy wanted me to tell you that he's sorry and he loves you."
Gabriella rolled her eyes and let her tear fall, "Please tell him…that it's over."
Chad swallowed slightly and looked at the others who shook their heads.
"He was in the car with Chrissy and she was saying all these things…" Gabriella began.
"Gab, Shh, just rest we'll talk about this later."
--
Chad walked over to Troy's room and sat down next to him, not saying a word.
"Well? What did she say?!" Troy asked him, anxious to know.
Chad rubbed the back of his neck nervously and smiled, "She said…um. I love you too…" he couldn't tell him what Gabriella really said, it would crush him.
Troy's face brightened up, "Really? I thought she should be mad." He smiled and lay back closing his eyes.
Weeks past and everyone was getting better…Gabriella was healing a lot faster…still with a cast on her shoulder and her leg was still broken. Troy's neck was still injured and his leg was broken. Chrissy had cuts and bruises with her arm broken. Everyone at school was talking about what had happen, of course whatever happens at East High always get twisted by everyone. Today, they were all released to go home and rest.
Gabriella's mom rushed home as soon as she could to see Gabriella and she did so. She had skipped her flight to Milan to be with Gabriella. Troy's parents; mostly his mom stayed with him when he was in the hospital. Their friends would occasionally switch back and forth to each person. Chrissy's party was cancelled due to the accident.
Gabriella was pushed out in a wheel chair because she couldn't use crutches because her arm was also in a cast. "I feel so old in a wheel chair." Gabriella muttered.
Her mom laughed and pushed her to the car, "Relax, it's only until you get into the car." She helped Gabriella into the car back inside.
Gabriella waited in the car for her mom. She sighed, running her hair through her brown hair. She glanced out the window and stared into distance, waiting for her mom. She rolled down her window so she could get some air. Gabriella was kind of terrified getting into the car again after what happened.
--
Troy could actually be on crutches because he still had both of his arms in good condition. He thanked his nurse and headed to the car with his parents. "It feels so good to get out of the hospital." He said.
Mr. Bolton looked at Troy and sighed, "You're not getting a new car for a while."
His mom looked at him then at Troy and nodded, "You'll be going to school after your neck brace is off."
"But mom, I can go to school with it, it's totally fine." He said, shrugging.
"Oh and you're also not playing basketball anymore…" His dad told him. "For a while at least."
Troy blinked, looking to the ground and headed out to the car. He bumped into a lady and looked up, "Sorry ma'm."
"Hello, Troy." Gabriella's mom Gina said. She found out what happened and was truly disappointed in the both of them.
"Mrs. Montez." He said, clearing his throat, "Hi- I mean." He looked at his mom who saved him.
"Gina! It's nice to see you again, how was Milan?" She asked.
Troy looked around for Gabriella wondering where she is. He hadn't seen her for a while and needed to see his girlfriend again. He walked out of the hospital and saw Gabriella in the car. A smile came on his face and he turned to look at her, "Gabi." He said aloud.
Gabriella turned her head to see Troy then shook her head and turned her head back to look forward. She rolled up her window and honked the horn for her mom.
Troy was left confuse wondering why she didn't say anything to him.
Gina ran out to the car and waved to the Bolton's then drove off back home. "Did you talk to Troy?" She asked.
Gabriella shook her head, but didn't say anything. If she said anything she would begin to cry and she didn't want to cry. When Gabriella came home, she was helped up to her room and in her room there were lots of flowers, cards, and balloons saying get well soon. A lot of the stuff was from her cheerleading squad, her club she is active in and from some guys she knew. Gabriella smiled and lay down on her bed. She looked over and saw a picture of her and Troy; she shook her head and pushed down the picture then lay there completely still. She heard a knock on the door and looked over.
"Gabriella! How are you?" Sharpay said, walking in with Taylor following after.
Gabriella smiled at her friends and shrugged, "Better I guess." She nodded, "I just want to go back to school. Hey Tay, did you get my homework assignments?"
Taylor grabbed the papers out of her book bag and handed it to Gabriella, "You don't have to do all of it, and they understand what happened." She told her.
"When are you coming back to school?" Sharpay asked.
"Soon, I'm hoping…as soon as my arm gets better…which is soon then I'll be able to go. The doctors say it should heal up in 2 days." She told her.
"That's good because we all miss you, so much. You should see your locker." Taylor laughed.
--
Troy arrived home and went to his room, sitting on his bed. He got a lot of stuff from his basketball team and a lot from the cheerleading squad…from most except Gabriella and Chrissy.
There was a knock on his door and it was most of the basketball squad. "Hey guys." He said to them, smiling.
"TROY MAN!" Everyone said and went over to see how he was doing.
Chad grinned and walked over to Troy, "It's good to see you out man."
Troy looked at Chad, "What did Gabriella exactly say to you?"
"What do you mean?"
Troy looked at the others, "Can me Chad and Zeke talk for a moment. There's food in the fridge, go raid it." He told them and them boys left.
"Well I went to talk to Gabi today but she didn't even look at me, she didn't even want to talk to me." He said, "And you told me she loves me too." He said.
Zeke looked at Chad and then back at Troy.
"What aren't you guys telling me? I demand to know now!" He said in a demanding voice.
Chad sighed, "Okay, truth is…Gabs said it's over." He said slowly.
"What do you mean?" Troy asked, a bit confused.
Zeke spoke up, "She means she's done…you two are done." He told him, sighing.
Troy looked down at the ground and sighed, "I deserve it…I couldn't believe I fucking agree to help Chrissy out, I can't fucking believe that I thought she just wanted to work, I can't fucking believe I crashed into my own girlfriend. Thank god she's okay though or else I would never be able to live with myself."
Chad stopped Troy before he could criticize himself anymore. "Look man, it'll be better, I promise."
Troy shook his head, and then sat down on his bed. "I just want to be left alone." He said, not looking at anyone.
Zeke and Chad looked at each other and left him alone. Troy lay in his bed, thinking about Gabriella and how bad he messed up. How he would wish he could take everything back.
--
Two days past and both Troy and Gabriella were back at school. Sharpay took Gabriella to school the next morning, helping her getting to her classes and holding her book. When she walked through the doors of East High, everyone said hi to her and asked her how she was doing. She would reply that she was fine and everything. Boys would constantly ask her if she needed help with her books and she would say no. Gabriella headed to homeroom; she was still on crutches so she was slower than usual. She took a seat in the usual spot and waited for class to begin.
Troy arrived at school by his mom. His mom took him to school and he told her that he didn't need help and headed in to the school. People looked at him, some asking him how he was and some just deep glaring at him because of what happened. Girls on the other hand were over him asking him if he needed someone to walk him to class and such. Chad came to the rescue and helped him to class. He reached homeroom and looked around, seeing Gabriella. He stared at her for a moment, their gazes meeting each other until she turned away. Troy sighed and sat in the front where he usually did and stared at the front.
Finally class started and Miss Darbus came into the room, "Good morning class." She said and then stood behind the podium. "Ah, Mr. Bolton…Miss Montez, it's good to see you both again!" She said, smiling. "I hope you two will heal soon."
Gabriella smiled at Miss Darbus then tried to keep her focus on the front. She wanted to look at Troy but she didn't want to.
Taylor noticed this and looked over at Chad and sighed. It was hard to have their friends mad at each other because they all couldn't hang out anymore.
Miss Darbus began on announcements, "East High Fundraiser is tomorrow, and everyone is going to be required to sing a song or two."
"What?" Everyone's reaction was. Some people moaned and some people whined. Some people cheered, like Sharpay and her brother. Gabriella was fine with singing. Usually she was more comfortable with singing with someone she knew.
"You don't have to sing alone, you can have a partner or a group. Whichever you prefer, but everyone will sing." Miss Darbus told the class. The bell finally rung and Gabriella got out of her chair and walked out of class, not talking to anyone.
Troy needed to know what her problem was. "Gabriella." He said, moving with his crutches faster than she was.
Gabriella ignored him, trying to go faster but she couldn't.
"Gabi, can you please stop and talk to me!" Troy pleaded.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY? THAT'S IT'S ALL OKAY? YOU EXPECT ME TO FIGURE OUT EVERYTHING AND TELL YOU IT'S OKAY?" Gabriella freaked out a little, and she knew it.
Troy was taken aback by this and shook his head, "I know what you're thinking, and it's not like that! You don't even know my side of the story! You assumed I cheated on you but you don't know anything at all Gabriella!" He told her back. "To my defense I did nothing wrong it was Chrissy who came on to me! I swear!"
"That's what you told me last time Troy." She said, shaking her head, "Don't talk to me…ever again." She walked away and this time he let her go.
Gabriella avoided Troy all day and some of the other guys, she just wanted to be left alone. She didn't know why she just did. Finally school was over and Gabriella headed over to cheer practice to watch them cheer. She smiled as she watched them dance. "Great job ladies, Sharpay you did a really good job of showing them the dance." She said and got up.
Sharpay smiled and told everyone practice was over then headed back home with Taylor and Sharpay. "So I saw you and Troy today…" She drifted off.
Gabriella rolled her eyes as she was helped up the stairs, "I don't want to talk about it Tay." She said.
"Okay." Taylor simply said.
Sharpay looked at the girls and smiled, "So what song are you guys singing?" She asked them.
Gabriella shrugged, "I don't know…Miss Darbus wants me to do three songs."
"Three songs?!" They both said.
Taylor looked at the girls, "I'm only doing one."
"Miss Darbus wants me to do two only." Sharpay said.
Gabriella shrugged, "I don't know, I'll see."
The girls stayed the night at Gabriella's.
--
Troy came home with Chad and they went to the basketball court in the backyard, Troy sat down in the chair and watched Chad play basketball.
"So I saw you with Gabriella…" Chad said.
Troy sighed, "I blew it. This time there's no more chances." He told him.
"She just needs time to think about it. Get her to really believe who you are." He told him.
Troy shrugged, "I don't know."
"Can you believe we have to sing?!" Chad groaned.
"Ugh, I know…I don't even know what I'm going to sing."
Chad thought of something, "Make up a song, dedicate it to Gabriella tell her how you feel."
Troy shrugged, "That's not a bad idea actually." He told him.
Chad and Troy talked and then went in to eat dinner.
--
The next day went by quickly, in the morning the girls went shopping and the boys went to help Troy on his song. Gabriella went to the doctors to get her leg checked up and then she went to practice on her song. At night, everyone arrived at East High…a lot of parents and kids were there. Gabriella and her friends made it first and sat down in the front row. Troy later arrived with his parents and Chad. They took a seat in the second row.
Troy looked at Gabriella and then sighed. Gabriella looked back and saw Troy then turned back quickly. This was awkward.
"Ladies and gentlemen can I have your attention." Miss Darbus began and everyone got quiet, "Please silence your cell phone and enjoy the show." She smiled, "Donations are appreciated to the school." She told them and then began with the first person, "Our first singer is our very own Gabriella Montez."
Everyone cheered and clapped as Gabriella went on stage to sing.
V-1I don't wanna talk about it
It makes me wanna cryevery time i pour out my emotions
I feel emptier insideI don't know how to play it like
I'm not in love with you, but I'll try even though i do...still
Chorus)Miss youjust like the air that I breathe
I need youwith meI'm not gonna lie
Ican't imagine my life with out you but I
suppose I will survive
I'm not gonna play myself
every time my cell rings
checkin for your name
I promise that I'll never tell
you how I feel
and I know that you don't feel the same
did you think that you could hurt me so
I just gotta let you go
everytime i find myself alone
ooooh i
Chorus)
(bridge)Don't try to explain
why your love's changed
boy you really broke my heart this time
i won't let it take away my prideor
Who I have insideboy i'm so torn between every thing
how could i feel nothing
i woulda done anything
if it would mean i could make you love me
you're the one i need
but you still believe
we can never be...
And i miss you
More than the air that I breathe
I need youwith meI'm not gonna lie
And I can't imagine myself
with out you but Isuppose I will survive
Gabriella sang that heart with a passion. She really meant every word she sang. A lot of people knew who she dedicates that song to. Chad, Sharpay, Taylor, Zeke, and Troy knew that she was singing it for Troy. Once Gabriella finished, everyone was on their feet clapping and cheering. Gabriella smiled and bowed; she looked at Troy quickly then walked off stage to meet her friends.
"Great job Gab!" Troy's parents said to her and her friends did to.
"Thank you." She smiled then sat back down.
Miss Darbus came back on stage and introduced the next person, "Troy Bolton." Everyone in the room clapped and cheered a lot of the girls were screaming like he was a celebrity.
Troy came on stage and fixed the microphone, "Um Hi." He said, "I might not be able to top a voice and heart like that…" he began, "But this is from the heart. I want to dedicate this song to a very special girl and I want to tell her how sorry I really am, and I want her to know that I love her, always have…always will."
'Aww' was all that could be heard.
This caught Gabriella's attention. She swallowed hard; she knew this song was for her. She held back her tears…she knew she was going to cry.
What Can I Say,
When Words Can't Make It Better?
What Do I Do When I Cant Forgive Myself For What I've Done?
Where Can I Go When Memories Are Tearin' Me Apart
How Can Sorry Ever Mend A Broken Heart?
How Can I Hope When Everything Is Hopless
Why Do I Try When Nothing I Can Do Will Bring You Back
Why Do I Dry My Crying Eyes
When I Know The Tears Will Start?
How Can Sorry Ever Mend A Broken Heart?
Ohh
You Only Ever Treated Me So Kind
Must Of Been Stupid Outta My Mind
I Let You Down One To Many Times
Ohhh
How Can Sorry Ever Mend A Broken Heart
Where Can I Go When Memories Are Tearin' Me Apart
How Can Sorry Ever Mend A Broken Heart?
Gabriella began to cry. No one seemed to notice but Troy because his eyes were on her.
Oooh
How Can I Have Messed It Up So Bad?
Thrown Away Everything We Had Looked In The Mirror
Dont Know Who I Am Oh Nooo
Nooo
What Can I Say When Words Can't Make It Better
Ohh
What Do I Do When I Can't Forgive Myself For What I've Done?
Where Can I Go When Memories Are Tearin' Me Apart
How Can Sorry Ever Mend A Broken Heart?
Oooh Why Do I Dry My Crying Eyes When I Know The Tears Will Start?
Oh How Can Sorry Ever Mend A Broken Heart?
Once the song was over, everyone was in shocked how good he sang it. Everyone clapped and cheered for him, he stood on staged and watch Gabriella.
Gabriella shook her head and got up and left to the bathroom. Troy saw this and ran after her, stopping her before she went in. "Gabriella…" he said.
"I need you to tell me something." She told him.
"Anything, what?" He asked her.
"Did you…or did you not kiss her?"
Troy blinked, "I kissed her…"
Gabriella tried to run.
"BUT! It was for her dance, it was required."
"And you kissed her anyway. Hah. Funny how that works." She rolled her eyes and tried to get away.
"You told me to go!" he told her. "You told me it was fine, if you didn't want me to then I wouldn't. I love you Gabriella and only you."
Gabriella blinked as tears were falling. "Explain why she was in the car."
"She asked me to pick her up to go to the gym." He told her straight up, "That's it, I swear."
She looked at him.
"I'm in love with you Gabriella. And only you." He said.