His tone scared her.
"I-I'm Gabriella. Do you remember me?"
"No, I'm sorry. Are you another friend on Taylor's?" he asked.
"Yeah I am." Gabriella whispered, struggling to keep her voice steady.
"Oh well it's nice to meet you." He answered, oblivious to the fact that he had broken her heart.
"It's nice to meet you too." She mumbled, shaking the hand he held out to her.
She sat down on the chair beside his bed and sighed. 'Should I tell him?' she asked herself silently. 'No it will only scare him and confuse him more.' She decided. She looked up to find him studying her.
"I don't know why, but you seen familiar. Have we met before?"
"Yeah we have," she answered, cheering internally. 'That's a start!' she thought. He smiled and she smiled in return.
"I thought so." He said with a smile. "So when did we meet?" her heart sunk. 'What am I supposed to tell him?' Luckily the door opened, saving her from trying to make up something.
"Miss Montez, your time is up." The doctor said, gesturing for her to come out. Gabriella nodded and turned back to Troy.
"I guess I have to go. It was nice seeing you again. I hope you feel better soon." She muttered. Troy smiled at her again.
"You too. Come and see me again soon, any friend of Taylor's is a friend of mine." He answered, causing her to smile. "Oh and by the way." He added as she walked towards the door. "I like you name." She grinned wider and gave a little wave.
Flashback
"Troy I'm nervous." Gabriella whispered, sitting beside him in his truck. It was prom night of their senior year and they were getting ready to go in.
"Don't worry Gabi, we've done this before."
I know but it's weird. This is our last prom ever!"
" Tell me about it. It feels like yesterday I was running after Chad trying to stick things in his hair." Troy agreed, getting a far away look in his eyes. Gabriella laughed and put a hand on his shoulder.
"But seriously after high school, it all gets harder, I mean we're all out in the real world, we're all by ourselves…it's scary."
"Hey Brie, you're not all alone, you have the rest of the gang and you have me too." He reminded her, stroking her cheek, adoringly. "Now c'mon, let's go in. The others are probaby wondering where we are." Gabriella nodded and exited the truck, taking Troy's hand in her own. He laughed suddenly. "You know…I never realized how many nick-names you can have for your name! Ha ha, there's Gabi, Gabs, Gabster…" Troy continued down the list while Gabriella listened, shaking her head in amusment.
"I don't like my name, it's to long." She complained. Troy smiled and nudged his nose with hers.
"I love it." He replied, winking at her. She smiled and then followed him into the gym.
"Yo Gabster!" A voice boomed out. Gabriella giggled and looked at Troy who was smiling at her, his eyes twinkling.
"Chad." They chorused.
End of Flashback
Gabriella walked back into the waiting room and sat down on the chair beside Taylor again. She could feel everyone's eyes on her but she avoided them and stared at a poster on the wall.
"Gabster? We thought we'd go down to the cafeteria and get something to eat. You want to come with us?" Chad asked softly. Gabriella shook her head, still staring at the poster.
"No thanks, you guys go on ahead though." She whispered hoarsly. Chad nodded and put a hand on her shoulder before truning to go. Gabriella looked at the rest of the gang and saw that Taylor was hesitating. "Go on Tay." She mumbled, smiling sadly at her. Taylor nodded and then followed Kelsei, Jason, Sharpay and Ryan out. She sensed someone was still beside her and wasn't surprised when Chad sat down beside her.
"Gabster, what happened?" he whispered.
"He looks so confused, I hate seeing him like this." She answered, her eyes swimming with tears. Chad nodded and she looked at him to see tears in his eyes too.
"I know, it hurts me too. Does…does he remember you?" Gabriella shook her head and her face crumpled. Chad took her in his arms and they cried together.
"I-I'm so scared Chad. I don't know what to do. I lost him…" she stammered between sobs. Chad just held her tightly and let his own tears flow freely.
"No don't talk like that Gabs, I know it's hard to believe but he'll get better and he will remember you. You were such a big part in his life. He just doesn't realize it yet. You didn't lose him" Chad soothed. Gabriella nodded and dried her tears the best she could. Chad hugged her once more and then stood up. "Come on Gabster, let's go and get some lunch, I don't want you getting sick on us too." He suggested. She hesitated but when he looked at her with pleading eyes she nodded and stood up walking with him to the cafeteria. Looking out of the windows as she journeyed down the hall she got lost in her thoughts. 'Chad's right, I just need to keep an open mind. He'll be fine. Beside it's not the end of the world if he has amnesia. The doctors said he might get it back.' She looked over at Chad and saw him doing the same thing by the looks of his face. 'It will get better.' She thought 'He'll be okay.' Chad looked over at her.
"Yeah he will be." He said. Gabriella looked at him surprised. "Lucky guess." He said with a wink. Gabriella rolled her eyes playfully and allowed a small smile to appear on her face.
"That's Chad for you." She muttered to herself, feeling her spirits begin to rise.
AN: Hey yal, thanks SO much for the reviews! I love them. I'll try to keep the updates coming but I'm starting school again this week so I dunno if I can update as often. R&R please!