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Who Can Say If I've Been Changed for the Better?

Chapter 2: That Guy

By musiclover94

Recap…

"What are we going to do now, Mom?" Gabriella asked on the way to their Los Angeles home.

"Well, you'll go back to high school, sweetie." Her mother said, still dazed from the meeting, trying to work the windshield wipers against the torrential rain pouring down that made it hard to see.

"MOM, LOOK OUT!" Gabriella screamed as a wrong way-driving vehicle crashed into their car.

Them next time Gabriella woke up, she was in the Santa Monica Hospital ER Wing.

"W-what happened?" she said groggily, pushing herself up on the bed, but stopped because of the intense pain that shot through her arms.

"You were hit by a drunk driver, Gabriella," a nurse who seemed to pop out of nowhere said soothingly.

"Where's my mom?" she asked panic rising in her voice. She faintly remembered a car ride with her mom.

"She died on impact, sweetie," the nurse said softly, trying to ease the blow. It didn't work.

"What!? You're joking right?" Gabriella said hysterically, starting to get out of the bed she was in.

"I'm telling the truth, Gabriella," the nurse said, louder this time.

"But where am I going to live now?" Gabriella said, residing to her bed because of the unbearable pains in her leg.

"Your father has agreed to take you back to Albuquerque with him," she said, relieved that Gabriella was under control.

Gabriella let this rest in her brain while she asked the other question she wanted to know: "What day is it?" she asked, looking around for a wall calendar, but couldn't find one.

"It's June 24th," she said, flipping open her cell phone to check.

"I've been in her for four days!?" Gabriella said incredibly.

"Yes. You're a very lucky lady, Ms. Montez." she smiled at her.

"Why am I lucky?"

"You survived."

"But my mom died."

"Yes, but, well, you still have your father. And you'll be able to go to high school again."

Gabriella tried to recall being in high school. "I don't remember being in high school."

She could only remember back to the night four years ago that changed everything.

Flashback:

"Mom, I don't want to go to a karaoke party!" Gabriella Montez whined to her mother.

"Oh, come on sweetie, it'll be fun!" Gina Montez replied. Gabriella gave her a doubtful look.

"And, besides, you love to sing!" she retorted.

"Oh, fine." Gabriella said and walked to her hotel room to get changed.

"Who's gonna rock the house next?" the DJ said energetically over the crowd. Gabriella was in a corner, trying her best to read a book, but wasn't very successful.

A bright spotlight hit her page. She looked up and scrunched up her face. Another partygoer lifted her up off her chair. All the while, Gabriella just wanted to run out of the door back to her room to finish her engrossing book.

Somehow, she ended up on stage. She looked to her left and saw a sandy-haired guy who also looked, if possible, more nervous that Gabriella felt.

Livin' in my own world, didn't understand

That anything can happen, when you take a chance…

Gabriella thought he had a pretty good voice. Sort of high-pitched, but who was she to complain, a self-proclaimed shower singer. She glanced up at the lyrics screen. Oh, darn, it's me next. She took a shaky breath in and sang.

I never believed in, what I couldn't see

I never opened my heart, to all the possibilities

Oh, I know, that something has changed

Never felt this way

And I know this for real

This could be the start of something new

It feels so right, to be here with you, oh

And now looking in your eyes, I feel in my heart

The start of something new…

Gabriella and the boy exchanged brief glances at each other, but quickly turned away after seeing the other looking at them.

Who'd have thought that, oh

We'd both be here tonight

Oh, yeah

And the world looks so much brighter, with you by my side

Oh, I know

That something has changed

Never felt this way

And I know this for real

This could be the start of something new…

And that's when it all changed. Some big record producer was in the crowd and signed me to his label. Everything hit off from there, which brings me to now.

End Flashback

"Well, you'll be out of here in two days." the doctor said and left the room. Gabriella was left to relive that moment. She wondered if she'd ever see that guy again…

Author's Note: Well, this chapter sucked, but please please please review!