Remove my pride

This was an idea i had and decided to write it..

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Gabriella closed her locker and turned to her best friend. "So you nearly kissed?" She asked

"Well...no not exactly, there was just a moment" Gabriella replied

"A.K.A you nearly kissed" Taylor smirked cleverly

"I don't know..." Gabriella said

"I'm going to ask you a very important question, that you need to answer truthfully" Taylor said as they begn to walk down the school corridor to the cafeteria.

"Um i don't like where this is going but..." Gabriella nodded for her to continue.

"Do you have feelings for Bolton?" Taylor whispered.

"No!" Gabriella said quickly "Maybe...Urgh Taylor I don't know! I have only known him two days!" She said as they entered the busy and noisy cafeteria.

"Oh Gabi" Taylor shook her head "You know you can't be involved with a patient"

Gabi and Taylor began to walk over to the "geek table" when Gabriella stopped because she felt a small tug on her arm. She turned around.

"Gabi!" Sharpay said, randomly hugging her.

"Hi Sharpay" Gabriella said, slightly wierded out.

"Why don't you come sit with me and the basketball team?!?" She said excitedly

"Um...Why? Geeks never sit with the "popular" crowd?" Taylor interupted

"Your not geeks!! Your helping Troy...everyone will like you!" Sharpay said happily

"Ok..." The girls said equally unsure as they followed Sharpay to the "popular" table.

They all sat down as Sharpay introduced them to the rest of the basketball team.

"Hey Chad" Taylor said smiling

"Hey Taylor" He blushed.

"Oh...Jeeze guys i got to go make a call...i'll be right back" Gabriella smiled and got up from the table leaving the cafeteria while dialing the number on her phone.

Within 2 rings the phone was picked up.

"Hello?" Troy said

"Hey Troy" Gabriella said "Told you i would ring"

"Oh...yeah" Troy smiled to himself. God it felt good to hear her voice.

"So how are you?" Gabriella asked

"Good...You?"

"Im great...have you tried walking anymore"

"Umm...no" Troy said quietly

"And why not Mr.Bolton?" Gabriella said giggling at her own joke.

"I don't know...didn't feel like it" Troy partially lied. It was true he didn't feel like...because Gabriella wasn't there. If she was there it would be a whole other story.

"Hmm...well i got to go" Gabriella said "But i'll be there after school"

"Ok...see you Gabriella, and thanks for calling" Troy said smiling.

Gabriella could practically hear his smile, if that was possible. "It's my job Troy, im the carer and your the patient" Gabriella said stressing the patient part.

Troy's face fell. "Yeah i know. see you" He hung up and slammed the phone down. Why was this so hard! he wasn't meant to feel things for her!

-That Afternoon-

Gabriella clipped her I.D badge to her uniform and closed her locker. She had such a mixed amount of feelings at that point, she felt nervous about seeing Troy again, but annoyed also that she could have feelings for a patient. He had to stay her patient and she was planning on telling him, that exactly same thing. And she had the perfect way.

Troy lay in his hospital bed with his parents at his side, bored and waiting for Gabriella to finally come on shift. He heard a knock on the door. "Come in" He smiled. The door remained shut. Someone knocked again.

"Come in" he called.

Lucy Bolton got up and walked to the door at the 3rd knock. A huge smile spreading across her face once she had opened the door. "Gabriella!" She exclaimed. In front of her, Gabriella was standing there with a wheelchair in front of her ready to push into the room.

"Hey Mrs Bolton!" Gabriella smiled as she entered the room, coming into Troy's view. "Hey Troy" She said

"Hey" He replied, a confused expression spreading across his face at the sight of the wheelchair. "What's that for?"

"This is for you...Tonight i decided you deserve to get out of that bed..." She stopped and patted the chair "So in you get"

"No way" Troy looked shocked "Not going to happen"

"Come on Troy give it a try" Lucy said encouragingly "We will be here"

"Um...actually Mr and Mrs Bolton...i was thinking why don't i take care of Troy for the night, you guys go home and get some sleep and stuff" Gabriella said

"Oh no...we should stay" Lucy said

"No" A voice said. They all turned to Jack. "Gabriella is right, we need some proper sleep and i don't know about you but i trust Gabriella to look after Troy"

"Um..." Lucy said still unsure.

"Trust me Mrs Bolton" Gabriella grinned "I'll look after him, it's my job"

"Um excuse me" Troy interupted "But don't i get a say in this?"

"Of course" Gabriella said "So what would you like?"

Troy looked at Gabriella, he wanted her to look after him, but didn't fancy the wheel chair all too much...He looked over at his parents, both of their faces look drawn and tired, his mother's eyes showed a longing for sleep and closure. "Gabriella...will be fine, you guys go home, sleep" Troy finally said sighing.

Troy's parents nodded and kissed their son goodnight before exiting the room.

Gabriella turned to Troy. "Come on" She said "Lets get you in the wheel chair"

Troy sighed. "Do i have to?"

"Yes" She said trying to fling back his duvet.

"No" Troy said holding onto the duvet tightly. "I'm not descent"

"Troy...Your nothing compared to some things i have had to do" Gabriella smiled, as Troy loosened his grip on the duvet allowing Gabriella to pull it off him, revealing him in his boxers.

"Ok first, you need some clothes" Gabriella laughed moving to his side cupboard and pulling out some of his basketball shorts and a wildcat shirt. "Who said because your not in East High you can't be a wildcat"

Troy smiled embaressed as Gabriella began to dress him. Pulling his shirt slowly over his head. Troy winced a bit and she stopped. "Where does it hurt?" She asked

"Everywhere" He cringed as another surge of pain went through him. He let a slow groan leave his mouth as Gabriella pulled the shirt over his left arm, then his right.

"Ok the shirt is on...phase 1 complete" She smirked. "Now the next phase is a slightly bit more trickier"

Troy blushed "I'll do it" He said taking the shorts.Gabriella smiled and turned away slightly so Troy could try. Withing 5 seconds though Troy groaned painfully. Gabriella shot around the face him and saw him in an incredibly amount of pain, tears glistening in his blue eyes. "Woah" She said rushing forward and laying him back down. "Leave it to me" Gabriella said and in one swift pull and a little bit of movement from Troy, the shorts were on him. "Thankyou" Troy said.

"Don't worry, ok phase 3" Gabriella said "Get you in the wheel chair"

"Ergh" Troy moaned

Gabriella felt so bad for him. She moved closer to him and gently stroked her hand through his hair. "Come on wildcat, your captain of the basketball team, you have guys who would pay to be you and girls who would pay to date you. You can do anything" Gabriella giggled.

Troy nodded. Gabriella held her hands out to him, in which he took them. They entwined their fingers and caught themselves staring into each others eyes, just like the previous day. Gabriella shook it off. "Ok on the count of three, be prepared because im going to pull you up" She announced. Troy nodded.

"1...2...3!" She said and pulled.

"Argghh!" Troy said as he was hauled into the upright, sitting postition.

"Ok...good Troy, now on the count of 3 again your going to stand up" She said

"Shouldn't we get some more people to help?" He asked

"No, your tough Wildcat, you can manage" She smiled again "1...2...3!" She said and pulled him up so he was standing.

"Gabriella!!" He said, his heart was pounding, the pain once again taking him over.

"Hey Troy...It's fine, your standing you did it" She said noticing the tears in his eyes, trying not to fall. Gabriella wrapped her arms around Troy's waist for support as he began to wobble slightly. "Take your time" She said.

Troy nodded, not really noticing her arms, due to the pain.

"Ok Troy? I have your waist ok, so we need to just take one step and sit you back down" Gabriella said "Now you have two options...1. move fast or 2. move slow, either way i think it's going to hurt"

Troy groaned once again. "Fast, get it over with"

Gabriella nodded and began to move Troy quickly. "Arghhhhh Gabriella!!!" He exclaimed as she moved him into the wheelchair.

"Troy are you ok?" She asked, kneeling infront of him and his wheelchair. He had his head in his hands.

Troy nodded, refusing to look up. "Troy, i don't care if your crying, i bet it really hurts yeah?"

Troy looked up and nodded "It hurts soo much, Dieing would be easier then this" He was obviously crying. "Nothing is easier then dieing Troy, think about everyone you would leave behind, it wouldn't be easy for them" Gabriella felt so awful as she moved so she could push the wheelchair.

"Im sorry" She whispered quietly, thinking Troy couldn't hear. A small tear slid down Gabriella's face.

aww some Troyella moment there...x Review

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