Chapter 10
Recap
"Whatever Troy. By the way, Mia's coming over to check on you." Gabriella joked but Troy didn't seem to know.
"No way! Gabi take me home!! Please take me home!" Troy begged, trying to stand up but fell back down because of the pain.
"Oh my gosh are you ok?" Gabriella said, rushing over to him. Troy smiled evilly and pulled her closer. He kissed her softly while Gabriella just stayed still, trying to comprehend what just happened. She smiled and finally kissed back.
End of Recap
A few days have past and Troy was still in the hospital. His friends visited him a couple of times especially Gabriella. He was a little upset because Gabriella went home the night before even though Troy begged her to stay.
"Hey Troy!" Gabriella said brightly the next morning. Troy looked at her but didn't say anything.
"Oh come on. Don't tell me you're still angry about last night." Gabriella said, sitting on his bed. Still no response.
"Look Troy, I'm really sorry that I couldn't stay. I had a lot of things to do. Forgive me??" Gabriella pouted.
"I'm not gonna give in. I'm not gonna give in. Damn it I'm giving in!!" Troy exclaimed in his mind.
"Ok fine! I forgive you." Troy said, defeated.
"Yay! I got great news by the way." Gabriella said enthusiastically.
"Better be good." Troy said.
"You can come back home now!" Gabriella announced.
"Finally!" Troy exclaimed.
They finally arrived back at the Bolton's and Troy was so glad that he could get out of the dull hospital.
"So Troy, wanna go to the park?" Gabriella asked.
"Sure." Troy smiled as they walked out of the house.
"Anything new?" Troy asked as they sat under their favourite tree.
"Umm.. Nothing really but Mia wouldn't stop asking about you." Gabriella laughed while Troy just groaned.
"How about Andrew?" Troy said and Gabriella suddenly tensed up.
"He left." Gabriella said.
"That's all?" Troy asked.
"He kinda kissed me on the cheek and that's all." Gabriella admitted while Troy just tried to calm his self down.
"I'm not very good at controlling my jealousy am I?" Troy admitted making Gabriella giggle.
"Not really." She said while Troy chuckled.
"So what was the fight about? The fight you had before you ended up in the hospital?" Gabriella asked curiously.
"It was nothing." Troy said, hesitating.
"Troy I know you and you wouldn't go bashing people up for no apparent reason." She said seriously.
"They wanted to hurt you." He said softly.
"But don't worry about it. Its over." He said with a smile.
"Let's just relax." He said leaning on the tree and putting his arm around Gabriella.
"Gabriella can I ask you something?" Troy said quietly.
"Sure." Gabriella replied, leaning her head on his shoulder.
"Why did you like me?" Troy asked seriously.
"What do you mean?" Gabriella asked, looking him straight in the eye.
"I mean that I am exactly the opposite of you. I'm a bad person. A devil. So why do you like me?" He sighed.
"Hey, for me your not a devil." Gabriella said soothingly. She hated it when Troy always convince himself that he's always the bad guy.
"Gabi, you're the only girl that I've ever liked and I'm sure that I've never felt the same way about you than any other girls." Troy said, looking her straight in the eye.
"I love you Gabriella" Troy said seriously and gently.
A lot of thoughts came gushing in Gabriella's mind. Her mouth was slightly open in shock.
"I love you too Troy!" Gabriella said with a huge smile on her face. They both leaned in and finally, their lips met sending the same chills that they had every time they kissed. They broke apart and Gabriella automatically put her head on Troy's shoulder.
"Did you know that those words were the most honest things I've ever said in my entire life?" Troy admitted making Gabriella tear up a little.
"Really?" Gabriella said.
"Yeah and I'm only gonna say those words to one person and that's you Montez." Troy said, kissing her nose making her giggle.
"I'm only gonna say those words to you too Troy." Gabriella smiled.
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The next morning, Gabriella and Troy came to school. Everything went great until lunch.
"I wonder where Troy is." Gabriella whispered as she waited for Troy in the rooftop. Suddenly, she heard footsteps. She smiled, assuming that it was Troy.
"Hey Tr---" She cut her self off when she realised that it wasn't Troy standing in front of her. It was Rick, a guy who'd been checking her out for a long time but she never told Troy about it.
"Rick? What are you doing here?" Gabriella asked, a little scared of what Rick was planning to do.
"I wanted to see you and I always see you go up here every lunch." Rick smiled evilly.
"What is he? A stalker?" Gabriella thought, stepping back a little.
"Gabriella you know that I like you and I want you to be mine." Rick said, inching closer to her.
"What are you doing?" Gabriella asked, frightened. Rick was touching her cheek and she couldn't step backwards anymore since there was no more space. She slapped his hand away and tried to run but Rick pushed her on the bench.
"What do you want?" She said, groaning in pain. She tried to stop the tears from flowing but it wouldn't let her.
"Simple. You." Rick said as he tried to kiss her.
"Get away from me!!!!" Gabriella exclaimed. Tears were now flowing down her cheeks.
"TROY!!" Gabriella yelled for the person who she knew that always saved her. She pushed him as hard as she could.
Instead of landing on the ground, Rick landed right on someone.
"Troy?" Gabriella choked out. Rick whipped his head around and came face to face with the one and only, Troy Bolton.
"I-I-- I'm--" Rick stuttered. He was trembling like crazy and it looked like he was gonna faint seeing Troy.
"Dead!" Troy said as he punched Rick right on the cheek sending him flying to the plants. Troy kicked him right on the stomach and punched him again.
"Troy stop!!" Gabriella yelled and Troy immediately obeyed. He knew that Gabriella hated to see people getting hurt even if they deserved it.
"You, don't ever go near Gabriella again! Or any of my friends!!" Troy said picking Rick up by his collar and throwing him on the bench.
"Got that?!!" Troy said fumingly. Rick automatically nodded, completely afraid of Troy.
Troy grabbed Gabriella's hand and lead her inside the school.
"Gabi are you ok?" Troy asked with full concern. Tears suddenly rolled down Gabriella's cheeks again. Troy quickly wrapped his arms around him.
"I'm so sorry Gabriella." Troy said softly, cursing Rick mentally.
"I was so scared Troy." Gabriella sobbed.
"I'll never let anything happen to you ever again." Troy said seriously.
"Promise?" Gabriella said looking Troy, straight in the eye.
"I promise." Troy said. They both leaned in, their lips meeting.
Troy and Gabriella went to cafeteria, looking for their friends.
"Hey guys! Where were you?" Taylor asked but non of them answered.
"Why do you look pissed Troy?" Chad asked curiously.
"Don't ask." Troy said, making the whole table quiet down with his tone. Their eyes suddenly landed on Gabriella who was looking down the entire time.
"Are you ok Gabi?" Sharpay quickly asked when they saw Gabriella's puffy red eyes. Gabriella didn't answer and the gang knew something was wrong and they were determined to find out.
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The ride to Troy's house was silent until they got to the driveway.
"Are you sure you're gonna be ok Gabi?" Troy asked for the millionth time.
"Yes Troy, I'm fine." Gabriella smiled softly.
That night, Gabriella couldn't sleep so she decided to do her homework that was still due in 2 weeks. She couldn't stop thinking about the events that happened to her. It gave her nightmares about it every time she closed her eyes.
On the other room right next to her, Troy was also having troubles sleeping. He was still angry at Rick and if Gabriella wasn't there, Rick would've ended up in the hospital, fighting for his dear life.
"I wonder if Gabi's asleep." Troy thought, grabbing his phone. He dialled Gabriella's number and went out of his room, waiting for someone to pick up.
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Gabriella was half way to finishing her equation when her phone suddenly rang. She grabbed her phone and saw Troy's face flashing on the screen.
"OK?? Why is he calling me?" Gabriella giggled.
"Hello?" She said over the phone.
"Hey Gabs." Troy's voice rang in her ears.
"Troy you do know that we live in the same roof so why are you calling me?" Gabriella laughed which made Troy smile.
"I don't know. I can't sleep." Troy shrugged even though he knew that Gabriella couldn't see him.
"Same here." Gabriella sighed.
"I'm coming to your room ok?" Troy said simply.
"Troy you can't! Its late and if our parents saw us, they're gonna think something bad." Gabriella said, jumping off her bed and running to the door.
Troy shut his phone, ignoring Gabriella's comment and opened her door without knocking, again. As soon as he opened it, he saw Gabriella running to the door. She stopped and frowned at him. Before she could utter a word, Troy's lips were already on hers.
"Why do you always do that?" Gabriella asked with a small smile.
"Do what?" Troy asked innocently.
"You always just kiss me out of nowhere." Gabriella said while Troy just shrugged.
"Well see ya. That's all I wanted." Troy said, closing the door. Before the door was entirely closed, Troy smiled and winked at her. Gabriella melted inside and hopped to her bed thinking nothing else but Troy.
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Troy and Gabriella sprinted to their homeroom the next morning. They were late and they knew that Mrs Darbus won't be happy about it.
"Bolton, Montez. So nice of you to join us. You have detention after school." Mrs Darbus announced and the two groaned in annoyance.
"Why are you guys late?" Sharpay whispered, being careful not to get caught.
"Troy here, couldn't find his car keys." Gabriella said, slapping Troy on the arm.
"Ow." Troy said, rubbing his arm.
The afternoon, Troy and Gabriella headed to the auditorium.
"Its all your fault Troy." Gabriella blamed.
"What, its not my fault that I didn't remember where I put my keys." Troy said in defence. They were walking to the tiled staircase when Troy suddenly stopped and hid behind Gabriella.
"What's wrong?" Gabriella asked confusedly.
"Look at the top of the staircase." Troy whispered.
"Who? The new girl?" Gabriella asked not really knowing where Troy was going.
"She's not new. She's my ex!" Troy said as he groaned when he saw his ex girlfriend coming towards them.
"Troy!" A pitchy voice said.
"Hi." Troy said trying to walk past her but she stopped him. Gabriella on the other hand was just standing there watching the whole scene.
"Who's this?" The girl asked rudely.
"Hi I'm Gabriella." Gabriella said politely, sticking her hand out for a handshake.
"I'm Stephanie." The blonde girl replied, completely ignoring Gabriella's hand.
"What are you doing here?" Troy asked directly to the annoying girl.
"Nothing I just want to see my boyfriend." Stephanie said, throwing her arms around Troy.
"Stephanie I am not your boyfriend. And come to think of it, we never really went out." Troy said, pulling Stephanie away from him.
"Why is this girl hanging out with you?" Stephanie said pointing at Gabriella who was a little surprise by her action. Gabriella have never met anyone who was so rude to her.
"Do you have a problem with that?" Troy asked, getting angry about Stephanie's behaviour towards Gabriella.
Troy perfectly knows what Stephanie was capable of. She's totally obsessed with Troy and she actually hurt other girls that hung around with Troy in the previous years.
"Look, just leave us alone." Troy said pushing Stephanie out of the way. Suddenly, Stephanie grabbed Gabriella's hand.
"What are you doing?" Gabriella asked, trying to get out of her grasp.
"Taking you away from Troy!" Stephanie said and purposely pushed Gabriella down the stairs. Gabriella lost her balance and rolled down the long staircase.
"GABI!!" Troy yelled in horror. He tried to catch her but he was too late. Gabriella hit her head on the ground and blood stained her face.
Troy sprinted to Gabriella and touched her head. He could feel the blood spread across his hand and inside of him, his own blood was boiling in anger.
"Gabi, wake up." Troy said over and over again. Gabriella's eyes closed and she fell unconscious….
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I really hope you liked this chapter! Lots of things happened to Gabriella today. Tell me what you think. Please review.