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Chapter 14 –
Déjà Vu

'SHIT!' Gabriella yelled as she ran into her mom's car and quickly pulled out of her driveway.

Anna called Gabi 2 minutes ago after Troy's parents receiving a phone call from the hospital. As soon as Gabi heard the words 'Troy' and 'Hospital' she was off the phone and running to the car. She was trying to concentrate while speeding to the hospital but tears were already in her eyes and pouring down her face. How can this happen? How can I lose Troy so soon after Daddy? After what happened last night? She reached the hospital and parked the car scruffily into an empty space and sprinted into the hospital. She reached the Intensive Care Unit and saw Jack, Lucille and Anna sitting down, worried. Lucille was crying. She walked over and hugged Lucille then Jack and her mom. 'I am so sorry! This wouldn't have happened if I hadn't made him stay!' Gabi cried.

'Ella, we are not blaming you,' Jack soothed, 'it was the other driver's fault. He was drunk at 11 AM!'

'But-'

'And all three of us were expected for you two to sleep together. That was the whole reason we went out!' Anna interrupted. Gabi sat there stunned. They knew?

'Troy Bolton?' A nurse called out after looking at her clipboard. All four of them raised their hands and the nurse went over to them. 'Troy is doing okay. He is stable, but in a light coma. He has suffered from major concussion and a couple broken ribs. It's a miracle that that is all that happened.'

'When can we see him?' Lucille asked hopefully.

'Now,' the nurse answered, 'but two at a time.'

'Gabs and Lucille can go first,' Jack said.

'No, you can go, you are the father,' Gabi replied. Jack shook his head then nodded it towards the room. Gabi stood up and looked at him gratefully then followed Lucille into the room. Before she even saw Troy she got a huge sense of déjà vu. She quickly realised that it was the same room that her father was in only a few weeks ago. She gulped hard and looked over to Troy.


Troy opened his eyes to see himself in a white room. It was empty except for one figure dressed in a suit. The same suit from before in his dream. 'Carlos!' Troy cried, 'I am so sorry.'

'What for?' Carlos Montez questioned, 'if anything, you should be thanking me.'

'Thanking you?' Troy did a double take, 'but, I am in heaven…all the white. I have let you down. I am not going to be able to protect Brie anymore,' Troy mumbled sadly, tears coming to his eyes.

'You're not in heaven. You are at the gateway. The place where you choose.'

'Choose what?'

'To live…or to die. That was all I could do. You were going to die. That car was going too fast.' Carlos answered.

'You…saved me?' Troy asked, stunned.

'Yes. I had to. I can't allow my princess to be all alone. You two are soul-mates. I've been told so,' Carlos smiled at the thought of the two being together.

Troy stood there in silence. He had been given a second chance; the chance to cheat death. All thanks to his girlfriend's father. 'What do I do?' Troy croaked.

'I have to show you something before you choose. The future,' Carlos grinned at Troy then walked out one of the three doors in the room and Troy quickly followed.


'Troy, honey, you have to wake up,' Gabriella pleaded. She was looking at him intently holding his hand with one hand and stroking his hair back from his face with the other. It was Monday, 3 days since the accident. She had to go back to school and by then everyone knew that Troy was in a coma. The day was awful; everyone looked at her and whispered about what had happened. Chad, Taylor and Sharpay were very supportive though, as well as the rest of the gang. They kept talking to her about interesting things to keep her mind off what was happening with Troy. As soon as school finished she had Chad take her to the hospital.

'Everything will be fine,' Lucille said from a chair in the corner of the room.

'I just don't like him being in the same room…' Gabi admitted.

'Don't be too suspicious, dear. Troy is strong. He will fight to get back, maybe with a little help,' Lucille suggested.

'From whom?'

'Your father.' She stated.


'Why are we at the graveyard?' Troy asked. Carlos shushed him and nodded towards a woman walking towards a grave. She knelt down and put a flower in her hand next to the tombstone. She then began to cry hard. 'Who is that?'

'Don't you recognise her?' Carlos said.

Troy walked slowly over to the grave and looked at the woman. Gabi he thought in shock, he then, knowing what he was going to see, looked at the tombstone. Troy Alexander Bolton it read at the top. 'She never got over you,' Carlos explained. She married a guy from college but soon divorced him after he noticed that she hadn't properly moved on from you. He offended you then it was game over. She divorced him on the spot.' Gabriella stood up and walked away, but looked towards where Troy and Carlos was, as if she sensed something.

'She looks so…different.' Troy said. And she did. She looked tired and sad. Her skin didn't glow anymore, her hair had lost its bounce, and her eyes looked flat and lifeless.

'She is heartbroken. She cried over you on her wedding day. Now come, I'm going to show you what happens if you choose to live.' Carlos started to walk towards the church and entered it. There stood Gabriella once again, but the same Gabriella as Troy knew. She was in a wedding dress and she couldn't be happier. She was with Anna and Taylor and Sharpay. They were all smiling at the bride who looked absolutely stunning. Tay and Shar left and walked down the aisle together and left the mother and daughter on their own. Gabriella looked back towards Troy and Carlos like before in the graveyard. 'You and Brie have a special connection. She can sense you if you are near,' Carlos explained before Troy had the chance to ask. Anna and Gabi both gave each other a huge hug. Both men smiled at the scene and Troy began to walk towards her when the doors opened and she walked down the aisle with Anna. Troy looked down the church and saw himself next to the vicar and Chad. He smiled. He was marrying Gabriella, the love of his life. He looked towards Carlos who had tears in his eyes. 'I'll be here in 7 years time. I promise,' Carlos stated, and then walked out of the church. Troy followed and then they were in the white room again.

'What happens after we marry?' Troy asked.

'Do you really want to know? It takes away the surprise.' Carlos smiled.

'I guess you are right. I'll just have to wait and see!' Troy laughed, 'at least we stay together. That is the most important thing.'

'So I see you have made your decision. Choose one of the two doors. Either one will take you to your desired location.' Troy nodded and gave Carlos a hug.

'Thank you. For saving my life.' Troy said then walked through the door on the left.

Carlos watched him leave and smiled, 'Too bad he won't remember this.'


The next thing Troy found was him waking up in his hospital bed. He looked around to see that this was Carlos' room from all those weeks ago. What happened? He asked himself. The last thing he remembered was the sound to metal on metal as the two cars collided. He had a massive headache. He looked down to see his Gabriella clutching his hand and sleeping with her head on his lap. He smiled and also noticed his mom and dad also asleep in a couple of chairs.

Troy twitched his hand slightly and Gabi jolted awake and looked up at Troy She quietly smiled as tears cascaded down her face. 'I thought I had lost you,' she whispered.

'Never, I'll always fight to be with you. I'm sorry to have hurt you.'

'Shh,' Gabi shushed and reached up to kiss his lips, 'you didn't hurt me, just scared me.'

Troy said nothing more. He shuffled along the bed and motioned for Gabriella to get onto the bed with him. She willingly did so and they held each other in silence. 'How long has it been,' Troy asked.

'A week, it's Friday again.'

'No way. I am so sorry.'

'Don't worry. If you had decided to leave, Troy, I would have to follow you.' Gabi said quietly.

'Hey, I'm not going anywhere for years. We're soul-mates, Gabriella Montez.' Where did that come he thought.

Gabriella said nothing. She smiled and moved closer into Troy and they slept, knowing that everything will be alright.


AN: See, it's all good, you didn't think I would kill Troy, did you?

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