A/N: I am so sorry for not updating in four months! School became a living nightmare, and I just couldn't find any spare time. I hope you guys don't hate me too much… But school is over, and Summer is finally here! And as promised, here is the twelfth installment of Teenage World!
Disclaimer: I own nothing…
Chapter 12: New Beginnings
Monday, September 10th 2007
8:27 pm
Albuquerque Hospital
Troy didn't want to leave Gaby like that, but he knew it would only be worse if he stayed. Defeated, he walked into Sharpay's room, and immediately realized that he was not alone. There were three people in the room other than him, but he could only keep his eyes on one. He wiped the tears from his face, and went up to him. "What do you think you're doing here Rosner?" he sneered.
Chad walked over to Troy, and held him back. "It's okay, he's been watching over her." As much as he just wanted to beat the shit out of Hayden, he restrained himself. Instead he turned his attention towards Sharpay. He looked at her, and for a moment his mind flashed back to that horrible dream.
And there she was. She lay inside a silver coffin, her blonde hair framing her face like a halo, and surrounded by dozens of flowers. All the blood was gone, and so was the white dress. Now she was wearing a pale yellow dress, matching perfectly with her blonde locks. She looked as beautiful as ever, and even dead Sharpay could outshine even the sun.
"Troy?" Taylor's voice pulled him back into reality. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine."
Troy turned back to Sharpay. He ran his fingers through her soft blonde hair, down to her face, and caressed her cheek. Troy hated to see the woman he loved, someone with so much life and fire, lying motionless on a hospital bed.
But then something incredible happened…
Thursday, January 10th 2008
5:00 PM
Sharpay's room
Four months. Four months since it all happened. Has it really been that long…? I guess it has. It feels like a dream… It seems like only yesterday when my self-consciousness almost killed me, when Gabriella found out she was pregnant-and then lost it. When the love of my life turned into my best friend, but then decided that he loved me too. When Hayden Rosner came crashing into my life like a tidal wave… But it wasn't a dream. As hard as it is to believe; it actually happened. But now everything has changed.
For starters, Gabriella's mother finally came back after disappearing for two weeks. It's sad, she never even found out that Gabriella had been pregnant…It turns out that her mystery man had surprised her with tickets to France. But it was at her return that she dropped the biggest bomb of all…Her man was my father.
My poor mother, she never even saw it coming. No one did actually. My dad always so dedicated to our family, he was always the perfect husband. But in real life, nobody is perfect. We thought he was on another business trip, it was normal for him to be away from home. We never imagined that he was having an affair… I couldn't believe it.
It all happened the day after I got out of the hospital. I remember feeling excited because my daddy was coming back. Then when he finally came home, he wasn't alone…We were supposed to go to a charity event that night, but we couldn't go because I wasn't feeling well. He had no idea of what had happened to me, so he blew it. Everyone, even our maids were asleep-everyone except my mom. She had gone down to get some water, but was met with something else. I heard the sound of breaking glass, and was out of bed in a second. And then I saw them too. Everything after that is just a blur. My parents got divorced, my dad married Gabriella's mom, we moved out of the estate. Yeah, just a big awful blur…
But if I took it bad, for Gabriella it was even worse. Her mother disappeared when she needed her the most, she lost not only her child, but also the love of her life…In her grief, Gabriella destroyed the love between her and my brother. And then to top it off, it turns out her mother is a home-wrecking slut.
Ryan did his best to comfort her, although he was lost in despair as well. The more he tried to help her, the further she pushed him away. And then it all fell apart when our dad married Gabriella's mom. They were now step-siblings, it was unethical. What's worse is that Gabby buried any evidence that she was ever pregnant, and made us swear that it would forever be a secret, so they both had to bear the weight of their past on their shoulders. My brother was heart-broken, but he was to upset to fight for their love.
As for Troy, he was still full of guilt regarding the loss of Gabriella's baby. I was horrified when I found out, but Gabriella's hate was bad enough. I did my best to make him feel better, we were still best friends after all. And he really helped me through my parent's separation. Then we moved into the house next to his, and that only brought us closer. That is until he brought up the subject of love once again…He said that he still loved me, and that he didn't want to just be friends anymore. But the thing was, I wasn't so sure.
And finally, Hayden. The day that I woke up, the first thing I saw was Troy's face. But then I looked around, and saw that he was there too. He came to see me everyday after that, and would sit there looking after me, even when I screamed that I hated him…Everyday he would apologize for what he had almost done, and everyday I would pretend not to listen. And then one day he stopped coming… I felt strangely alone after that. Hayden's presence, had become sort of comforting-if that makes any sense. And then after my dad's affair became public, I received a letter from him. I've surely read that thing a million times…
Sharpay jumped off her bed, and ran to her dresser. She quickly pulled open one of it's drawers, and withdrew a folded piece of paper. Shapay returned to her bed, letting herself fall back onto its surface. She unfolded the letter, and read it to herself, Hayden's voice filling her mind.
Sharpay,
The first time we met, I almost did something terrible to you. There's nothing I can say that will excuse my actions, but just know that I would never do anything to hurt you. And although I know I don't deserve it, I hope you can forgive me someday. I have tried so hard to make things right, but I understand that you don't want to listen.
I know what you must be going through right now, the same happened with my family…But I hope things will get better for you soon. There's nothing that would make me happier than to see you smile again. I love you Sharpay. That's why I'm letting you go.
-Hayden Rosner
Sharpay put down the letter, and looked out the window, up to the shining moon. She sighed, and sunk deeper into her bed. I think I'm in love…
SummerSummerSummer
A/N: There was so much that needed to be written, but the story wasn't progressing so I hope you don't mind that I mushed four months worth of info into one chapter…And once again my apologies for the dely! Oh, and for the people who don' t like Hayden, relax. He's there for a reason, just wait and see! Please review!
Hugs and kisses-Summer
XOXOXO