I know it's been ages. You don't need to tell me.
'Troy, hey!' Chad rushed up to his best friend, grabbing him and pulling him into a hug.
Chad was older than Troy by 3 months and that gave him the right to be the 'older brother' and to protect him. Even though Troy was the top man at school, only Chad and Gabriella knew how fragile and sensitive he was underneath.
'Hi.' Troy sounded so small that Chad was near crying. He hugged him harder, waiting for a response. Eventually, Troy's arms wrapped loosely around Chad. Then he pulled away, sitting on the edge of a chair. Chad followed.
'How is she?' he asked quietly.
'She's in a…coma. Chad, she's in a coma!'
Oh my God, Gabriella's in a coma. She's like a little sister to me. And they won't tell me what's wrong with me! How can everything go from perfect one moment to such crap the next?
A/N: Before you say anything, I know that it's from Raise Your Voice, so don't nag please.
Before Chad could say anything, a doctor came out.
'Mr Danforth, it's time for your tests.'
Troy looked at Chad in confusion. 'I thought that you said you weren't hurt.'
'Not in the crash.' Chad said simply.
He followed the doctor out of the room, leaving behind a very confused Troy.
'Mr Danforth, you know that you were not severely injured in your crash –' The doctor started.
'I know, I know. Will you get to the point?' Chad said, agitated.
'Okay. We thought you had familiar traits to that of someone with leukaemia, but the good news is that you don't cancer.'
Chad was happy about that news, but there was a catch. He knew it. There had to be. 'And the bad news?'
'Do you do sports?' Typical. Just like a doctor to answer a question with a question.
'Basketball, mostly. Bit of running. Baseball. Sometimes playing soccer for a laugh.' Chad had no idea how this related to anything.
'Oh.' The doctor looked deep in thought.
'So?'
'I think you're overworking your body, Mr Danforth. In fact, it's a miracle you survived the crash.' He looked at his clipboards, confused.
'Overworking?' Chad had heard of under-working, but he never thought he did too much. 'Did this mean I'll have to stop playing sport?'
'Temporarily. But the damage may already be done, Mr Danforth.'
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