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Good Comes Last
by Laugh, in laughingsmile96
Chapter Thirteen: When You Look Me In The Eyes
When you look me in the eyes,
And tell me that you love me.
Everything's alright,
When you're right here by my side.
When you look me in the eyes,
I catch a glimpse of heaven.
I find my paradise,
When you look me in the eyes
Jonas Brothers, When You Look Me In The Eyes
Taylor waited impatiently. Her body was frigid and goosebumps lined her arms. Shivering nervously, Taylor waited for Jayden's test results to come out. The substitute doctor for Gabriella had been taking care of Jayden for the past weeks and today the month's test results were coming out in paper. Chad was with her, equally anxious. The eight year old boy and Chad had met many times after Taylor has explained. They had 'clicked' instantly, like fox and the hound. Chad could see how much Jayden missed his mother dearly no matter how hard the boy tried to hide it. Chad could see how weak he was getting, and how weak he already was. The disease was literally killing him cell by cell. The worst part was, Jayden had no clue. No clue whatsoever about what was going on. He didn't know that his life was coming to end.
A nurse came out of the printing room with a white, neatly folded paper. She handed it to Taylor, who dreadfully took it in her arms. Chad stood next to her like an armed guard ready to rescue the queen. Taylor opened the handout. She skimmed through the reading and found what she wanted to find out. It was in bold letters.
Life Expectancy: 6 months
Taylor collapsed in river of tears, her heart pounding as she wailed. Beside her, Chad held her for dear life, putting his head in her shoulder and letting a few tears out. Chad got up from the cuddle and left her alone for herself. He pulled his phone out to call Troy. Somehow, Gabriella had to remember. It had to happen.
"Hey man, it's Chad here"...
After a chat with Troy, Chad hung up the phone and walked to Taylor. He picked her up and wiped her tears.
"Let's go to the movies,"
Three months had passed Troy and Gabriella without their knowing. Their days were spent together with the utmost level of fun. Troy even vacationed them in Las Vegas for one week. Every day in the morning one of the two would be up and making breakfast, otherwise it was Marissa's awesome cooking. If it was nice and sunny, they would enjoy a morning swim in backyard pool. Every now and then, they would go for a walk after breakfast just to the neighborhood park and back. If there was nothing to do in the morning, it was as simple as bunking in the living room and watching TV.
As the afternoon hit, or maybe even earlier, there were usual trips out to somewhere. A park, pool, Chad's house, a restaurant, the beach, or any other recreational afternoon place. Summer was coming around and Los Angeles afternoons were bombarded by the blazing sun. As usual, Gabriella loved it. Her mighty fondness of the sun had not weakened. Sometimes, Troy and Gabriella would go out to the market, or grocery shopping. Very rarely, the two would go to the mall together. If Gabriella wanted to go the mall she usually offered to go with Taylor, but Troy insisted to go.
Evening came around and couple sometimes went out for dinner or ate at home on patio or near the pool. A movie after or before dinner was very common for Troy and Gabriella. Over a total of three months, the pair had went to the Regal Cinemas a total 38 times. During nights, Troy and Gabriella were joined by the rest of the friends; Chad, Taylor, Matt, and Jesse. And, when everyone left, and the two were ready to sleep Troy would always go to Gabriella's room before his and spend time with her sometime. Sometimes, he would sleep off on her bed, and Gabriella would have to wake him up. Sometimes, Gabriella would sleep off and Troy would leave after wishing her sweet dreams. And, sometimes, neither would sleep, and they would spend hours talking and talking with delight before Troy leaves for his bedroom. Any way it would end up, Troy would always go to his room for the rest of the night.
Their health had improved, though they couldn't walk distances or have heavy workouts still. Troy was temporarily excused for his tardiness with the basketball team and Gabriella, although she couldn't remember, the hospital. Their busy days out helped them stay fit, but they stayed away from a heavy workout.
Now it was the evening of June 4, 2009 and Troy and Gabriella had come back from Chad's house after a splendid dinner. Chad and Taylor had announced that they were officially dating and of course everyone made a toast, except for Troy, who had made an oath. After spending time with their friends and playing uselessly fun games, Troy and Gabriella headed home. Gabriella just came out of the shower with her pajamas on. Troy was lying down on the bed, waiting for her. Gabriella smiled, like every other day, when she saw Troy.
"Hey," Troy said softly, his eyes twinkling at Gabriella. She set on her bed and gulped down her medicine. Gabriella sighed after a long day and looked at Troy.
"Anything new since the last time I saw you?"
Troy chuckled. "Let see... no cloths, a fresh face, and a burp that tastes like potato salad," Gabriella laughed at his joke.
She silences and looked at Troy carefully. Though it may be odd, for the past couple of days she has had a deep interest for his health. She wanted him to be well, and its obvious that she can't just observe to find out. Troy has a way of hiding things that are important. Gabriella put her hand on his. He looked down ,surprised.
"How are you feeling?" his eyebrows raised and he smiled.
"Great" he paused, looking away for a second to ransack the depths of his mind. "getting better" Gabriella nodded. It was a simple statement. But that was all she need.
That night, like all other nights, the two wished each other good night and went to sleep in their respective rooms.
Of the two, Troy woke up first the next morning and after a quick face wash he headed downstairs. The aroma of silky, crisp bacon was in the air. Marissa was in an apron, in front of the stove, and cooking those wondering pieces of red meat. Troy smiled. Grabbing a plate for himself, Troy planted a kiss on Marissa's wrinkled cheek and scooped a couple of pieces for himself. After sitting down, he began to think what the days schedule would be. In time, Gabriella awoke and traveled downstairs herself. Breakfast was splendid.
A little bit over an hour later, the two sat alone in the living room flipping through channels and conversing possible things to do today. It was about eleven, almost noon, and no one spoke anything. Like an answer to their thoughts, the door bell rang. Thinking it was Chad or one of their friends, they jumped up and opened the door for their guest. He surprised them.
Ryan Evans stepped into the doorway. Gabriella stared at him slightly confused but with a welcoming smile. Troy ,on the other hand, didn't want the man in his house. He was in too much of a good mood to think of his work, basketball. Besides, there are health concerns that prevent him playing it. Troy just wanted to spend time with Gabriella. Basketball was out of his mind. It reminded him of things...
"Hey, Ryan" Troy squeaked a greeting to his adviser.
"Troy, my man!" Ryan replied. "How are ya?"
"Fine" Troy looked down. Ryan faced Gabriella now and smiled at her.
"This must be your newest victim," Gabriella scrunched her eyebrows together and then gave him a half smile. Of course, Ryan knew everything about Gabriella, but Gabriella didn't know him. Sharpay kept him updated with everything her best friend up to. Ryan chuckled. It's a small, small world. He must keep it normal.
"Gabriella this my adviser, Ryan Evans. Ryan this is uh, Gabriella, a guest," the introduction was short. Not so detailed but short.
Together, they all sat down in the living room."Troy," Ryan started once they were seated. "I'm gonna get right down to business, because I need an answer,"
Ryan looked at both of them, hoping for the best, and began. "Troy, we need you back in the team," Troy's eyes widened.
"Ryan, you know my conditions. I can't even go up the stairs properly,"
"I know what you are going to through, man," the blond interrupted, "Look, you and I both know that you love basketball. It's what you've been doing all your life. You can talk to your doctors or something. And you know money is not a problem. Have you even seen a game at all? Man, we're dying out there!" Troy looked down. He was stuck.
Ryan's gray eyes pierced into Troy's. It was hard to take. "We can do it," Gabriella punched in. Troy's cobalt eyes widened once again, twice the size as he looked back from Gabriella to Ryan.
"What?" he gasped. Ryan was just as surprised, but then again quite satisfied that Gabriella had answered for him.
"Troy come on," she attempted to convince. "We have nothing to do here, so we might as well get fit and have something to look forward to in the future," Troy sighed. He was losing. Scratch that- he had lost. The silence remained very long.
"Well?"
Troy put his head in his face and finally answered. "Fine"he mumbled.
Ryan shouted in glory. "Okay, Troy. You know when the next game is. Hope you are there,"
"Hope we win," it was a common line, everyone in the team said it.
After Ryan left, Troy and Gabriella were left on the couch. Troy looked at the woman next to him. "You are quite the adventurous one aren't you, Gabriella" She giggled, and lifted Troy's heart. With an evil glare, Troy immediately grabbed her petite waist as she let out a shriek.
"Troy, no!" she yelped, laughing hysterically and crying at the same time as Troy tickled her sanity out of her. They rolled around the living room together, Gabriella consistently trying to break free from Troy's permanent grasp. Finally, the two landed one on top of each other, smiling like hell.
"Are you sure about this, Gabriella. 'Cuz, I'm not gonna be the only one working out while you sit back and much on french fries," Gabriella rolled her eyes. He knew how much she hated french fries.
"Of course I'm sure, Troy. I was the one to first tell Ryan, remember?"
"Right," he assured. Once again, no one moved for awhile.
"Do you want to get off of me now?" Gabriella asked plainly.
"No actually, I feel comfortable right where I am," Troy was just as sarcastic. But he did, anyway.
Hey guys! Really hope you're liking the chapter. Um..the love between Troy and Gabriella is extremely close as wells as more drama and a lot more of Jayden.
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