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Closer

Chapter 16 'Finally!'

By Thetruemeaningoflove

Troy's point of view

I walked into the school and signed in, I was half an hour early for my next lesson so I made my way to the roof top after I had been to my locker. I sat down on a bench that was already near the plants. And I let a sigh escape from my mouth. It was only in the car that I realized that I had started making promises or putting people's hopes up when they could all simply be shattered.

Like so far I had said to Josh that Gabriella would probably wake up before his birthday and then to my mom I said that me and Brie would tool after Annabella and Josh while my parents when on holiday and I had also made a promise to myself that I would tell Gabs how I felt about her even if she didn't feel that same way back. There was a small feeling in my gut telling me that everything would be okay.

I hadn't realized how long I must have been sitting on the rooftop because I was shaken out of my thoughts by the sound of the bell meaning that the first lesson was over and class was dismissed. I stood up and started my way to History which unfortunately I had to sit in away from all my close friends.

When I walked into my class room I was greeted by the whole class that was there and slowly made my way to the back of the class room. One of ma' boys, James was sitting next to me and in front of me, was a friend of Brie's who was on the cheer leading squad. I started a friendly conversation with them talking about how Gabriella was and then we moved onto basketball until the history teacher walked in Mr. Nichols.

Mr. Nichols is the type of teacher that the whole class loves to wind up and then in the end he goes crazy. But I found that most of the students in my year thought that he was very gay and do little gay impressions just to see how he would react. But of course I wasn't allowed to take part in all of this seeing as my dad work in the school and as soon as I was doing anything wrong than Mr. Nichols would always come out with the line 'Do you want me to tell your father?!' of course there had been the occasion where he would tell my father but my dad shook it off soon as he didn't really like Mr. Nichols and after I explained what I had done to the teacher would laugh along with me.

But today I didn't really feel like embarrassing the shit out of the not-so-popular History teacher as I felt like I needed to be somewhere else like there was something happening and I needed to be there. But I couldn't do anything about that seen as I was sitting down in a class room watching a power point presentation about how something I wasn't really paying attention to.

After of sitting in boredom for at least 15 minutes I could feel my phone vibrating in my pocket. I looked to see what the teacher was up to and satisfied that he wouldn't see that I was getting my phone out, to the ringing object out of my pocket and looked at the caller id was to see who exactly wanted to speak to me while I was knowingly in class.

What shocked me the most was that I found it to be my dad. I understood that it had to be pretty important if he was ringing me know do I immediately pressed the accept button on my phone.

'What's happened?' I asked and watched as the whole class including Mr. Nichols turned around to look at me. Sir as many of us called him matched over to me looking as gay as ever and stood in front of me with a angry expression on his face,

'Gabs, she's awake finally awake we need to get to the hospital now!' I felt a grin creep onto my face and everyone looked at me in confusion.

'Mr. Bolton, do you want you father hear about this little accident?' I just ignored him and carried on the exciting conversation with my dad. 'Really?' I asked completely shocked by the event. I heard my dad chuckle and then talk to me 'Yes son, now you get yourself down to the hospital I will ring Carlos and your mother who will bring Josh while you let your friends know, well you could just call Sharpay who will tell every one else any way' With that my dad hung up and I stood up from my seat and looked the gay man in the eye.

'I think you will find that was my father, now if you excuse me I want to go and see my best friend, the one that had just woken up from a coma!' I walked past Mr. Nichols and ran out of the class room hearing the shouts and clapping from my class mates that had just found out that Gabriella had woken up. As soon as I reached the parking lot I got in my car and rang Sharpay explaining everything that had happened. She said that she would ring everyone but tell them to go one they had finished the lessons they were in till they left school and greeted one of their close friend that had been asleep for almost a week.

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I walked into the hospital after what seemed like the longest 20 minutes of my life. I was excited about finally seeing Brie awake but then I was nervous because I was gonna tell her how I felt about her and I knew that Sharpay wanted me to do it before everyone got there because she wanted to know what happened from one of her best girl friends.

My dad was gonna come with the rest of the gang when his class had finished and found a substitute for the lessons for the rest of the day. But my mom said she would get there was soon as she had got Josh ready, which would be quickly seeing as Josh had missed his sister and called for a cab as she could not drive due to the fact that she had a baby growing in her stomach.

I stood at the desk that was in the wing Gabriella was in and asked for her doctor to come and see me. I was thankful when she came out almost instantaneously, with a small grin on her face. She walked me down the hall way saying that Gabriella had only woken up an hour ago and so was a little tired and still in pain. As we came closer to the door of Brie's room we stopped 'I will come in and cheek on you in about an hour' I nodded at the doctor and took a deep breath.

I slowly open the door to revile the one and only Gabriella Ann Montez.

Even though she was in a hospital gown, completely shattered, in a lot of pain and her face was a close colour to white she still looked completely beautiful. She looked up from the magazine she was reading and I could see that a glimpse of happiness come into her eyes as she saw me walk into the room. Gabriella moved over a little in her bed and then patted the space next to her. I smiled nothing had changed, she hadn't forgotten me but I still hadn't hear the beautiful voice of hers.

I did as her gushers had told me to do and laid in the space that Brie had made for me. When I wrapped my arms around her petite body she rested her head on my chest and I hear her breath in as if smelling me 'Why, are you smelling me?' I asked as I chucked at the same time. I felt her hit me on the chest and then giggle.

'I have missed you so much' she answered my question and I was finally glad to here her voice again, but the Latina girl held onto me as tight as she could like if she didn't then I would suddenly disappear. I reassured her by kissing the top of her head and then rubbing circles on her stomach just below her belly button where I new she liked to be caressed. 'I've missed you to more then you will ever know' I whispered I her ear and I heard her giggle again which made my smile stay on my face.

We sat there for a few minutes in a comfortable silence taking in each others presence. I could see that Gabriella eyes where closed but I knew she was awake. I knew that I had to tell her that I had feelings for her, so in my mind I was thinking of a hundred different ways that I could tell her but I thought about them and then realized how stupid and cheesy they sounded and then the perfect on came into my head.

'I was scared that I was gonna lose you' I whispered this made Gabriella open her eyes and look up to me and a sympathetic smile was on her face and she lifted her hand and stroked my cheek and I could see that there were tears in her eyes. 'Honey, you know that that could never happen I will always be with you' I knew that she was gonna answer something like that but I had more to say…

'I was scared that I wouldn't be able to tell you I think I'm in love with you!'

It was true there was a chance that I didn't only have feelings for my best friend but I was also in love with her. I watched as complete shock covered Gabriella's face and then a small smirk appeared on her face. She placed the other hand that wasn't on my face on the other cheek and slowly lifted her head up so that out heads were the same level.

Finally we kissed.

It wasn't like the kiss that we had staged before but one that meant so much more.

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