"Oh my god" josh's mom Helen clings to her husband mark for support. I can see she's been crying as well. My dad pulls me into a hug and I cry into his shoulder. I tried but I just can't stop the tears. We all sit down and wait. Wait for news. Wait for life. Wait for death. Wait for anything. 30 minutes later I see the same doctor as before coming down the corridor. It takes him a couple of minutes to approach us but it seems like an eternity. He knows. He knows and he is here to tell us whether josh is alive or not.
"Josh Tyler?" we all 5 stand up and walk closer to him. This is it.
As we walk to him he doesn't make any eye contact with anyone. Is that bad? I don't know if will be able to hear this. What if something has gone wrong. What if….I can't live with out him. He's everything to me. I love him so much.
"Is he ok?" Helen beats me to it. The doctor slowly looks up. Oh no he has that look on his face. Something had happened
"I'm so sorry but something happened during surgery…"
"NO…it can't ..."
"I am really sorry but during the surgery he flat lined and we were unable to save him"
"No….no…I don't believe you….he cant….he just can't….no" I'm in floods of tears shouting at the doctor. People are looking at me but I really don't care.
"We tried everything but there is nothing more we can do"
"NO….he cant….he wouldn't….oh my god….josh…my josh….he cant…..NO…..I need him…NO…no….no....no….no…NO…"
"I'm sorry for your loss" I see the doctor walk away as I cling to the wall for support. I slowly slide down and sob on the ground. All I can say is no. I can't believe it. He's gone. He's really gone. There is nothing I can do to save him. How could this have happened? Why did this have to happen? Why did he have to die? I hear the doctor talking to my parents as Josh's are to upset to talk. There just stood there clinging to each other.
"His body is in room 202 if they would like to go see him"
"ok thank you for everything"
"Helen…Mark…the doctor says you can go see him if you want"
"I want to see him" I need to see him
"Gabby are you sure?"
"I want to see him"
"I don't think you seeing him now would be the best id…"
"I'm going to see him and you can't stop me" I get up and walk past them till I find room 202. I walk straight inside and close the door. Slowly turning around I see his lifeless body. Nothing. I can't breathe. This isn't right. He shouldn't be there. He shouldn't be dead. He should be at his house asleep and so should. This isn't how this night was supposed to end. I walk over to him and touch his hand. It's freezing cold. It shouldn't be like this his hand are usually so warm.
"This isn't right. This isn't fair josh……why…." I know he cant here me but I still want to believe that he can. I'm going to prove the doctors wrong. He can't be dead he just can't. I don't believe them. Even though the floods of tears pouring out of my eyes are saying something else.
"Josh…baby….are you really……..squeeze my hand…..please…..do some...thing…….anything…..please…..I'm not believing the doctors….I wont….I know you wouldn't leave me…...please don't…..I need you…I don't know how to live with out you…you've always been here for me…..you always know what to say……please wake up….please…I love you so much….please don't leave me…..please….please…." I fall to my knees, lay my head on his chest and cry. I hear someone open the door but I don't move. I can't pull my self away from him.
"Gabby…..sweetie…..are you ok?" I spin around to see my mom stood in the doorway
"Ok….ok….why would I be ok….the person I love….has just….." I can't even say it out loud because then it will become real. I break down and my mom is at my side with a second holding me.
"I'm sorry hunni….I'm so sorry. This shouldn't have happened to him. He didn't deserve this and neither did you..." I hold on to her tighter. His mom and dad arrive at the door with tear stained faces and more are cascading down as they look at their son. They slowly walk in and hold his other hand as I am still cling onto his right. I pull away from my mom and as I have barely left her arms I am engulfed into Helens. We cling to each other for comfort and I soon feel mark wraps his arms around the both of us. I always close to them the were my second family as mine were to Josh. I don't know how long we have been in this room but none of us can bare to leave it. A nurse walks in and says something about having to take him to the morgue. His mom and dad kiss his forehead one last time and then Helen rushes out of the room sobbing hysterically and mark follows her. I lean over and kiss his lips one last time. They are freezing and nothing like how they should be. I stand back up and see my tears on his face. I slowly let his hand drop and watch as the nurse covers him over with a sheet and wheel the bed out of the room. I stand in the empty room and I can feel my heart breaking inside of me. I just had to watch my soul mate be taken away form me and there is nothing I can do to bring him back. He's gone. Forever.
Meanwhile in Albuquerque New Mexico.
"Hey guys come in" I say to my 4 best friends. They've come over for our weekly movie night. I walk into the living room after them and find that they are already making themselves comfortable.
"Taylor you better have some ketchup for the hot dogs this time"
"Omg Chad I don't have any ketchup one time and you never let me live it down"
"Chad she's right you know. It was 2 years ago let it go"
"At least someone's on my side. Thanks Shar"
"Don't worry about Tay you know what guys are like"
"HEY" Chad, Ryan and Troy all say at once
"Well it's true. Chad you almost cried when I said there was no ketchup for your hotdog" everyone starts laughing at the memory of the look on his face
"That was funny man"
"Dude" Chad shouted at troy who was still smirking at him
"Yeah and if I remember correctly he actually ran home to get some" Ryan said joining in with Troy's smirking. The guys are always like this with each other.
"I can't help it if can't eat hotdogs without ketchup. It's not natural"
"Well Chad you're in look because I have a good supply of ketchup for you and the hot dogs are just about done" I say walking into the kitchen. About 2 seconds after I've put the hotdogs on a plate Chad comes bounding in and takes them and the fries of me. I grab the drinks and walk back into the living room to find them all sprawled out over my huge corner sofa. I put the drinks on the coffee table and flop down in between Sharpay and Troy.
"This is why I love having movie night at your house" Sharpay says that at everyone's house
"And why is that Shar?"
"Because of this sofa. It's huge and I love how we can all fit on it"
"And it is so comfy" troy puts in and they all agree. 3 hours later we find ourselves having a cushion fight after finishing watching the film. At this moment I and Sharpay are completely being attacked by the guys. I manage to grab a cushion and I'm just about to hit Chad around the head with it when the phone rings
"Chad get off of me I need to get the phone"
"Fine but your mine when your done on the phone" I just laugh at him and pickup the phone
"Hello?"
"Hi is Taylor there?" a man asks who sounds strangely familiar
"Yes this is Taylor who's this?"
"It's Robert Montez"
"Gabriella's dad?"
"Yeah"
"Omg hi...how come your calling me is Gabriella ok has something happened?"
"Well yes actually but not to Gabriella as such"
"Then who"
"Josh"
"Omg what happened is he ok?"
"Well earlier tonight josh was hit by drunk driver. He was rushed into hospital but they were unable to save him…"
"Oh My God" I sink down on a chair "so he's….dead?"
"Yes….I'm so sorry Taylor I know how close you were to him"
"hows Gabriella is she ok?"
"well she wasn't hit but she's pieces. She's in total shock and wont stop crying"
"I can only imagine. She must be heartbroken" I feel tears in my eyes and I try to hold them in until I get of the phone
"she is and I honestly dotn know if she'll ever recover from this……anyway Taylor I better go and find them I just thought I should let you know and tell you I'm really sorry"
"thank you for ringing me. Mr Montez could you please let me know when the funeral is. I would really like to come"
"of course Taylor. I'll ring when I know the details"
"thank you. Tell gabby that I'm sorry and I'm thinking about her. Also tell her that she can ring me to talk anytime she wants even if its 2 in the morning"
"I will. Goodbye Taylor"
"Bye" I hang up the phone and put it back. I slowly walk to the sofa and sit down. I pull my legs up to my chest and let the tears fall.
"omg Taylor what happened are you ok?" Sharpay asks while troy hugs me and start to cry into his shoulder.
"It's josh" I look up and they're all looking at me confused
"Who's Josh sweetie"
"one of my best friends from colarado"
"Oh right yeah I remember you telling us about him….he's Gabriella's boyfriend right" Sharpay says. I knew she'd remember
"yeah"
"Tay hunni what's happened"
"He….he got hit by a car…..and he didn't make it…" I brake down crying again and troy hugs me tighter. After a while I calm down and pull away from troy. I see a huge mascara stain on his shirt.
"omg troy I'm sorry I've got mascara all over you"
"don't worry about it as long as your ok"
"yeah how are you feeling?"
"I don't really know. I mean I talked to him on the phone this afternoon. He was telling me where he was taking gabby for there anniversary"
"was it today?"
"yeah. It was there 3 year"
"omg….that's awful…hows Gabriella?" Sharpay asks and I could see tears in her eyes so her brother ryan hugs her
"terrible apparently….i cant believe it….how could this have happened to him? He was such a nice guy….he was always there for us no matter what and he had been in love with gabby for about 2 years before he got enough courage to ask her out"
"Taylor I'm so sorry" Chad says and hugs me as does everyone else
"So am I"
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