Chapter 13: What happened?
"The longest wait is when you don't know what you're waiting for."
Sharpay was the first one who found out what happened to Troy. She was about to leave after their fight when she heard the gossips by the people who passed by. She quickly run to see what happened but the ambulance just left so she hired a cab.
It's been a month since the accident but Troy is still in coma. He lost a lot of blood and the doctor said that it's a miracle for him to survive. The ambulance arrived 30 minutes after the call of that drunk driver. We all know that for a person who needs medical attention right away, 30 minutes is very late. It may cause death. For the driver, he was still in prison. His family will pay for him to get out of the prison.
Troy's parents visit him in the hospital whenever they can. The Wildcats did not leave the hospital especially Sharpay. She's guilty and she always blames herself for what happened. They were all sitting at the waiting area when the doctor appeared, with a smile in his face.
"Good morning, I'm Doctor Reynolds. Are you the friends of Troy?" the doctor greeted.
"Yes doctor. What's the news? Is he alright?" Chad answered.
"Actually yes. I'm here to tell you that Troy just woke up. He's fine now, but there's a problem. I don't think you should know what that is. I want his parents to know first."
"Can we visit him now? Please Doctor Reynolds." Gabriella pleaded.
The doctor hesitated for a moment. He didn't want to let them know what happened. But since they were all here since the accident, he let them. "Okay, you can go inside."
No one responded to the doctor. They all rushed inside Troy's room. They saw him staring at the ceiling., like a lost boy. When he heard the door opened, he was surprised.
"TROY! Oh my gosh Troy. I'm so sorry. I promise that I will make it up to you when you get out here. I didn't know what to do when you were still in comma. I thought that I will not see your blue eyes once again. Oh how I miss you. I'm sorry Troy." Sharpay said, hugging his right arm.
"We are so happy to see that you're finally okay Troy!" Taylor said.
They were all waiting for his response but it seems like he saw a bunch of weird ghosts.
Troy spoke, for the first time. "Hi guys. Thank you for visiting me here. But may I ask who you are?"
The whole room went silent. Doctor Reynolds was watching the whole scene. Then after seconds of awkwardness, the room filled with laughter. Troy just stared at them. He doesn't know what's going on. He asked seriously but here they are, laughing at something he did not understand.
"Oh come on Troy. Sharpay already did that stunt. Don't you dare use that to us!" Ryan laughed.
"You should think of something else!" Jayson chirped in.
"And may we remind you that Sharpay is a great actress. She's better when it comes to pretending than you!" Gabriella giggled.
"Maybe we could go to a drama class together one day. It will improve your skills so that someday we might actually believe you!" Zeke said.
The whole room went silent again. Troy can't take it anymore. He was about to ask something when someone interrupted his thoughts.
"I'm really sorry Troy. If you want more time to think, I'll give it to you. Just stop playing games." Sharpay said seriously.
"Okay this is enough guys. Maybe Troy needed a rest. He just woke up from a comma right? Give him some space." Kelsi said.
Troy decided to talk. "Thank you Miss."
"You don't have to talk that way to me Troy. I have a name. Even though we're not that close, you can call me by my name. No need such formalities." Kelsi replied.
"I want to call you by your name but I'm sorry that I don't know what's your name is. I also want to thank you for your efforts to be here. But who are you guys? How did you know I'm here? How did you know my name?" Troy asked.
Before anyone could reply, Doctor Reynolds interrupted them. "I'm sorry to disturb you but I think it is time to let the patients rest. I will just check on him and you may wait for me outside. Thank you."
They just left the room and wait at the waiting area. They want answer on what's happening to Troy. After 5 minutes, Doctor Reynolds finally came out. They all stand up. No one dared to speak. Doctor Reynolds took this as a chance to explain.
"As I have told you a while ago, there's a problem. I don't want you to know at first because of your reactions. I decided to tell his parents first. But since you already spoken to him and want answers with your questions, then I will say it to you."
Doctor Reynolds look at them for approval the continued, "Troy has amnesia."