The Guy Next Door
Chapter 9
Okay so here are the next three chapters, sorry I haven't been able to update so much, I should be able to upload daily again by the end of the week, I'm hoping at least. Well enjoy!
After our little moment Troy and I chatted a while until my food came. It was nice; this was the Troy I knew, the Troy I had liked for the past five years. It was nice to have him back. I had missed him dearly. I smiled as I thought this and then without thinking I said "Welcome back Troy." He looked at me a bit confused but smiled a bit. "What do you mean?" I bit my lip not knowing what to say. "Um…I just meant…uh…crap!" I sighed and looked down embarrassed. He put his hand on my shoulder. "Hey it's okay." I looked up and gave him a small smile. "I just missed this Troy, the Troy that is sweet and funny and who I can talk to and never get bored. The Troy I can enjoy myself around. The Troy that is nice to me." He looked at me and after a minute smiled and hugged me. I let out a deep breath and hugged him back. "Well I'm glad to be back, and I promise you I will never go away again." He kissed my forehead which made me blush.
Shortly after our little talk my food came and Troy helped me eat since it was a bit difficult with all the things I was hooked up to. It was very sweet and since it was so hot I shared my milkshake with him, "Mmm yummy." He said with a smile after taking a sip of the milkshake. I giggled. "Told you!" I stuck my tongue out at him and he chuckled. "You're too cute." He rubbed my cheek with his thumb and I blushed, as he placed his whole hand on my cheek and I pushed my cheek into his hand closing my eyes. I loved his touch, it made me feel so warm and fuzzy on the inside. When I opened my eyes they locked with Troy's and he started leaning in as I did the same after a minute. We were about to kiss when his phone when off and ruined it. Troy cursed under his breath and I couldn't help but giggle to myself. "Hang on, I'll be right back." He said then he went out in the hall. I could hear him from inside of my room though. "Sharpay what the hell do you want? I told you to stop calling me and to leave me alone. I want nothing to do with you." There was a pause then he started speaking again. "What do you mean us? There is no us, not anymore. You ruined that when you decided you wanted to fuck another guy. I'm done. I told you this multiple times. I'm done with the lies, with the flirting and the cheating. I'm fed up. Leave me alone." He hung up and came back inside. "Sorry about that." I shook my head. "No it's okay." "Okay." He said. "Was that Sharpay?" I asked. He sighed. "Yes. She's been calling me non-stop since we broke up, begging me to take her back and to forgive her. I've told her multiple times to leave me alone but she just doesn't listen." I put my hand on his. "I'm sorry." He gave me a small smile and squeezed my hand. "Don't be." I smiled and then hugged him. Troy broke the embrace. "So Gabriella?" He asked. "Yes Troy?" "Now I have a question." I looked at him curious as to what his question would be. "Okay, ask away then." I said. He took a deep breath. "Earlier when I was talking to the doctor he mentioned something about your 'condition'…What did he mean?" Ah I had forgotten about that. "Well I suppose I can tell you, but I'm just letting you know that only Ryan and my parents no of my condition. So by telling you I'm trusting you…a lot. So in return I'm going to ask you don't take my trust for granted." I said in a serious tone. "Yes of course, I won't, I promise." He squeezed my hand in reassurance. I took a deep breath. "Okay. I have a neurological disorder. This disorder I have causes any headache I get or head injury I get to become a lot worse than what it is. It also causes nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and obviously as you know now, black outs. I've had multiple surgeries on my brain because of the disorder and the doctors have yet to figure out what is really wrong so until they do I have two special medications I have to take, one which helps with the headaches, and another which helps with the other symptoms, they also help prolong…my life." He looked at me with a worried look. "Y-your life?" I nodded. "Yes. If I don't get my medicine when I need it then I could possibly die, if the disorder gets worse, which it has been getting worse over the years, then that could also result in death." He shook his head. "No…no…t-that can't be true." He said in denial. I nodded. "I'm afraid it is." He looked at me and was speechless for a long time. "T-troy?" He snapped out of whatever state of mind he was in. "I'm s-sorry. That is just…I can't believe it. So then at school the day you blacked out after hitting your head you could have…you could have died?" "Yes." I said softly. "Oh god Gabriella I'm so sorry. I should have stepped in earlier and then you would have never hit your head…oh god…you could have died." He started trembling. "Troy…Troy its okay, I didn't, I'm here now are I not?" "But you could have." He said in a stern voice. "Y-yes." "And it would have been my fault." He said even softer. "No! Troy don't you dare think like that! It wouldn't have been your fault it would have been those other guys fault!" "But if I had just stepped in earlier then…" I cut him off by putting my finger to his lip. "Don't you dare say another word. It wouldn't have been your fault. You have to believe me." He nodded. "Okay." Then he hugged me extremely tight "But I'm still so sorry ella" That was the first time he called me by the nickname that only my little sister had ever called me. Yet it sounded so amazing when he said it and sent shivers up my spine.
A few weeks had gone by. I had gotten out of the hospital a week after I woke up. In that short time Troy and I had gotten really close and had become great friends. We hung out a couple times a week and we constantly texted and would talk on the phone every now and then. He even started sitting with Ryan and I at lunch regardless of what his friends thought. I was so happy. I couldn't believe how much my luck had changed in such short a time frame. We had learned each other's birthdays…well rather Troy learned my birthday since I had known his for years now, and we learned each other's like and dislikes and hobbies other than the obvious ones. We knew almost everything about one another and I couldn't help but fall for him more and more each day, he was just perfect to me.
One day, after lunch in 6th period Troy and I were chatting until our teacher Mrs. Jordan came in. "Alright class please quiet down. Now before I go any further we will have someone else joining our class. Miss. Evans who appears to be late" Right after she said that sure enough Sharpay came in. "Shit." Troy said. "Why the hell does she have to be in here? What is she doing, stalking me now?" I shrugged. "Probably." We both let out a small, quiet laugh. "Hey everyone, sorry I'm late" She said, obviously not sorry. "Ah Miss. Evans I was just talking about you. Please take your seat" Sharpay did so and luckily did not sit near Troy and I. "Okay class now back to business. You will be starting a project this Friday. It will go for the whole week that you have off for spring break, instead of the usual weekend that some teachers do. Can anyone guess what that project is?" The whole class groaned and Mrs. Jordan smiled. "That's right; it's the mechanical baby project. Except instead of you guys each getting one individually, you will be partnered up with someone of my choosing. Now as partners you can work out your game plan amongst yourselves but you can either separate the time with the baby amongst the two of you or you guys can live together for a week or just spend a set amount of time a day with one another while having the baby. But you both will need to have at least two nights with the baby, you both must know how to change the baby's diaper, feed it, put it to sleep, and give it attention. The baby will have a device on it that will let me know how well you are doing at taking care of the baby so if you neglect it, treat it wrong, or anything else then I will know and you will fail. However, I advise you do your best with this project because it is a huge part of your grade for the marking period. You will do it again during the 4 the fourth marking period and again it will count a lot. So start thinking of what you may have you and whoever your partner is do. I will give you five minutes and then tell you who you will be partnering up with. Ready? Go." The whole class went silent. "I wonder who our partners will be." Troy whispered. "Yeah me too, hopefully someone we can handle and get along with" I whispered back. "Agreed." After five minutes Mrs. Jordan spoke up again. "Okay class times up. I will start telling you your partners now." She began and a few people were happy with their partners but others were not. "Troy and Sharpay you will be partners. Gabriella you and Jared" Troy clenched his fists, I rubbed his back. "Hey relax; I'm sure it won't be that bad." I said trying to relax him. "No. You're wrong. It will be horrible." Mrs. Jordan spoke again. "Now go get with your partners and start discussing what you will do. I sighed. "Sorry Troy." Then got up and went over to Jared. I saw Troy go up to the teacher. "Mrs. Jordan can I have a moment of your time please?" He said. "Yes, what is it Troy?" She asked calmly. "I cannot work with Sharpay, it's impossible, I won't be able to get along with her and I will most likely fight with her more than anything and I actually want to do well on this project so could you please give me a new partner?" She pondered for a minute, the said "Okay, have anyone in mind?" He smiled. "Gabriella" She nodded. "Very well then. Um Gabriella?" I went up to them. "Yes Mrs. Jordan?" I asked, pretending like I hadn't heard. "Would you mind working with Troy on this project?" I smiled. "No, not at all." "Good. Sharpay! Jared! You two will be partners instead." I heard Sharpay let out an annoyed groan and couldn't help but laugh a little. Then Troy and I went back to our seats. "So partner, what's the plan?" Troy asked with a smile and a wink. I laughed.
That's it for this chapter! So what do you think? What will Gabriella and Troy decide on doing for their project? Splitting the time or living together? Keep reading to find out! ;) R&R please!