CHAPTER 3: Why Me?
Gabriella was a wreck. She looked at the hospital bed by her side to see her son's usually tan skin, extremely pale. His blue eyes being covered by his eyelids. Why her? Why her son? She remembered what had happened so vividly in her mind. She could still see the images of her five year old son playing around at the top of the stairs and then seeing him trip at the top and fall down them. It was a horrific sight for any mother, yet here Gabriella sat, single, young and worried sick about her five year old fatherless son.
The minute it had happened Gabriella had broken down into sobs again. Weak at her knees, she fell and continued to weep. Minutes later the ambulance had arrived and the godfather to her child had been called. Chad Danforth was a man Gabriella would trust with both her son's life and her life forever, she had trusted him since the day she had befriended him on the first day of middle school. He was, as he put it, "Chad the Trustworthy."
"Gabs! How is he?" the dark skinned asked, clearly concerned.
"I dunno Chad; I really don't know" Gabriella whispered quietly, "The doctor's said he's just in shock, probably the reason as to why he's unconscious. I'm scared Chad, I'm so damn scared."
Chad nodded and smiled sympathetically, "I'd love to say 'I know,' but, I don't. All I can say is I'm sorry."
Gabriella nodded and stared at her son's face, being in the emotional state she was in, she burst into tears again.
In an instant he, Chad, was by her side, crouching beside the chair she was sitting in.
"Aaw Gabs! It's okay, it's all gonna be okay" he comforted, stroking her back
"No. No it isn't" she replied putting her head in her hands and carried on crying.
"Gabs. Ella, listen to me. He is gonna me okay, alright, he's a strong boy. Even if his dad is a total jerk whose ass I wanna kick. Samuel James is gonna be absolutely fine, he's a fighter. And you're gonna be fine too Gabs. You've got me, your mom, Sharpay, Taylor, Kelsi, Ryan, Zeke and so many more, Sweetie, please don't cry" he begged.
"He deserves better Chad, so much better, better than I can give him" she replied shaking,
"You care too much about what he deserves, and not enough about what he wants, and he wants you" Chad pointed out,
Gabriella stopped crying and lifted her head to reveal her swollen and bloodshot eyes still teary.
"Thank you Chad. I love you so much, you know that right?" she asked, her voice shaky
"Yeah, I do, and I love you too Gabs" he said, standing up and bending down to hug her tightly, holding her small fragile body close to his own.
Gabriella sniffed and reluctantly let go, sighing heavily. Chad smiled softly before bending down to kiss her cheek softly, before turning around and exiting the room to head to the waiting room where everyone else, everyone being Sharpay, Maria and probably Sharpay's husband Zeke.
His own wife, Taylor Danforth, formerly Mc'Kessie, was most probably in court now. She was a big shot lawyer for this huge law firm and a graduate from Harvard Law School. An independent woman was she, always sticking up for herself. He remembered the day he proposed, she had raised one eyebrow before noticing the real seriousness on his face, before smiling and simply saying yes, no "Oh my god!" or "Are you for real?" Taylor just simply wasn't like that. She, along with Sharpay and Gabriella were best friends, though all had many many differences, they had their girlish similarities. Hence the fact they were girls.
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Gabriella felt, a quite frankly, looked, like shit. She looked pale, as if she hadn't eaten in a few days, which she hadn't, dehydrated, lethargic and worried sick.
Her mother, felt the same, though she didn't look like her daughter, she was also worried sick, but not only for her grandson, but for her daughter aswell.
And as she sat beside the blonde haired, brown eyes Sharpay Evans, all she could think about was the bastard that got her daughter pregnant on during one night stand. How could he? He had no idea what problems he was causing. Yet Sam was a happy mistake. She wouldn't turn back time and get rid of him; he was a blessing, a gift from the gods.
She slowly got out of one of the waiting room chairs and made her way over to the room. There sitting by her grandson was her only daughter, actually, only child altogether, staring at the floor and singing to her son softly.
"Tell them all I know now,
Shout it from the rooftops
Write it on the sky line
All we had is gone now
Tell them I was happy
And my heart is broken
All my scars are open
Tell them what..."
And then the twenty-three year old burst out into tears again, her nose turning pink at the tip and her cheeks going red alongside her already swollen eyes.
"Mija?" Maria Montez called out, Gabriella started shaking, out of cold, upset, fear and anger.
"Mami, Mom?" she said quietly, still crying, still trembling, still looking at the floor.
"Sweetie, don't cry. You've cried too many times today. It's not good for your health Hon" Maria pointed out.
"I'm worried sick Mom, literally. I'm cold because it's freezing outside now and the stupid doctors have the air conditioning on. I'm angry because as much as I know I have you guys, and as much as I hate him, I don't have that stupid bastard, also known as the father of my child, by my side, holding my hand. No, he said he didn't want the baby and left me for a blonde, even if we only did hook up once. I'm angry because this kid wasn't made from love, rather from a drunk one night stand with a guy I hooked up with at a party. I'm angry with myself for not being a proper mother, a mother he deserves. I'm scared cos my son is in a hospital bed, unconscious and he might not ever wake up, I'll never be able to hold his small hand again, look into his eyes as he talks to me, hold back my own tears when he cries, smile like a Cheshire cat when he's in an extremely good mood. I'll never be able to hear him say 'I love you' or 'Mommy' and it just breaks my heart. I don't..." she trailed off and looked up towards her mom.
"Mija, it's okay, Sam will wake up, he's a fighter." Maria said before sighing heavily,
"That's what Chad said" Gabriella whispered
"And its true Honey, better believe it baby" Maria said, emphasising the 'baby' part. Gabriella cracked a small smile and looked at her mother, "Thanks Mom" she said, gratefully.
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"Miss Montez, Mr James is going to be fine. The results from his scan are in, and he should be up soon" Dr Jennifer Harlonson informed a tired looking Gabriella.
"He's gonna be okay?" she asked, slightly more alert now,
"He's going to be absolutely fine" Dr Harlonson said kindly, nodding her head. Before turning away and heading towards the doctors room.
Gabriella smiled widely and turned to her mom who sat beside her, "He's okay!" she squealed.
"Told you" Maria said in a sing-song know-it-all tone.
Gabriella's smile faltered slightly, and she took a deep breath "I need call him" she said quietly,
Maria sighed, "Gabriella, you don't have to call him"
"Yes. Yes I do Mom, you don't understand, I really need to talk to him, he deserves to know what happened to Sam, they are, after all, related. Blood related" she replied to Maria
"When do you wanna do it?"
"Preferably as soon as possible, he'll want to know, and then he'll come see Sam"
"Sweetie, I miss him too. But he's away now, he's busy" Maria pointed out
"You know what? I'm going to call him, now" she said, getting her iPhone out of her bag
Five minutes later Gabriella was staring at the screen of her phone, she couldn't bring herself to dial his number, it was stupid, but she just couldn't do it. But she had to. Tapping the number she waited for the man to pick up.
"Hello" the man's voice came,
"H-hi, it's me, Gabriella" she said softly
"Gabi? What's up Sweetie?" he asked, the concern and worry evident in his voice
"It's Sam, he had an accident and he's in hospital. He was unconscious for a while, he's gonna be okay though. I just thought you should know" Gabriella said quietly
"Thanks Gabi, I appreciate you telling me, are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. When will you be back from your business trip?"
"Hopefully within the next two weeks, I'll try to come back sooner, but I can't make any promises. Send your mother my love, love you"
"I love you too Dad" Gabriella replied before hanging up.
Gregory Montez, her father, was a successful journalist. Very successful that he went on business trips all the time. Unfortunately, this meant he missed out on a lot of his wife's, daughter's and grandson's lives.
"What did he say?" A very Maria asked cautiously,
"He sends his love, and will be back in two weeks maximum, if not, sooner" Gabriella said biting her bottom lip and looking down at the floor.
"Are you hungry?" Maria asked
"Nah, I had a coffee and a muffin half an hour ago. And I don't have that much of an appetite"
"Okay" Maria said before getting up to get herself something to eat.
Gabriella nodded. Thirteen minutes later to be precise, Gabriella sat at her son's bedside yet again asking herself "Why me?"
AN: SO SORRY IT TOOK LONG! I've been so busy with college! Oh! BTW, everyone, go read . 's stories, they are beyond awesome! Zac Efron is awesome, I'm stealing his hair. He is so freaking good looking! PROOF: /p/I2oRVlm81b/
-Amy J