Bad Luck Bolton

I'm Sorry, Chapter 6

Troy's POV
My heart was racing faster than ever as I tried to comfort Gabriella the best that I could. Why? Why would I ever think that it was a good idea to make Gabriella come and play basketball? I thumped myself in the head as the thought crossed my mind. I sat there impatiently, watching Gabriella cry in pain. I squeezed my eyes shut and groaned. Dad...Where are you? Seconds later my dad finally came running in.
"Troy? What's wrong, are you okay?" He asked in a worried tone as he ran over to me.
"I'm fine dad, it's Gabriella!! She's hurt!! I need your help, please..." I had one hand resting on Gabriella's back as I kept her ankle elevated with the other. My dad moved quickly.
"Okay, you need to get her to the nurse now! I'll be right there as soon as possible." I nodded and gently lifted Gabriella from the ground, careful not to cause her any more pain than I already have. She sniffled as tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Oww Troyy, I can't walk, please it hurts too much." My heart broke and I sighed. I felt so terrible.
"Aww baby, shh I know, I know. It's okay. It's okay. How about I carry you? How's that?" I smiled as she gave a little nod. I lifted Gabriella up and held her in my arms and watched as she rested her head on my shoulder. I actually loved carrying her in my arms. I makes me feel protective and strong...and it makes my heart melt a little. I took Gabriella to the school nurse and I set her down on the little couch inside. I cleared my throat and looked at the nurse as I began to speak.
"Hi, I'm here for Gabriella, she fell while playing basketball and twisted her ankle. Is there anything you can do for her?" The nurse walked over to Gabriella and examined her ankle.
"Well, I can tell you this, it's definitely not that serious. Just put some ice on it and the swelling should go down after about a day or so. She may also use the crutches if she would like." "Yes please..." Gabriella said softly. I smiled and laughed a little at her shyness. She looked up at me confused. "What?" I just smiled and brushed away some of the hair from her face. We got the crutches and I helped Gabriella as she tried to walk on them. I led her out of the school and through the hallways before the bell rang so she wouldn't get run over by hundreds of kids. We were just about to leave as we turned the corner and locked eyes with none other than Sharpay. I motioned to turn Gabriella the other way but Sharpay placed her hand on Gabriella's back and pushed me aside. She gasped with a fake frown.
"Hey Gabriella!! Oh my gosh, what happened to you? You look worse than usual..." Gabriella rolled her eyes. I shot her a harsh glare and slapped her hand away from Gabriella.
"You can leave now." I said coldly. She flashed a big smile and ran her fingers through my hair. "I was just heading out anyway" She whispered. I raised an eyebrow. "So, you're ditching huh?" She caught the smirk on my face and frowned. "Oh Troy, I'm just inviting myself out for a short time. Don't worry, I'll be back soon" "Right, excuse me." I laughed. She gave me a fake frown and stuck out her lip. "Miss me Troy?" I laughed and shoved her aside. "Ha, you wish." She smiled and poked my side. "You're so cute when you laugh." I flinched and looked at Gabriella in absolute confusion. "Just face it Troy, you know you like me." She teased. I laughed again sarcastically. "In your dreams sweetheart. Come on Gabriella we need to get home." She nodded and grabbed the sides of her crutches. Sharpay smirked and kicked her crutches right from underneath her, sending her straight to the floor. "Oops, my bad" She laughed and walked away.
"GABRIELLA!" I dashed beside her immediately and helped her from the floor. "Are you okay??!!" I'm so sorry baby. I had no idea that she was going to do that." I whispered. Gabriella layed on the floor lifeless and still. She didn't say a word. Her eyes were shut and she didn't move an inch.
"Gabriella pleasee!! Talk to me.." My eyes swelled with tears and I placed a hand on her heart and checked her wrist for a pulse. She's breathing. Oh thank God. Her eyes began to flutter. She let out a small cough and tried to sit up. I placed a hand on her back to help her.
"You okay baby?" I asked gently. She looked up and she wrapped her arms around me. She whispered softly in my ear. "I love you" I let the tears fall and I hugged her back really tightly and kissed her cheek. " I love you too." We pulled apart and she frowned looking down at her crutches. I rubbed her shoulder and grabbed her hand. "Don't worry about her. I'll deal with her later, trust me."
I promised. Gabriella smiled and I helped her back up. This time I really led her out of the school, and quickly too. I drove us back to my house and helped her inside.
"What's wrong Gabs?" I asked with concern. She looked down at her feet and hugged herself. My heart sank. I walked over and pulled her into a hug. She smiled and rested her head on my chest and I kissed her forehead.
"Here, why don't we sit on the couch." I helped Gabriella to the couch and she carefully sat down as I placed her legs on my lap. I rubbed her ankle softly and she tilted her head back against the couch. "Does this help at all?" She smiled "Yes, please keep doing that." I smiled and continued to rub her ankle. I cleared my throat and spoke up. "Listen Gabi, I'm really sorry..." I sighed. She picked her head up and opened her eyes gently. "What do you mean? Sorry for what?" I frowned and looked down at her ankle as I rubbed it. "I don't know...I'm just sorry about everything that's happened today. I didn't mean for any of this to happen. I mean look at you, I feel awful. None of this would've happened if I'd just stayed away from the basketball. That seemed to have created a domino affect here." Gabriella reached over and lifted my chin up. "Hey. You're right, you didn't mean for any of this to happen...so why beat yourself up over it? Troy I love you, and I love spending time with you, and that's all I've been doing all week...and nothing could make me happier." I locked eyes with her and she ran her fingers through my messy brown hair. "Really..?" I asked sadly. She smiled and kissed my cheek. "Really." I smiled brightly and we both shared a hug. I went back to rubbing Gabriella's ankle and she rested her head back on the armrest of the couch. "That feels so good" She moaned. I laughed and smirked as I looked down. "Yeahh...maybe a little too good..." Gabriella caught my gaze and her head shot straight up "No..Troy don't..." I wiggled my fingers tauntingly and watched as her eyes followed me. "Hmm, I don't knoww...." I said laughing as I watched Gabriella beg and plead with worried eyes. "Troyy come onn" She begged. I laughed and put my hand down. "Nah, it's okay, I'm not gonna tickle you." Her eyes narrowed in suspicion.  "Promise..." I smirked and laughed. "Nope, JUST KIDDING!" I grabbed her other foot with the ankle that didn't hurt and tickled her over and over and watched as she laughed hysterically, squirming around. "NOO TROY, S-STOP PLEASEE" She begged. "Awhh, what's wrong, is someone ticklish?" I teased with an evil fake laugh. "Troyyy" I laughed and let her breathe, coming to a stop. "Alright." I sighed. She panted and rested on the couch, taking deep breaths. "You okay?" I asked. She playfully nudged my shoulder and glared at me. "You're lucky my ankle hurts really bad or I'd really let you have it." I laughed. "Oooh I'm scared..." She reached her arms out to tickle me but I grabbed her wrist and stopped her quickly. "Ah ah ah, no. Nice try princess." She pouted and stuck out her lip to get me to give in, but I wouldn't budge. When she least expected it, I pulled her into a "hug" and tickled her sides and she giggled trying to pull my wrists away. "Mhmhm nooo Troyyy pleasee" I laughed and smiled at her adorable response. Her sides were her ticklish spot and I loved to tickle her there. It's the easiest way to get her to do what I want."Tickle tickle tickle... " I teased. She giggled. "Stop it, seriously, it's not funny." I smirked and let out a small laugh. "It kind of is.." I tickled under her knee and she grabbed my hand to stop me. "NOO." She yelled giggling. "No more." I laughed at how cute she was when she was ticklish. I pulled her hand away and continued. "How about, you make me a sandwich..?" She frowned looking up at me. "But my ankle..." She whined, trying to make me feel guilty. I sighed and kissed her cheek. "Fine. But only because your ankle hurts. I'll make you a sandwhich." She giggled. "What kind?" I asked teasingly as if I didn't know. "My favorite...please" I smiled and rubbed the side of her cheek with my thumb. "PB&J" She smiled brightly. "Just the way I like it" I smiled back. I made Gabriella the sandwhich and sat back on the couch and watched as she took little bites out of it slowly. I laughed quietly to myself. I loved watching her do anything...because she was always so adorable doing it. She looked over at me watching her and she blushed. "Sorry" She said with food in her mouth. I laughed. "No, it's okay. You're just so cute." She blushed harder and giggled. "Stop, you're making me turn red" I laughed again. I just couldn't stop laughing around her. "..like a cherry?" I teased. "Boop" I tapped her nose making her giggle softly. "I pulled her close and we snuggled together on the couch. "You know, suddenly my ankle is starting to feel a little better" She whispered softly. "Yeah?.." I asked. "Yeah." She responded kissing my cheek. I smiled.
Gabriella's POV
My heart skipped a beat as I rested my head on Troy's chest. I felt the butterflies in my stomach and I smiled as Troy stroked my hair gently. I hadn't felt so peaceful in so long. I let the darkness take over and my eyes began to close. From there I fell into a deep sleep...and a tortuous endless nightmare.

*I'm back!! I know it's been a year or so but now that I'm off for the Summer I wanted to finally come back and continue with my stories. I missed the fun in writing stories for you guys to read and I'm definitely gonna try to write some more this Summer. As I've been mentioning a lot recently, the original chapter 6 for this story was somehow deleted and replaced with chapter 3 from my other story "My Heart is Wherever You Are." It's really strange and I don't know how it even happened but I finally fixed the issue and here's the new chapter 6 so now the flow of the story will make so much more sense. I've also decided to continue this story as well just for one more chapter since I've re-read it and I miss it. I know I've already ended the story but I've got an idea of how to continue it and I really hope you guys end up liking it. The way I ended this chapter doesn't seem to quite match up with the next chapter so I have to finish the story in a way that this all ties in and makes sense. I'll have that chapter up as soon as I can and I promise I'll get to work on finishing up my other story so you guys are no longer left on a cliffhanger. So let me know what you guys think of this chapter, I'd really appreciate the feedback! * ;D