Tears slid down his face as he traced the words on the granite stone in front of him.
Gabriella Marie Montez Bolton
21st May 1990 – 24th October 2018
Beloved daughter, friend, mother and wife
"Oh, Gabby. How am I supposed to go through life without you?" Troy Bolton sobbed harder.
2 months later…
"Uncle Chad?" 6-year-old Destiny Bolton called Chad Danforth as she tugged her uncle's apron.
"Yes, sweetie?"
"When's Daddy gonna come and get us?" she asked, her blue eyes looking at her uncle innocently. Chad sighed.
"I don't know, sweetie. But don't you like living with me, Aunt Taylor and Clay?" Taylor asked. Destiny nodded.
"I do! I really do! But I miss Daddy and Mommy! I know Mommy's in heaven but what about Daddy?" she wailed. Chad closed his eyes to stop tears from flowing down his face and looked at the young girl in front of him.
"Well, Daddy misses Mommy a lot. And right now, he misses Mommy so much that he's crying a lot. And you don't like to see Daddy sad, right?" Chad asked. Destiny shook her head while Chad smiled softly.
"Well, Daddy knows that if you and Faith see him cry, the two of you'll feel sad. And Daddy doesn't want his two angels to be sad," Chad explained. Then suddenly, Destiny started crying.
"Destiny, what's wrong?" he asked.
"Daddy's sad!" she wailed. Chad put his hand on his forehead.
"I should have left all the talking and questions to Taylor," he told himself before trying very desperately to stop his niece from crying.
High School Musical – Someone's Watching Over Me
"TROY BOLTON! YOU GET YOUR ASS OFF THE COUCH RIGHT NOW!" Sharpay Baylor screamed as she and her husband, Zeke Baylor, walked into the Bolton's household. Troy groaned and got up from the couch. He looked at his two best friends before going into the kitchen to pour himself a glass of milk that Taylor had bought for him the week before. Sharpay looked at her husband, who shrugged, and then followed her best friend into the kitchen. She poured two glasses of orange juice for herself and her husband and turned to Troy.
"Troy, look at me," she said gently. Troy Bolton refused and looked down instead. Sharpay felt her Ice Queen side getting the better of her.
"Troy Bolton, look at me right now," she said more forcefully.
"What do you want, Sharpay?" he asked, finally lifting his head so that he was looking at her. Sharpay looked hurt at the tone of anger in his voice. Immediately, she became angry.
"What do I want? What do I want? I want you to stop being a total depressed person," she said, trying very hard to calm herself down. Zeke, sensing that his wife was about to have a bitch fit soon, rubbed her back soothingly.
"Well, what do you want me to do, Sharpay? Be all happy and pretend nothing's happened in the last two months?" Troy asked, getting irritated. Sharpay slammed her hand on the counter.
"That's my point, Troy! Nothing has happened in the last two months except you being so moody and miserable that you had to make your daughters live with Chad and Taylor," she said. Troy looked down and clenched his fists.
"I touched a soft spot, didn't I?" she said. Troy nodded. She smiled softly and then hit his head.
"I hope that hurts. That was for neglecting your children when they needed you the most. And this," she said and then hit his head again before continuing. "Is for disappointing Gabriella."
"What are you talking about?" Troy asked, confused when the blonde had mentioned Gabriella.
"Urgh! You're impossible!" Sharpay screamed and stormed out of the house, leaving her husband behind. Zeke turned to Troy and shook his head.
"She means that Gabriella would have been very disappointed seeing you like this, Troy," Zeke said. Troy banged his fist on the counter.
"Well Gabriella's DEAD! SHE'S LEFT ALL OF US!" Troy screamed. Zeke walked over to his high school basketball team captain and shoved a piece of envelope into his hands.
"Gabriella wanted me to give you this if you were still miserable after two months. Before my little sister died, when I went in to see her for the last time, she gave me this," he said and then headed towards the back door. He opened the door and turned to face Troy again.
"You're not the only one who's hurting, Troy. We all lost someone we loved that day. We lost Gabriella, our best friend and our little sister. She'd have wanted us to move on, Troy." With that, Zeke Baylor left the Bolton household to calm down his wife.
High School Musical – Someone's Watching Over Me
To: Troy Bolton
Tears slid down his cheeks as he saw the familiar scrawl on the small envelope. He slowly opened the envelope and began reading his first love's letter.
TROY ALEXANDER BOLTON!
If you are reading this letter, it means that you have been doing everything I told you NOT to do. What the hell do you think you're doing? Moping around the house, having Taylor, Kelsi or Amanda clean the house. I seriously doubt you can get Sharpay to do it for you. Anyway, I only told Zeke to give this to you after two months IF it were necessary. And considering you're reading this letter…I'll tell you what's on my mind no matter where I am.
What the hell do you think you're doing? Giving our little angels to be taken care of by Chad and Taylor. They have their own stuff to do, Troy. They can't be baby sitting OUR children. They have children of their own!
Troy, you promised me you'd take care of my angels. Moping around the house, not going to work, handing them over to the Danforths, is NOT taking care of them. When we got married, you swore you'd care for me till the end.
Stop thinking you did not keep that promise because you did. You were there for me all the time and I couldn't have been more grateful and thankful that I married you. I will always love you no matter what. Okay, here, below is the list of things you're gonna have to do today before getting on with your life.
1. Take a shower and clean the house. (When was the last time you did that?)
2. Bring your daughters home. (They miss you like crazy!)
3. Apologize to everyone for your ignorance for the past couple of months. (You know deep down you feel sorry)
4. Tell the gang that I love them. (Including the kids and the soon-to-be kids)
5. Tell the girls I will ALWAYS love them. (They know that I love them but they'll be wondering why I left)
What are you waiting for? Get going! And if you don't follow my instructions, you know I'll be mad. Remember, I am always watching over you.
Love,
Gabriella Bolton (And proud of it!)
P.S. I love you
Troy laughed silently as he wiped his tears away. He looked around the house and finally seemed to have come to his sense. It was a total mess. Taylor had came the week before and had tidied up for him, just as Gabriella had predicted. Taylor Danforth, Kelsi Cross and Amanda Evans had all taken turns to clean the houses. Again, just as Gabriella had predicted, Sharpay had not helped at all.
After cleaning the house, he headed towards the shower. Surprisingly, it made him feel calmer and more relaxed. It was as though Gabriella had known what was best for him. Then again, this was Gabriella Bolton, he was thinking about. She knew EVERYTHING. As he walked to his dresser to get his car keys, he picked up a framed picture of his two little girls.
"Daddy's coming to get you, my little angels," he said before putting it down and speeding to the door, eager to see his little girls again.
High School Musical – Someone's Watching Over Me
"Faith, does Daddy still love us?" Destiny asked her big sister. 12-year-old Faith Bolton looked up from doing her homework, surprised at her sister's question.
"Of course he does! What makes you think he doesn't love us?" she asked her younger sister. Destiny shrugged.
"We haven't seen him in a whole week! That's seven days! And seven days equals to 168 hours and that is equal to-"
"Whoa! Slow down there, kiddo! Since when could you calculate so fast?" Faith asked her little sister.
"What's calculate?" Destiny asked, confused. Faith rolled her eyes.
"Count. Since when could you count so fast?" she asked. Destiny shrugged.
"I didn't count. I remembered what Aunt Taylor said to Uncle Chad just now about it being a week since Daddy saw us," she told her sister. Faith laughed.
"Trust Aunt Taylor to use Math language with Uncle Chad. He probably didn't understand a thing," she said.
"Faithers?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you miss Mommy?" Faith turned to look at her sister who had tears in her eyes. She hugged Destiny.
"Everyday."
"Is it okay to cry because Mommy's gone?" Destiny asked as she hugged her sister tighter.
"Of course it is. When you miss someone, it's okay to cry," Faith told her sister.
"Is it okay to cry because I miss Daddy?" she asked. Faith nodded. Destiny sobbed harder and both remained in the same position for a few minutes. Unknown to them, someone had been watching them the whole time.
High School Musical – Someone's Watching Over Me
Troy let his tears fall freely as he watched the scene in front of him.
I've been such a bad father. Gabriella must be really disappointed in me. They probably are disappointed in me too. He thought to himself. He wiped his tears and wrapped his arms around his two little girls. They looked up and smiled at their father.
"Daddy! I missed you!" Destiny squealed as she flung her hands around her father's neck and hugged him tightly.
"I missed you too, Angel," he said and turned towards Faith who had tears in her eyes. For a 12-year-old, Faith Bolton was definitely much matured.
"Welcome back, Daddy," she said as she kissed him on his cheek and he did the same.
"It's good to be back," he said.
"Yay!" Kelsi squealed at the door. She smiled sheepishly under the glare of the former Wildcats who had been called up by Chad. He had told them that Troy had gotten out of the house and had came to get the girls. They had immediately dropped what they were doing to see their leader.
"What? It's good to have him back," she said and then hugged the person she considered to be her elder brother, the others joining in soon after.
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