April 17th, 2008. The day everything in my life changed and was turned upside down. This story is dedicated to these reasons, somewhat of my life story so I hope you like it!
Chapter 1- Fights
"Gabi, what are you doing over Spring Break which was cut short for some dumb reason?" Sharpay asked as we sat in Anatomy, I sighed; Spring break was cut down to just to Wednesday this year but they told us we were getting out sooner. "I have no clue, Troy isn't really talking to me anymore, my parents are constantly fighting, Taylor is going out of town oh and you, you are going to the beautiful Mexico" I said rolling my eyes, she giggled and played with the end of the pencil. My attention fluttered between my Math homework, Bio homework, Spanish homework, History, oh and my language arts homework that is all due in two days. I have another history project coming in three days, a thing for Mrs. Darbus commercial project and I have a Scholastic Decathlon meeting, Student council, and NHS meeting all next week.
I felt my head begin to pound; great, now I have to deal with a headache.
"I am sorry honey, what's Troy doing?" my mind registers what she had said, I forgot all about what I was thinking, which was a good thing. I honestly had no clue of what Troy was doing.
I stayed quiet, I glanced up at the board to see the notes that needed to be taken, "Gabi" she whispered into my ear, "You better answer me or…" I dropped my pencil down to look at her. She always played these types of cards with me and I do not know why.
"I don't know! He just won't talk to me, I mean we talk but every time he comes over he has his phone out with ESPN scores, with ESPN on MY TV, and his laptop on his lap watching ESPN 3." I said, she looked at me and raised his eyebrow. "Really now? ESPN crazy much?" Her voice needed to learn how to whisper because she sucked at it. I only shook my head he was driving me insane.
"March Madness" I said tapping my pencil against the desk, "I think he is beyond obsessed with this stupid March Madness shit," I mumbled, I let my head drop down to the desk. "I tried texting him ten times last night but I never got one back, I have no clue what is wrong anymore"
"Honey, he is a little bit more than obsessed," she said, I sighed and I let my chin rest on my arm. We listened to the rest of the class and took the notes and we got more homework.
When the bell finally rang, I jumped out of my seat. I turned and I exited the classroom, Sharpay staying behide to wait for Ryan who was in the classroom over. I headed towards the gym where I knew the guys would get together during free period to watch one of the March Madness games. They have been for the past week. Troy warned me it would probably be bad but I did not think it would be this bad.
I burst through the gym doors and I glanced over to the right side of the bleachers, I saw the whole basketball team there. There backpacks were all slung across the bottom row, all of them had laptops and I bet they all had different games, well most of them, there isn't that many games to being played to have on 13 laptops. I cleared my throat as I stood in front of all of them; Zeke was the first to glance up at me. Troy told me Jack wrote them a pass and allowed them to watch but they had to analyze and figure plays out. They also had to do all of there work, I guess that have to maintain a 'B' to do this.
"Umm…Bolton your girl is here" Chad looked up and then Jason looked up. Troy though, did not look up. I crossed my arms over my chest and shifted my weight, "Troy!" Chad yelled, Troy looked over towards him, "Hmm?" he asked, Chad, Zeke, and Jason all pointed towards me. His head swung over, his cheeks blushed, his mouth forming an O shape.
"Gabi" he said, "I didn't mean to ignore you," he said, "I was trying to figure out umm…this different play." He said scratching the top of his head.
"Mhm…Hey, you know what, never mind" I said, I turned around and then started to leave the gym. I decided why talk? I am going to lose his interest in seconds to the basketball game; I would just be talking to myself. I pushed the gym doors hard and I walked out and I wanted to cry, I headed up to my alone time spot. I raced up the stairs and onto the rooftop garden. It was our spot but I havent seen Troy up here in a while.
Troy did not even follow me, what the hell is going on with my life. I got to the top and I pulled out my math homework. I started working the math problems when I got the biggest headache. I dropped my pencil and I let my head fall in my hands. I took a deep breath and I started to think, I needed to figure out my life. I needed a bad drink of water because my mouth was dry. I had a whole bottle at lunch too…
I heard the door bang open, I quickly got up and stuffed all of my stuff in the backpack. Troy and I got in trouble for being up here once but Jack bailed us out "Gabi?"
I sighed of relief, "Tay" I said, I plopped back down on the bench, and "Do you have a bottle of water?" I asked her as she appeared from the stairs. Her long black hair falling just past her shoulders, her cute purple shirt from American Eagle.
"No…sorry" she said, "But Troy texted me saying you ran out of the gym mad?" I rolled my eyes; he has enough time for her but not me. Lovely…
I laughed sarcastically, "Mad is an understatement, and I was pissed! He does not even have the will to come and see if I am okay! He is such an ass lately, I hate it!"
"Gabs, March Madness is huge to these boys" she started, "I am pretty sure I have already figured this out because every fucking person tells me this!" I mumbled
"They bet so much money on this, just these guys. They make so many different brackets; I do not know how they keep track of all of them. They bought tickets for Spring Break to go and watch them, you okay Gabs, and you seem very irritable today"
"Oh, I know, Troy has a whole folder for them, I mean he has many. Then at home he has a white board, I mean gezz and are you serious? They bought tickets to go. Troy said that he would probably be around and it just Troy." I said leaning back, I licked my lips, I was thirsty, and I have never had such a dying need for water.
"Yeah, they are going to Tuscon, Arizona for I think the first and second round, Thursday and Saturday I believe but they are leaving Monday."
I pulled my arms around my body to comfort myself; I was going to be home all alone all week long. I licked my lips and my tongue was going dry, man I really need a drink of water.
"Hey can we go down to the Café and get something to drink?" I asked, like maybe even some soda or water. Either one works" I said, I licked my lips again they were so dry! I had a whole bottle of water at lunch today I should not be dehydrated!
"You okay Gabi?" she asked, I looked around before I looked at her, my eyes not being able to process her words right.
"Yeah, I am just really thirsty" I said, I got up and let my backpack go over my shoulder after I shoved my math book back in.
I quickly went down the stairs and my legs swiftly lead the way to the Café. I went in and grabbed the nearest thing; I went up to the vending machine. I put in my coins and then I hit the Pepsi button. The one of the top, as soon as it came down I took a quick swig after it popped open. The coldness of the drink slid down my throat.
"Girl, I don't think I have ever seen you move faster than that! You are seriously thirsty!" I took another long drink, it did not taste that good. "Yea, I am seriously thirsty."
Taylor went over and got a drink herself, I sent her a smile and we went around talking.
Taylor and I finish drinking our drinks, the bell rang and I headed to my next class. It was my last class of the day; I did not really want to go home. My parents have been arguing on and off. I rubbed my brown eyes and I focused on class or at least tried to focus on class.
I got out of my car with a deep sigh, "I thought I did too!" I heard somebody yell from inside, I closed my eyes before even going in. I took a deep breath and I played with the string on my backpack. I entered the house and I shut it quietly, "You were supposed to go to the bank and work this out! In addition, you did not! You are so fucking irresponsible!" my mom yelled, I felt the tears pool in my eyes, I had the worst headache, and my stomach hurt like crazy, why did they have to be this way all the time? I wanted to clutch over in pain with my stomach, I had my period last week and my appendix taken out when I was ten.
"What do you mean? You texted me saying, I took care of the bank!" He said I walked slowly into the kitchen to see them face-to-face. There eyes blazing with fury, when my dad caught my eye to see me, "Ella" he said, I let the tears fall down my cheeks, "I have had the worst day at school." I said quietly, "And I get to come home to you two bitching it out!" I yelled, I turned to leave but my dad caught my arm, His rough hand pulling me towards him.
"Ella, please, please let us explain" he said, his brown eyes looking deep into mine, "We didn't mean to make you so upset" he whispered, He hugged me close to my body. He kissed the top of my head, "Ella we both love you," he said, I felt my moms hand on my back. They acted so together when I came around; I wish they would be like this all of the time.
"Honey, we need to talk," my mom, said into the air, I felt the room grow tense quickly.
I pulled back from my dad, "No, no, no! I do not want to talk; talking will mean you are going to get a divorce! That means you are going to live in a different house! This means that I have to choose where I am going to live and where I ever choose you will fight to go the other way!" I said, I backed away from them and I went running up the stairs. My feet stumbling, my head spun in circles as I collapsed on the top stair. I took in a deep breath and my body shook, my stomach hurt with pain, I had a desperate need for a drink of water.
I heard my parents voices raise again, "We can't do this too her!"
"But we don't want this anymore!" my moms voice rising above whatever I have heard from her.
"We practically just sent her over the edge; can we just give it a day or two?" He said, his voice was loud, I loved my daddy, and I loved my mom. How would I ever choose which one to live with? I love them both so closely…I rocked myself back and forth on the top of the stairs.
"Fine, fine we will give it a day or two, and then we will sit down with her and talk, we can't avoid this anymore" she snapped, I got up from the top of the stairs and my head spun a little. I went into my bedroom and I looked over at my desk chair to see Troy's wildcat sweatshirt laying there. I smiled and I went over to grab it, I slipped it over my head I smelled Troy's scent in it. Sweat and a mix of coconut, the smell I craved.
As I went to climb into my bed, I shuddered from the next thing I heard, a door slamming shut.
After that, I did not hear a single thing the house was quiet. I curled up in a ball with one of Troy's wildcat sweatshirt on. I pulled the blanket farther around me to keep me warm since I was freezing. My eyes landed on the backpack, which was lying on the floor next to my door, full of homework.
My phone started to buzz; I glanced down at it to see Troy calling me. Shit, we were supposed get together at his house to watch the Duke vs. UNC, but I did not want to talk to him. If he was going to ignore me then I was going to ignore him, even…right.
I pressed the ignore button on my phone and I closed my eyes tightly, when he decided to call again I pressed the ignore button again. I curled up deeper into a ball and I shut my eyes tight. My room growing dark as the sun went down, I still had my jeans on but I did not want to get up to change. My stomach hurt worse and I felt my phone vibrate against my chest.
I groaned and I hit the ignore button, I did not want to talk to him right now. I just wanted to sleep; I just want him to understand my pain.
When I started to fall asleep I heard a knock on my door, I did not say anything before it happened again. It was not coming from my room door; I glanced over my shoulder to see Troy at my balcony. I rolled my eyes knowing how persistent the boy was.
I gave him the unlocked look and he tried the door, "Oh, I didn't think it was unlocked" he said coming into the room, I only nodded my head and I curled my head back into the ball, I wish he would go away because guess what he does not talk to me.
"I thought we were going to watch the game together?" He asked me, I sighed and sat up, "That was before I got pissed at you and that was before I had the worst stomach ache. Oh and before I came home to my parents fighting again" I said, tears reached my eyes. I let them fall; Troy shifted his weight over to his foot. He was the only one that knew my parents were fighting as they did, some knew they were like having small arguments but only Troy knew how it really was.
"Gabi, are you okay?" He asked coming a step or two closer, why was he so nervous? I nodded my head towards him, "Yeah, I guess, I think it is just cramps from last week or something" I said quietly, he took another step closer. This was the guy who laid with me for a whole night when I had bad cramps, he laid here and rubbed my stomach and would kiss me and this is when we first started dating. This is a very different person in front of me.
"What gives Troy?" I finally asked, "Well when you came over I was going to ask if you cared if we went over to my Uncle Matt's house where the whole basketball team is going. A big party for the two games tonight" He said, I rolled my eyes, "Whatever go" I mumbled, I got out of bed to go and put some sweatpants on. I went into my bathroom and grabbed the ones that were lying on the floor.
"Gabs, I don't have to go unless you want me too" He said quietly, I only shook my head, "No go, and if you didn't you would just have your phone out" I said slipping on my sweats.
"Oh, well-"
"Troy, seriously" I said walking out of the bathroom, "Go, I seriously don't give a shit right now," I said
"You are mad at me"
"Troy, I have been mad at you, what is one more day? Wait gonna be three more weeks" I mumbled, "Well if you want to be useful can you go get me a big bottle of water? I am so thirsty," I said, "I didn't mean for you to be mad at me."
I looked down at the floor, "Troy, please, I don't want to talk about it. I feel like shit right now and it would be nice to have a two minute conversation that doesn't surround March Madness or any type of basketball." I said, he sighed and ran his fingers through his hair, "I will go get you some water okay?" He said, he came over to my bed and gave me a lingering kiss on my forehead. It was not the same kiss that he gave when we first started dating, they were softer, nicer, more spark.
When he left the room I laid down in my bed, I closed my eyes and before I knew it, he was back in my room.
"Hey, here is your water and what about tomorrow night? Just you and me?" He asked
I looked up at him, "For real? No laptop? No TV? No cell phone?" I asked him, he only gave a slight glance, "I cant make any promises about the cell phone part" He said, I only shook my head, "Whatever, sure" I took a long drink of water, the water running down my throat, it tasted so good.
I then lay down in my bed, Troy slipped out of my room before I can even say another word. My mind wondered back to my homework that laid undone in my backpack. I yawned and I closed my eyes, screw homework. I am tired.
New story! Yay! : ) I hope you all like it and this story means a lot to me, something on this day happened three years ago and this story is dedicated to that. I wont give it away because then it will give the whole story away but if you know please don't spoil it for everybody else! I will add more chapters later! :)
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