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A Story of Miracle
8 years, 5months, 2 weeks, 3 days and 15hours ago…
"One last push!"
"Ahhh!"
"You have a beautiful baby girl, congratulations."
He looked down at his wife who, even though exhaustion was taking its toll, was beaming through the tears that slowly dropped down her rosy, sweaty cheeks.
"A girl Brie. We have a beautiful baby girl." He whispered as his wife held their daughter tight to her chest. His fingers gently caressed his daughters head.
"She's gorgeous." his wife gushed as more tears gently slipped down her cheeks. He smiled once again and looked up at the door as it creaked open.
"Hey," the woman at the door whispered. "Can we all come in?" she giggled slightly and Gabriella nodded her head vigorously.
In came a total of 7 people; some older than the others. Gabriella motioned them over and handed her daughter to her husband.
The women and men gushed at how perfect the new edition to their group was and all Gabriella and her husband could do was nod their head agreeing.
"She has your nose Gabz." Taylor; her best friend whispered as she held her friends daughter. Then Taylor passed the little girl to her fiancé- Chad.
"Do you think she'll play basketball?" he asked as he just looked at her. Everyone giggled and chuckled. He then passed her to Sharpay Evans.
"Fabulous." She whispered. Gabriella was half expecting a shriek but, Sharpay was silent and you could see the tears in her eyes. Sharpay then gently passed the small child to her boyfriend Zeke.
"She'll be a heartbreaker." He chuckled as everyone nodded. He then passed her towards Gabriella's mother.
As Maria Montez held onto her first and only grandchild the tears cascaded down her cheeks. By the time the baby was passed on Maria was howling into Chad's chest as he awkwardly rubbed her back.
Coach Jack Bolton admired his granddaughter. "She's…perfect." He whispered; his eyes glazing over with tears. He carefully passed her to his wife who immediately held the girl close.
"Oh my!" she exclaimed as the child opened her small eyes for the first time. "Just like her fathers…only, brighter, if that's even possible." She looked proudly at her son who held out his arms for his daughter.
Troy Alexander Bolton gracefully held his daughter close. "Izabella Marie Bolton." He whispered. Gabriella smiled watching him interact with their child. "I am never going to stop loving you. None of us will. You and your mother mean more than the world to me and to lose either of you would cause me to…die."
At that moment the friends and family saw Troy Alexander Bolton, aged 23, 8months, 1 week, 3days and 7 hours cry.
6 years, 5months, 2 weeks, 5 days and 21 hours ago…
"Happy birthday dear Izzy, happy birthday to you!" the group sang. Izabella Marie Bolton looked quizzically at her 'family'. Today, she was turning 2. Her whole family had turned up for the festivities and she was a little more than overwhelmed by that fact.
Tears fell down her cheeks as she held out her arms, begging for her daddy. Gabriella bit her lip and quickly got Troy's attention. He shook his head and made his way over to his little angel. He lifted her up and walked her over to her mother. Izabella grabbed a hold of her mother's finger tightly as they took a walk around the garden; saying soothing words as they went. The congregation looked on in admiration of the great parents.
"Sssh, its ok little Angel." Troy whispered as her head fell onto his strong shoulder sound asleep. Gabriella smiled as he called their daughter Angel- she really was.
5 years, 1 month, 3 weeks, 3 days and 18 hours ago…
"Daddy!" the howl rang out through the middle of the night.
"Troy baby. She wants you." Gabriella kissed his bare shoulder. Troy slowly got up and stretched. He crept his way into his daughter's bedroom.
"Angel?" he whispered as he reached her. Her large blue eyes shown in the night. They were opened wide and had a sort of distant pleading look. If they weren't blue eyes he would have sworn it was Gabriella.
"Nightmare." She whispered into the dark; as if they would grab her because she was talking about them.
"Ssh." He whispered as he crawled under the covers with her. "It's ok Angel. I'm here."
"Mommy?" she whispered. He smiled as he could almost picture Gabriella talking like that. "I want mommy too." She whined as her eyes teared up.
"Ok come on." He gently lifted her into his arms and carried her into the room he shared with Gabriella. She looked up and smiled as she scooted over. Izabella snuggled up against her mother and tried to pull her father close. Troy chuckled as he got as close to her as she wished.
"Goodnight Angel." He whispered.
Present Day- 1.22am
"Daddy?" she whispered in the dark of the night. Once again she dreamt the dream that had haunted her since childhood. Only…it was real life now.
Slowly and quietly the 8 year old tiptoed into the room she had slept in for many nights when she was younger.
She pulled the door open and bit her lip as the light from the hallway shone onto the bed. The figure moved and the young girl giggled as small moans came from the bed.
"Izzy!" the figure whined. Izabella giggled as she walked forward. But…then her mother sat up. Izabella waited staring at the empty space next to her mother. Gabriella followed her daughter's gaze and gulped back the lump in her throat.
Any minute now, any minute now. Izabella was saying in her head. She knew…she hoped that in that one minute he would magically appear once again. She would magically see his large Cheshire cat grin grinning at her. Minutes passed and Gabriella wiped the tears that were building in her dulling- brown eyes.
Izabella furiously wiped at her eyes to stop them glazing over so she could concentrate on the spot. Any minute now!
"Izzy?" her mother's sweet, choked up voice broke her gaze. Izabella eyes finally let a few tears fall.
"Any minute now mommy! Any minute now!" the young girl howled. Gabriella jumped up and Izabella fell to the floor. Gabriella also fell to the floor next to her daughter. She pulled her close.
"Ssh, I know, I know." Gabriella whispered into her ear as she rocked her back and forth.
An hour later Gabriella and Izabella were snuggled up in bed. Gabriella's fingers gently woke through Izzy's hair.
"It gets hard sometimes mommy." Izzy whispered into the silence.
"I know sweetie." Gabriella sniffled.
"Tell me how you guys met again?" Izzy asked. Gabriella smiled thinking about it.
"Well…"
Flashback-
The school was big. Well, that's kind of a lie…it was huge. The largest she had ever seen; and she'd been to a few.
Her mother's job transferred her everywhere but, she would be here until graduation. Wasn't the first time she'd heard that though.
"Welcome to East High. I take it your Gabriella Montez or I just embarrassed myself so bad!" Gabriella was snapped out of examining the largeness of the school by a very friendly voice. She turned and smiled at the dark skinned girl.
"Hi and there's no need to be embarrassed as I am Gabriella Montez but, please call me Gabi."
"Hi Gabi! I'm Taylor. I've been assigned to show you around. Unless…you want to wonder yourself." Taylor giggled and Gabriella smiled.
"With the size of this place I think I need a guide." Gabriella giggled back.
"Then follow me." Gabriella immediately fell into step with Taylor and listened intently at what she was pointing out and saying. "And here, is our homeroom." Taylor pointed to a door that was close by to Gabriella's locker. Which apparently was located next to one of Taylor's best friends.
"We have a teacher called Ms Darbus. She teaches Drama here. And she's…a bit strange. You'll find that out pretty soon I think." Taylor smiled and Gabriella gave a small smile in reply. She followed Taylor into the small classroom and continued following her to what she assumed was Taylor's desk. "You can sit in front of me, no one sits there." Gabriella nodded nervously and took her seat just as the rest of the class began filing in.
Gabriella watched as everyone interacted with everyone. They all seemed to get along. She knew she wouldn't fit in here. It was a bad idea. She could run or stay and suffer the cynical laughs that she was pretty sure would begin to head her way.
"Gabz!" Taylor calling her name grabbed her attention and she turned around to face her. "These are some of my friends. Sharpay," she pointed to a bleached blonde headed girl, dressed head to toe in pink and sparkles. "Kelsi," she then pointed to a short girl with curly light brown colored hair who looked almost as nervous as Gabriella felt; if not more. "Zeke, Sharpay's boyfriend," she pointed to a tall dark skinned boy with a very friendly grin on his face. "Jason; Kelsi's boyfriend," this time she pointed to a short, pale skinned boy with a very messy head of hair. "And lastly, my boyfriend Chad."
Taylor pointed to this tall-ish goofy looking guy. His hair was this big bushy afro thing but, he looked friendly enough. And Gabriella noticed that he must be one for ladies seeing as half of the class were trying to bat their eyelashes at him but, sweetly enough, his eyes were only for Taylor.
Gabriella smiled her nervous smile at them all and they all smiled back. Suddenly, the room went silent and the girls all sighed dramatically. Gabriella turned her head around and drew back a breath.
He was amazing. The body of an athlete was clearly being shown through a tight blue polo t-shirt, the light wash jeans he wore hung low on his hips; showing some of his boxers off. His skin was tanned and seemed to glow with the light; his smile was large and beautiful and it showed off his bright white teeth and his hair was a fairly dark shade of brown and was cut so it fell into his eyes. And oh my God his eyes. Gabriella could have sworn they were such a bright shade of blue that you would need sunglasses to stop from being blinded by them. He smiled around the class before lifting his hand to make a small wave in the direction that Gabriella was sitting in. He made his way over and Gabriella turned in her seat to face the front, breathing heavier than she had before she caught sight of him.
"He has that effect on most girls…well, all of them but, us." The girl Sharpay whispered quickly into Gabriella's ear. "Hey Troy." Gabriella's ears perked up at the name and found that it suited him.
"Hey guys." Came the sensuous voice his mouth emitted. "And, who's this?" he asked gently. Sharpay kicked Gabriella's leg slightly and she turned to face him.
His eyes widened. Beauty could not be a word that would do her justice. She was far beyond beauty. He thought it was more of a goddess type of beauty or a…angel. Her dark, curly hair fell perfectly around her face, her dark skin glowed and her features were small and delicate. His eyes continued to examine her and he almost got lost as he looked into her large, deep chocolate colored eyes. The word perfection sprung to mind.
"Gabriella." She whispered nervously. Troy's ears too perked up at the sound of her name. Gabriella. A true angel's name.
"Troy." He said gently holding out his hand. She smiled shyly as she took it. He felt her jump as her small hand grasped his large one. He too felt the sparks she felt. Troy finally let go of her hand and sat in his seat…the one next to Gabriella. She looked across at him and blushed when she noticed him looking at her. He too glowed a light shade of red.
Taylor, Sharpay and Chad all smirked. They knew it was the start of something new.
End of flashback-
"So romantic." Izabella gushed when her mother finished telling her the story.
"Yes it was." Gabriella allowed a few gentle tears to roll down her face. She missed him more than words could describe.
"Mom?"
"Yes sweetie." Gabriella continued to stroke her daughter's hair.
"Daddy's angel now isn't he?" Izzy asked innocently. Gabriella gulped back the howl that wanted to escape.
"Yes sweetie…daddy's the angel now." She whispered. "Daddy's an angel now."
I wasn't going to put this as two-shot or three-shot but, I think it will be.
That's if you liked it and want more lol.
Here's a sneak as to what will happen next chapter.
His eyes glowed back at her but, it was fading. She reached out her hand and he took it tightly.
"Love is a word that I would only ever describe for you." She whispered. He smiled through whatever pain he was feeling.
"Angel?" he called. The young girl stepped next to her mother. "I love you sweetheart."
"I love you too daddy," she whispered as tears fell down her cheeks. She knew what was happening as much as she wished it wasn't.
"Troy?" Gabriella called out as the grasp fell from her hand…
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