Chapter 1
Troy and Gabriella had been together since high school. Now, they're 24 and had just started their official jobs. Gabriella, a doctor and Troy an architect. They're married and have twins, one boy and one girl who were 2 years old. They have a maid named Carla who took care of the twins when they were at work.
"Got any plans for tonight Gabi?" Troy asked with a smile.
"Nope. I'm all yours Troy." Gabriella giggled and winked.
"Wanna have dinner outside?" Troy asked casually.
"Sure." Gabriella answered without hesitation.
The two of them parked the car in the parking lot and hopped out. As soon as Troy locked the car, they heard a gun shot. Gabriella immediately grabbed onto Troy's hand and looked around panicky. Troy instinctively wrapped his arms around Gabriella to protect her.
"What the hell?!" Troy muttered. He looked at his right and saw a guy with a gun and shooting a man.
"Get in the car Gabi!!" Troy exclaimed quickly. Gabriella nodded and jumped in the car. Troy went to the other side of the car and was about to go in when a voice stopped him.
"HEY!" A big buffy man yelled, pointing the gun at Troy.
"Whoa.. Man.." Troy muttered as he sprung his hands up in the air. The man moved closer to him and grabbed him by the collar. The man turned to look at Gabriella and saw her staring at the dead man in horror. He pointed the gun to Gabriella and was about to shoot her when Troy sprung his fist and punched the guy.
"DRIVE GABI!! GET AWAY FROM HERE!!!" Troy yelled as he punched the man again.
"How about you?!" Gabriella exclaimed as tears started flowing down her cheeks.
"JUST GO!! NOW!" Troy yelled. Gabriella had no choice but to drive off.
"You little--" The man stood up and punched Troy in the stomach and sent him flying next to the dead man. He continued to punch him on the face and on different parts of the body.
"Its my lucky day, I got a suspect!" The man smiled and shoved the gun in Troy's hand who was coughing blood, to make it look like he shot the dead man.
The man then took out another gun and pointed it at Gabriella's car. Troy saw it and grabbed onto the man's leg.
"Please don't." Troy begged and the man stopped.
"Whatever." The man put the gun back in his pocket and ran off.
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Troy ended up in jail for something he never done. He'd only been stuck in jail for a month and it was hell already.
"Bolton! You have a visitor!" The guard yelled out. Troy jumped off his seat and followed the guard. He knew that his visitor was Gabriella.
"Hey Gabi!" Troy smiled weakly.
"Hi Troy!" Gabriella returned the very weak smile and jumped in Troy's arms.
"How could they do this to you?! You didn't do anything Troy." Gabriella cried out for the hundredth time that month.
"But we don't have any evidence. They're bias Gabi." Troy told her as he rubbed her back to comfort her.
"Come on Gabi. Let's sit down." Troy said.
They sat down on the bed side by side as Troy wrapped his arm around Gabriella's shoulder.
"What am I gonna do Troy? I can't live without you! What am gonna do with Trevor and Isabella?" Gabriella asked through sobs.
"You can do it Gabs. You're a great doctor and I know you can raise them." Troy said reassuringly.
"By the way, I have bad news." Troy started miserably.
"What could be worse than this?!" Gabriella asked.
"Their moving me to another place. Their moving me to Australia." Troy bit his lip as he choked out the words. Gabriella on the other hand gawked at Troy in disbelief.
"You're kidding right Troy? Please say you're kidding. I need you! I love you Troy!" Gabriella cried and hugged Troy tightly, not letting go.
"I love you too Gabi." Troy said as a tear rolled down his cheek.
"How am I gonna visit you?" Gabriella asked, still in Troy's arms.
"You're not. Gabi you have to move on. I don't think I'm getting out of here. The other dead people that the man killed was considered my crime. Always tell Trevor and Isabella that I love them so much." Troy said with difficulty.
"I can't move on Troy! I know that! What am I gonna tell Trevor and Isabella when they grow up and ask?" Gabriella mumbled softly.
"Tell them I died in a car crash. I really don't want them knowing that their father is in jail. Do this for me Gabi and tell them." Troy said his eyes started to water.
"I'll write to you and I'll always send pictures of the twins. I love you Troy." Gabriella said and gave Troy a passionate kiss. The kiss that Troy would remember for always.
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12 years have past and Troy was still in prison. Gabriella visited him at least 2 times every year, without the twins knowing.
"Bolton! I have great news for you!" The chief himself said as Troy followed him to his office. Troy sat comfortably on the seat that the chief offered.
"What's going on?" Troy asked curiously.
"Be happy! You can get out of this place! You're free! The real killer got busted and handed himself in. Celebrate!" The chief said enthusiastically while Troy didn't have any readable expression.
"Celebrate?" Troy laughed bitterly.
"You want me to celebrate?! For what?! You ruined my life!! You locked me in this hell for 12 years for something I never did! You took me away from my family and you want me to celebrate! My wife always cry whenever she visits. Do you know how hard it is to see the person you love the most cry her eyes out every time you see her? The ONLY time you see her?! God damn it, my life is a wrecked and you're telling me to be happy?! My kids don't even know me and my whole family lives across the country!!! You should've just killed me!" Troy yelled as he shook his head angrily and his eyes became red as he fought back tears.
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That afternoon, Troy got a visit from Gabriella.
"Gabi! I have news for you!" Troy said with a smile but Gabriella didn't seem to notice since she was lost in her own thoughts.
"I have some news for you too Troy." Gabriella started as they sat on their normal bench.
"You go first." Troy said, being a gentleman he is.
"Ok. You know how you told me last time to find someone else to be there for me? Well, Ken is the guy I met in the hospital and he proposed to me but I said I wasn't ready. The kids get along with him." Gabriella said nervously as Troy's mouth became dry.
"Its ok Gabi." Troy managed to say as his heart slowly broke.
"What's your news?" Gabriella asked.
"Oh umm…. They're moving me again and its further down the country. You don't need to visit me anymore Gabi, its gonna be hard. You have Ken and the kids. I'm happy for you!" Troy lied as he bit his lip.
"But you're the one I love Troy!" Gabriella exclaimed as she hugged Troy which he returned lovingly.
"Just remember that I love you and I always will!" Troy said as he kissed her forehead.
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"Mom! Trevor is copying my assignment again!" Isabella whined as Trevor took Isabella's book.
"Trevor! Do your own work!" Gabriella scolded her son.
"But mom, this maths homework is way too hard!" Trevor exclaimed.
"You can do it! You're father is a smart guy so I have no idea why you can't work that out!" Gabriella told Trevor.
"Is? I thought dad passed away." Isabella said curiously.
"Oh I mean was." Gabriella said shortly and went to the kitchen. Trevor and Isabella glanced at each other and followed their mother. It had been one month since Gabriella's last visited Troy.
"Mom, how come you never showed us any pictures of dad?" Trevor asked curiously.
"Because." Gabriella said.
"Because what mom?" Isabella pushed.
"Just drop it ok? I don't want to talk about it!" Gabriella snapped and went to her room.
"We shouldn't bug mom anymore. She's hurting Bella." Trevor told her sister.
"Ok." Isabella said sadly.
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Troy just moved in his new apartment in Albuquerque, his hometown. It was a just a small apartment since he couldn't afford much because he just got a job as a waiter in a fancy restaurant.
"I miss Gabi and the twins!" Troy said sadly as he stared at the pictured of his family that Gabriella sent him.
"What did I do to deserve all this?" Troy said as he kissed the pictures and just lied on his bed.
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"Wow mom! This house is amazing?!" Trevor exclaimed as he helped carried boxes to their new house in Albuquerque.
"How did you find this house?!" Isabella said in awe.
"I didn't find this. They built this house for us. You're father designed this house." Gabriella smiled.
"Dad designed this?! Wow, I sure hope I'd be like dad when I grow up!" Trevor exclaimed.
"I hope you do. You're dad was great man." Gabriella smiled as they finally finished setting up everything.
"I got to go to work guys. Be good kids and don't do anything stupid!" Gabriella warned as they twin nodded.
"Bye mom!" Trevor and Isabella said at the same time.
"I love you!" Gabriella called out as she went outside.
"We love you too mom!" The twins exclaimed.
Minutes later, the twin got bored in doing nothing.
"I'm gonna go play basketball outside in the court." Trevor said as Isabella shrugged.
"Whatever." She responded.
Isabella walked in the music room and looked at the piano. She walked over to it and start playing a familiar song but something wasn't right with the piano.
"The carriers probably bumped this! Its out of tune!" Isabella exclaimed glumly.
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Troy decided to walk around his hometown and just reminisce all the days he had there with Gabriella.
"I just hope I can spend a day with Gabriella and the twins." Troy thought sadly. Suddenly, a ball came out of nowhere and his reflexes jumped in and caught the ball.
"Where did this came from?" Troy asked himself as he looked around.
"Oh sir that's mine! I'm sorry." A brunette fourteen year old boy with blue eyes popped his head up on the fence.
"It alright." Troy said as he stared at the boy who looked awfully familiar but he just shrugged it off. He couldn't really see his face since he was wearing a hat.
"Do you mind if I have a shot?" Troy asked as he saw the basketball ring popping out of the fence.
"Not at all. Go ahead!" Trevor said. Troy threw the ball and swish! It went right in.
"WOW! Awesome!" Trevor exclaimed in amazement.
"Thanks." Troy smiled and walked off.
As Troy went passed a certain house, he heard someone playing a piano but it was out of tune. The playing stopped so he just shrugged but as he stared at the house, he knew that it was familiar. Suddenly, the door opened and a fourteen year old girl came out that looked exactly like the boy he just saw.
"Man! Where is my bracelet! I know I drop them here somewhere." Isabella said as she looked around in the porch. She spotted Troy and stared at him for a second.
"Can I help you?" She asked politely.
"Is that?? No way! Its my Little Is! So it was Little Trevor that I saw. They're so big now!" Troy exclaimed in his mind, absolutely shocked.
"Umm.. Hello?" Isabella tried again, sending Troy back to reality.
"Oh umm… I just heard someone playing a piano and I think the piano is out of tune. I can fix it if you want." Troy said, hopeful.
"Really?" Isabella asked enthusiastically.
"Yup." Troy smiled.
"That's sooo cool! Come in!" Isabella opened the door and let Troy in.
"The piano is right there!" Isabella said as she pointed to the black piano in the music room.
"Alright." Troy walked over to it and started doing stuff at the back of the piano.
Isabella just stood there and watched Troy do his stuff.
"All done!" Troy smiled brightly.
"Thanks! Well my mom is not here right now and I can't pay you for fixing it." Isabella said sheepishly.
"Its all cool! You don't need to pay me." Troy said with a genuine smile.
"Do you want something to drink or any biscuits?" Isabella offered.
"You really don't have to." Troy said, shaking his head.
"No I insist. Just sit back there and I'll bring you something." Isabella smiled and disappeared.
Troy looked around the music room and saw picture frames around the walls. He smiled as he saw a picture of Gabriella with the kids.
"I missed so much things in their lives." Troy muttered and sat on the seat in front of the piano. He started playing a familiar song and just relaxed.
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Isabella got the biscuits and juice on a tray and walked back to the music room when she suddenly heard Troy playing the piano.
"That's mom and dad's song." Isabella whispered and put the tray down carefully on a table and walked over to Troy without him knowing.
Isabella took a deep breath and started singing which startled Troy a little bit but he continued to play.
I
have planned my life, to the last detail
With a story book romance
to fill my days
But the funny thing about answered prayer
Is
they come to you in unexpected ways
How could I plan on
forever?
When I never planned on you
Someone to fall for
To
love for all eternity
Baby let's plan on forever
And watch all
our dreams come true
You're what I live for
Who I can give for
ever to
My destiny is
you
Troy smiled because Isabella had her mom's amazing voice. Troy continued to play the piano as he started singing.
Cause
you danced with me, and the earth stood still
My heart can't quite
believe how right this seems
When you're in my arms the truth of
us
Is better than the best of all my dreams
Isabella smiled at Troy and started singing along with him. She already felt comfortable with Troy and he knew it.
How
could I plan on forever?
When I never planned on u
Someone to
fall for
To love for all eternity
Baby let's plan on
forever
And watch all our dreams come true
You're what I live
for
Who I can give forever to
My destiny is you
They finished the song and Troy finally realised what he just gave away by singing the song.
"How do you know that song? I remember that song. My mom and dad used to sing that to us and my mom still does. My parents composed it." Isabella said curiously.
"Oh umm.. A friend of mine from a long time ago use to sing it. I heard he died." Troy lied.
"Oh." Isabella said sadly.
"What's going on?" Trevor suddenly appeared from behind them.
"Stop scaring me Trevor!" Isabella exclaimed.
"I was right. This is Trevor and Isabella." Troy thought.
"Why did you let a stranger come in the house?" Trevor said as he stared at Troy.
"Oh um I should go now." Troy said but Isabella stopped him.
"Trevor don't be mean! This man here is kind and he was a friend of dad." Isabella defended.
"How do you know he's not lying!" Trevor said.
"Because I just do and he fixed the piano." Isabella exclaimed. Before anyone could utter a word again, two adults appeared from the door.
"Mom! Uncle Ken!" Isabella said enthusiastically. Gabriella's mouth was practically hanging opened when she saw her husband inside the house.
"Troy?!!" Gabriella exclaimed in her mind.
"Who are you?" Ken asked curiously but Troy just stared at Gabriella blankly.
"Oh he's our new driver. He's gonna drive Bella and Trevor to their new school since we don't have time to drop them off and pick them up. I hired him yesterday." Gabriella covered.
"Oh ok! I told you he's a good man, Trevor. Mom picked him. What's your name anyway?" Isabella asked Troy.
"Umm… Alexander but you can call me Alex." Troy partly lied since his middle name was Alexander.
"Ok Alex. You can start tomorrow." Ken said with a smile.
"Alright." Troy smiled and walked off.
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"Mom how did you meet him?" Trevor asked his mother.
"I know him from before." Gabriella said.
"I just need to tell him something ok?" Gabriella said and hurried out the door to follow Troy. The others shrugged and just headed to the kitchen.
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"Umm.. Troy wait!" Gabriella said before Troy could turn the corner. Troy stopped and smiled at Gabriella.
"How? I mean.. what's going on?" Gabriella asked in surprise.
"I'm out Gabi." Troy said.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Gabriella asked, a little upset.
"I didn't want to bother you anymore. I think Ken is a great guy!" Troy said with a weak smile.
"But he's not you!" Gabriella exclaimed.
"Isabella and Trevor are good kids. You raised them well." Troy said, changing the subject.
"But I raised them without a father!" Gabriella said as she stopped herself from crying. Troy wrapped his arms around her and whispered reassuring words to her.
"Shh Gabi. Its ok. I'm not gonna stay here long and the kids are doing fine without me anyway. They have a great mom! I really don't want them knowing that I'm their father." Troy said softly.
"Why?" Gabriella mumbled.
"Because I'm a mess, Gabi. I don't have anything that I can offer or tell my kids. I can't just tell them that I'm their dead dad and that I lived my life in jail for 12 years! Its better off like this. Thanks for covering up before! At least I get to spend time with them." Troy said as they pulled away.
"We have to tell them sooner or later. They deserve to know." Gabriella said.
"But now is not a good time." Troy quickly said.
"Ok. But how did you know we live here now?" Gabriella asked curiously.
"Honestly, I didn't know. I just moved here too and I happened to meet the twins by accident. Serendipity!" Troy chuckled as Gabriella smiled a little.
"I'm going now. I love you Gabriella." Troy whispered and gave Gabriella a peck on the lips.
"I love you too Troy." Gabriella smiled.
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That's the first chapter… This story is only gonna be less than five chapters. I hope you like it so far. Please review.
