I don't say a word
Chapter one
Chapter one Gabriella's POV
People talk about their lives and complain. In my mind I want to say shut up at least you have a father! You have a mother that cares about you! It's true I do have a mother, but she's an alcoholic. You may be asking, 'where's your father?' I don't know. All I know is I have one parent. I wasn't a planned baby; in fact the way I was conceived was with my father raping my mother. Yes my mother was raped.
She was only 20 years old and was walking home late at night. A man had grabbed her and pushed her into an alley and she blacked out. Before she knew it was in the hospital with her parents saying she was raped. Three months later she found out she was pregnant. I came out five months later.
Here I am sixteen years later. She has a job, but when she gets home she goes to bars. She brings home men and they got to her room. Before she wakes up there gone and I'm glad. It's a new man every night. How does she interact with me? You may be surprised, she hits me. She expects me to have her breakfast, lunch and dinner made for her. I clean the floor when vomits. I bring her aspirin and water when she has a hangover.
I get her shower and cloths ready. When I don't have those things ready she hits me and punishes me. She goes in and out of rehab. I'm surprised she keeps her job.
You may be wondering how I live my life. I have a job after school to pay for my own stuff. Then when I get home I do my chores then do my homework. I always planned to become a cop the day she told me that I was a product of rape. I never enjoyed life…well I did at times. Everything for me was…work. Right now I am sitting I the bus.
I wonder how you all this? You know what you are the best journal a girl can ever have. Almost like…a book. It's almost like a novel I'm writing, eh imagine you a novel. Well, better be going the bus just stopped at my new school.
I closed my book and walked off the bus. I looked at the hug school ahead of me. I wonder why my mother never got rid of me. Wait, no I know why she couldn't afford to not have her little helper do eveyrhting for her.
This school had a lot of red around it. It reminded me of the movie the Omen. That made me give a small laugh as I walked trough the halls. I found the office and saw a brown boy sitting on the bench near the door, looking really nervous. I was in the door and said my name and sat in the seat next to the boy and waited for the principle.
I don't like having friends…well I do, but then that means I would have to keep secrets from them. Also means inviting them over to my house. I didn't want them to see my life style. It was all a secret. So shh don't tell anyone ok? Thanks.
"Gabriella Montez and Troy Bolton." The lady said. I stood up and wondered why they called a Bolton, that's when I noticed the boy beside me had walked into the office. I let out a sigh and walked into the office and sat down in a chair as the principle had told me and the boy too.
"Well, welcome to East High, Miss Montez." The Principle greeted me.
"Thank you." I said smiling.
"Where's your mother, is she running late?" he asked looking out the door trying to find her.
"Uh, no she can't make it, she had a very important…meeting at her company." I said lying through my teeth, you see that's my first lie and I've been here what five minutes?
"Ok, well Troy Bolton here has agreed to show you around and be your tour guide for the rest of the year."
"Wait, when did I agree." The boy said piping up and sounds really mad. I giggled a little, but then looked down at my hands. I could feel Bolton's eyes boring into my skin.
"Mr. Bolton, your father promised me that you would, plus it would make up all your ditched classes." The principle said sternly.
"You know, sir, I don't really need a guide." I said to the principle.
"No, no miss, Montez you will have a guide. Now you two better be going before the bell rings." Bolton and I both got up and walked out of the office.
"Listen, were not friends, you got it? I'm just showing you around and say nothing to my friends, got it?" he said rudely to me.
"Whatever." I said to him, while rolling my eyes. If I was ever caught rolling my eyes are my mom I would be right now two days without food. She thinks it'll teach me a lesson, that's why I'm too skinny and my doctor says I need to eat more, but with my 'attitude' I can't. I followed this…BOY around to homeroom. He brought me to the teacher and stayed while the teacher asked him questions. We turned around so I could go to my seat, but this kid came up to Bolton and they did a hand shake.
"And who's this little lady?" he asked looking at me.
"She's no one." Bolton said.
"Then why is she with you?" he asked.
"Chad, stop." Bolton warned. Oh, so this kids name is Chad. He seems nicer, but why is he carrying a basketball? I raised my eyes brow and looked at the ball.
"Oh, hey you play basketball?" he asked noticing I was looking at the ball. I nodded my head yes. I wasn't talking now was I?
"Do you talk?" he asked me. I looked at Troy and he gave me a warning face. What was he my mother? He couldn't beat me up or crap.
"My name is Gabriella Montez, Bolton here said I couldn't talk." I said holding out my hand.
"Bolton, eh, I like it, but I don't shake hands only with guys, for girls they get big hugs!" Chad said grinning and giving me a hug. My arms hung limp at my side. I never had a boy touch me…well I did once, but it didn't go too well. I was ten after my mother had told me about you know what. I had an imagine of her getting raped. Also when 13years old a man she had brought home had beaten me up, that's it.
Chad had pulled away.
"Well, my name is Chad Danforth. Hey you can eat lunch with us!" he said.
"No, Chad that might not be a good idea, I mean I thought we were going to practice." Bolton said.
"So? We can eat in the gym."
So you know how I said earlier on how I didn't like making friends, but hey if it made this Bolton guy mad I would like to be friends with this Chad guy. He was nice and funny. I liked the saying on his shirt.
"So, how about it Gabriella?" Chad asked me.
"I would totally, love it." I said. The bell rang and I went to sit in my seat.
"Chad, you dork, why did you ask her that?" I heard Bolton say to Chad.
"What, I was being nice, plus she can play basketball." He said shrugging. Looking at the red chairs I was still thinking of the Omen. That made me smile. Stupid things made me laugh. He bell rang and I walked over to Bolton.
"Ok, see you later, lil' lady." Chad said to me. Lil' lady? Not going to ask.
"You could've said no." Bolton said to me as we walked down the crowded halls.
"Are you ignoring me?" he asked me while grabbing my arm and stopping me. Crap, that hurt. Underneath my sweater was a hug hand mark from where my mother held me while yelling at me last night.
Trying not to make a wincing face I said, "Get you damn hand off of me."
"Now you talk." He said still holding my arm.
"Let, go of me Bolton." I yelled at him. The bell rung and he was still holding my arm. Great, getting abused at school now.
"Why did you say yes to him."
"It's called the first amendment, if you pay attention in Global, class." I said.
"Let, go of my arm, your hurting me." I said sternly. He gave it a squeeze and let it go.
"You should eat more, your arms are boney." He said looking at me.
"Oh, well thank you doctor, now we have to get to class."
"Were not going to class, Chad and I go outside and do track, your coming with me." He said walking in the opposite direction. I followed him and there was Chad waiting at the track. I went to the bleachers and sat down. I watched as they raced. My phone started ringing and I took it out of my bag. Looking at the called ID I opened the phone.
Troy's POV
Chad and I stopped for breath at the end.
"Why don't you like her?" he asked me.
"I don't hate her." I said looking at him.
"Well, it seems you do."
"Look, I had very little sleep last night. My dad had me working on a new routine for today." I said.
"Well, try and be nit nicer, she looks…lonely."
"I grabbed her arm, before." I said to him looking at the ground.
"Troy, are you nuts!" Chad yelled at me.
"Yes, I am, but I'm glad I did. I felt something rushing through my body and…and it felt great."
"OOhh Bolton is in love!" Chad said laughing.
"Shut up, man. I have to apologize to her." I said to him.
"And kiss her."
"Whatever."
I looked over at her and she was talking on her phone. Looked like an argument. She hung up and got up from the bleachers and started walking down them and towards us. When she gt here she looked mad.
"Hey, Gabriella, I just wanted to apologize, I'm not usually the mean guy I'm just a bit cranky and sorry for your arm. She looked at her arm and shrugged.
"I'm going…well I have to go. Just tell the teachers I went home and I didn't feel good."
"But, where are you going?" Chad asked.
"I have to go home; my mom…wants me home. Just tell the teachers, bye." She said running off.
"Dude, so weird." Chad said laughing.
"Yeah, I wonder where she lives; you know to give her the homework." I said.
"Or to make out." Chad said laughing. I rolled my eyes.
"Come on bell I going to ring soon, we better get changed.
Gabriella's POV
I ran home and once I reached the front door I stopped trying to get my breathing under control. I opened the front door and walked in. It looked like a happy house, but not once you're inside it. I looked at a picture frame hanging on the wall. It was taken when I was 14. My mom was behind me and hand her arms around me and my hands on her elbows. I dropped my bag on the ground and went into the kitchen where my mother had said she ha delft something for me to do.
Yes people she wanted me to come home so she could make me do something. I went into the kitchen and looked at the notice on the table.
Wait for a package…
"That's it? ARGH, making me ditch school just to wait for a package." I yelled into the house. I went upstairs and into my room. I went onto the computer and researched something's. I waited for the package and once it came I placed it on the counter and got my school bag. I still had three hours of school left. I groaned noticing I missed lunch. I ran to school and snuck back in.
Luckily no one noticed and I went to my next class. I sat down and saw Troy.
"Hey." I said.
"I thought you went home."
"Eh, I came back, so what did the teachers say?" I asked him.
"They believed me."
"Thanks, I owe you."
"Well, you cannot owe me by coming over tonight."
Whoa…wait a second here!
"What?" I asked.
"Well, my mom she likes to meet all my friends and you're my friend, so-." I stopped listening.
I was his friend that meant telling him about me…my mom and my 'dad'. Crap, I didn't want him to meet my mom…especially in her moments.
"So will you?"
"Yeah…" I said to him.
"Cool, you can invite your parents over." He said smiling at me. My parents…
"Uh sure…" I said.
A/N ok. So I know another new story, but hey give it a try:)I know its different, but it'll get better! I think…I don't know it depends on you guys. So yeah…I hope you like it!