A/N okay so I know it's been a while since I last posted and I'm trying to get the chapters off. I currently have two chapters ready one for Rebels and one for love v covenent. I just need the finishing touches. Anyway my school is doing a play and I'm in the running for the lead. The play is High School Musical so that's why I've started this story. Anyway hope you guys enjoy.
Chapter 1
Everything was quiet in the Montez house. Well almost everything. The sound of a girl whimpering could be heard in the hall of the house. The voice belongs to 16 year old Gabriella Montez. Gabriella sits on her bed rocking back and forth covering the new bruises and marks, given to her by her abusive father. Her mother died in a car crash leaving her and her father to mourn. She started becoming more distant and he became violent. This action has become the last straw. Her father has been too abusive and now this has broken her. She packs her things and quietly walks out of the house. When she gets to the driveway she calls the cops trying to ask them to pick her up.
"Pl...please c...come ge...get me."
"Ma'am what seems to be the problem?" Before Gabriella has time to respond her father comes out and starts screaming.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF SHIT! YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE OUT HERE AT NIGHT!" Gabriella starts to back up but her father grabs her arm and pulls her close.
"I'm sorry sir."
"WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT SPEAKING?!" Before she answers he slaps her hard enough that the operator on the phone could hear it. Gabriella screams and the operator speaks over the phone.
"Ma'am I have a police officer on her way to come get you they will be there shortly. Ma'am... ma'am... ma'am?" Gabriella's dad hangs up the phone and looks at her.
"You little..." He grabs her throat and keeps hitting her. He drops her and runs into the house as soon as he hears sirens. He locks the door and Gabriella just starts crying.
The officer get's out of the car and runs over to Gabriella.
"Miss?" She places her hand on Gabriella's shoulder and she freaks out.
"Ma'am are you okay?" Gabriella just nods afraid to speak.
"Miss I need you to speak please." Gabriella just shakes her head and points to the house tears still streaming down her face.
"Okay miss. I need you to go into the car while I call this in." Gabriella walks into the car and the officer takes her walkie talkie out.
"Dispatch this is Officer 557. I'm taking this young girl to a therapist to find out what happened to make her stop talking."
"Okay Carol, be careful. This girl sounded really distressed when she called us."
"I know. I'll call when I'm going back to the station." The cop get's into the car and drives to a therapist's office.
They get to the office and walk in. The cop goes right to the desk and Gabriella stays at the door.
"Listen I've got a girl here who really needs some help. It seems she's been abused by her father."
"Okay I'll talk to Mrs. Bolton and have her see if she can help." The officer walks over to Gabriella and looks at her.
"Okay so I'm going to have you go in with someone who is going to try to help you speak and explain what's happened okay?" Gabriella nods and a woman walks out of a room.
"Hello I'm Dr. Bolton. I assume you are the girl I'm supposed to be meeting with?" Gabriella nods her head.
"Well then please follow me." Gabriella follows Dr Bolton into the room and Dr Bolton shuts the door.
"Okay so where should we start? Well what's your name?" Gabriella just looks at Dr Bolton and then at the floor.
"Well my name is Lucille Bolton. You can call me Lucille if you want. Would you like find a way to talk without your voice?" Gabriella nods and Lucille smiles.
"Do you know sign language?" Gabriella nods and smiles a little before it fades away and she start signing.
"Yes I'm actually fluent. My name's Gabriella. Anyway I just don't use it much because I don't talk to very many people."
"Gabriella, what a beautiful name. Now you said you don't talk to people. Why is that?"
"Well my father... after my mother's death he blamed me for it and he told me he didn't want to hear me speak, and every time he did he would hit me. If I smiled, laughed, talked or did anything but stay silent or cry he would hit me."
"Well sweetie some people have different ways of coping. Your father probably was drunk most of the time and he lost his temper. I'm sure you had your own way."
"Well yes I did but no offence but you don't know my father. He was never drunk and he never lost his temper when he hit me. He told me that the only reason I wasn't dead was because my mother would protect me. Now that she's gone..."
"There's no one there to stop him." Gabriella nods and Lucille solemnly nods.
"Well Gabriella do you think you can speak just a little for me? I just want to see if you still can or if your memory is reminding you of the pain causing you to not speak."
"O... okay. I'm so...sorry if I st...stutter."
"Oh sweetie it's okay. That's actually normal for someone in your situation. Now I would like you to start trying to talk a little each day. Try to get your brain to remember that it's okay to speak. Now I do have to ask, what are your current living arrangements?"
"I guess after this I'm going to the police station." Lucille shakes her head and scoffs.
"That is no place for a nice girl like you to be especially in this state. Do you want to come stay with me and my family?"
"I'm sorry I couldn't do that to you. You seem nice and I don't want to intrude."
"Don't worry you won't be. Honestly I'm sure my family would love to have you with us. I have a son about your age I'm sure he would be happy to meet you."
"If you really think so I'll give it a try. Only if your okay with it."
"Of course I am sweetie. Listen I'll go take the officer that you'll be coming home with me."
After about five minutes Lucille comes back in and smiles at Gabriella.
"Ok Gabriella, we're good to go. If you don't want to go straight to the house we don't have to."
"B...but what about yo...your other patients?" Lucille sits next to Gabriella and smiles.
"I don't have anymore. You were the last one. Also I'm impressed. You just spoke without stuttering very much."
"I did? Oh n...no I'm sor...sorry." Lucille's smile fades and she puts her hand on Gabriella's.
"Gabriella please don't worry about that. I want you to talk, I'm not going to punish you for that. Actually I'm not going to punish you for anything. You haven't done anything wrong." Gabriella just looks at Lucille and leans her head on her shoulder.
"Sweetie are you okay?"
"Yeah I'm sorry, I just forgot how it feels to have someone care about me."
"Come on let's go meet my family."
A/N okay so yeah first chapter. Here's hoping I get the part of troy in my school musical. Anyway thanks for the support.
