Just so you guys know, in this story Sharpay and Troy are siblings so there definitely won't be any Troypay. Story is dedicated to HSMgirl102
Full Summary:
I've always wanted children. I thought maybe the nice house, expensive car, and the job I always wanted would make up for the inability to have children. It's all thanks to one man. You see, Christian Drands is the owner of Drands enterprises, the richest man in New Mexico, and just happens to be my husband. This one man is the man keeping me from my dreams of having children. Troyella
I walked into the once empty classroom and sat behind my desk. I looked around the room and laughed at all the crazy decorations that were on the walls. I pulled out a picture of my friends Kelsi, Sharpay, Martha, Taylor and I at the mall out of my black Coach bag and smiled. I grabbed the frame I brought out of my bag and put the picture inside. I set the picture on the edge of my desk and started filling the bottom drawer with forms, worksheets, paper and pencils. I put the attendance list on my desk and got out of the black leather seat. I moved the desks to the west side of the room and placed blankets in the empty area.
I walked back to my desk and grabbed the jar of M&M's and the red tissue box out of my bag. I placed the jar in the middle drawer and placed the tissues next to the picture. I placed my almost empty bag under the wooden desk. I took off my light blue sweater, showing the white summer dress I put on this morning. I put my long curly hair in a ponytail. I took my black Envy out of my bag and placed it in the top drawer of the desk. I quickly glanced at the big clock that was in the back of the room.
"7:30" I whispered to myself. I placed my sweater on the back of my chair and read the attendance list. I tried to pronounce all of the names but I was failing miserably.
"Voy…vo..e" I tried. I was interrupted by a knock. I looked in the doorway and saw a man with brown hair wearing a black suit and looked like he was in his 20's, but the thing that instantly caught my eye was his breathtaking blue eyes. Once I realized I was staring I smiled and got up.
"Hello" I said. I walked over to the man and looked down. I now noticed that holding his hand was a little girl with bright blond hair, the same blue eyes as the man, dressed in a pink checkered dress.
"Hi, it's my daughter, Charlotte's first day here" the man said. I looked into his eyes and smiled again.
"Ok, just come inside and I have a form for you Mr. Bolton" I replied. His eyes widened as I said his name. I giggled.
"I read the attendance list" I whispered.
"Oh" he replied as a smile grew across his face. I grabbed a parent consent form from the bottom drawer and handed it to him.
"Just sign that and have Charlotte bring it to me by Friday" I said. He nodded and looked over at Charlotte who was now sitting on one of the desks. He walked over to the quiet girl and kissed her on the cheek.
"Bye daddy" she said.
"Bye sweetie. Aunt Sharpay is going to pick you up today" he said. Sharpay? Sharpay never told me her brother came to town. I walked over to the little girl as the man left.
"So do you like school?" I asked. Charlotte shrugged.
"What teacher did you have last year?" I asked. She shook her head.
"I lived in Virginia last year" she said. Her voice was so cute but sounded almost fragile.
"Oh, did you like it there?" I asked. She nodded and looked at the door. She hopped off the desk and ran to the door.
"Auntie Sharpay!" she yelled. I turned around and walked over. I hugged Sharpay and crossed my arms.
"What?" Sharpay asked.
"You never told me your brother was coming to town" I replied.
"I'm sorry, I didn't think you'd care" she said. I rolled my eyes and looked at the three children playing.
"When is David going to school?" I asked.
"Next year" she replied. I nodded and walked over to the children. I wrapped my arms around the three year old's waist and picked him up.
"Hello" I said. David giggled and wrapped his arms around my neck.
"Hewo" he replied. I smiled and put him down.
"We have to head back home. Come on David" Sharpay said. David ran to her and I gave her a quick hug. I glanced at the clock that now read 7:50. I looked at Charlotte and Thomas who were now playing cops and robbers and smiled. I've always wanted children. I thought maybe the nice house, expensive car and the job I always wanted would make the want go away but working with the second graders make me want children even more. I would have plenty of children if life went my way but my husband, Christian; also known as the richest man in New Mexico and owner of Drands enterprises doesn't want children right now. He says he doesn't have time for a little monster right now. Ugh, sometimes he can be the rudest and most selfish person alive! So I have waited for four years and still nothing. I was pulled out of my thought process by the bell. I looked around the classroom that was now full of seven and eight year olds.
"Alright, everybody form a circle on the blankets" I said. It took a few minutes the kids eventually sat in a circle. I grabbed the attendance sheet off my desk and sat in the middle of the circle.
"We're going to go in a circle saying our name, our favorite subject, and out favorite color" I said.
"Ok, I'll start. My name is Mrs. Drands, my favorite subject is math and my favorite color is red" I said.
"Anyone want to start?" I asked. I looked around the circle.
"Nobody?" I asked.
"I will" A sweet voice said from behind me. I turned around to see a nervous Charlotte raising her hand.
"Thank you" I said smiling.
"M…my name is Charlotte" she began. "My favorite subject is English and my favorite color is blue" She said. It went around in a circle until every child was finished. The bell that signaled recess rang.
"Alright kids. Go on outside and stay in sight of Ms. Nielson" I said. Soon every kid was out the door except one.
"Charlotte why aren't you outside with the other kids" I asked. She shrugged and stood up.
"Well, I have to move these desks but once I'm done I'll hang out with you ok?" I offered. She nodded her head and started picking up the blankets. She handed me the blankets she gathered and I put them under my desk. I lined the 16 desks in rows of four. I took a seat in one of the desks and Charlotte sat in the seat next to me.
"So how was life in Virginia?" I asked.
"It was ok" she said.
"Do you do your homework or do you get help from mom and dad?" I asked. Her smile faded as I said the last part.
"My mom left us" she said. My smile turned into a frown.
"Oh, I'm so sorry" I said.
"I don't care anymore" she said. I got out of the seat as the bell rang.
"Everybody please stand against the wall" I said. I stood next to the last row and pointed to the first desk.
"First row: Ethan Jameson, Celeste Sites, Brandon Forte, and Thomas Baylor" I started. I pointed to the third row.
"Amalia Frank, Olivia Zaderman, Hayden Mends, and Kimberly Disht" I continued. I walked towards my desk and pointed to the second row. I pointed to the first desk and continued reading off the seating chart.
"Aaron Planeds, Vanessa Right, Robin Forte, and Rose Halden" I said. I pointed to the last seat in the first row.
"Starting from the back: Anthony Voi, Michelle Acouda, Brittney Harled and lucky Charlotte Bolton gets to sit in front of me" I said. The class laughed at my some-what funny joke as the remaining students took their seats. I walked to my desk and pulled out some worksheets from the bottom drawer.
"I trust you all know your ABC's?" I said.
"Yes" the class replied in unison. I smiled as I placed the worksheets on my desk. I walked over to the board which was in the center-front of the room and wrote five words.
"Can anybody say these five words?" I asked. Charlotte's hand shot up.
"Yes, Charlotte" I said.
"family, above, crawled, new and through" she said. I smiled.
"Very good!" I said. I walked back to my desk the jar of M&M's. I grabbed a bag of M&M's and handed them to Charlotte. I stood in the center-front of the room.
"These five words are your homework for the week. You must memorize how to spell them by Friday" I said. The class groaned. For the rest of the class the kids talked to each other and I sat at my desk. Finally the bell for lunch rang and I grabbed my phone and bag and left the school. I got in my blue hybrid and drove to my favorite little café on the corner. I walked inside the Victorian themed building and took my usual table in an empty corner. A few minutes later a dark woman with black curly hair walked towards me.
"Hey El" she said.
"Hey Sam, I'll get the usual" I said.
"By the way, how are you and William doing?" I asked. She smiled.
"Great! Is Christian treating you any better?" she replied. I sadly shook my head.
"You deserve better El" she said. She quickly wrote my order on her pad and made her way to the kitchen. The door bell rang as a man opened the door. He looked around the busy café. Sam brought my water.
"Hey Sam, can you please tell that man over there he can sit with me" I said. She nodded and walked over to the man. He looked my way and started walking towards me. He took a seat across from me and smiled.
"Thanks" he said.
"No problem, Mr. Bolton" I replied. He put his hand out and I shook it.
"I'm Troy" he said.
"Gabriella" I replied. He nodded and looked down. Sam came to our table and put my food down.
"What would you like today sir?" she asked. Troy looked at the menu then looked at my turkey sandwich.
"Uh, I'll have the turkey sandwich" he said. Sam wrote down the order and walked away.
"So what brings you to the corner café?" I asked. He looked up.
"It looked good" he said.
"So….." I started. "You're Sharpay's brother?" I asked.
"Uh, yeah. You know her?" He replied.
"Yeah, she's my best friend" I said.
"So is your work around here?" I asked.
"Yeah actually, I'm an assistant at Drands enterprises" he said. I smiled and giggled a little. A confused look grew on his face.
"What's so funny?" he asked. I stopped laughing and looked into his eyes.
"Nothing I just think we're gonna be seeing a lot of each other" I said. Suddenly my phone rang.
"Excuse me" I said. I stood up and walked outside.
"Hi Christian" I said.
"Hey sorry to bother you but I invited some of the guys at work over for dinner" he replied.
"Ok, what time?" I asked. I heard a girl giggle on the other side.
"Seven" he said. I heard a click and put my phone back in my bag. I walked back inside and sat down.
"You ok?" Troy asked.
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine" I said through a fake smile.
"Your daughter is very gifted" I said trying to change the subject. Troy smiled.
"Is she doing ok?" he asked.
"Yeah, she's just having a hard time making friends but it's only the first day" I said. He nodded. Troy stood up as a ringing went off.
"Sorry" he said as he grabbed his pager.
"I have to go" he said. I smiled and waved. I quickly finished my sandwich and left a twenty. I grabbed my bag and left the café. I got in my car and drove back to East Elementary School. I opened the door to my classroom and put my bag under my desk. I put a worksheet on each desk and erased the board. The students started filing in as the bell was heard.
"Start the worksheets, when your done bring them up to me. Whoever get them all right gets M&M's" I said. The class was silent for a few minutes. One by one the students brought me the worksheets until they were all turned in.
"Alright, nap time" I said. The class groaned.
"Oh, it's not that bad" I said. The kids got up and I moved the desks. I placed the sixteen blankets for the kids to lay on. With the remaining sixteen blankets I covered the children. As the children were sleeping I graded the papers.
"No……no…..no" I whispered. So far none of the kids had gotten one-hundred percent. I was about to give up hope until I graded the very last one. I grabbed a bag of M&M's and placed it on one of the desks. I placed the worksheets on each student's desk and quietly woke the children up. I moved the blankets to the side and sat behind my desk. As the students sat in their seats cheers as well as groans were heard.
"Whoa! Charlotte got one-hundred percent" Aaron shouted. The class started talking to each other as Charlotte blushed. The bell rang and the students grabbed their bags and ran out of the room with Charlotte trying to keep up with Thomas. I grabbed my bag and walked towards the door. I closed the door behind me and locked it. I slipped the keys into my bag and walked outside.
I waved to the kids as I passed until I entered the parking lot. I grabbed my car keys and unlocked the door. I got inside and started the car. I drove out of the school parking lot and headed home. I flipped through the stations until I landed on a quiet song. I kept my eyes on the busy street while the classical music calmed me down. I pressed the button of the garage opener and parked my car in the five-car garage. I put my keys back in my bag and walked inside the three story mansion I call home.
I know this chapter is very uneventful but it was meant for information. Next chapter you will see Gabriella's home life. Please review. I wont be updating this story very often until I finish When life gives you lemons.