What If Chapter 1:Socorro Meets Jack
April 23, 1995, the day Gregorio Montez's corpse was burried carrying happy moments with his wife, Socorro and his daughter, Gabriella. 6-year-old Gabriella was startled the first time she saw her father's corpse. She wasn't ready to move on neither her mother. But, Socorro became strong for her daughter. She promised Gabriella that she will do everything what her father does to her. At the night of the funeral, 11pm to be exact, Gabriella peeked through her mother's door and sees her packing her clothes. She then comes in.
"Mom, what are you doing?" Gabriella said as she walks near to her mom.
"Oh, Gabriella I need to tell you something" she said while she wipes her tears.
"Are we...moving?"
"Gabriella, your father is not coming back-because he's there" Socorro said as she points Gabriella's chest.
Gabriella started to become teary.
"Come here" Socorro said as she comes near to Gabriella
Gabriella's POV
It was really hard to move on, since I really loved my father and I would often ask God, "why?" Why God? Why my father? But as my mom says, there was a reason why God took him so early. So we moved to Albequerque 3 months later. At the airport, I met a boy who can't stop looking at me. So I decided to talk to him.
End of POV
"Stop staring at me!"Gabriella said to the young boy sitting on a bench.
"What?" The boy replied.
Gabriella's mom suddenly comes in
"Gabriella, is everything all right?" Her mom said.
"He keeps staring at me!"
"I think he has a little crush on you, aren't you, young lad?"
"No!" the boy said as he runs towards his dad.
"What's the matter, Troy?" his dad responded while he is drinking his coffee.
"Hi, I'm Socorro and my daughter was just complaining..." Socorro introduced herself then suddenly pauses.
"Hello?" the dad said as he waves his hands in front of Socorro.
"Oh! I'm sorry!" Socorro replied.
"You want a drink? My treat! I'm Jack, by the way"
"No, Jack!"
"Come on, it's atleast I can do"
Socorro then accepted Jack's offer. He reminds her of Gregorio, her husband. After they talked and ate and drank coffee, they were disturbed by Gabriella who is pointing an airplane landing from the skies. It was their plane and their time to say goodbye.
"I have to go, Jack" Socorro said as she turns her smile to a frown.
"Where?"
"I can't tell you"
"Oh, OK" Jack said as he gives her a bracelet.
"What's this?"
"Keep it"
"I will" Socorro replied as she grabbed Gabriella's hand and left without saying goodbye.
As winters, summers and falls passed, the memory of Gabriella's father was still there. She couldn't take him off of her mind. Often, she would dream of him and cry when she wakes up. Socorro wanted Gabriella to live a normal life like the other kids. At school, her teacher would often see her crying during class hours. Gabriella was an unwanted child in her street, other kids always tease her and treat her as a nobody. One night, Socorro noticed that Gabriella's room was locked. When she got the keys, she immediately opened the room and found Gabriella lying in the bed.
"Gabby! You scared me! What are you doing here, dinner's ready!" Socorro said as she sits in the bed.
"I don't want to eat, I want dad!"
"Listen, honey, we need to move on, it's been 5 years already"
"But, I don't want to move on! I want my dad back!"
"OK, I'll call the doctor!"
"No, mom! I'm not sick, OK! I just want someone who is always there beside me!"
"How about me? I'm the only one in this house working!"
"That's the problem, mom! You always work! There wasn't a time when we talk! That's why I like Dad better!"
Socorro realized that there was a lot of things Gabriella needs-somebody who can talk to her, somebody who listens to her and a friend. Socorro also realized that she should have Gabriella home schooled because she wasn't doing OK with the other students in her class. So, she went overnight, trying to find the perfect tutor for Gabriella. After 5 hours of non-stop calls she finally found the perfect tutor.
"Hello?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"May I speak to Jackson Bolton."
"Speaking."
"Hi, I'm Socorro Montez and I would like to have you tutor my daughter, Gabriella."
"OK, when do you want me to tutor the girl?"
"Tomorrow?"
"What's the address?"
"54 Street..."
"OK!" Jack said as he lists the address.
Socorro was so stressed at the moment and decided to sleep. She turns at the left side of the bed and remembers the moments and nights when Gregorio was beside her but, there was also someone in her mind that she couldn't take off too but she doesn't know who.
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Author's Note: This is my very first fanfiction so I know it's not that much compared to the "best" works so I hope you understand. This chapter is not very near to the storyline I posted on YouTube, it's because I modified the story.