"Fine," he said not in the mood for an argument, "What's up"
"I'm afraid I have some news you're not going to want to hear. It's about Gabriella"
Tears filled Jack's eyes.
"What about her," Troy asked.
"Her mom called not 5 minutes ago. Honey Gabriella was in a car accident today. She was hit head on and died instantly."
Troy's world stopped. Gabriella was dead.
"S-she how could that happen?"
Jack knew there was no words that would comfort his son. He had just lost his girlfriend. He knew Troy loved Gabriella. It wasn't fair that this happened. There was no way to pretend it was but he did what any father would. He went over and hugged his son.
"It's going to be okay," Jack said, "Eventually the hurt will fade"