A/N: plz plz plz read and review for this chapter!!
Well the days went by, slower... And slower… and slower. Until finally it was here! My birthday!! I was now 18! On my birthday I got everyone a little present so they didn't feel left out, Ryan, I got a new skateboard, Kelsie got a new shirt, it was really cute. Sharpay, I got a new Barbie, and Taylor, got a new doll she had been looking at for a while. I got lots of nice things, some new clothes my mom picked out; she was always great with fashion. My dad got me a new horse... Her name was Nikkita.
She was really something. I used to ride, and do shows and barrel racing for a long time. I was the state champ for barrel racing, with the fastest time for minor barrel racers. I loved it. I stopped racing and showing when I was thirteen... About the time my dad started making nighttime visits to my room… I just couldn't do it anymore knowing he watched every race, and told me it was his favorite thing I did. But that night on my birthday I also had another date with Troy. We had been dating kind of since that first date; he was a really good guy.
He
took me out to this fancy restaurant in auburn about half an hour
away. And then took me to the horse races at the track! It was fun! I
won 57! I guess I was lucky on my birthday. He dropped me off at the
usual place with a long kiss; he also got me this beautiful necklace
for my birthday. It was a silver chain with a heart that was half
diamonds and half silver, it was really nice. I went up towards the
house and as I walked in the door I saw Taylor and Sharpay hiding
behind the TV.
"What now!"
I ran towards the sounds of
screaming and found my dad on top of Kelsie choking her!
"STOP!!
DAD GET OFF HER!!" I run over and pull him off, he lunges toward
me, SMACK, a huge fist piles into my cheek, another into my forehead.
Then another to the face, and another, and another. Until I finally
come around to him booting me in the gut with his steel toes on. He
stops and leaves the house, probably going to the bar. my mom comes
in, helps me get cleaned up then decides I should go to the hospital,
Ryan and Zeke came home when she was ready to take me, they decided
they should take me so mom can be here for the girls. I arrive at the
hospital and they know who we are... the nurses look at me like I'm
already dead. I found out I had 3 cracked ribs, a broken collar bone,
and internal bruising. They kept me over night. But no one made one
mention of what they knew happened… I said I got into a "car
accident" and hit a tree but they all knew. I was so ashamed of not
only myself, but I was ashamed of my father. And what a little man he
was.
"you know that's the third one of those kids to come in
this month, that man has a temper only god knows what he's putting
those babies through", I heard a nurse say outside my door thinking
I was asleep.. I cried a little and felt more horrible than ever.
Great 18th
Gabi…
Suddenly
the nurse entered.
"Gabriella Ann Montez?"
"Yeah that's
me"
"were going to keep you overnight, if that's
alright?"
"Sure... I guess"
"listen, here's a card
for the local children's aid chapter, I'm not insinuating
anything or implying anything, but if you need anything... They can
help"
"umm... thanks"
"no problem, now get some rest,
dinner will be brought to you in about an hour okay"
so I made a
call to home, and Ryan picked up.
"Ryan I need you to tell Zeke
or mom or someone that there's chicken ready to be fried in the
fridge and if it doesn't get cooked, it will go bad, there's
leftover potatoes or French fries in the freezer to, make sure
everyone gets something for dinner okay, I'll call tomorrow when I
need someone to come get me, I got to go. Tell everyone I miss them
and I'll be home in the morning
Gabriella made herself have a quick recovery. But the next few weeks weren't easy on the Montez family. Their father was as angry as ever, and their mother was helpless to do anything. With no money, no will power, and nowhere to go they suffered through their father everyday.
One day Gabriella decided to take the kids with her to town on her weekly Laundromat run for ice cream. As they passed a convenience store Sharpay asked why Gabriella didn't play the lottery. This week's lottery was 137,000,000 Gabriella decided that she was right, maybe this was her chance? So she bought a lottery ticket.
They went to the Laundromat and watched the TV. Screen come alive with the lottery numbers, they had all the numbers, accept one. They didn't win. A little discouraged and a little hopeless they went to get some ice cream while the clothes dried. They all sat outside the ice cream shop on a wooden bench with a white umbrella. The day was pretty nice! Suddenly Gabriella dropped her ice-cream!
Could this day be any worse? She bent down to pick it up along with a piece of trash, and she saw a lotto ticket? She went to throw it out when she decided to check it, she told the kids she would be right back, so she went into the convenience store again, and when the man checked the ticket, the machine lit up and started saying
"Winner! Winner!" SHE WON! Gabriella actually won 137,000,000!! She decided not to tell the kids right away, she didn't know exactly what to do with it!
Tomorrow
on her grocery run she decided to go alone so she could go to
Wilmington and pick up the enormous check! She said she didn't want
to be on the TV. Or on the news for this, she didn't want to give
away her plans just yet!
What exactly was she going to do with all
this money? She decided to secretly confide in Zeke and swear to
secrecy!
Zeke helped her take the money to the bank then consult a banker who specialized in spending large sum's of money
A/N: - sigh – not even going to try to beg more :'(