Gabriella rushed out of the Chuck E. Cheese with tears streaming down her face, and Faith in her arms. What had just happened inside was a complete and total disaster, and had only caused Gabriella's heart to break more than it already had. She heard a soft whimper from Faith, which soon turned into a cry, which sounded like it was trapped in the back of her throat. Gabriella sighed to herself as the cries from Faith were just adding on to all of her stress. "Faith please stop crying baby" Gabriella managed to get out. Faith just continued to cry, and soon began screaming. "FAITH PLEASE" Gabriella shouted before turning the corner and sliding down the wall, crying. Faith slowly began to quiet down as she felt the shift of her moms mood. Gabriella just hugged her baby closer as her tears turned into sobs. The memories of what had just happened flooded her mind once more, squeezing her eyes shut and breathing shakily.
Ryan stared at Gabriella for a moment before looking around and taking her by her arm.
"Be careful i'm carrying your daughter in my hands!" Gabriella said as he yanked her around the corner, down the long hall of bathrooms and other closets that were only open to employees.
"Could you keep your voice down please? People are starting to stare." Ryan said before taking out his keys and sticking one into the doorknob of a closet entitled 'EMPLOYEES ONLY'. Gabriella frowned at his comment before he pushed the door open and placed his hand on her back. She just stared at him before he sighed, pushing her gently forward. "Entrée"
"Oh." Gabriella jumped and quickly walked inside. Ryan slammed the door behind him, turning to her. 5 minutes passed, and if it weren't for the soft sound of Faith chewing on her moms necklace, the room would have been completely silent. "Do you wanna hold her?" Gabriella finally spoke up awkwardly. "She doesn't bite..." Gabriella giggled. "People.."
"No thanks" Ryan said, looking at the ground.
"Ryan, you should at least meet her.." Gabriella began.
"You know what could you just-just slow down for a second" Ryan said closing his eyes in annoyance.
Gabriella clicked her tongue. "Well Ryan it's been months. I think i've slowed down enough."
"No you didn't Gabriella. I told you-I didn't want this-and then you show up at my job!" Ryan said bitterly.
"Woah. First of all I wouldn't exactly call working as a chuck E. Cheese bus boy a job! And Second, I'm here with a friend. And Third, I didn't want any of this either! But I had to deal with it. On my own!" Gabriella growled, trying not to fight in front of Faith.
"Well it was your fault! You went and got pregnant!" Ryan sneered. "Everything was perfectly fine before that-"
"MY FAULT! I told you I wanted to wait! You were the one who fucked me the first chance you got! This is all on you!" Gabriella said feeling her skin begin to boil. Was he really blaming her for this?
"No! THIS is all on YOU. You could have aborted that thing before it was even the size of a thumb. But no, once again you had to think all about Gabriella!" Ryan said, now shouting.
"THAT THING! THAT THING IS YOUR CHILD YOU BASTARD!" Gabriella screamed.
Ryan slowly walked towards Gabriella, shoving his finger in her face. "That Disgusting excuse for a human being is NOT MY CHILD" He said, through gritted teeth. "I am nobody's father."
Gabriella gaped at him before lifting her free hand, and punching Ryan right in the middle of his face, causing him to stumble backwards. "FUCK YOU!" Gabriella's voice cracked as she walked around him.
"YOU BITCH!" He said trying to stop the blood from his nose, as he blindly grabbed for her. Only to feel the wind from the door slamming in his face.
Gabriella wiped the tears from her eyes and slowly lifted Faith off of her shoulder, holding the baby out infront of her. "I'm so sorry baby..." She whispered, her eyes still watery. Faith just lifted her little hand and touched her moms cheek. Gabriella smiled weakly, before pulling Faith back down onto her and hugging her tightly.
Troy walked into the employees closet, ripping off his Chuck E. head. He heaved in a deep breath, wiping the sweat from his forehead with his paw. He glanced to see someone looking in their locker mirror.
"Hey do you know who's next in the costume? I gotta change quick someone's waiting for me and the next show starts in like 5 minutes" He said pointing over his shoulder.
"It's me" The guy behind the locker winced out. Troy frowned slightly, setting his Chuck E. head down on the lunch table.
"You alright?" Troy questioned hesitantly as he reached behind his shoulder and unzipped his costume. He was just beginning to get his right arm out of the costume when the person behind the locker revealed himself. Troy let the costume drop to around his hips, as his eyes widened. "Holy Shit, Ryan! What the hell happened to your face!" Troy said walking over quickly.
"A Visit from an old ex..." He rolled his eyes. "She's a little more aggressive then I remember." Ryan chuckled prodding at his nose with a wet towel.
Troy winced, sucking in a breath through his teeth. "Damn, she definitely got you."
"Yeah well." Ryan shrugged. "I'll get in the costume in a minute. Let me just finish cleaning this up. You can leave it on the table." Ryan nodded over towards the table.
Troy nodded. "Thanks man." Troy smiled before taking off the rest of the costume, and grabbing his jeans and t-shirt out of his locker.
"So who's the lady?" Ryan said with a smile as he closed his locker. Troy slid his jeans on and began putting on deodorant before smiling to himself.
"Her name's Gabriella" Troy finally stated, pulling his dark red t-shirt over his head. Ryan frowned, closing his locker and pausing before speaking.
"Wait, what did you just say?" He questioned, walking towards Troy slowly. Troy closed his locker as he threw his coat over his shoulder.
"Gabriella" He restated confused.
"As in Montez?" Ryan in slight disbelief.
"Yeah... You know her?" Troy raised his eyebrows.
"Yeah. She's the one that fucking busted my nose" Ryan lifted his finger to his nose. Troy frowned before putting the puzzle peices together.
"Your the ex-boyfriend..." Troy said slowly.
"No shit." Ryan rolled his eyes. Troy stayed silent for a little while. "Look man, I'm not mad at you. I mean I don't blame you, she's hot. But she's a slut. I mean she even got knocked up at 16. Who does that!" Ryan sighed and slapped Troy on the shoulder. "I'm just warning you. Man to man. She's not worth it. I mean who wants a kid on their shoulders, am I right?"
Troy laughed, and soon Ryan joined him, but was cut off by Troy yanking him up by his collar and slamming him into the wall.
"DUDE WHAT THE FUCK!" Ryan said struggling, as his face grew red.
"Use Gabriella's name and the word slut in the same sentence one more time, and I'll kick your fucking skull in you hear me you piece of shit!" Troy pulled Ryan off the wall a little before slamming him back into it, harder than before. "Her life has been nothing but hell because of you and I'll be dammed if I let you hurt her even more! If you ever even think about going near her or that precious little girl again I promise you, I'll put you in the ground myself" Troy gritted his teeth. Ryan just breathed heavily, his jaw tightened as he and Troy glared at each other.
Just then the door opened. Mr. Jefferson, their boss walked in. "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN HERE! THERE A BUNCH OF CRANKY KIDS WAITING FOR A CHUCK E.!"
"Sorry Mr. J... Ryan will be right with you." Troy said slowly releasing Ryan, and brushing off Ryan's shoulders for him. "Get it together man. If your not gonna take care of your own kid, the least you could do is make sure your putting a smile on someone else's." He smirked.
"WELL! RYAN GET DRESSED" Mr. Jefferson sighed before walking out, Troy following suit.
"Your dead Bolton!" Ryan mumbled staring at the back of Troy's shirt.
Gabriella was finally standing up when Troy rounded the corner. "Gabriella" He breathed out. "I'm so sorry. I didn't know that it was Ryan..."
"Oh god Troy - I'm sorry I left I - wait what?" Gabriella stepped back a little.
"I didn't know it was Ryan. If I would have known I never would have brought you here. I'm sorry." He placed his hand to his chest trying to catch his breath.
"No it's my fault I should have told you..." Gabriella looked down. "How'd you find out?" She said still looking at her feet.
"He kind of told me himself actually." Troy began. Gabriella looked at him confused. "Well he told me that you were his ex and you punched him and ... I kind of put the rest together."
"Oh.." Gabriella nodded understandingly.
"Are you okay?" Troy asked quietly. "Both of you?"
"We're both a little shaken up. It wasn't really a great encounter - which i'm sure you gathered" Gabriella twisted her lips.
"Yeah... I did." he whispered. "Listen, why don't I drive you guys home...I think you've had enough for one day."
"Well I'm actually past curfew." she chewed her lip. "There's a rule if you're gonna be out late, not to come home at all."
"A little harsh rule don't ya think?" he raised an eyebrow. Gabriella only nodded. "... Well why don't you just stay at my place?"
Gabriella's head shot up. "Oh no.. I couldn't-"
"Yeah you could. We have an extra bedroom and I could give you my old crib for the night. It's somewhere in the attic with the rest of my baby shit-sorry Faith- stuff" Troy chuckled.
Gabriella smiled weakly. "You're parents wouldn't mind?"
"My dads out of town and luckily my mom was a teen mom herself so." He smiled. Gabriella was clearly hesitant. "Come on... I'm not letting you sleep on the street... with little one."
"Okay..." Gabriella finally gave in.
"Great" Troy smiled before taking Faith into his arms and leading the pair to his car. He placed Faith in the car seat before closing the door and turning to Gabriella. She stared at him for a moment.
"Thank you..." She spoke before tears welled up in her eyes. "Could you just-" Troy nodded quickly and pulled her into a tight hug. It had a been a while since Gabriella had been hugged so tightly. His arms felt so right around her little frame. It was the first time in a long time she didn't feel... alone. And something told her with Troy she wouldn't be. But she couldn't trust him completely just yet.
"So you really got Ryan huh?" He smirked pulling out of the hug.
Gabriella laughed. "Oh god, does it look bad?"
"You definatley fucked him up" Troy smiled.
"Good." Gabriella smiled back. "You're games tomorrow right!"
"Yeah. You still coming?"
"I wouldn't miss it." Gabriella giggled.
"Cheese ball" Troy chuckled.
"Hey is it okay if I bring a friend?" Gabriella questioned.
"Sure, who?" He said opening her door for her.
"Her name's Sharpay.." Gabriella said leaning down into the car. "Thank you"
"Your welcome... and, Sharpay? Interesting name" Troy furrowed his eyebrows.
"Yeah well she's an interesting person" Gabriella laughed as Troy gently closed the door. And with that their night began.
OMG! Im sorry for the longest wait! What has it been since Last year right! I just started high school and i'm trying to enjoy every second of it - and pass at the same time. Which is very difficult by the way. haha. I hope this chapter made up for it. Love you guys ! I promise updates will be more frequent now that summer is on the way! MUAHH xx.