A/N I DON'T OWN ANYTHING!
"What would happen to make you feel unloved?" Troy asked.
Gabriella just cuddled into Troy not answering him. They all hugged Gabriella hoping to help her feel loved. They were all worried though why wouldn't she feel loved? What was going on that caused her feel like this? Gabriella clung to Troy as tight as she could.
"Does Gabriel still love me?" she whimpered.
"Baby, of course he still loves you. Why wouldn't he?"
"No one loves me anymore."
"What are you talking about we still love you. We never stopped loving you."
Gabriella wanted so bad to tell them what was going on but she was too scared of what was going to happen when she did.
After school when got home she made dinner and actually had it hot and ready by the time her father got home. Although he wasn't home on time. He came home three hours later smelling like inside of a bar. He could hardly walk as he made his way into the kitchen. He took one bite of his food and spit it out. He threw the plate at Gabriella.
"THIS IS FREEZING! HOW DARE YOU MAKE ME A COLD DINNER!"
"It was hot when I made it." She muttered.
" I HEARD THAT! DO NOT BLAME YOUR HORRIBLE COOKING SKILLS ON ME! NOW I WAS A FRESH DINNER AND MAKE IT FAST."
Gabriella sighed and cooked his dinner all over again. He barely got three bites in when he passed out from being drunk...or so Gabriella thought. Gabriella ran to her brother's room and got his stuff. She had just made it to the door when her father grabbed her by the arm.
"THOUGHT I WAS PASSED OUT DID YOU! SO THIS IS WHAT YOU DO AFTER I GOT TO BED? YOU RUN AWAY! YOU ARE BIG TROBLE MISSY!"
He threw her back making her crash into the wall Greg took his belt from his pants. He walked closer to her and she whimpered. She knew what was coming. She covered her face with her hands waiting for the blow but nothing happen. She looked up at her father.
"Why were you running away with your brother's stuff?"
"I like having it close. I feel closer to him and it reminds me he still cares."
"Pfft, He doesn't care about you anymore. If he loved you he wouldn't have left."
"No, you're wrong Gabriel does love! me"
WHIP!
Gabriella whimpered and covered her face with her hands.
"Wrong answer, if your brother really loved you he would have done anything to stay with you. He would have ran away with you or did something to keep himself here. He doesn't love you Gabriella and if he did he doesn't anymore."
"Why not?"
"Because he will find a girlfriend and that girlfriend will become number 1 in his life. You will just be a found memory."
"He promised I'd always be number 1"
WHIP!
Gabriella whimpered again.
"Promises can be broken. Mom promised to always love you and care about you didn't she? Then she left you here with me."
"She didn't know you were going to hit me."
WHIP!
Gabriella cried out in pain.
"Yes she did. She picked her favorite child and left. She knew the man I was that is why she left. She knew I was abusive but she didn't care enough about you to get you out of here. She only cared about Gabriel and herself. She doesn't love you. No one does. Gabriel doesn't love you either."
"Yes he does. He promised me did."
WHIP!
"Stop it!" Gabriella cried.
"Get it through your thick head Gabriella. Gabriel doesn't love you. He doesn't love you!"
He started bent down closer to her and rolled her onto her back and sat on her stomach pinning her hands with his knees down at her sides, making it harder for her to breathing then he punched her in the face as he spoke.
"GABRIEL. DOESN'T. LOVE. YOU! GABERAL. DOESN'T. LOVE. YOU! NO. ONE. LOVES. YOU. YOU. ARE. ALONE. NO. ONE. CARES. ABOUT. YOU. EVERYONE. HATES. YOU."
Finally Greg stopped and passed out on top of her. Gabriella cried and tried to get out from under him. Her faced was bloody and she knew her eyes were black and blue. Finally she managed to get free. She didn't bother cleaning herself up. She went to the shack and spent the night there again. She was in so much pain but she didn't care. All she cared about was getting to her brother. Once she got there she collapsed onto the floor, the pain paralyzing her. She didn't know how much more she could take of this. Just like every night since her brother left she cried herself to sleep. She spent the night on the cold hard floor crying and in pain but what she hated most was she spent that night alone.
When she woke up the next morning she didn't bother going home. She just went right to school. The guys were shocked to say the least. Her hair wasn't brushed, it was clear she slept in the same clothes she wore yesterday and hadn't changed since. Her shirt was covered in blood and her face was all bruised up.
"What happen to you?" Chad asked her.
Gabriella didn't answer she just walked over to them barely able to stand.
"Hi…" she said.
"Man if I didn't know any better I say you are drunk." Chad said.
"No, just tired." She said.
"Rough night?" Troy asked.
"I want Gabriel." Gabriella answered.
They guys sighed. They had thought she was starting to move on from it.
"Gabriella what happen to you?" Troy asked. "Was this Hunter? Did he hurt you again?"
"No, Hunter leave me alone." (Yes I know Gabriella's grammar isn't right. I did that on purpose. She is so tired she can hardly form complete sentences so that's why.)
"Gabriella what happen last night?"
"Is this all because you couldn't call your brother?" Chad asked.
"No, I sleep alone."
"What does that mean?"
"It cold and hard, I'm all alone."
"Gabster what are you talking about?"
"I'm alone."
Troy pulled her into his arms hugging her close to him. She cuddled into him clinging to him.
"Gabriella where did you sleep last night."
"On floor."
"Where? In your bedroom?"
"No."
"Then where?"
"Gabriel's house."
They guys looked confused but then Troy figured it out. He finally figured out where Gabriella had been spending her nights.
"I'm going to take her to my dad. She is in no shape to continue school." Troy said.
They guys nodded. Troy headed to his dad's office. He had a meeting so his office was empty but Troy didn't care. He went over and sat down on his father's chair. Gabriella stayed in on his lap cuddled into his chest.
"Gabriella have you been spending every night at the shack?"
"Gabriel there."
"How many nights have you spent there?"
"Since Gabriel leave me."
Troy sighed that was almost a week ago. No wonder Gabriella looked so sick. She hadn't gotten a proper night sleep in almost a week.
"Baby why do you go there to sleep?"
"Gabriel there. I sleep good with Gabriel."
"What about the watch? Gabriel gave you the watch so you could always feel closer to him."
"Master took watch. Only Bolton men can have watch not me."
"Who is master?"
"Master is my master. I'm slave."
"Ok, Gabriella you aren't making any sense."
"Sir say I call him master."
"Who is Sir?"
"I'm no allowed to say."
"You can tell me Brie. You can trust me."
"No, no say. Say makes pain, pain hurts."
"Gabriella baby you have to try and tell me what you mean by that."
"Sleepy."
Troy sighed. He wasn't going to get any information from her now.
"Close your eyes and sleep Brie. You're safe."
"I never safe, he find me, he hurt me."
"He who?" Troy asked. "Hunter? Is that who?"
"No, no Hunter. Master."
"Look sweetie. You are really sleepy so just close your eyes and get some rest. I'll keep Master away from you "
"Promise?"
"Yes, I promise."
Closing her eyes Gabriella muttered "I love you Troy."
"I love you to Brie."
If only he knew the way she really meant it. Just then the door opened and Jack walked in.
"Troy? Why aren't you in class? What happen to Gabriella?"
"I don't know this is how she came to school. She is so out of it. I can't even get her to form complete sentences it's like talking to a child and I think she is delirious. She kept saying something about Master and slave and something causing her pain. None of it made sense."
"Well, let her sleep. You go back to class and I'll take care of Gabriella."
"But Dad…"
"No, Troy Gabriella will be fine for a few hours. I doubt she'll wake up before you get back anyway."
"Yeah but Dad I…"
"Troy listen I know how much you love her but right now the best thing is to let her sleep and in the mean time you go to class. I'll end practice a few minutes early so you can come check on her but until then go to class."
Troy sighed. He knew he was never going to win this fight.
"Fine but call me if she wakes up."
"I'll text you if she sneezes." Jack teased.
Troy rolled his eyes and set Gabriella down on the chair.
"I'll be back baby I promise."
Troy sighed and left the room. Jack went over to the girl who was like a daughter to him.
"You'll be all right. I'll take care of you I promise."
"Daddy stop." Gabriella whimpered. "Daddy please I'm sorry. Mass…Master please I beg you stop it."
Jack looked confused. Was Greg Master? Was Greg hurting Gabriella? He was going to find out, until then Troy wouldn't know about this.
After what felt like only a few minutes Gabriella stirred. "Troy?"
"I'm here Brie."
She opened her eyes and looked up at Troy holding her.
"What happen to me?"
"You fell asleep."
"Again?"
"Yeah, you've been doing that a lot lately."
"Yeah guess I'm just not getting much sleep at home."
"Yep, and I know why. I know you're secret."
Gabriella's eyes went wide. "Y-you do?"
"Yep, I know all about your running away." He teased giving her an Eskimo kiss.
Gabriella giggled slightly.
"What do you know?"
"I know that you've spent every night since Gabriel left at our secret hide out."
"I feel closer to him there."
"What about the watch he gave you?"
"Um…I…I lost it."
"Brie do you remember much about when you first came in this morning?"
"No, why?"
"You told me a lot of stuff and none of it made much sense. Something you told me was that 'Master took your watch' who is Master and why did he take it?"
"I told you that?"
"Yeah what does it mean?"
"Um…n-nothing, nothing. I was just…just rambling is all."
"Gabriella have I ever told you that you're a horrible liar?"
"Well I…"
"Gabriella just tell me the truth. You can trust me."
"No, it's…it's nothing really it's nothing just…the watch …it's not enough."
"You can be honest with me."
"No, I can't. I can't tell you."
"You said that last time too, you said if you told me you'd be in pain. What did that mean?"
"I didn't say that."
"Yes, Gabriella you did and I need to know what has been going on so I can help you."
"I'm fine. I don't need help."
"Gabriella someone is hurting you. I can see it all over your face and your clothes and your behavior. They others have noticed it too. Please just tell us what's going on so we can help you make it better."
"Nothing you guys can do will help. Just leave it."
"Gabriella we promised your brother we'd take care of you. We can't keep that promised if you don't let us help you and tell us what's wrong."
"My brother just left me with my father, he left me and he promised not to. He doesn't love me anymore, no one does. My parents don't want me they never did my brother only pretended he wanted me. He never loved me either. If he did love me he wouldn't have left. If he did love me he would have ran away with me so we could be together forever, not just leave with that women who calls herself my mother. No one loves me anymore, I was never wanted to begin with. Now Troy please tell me what's wrong with me?"
"Gabriella none of that is true. Nothing is wrong with you. Where on earth did you get a crazy idea like that?"
"Forget it. Just forget it."
Gabriella went to get from but Troy grabbed her and pulled her back into him.
"No, I will not just forget it. You walked into school today and it looked like you got into a fight with a bear. Blood was all over your shirt. Your face looks like you ran into door and you flinch at any man who touches you. You're shy and shut down. Something isn't right Gabriella. I love you and I want you to tell me what's going on with you. Please I'm worried."
"Don't worry about me Troy I'm a big girl. I can handle myself."
"I'll worry about you until the day you die, even then I will worry about you. Gabriella I love you! I love you and something is bothering you and I don't know what it is or how to help you and it's killing me! It's really killing me. I can't take this anymore. Please Gabriella I'm begging you please just tell me what's going on with you."
"I love you too Troy but I just can't tell you. I can't tell you because telling you will only make things worse."
"Gabriella please. Whatever it is we will get through it together.
"You're right. Something is bothering me and something is wrong but I just…I can't talk about it right now. I promise one day I will tell you but right now I just can't do it."
"Promise you will tell me if it ever get to be too much?"
"I promise."
"Ok I'll let it go. Will you please tell me though how you go blood on your shirt?"
"I was cutting something this morning and I missed and hit my finger. I'm fine really."
"Ok, I'll drop it."
"Good, so am I late for my next class?"
"No, school is over."
The smile dropped off Gabriella's face.
"School is what?"
"School is over, you slept all day."
"I what?"
"Gabriella it's ok. The guys and I covered for you with the teachers."
"What time is it?"
"4:30 why?"
"I was meant to be home at 4 my father is going to kill me."
With that said Gabriella jumped from his lap and ran as fast as she could back to her house. When she got there her father was waiting and he was mad.
"Master I'm so, so, so, sorry."
"Sorry is not enough this is the second time you've been late and I cannot take it anymore. You are going to be punished."
Greg took his belt and headed toward Gabriella. Gabriella covered her face with her hands and waited for the pain to end. Maybe she should tell Troy, what's the worse her could do?
"Master if you don't stop I'll call the police on you."
"You tell anyone about this and your brother will be dead. He may not care about you but you care about him so either you keep quiet or he dies."
Never mind, she wouldn't tell Troy. Troy could never know what was going on, no one could. She'd keep quiet as long as her brother stayed safe…even if it killed her.
A/N next chapter Greg takes this too far and Gabriella can no longer hide her secret what will she do? What will happen when the truth comes out? Will Gabriel return?
