Episode 7 – Back home and The Letter

2 Day Later

Troy walked downstairs "Everything is packed and ready to go" He put down the suitcases near the door.

"Are you sure you're gonna be okay?" Lucy asked.

"I'm sure, Mum" he said and hugged her.

"You better come and visit soon" Hannah said holding Maddie.

"I will as long as you come and visit us"

"I wouldn't miss seeing my favourite nieces and my favourite brother"

"Hey! What about me?" Dylan said.

"Don't worry Dyl" Troy said picking him up "You're my favourite"

"Yay!" He giggled

Troy put him down "Cadie, say your goodbyes and then get in the car with grandpa" He smiled, ever since Christmas Day, Cadie called them Nana and Grandpa.

"Bye Nana" She said hugging Lucy.

"Bye sweetie, help your Dad look after Maddie" She said and kissed her head.

"I will" She pulled back and looked at Dylan "Later Little Man"

"Bye Cadie" He hugged her and ran upstairs.

Hannah Passed Maddie to Troy "Come here little miss"

Cadie giggled and hugged her "See you soon Auntie Hannah"

"Good luck in your audition and phone me straight away"

"Thanks for helping me" She pulled back and ran out to the car.

"Bye Maddie" Lucy said tickling her stomach, making her giggle like crazy.

"Mum, stop it or she'll fall" Troy said

"Okay, bye sweetie" She kissed her Head.

"Bye, bye Nana" Maddie giggled.

"Bye Cutie" Hannah said kissing her cheek

"Bye Han-Han" she giggled again

"She'll get it soon"

"Sure she will" Troy said rolling his eyes.

Jack came in "Troy you ready?"

"Yeah Dad"

"Okay, I'll take the suitcases then" He picked the three suitcases up and went outside.

"See you soon" Troy said and left the house "Ready to go sweetie?"

"Ya!" Maddie giggles

"Looks like someone is excited?" Jack chuckled.

"Yeah she is" Troy chuckled and got in the car with Maddie on his knee.


On the plane

Cadie pulled her new iPod out and put her one of her earphones in "Dad?"

He looked at her "Yeah?"

"Thanks for the best Christmas ever"

"You're Welcome"

"I got the best present ever"

"What was that?"

"A baby sister" She smiled and looked at Maddie asleep on Troy's knee.

"Are you happy about this?"

"Yeah, but what you going to do about School?"

"I don't know yet"

"Okay" She put her other earphone in, cuddled up to him and fell asleep.


Troy got the suitcases out the boot of the Cab, got Cadie and Maddie out; then paid the man "Thanks"

"It's so good to be home" Cadie Giggled.

"It sure is" Troy put Maddie down "Welcome Home Maddie" He said and passed the keys to Cadie "Go and open up"

"Sure" She ran up the driveway and unlocked the door.

"Can I go?" Maddie said looking up at Troy.

He chuckled "Go on"

"Yay!" She giggled and ran into the house.

"Maddie, be careful" He shouted, then pick up the suitcases and went inside.

"Maddie, calm down" Cadie said trying to hold her still.

"Having fun Sweetie?" Troy chuckled.

She glared at him "Not funny, she is very hyper"

"She's just happy, now let go of her"

"But--"

"No Buts Cadie Marie"

"Okay" She said letting go of Maddie

"Now, take your stuff upstairs and unpack"

"Sure, anything to get away from the hyper monkey" Cadie giggled, picked up her stuff and went upstairs.

"I'm not a Monkey" Maddie said crossing her arms and looked at Troy.

He chuckled and picked her up "You wanna go and see your room?"

"Yay!" She giggled

Troy walked up the stairs "That is Daddy's room" Pointing to a door "And this is your room" Opening the door across from his room and put her down.

Maddie giggled, ran over and jumped on the bed "Yay!" she squealed and started jumping on the bed.

"Okay Missy, no jumping on the bed" Troy Chuckled.

"Okay Daddy" she said and sat down in the middle on her bed.

Then Troy's phone rang, he pulled it out, looked at the screen Shar, then he answers it "Do you have a machine or something telling you where I am?"

"No, why are you back in LA?" Sharpay asked on the other line.

He chuckled "Yeah, we just got home about 10 minutes ago"

"Oh, how's Maddie?"

"She's very hyper" He said looking at jumping on the bed again "Madison Leigh, what did I tell you"

"Sorry Daddy" She giggled

He went back on the phone "Sorry about that"

"Do you always use their full names?"

"Only when they don't listen" He chuckled.

"Okay, how's Cadie?"

"She's Fine" He said walking out of Maddie's Room and down the stairs "How's everyone there?"

"Good, everyone misses you"

"You saw me yesterday"

"I know, but it was like old time except with Cadie and then Maddie"

"Shar, I'll always be the same Troy Bolton you've known since Kindergarten"

"Oh, I know that" She giggled "I've still got that picture of me, you, Ryan and Chad in Chad's backgarden"

"When you were actually nice to me" He chuckled.

"Hey, I've always been nice"

"Whatever you say Ice Princess"

"You are very mean Bolton"

He chuckled "I gotta go and unpack; I'll speak to you later"

"Sure, toodles"

He chuckled again "Bye Shar" then hung up.

He grabbed the suitcases and took them upstairs to his room.


Cadie ran into Troy's room "Dad"

"Yeah Sweetie" He said opening Maddie's suitcase.

"Why is Maddie jumping on her bed, you always tell me off"

"Cadie, she's just getting used to being here"

"Okay"

"Have you finished unpacking?"

"Nearly finished"

"Okay, I need to do this and you go and finish, then I'll make us dinner"

"Sure thing" the she left.


Troy was downstairs making dinner, he kept looking at the letter he found in Maddie's suitcase addressed to him; he knew exacting who sent it, he knew their handwriting from anywhere … Gabriella.

"Girls, Dinner" Troy shouted, the Girls ran in and sat down.

"What's for Dinner" Cadie asked.

He walked out of the kitchen "Chicken Nuggets and Chips" and set the plates in front of Cadie and Maddie "Be careful, it's hot"

"Okay" Maddie said and started eating

Troy smiled "I'll be in livingroom, if you need me" He picked up the letter, went into livingroom and sat down.

He started opening the envelope when he phone rang; he looked at it and sighed "What Chad?"

"Someone is in a bad mood" Chad chuckled.

"I'm not Chad, what did you want?"

"I just wanted to talk to my best friend, is that a crime?"

"At this moment in time yes it is"

"What's up?"

"I found a letter in Maddie's suitcase for me"

"Who is it from?"

"I'm guessing Gabriella"

"What does it say?"

"I don't know because you phoned" He chuckled.

"Sorry, I'll speak to you later Dude"

"Later Dude" then he hung up.

He opened the envelope, got the letter out and read it.

Troy,

I'm giving Madison to you for good.

You were right, I've changed in a bad way and I'm going to something about it.

Madison needs a family who can look after her, when I saw you with your foster daughter, I knew she was having a great time with you and I knew Maddie would too.

I'm sorry for everything that happened 5 years ago, I wish I could go back to when you asked me to forgive you and actually taking you back, but I listened to my brother and started hating you.

Look after Maddie.

You're a great Dad Troy.

I love you forever Wildcat

Gabriella x

Troy smiled when she used his nickname she gave him and whispered "I love you too Ella"