Chapter 8- Mother and Daughter
"Troysie, do you need help on that?" Jenna leaned close to Troy.
"No." Troy said coldly as he grabbed a stapler.
"Troy, I don't feel too good." Jenna said dramatically.
Gabriella stole a quick glance at Jenna. She's too dramatic.
"Uh… Do you need to go to the nurse?" Troy stepped back from her.
"No… I just need someone to hold me." Jenna looked at Troy, showing a hint of a pout.
"Look, Jenna. We're over. We can be friends. But don't try to get back together with me."
"C'mon, Troy! Or else I'll tell the whole school your secret." Jenna grinned devilishly.
"What secret are you talking about?" Troy gave her a lame expression.
"That you and slut Montez are together." Jenna walked closer to Troy and lifted his chin.
"Fine." Troy gulped.
"Alright, Troysie! The first thing we're gonna do is tell the whole school again that we're back together." Jenna clapped.
Gabriella watched from a distant. It hurt her again to see Jenna flirting with her boyfriend.
Troy just faked a smile. Sometimes, he doesn't really get Jenna. If she already knew that he liked Gabriella, why is she making him like her when she know that Gabriella and him are an item?
"So Troy, are you free Friday Night?" Jenna asked.
"Jenna, I uh… promised the guys that we'd hang out at Chad's." Troy lied as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Sorry."
"That's ok." Jenna smiled sweetly (a little bit too sweet). "I understand, guy time."
"Glad you did." Troy faked another smile and stapled the purple flower to the stem.
Jenna rolled her eyes at his excuse. Rubbing the back of his neck, saying 'uh…' meant that he's lying.
After detention, Gabriella walked back home alone. Thinking about things that happened in detention. She felt hurt again.
She walked through the front door of her apartment and put her backpack aside. Gabriella went in the shower. After the shower, she decided to have a good night sleep.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Montez. Your mom did not survive the car crash. We're sorry. We had tried the best we can."
"WHAT?!" Gabriella ran in the hospital room sobbing into her dead mother's chest. "Mom! I can't survive without you for even one day. Why'd you leave me?" Gabriella forced her mom's lifeless hands to touch her face and wipe away the tears. "Mom! Please don't leave me! You taught me to be responsible and yet you aren't! You left me!"
Maria's lifeless body just laid there. Her pale face had a slight smile on it. Gabriella smiled too. At least her mom had passed away happily. "Mom, I hope you're in a happier place now. You'll always be in my heart." Gabriella suddenly changed her angry and shocked mood to a bit more calm one. She knew that what is done, is done. There is absolutely nothing she could do. Gabriella smiled sadly as she wiped away her tears on her own. "I'll be strong, mom." And that she left walking home alone when suddenly she felt a warm hand wrap around her waist.
"Gabriella?" The person whispered.
"Who are you?" Gabriella was a bit frightened. She needed her mom already.
"I'm your father."
"WHAT??"
"Gabriella, I'm home." A soothing voice called her as Gabriella sweat dripped down her cheeks.
"Mom?" Gabriella said softly.
"Yes, you've been sweating when I got home. What's going on?"
"Nightmare." Gabriella sat up.
"Well, I'll get you some water, ok?" Maria left her room to the kitchen.
Gabriella touched her forehead where she could feel sweat. She stole a glance at the clock, 4:30am. She could only sleep for another hour anyway. Why not get up now?
Maria returned with a cup of water. "Gabi, go back to sleep. You don't have to get up until 8 right?"
"Mom, that was elementary school." Gabriella smiled sadly.
"Oh, right. I knew that." Maria nodded.
"Mom, I think we need to spend more mother and daughter time together." Gabriella referred to what her mom said that she wakes up at 8.
"Sweetie, like I told you. I'm a single parent and it's really hard. We hardly have enough for food. And I want you to have good education."
"I'll go look for a job if you don't mind." Gabriella suggested.
"Gabi, I want you to get a better education rather than spending time on work."
"But mom, if that could bring down the stress you have on your head every day, I'll try." Gabriella argued.
"No, honey. Just do what you're told and you'll understand one day."
"Fine." Gabriella got up from her bed and went in the bathroom.
"Gabi, are you gonna use the shower?"
"Yeah."
A/N: Sorry for being short! Like I told you I have been busy! Sorry for the delay! I have a biology essay due tomorrow and I just finished it 5-7 pages. Blame my biology teacher. Anyway, I am very busy these days. But if you want more and faster, REVIEW!
