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He's My Student
Chapter 9
Troy, Gabriella and a sleeping Sydney, her head gently resting on Troy's shoulder walked into his house about to kick off their shoes expecting to sit down on the couch with a movie on. However once they entered the hall Troy and Gabriella gasped at the sight, he literally dropped the keys he had in his hands. The hall way and the stairs was just trashed, the frames off the wall. The phone from the side of the stairs, set on a reasonable height coffee table had been ripped apart and the phone scattered on the floor. The closet to the left was open and the belongings in it were all over the floor, e.g. coats, shoes, umbrellas etc.
"Oh my god Troy, you've got to like call the police now." Gabriella whispered digging for her phone in her oversized handbag he nodded still in shock. Then it hit him, who had done this could still be in the house.
"Come on we'll go to my parents and wait for them there," she nodded following, as the ringing tone echoed down her ear. Within 3 rings someone picked up,
"911, how can I help you?" A woman asked,
"Hey i've just got home from the park and as i've come in, the hall way was trashed, i think we'd been robbed." she explained, quite calmly Troy thought. He, quite frankly was trying his best not to freak out.
"Okay what street is it?" asked the woman.
"Oh urm Harley way Drive Albuquerque," She answered running a hand through her hair.
"Okay thank you ma'am, there are police on their way."
"Thanks," Gabriella answered shortly. "They're on their way, do you have any idea who would want to do this?" she asked as they neared his parent's front door. He sighed shaking his head no.
"Trust this to happen to me, fucking pisses me off so bad. I have know idea who would do this," Troy said as he let out another sigh, clearly ticked off.
"Hey honey, what brings you round?" Lucille greeted as they entered the family room, he laid Sydney down before answering, taking a seat Gabriella next to him.
"I think i've been burgled," he blurted out and his dad spat out his drink everywhere hearing his son's words. "I mean we came in from the park and didn't even get farther than the hall, it was trashed." He replied rubbing his forehead.
"Oh my god have you phoned the police?" his mom asked worriedly and Gabriella nodded.
"Yeah i phoned them on the way over here, they said they wouldn't be long."
"Well come on, on the front they're not going to see us in here," Jack said and they followed, his mom staying inside with the still sleeping Sydney. A few minutes later they saw the cars at the top of the street and made their way to the front of Troy's house.
"Hey, i'm officer Robert Shaw and this is Detective Sarah Rowe." A man about 5 foot 7, decked out in a police uniform introduced sticking out his hand for him to shake as did the woman, who had brown hair and was about 5 foot 5. "So can you tell me what happened?" The officer asked and Troy nodded.
"Yeah, were coming home from the local park and we come in and literally just had to stop as my things were everywhere. There frames off the wall, the coat closet was open, everything in it all out on the floor." He explained and he nodded.
"Did you notice anything missing from your house?" Sarah asked and he shook his head,
"No we didn't go any farther than the hall. I didn't know whether or not who ever had done this was still in, so i came to my parents plus i had my daughter with me so I didn't wanna risk it."
"Sorry for this but were going to have to ask," the officer said and Troy nodded. "Your name and how old are you?"
"Troy Bolton, 19."
"Do you live with anyone?"
"Urm no just my daughter, and me she's two and my umm girlfriend stays over a lot," he said. The detective pointed to Gabriella who was talking with his dad quietly, he nodded hesitantly and inwardly groaned as they waved her over, they're going to ask private questions, this can't end well he thought.
"Hey." she said quietly, they shot her a small nod.
"Sorry for this, its just we need to ask. What's your name?"
"Gabriella Montez,"
"Okay and where do you live when your not here?"
"3 Blocks down on Edward Street number 23," and he nodded jotting all of this information down, in the little black notepad in his hands.
"Okay and age?" she gulped glancing at Troy, he was just looking at the ground hands on hips.
"23" she suddenly answered, hoping they wouldn't asked her where she worked not knowing if Troy had said that he still was at school or not. He nodded once again and turned to Troy.
"Okay, so it was just you 3 at the park?" they nodded letting him carry on, "And you haven't had any threats or anything, enemies at work? Something," he asked hopefully to give him some sort of lead, as they may not find evidence inside.
"No i can't think of any." Replied Gabriella shaking her head, "Besides i haven't lived over here for that long so i don't know that many people."
"Yeah, i mean all i do is go to school and come home as i have Sydney to look after," he answered resting his hands at the back of his head, he suddenly but silently cursed himself as he let it slip that he was at school, he only prayed they didn't ask where Gabriella worked.
"And what School is that, in case we get something and we can let you know?"
"East High," he said with a sigh.
"Okay, i think that's it. And no-one comes to mind who could have done this?" he asked once again with a hopeful sigh and they shook their heads no. He nodded and waved his head to the door at Sarah indicating they should go check it out. He seemed to let out a breath he didn't know he was holding as they walked past.
"Is it wrong that i couldn't focus on my house and only on hope that he didn't ask where you worked?" Troy asked wrapping his arms around her waist and she happily hugged back.
"Yeah i know but at least we weren't in when it happened i guess that takes some of the worry away, i mean all your things are insured so the only thing to worry about really is finding out who did it and sorting your house out." She pointed out cleverly and he chuckled,
"I knew there was a reason why i loved you so much," he said and pecked her lips and she grinned back giving him a kiss before answering.
"I love you too," and they stood there a few minutes hugging each other before he decided to go see if Syd was okay and update his mom, her agreeing to follow.
"Hey honey, what did the police say?" Lucille asked Troy as he and Gabriella came in sitting in their previous seats.
"They just asked questions like do i know who could have done this, age, school etc." He explained with another sigh, "I can't believe this, why my house? Why now? Just had it finished and this goes and happens." He rambled now pacing the room.
"I'm sorry honey," his mom said sympathetically and he shot a weak smile as he sat back down. "Where's your dad?" She questioned.
"I think the police was asking him some things about the estate and things like that," Gabriella explained when Troy just shrugged.
"Do you guys want something? A drink? Some food?" Lucille offered standing.
"I'll have anything alcoholic," Troy said laughing as his mom glared playfully at him. "Fine," he said mocking a glare. "I'm only kidding i have Syd anyway, I'll just have a bottled water." He eventually said his mom nodded and turned to Gabriella.
"I'll have a coffee please, no sugar." She answered gratefully,
"Coming right up," Lucille said making her way into the kitchen. Once she left Troy let his head down on Gabriella's shoulder with a small thud, she smiled slightly before kissing his hair gently then resting her cheek against it.
"El you don't understand how much this is starting to piss me off the more i think about it,"
"I know Troy, same here. I've been robbed before. Except i was in when they did it and only 10 at the time." She explained with a sigh.
"I'm sorry, what did you do to get over it?"
"I guess i didn't understand it as much then but it was more of my parents stuff that went missing, luckily everything was insured so we got the money back for them. It's just finding out what went missing and replacing them." She answered with another sigh and he lifted his head resting his chin on her shoulder.
"Oh man," he whispered with his eyes closed. "Can me and Syd stay at yours tonight please?" He asked his voice still whispering.
"Of course you can, we'll drink these drinks, go see what has gone missing. Then we'll come back here get Syd and go over, that sound okay?" she explained turning so her head was in level with he's and he nodded.
"Yeah, i can't wait till this is over and its only just began." Troy answered annoyance evident in his voice that anyone with ears could sense. She smiled softly before giving a quick peck. Too quick Troy thought with a small silent laugh.
