Returned
Hiya guys, like I said, I had started writing this by the time I posted the ninth chapter, and luckily I managed to get it finished, also since I haven't posted a chapter of this in so long, I wanted to post the two together, it's the longest chapter of Returned that there has been for a while, so I hope that you enjoy it! Please read and review.
Chapter 10Troy was walking down by the river, kicking stones along as he walked, still fuming over what Zeke had said to him. How was he supposed to calm down when two of the most precious things in his life were missing and he had no idea where either of them were or even if they were still together?
He stopped and looked out over the water, sighing as he thought about what had just happened and a wave of guilt overcame him, as he realised that he probably had overreacted, Zeke was just trying to get him thinking logically again, instead of hot headedly, as he was obviously doing at that moment in time.
As Troy looked out over one of his favourite spots in Albuquerque, he remembered when he had first brought Vixie and Ashley out there. It had been only a week ago, about two hours after they had moved back to Albuquerque, and Troy and the girls were already getting on Gabriella's nerves, as she tried to sort out things with the new house, so Troy had volunteered to take the girls out for the day, anything to get away from unpacking and reorganising.
After managing to flee from the house, Troy had brought the girls to the very spot that he was now standing on, and had started to tell them the story of a nerd and a jock, who fell in love and broke the status quo, the girls filling him in on parts that he missed out, or just didn't remember.
He also remembered how Ashley had fallen asleep pretty soon after the story was finished, leaving him alone with his youngest daughter, who then preceded to bully him into playing a game of chase with her, as long as they stayed were he could see Ashley. He remembered how sneaky she had been, diving between his legs and running under his stretched out arms. He smiled as he gently closed his eyes, remembering the way that Vixie's eyes had lit up when he had caught her, turning her upside down and tickling her as she squealed with laughter.
He opened his eyes again and looked back out over the water, yes this was his favourite place, but only when he could share it with the ones that he loved.
Troy jumped and cursed when he heard his cell phone going off.
"WHAT?" He immediately snapped into it, believing that it would be one of the gang, trying to convince him to go back to the house.
"Now, now Bolton, is that really any way to treat the person that could potentially make the rest of your life hell?" A sinister voice from the other end sneered.
Troy immediately paled, "Beckford," he hissed, his face contorting into a look of pure hatred.
"Very good Bolton," Tyler Beckford laughed ominously from the other end, "Whoever knew that East High's golden boy would have enough brains to figure me out?"
"Beckford where are my girls?" Troy growled, his tone becoming more and more menacing as his anger grew.
Beckford laughed again as the thunder rumbled overhead and the rain lashed down on Troy, causing him to shiver from the cold. "They're right here golden boy," he laughed again, "but I'd say that they desperately want daddy dearest to come rescue them," his voice dripped with sarcasm, as he finished his sentence and Troy's hands balled into fists.
"I swear to G-d Beckford, I am going to find you, I am going to hunt you down and when I find you, I will kill you for taking my girls, and if you have hurt so much as one tiny hair on the tops of their heads, I will make it the most painful death that anyone has ever experienced," Troy's voice was dripping with so much menace and truth that on the other end of the line, Beckford was silenced, shaking in fear and wondering what the hell he had gotten himself into.
But as quickly as it had left, Tyler's confidence returned, quickly gaining momentum again, as he tried desperately to annoy Troy so much that he would lose his cool, "Yeah well Bolton I believe that the key word in what you just said was find, as in the fact that you will have to find me if you want to hurt me, and personally, I don't see that happening anytime soon, I mean how are you supposed to know where the West High Knights' den from high school is?" He laughed again, but instantly stopped as he heard an intake of breath from the other end of the phone, as Troy figured out just where his girls could possibly be.
On the other end, Troy smirked as the realisation sunk in and he tried not to think of how stupid he had been, of course Beckford would go back there, back to his glory days. "You better start running Beckford, because if I find you there, your life isn't going to be worth living anymore." Troy smirked as he snapped his phone shut and took of sprinting in the direction of the place where so many fights had taken place between the Knights and the Wildcats in high school…
Okay, so that was chapter 10, hopefully I will be able to get chapter 11 of this up tomorrow, along with chapter 14 of Need You More Than Ever, please review!