Victor Attacks Gabriella

Author's Note: Hi everyone. So here is my newest chapter and I'll be expecting some reviews soon. This is the halfway point to the story, meaning that there are only ten more chapters to go and then this story is done! Thanks so much for all who have read and reviewed already; I am indebted to all of you.

Chapter Summary: Gabriella comes home to what she thinks is an empty house. But what she doesn't know is that Victor is hiding in her house. And he is waiting to attack.


You can slap me in the face
You can scream profanity
Leave me here to die alone but
I'll still follow you home
I'll still follow you home

- Nickelback 'Follow You Home'

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Tess looked over at Gabriella, who was sitting in her car and silently crying and sighed to herself. After she took her out to lunch, Gabriella asked if Tess could take her to the hospital to see Ethan. Tess just forced a smile and said she would and since they left the hospital, Gabriella had not stopped crying. Apart of Tess did feel bad; she did feel remorse for Gabriella's family. She remembered the times she used to babysit Ethan with Sharpay and how sweet he was. He shouldn't have had to suffer. But she had been given a job to do and she had to complete it. No matter what it took; that was the rule. She couldn't think of who was going to have to pay for her actions; she had to go in with a heart of stone.

"Don't worry about it Gabriella. You and Troy are amazing parents to Ethan and I know that he's going to be fine." Tess encouraged, covering her act so her thoughts could be less evil. But it didn't help; she only felt darker because of how two-faced she had become since taking this lethal job. Gabriella just sighed as more tears fell from her eyes. She didn't find comfort in her words at all.

"I don't know if that's going to be enough Tess. His condition hasn't changed; I don't want to believe it as much as you but I can't just keep him suffering like this. If he doesn't get better, the doctors won't be the ones to pull the plug. It kills me to see my son suffer." Gabriella cried, the idea of it all just killing her. Tess nodded her head as she pulled up into Gabriella's long driveway. She swiftly got out of her car and she helped Gabriella out of her side. They both began to walk towards her house, when Tess felt her phone vibrate once, indicating that she had just got a text message from someone. She flipped the phone open and she froze when she saw the text message and she nervously looked over at Gabriella.

"Hey Gabriella, the investigator I'm working with just tried to call me but the reception I'm getting here is bad so I'll be right back okay?" Tess asked with a smile. Gabriella smiled weakly and nodded her head as she placed a hand on her pregnant stomach.

"Do whatever you need to." Gabriella assured her. Tess nodded her head and she walked to the side of Gabriella's house. She turned to make sure that Gabriella hadn't followed her and saw that she wasn't there and that she was sitting on her front steps. Tess sighed in relief and she turned away and right before her eyes were Victor's evil eyes. She almost screamed in shock, but she placed a hand over her mouth.

"Shit, Victor you scared the hell out of me!" Tess hissed through her teeth. Victor rolled his eyes, showing no remorse for Tess.

"Save it Tess. She's here alone and that's the important thing." Victor stated. Tess sighed as she crossed her arms across her chest.

"Victor, I don't want to do this anymore. Don't hurt her please. You never said that you would do this. I can't be responsible for this." Tess pleaded. Victor rolled his eyes and he grabbed her shoulder roughly, causing Tess to flinch in pain.

"Oh but you are, sweetheart. You were the one who helped me make the plans to exterminate Ethan and that other baby. You are just as involved in this as I am. We have been planning this moment for months and I will not allow you to ruin it for me by going all noble. Am I right or no?" Victor hissed through his teeth. Tess blinked and nodded her head. Why would she doubt this? This was what she wanted. As wrong as it was, it was what she wanted and needed to happen.

"You're right…I'm sorry Victor. You know what you're doing and I shouldn't doubt you. You know what you're doing. But before I go, has Phil…?" Tess began to ask but she was quickly interrupted by Victor.

"No. He hasn't…yet. Now give me the lock pick so I can get in through the second story window now." Victor demanded. With no hesitation, Tess went into the pocket of her ripped jeans and she handed him the lock pick. With a nod, Tess walked back to Gabriella who stood up from her steps to fix her white halter dress. Tess put on a phony smile and pointed to her car.

"The investigators have found some new evidence on Philip's whereabouts so I'm going to go and meet with them. I will call you later tonight." Tess said as she walked over and hugged Gabriella. Gabriella hugged Tess back and she offered Tess a weak smile.

"Thanks Tess. I'll see you later." Gabriella weakly said as she began to walk towards her house. As Tess got into her car, she smiled an evil smile to herself.

"Oh sugar, you won't see me ever again." Tess said to herself as she drove away from the crime scene that was about to begin.

As Gabriella wiped away remaining tears from her cheeks, she froze in her steps when she heard something drop from upstairs. That was weird. Troy wasn't home. Or so she thought. As much as she wanted to believe that he had come home early to surprise her, she remained alert and aware. It may have been a threat coming to harm her. She slowly walked up the stairs, careful not to make any creaks as she walked up the stairs. She tiptoed into her bedroom and saw that it was in perfect order. Except for her wedding picture; it fell off the dresser. It must've been too close to the edge and it fell. She sighed to herself as she picked up her wedding picture and put it back on the dresser. She was beginning to pick up Troy's paranoia. When she put her wedding picture back into place, she found a yellow sticky note attached to it. And in big black letters, it said 'Turn Around'. Gabriella froze in horror. Slowly turning around, she prepared to see a face behind her. But she didn't; she didn't see anybody.

Until Victor came storming out of her closet with a knife.

Gabriella screamed as loud as she could as she grabbed a nearby vase and she threw it at Victor's head. He cursed out loud as Gabriella pushed him out of the way so she could escape. She quickened her pace down the stairs when she heard Victor coming after her. She could sense Victor being close behind her and she grabbed another vase and threw it behind her, hearing it make a loud thud against Victor's head. She was just three steps away from the front door. She reached a hand out to turn the knob, but she then felt Victor's strong and rough arms wrap around her neck while his other hand pressed a neck up against her neck. She froze when she saw the knife.

"If you don't do what I say, this blade will not only go through your throat, but it will also go through your stomach and into that precious unborn baby of yours. You understand?" Victor hissed into her ear. Gabriella didn't move or say a single word; she couldn't let this man kill her unborn child. She had to fight for this child. She wasn't ready to let this man take that baby away before its time even started. She was a mother; she had to sacrifice herself for her children.

Victor sensed the fear and terror that Gabriella felt and he slowly dragged her over to a wooden chair that he had set out. Without having to force her or tell her, Gabriella sat in the chair as she trembled and shook nervously. Gabriella sat there helplessly as Victor went into his backpack and grabbed a large quantity of rope. Gabriella didn't stop him as he began to tie her hands together from behind her back. Gabriella's hands trembled as they were being tied together. This may possibly be the end; she may not live to see Ethan, Troy or her unborn baby. She looked over at Victor as he then grabbed some duct tape and he tied her legs to the chair as well.

"Why are you doing this? Why are you doing this to my family?" Gabriella pleaded, her voice shaking as she spoke. Victor looked up at her and he grinned devilishly at Gabriella.

"Because you are having children that aren't mine." Victor vaguely informed her. Gabriella's eyes widened in fear; her family was suffering because she was having children with Troy? Something did not seem rational.

"You are mentally ill. You need help! I'm married; I should be allowed to have children with my husband. I'm sorry that I'm in love with Troy, but that's not worth killing people over!" Gabriella begged, trying to drill some sense into Victor's head. Victor's eyes darkened as he rose to his feet, staring deeply into Gabriella's brown orbs that were now filled with fear.

"Oh believe me…it is. But I have a negotiation to make with you. But I don't want you to interrupt me, so I'm going to silence that pretty little mouth of yours." Victor said above a whisper as he delicately placed a piece of duct tape across Gabriella's mouth. Gabriella tried to speak over the gag, but it didn't help; her words were muffled from the gag. Victor chuckled at her attempt to try and speak and he pulled up a chair and sat across from her.

"I want you; that much is obvious. I will not stop until I have you. But I'm going to make an offer. I will let you live and have this baby and I will let the other kid and what's his face live. But, however, there is a condition. If you file for divorce and leave your two kids with Troy and come away with me…this will all be over. You're kids will live to see their next birthday, your husband will be able to move on with his life and he will never have to worry about taking care of you. And the best part about it all? You'll be my wife. You'll have my children. And I'll finally have you. You won't have to worry about Troy protecting you when you know that he can't; you'll have me there to care for you. I see it all when I look at the two of you together; there's a strain between you both. There are obviously problems happening. And it seems that the problem is always because of you. He has to sacrifice and lose his life and career just to make sure little old you is safe. At least this way, he won't have to worry or care anymore. So what'll it be sugar? Will you leave Troy and your family so you can be mine?" Victor asked as he slowly took the duct tape off from Gabriella's lips. With fierce and bold eyes, Gabriella just stared at Victor and said nothing for the longest time. After what seemed like minutes, Gabriella finally spoke.

"Over my dead body." Gabriella hissed out through her teeth before she spat in Victor's face. Victor was stunned. He couldn't believe it; she still told him no and she spat in his face. With anger in his face, he quickly and roughly put the gag back over Gabriella's lip. As he wiped the spit off his face, he walked back to his backpack and as quick as the speed of light, he pulled out a gun. Gabriella's eyes widened as Victor aimed the gun at Gabriella's head and had pure evil in his eyes.

"That can be arranged." Victor told her in a dark and evil voice. Gabriella squeezed her eyes shut and waited for a pain to come. She waited for death to take over.

But it never came.

She heard a door slam open.

"Get the hell away from her!" A familiar voice screamed. Gabriella's eyes snapped open and she looked over. It was Troy; he just got home. His timing couldn't have been more perfect. Victor groaned to himself when he turned fully towards Troy, dropping the gun to his side.

"Well if it isn't you…I'm so thrilled to see you." Victor angrily sneered as he walked towards Troy. Troy pointed his hand at Gabriella, who sat bound, gagged and helpless.

"Let. Her. Go. Now." Troy emphasized each word so Victor would understand. Victor shook his head from side to side with an evil smirk on his face.

"Sorry…that won't do. She's the reason for all this." Victor told him.

"Victor, I know about your past. I know that your real name is Balthazar. I know about those girls you stalked and murdered and I know that your father used to physically abuse you." Troy said, extending an arm out to warn Victor to keep his distance from him. Victor's face twitched suddenly when he heard the mention of his father.

"Do you think that was all he did to me? You don't know even know the half of it! He used me as a beat-up bag and then he would sexually abuse me everyday for as long as he wanted. I was a sex slave to my own father! I didn't even do anything! So now, I'm going to do the same thing to your little wife; she's my only way of dealing with this pain. And I don't mind making anyone suffer." Victor hissed through his teeth. That was it; he went too far. Troy twitched with anger as he lifted up his clenched fist and punched Victor right in the jaw. Victor yelped in pain as Troy repeatedly began to punch Victor in the face.

Victor suddenly turned on Troy and he elbowed Troy right in the stomach, causing Troy to loudly grunt. Victor then kneed Troy in the stomach and he watched as Troy fell to the ground. Gabriella screamed from under her gag, begging for Troy to get up. She couldn't watch her husband get murdered before her eyes. Troy quickly sprang to his feet and he kicked Victor in the groin, which caused Victor to flinch and yell out in pain. Troy then grabbed Victor by the back of the neck and he slammed his face in the iron fireplace. Troy could see the blood coming out of Victor as he continued to bash his face into the fireplace. Finally, Victor went limp. Troy dropped him to the ground and looked at his limp form. Troy then got down onto his knees and checked his pulse. It was still beating; he was still alive. Before Troy could check to see if Victor really was unconscious, he was interrupted by the sound of muffled sobs. It was Gabriella; she was still confined to the chair.

"Oh god." Troy muttered to himself as he ran over to her. She immediately untied Gabriella's legs and he picked up the knife Victor threatened Gabriella with and he cut the rope that bound her hands together. Troy then slowly and gently removed the duct tape from Gabriella's lips and a cry soon filled the room as Gabriella threw her arms around Troy and she began to cry into the crook of his neck. Troy wrapped his arms around her and he gently kissed her shoulder which kept shaking up and down. He tried to imagine what she went through when Victor attacked her and he shuddered in fear.

"Its okay…I'm here now." Troy whispered into her ear. Gabriella clenched her nails into his shoulders as she looked up at him with red and puffy eyes.

"I'm sorry." Gabriella whispered out. Troy stared into her brown orbs and he gently wiped away one of her tears with the pad of his thumb. He then caught a glimpse of Victor's motionless body and Gabriella turned to look and she nearly screamed at the bloody sight of Victor.

"Oh my god…Troy what are we…" Gabriella began to ask but then Troy stormed up and he walked over Victor's body and he threw him over his shoulder.

"I'm going to go and get rid of this problem. I'll leave him somewhere far." Troy stated as he began to walk to the front door. Gabriella followed after him.

"Here, let me help you." Gabriella offered as she tried to take Troy's side, but Troy whipped around with a sudden annoyance in his eyes.

"No! You are staying right here in this house. Like you should have done before. And call my mom this time; maybe if you had done what I had asked none of this would have happened." Troy harshly told her as he stormed out of the house and slammed the door.

Gabriella stood alone in a broken and lonely house, trying to tell herself to move. But it was like she was stuck to that one particular spot; she couldn't fathom why she was in such shock. Finally, Gabriella moved towards the wreckage of broken vases and figures and she began to pick up the broken fragments of ceramic and she dumped them in the trash. She felt one of the broken pieces cut her hand. As she hissed out a cuss word, she rushed over to the sink and she ran it under some cold water, hoping to wash out the blood. When all was washed out and done, the sink turned off and Gabriella began to sob as loud as she could. She was just attacked by her stalker. Her stalker made a threat against her husband and children's life. But Troy came just in time to save the day. She should've felt grateful; she should've felt proud of him. But instead she felt guilt and regret. As she stood there and cried, she began to wonder if Victor was right; were there really problems between her and Troy?

To be continued…


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