Chapter 12: That Look On Your Face...
Today was a usual day...we got up Gabriella waddled to get ready and we dropped the kids off at her dad's and then we went to the gym for the day. But something felt off...like something wasn't right.
"Do it again!" I yelled to guys. There's a fight tonight for them so they're working out for it.
"Troy!" one kid had a big gushing cut on his head.
"Go see Gabriella!" I said. He walked over there. Gabriella plays nurse here too. All the guys like how she fixes them up. I swear if they weren't stupid teenage boys I would be jealous.
It all happened so fast though. I heard the big bang and then saw them. The swat team. They picked up Johnathan and then Gary tried to run. I didn't have anytime to process what was going on...
"Troy Bolton you are under arrest for drug trafficking" the cop said. He put the cuffs on me and read my rights. I looked at Gabriella and she was yelling what was going on. The guy that she was fixing up tried to hold her back.
"Troy!" she yelled. The look on her face killed me...i knew this was bad...because now...they're going to find the guy...and theyre going to send me to jail for life.
When I looked back a cop was talking to Gabriella and she was still crying.
"So how'd you guys find us?" Gary asked.
"We were watching Danny for years...but we could never catch him. But you guys got stupid...we were able to find you guys quickly" he said. I didn't say a word.
They took us back to the station.
"Troy...your wife has asked to see you before we take you down" he said after an hour of waiting.
I didn't want to see her though...i couldn't face her. When she walked in she wasn't crying she was stone.
"What the hell were you thinking..." she asked me.
"I had to..."
"No you didn't Troy!"
"Yes I did Gabriella! It was for my uncle he asked me to!"
"Your facing 16 years!"
"I know that Gabriella! I'm not proud of this! I was told this wouldn't happen!"
"But it did! It did happen! Now our kids won't have their father!"
"Baby i'm sorry" I said. I was crying now.
"No troy...sorry doesn't fix this..." she said and waddled out. When she walked out I thought of that time she left with Noah for two weeks...but this time...it hurt so much worse...
"Your friend spoke up...he admitted to killing the missing guy..." the dectective said.
I didn't say anything...i couldn't believe he did that for me...
"He also asked that what ever money has been made up to now...will go to your wife. Now we don't have a problem with that...but we have to know where the rest of it is. If you can tell us that then all the money will go to your family" he said. I looked at him.
"Swear?" I said.
"Why would I lie? I have a family too...even if I messed up I would want them to be taken care of" he said. He had brown hair and brown eyes. I could tell he was serious.
"You have a piece of paper?" I asked. He gave me his notepad and pen. I wrote down the address to our old house the one Gabriella didn't like. The rest of the merchandise was in the shed their.
"It's in the shed behind the house..." I said.
"Ok...well your sentencing is in a week...you have to stay in county till then" he said. I nodded.
That week later came all to slow. I walked into the court room and saw my family and my friends. But no Gabriella. I don't blame her though...
"She's on bed rest..." my mom mouthed. She would be 8 months now. They didn't think that she would carry them this long...
"Troy Bolton...i here by sentence you to 16 years in prison, no bail, and no chance of paroll...i hope you have learned your lesson" the judge said. It was all a blur...i can't believe this has happened...16 years from now...my twins will be in high school Charley will be graduating, and Noah will starting college and Gabriella will be 34 years old.
16 years...it's like a life time...it is a life time.
3 months later...
"You have a visitor" the guard came up and got me. I've been in prison for 3 months now and I just got approved to have visitors. I was hoping it was Gabriella...but I doubt it. The twins would be about a month now if she had them on time...Noelle and Carter...the babies that will never know their daddy...i was really depressed being in here...but it is what it is now.
I went around the corner and saw his hair.
I smiled seeing my best friend. I went to the booth and picked up the phone.
"Hey..." I said
"Hey..."
"how are you?" I asked.
"I'm good...how about you?"
"Good...how's everyone..." I asked.
"I brought some pictures to show you" he said going into his pocket. The first one I saw was of Gabriella. She looked so beautiful...
"She really picked herself up. Her and the kids are moving to a new house that has a lot of land so she can open her own rescue..."
"Really? What about the salon?"
"She is co owning one with her cousin" he said.
"What about the kids..." I said.
He held up a picture of two little babies.
"Noelle Renee Bolton and Carter Alexander Bolton" he said. They had brown hair like mine...but tan already like Gabriella.
"They were 5 pounds...the doctors were surprised...oh and here's Charley...she's actually walking and running now" he said. He held a picture of a little girl with a dress on smiling.
"And this is your big guy" he said holding up a picture of Noah.
"wow..." I said. It's crazy how in just three months...i have missed so much...