"Troy do you love me. I mean really love me. Like you would give your whole life for me and do anything to help me?" Troy frowned in confusion.
"Of course Ella. I'd give you the moon on a stick if I could. What's wrong?"
Gabriella took in a large breath. "Troy…I'm pregnant." Troy just stared. He was in shock and it was about to get worse. "I'm having twins." That was all he needed to go over the edge. He fainted. But not just fainted. No Troy Bolton likes to do it with style. So as his toned body fell to the ground his head hit the bed post and a crack was heard as his body laid sprawled across an open drawer.
"TROY!" Silence.
He didn't respond.
He couldn't respond.
Gabriella was panicking. She was slapping Troy's face and throwing water over him but nothing seemed to be reviving him. Gabriella had forgotten where she was and suddenly Daniel walked into the room to see his father's twisted body on his parents bedroom floor.
"Daddy what's wrong?" Daniel asked with tears in his blue eyes. For some reason this triggered something in Troy. His eyes flickered open and he looked around the room.
Gabriella knelt on the floor beside Troy who still didn't move. "Troy sweetie are you ok? Can you hear me?" Gabriella said frantically.
Troy said something inaudible.
"Troy I can't hear you what's wrong?" Gabriella said over and over again. "Daniel go and get daddy a glass of water. Troy can you hear me." Troy could hear her and he had been trying to say something. Each time his voice was louder and yet his girlfriend didn't respond to him. She was babbling something to Troy but he wasn't listening. He had rage searing through his body.
"GABRIELLA SHUT THE FUCK UP AND GET AN AMBULANCE!" he screamed.
Gabriella jumped in shock before quickly scrambling to her feet and running out of the room. Troy could hear her on the phone. He didn't even feel bad for shouting at her; he was in too much pain. He could hear her putting Daniel's coat on and the front door open. Taylor was here. He heard Daniel shout bye but found that once again he was unable to respond. Just after Taylor left there was paramedics. They were talking to Troy and he once again found his voice to be missing. He zoned out as they put him on a stretcher and led him out of the apartment. He could hear Gabriella crying and a paramedic telling her she had to come but she would have to drive there herself. As soon as he got out of the cold air and into the ambulance he quickly passed out again. Unaware of the distraught women by his side the entire time.
Gabriella had called the Bolton's who had gotten ready as fast as they could and made their way to the hospital. At exactly 1.05pm Troy woke up alone in a white room. The pain hit him causing him to feel sick to his stomach. He looked around and saw a doctor. He left the room before Troy had chance to ask him anything and in walked Gabriella with red puffy eyes from constant crying.
"T-troy? Are y-you ok-k?" Gabriella stammered as she walked closer to the bed. Troy didn't answer. He turned away from her as he recalled what she had told him earlier that day. "Troy?"
"Why are you so annoying!" Troy shouted. "Stop asking if I'm ok when obviously I'm not! Look at what you've done! This doesn't fit in with my plan Gabriella! I'm 23 I don't want kids yet!" He shouted. Gabriella glared at him.
"Well guess what Troy plans change! You think I wanted to leave school because I had Daniel? Of course not but I did it because I love my son and guess what…you already have a kid! It's Daniel and if you don't want any kids then that's fine with me! I'm capable of taking care of all three of these children and the only difference is that they won't know what a nasty spiteful bastard their father really was." With that Gabriella turned and walked out of the room. She stopped at the door. "Have a nice life Troy because I know mine is going to be perfect." She walked out of the door leaving Troy alone again and confused.
Gabriella went back to the apartment in tears. Taylor had promised her a room anytime she needed it and right now, she needed it. She pulled out her suitcases and began to pack hers and Daniel's things up. She took Daniels new toys and put them in the car before leaving the ring Troy gave her and the tickets to Italy on the coffee table. She got into her car and she drove all the way to Taylor's, ready to tell her friend everything on the worst Christmas day of her life.
Taylor was so kind towards Gabriella. She wasn't even pissed that she crashed in on Christmas day when she had her parents and the in laws over. Gabriella had retold her story and cried almost through the entire thing. Taylor wasn't even surprised about her and Troy being together but the pregnancy was another thing.
"Gabby how can you cope with two young children? We're always here for you but have you thought about what you're going to do when the baby arrives?" Taylor asked concerned.
"Tay I have no idea and it gets worse…its twins." Gabriella sobbed.
"Ohh Gabby!" Taylor pulled her friend into a hug. "Me and Chad are here for you no matter what happens. And you're welcome to stay as long as you need."
"Thanks Taylor I don't know what I'd do without you."
Gabriella went and got all of her things out of the car and put them into the spare bedroom. It was large and definitely big enough for her and Daniel. But Taylor said Daniel could stay in Nathaniel's room as he had bunk beds, which made things easier on Gabriella.
That night Gabriella cried herself to sleep. It was happening all over again. She was going to be a single parent but this time there would be two babies and her parents weren't going to be around to pick up the slack.
That night Troy lay in his hospital bed. This had been the worst Christmas ever. How could she be having another baby? He wanted to be married before he had kids, well anymore kids. How could she let this happen? He didn't want to be a dad again yet, especially not three times over before he was married! He trued to sleep but found it was an impossible task. His parents had come to visit him and they hadn't been to happy when they found out how he had reacted to Gabriella. Apparently they had known since Christmas Eve. Troy rolled over and gave a frustrated sigh. He just wasn't ready for this.
Boxing day came around quickly. Gabriella put a brave face on whenever Daniel was around but quickly began crying. She decided to take Nathaniel and Daniel to the park. She put her coat and walked down the road holding them by the hands. They ran off to play on the swings oblivious to Troy who had just entered the park on crutches.
"Gabriella?" Troy asked. She didn't even look up.
"Troy what do you want?"
"I think we need to talk about this." He sat down on the bench beside her.
"No Troy we don't. You don't want these children but I do and that's all that matters." Troy took her chin and turned her to face him.
"Gabriella I'm too young. I'm not ready to handle it."
"Well guess what Troy I had to grow up and handle it when I was 16 and I did it with not one complaint. I'm 23 years old and so are you, but it's about time you started acting like it!" Gabriella got up and walked to the boys. She took them both by the hand and led them out of the park, leaving Troy on the bench. Hanging his head in shame.
Gabriella had told everyone else about her and Troy and the babies. And everyone promised to stay by her side the whole time. Troy hadn't tried to get in touch since the incident at the park and it almost seemed like Daniel had forgotten about his dad. Gabriella had pulled him out of school and enrolled him in one five minutes away from Greenville. It was now the middle of February and no one had heard from Troy. Gabriella was now three months pregnant and she had a very visible bump. Sharpay had been by her side for the first scan and she was now making her way around the supermarket.
She was no longer living with Taylor; she had bought the house next door using the money from her mum's house. This meant she had someone around at all times and she already knew her neighbors. The house also had four bedrooms, which meant each of the children could have a bedroom to themselves. But she had already decided that her twins were going to share for at least the first year and half. Then they could have a room each. She was pushing a trolley up and down the aisles, careless throwing in random items. Right now she wanted to eat everything but she seemed to be bringing it all back up the next morning.
She was wearing a blue dress that fell just above her knees and a grey, loose and long cardigan over the top. She had her white pumps on and a black bag was hanging on her shoulder. Her bump was sticking out and it made her feel proud when people noticed this and smiled. She turned the corner to the fruit aisle and in front of her was Troy. She was about to slip away but he had already noticed her. She braced herself for a verbal lashing but instead he turned away and ignored her, continuing to look at the shelves before him. She walked down, trying her best to not look at him. He had obviously just finished work because of the clothes he was wearing. He was only using one crutch now and for some reason he looked like a child. A child that Gabriella would have happily took into her arms and loved with all her heart. But she couldn't. She wouldn't. Gabriella picked up some apples and a melon and put them into her trolley. She made it to the end of the aisle without looking at him but now she couldn't resist. She had to turn and look. She glanced over her right shoulder to look back at him…he was watching her. He had tears in his eyes and so did she. But she could only offer a life that he didn't want. So she walked away.
With Troy
Troy got home from work on Friday. He had just been grocery shopping and he had seen Gabriella for the first time since Boxing Day. She had always been out whenever he had gone to the Danforth's and Daniel was with her. She had also pulled Daniel out of Greenville, and apparently enrolled him into a school that was well below average. He had left his bags of food in the kitchen still in the bags waiting to be put away. Truth be told he had been a mess since Gabriella had left. He saw little point in cleaning up after himself, which meant that he left dishes in the sink and only cleaned them when he needed to use one. He never made his bed. And he had DVD's and CD's all over the place.
He threw himself down onto his sofa and groaned. He hadn't stopped thinking about her. Today when he saw her, she had looked so beautiful. She was practically glowing. This just made him feel guiltier about the things that he had been up to since then. He must have slept with over ten different women on several occasions. But they didn't mean anything. It was a quick fix for him to get what he wanted. But it wasn't what he wanted. Because he wanted it to be like it was with Gabriella. He wanted the love that came with it.
The look of love.
The touch of love.
The words of love.
Only Gabriella could give him this. He missed the way her fingers felt when she ran them through her hair. He missed it when she got out of a shower and her wet curls trailed down her bare back. He longed to feel her lips against his just once more.
He had never told her this but at night while she slept. He would talk to her. He would tell her things that he never felt he could say to her face without nerves getting to him. He spoke about what their future would be like. How they would one day get married and finally have tat perfect life. He wanted to tell her that now. He would give up everything he had just to hear her tell him that she loved him.
Troy sat up quickly. He had a million and one thoughts flying around in his head.
"What am I doing?" luckily he was alone so no one saw him talking to himself. "I love her. And I love Daniel and sure we didn't plan another baby let alone two but I shouldn't punish her! How could I say it was her fault? I have to sort this." Troy got up and grabbed his keys, but stopped when he got to the mirror near the door. "Maybe I'll shower…and shave before I go." He said as he looked at his grubby reflection.
With Gabriella
Gabriella let out a sigh as she sat down on her sofa. It was 6pm and had been dark for some time now. As soon as she had unpacked her shopping she had jumped into the bath and was now sitting with hot chocolate in her pyjamas in front of the TV.
Daniel was staying over with Nathaniel tonight. This had become a regular thing. Every Friday they would either stay at Gabriella's or go over to Taylor and Chad's. It meant that every other week Gabriella had a night where she had no one to cook for and she got some well deserved 'me' time. The only light in the room was coming from a lamp and the TV. The entire house was calm and peaceful. She sat watching MTV when her doorbell rang. She got up expecting Taylor to be coming to retrieve something for Daniel, but it wasn't.
"What do you want?" she said coldly. She wrapped her arms around her chest tightly, trying to gain some protection from the February chill.
"Gabriella…we seriously need to talk. Can I come in?" Gabriella stepped aside and allowed him in.
"As long as you're not going to shout at me again." She walked over and resumed her place on the couch. "So how did you know I lived here?"
"Chad." He said.
The pair sat in silence for a few moments before Troy found the courage to speak.
"Gabriella I can't do this anymore! I love you and since Christmas I've been a mess." Troy waited for a response.
"Troy you basically said that you don't care about our children. So even if you love me it doesn't matter because there's three other people that you're supposed to love and I don't think you can.
"Gabriella that's why I'm here! I've been sat at home and all I can do is ask myself why I'm doing this. Why am I leaving my family? And I don't want to do that anymore. I don't want to miss my children growing up. I know that they were unplanned and it's hard work but I need them. I can't live without them." Troy stopped and searched her face for an answer. She had tears in her chocolate eyes.
"Troy how do I know this is what you really want? How can I be sure that you're not going to leave me again? Leave us again. I don't want to be getting my hopes up if all you're going to do is crush them." Gabriella said. She was trying hard to hold back her tears, but when Troy touched her hand they fell freely from her eyes.
"Gabriella, I will never ever leave you again. I know that you can do it on your own but I don't want you to. Their not your children Gabriella…their ours."
Gabriella looked into his eyes. She could see that he was putting every ounce of his heart into this and she could see that he was telling the truth. Without warning she threw herself onto Troy. Hugging him tightly. Never wanting to let go.
Anyone who walked into the house right now could get the wrong idea, as they were laid on the floor holding onto each other as if their lives depended on it.
The pair sat on Gabriella's sofa the rest of the night. Just holding each other. They hadn't even kissed since they had made up but yet they fell right back into where they had been in their relationship. They had both apologized, well mainly Troy, about the way that they had acted and now they could be a family.
Troy looked down at his watch, it was 11.40pm.
"Gabriella?" He gently shook her awake as she had drifted off to sleep a while ago. She opened her eyes and looked at him with the love that he had been longing to see.
"Ella I have to go home now. But how about I come round first thing in the morning and we can take Daniel out for the day?"
Troy got up to leave but a soft hand dragged him back down.
"Troy don't leave me…I-I'm scared." Gabriella said quietly.
"What are you scared off?" Troy asked as he gently stroked the side of her face.
"Everything. I hate living alone. Please Troy. Don't leave me tonight. I just need you to be next to me…so I feel safe." Gabriella began to cry again and Troy held her close to him.
"I'll never leave I promise. I'll protect you no matter what."
Hello everyone!
Ok so if this chapters really bad then I'm sorry because I wrote it with a hangover as I was at my works xmas party last night lol
Well I might have another chapter up tonight and if not there will be one by tuesday.
Let me know what you think!
Love
Hannah
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