Sorry that this is a little late but i can't help it! i have way too much work and so you lot have to be patient with me now lol
Nevertheless i wrote the best i could and decided to up the drama!
Revvieww!
Troy opened the door and looked out at the rain. It was Tuesday evening and time for their traditional late night shopping. Even if the weather was horrendous the Bolton family stuck to their tradition. Troy sighed as he watched his mother step out of the car and open her umbrella. He looked over at his Dad who was trying to sort his hair out. At this Troy smiled a little. He heard a small beep and then took out his phone.
Heard from Gabi yet? – Chad
Troy sighed.
Nope I got no reply – Troy
He switched his phone off and rested his head against his seat. School was out for the day because the storm – that had occurred earlier – had done some damage to the school's power system. So school was closed. Troy hadn't had the chance to go see the rest of the gang since Jen came round and wanted Troy to help her and Sue at the care home. Troy had tried ringing Gabriella but there was no answer.
"C'mon Troy." Lucille called out to her son. Troy snapped out of his thoughts and pulled his hood over his head as he stepped out of the car. Jack locked the car doors and they made their way over to the supermarket. First stop on their late night shopping list was always the supermarket. Troy wanted to stash up on all his junk food and Lucille always had new ingredients to buy. So it was a resourceful first stop. The automatic doors opened and they stepped into the store. It was fairly big, the size of two supermarkets really. But as they say it isn't quantity but quality. Troy grinned as he waved at all the people he knew. Local customers, workers, the lot.
"Troy!" A voice called out. Troy turned around and came face to face with a familiar person.
"Hey Cath…" Troy said. Catherine Reynolds worked at the store. She had flaming red hair that was leathered and fell down to her shoulders. She had soft green eyes that twinkled when she laughed. Her plump lips formed a smile as she looked at him. Tuesday was always her favourite day to work. Three guesses why.
"So… are you free this weekend?" Cath asked with a hopeful look on her face. Troy sighed, she had been sending signals his way for a long time now and he had even considered making a move. That is until Gabriella entered his life, now he had to tell Cath straight up that he – Toy Matthew Bolton – was taken.
"Sorry Cath but I'm not free then." He replied. Troy watched as her face fell.
"Okay then. Well maybe you can make it up to me on Friday night? Dinner and a movie?" She said looking at him seductively. Troy groaned, not another girl with a need to act seductive. He had enough of that from Chanel.
"Cath I have a girlfriend so I doubt I'll be free." He said. Cath sighed.
"Well my loss, no wait, your loss." She corrected herself. Cath gave him a wink before strutting down the closest isle. Troy rolled his eyes and went to catch up with his parents. They were in the cookery supplies section. Jack was reading something on the back of a box and Lucille was loading a whole lot of boxes onto the trolley.
"So did she ask you then?" Jack asked without looking up from the box.
"Yeah but I rejected her." Troy replied. Lucille looked up and smiled.
"That's my boy. Never one to dilly dally." She said. Troy smiled at her choice of words.
"Yup that just sums me up." Troy said.
"So has Gabriella called back?" Lucille asked. She knew about Gabriella and Troy in fact both Lucille and Jack knew. Troy smiled as he remembered their faces when he told them.
Troy stepped into his house and smiled. He took a deep breath and walked down the hallway and into the kitchen. There he found his mother, cleaning up.
"Hello mother dearest isn't it a wonderful, wonderful day!" Troy said after kissing her on the cheek. Lucille looked at her son and raised an eyebrow. He had a very giddy look on his face.
"Troy have you been hanging around with McGrath and his crew again?" Lucille asked. The last time Troy acted like this was when he got pressured into doing drugs with some bad boys.
"No mother, now I have a new drug." Troy said happily as he danced around the room. Lucille put down her cloth and took Troy by the arm. She dragged him over to the living room. Jack was seated on one of the couches reading a magazine.
"Jack, your son is apparently doing some new drugs." She said as she Pushed Troy towards Jack.
"Dad, great to see you, did you know that the sky is even bluer today?" Troy questioned. Jack looked at Troy and then at Lucille.
"What is the boy going on about?" He said as he put his magazine away. Lucille shrugged. Troy stood up and laughed.
"Mother, Dad I'm on a safe drug!" He said. Lucille raised an eyebrow.
"And that is…?" Lucille waited for an answer.
"Love!" Troy yelled and through his arms in the air. Jack snorted.
"The boy is definitely high on something." He commented.
"Troy, what do you mean love?" Lucille asked her son.
"Mother I mean love is my new drug, my safe drug unless Brie breaks it off with me…" Troy's sentence trailed off as he began to think of Gabriella. Lucille looked confused for a moment but then her expression changed.
"Oh my God! Troy that's wonderful, I always knew it would work out between you." Lucille said as she hugged Troy. He smiled and welcomed his mother's hug with open arms. Jack looked at the two.
"What in the world are you on about?" He asked the pair. Lucille and Troy looked at each other and laughed. They sat down on either side of Jack.
"Okay honey, who was the first girl I thought that Troy really liked?" Lucille asked.
""Gabriella." Jack answered.
"Okay then Dad who am I best friends with and care the most about?" Troy asked the next question.
"Gabriella." Jack answered again. Lucille and Troy looked at him. Jack frowned and then smiled. "Oh! You two got together!" He yelled. Troy smiled.
"An the penny drops." He quoted. That earned him a smack from his father but then a pat on the back for doing something right.
Troy felt like laughing now that he recalled the scene. But he was really happy about how things were going for him. Obviously he was a tad worried. School on Monday hadn't exactly been good and God knows what Chanel had said to Celina. Troy knew he couldn't trust either of them but then again he couldn't really do anything to stop them. If he called the police, they would be arrested but Gabriella wouldn't like that. If he told his parents they would end up calling the police and so on. So Troy had no choice but to sit back and watch whatever happens next. All he ever wondered was how Gabriella lived through it all. Between the beatings and the insulting, Gabriella had handled it all well, but Troy knew that she was hurting a lot on the inside.
"Troy? You okay?" Lucille asked. Troy snapped out of his thoughts and nodded. Even though he really wasn't okay.
The Montez Household…
Gabriella lay face down on the floor. Her hair was sprawled all over the place; on her face was a large bruise that had formed overnight. Gabriella stirred and her eyes opened a little. Since she spent the night on the kitchen floor, she didn't have time to take off her make up. So her make up had smudged and was now all over her face. Gabriella sighed as she turned over. She put her hand to her head and felt the bruise.
"Ow…" She groaned as she tried to get up. Her body felt like it was going to drop any second. Gabriella felt as if she was going to go into a coma any second. She opened her eyes fully and scanned the room. There was no one there but her. So who was there last night? And why had they hit her? She questioned herself. Then her head began to hurt so she decided to leave the thinking for later. She tired to sit up and that only resulted in her hand hurting even more. Gabriella took a deep breath and grasped a chair nearby; she lifted herself up and hauled herself onto the chair. She sighed as she folded her arms and set them on the table. What was happening? She thought. Just then she heard some shuffling and running.
"…Up…let's go…she goes…" She heard as the footsteps neared. Gabriella looked to see who it was and then sighed as she saw her two least favourite people in the world enter the room.
"So I take it was you who decided to let me sleep on the comfortablekitchen floor for the night." Gabriella said without looking back at the pair.
"Yeah it was us." A voice, exactly like hers, replied.
"And you gave me this bruise as well?" She said and turned around to show them her bruise. Gabriella's stepmother smirked as she admired her work. Chanel on the other hand looked a bit guilty. But she didn't let it show too much.
"So Gabriella, ready to go for another round?" Celina asked as she neared Gabriella's chair.
"Don't. Even. Think. About. It." Gabriella said, getting up.
"Don't you even dare talk to me like that." Celina said, she slapped Gabriella around the face. Gabriella's face went angry red.
"Is that all you can do? Wait, that's all you ever do! Ever since I broke your stupid vase you've been slapping me like crazy! Then you decide to go full out and make me feel like I have to reason to live! Why the hell do you do this to me? I never did anything to you!" Gabriella screamed. Celina's eyes were filled with rage as she slapped Gabriella again.
"You deserve what you get! You're one of the reason's why I had to sacrifice everything! You're the reason why I lost the man I loved – and still love - to another woman!" Celina screamed and punched Gabriella in the gut. Gabriella fell back.
"What are you talking about?" She asked once she regained her breathing.
"Chanel was a darling ever since I came back into Julio's life. She accepted me! But you, you hated me from the start. You blocked me out and carried on acting like your stupid mother! She was a useless woman, and you just reminded me of her every single day! She was the reason Julio and me split up! And you're the reason why Chanel isn't getting who she wants!" Celina screamed. Gabriella just watched in horror as Celina jumped at her. Chanel just stood back, guilty of the scene in front of her, but happy with the lesson being taught.
The McKessie Household…
"Thanks mom." Taylor thanked Rosa, her mother, and then walked upstairs with her tray. She walked into her room and looked over at the bushy-haired boy who was currently lying on her bed.
"Chad…food." Taylor said, Chad sat up and smiled.
"Yum, the famous Rosa McKessie brownies, oh and milk!" Chad said as he grabbed a brownie off the tray. Taylor giggled, Chad loved her mother's brownies, heck every one did. Taylor sat down next to Chad on her bed.
"So did Troy text back?" She asked. Chad stopped eating for a moment.
"Well he said he got no reply from Gabs and then after that he didn't text back." Chad told Taylor. Taylor nodded in return. Chad munched on his brownie and then looked over at Taylor. She had a very sad look on her face.
"Hey Tay…" Chad said putting his brownie on the side. "Cheer up it'll be okay." He said as he leaned in to kiss her. Taylor just smiled into the kiss and the two stayed like that until Taylor's bedroom door opened.
"Tay!" Taylor broke away from Chad and looked around.
"Nika, don't enter without knocking!" She said to her older sister. Nike rolled her eyes.
"Whatever I just wanted to take back my shoes." Nika said whilst searching the room. Taylor stood up.
"You know you can just ask me…and what shoes?" Taylor asked. Nika smiled and picked a pair of shoes up.
"There's no need to ask…and these ones!" She said and walked out.
"NIKA!" Taylor yelled. She went and shut the door and then walked back over to Chad in a huff.
"What's wrong? She only took back her shoes." Chad asked not getting the reason for Taylor's mood.
"Because Chad, they aren't her shoes, they're mine. Just because we're sisters doesn't mean she has to take my shoes without asking." Taylor replied. Chad nodded.
"Well at least your sister isn't going around trying to ruin your life." He said referring to Chanel and Gabriella. Taylor's face softened and she nodded.
"I always knew something was wrong, ever since they walked in homeroom that day." She said sadly.
"Well not all families are perfect, at least she isn't being abused." Chad said with a slight shrug. Taylor looked at him as he drank his milk. Chad felt her gaze on him and looked up. "What?" He asked.
"Chad have you noticed that Gabriella comes into school limping some days? When we touch her she winces, plus she cries a lot. What does all of that add up to?" Taylor asked. Chad looked at her, his brain trying to figure out the connection. Then it came to him.
"She IS being abused." He gasped. Taylor nodded.
"Seems like she is, but the real question is what do WE do?" She asked. Chad thought for a moment.
"Telling the police won't suit well with Gabs, I mean no child wants to tell on their parents." Chad said.
"True and if we tell our parents then they'll tell the police etc. etc." Taylor added. The two sat in deep thought for a moment.
"I know! Lets tell Troy!" Chad said whilst taking out his phone.
"Won't he already know? Seeing as the two are like best friends…" Taylor said.
"Well only one way to find out." Chad said pointing to his phone. Taylor nodded and watched as Chad dialled in Troy's number and waited for the basketball captain to answer.
At The Supermarket…
Troy sighed the line was taking forever. He was standing in line to pay with his parents. The only good thing about the line taking forever was that Cath was serving and Troy would be able to think of ways to ignore her and get out. The bad thing was that he would have to wait for ages and then he'd be able to get home and see Gabriella. They were planning on having a movie night, but something inside of Troy made him feel as if something bad was going to happen. Troy snapped out of his thoughts as his phone began to ring. He took it out of his pocket and stepped out of the line. He walked away from the queue and then answered the phone.
"Brie?" He asked hopefully.
"Nope sorry bro, just me." Troy sighed as he heard Chad answer.
"Oh right. Has she called?" Troy asked hoping that she had.
"Nope, me and Tay have been waiting for her to call but she hasn't." Chad replied. Troy groaned.
"What could be wrong? I mean she never turns her phone off!" Troy said. Chad sighed at the other end.
"Urm Troy, me and Tay have something to tell you…" He said.
"Okay…" Troy replied waiting for Chad to carry on.
"We think that Gabs is being abused at home." Chad said after taking a deep breath. Troy sighed.
"I know." He said.
"I know you're amazed and that but- wait you know?" Chad asked.
"Yeah she told me a week back Chad. We are best friends you know and know we are kind of together." Troy mumbled the last part.
"What was that bro?" Chad asked making sure he heard what he heard. Troy was about to answer when he heard squealing in the background. Next thing he knew he was talking to a very excited Taylor.
"Oh my God Troy I knew you two would get together!" She screamed. Troy laughed a little.
"Yeah well fate always has its way." He said. Taylor nodded on the other end.
"Yeah but Troy what are we going to do?" She asked going onto a more serious note.
"I don't know Tay, I really don't know. I've tried everything I can do to help her but she won't let me do anything about that stupid Celina." Troy said angrily.
"Is she the one who hits Gabi?" Taylor asked quietly.
"Yeah that's her. Brie's Dad is okay, I don't think he's really hit her sometimes I think he wants to help her. But a womans wrath is stronger than that, Celina overpowers him and she does what she likes. Brie is just caught up in this game. But she wouldn't be if Chanel would just leave her alone, those two used to be really close. I've seen pictures and heard about it all from Brie. But obviously people change and sometime not for the best." Troy explained. Taylor nodded; Troy had just put everything into perspective. Gabriella's life was like a roller coaster, sometimes it's high up in the sky making her feel happy and great but then it comes back down and makes her said. It never ends. Troy bid goodbye and hung up. He felt tears in his eyes and wiped them away not wanting his parents to know that something was wrong. He got back to their shopping cart and sighed with relief. They were all done and paid for, know all they had to do was get home and then Toy could see what was really going on.
The Montez Household…
Gabriella stumbled back unable to stand still. Celina came at her again; there was nothing but pure rage in her eyes.
"I didn't…block you…out…" Gabriella said whilst trying to breathe. "You…assaulted me…the first day…you…came…" She spoke. Celina rolled her eyes and kicked Gabriella, forcing her to fall to the ground. Gabriella's body landed on the carpet with a slight thud. Celina looked at her for a second before smiling and walking out of the room. Chanel took a step forward and instantly stepped back. She didn't want to go near her sister, knowing that it would kill her to see the state her twin was in. Chanel turned around and was about to walk away when she heard a slight cough.
"Chanel…" Gabriella spoke really quietly. Chanel gulped and turned around. She saw Gabriella's pale face and closed her eyes. Her twin sister had a huge black bruise on her eye, her nose had blood coming out of it and so did her mouth. Chanel opened her eyes again and forced herself to look at Gabriella.
"Why?" Gabriella asked. Chanel sighed.
"Because it had to happen this way…" Chanel said lightly.
"Why? I…never did…anything to you." Gabriella said coughing slightly.
"You remind me of her as well you know. I wish I was more like you, but I'm just a duplicate of Celina. Maybe that's why I have this hatred towards you. Because you're you." Chanel said knowing that those reasons didn't justify her actions.
"So you're saying that…you hate me because I'm more like mom? Because I'm me? How do you think that makes me feel?" Gabriella asked her twin. Chanel shrugged.
"I don't think I care too much about that anymore. I'm just another Celina now." She said sadly. At the bottom of her heart Gabriella felt sorry for her sister. She hadn't really thought of anything from Chanel's point of view. Maybe that's why she was in this position, because she hadn't thought of others.
"Well, you may as well finish me off. Because I don't think I have a reason to live anymore." Gabriella said without any emotion in her voice. She may have seemed blunt and careless on the outside but inside she was hurting…bad. Of course she had a reason to live, Troy her friends. But without family there's nothing so Gabriella felt as if she had no purpose. Chanel shook her head slightly.
"You know I can't do that Gabi it's just-" She began to say. Gabriella put her hand up weakly and Chanel stopped talking.
"Don't call me Gabi, only my family and friends are allowed to call me that." Gabriella said. She could see the sadness and guilt in Chanel's eyes. Unfortunately for Gabriella Celina walked in at that very moment.
"Oh so Cinderella thinks that we're not her family? Well then she can just endure this." Celina said as she kicked Gabriella in the stomach repeatedly. Chanel ran out not being able to take it. Gabriella closed her eyes and took in the pain, all she could think of was that she would be in a better place after tonight.
The Bolton's Car…
Troy looked at his phone. Expecting it to ring, but it didn't. What was even worse was that they were stuck in traffic.
"Dad! Hurry up…" Troy said impatiently. Jack sighed and looked at his son.
"Troy there's traffic, I can't hurry up." He said. Lucille looked at Troy.
"What's wrong?" She asked. Troy looked at her.
"Nothing." He said whilst shrugging.
"No Troy stop lying. You're never impatient so there must be something wrong." Lucille said. Jack nodded.
"That's true. So spill." He said.
"There's nothing wrong okay!" Troy exclaimed. Lucille raised an eyebrow at her son. Troy sighed and tried to calm himself down.
"I just need to see Brie, that's all." He said. Lucille nodded knowing that that wasn't all. Jack shrugged and looked out at the traffic in front of them. Troy looked down at his phone once again he sighed when he found no message.
The McKessie Household…
"The gang will be so pleased to hear that the two lovebirds have finally gotten together!" Taylor exclaimed. She was so happy for her two friends.
"Yeah but how are we going to explain the fact that she's being abused at home?" Chad asked his girlfriend. "I doubt they'll be happy at that piece of news." He said sarcastically. Taylor sighed.
"Chad lets deal with one thing at a time. Plus I doubt Gabi wants us to tell the whole world that she's being abused." Taylor said. Chad nodded.
"The only thing I can't figure out is why her? I mean she's a lovely girl, beautiful, talented. Why doesn't her family love her?" Chad asked. Taylor smiled a little at her boyfriend.
"Since when did you get so deep?" She asked.
"Since I started dating you." Chad replied and pulled her in for a kiss. Taylor pulled away after two seconds.
"Sorry Chad but I can't…" She began to say.
"Yeah I know I feel the same way." Chad cut her off. Taylor smiled and hugged her boyfriend. Chad hugged her back and then noticed that she was crying.
"Don't worry Tay, it'll be okay, I hope." Chad said the last part silently to himself. Taylor just cried even more thinking of her best friend.
The Montez Household…
"Stop…stop…please…" Gabriella said weakly as Celina kicked her again and again. Celina just smiled and carried on. Gabriella could feel her blood coming out of her mouth, the more kicks she got the more blood came out. She placed her hand on her stomach and yelled out in pain as Celina kicked her hand with her boots. Gabriella rolled over so she was lying on her stomach. She cried to herself.
"Stop…stop…" She spoke but Celina wasn't hearing her plea.
"Stupid…good for nothing…useless…unwanted…unloved…" Celina kept on repeating harsh and unbearable words to Gabriella.
"Stop!" Celina turned around to find Chanel standing there with a pale face. "Can't you see she's had enough?" Chanel said. She ran to Gabriella's side and turned her over. Gabriella's whole body was covered in blood. "One more blow and you would have killed her!" Chanel cried. Celina looked a little taken aback. Kill? Is that what she was going to do? Is that how she was going to get rid of the unwanted child she has? No she wasn't.
"Just finish me off, don't give me anymore pain." Gabriella said. Blood coming out of her mouth as she spoke.
"No, you're going to feel the pain. You're going to feel exactly how I did when I was kicked out of Julio's life. See how you like it when you lose your loved ones." Celina said as she picked Gabriella up by her arms. Chanel stood up too wondering what her stepmother would do. She watched as Celina dragged Gabriella over to the front door. She dropped her on the floor and opened the door to reveal the freezing cold and rain.
"This is what you deserve." She said as she threw Gabriella outside and closed the door. Chanel tried to protest but could do nothing about it. Gabriella was gone.
Near The Bolton House…
Troy sighed with relief as they turned the corner and were on their street. The houses went by one by one and Troy looked at each one waiting to see his own home. They parked the car in the drive way and then got out. Troy pulled his hood over his head as it was still raining hard. Jack opened the boot and they took out the shopping bags. Troy glanced over at Gabriella's home and sighed. He looked up at her balcony and saw that the light wasn't on. He looked at his watch and frowned, Gabriella was usually up there at this time. He looked down and his eyes nearly fell out. He saw his Gabriella on the front porch covered in blood and water from the rain. He dropped the bags and sprinted over to the house. Jack looked at his son and ran after him. Lucille was confused as well until she saw the pale, near to dead Gabriella on the front porch. She hurried inside with the grocery and placed them on the kitchen counter. She left the front door open for the boys and began to go and collect the necessary items for Gabriella.
"Brie!" Troy yelled as he reached his girlfriend. He got no response. He picked her up and looked at his Dad.
"She'll be alright Troy, now lets get her inside." Jack said as he led Troy over to their home. The two men entered the house and Troy took Gabriella into the living room. He placed her on the couch whilst Jack went into the kitchen to find the first aid kit. Lucille came into the room carrying a pillow and a blanket. She placed the pillow underneath Gabriella's head and she placed the blanket over Gabriella's body. Troy just sat there looking at her. Lucille looked at him.
"She'll be okay…" She tried to reassure him. Troy just looked at her.
"How do you know that? I mean look at her…" Troy said looking back at Gabriella. Lucille looked shocked when she noted all of Gabriella's bruises and cuts. Jack entered the room and handed the box to Lucille. She began to patch up Gabriella.
One Hour Later…Lucille slipped into bed beside Jack.
"Do you think she'll be okay?" She asked her husband. Jack shrugged.
"I wish I could tell you that she'll be fine but I really don't know." He replied. Lucille sighed.
"I wonder if Troy knows the story behind her bruises." Lucille said as she switched her lamp off.
"Well I bet it had something to do with Gabriella's family. Come tomorrow I'm going to see Julio and tell him what a down right idiot he is." Jack said. Lucile smiled at him as he switched of his lamp. Both tried their best to fall asleep but they couldn't knowing that Gabriella was downstairs. Lucille sat up and got out of bed.
"I'm going down to see her." She said as she put on her slippers and nightgown. Jack nodded.
"I'll be there in a bit." He told her. Lucille went down the stairs and stopped at the living room door. Troy was sat next to Gabriella crying his eyes out. Lucille's heart broke at the sight.
"Brie please wake up. I'm sorry I left you to go home but I said to you to come to my house! I can't believe they did this to you though. Please wake up Brie…please…" He kept on repeating. He looked as if he was going to drop off any second but then he felt a slight squeeze. He looked up at Gabriella and smiled. She was waking up. Lucille ran into the kitchen and began to make something hot for Gabriella to eat. Troy helped Gabriella sit up.
"T-Troy…" She said in a quiet, weak voice.
"Yeah Brie?" He asked.
"They hurt me…it really hurt…they said-they said…" She took a deep breath before continuing. "That it's because I'm m-me…is that right Troy?" She asked.
"No whatever they said is wrong Brie and you know it." Troy reassured her. Gabriella smiled and touched his cheek with her hand.
"Then they said that I deserve to be out I the cold…with no one…alone." She said whilst staring at the ceiling. Troy made her look at him.
"Listen to me Brie, you're not alone. You never will be." He said.
"He's right you know." Troy looked up to find Jack standing there.
"Yup you have us. Now you'll never be alone." Lucille said standing next to Jack. Troy smiled up at his parents and then looked back at Gabriella.
"You're not alone…" He whispered.
"Not alone." She repeated.
Oooo! What's going to happen now? lol you'll have to wait and see...reviews are always welcome!
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