Stolen Innocence and Lost Voice
Troy's Pov:
While Gabi and I were finishing up our conversation my parents came into the room. "Gabriella, your mom and Eric are on their way over here." As soon as my dad said this I turned to look at Gabi. Her face was pale and stricken with worry. "Please don't let him hurt me again." She gripped my hand for support trying not to cry in the process. "We are going to do whatever it takes to keep you safe." My mom attempted to calm her down which made her a little less frantic.
Hearing a knock on the door I looked to see it open. Maria and Eric were entering and of course his nice act was put on. "Good morning! How are you feeling Troy?" Eric showed a toothy smile while I glared at him. "I would be a lot better if you would get out of my room." I didn't care that I was acting like this in front of my parents. He hurt the person I adored and I couldn't just let him get away like that.
"What do you mean? I didn't do anything wrong." His innocent act was so see through. I saw Ms. Montez give a questioning look towards me, but I chose to ignore it. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Gabriella on a chair shaking with fear. Immediately my attention turned from Eric to Brie.
Holding out my arm she got up from the chair and came over to me. I helped her onto bed and settled her into my side where there weren't any wires. Burying her face into my side her shaking began to stop. I ran my hand up and down her back being careful of the scratches.
"Don't act like you didn't do anything wrong. You know damn well you did. Dad, can I talk to Eric alone please." He nodded his head and told me to calm down. He started walking over to Gabriella to take her out of the room. "She's fine here." I told him as he turned around to go out of the room. Mrs. Montez followed my mom and dad without saying a word, hell she didn't even greet her own daughter. What kind of a parent doesn't greet her daughter after not seeing her?
Once they went out of the room I turned to Eric. "If you ever so much as blink in her direction I can and will make sure your buried so far in the ground that the earths core will incinerate your sorry ass." (a/n not my quote.) He had this weird smile on his face.
To tell you the truth he was giving me the creeps.
"If I do recall, I told her if she feels uncomfortable with anything I do than I gave her permission to slap me. I obviously have done nothing wrong because I didn't receive a slap." I was about ready to jump off of this bed and kill him. How dare he. "You obviously don't know her that well because if you did, you would know that she wouldn't hurt a fly let alone a person. And she was asleep when it happened." He has got to be kidding me. I looked down to check on Gabriella when I felt her shake. I should have let my dad take her out of the room. She was scared and I was causing it. I whispered in her ear while stroking her back, "Baby I'm sorry, I won't yell anymore. It's just me, don't be afraid." Nothing felt worse than making her scared of me.
"Well you still don't have any proof other than a little scratch, which her idiot mother thinks she got from a chair." He laughed in a creepy way before making his way over to Gabi. Now he thinks he is going to touch her? I moved my hand down to Gabi's lower back where her scratches were. Covering them I didn't want him to hurt them any more than they are. He then did something that made me furious. Eric had the nerve to put his hand over mine and started to press down.
Then he started to move his hand in a circular motion. I tried to resist, but he was too strong. "Get off of us you son of a bitch. Gabriella was yelling out and wiggling in pain. "Ahh Troy, make him stop." I could tell she was crying now. I tried yelling for help, but he only put his hand over my mouth. I couldn't even reach my other arm over. There were wires connected to it. One move would pull them off.
What I didn't realize was that the parents were outside the room calling for help. The door was left open so they obviously could hear us. It was only a minute until policemen rushed into the room. They handcuffed Eric and took him away. I was glad that we wouldn't have to deal with Eric anymore.
Ms. Montez came over to her daughter while my parents took a seat next to the bed. "Mija, are you ok? I'm so sorry I didn't believe you." She put her hand on Gabriella's shoulder only to have her shrug it off. "Get away from me." I saw the hurt in Maria's eyes as she backed up. Kissing Gabriella's head I kept saying I was sorry this happened. She just hung onto me as she tried to stop crying.
"Maria, I don't think Gabriella will want to go back to that house." I heard my dad speak up, but I kept my attention on Gabi. She needed me the most right now.
Coach's Pov:
"I understand, but what about your house?" I thought about this for a minute. My wife and I have been talking about out options on what to do through out the past week.
"Well, I think she would be better at our house; however I also think she would be more comfortable if she was just with Troy. We could get them a little condo close to us, school, and their friends." I didn't know what she was thinking. I for one thought it was a good idea, and I know my wife did too. We feel it is the best option for right now. Maria paused before she began to speak again.
"I don't know if I feel safe with her alone. Who will protect her if she needs protection?" It was an understandable question. Any parent would worry about their child's safety. "Troy will be there for her. He adores her and is really good with her." We all turned our attention to the young couple on the bed. Gabriella was cuddled up next to Troy. Troy was wiping away her tears while talking quietly to her. He then kissed her forehead and I knew right then and there that Ms. Montez would have nothing to worry about. I saw a faint smile on her face as she got up and sat on the edge of the bed by her daughter.
Troy's Pov:
"Would you feel comfortable living with Troy in a condo?" I heard Ms. Montez say. I couldn't believe it. As I felt Gabriella nod her head yes not looking at her mother I turned to my dad.
"You really mean it?" my dad had a smile on his face while nodding his head. "You two are old enough, plus I can trust that you will take care of her and yourself?" He asked me and I nodded with full enthusiasm.
Just as we settled everything, a nurse came into the room. "Alright I'm going to check you and if everything is good, then you're free to go." I was so happy when she said those words. I wanted so badly to get out of this hospital. Feeling her place her hands by my scar she pushed down. She told me to say when it hurt, but I never felt any pain.
Before leaving she unhooked the wires. "Now when you get home I want you to relax for a few days. That means not lifting any heavy things, running, or even walking a lot." I thanked her for all she had done for me and sat up in bed. Gabriella was still lying down, but as soon as she saw me get up, she was right by my side holding onto my hand. Making sure I had everything, Gabi and I followed the adults out.
Once we got home, we all went into my house including Ms. Montez. Being told to rest by my father I nodded showing him that I understood. The parents were discussing which condo to buy in their room. As soon as I saw the adults go upstairs I went into the closet and got out some antibacterial cream.
I brought Gabriella over to the couch making her sit on me lap while she faced forward. Lifting up her shirt I found a red spot where he made me rub. "God Gabs I'm sorry." I truly felt bad. Beginning to rub the cream on the spot she flinched, but it was only due to the coldness.
"It's not your fault. He was holding onto your hand. There was nothing you could have done." Kissing her neck when I was finished I felt her lean into me and turn around. This time, she crashed her lips onto mine kissing me with full force. She slid her hands under my shirt tracing imaginary pictures on my stomach. We were so into it that we didn't hear the noise of our parents coming down the steps.
"Hey, last time I checked this wasn't called relaxing," we both blushed as they took a seat by us. "We found a really nice little condo about a block away. It's not too expensive, so we put up an offer. If we are lucky we might be able to move in tomorrow afternoon." My mom told us as I gave an approving nod. "That sounds great. I'm really excited." I told them. "We are going to be checking in on you from time to time making sure you guys are ok. Also we expect you to come to dinner a few nights a week," I heard Ms. Montez say. That sounded reasonable to me. After all, we are eighteen and still considered teenagers, at least in my parents eyes. "Not a problem." I said.
It was only a few hours after that Ms. Montez went home. We had eaten dinner and it was getting late. Retiring to our bedrooms, we got into our pajamas and onto the bed. "I love you wildcat, and thanks for protecting as best you could," I head her whisper as she placed a gently kiss right below my ear. "I'd do anything for you princess," pulling her close we both fell into a sleep dreaming of our new life ahead of us.
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