Chapter 19 - Desperately Needing Answers
He lay down, cross-legged on his blue crumpled carpet. It felt weird, the room. Now Gabriella, his Gabriella, had gone, an emptiness entered the room. But then again it was like that everytime she left. He felt empty. Shallow. Alone.
He felt the corners of the box and took in the whole look of it. It felt, and smelt old. He had never seen it before, and yet it looked like he should of.
Suddenly he felt five again, like he had found buried treasure. He laughed lightly, and coughed as a cloud of dust was puffed into his face. Flapping it away, he opened the box, and took off the lid. More dust came flying out, but he didn't bother, all he saw was ---
BUZZ...BUZZ...BUZZ
"Damn" He sighed as he felt for his phone and flipped it up.
"Sorry I had 2 leave so quikly.
mum has dragged me away wiv david camping, 4 a holiday!
i rly cnt b bovered miss u xxxx"
He laughed at Gabriella's text and sighed, another week left in the holidays with yet again, nothing to do. Chad would probably be on this 'fun' trip. So he really had no-one, yet again.
He brought his attention back to the box, and felt around. Inside was a large binder book. A light baby blue shade covered the front, with gold binding. It looked rather special. Troy delicately wiped the gathering dust away with his finger to see and engraved message on the front.
Troy Alexander Bolton
Born 17th June 1991
He smiled as he realised that the book, was all about him. He gently lifted up the corners of the front page and flicked through the others. On the pages, were pictures, mostly of Troy, but some of him at hospital with other babies. As he looked at them he noticied there was none of his family, none of his parents. He thought this strange. Whenever he had seen other baby books, there was nearly always one with the mother and father. Yet in Troy's new found book; there was none.
He put down the book a little disappointed, and lifted the lid again, to display a little blue bear. The bear fitted perfectly in Troy's hand, and had a little yellow ribbon around it's neck. Looking through the contents of this box made Troy feel a little more homely. Like he was returning to his childhood.
He laid the bear down beside the book and lifted the lid again to find the last content of the box. A scroll.
He untied the ribbon which was holding the scroll in place. Throwing away the ribbon, he unrolled the paper and started to read. Tears stung his eyes as he did so. It read...
Certificate Of Short-Term Adoption
This Is To Certify That One
Troy Alexander Bolton
Is Now In The Short-Term Care Of
Michael and Maria Montez
He stopped reading, and started to adjust to what he had just read. Was it true? Was he really, at some point in the care of Maria Montez. In the care of his now best friend's Mum, of his GIRLFRIENDS Mum!
This was too much for him to take. He got up and steadied himself, starting to walk around the room, breathing deeply. Were his 'parents' really his parents? Was he adopted? Of course he was. It all made sense! He had never felt like he was their child. He never felt part of that family, and now there was reason; he wasn't their child. He was, at some point unwanted.
He fell back against his head-board of his bed, and tried to relax. But only one thing circled his head; he needed to know the truth.
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"I can't believe your making me do this Mum!" Gabriella shouted at her mother while humpfing her suitcase down the flight of stairs.
"Once again, my darling, you need to spend more time with David, and so does Chad, it will be fun, you'll get to know him more"
"But, Mum, I do know him, his name is David Matterson, he is 38, a lawyer, and a very successful one at that! He--"
"That's enough Gabriella! You know what I mean, and you are going!"
Her mother stormed back into the kitchen and Gabriella sighed. She wasn't getting out of this any time soon! She carried her (very heavy) suitcase outside to a very smiley step-father.
"Aren't you just so excited Gabi?"
She put on her best fake smile and replied, "Of course!"
He turned back around and felt a hand on her shoulder. Turning her head, she saw it was her brother, Chad.
"That...was so put on" He whispered and she laughed.
"Yeah, but it fooled him" She replied. They laughed together and then helped David put the rest of the gear in the cars.
After saying goodbye's to Maria the 3 set off on their adventure. David and Chad in David's car; Gabriella in her's. She turned up the radio, and one of her favourite songs came on. She started to hum along and she smiled.
Maybe it wouldn't be so bad?
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Maria sat down and prepared to relax. She had wanted the house to herself for so long, just to take a break. And she finally had it; no distractions!
She closed her eyes and started to drift off when-
RING!
"Just when I thought peace and quiet was round the corner, they're back again!"
She walked throught to the front door and pulled it open.
"Why are you back-Oh Troy, it's you"
Standing in front of her was a very pale, broken, unguarded, small, looking Troy, nothing like the usual happy, funloving one. He looked lost.
"Eh, Troy, they've already left"
He nodded, "I know, I...I actually came... to see you" She heard him say quietly.
"Ok, well, come in"
She let him past and her eyes followed his back as he moved into the house.
She feared what was coming.
She had feared this, for a long time.
Dun-dun-dunnnn! Sorry to leave you at such a cliff-hanger, but it had to be done! Will it be true? Will he find out more than he planned? Find out in the next chapter :)
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