The next morning...
Gabriella was walking down the hallway, to the elevator. She was wearing a strapless, long and blue color dress. She entered the elevator and pressed the button with number one. She waited for the elevator to arrived at the first floor and she get out. She was holding violet purse and her hair was just cascading down her shoulders. She went out of the building and ride on a taxi. It was just early 7:00 a.m. in the morning.
She filed an appointment with a lawyer to file DIVORCE papers. She's really determined. "To the Office of Lawyers building please." Gabriella said and the driver drove of.
Soon enough, she arrived and paid the man with 12 dollars. She entered the building and stopped at the Guard information desk. "Um, excuse me..." The Guard turned to her and closed the log book he was holding, "Oh yeah, what can i do for you?" the Guard asked. Gabriella smiled and moved her hair to her ear, "I have an appointment with Atty. Harrison... is she available?" The guard opened his log book and said, "Mrs. Bolton?" he asked and Gabriella nodded slowly, "Yeah, she's at her office, currently waiting for you... on 6th floor." The guard continued. Gabriella smiled as response and walk to the elevator. She pressed six and the elevator moved up to the floor six.
Then, it stopped. Gabriella stepped into out of the elevator and walked into the halls and found a door with the name, Atty. Layla Harrison. She knocked and she was answered by a sweet voice. "Atty?" Gabriella asked. A sweet voice said, "Come in," the voice said and Gabriella smile because that voice isn't the lawyer's. Gabriella turned the door knob and pushed the door, opening it and she got it. It was the Secretary. "Oh, so you're Mrs. Bolton..." the secretary said.
"Yeah, I am... is the lawyer available?" Gabriella answered. The secretary nodded and grabbed her phone, "Atty, your client's here.." she said over phone. Then, she put the phone down and said, "Go in..." Gabriella came in and she saw Atty. Layla.
"Atty? I'm Gabriella... i am you client." Gabriella introduced and gave her hand for a handshake.
"Of course... so, you want to file divorce papers?" Atty. Layla said and took her hand.
"Yeah," Gabriella said while nodding her head.
"How long have you been with your husband?"
"Five years..."
"And the reason..."
"He cheated, simply as that." Gabriella said. The lawyer looked back to a desk and grabbed a folder with a few papers in it. "I have already arranged your Divorce papers and you'll just both have to sign it and we'll bring it to court." Atty. Layla said and handed her the folder. Gabriella grabbed it, "When should I get it back?" Gabriella asked.
"As long as you want and don't lose it... you can still give it back to me in case, you change your mind." Gabriella nodded and got up, "Thank you..." Gabriella said and left.
Gabriella is standing in front of the brown wooden and thick door. She was thinking if she really wanted to give it to Troy. She don't know why... She don't how. And most of it, she don't know what to do. She got the courage she's been pulling a few minutes she's been standing there. I'll just get some shopping, It think... Gabriella thought. She breathed hard and she was clutching the envelope very hard from her hands. Nails are trailing down the brown paper forming an brushed her hair for the tenth time she was standing there and she knocked softly. She just saw Lucille's and Jack's car parked and she thought, They might be here...
Without any moment the door quietly opened and Lucille Bolton appeared from the door, holding the edge of the forced to try a smile but never succeed. Her face shows how sorry and how much pain she felt for leaving Troy. Though she never really wanted to leave Troy, she must. Though she cannot, she tried harder. Though she tell every living thing or person in the world, even the dead that she didn't loved Troy, she cannot admit to her own self that she didn't loved troy because she is fooling no one but herself. "Gabriella? Gabriella?" Lucille asked why Gabriella was in a very deep thought.
Gabriella was snapped out by Lucille's touch in her arm. "Oh, sorry... I was, never mind." Gabriella said, snapping the truth that she was wondering of continuing the divorce. Lucille was calling her name the fifth time before she was touched by her. "What are you doing here? Are you here for Troy?" Lucille asked again and Gabriella wasn't really ready for answer. "Um, yeah..." Gabriella forced herself to say that though she wasn't so sure in her response. Lucille and her came in. "He's in his room, alone..." Lucille said whilst they were walking inside and in front of the stairs. "He isn't coming out of his room what ever I do, he isn't. He was there since he came home late last night, around 11:00 p.m., drunken." Lucille added.
"I'll talk to him..." Gabriella said and got up the stairs. She was just stepping onto the 6th step when Lucille started again, "Did he came to the apartment last night?" Lucille asked. Gabriella stopped and stepped her foot, that is ready to step onto the 6th step, beside her other foot. She turned to Lucille and smiled, "Yeah and i am sorry because he tried... he really did, but I refused." Gabriella said and walked up again.
She arrived at the front door of Troy's room. She is definitely way nervous. Then, before she just positioned her hand for knocking, her phone rang and she quickly grabbed it. She quickly answered it by pressing the green button and it was Taylor. "Hello? Tay? What's up?" Gabriella asked and faced the railing on the edge of the hallway. She wasn't facing the door and she saw Lucille walk away and entered the kitchen.
"Oh, honey... where you've been? You've been gone so early? Where the hell are you? The Twins are crying looking for you..." Taylor said over phone and it can hear that Gianna and Tyler are crying and calling for Gabriella, saying "Mom!"
Gabriella just smiled and said, "I'll just explain to you later... just get them ready, I'll bring them for shopping. and can I talk to them? Make me on speaker." Gabriella said.
"Okay, you're one..." Taylor said.
Then, the door behind Gabriella opened silently that she didn't here it open. Troy came out and saw her facing backwards, talking on phone. He was surprised seeing the girl he really loved standing in front of him. He just noticed the envelope and he thought, It might be the divorce papers... He thought it right but he wasn't quite sure about it.
"Honey, sorry if I left already... Mom has to arrange something. I'll take you two later on shopping, bye." Gabriella said with a little happiness on her voice. Then, she hung up and bring her phone bag into her purse. She was standing on the edge of the stairs and she turned to see Troy standing right in front of her. Instead of she would ask what he is doing there, she nearly fall because of her clumsiness, into the stairs, backwards. (A/N: Just try to see that!)
Then, here come Troy, acting like a Prince Charming... (A/N: JOKE!) He pulled Gabriella hand and pulled her closer to his body. Gabriella stared at him and he stared back. "Why are you standing there?" Gabriella asked, still his hands on her waist and his other hand on her hand. "I was just going to the company and organize and I saw you standing there..." Troy said and Gabriella pulled apart. Troy stepped backwards and said, "i should ask you, why are you here?"
"To give you this... you must sign.. I already signed and you are the only one who ain't signing so, you must." Gabriella said with her heart nervously. She handed the envelope a little shaking and Troy grabbed it, not deciding to open it, "Is it the divorce papers?" Troy asked then, Gabriella merely nodded her head. "I have to go... I have to take the kids shopping." Gabriella said and turned.
"Yeah, i heard that..." Troy said with a little annoyance. Gabriella stepped down the stairs and she is really embarrassed of what happened. Mostly, Troy held her again so close after all. She really don't know what to do. She don't know how but, she felt a spark in her body after he held her close. She thinks she cannot refuse Troy's appeal to her. Though, she admit that he's nothing but a cheater, she still wanted to be with him. Her heart always says that no matter what happens, Troy will still be her husband in every way. Gabriella, chill. you cannot, you don't love him and you don't wanna be with him! He cheated on you, for goodness's sake! Gabriella thought, But who am I fooling? None other than myself! I am fooling myself... why I cannot admit that he's a cheater? But he did really mean it, didn't he? OH, c'mon! Stop it, you're just making it worse! She added in her thoughts.
Chapter ended and so sad!
Will Terence and the gang be able to do something to bring the couple back?
I think yes! YES! YES! YES!
But will that work?
Find out in the next chapter...
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