Stolen Innocence and Lost Voice
Troy's Pov:
Today was a cold February morning. I was snuggled up next to Gabriella, who was surprisingly up before I had to head off to work. My daughter wasn't awake yet; I could still hear her even breaths through the baby monitor. I ran my hands through Gabi's gorgeous tangled brunette hair, which made her look up at me and smile.
"What are you planning on doing today?" I asked her while kissing her nose.
"If you haven't noticed, this house is a mess. So, I will be spending my day cleaning." She closed her eyes as she laid her head on my chest.
"I'll have my dad watch Lexi today, then. That way you don't have to worry about checking up on her from time to time." My dad always loved spending time with Alexis, and Lex adored him.
"You sure? She could stay here. I don't mind." I nodded at her and kissed her forehead one last time before moving her off of my chest so I could get out of bed. She whimpered as she lost her pillow, or in this case, me.
By the time I finished showering and getting dressed, I noticed that she wasn't in our bed anymore. Walking into my daughter's room I saw her packing Lexi's bag putting extra clothes and toys into it.
"Baby girl, you know my dad has millions of toys for her, right?" I watched her stuff Lexi's favorite teddy bear into the bag.
"Yes, but she might want some from home." We left the conversation at that knowing that I couldn't win.
Going over to the crib, I carefully picked up my sleeping daughter, changed her, and got her dressed. To my surprise she didn't stir once.
We both walked downstairs and into the kitchen. Gabriella went into the refrigerator and got out four bottles and put them into the bag. Walking over to me, she handed me the bag.
"I'll see you later. I'll swing by my dad's before I come home and pick Lex up." She nodded and I leaned down to kiss her.
"Love you." I never got tired of hearing those words come out of her mouth. "Love you too Hun." With that said I walked out the door and drove to my parent's house.
After dropping Lexi off, I drove off to another long day at work.
Gabi's Pov:
I had so much work to do in the house. The kitchen needed cleaning, the bedrooms needed bed making, dusting, organizing, and laundry needed to be done. But where should I start? Well, I guess the kitchen since I'm in it.
It took a whole hour to get the kitchen to look decent. I cleaned everything from pots to dishes, to the floor. Now it's off to the bedroom. Before I started up the stairs, I heard the door bell go off.
Opening the door, I saw the same hooded figure that I had an encounter with right before the school field trip. I immediately shut the door, but I was too slow. The man put his hand on the door preventing it from closing. I wasn't strong enough to close the door. He pushed through the door and slammed it shut once he was fully in.
"Get away from me." I yelled. He grabbed my arm and secured a handkerchief around my mouth. As he brought me upstairs I fought with all my strength. He threw me on the bed and I let out a muffled yell.
"No one's gonna hear you princess." He told me as I kicked and became wrestles, but it was no use. He tugged my loose sweatpants off. Why is he doing this again? What did I ever do to him?
As he entered me roughly, I bit my lip. The pain was excruciating. I was not going to give him the satisfaction of hearing me try to scream for help or cry. I had to stay strong.
"See? Isn't it better if you don't fight?" His voice burned through my ears. He took my hands and held them above my head. I tried to break loose, but no use. His lips attacked my neck, biting it roughly.
It felt like forever until he pulled out. My body was sore. He untied the piece of cloth that was covering my mouth. "What did I ever do to you?" I was surprised that I found my voice.
"Your Bolton's girl, enough said." The nerve of him.
"You raped me before Troy and I were even going out."
"It's obvious that you always loved each other. You always acted like a couple it ticks me off." He slammed his fist down right next to my hand, scaring the living daylights out of me.
"If you don't want to see your daughter get hurt, then don't tell." With that he left. My body was motionless on the bed. Hearing the front door close I got up from the bed. It hurt to even walk, but I was strong. Strong enough to show that I wasn't weak enough to cry.
Entering the shower, I let the hot water run down my sore body, doing nothing for the pain, but washing away his stench.
Troy's Pov:
I was counting down the hours until I could go home. It wasn't that I didn't like my job, but I just wish I was home with my girls. I only had 4 hours and 25 minutes left.
Finishing up serving a woman and son, a guy with a sweatshirt and a hood, covering his face was next.
"Hi sir, can I get you anything?' I asked, but he didn't respond.
He threw a folded piece of paper at me and made a run for it. Opening the paper I saw the words, 'How's your precious Brie. It's tough to be home alone.' My heart dropped. I ran out of the store, but no sight of the hooded man.
Walking back inside, I noticed everyone staring at me. I guess they were confused by my sudden outburst.
Without even clocking out, I dashed out of the store and into my car. Just my luck. I got stuck at every traffic light in town. Pulling out my cell while I waited for the light to change, I called my parents house.
"Hello?" I heard my dad's voice.
"Dad I need you to keep Alexis there a little longer. She might have to stay over night.
"Why Troy is everything ok? You sound scared." What he said was true. I was scared. Scared for Gabi.
"I have a feeling Brie got raped again. I was in the store and a man completely covered from head to toe passes me a note. Some how he knows that Gabriella's home alone, and he asked me if I checked on her lately." My dad was silent for a minute.
"God, not again. Would it be faster if I went over there?"
"No I'm pulling into the driveway. I'll be over when I can." Without even waiting for a response, I rushed into the house. The door was unlocked causing me to get more and more nervous as I entered.
"Brie?" I called while rushing upstairs. As I entered our room, I saw her come out of the bathroom. By the looks of it, it looked like she had just come out of the shower. Her hair was hanging loosely, dripping wet. She wore my over sized sweatshirt and sweatpants. She looked surprised when she saw me.
Walking over to her I tangled my hands in her wet hair and pulled her into my chest.
"Baby, what did he do? Did he hurt you?" I asked as she pulled away from my arms.
Instead, she wrapped her own arms around herself. "I'm fine Troy."
She started to walk away from me, but I didn't let her. She wasn't getting away that easily. How could she act like nothing happened? Grabbing her shoulders in my hands, I felt her flinch. I sat her next to me on the bed.
"Babe, talk to me. Did you see his face? Hear his voice? Anything that we could tell the police?" I spoke softly.
"I told you I'm fine. Just leave it." She got up from her spot and walked out of the room. Sighing, I went by the door to see where she as going. I saw her walk downstairs slowly, sit down on the couch, and turn the TV on. As she sat down I noticed her wince. She was hurting. I knew that face.
"Why won't you talk to me, baby girl?" I whispered to myself. Picking up my cell I closed our bedroom door and took a seat on the bed.
"Hello?" I heard my dad answer.
"Hey it's me. Can you bring Lexi over?" My voice was quiet. I was confused and frustrated.
"Yea. How is she?" He asked me. God, how do I respond to that?
"Dad, she's not crying. She's acting like nothing happened. She won't talk to me. I can tell she's in pain by the way she winces when she walks and sits. It's killing me." My voice cracked as I told him.
"Ok Troy, calm down. I have a plan. Is the front door unlocked?" I told him it was and listened to his plan.
I waited by my bedroom door for him to come. Once he arrived, I saw Gabi look up in fear as she heard the front door open. Once she saw it was my dad and our daughter she went back to watching TV. She didn't even smile at them.
I walked downstairs and announced, "I'm going to Chad's." Hopefully Gabi will open up to my dad. Before I left, I walked over to the three of them and kissed Gabi and Lexi on the top of their heads.
Coach's Pov:
As I walked into the room I took a seat next to Gabi on the couch. She seemed out of it. Lexi reached her arms out to Gabriella. Gabi gave a sad smile and took her daughter from my arms. I noticed her wince as Lexi's head leaned against her lower stomach.
"It's ok to cry." I told her not sure how she would react.
"Oh not you too. I'm fine, just leave it at that." Her voice sounded confident, but her face showed different. Pure fear ran through her face. I could tell that she wanted cry, but she wouldn't let herself.
An hour later we had made no progress. We mostly sat in silence. As Troy came through the doors, that was my cue to get up and go home. I shook my head sadly at Troy, indicating that my plan didn't work. I walked out the door in hopes that sometime soon she would open up.
Troy's Pov:
"I'm going to bed." She said as I watched her take a bottle out of the refrigerator and walk upstairs. It hurt me to see that she didn't want to talk to me, or the fact that she was keeping everything to herself.
I walked upstairs and into Alexis's room. Finding Gabi feeding Alexis, I went over to them and placed a kiss on each of their heads.
Going into our room, I got changed and slipped into bed. It was not long after until Gabi joined me. She turned to me so her back wasn't facing me anymore.
"Do you think I'm brave?" Her soft voice ran through my ears. At that moment is when I realized, she wasn't avoiding me. She was trying not to let her guard down. For if people saw her cry they would think she was weak. But that certainly wasn't the case.
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