March 6, 2009 – 3:39
I came down the corridor and noticed Chad waiting at the end.
"Hey Chad, I thought Troy was picking me up?" I said once I was close enough to him. Chad gave me a hug and led me over to baggage claim and helped me get my suitcases.
"He's a little caught up right now. How was your trip?"
"It was fabulous! My mom and I bonded like every night. Then we went baby clothes shopping but the best thing is there were no paparazzi! All I want to do though is go to sleep. My head has been hurting the whole plane ride and someone on there must have had on something that I was allergic to since I could stop sneezing it was horrible." I looked over at Chad who had a straight face.
"What happened?" I asked looking up at him.
"Nothing, get in," he nodded towards his SUV and I did as he said and got in with a little help from him.
The House
I pushed a piece of my hair behind my ear as we waited for the gate to open to the house. I pulled the hair band off my wrist and pulled my hair into a high ponytail. I played with the hem of my pink sundress and the denim jacket I was wearing over it. I kept glancing at Chad as we got closer. When we finally stopped I could feel the tension before I even entered the house. I looked over at Chad who only sighed before getting out and helping me out of the truck. I grabbed my purse and placed it on my shoulder before heading to the trunk where Chad was.
"Let me help," I said bending over and grabbing a suitcase handle to start pulling it to the house but Chad quickly closed the trunk before grabbing the handle from my hand.
"No Troy will kill me,"
"No he won't," I said laughing a little but stopped when I saw how serious Chad was.
"I actually think he would." He shrugged before grabbing the handle from my hand and heading for the front door. I sniffed a little before following him.
"Hey we're back," Chad said opening the door the tension in the house came and hit me in the face. I took a deep breath before letting my stomach in the house before myself. I looked in and saw some people I wasn't expecting.
"Oh hey what are you guys doing here?" I asked when I saw Lucille Jack David and Jackie sitting in the family room.
"Oh we are here-"David started but was cut off by Lucille.
"To visit you and Troy Hun," Lucille said coming over to me smiling though her eyes looked dull. "You're so huge now."She grinned placing her hand on my stomach once she was close enough.
"I know 6 months." I said sighing.
"Darling how was your flight?" I sniffed and rolled my eyes as she stood up and looked down at me.
"It was horrible and long. I kept sneezing because of something in the air. My head hurts really badly I don't want to fly for a long time." She gave me a sad smile before wrapping her arms around me and giving me a huge hug.
"Where's Troy?" I asked looking at her then over her shoulder at Jack David and Jackie who avoided my eyes.
"He's in the office." Lucille said looking as if she was going to cry. I nodded and looked at Chad who was still standing with my luggage and headed towards the office which was downstairs.
Once I was downstairs I headed to the office and peeked in to see Troy sitting at the desk with his head in his hands.
"Hey," I said leaning against the door frame placing my hand on my stomach feeling the baby move seeing Troy. Troy looked up and he was a sight to see. His face was pale and his eyes red and blurry as if he hadn't slept in days.
"Hi," he said leaning back in the seat. No hello welcome back kiss, whatever this is it's bad.
"Hope you didn't get in any trouble while I was gone." I teased trying to lighten the mood, Troy just glared at me with intense gray eyes.
"Okay who died?" I asked hesitantly but bit my lip hard enough to make it bleed when I saw Troy's face.
"Just fuck off Gabriella," Troy whispered with harshness that my throat go dry I felt tears come to my eyes wondering what I've done now.
"What?" I breathed out hardly able to speak.
"Don't joke about something when you don't know anything," He growled standing up and walking around the desk.
"I just got back from a 3 hour flight, not counting the extra hour I had to be for check in. I am absolutely tired and have a pounding headache, I've been sneezing like crazy since I got on the plane, simply I feel like pure shit! I don't even know what's going on here. I just come home after Chad picking me up and see your family in the family room and you just start cussing me out? What the hell Troy?!?!" I asked getting worked up already, damn hormones.
"They aren't letting me play tonight you know that? They say I'm not emotionally stable. "
"Well I have to agree but I still don't know why." I said as tears rolled down my cheeks.
"I'm going to South Dakota I'll be back next week Saturday."
"WHAT?!? Troy please fill me in!"
"It's nothing that concerns you!"
"If it deals with you it concerns me."'
"No it doesn't Gabriella!!!" he yelled turning red making me just stare at him as tears came down faster.
"You may want to be included in this but it doesn't concern you. You aren't part of my family, the only thing that connects you is that baby in your stomach! You want to know what is going on why my parents are here. Well it's because my grandfather died last night! He is gone no longer there for me like he promised he would be! So we're going to South Dakota and you're going to stay here got it? So just drop it, I don't want to talk about anything!!!" he glared at me before brushing past me and heading upstairs.
I stood there a moment staring at the place Troy last stood with watery eyes so thick I couldn't see. I could feel my eye liner burning my eyes as the tears continued. I guess I can't try and take anything Troy just said seriously he's going through mourning and obviously Troy wasn't ready for this. Troy is normally great at hiding his feeling, like when his cousin died I didn't know until we were going to the funeral. Troy and his grandfather were extremely close though, it's expected. I sighed though the tears were still coming from the information I'd just learn and headed up the stairs.
"Troy wait!" I carefully went up the stairs and saw Troy heading for the kitchen to get his keys.
"Troy don't go we won't talk about it!" I moved towards what I figured was him.
"No if I stay here I'll have to look at that look you keep giving me."
"What look!?!" I yelled reaching the kitchen but leaned against the counter near the garage door since my head was pounding so hard it was making me dizzy.
"Just the looks of sympathy okay? Gabriella just stop acting like my mother and fuck off for once." He turned and went through the garage door and slammed it behind him.
Lucille ran and wrapped her arms around me as everyone came in to see what was going on. Suddenly something hit me as the Garage went up. I moved from her arms and went and opened the garage door as Troy backed out.
"TROY!!!" I yelled but he was already closing the door. Jack came out and pulled me into a hug as I sobbed against his chest.
"He can't go drive like that, he's going to get in a crash," I said crying hard at just the thought of that happening.
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"Gabriella what are you doing now?" Lucille asked me 4 hours after Troy left.
"I'm making turtle brownies; I have cookies on and devils cake. I would have made more but I couldn't find anything else. I made tea, and lemonade and there's kool-aid if Callie and Brandon want some. I made macaroni and cheese, if anyone gets hungry."
"Gabriella sweetheart you haven't rested since Troy left. I can tell you're exhausted and I feel exhausted for you, I see your head pounding." Lucille said coming and taking the fork out of my hand.
"Well you guys wouldn't let me pace in there so I came in here and baked. I bake when I'm freaking out it calms me. "
"Gabriella please go to sleep,"
"No I want to make sure he gets home alright." I said avoiding Lucille's eyes as I looked out the kitchen window hoping to see Troy's Audi.
"Gabriella sweetheart, please get some rest." I looked over at Lucille's pleading eyes before nodding.
Lucille grabbed my arm and took me towards the stairs and helped me up. As we went higher up the stairs I realized just how tired I really am. When we got the bedroom I placed my denim jacket on the end of the bed and Lucille pulled the covers back and let me lay down before tucking me in. Lucille sat on the edge of the bed as I fell asleep almost instantly. She ran her hand over my head and rubbed her thumb against my forehead.
"Don't listen to Troy, he's just worked up. You are a part of this family, not just because of your baby."
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One hour later – Troy
I walked through the garage door to a pretty much dark house. I rounded the corner to the kitchen and turned on the light.
"Mom what are you doing down here? I don't get curfew anymore," I chuckled looking up at the clock and then at my mom who was sitting at the island with a stern look on her face.
"Troy Alexander Bolton where the hell have you been?" my mother growled as I went into one of our drawers and grabbed a bottle of aspirin.
"What are you talking about?" I asked looking at her before heading for the fridge and getting a water bottle to take my aspirin.
"Troy I understand that you're going through a hard time right now and that you just lost your grandfather. But you were acting like an asshole to Gabriella earlier."
"I know mom and I'm going to say sorry for that, I'm okay now." I said putting the aspirin in my mouth and swallowing it.
"Have you been drinking?" my mom asked looking at me. I groaned.
"Just 2 I promise." I said leaning against the counter in front of the sink.
"Troy you could have been killed."
"Then I would have been killed."
"Troy don't be a jackass right now, you know that would kill Gabriella to hear you talking like that."
"I know mom I was joking." I smirked at her as she shook her head at me.
"You know I just got Gabriella to go to sleep an hour ago? She has been baking and pacing worried out of her mind about where you are."
"Ugh, why didn't you tell her I'd be fine?"
"Troy she is 6 months pregnant and I doubt anything I could say would make her worry less. Only seeing you could do that. "
"Fine I'll go tell her I'm home." I said standing and grabbing a brownie before heading through the dining room and through the hall towards the stairs.
"Troy I just got that poor girl to sleep and I am not going to let you go up there making all this noise just to wake her up and have her worry about where you've been. You can go to one of your guest rooms or the couch and sleep. You need to think over all of those things you said. Just because you're going through a hard time doesn't give you the right to push away the one you love the most. You also need to think about your decision to not take her." My mother glared at me before heading upstairs.
I sighed before finishing off my brownie and heading towards the stairs and heading down to the gym.
March 7, 2009 – 1:13 am
I walked up the stairs from the gym and then headed for the stairs that headed upstairs. I shook my still wet hair from the shower I just took as I headed up. I looked to my left and saw no movement from the guest rooms my family was staying in. I sighed and turned towards the right where our bedroom was. I hesitated a moment before turning the knob. I poked my head in first to see if Gabriella was resting but all I saw were pulled back covers. I glanced behind me once before moving into the bedroom and closing the door behind me. I quietly walked into the room and tossed my clothes on the floor. I looked in the bathroom and in Gabriella's closet but she wasn't there. I frowned before looking around the room again and noticed my closet light was on. I looked over at the bed again before pulling my boxers up a little heading over to the closet. I hesitated a moment before sliding the door open.
"What are you doing?" I asked Gabriella who was on the floor folding my clothes.
"I'm helping you pack." She said through the tears rolling down her face from behind her glasses.
"Gabriella you know you can't be bent over like that, get up please." I said walking further into the closet.
"No Troy, you're leaving today and I want to be sure you don't forget anything, like socks." She stopped folding to wipe her eyes. I got to my knees and crawled over to her but she moved her body away from me. I watched her a moment before reaching and playing with the fabric of my plaid shirt that she had on over one of my white t-shirts.
"Gabriella look at me," I pleaded with her though she just shook her head and pulled down a pair of my jeans and folded them placing them in the suitcase. I leaned my head back against one of the drawers in the closet and just watched Gabriella.
"Where'd you go?" she whispered still avoiding my eyes.
"Liquor store," I said truthfully. Gabriella stopped folding and put her hands over her face pushing her glasses up to rub her eyes.
"You got drunk?"
"No I only had two,"
"Then you drove?"
"I'm sorry,"
"Troy, I'm sorry,"
"Why are you sorry? I'm the one who was a total asshole."
"You were right it's not my problem I'm not a part of your family. I only am giving birth to your child and that's it." she said through a sob. I reached forward and grabbed her arm but she pulled away covering her face. I grabbed her arm again and this time she didn't move away. I grabbed her and pulled her onto my lap and kissed her head.
"No, I was wrong you are family."
"No I'm not," she sobbed against my chest.
"Gabriella you were part of the family long before we even started dating, it's not changing now. I love you." I said turning my head do I could see her face. She peeked up at me and nodded.
"I love you too." She whispered.
"Come with us," I said pulling her as close as possible.
"Are you sure?" she asked looking at me skeptically.
"Positive, I need you there." I said placing my forehead against hers.
"Okay,"
"Can you forgive me for yelling at you?" she smiled and nodded placing a soft hand on my face.
"Yes, just hold me please." I nodded and held her until we both fell asleep.
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Grandma Jean + Grandpa Greg (RIP)
Andrew + Amanda– Tyler(21) – Adam(20) – Philip(18) – Hannah(14)
Justin + Julia – Joseph(32) – Jordan(29) – Asia(22) – Anya(15)
Suzanne + Danny – Steven & Samantha(19) – Sarah(11) – Emma Jean(6)
James + Erin – Logan(22) – Bristol, Brian & Bella(20) – Kylie & Kyle(16) – Lilly(8)
Jack + Lucille – David + Jackie – Callie(13) – Brandon(5)- Troy(24)
I really hope this helps, this isn't everyone but just everyone who is at thanksgiving. I didn't know how to make it easier but bold is the main family, bold/italic are spouses, regular is grandchildren, italics are married into family/great grandchildren….does this make sense? I hope so.
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2:18 pm – South Dakota
"Jack!!" I looked out the truck window to see Suzanne running out the cabin and giving Jack a huge hug. Lucille came next along with David and his family.
"Come on let's get out," Troy said nudging me slightly. I wiped my nose with one of the tissues from the pack I had to buy at the airport since I was sneezing so much on the flight to Pierre. When Doctor Gomez told me I may develop allergies I didn't have before, I thought she was kidding. Once I was on the ground I pushed my black Gucci bag up my shoulder and followed Troy around the truck to see Suzanne chatting with Lucille Jack and David. Suzanne looked up and grinned before going and pulling Troy into a hug.
"Troy how are you?" She asked cupping Troy's face once they pulled apart.
"I'm fine Aunt Suzanne." Troy said
"That's good," She looked over his shoulder at me and grinned. "Well look at our mama to be!" she said pushing Troy to the side and coming to give me a careful hug.
"You're huge," I nodded and smiled placing a hand on my stomach while I pushed my sunglasses back up my nose with the other.
"I know," I said through a stuffed laugh which made her frown.
"Don't tell me you got sick, I got sick when I was pregnant with Sarah and it was the worst."
"No it's only allergies." I said smiling.
"Oh well that's easy," She winked at me before turning back to Troy. "Well be a good boyfriend and take her inside." Suzanne ordered Troy blushed before coming behind me and placing his hands on my shoulders and leading me towards the cabin. As we got closer to the cabin Troy wrapped his arms around me and interlaced our finger and kissed my head.
"Thanks for coming even though I've been a jackass and you're not feeling well."
"Hey, you'd do it for me."
"Troy!"Hannah yelled throwing the door open urging us inside, this is going to be Thanksgiving déjà vu.
We walked up the steps, well more of Troy making sure I didn't fall backwards, and headed inside. After taking our shoes off, we walked into the room.
"Ah Gabriella you came!" Kylie said rushing up and giving me a hug everyone else follow to do the same.
"Hey all of you can hug later this one needs to go to bed." Troy said shooing Logan and Tyler away from me,
"Troy I'm not tired." I said looking up at him.
"Yea Troy, stop being such a sour puss," Logan said shoving Troy in the shoulder.
"Ha ha you guys are so funny," Troy said removing the hand that Tyler had place on my shoulder.
"Troy you act like secret service." Tyler said laughing. Troy rolled his eyes before grabbing my hand and pulling me towards the bedroom we stayed in the last time we were here.
"That bed has never looked so nice," I said as soon as I caught sight of the bed.
I dropped Troy's hand and headed straight for the bed, I took my sunglasses off and placed them in my bag that I soon dropped on the floor and laid down on the bed and sighed snuggling up to the pillow. I heard Troy chuckle before moving over to me and sitting on the edge of the bed and looked down at his hands. I reached out and touched his arm making him look over at me his hair falling in his face.
"Are you…fine with staying here?" I asked rubbing his arm gently.
"Yea, I'm good."
"You always have the memories," I said smiling at him and he nodded before leaning over and kissing my forehead.
"Scoot over," he said, I did as he said and moved over. Once I did he laid down next to me which made me smile and I turned on my left side him doing the same. He rested his arm across my stomach gently rubbing it.
"I think I'll sleep with you," he kissed my hair. "I'm simply exhausted." I smirked before closing my eyes and going into a comfortable sleep.
March 10, 2009
I wrapped my sweater around me tighter as a breeze came past me while I stood on the back porch looking at the sunset. I stopped trying to wipe the tears that rolled down my cheeks away awhile ago. I have done a pretty good job of avoiding the family moments that have been going on. Of course Troy has been avoiding them too, just not in the same way I have.
"You shouldn't be out here, it's chilly." I jumped before turning around to see Troy's grandmother standing at the back door watching me. I laughed a little reaching up and wiping my eyes.
"I know it's just so beautiful," I said though the tears kept coming down.
"Troy and Greg were extremely close. I know Troy may keep things to himself at first and may close you out. But eventually reality will set in and he's going to break down, I can only pray that you're there when it happens."
"How did you know I was-"
"Shh, now come in here before you catch cold." I nodded and walked over to her going inside.
March 12, 2009
I sat there in a room in the church with Troy and the rest of the family. Good thing the church is huge because there are a lot of people here. The funeral coordinator was speaking with the pule barriers who were all of Greg's sons.
"Alright we're about to start the funeral, if there is anyone in here who isn't family please leave now." I sighed and pushed myself up with a little difficulty. I looked around for Troy but couldn't find him. I quickly slipped out the door hoping I wasn't noticed.
"Gabi!!" I jumped and turned to see Philip running towards me.
"Hey Phil what's up?"
"Where are you going?"
"Well he said if you're not family and well only this baby is family," I said patting my stomach with a smile.
"Oh come on you know you're family."
"No I'd rather sit in the back anyway I mean with all of the colognes in there I might lightheaded and I don't want to be in the front and walk past all of those people." I said giving him a reassuring smile, "I better get in there." I said before turning around and heading for the sanctuary.
Gosh why didn't I just stay in LA this whole trip has been awkward for me. Troy says less to me each day. I walked into the sanctuary and tried to find a seat without being…obvious but everything seemed to be full. I finally found a seat at the end in the fourth to last row and sat down next to a middle aged woman.
"Oh dear don't you have a bundle?" She said smiling.
"Yea," I said sighing once I was seated and placed my hand on my stomach.
"So how did you know Greg?"
"Oh I met him a few months ago so I didn't really have a chance to get to know him." I said tears welling in my eyes.
"Oh sweetheart I know this must have been hard to hear then. Obviously you're close to the family to have been invited." She said giving me a sympathetic smile.
"Well, yea I have my connections." She nodded and opened her program looking at it a moment before speaking again.
"So is your husband here?"
"Uh, I'm not married…" I said hesitantly.
"Oh, well is your boyfriend here?" she asked with a hopeful look.
"He's around here somewhere," not everyone needs to know I'm dating Troy especially if they don't know already.
"Oh that's good, you shouldn't be out alone in this setting for too long. Trust me those hormones start going you'll be an emotional wreck," I smiled a little and nodded.
"I did that on the way here but I know what you mean."
"I'm Joanne,"
"Gabriella,"
"That name sounds familiar…who exactly is your-" saved by the funeral.
Everyone stood as the family started walking in. I stood slowly and watched with tears in my eyes as Jean walked in with Justin on her arm. She didn't get far in the church to my surprise she stopped right in front of me. I looked up at her for a moment before looking down as some tears shed from embarrassment. She smiled at me from under her veil.
"Why aren't you in line?" she asked with a smile that said she knew the answer but just wanted me to say it, all I did was shrug.
"Greg would have wanted you in line," she reached up and wiped my tears with her thumb though they kept on coming.
"You are family," She smiled at me before turning back to Justin who gave me a confirming nod and continued down the aisle.
I dropped my head down and let my bangs fall over my eyes to block the people starring at the pregnant girl. I peeked up just in time to see Troy walking past but my eyes instantly dropped when I saw him looking at me intently as he walked with his mother. I bit my lip and prayed this would go by fast, I'm already feeling lightheaded.
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I watched from my seat in the back of the church and half listened as the man spoke about Greg. I knew that the viewing of the body for the last time was coming up and I feel like barfing just thinking about it. I glanced over at the family and Troy sitting there holding his mother who seemed to be having a hard time with this along with some other people in the family. I noticed one thing that stuck out to me, Troy was the only one who didn't shed a tear.
After 20 more minutes I looked up from the program and saw Troy walking down the aisle and rushing out the door without even looking at me. I looked back out of the corner of my eye but stayed put. I looked back up at the pastor and then waited for a moment that seemed okay to stand up and slip out of the church and look for Troy.
I eventually gave up when I couldn't find him so I went outside and looked around. Nothing. I sighed and slowly sat down on one of the steps.
"I'm never going to get up," I said to myself and looking around.
I squinted up at the sun before looking at the road. I wrapped my arms around myself, why I brought the short sleeved black maternity dress I'll never know. I jumped slightly when I felt something on my shoulder. I reached up and felt a jacket, I frowned and looked up and saw Troy standing behind me.
"Why are you down there?"
"It's easier than standing,"
"Why are you out here?"
"Well you left and I wanted to see if you were alright, and I was getting a headache from all of those smells in there." Troy nodded before walking down a few steps and sitting down on my left leaning against the stone wall railing. He looked over at me and reached for my hand.
"Come here, that's going to get uncomfortable in a minute." I nodded and scooted over a little before letting him pick me up and place me on his lap. I took a moment to put my arms through the sleeves of the jacket before getting comfortable and leaning my head against Troy's shoulder.
"Troy I know this is a hard time right now but-"
"Gabriella, please not right now, I don't want to think about it or hear it, I just want it over with get him in the ground and get on my way." I looked up at him and shook my head a little.
"You don't mean that, but I'll drop it," I played with the button on his shirt while I waited for him to speak.
"I'm a jerk you know,"
"No you're not,"
"To you I am, when you don't deserve it, I'm sorry." I looked up at Troy who was looking straight ahead.
"Hey, we can't be perfect. We're going to have fights and we're going to say things we don't mean. But you know the making up is wonderful." I said giving him a cheeky smile and that only grew when Troy's face flushed red.
"That is true," Troy said with a little hesitation.
"I kind of like it when we fight, you look so hot when you yell and your eyes get all gray." I teased looking up at him as he tried to hide a smile.
"You know I never did ask you how things with your mom went."
"You were a little distracted. Things were good though I mean we talked and she said she was sorry beyond belief. But mostly she was mad that she let herself miss so much of my first pregnancy."
"She should feel guilty, all of that shit she put you through." Troy said frowning a little. I reached up smoothed out his forehead.
"Troy it's fine really, we're cool, we talked everything is normal again. She even started Gerber baby plan for the baby." Troy looked like he was going to say something but didn't get the chance since the door to the church opened and people started coming out. I groaned and hid my face in the crook of Troy's neck.
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Bolton Cabin
"I can't believe he's gone." Sam said sitting down on a seat next to me in the kitchen.
"I know it's surreal I can't believe it. He was here just last week and now he's not." Brian said looking down at Emma who was nodding off in his arms.
"I just feel bad for Troy; he's always been granddad's favorite." Philip said coming and placing his hands on my shoulders and rubbing them. "Gosh you're tense," he said looking down at me.
"Really am I?" I asked looking up at him.
"Where is Troy anyways?" Bristol asked wiping her eyes with a tissue.
"He's in the garage," Adam said from his spot leaning against the doorframe of the kitchen. Philip stopped massaging my shoulders and an awkward silence went through the room.
"The garage?" I asked looking around at everyone.
"Troy and grandpa have been working on this hot rod for years. They only work on it when Troy comes to visit and such, grandpa never really invited any of us to join. He found other things to do with us, though he was most interested in that hot rod," Steven said looking out the kitchen window,
Everyone drifted into new conversations though I kept looking at that kitchen window. I managed to slip past everyone unnoticed and went into the backyard that I'd never really noticed before. I carefully made my way to the garage in the back of the house stepping over twigs and fallen branches. When I got to the door I carefully opened the door and looked inside to see a gorgeous car in front of me that looked almost finished. My eyes traveled up to the hood which was up and bright lights were up. I looked around the garage and noticed all of the tools and pictures of race car drivers and everything. I came to a work bench and saw Troy's suit jacket on the back of a chair. I picked it up and quietly put it on and wrapped my arms around myself. I moved forward and came into view of Troy who was leaning over the engine with rolled up sleeves and oil all over him.
"Hey," I said looking over at him though he didn't even look up.
"Hi,"
"What are you doing?"
"Working on something,"
"Why aren't you inside?"
"I want to work on this,"
"You have a cut, come inside and let me clean it up." Troy sighed before looking up at me.
"Gabriella I'm fine,"
"You don't seem fine," I said with hesitation in my voice
"Well we never finished, he promised we would finish and we didn't! This piece of shit was for -" Troy threw his wrench at the hood letting it fall. "We're never going to finish, he's somewhere in fucking ground rotting away like garbage. The stupid bastard, you know the worst part?" Troy looked up at me with tears threatening to fall from his eyes and his jaw tight. "He knew, he knew he was going to die and didn't say one damn thing!! I talked to him! The night before, and he didn't say a damn thing!!! He felt it, he had to and he couldn't let me in on this secret. We told each other everything Gabriella EVERYTHING!!! And his old ass couldn't tell me this one damn thing!!!!" Troy yelled tears falling from his face at rapid speeds. It broke my heart.
"He's gone Gabriella, he's not coming back!!" Troy said sliding down to the ground putting his head in his hands.
"He's gone," Troy repeated through a sob
"Troy," I whispered tears falling from my eyes as I walked over to him only for him to get on his knees and wrap his arms around my waist resting his head on my stomach. I sighed and placed my hands on his head rubbing it gently.
"Why'd he leave me Gabriella? Why?"
"It was his time Troy, everyone has their time," I said trying stay somewhat composed for Troy's sake.
"Don't leave me Gabriella, ever. Don't," I nodded
"I won't Troy I promise,"
March 13, 2009
"Okay so is everyone present for the reading of the will?" The lawyer said to everyone as we crowded into the family room.
"Yes," Andrew said
"I'll start with the most recent," Everyone nodded as he looked around the room, he nodded before reading off the will.
"A Miss Emma Jean Morgan, receives $5,000 to go towards college. Miss Lilly Bolton and Miss Sarah Morgan receive $8,000 each towards college. Miss Callie Bolton, Miss Hannah Bolton and Miss Anya Bolton receive $10,000 each towards college." If I can tell anything from Troy's father he was saving up big time that's already $51,000.
"Is a Miss Gabriella Montez present?" to say the room went silent is an understatement. Everyone turned towards me before looking back at the lawyer.
"Yes?" I said not knowing where my voice came from.
"Miss Gabriella Montez receives all of the books in my library and a $50,000 check that goes towards the baby's college fund."
"fifty thousand?" I whispered hoping I heard him wrong but the lawyer nodded in confirmation. I feel a little lightheaded. I kind of zoned out after that until I heard Troy's name.
"A Mr. Troy Bolton, I leave you the contents of this box and this letter." The lawyer handed Troy this big wooden box that was painted and written on then a letter. Troy took them and starred at the box with a hard face. I watched as Troy grabbed the lock and put in the code which he knew without the lawyer telling him. I glanced around the room as some watched with knowing looks. Troy reached in and pulled the first thing he saw out of the box. He pulled out a navy blue rectangular box. I heard gasps around the room which shocked me a little.
"I can't believe he gave him that," I heard Asia whisper.
I looked back at Troy who threw the box back in the trunk and quickly locked before getting up and rushing out of the house. Jack sighed and went after him leaving me to be the only person in the room not in the know.
What's in the box? I know many of you may hate me but come on Troy has been a little neglected I thought he could use a chapter since the story is almost over!! :)
Give me ideas! also check my profile which i've updated with a story i'm helping out with. also i have a new oneshot and a new story so if you haven't checked those out please do ;)
I hope you read, will review, and will expect a preview :D
xoxo Zoe
P.S. report cards are coming out and welll.....i'm not stupid okay, but i have an F and a C coming my way. everything else is B and A. but idk how my mother may react so we'll have to see when you guys get that chapter okay? so cross your fingers she over looks it. otherwise i won't be posting for a minute.