Previously in 'Feelings of the Heart'…
"I finished it! Here's the lyrics and music." She said as she handed them to her in homeroom.
Sharpay and Gabriella were quickly joined by Taylor and Kelsi and they talked about the weekend and what plans they could make.
Feelings of the Heart
Chapter 12- Decisions
Gabriella and Troy were on their way to Terri's house. Troy promised that he was going to support Gabriella every step of the way…and he intends on keeping the promise.
They walked up the sidewalk and rang the doorbell. Terri answered the door with a surprised face.
"Hey. Is everything alright?" she asked them worriedly as she let them in.
"Um….right now…everything's fine. But we need to make a decision." Gabriella said as she and Troy sat down in the living room. Terri sat down on the love seat across from them.
"Ok…spill." Terri said.
"Taylor's dad said that he and his officers have a pretty dang good idea of where you-know-who is." Gabriella explained not wanting to use his name.
"Ok…." Terri said urging Gabriella to go on.
"He said that he needs our permission to give him the go ahead to look for him in that area. But….he said that if M-m…you-know-who finds out…he could run. And then he would know that we told. So I wanted to talk it over with you first." Gabriella said.
"And what happens if we say no?" Terri asked her.
"We'll be hiding forever." Gabriella stated. She gripped Troy's hand tighter and he squeezed hers.
"Well…what do you think Gabbi?" Terri asked her.
"I think he should do it." She said bluntly.
"When does her need to know by?" Terri asked her.
"Tonight." Gabriella said.
"I say….."
A few minutes later, Troy and Gabriella emerged from the house. They walked to Troy's car and they drove to Taylor's house.
"So…what did Terri say?" Taylor asked as they sat down in the living room. Taylor was sitting with Chad and Gabriella was sitting with Troy.
"She said-"she got cut off by Taylor's mom.
"I have the police office on right now. I'm trying not to be pushy but we need an answer." Taylor's mom said. Gabriella nodded.
"Do it." Gabriella said.
Taylor's mom nodded and mumbled something into the phone.
"He said that they have been ready to do it since yesterday. So they're moving now." Her mom explained.
Gabriella snuggled closer to Troy for comfort. He happily obliged and wrapped his arms around her tight. He kissed the top of her head and laid his chin on it.
Taylor was silently praying that her father caught this guy and put him behind bars. Chad was doing the same. The three had accepted Gabriella since the moment they all met and were like a tight knit family.
(Can't you just feel the suspense building? I mean…Taylor's dad gave the orders to his team [or squad...I dunno what it's called to search the area where they think Mark is!!! He could call any minute and say 'We got him.' Or…'we lost him!'!!! On with the story???? Ok…ok…I'm writing…I'm writing.)
The five of them (including Taylor's mom.) forgot all about dinner and were dead quiet. No words needed to be said and no actions needed to take place. They just needed to let fate decide what to do.
Before they knew it…Taylor had fallen asleep on Chad, Taylor's mom fell asleep with her head on the dining room table grasping the phone, and Troy was sleeping with Gabriella close to him.
Gabriella, however, wasn't sleeping. She was wide awake. Praying to god that the phone would ring and bring good news.
She looked at the clock.
12:34AM she thought. She could feel her eyes getting heavier and heavier. She begged them to stay open…but lost the battle.
"Brie…wake up babe." Troy whispered to her. Her eyes opened slowly and saw a familiar pair of blue eyes looking down at her.
"They got him…Brie…they got him." He whispered. She closed her eyes and felt tears of relief and complete and total happiness come to her eyes.
She sat there for a minute. Letting a tear or two run down her cheeks.
"When?" she asked him.
"They just called. Brie…it's all over." He said. She glanced at the clock.
3:23AM she thought.
She looked around and saw that Taylor and Chad left and that Taylor's mom must've gone to bed.
"Wow. I can tell some people were tired." She said.
He chuckled, happy to see her not worried anymore. "Chad can always sleep, that's no problem for him. Taylor was eager to get to her bed after I told her that you would be fine…same with her mom." He explained.
"What about Terri?" she asked.
"Taylor's mom called her." He said.
She let out a sigh of contemptment (word?) as she drifted off back to sleep. Troy followed suit a few minutes later.
Gabriella was tinkering around on her cell phone, waiting for Troy to wake up. Troy's parents said that he could stay with Gabriella for the day…and Terri gave Gabriella permission to stay home from school.
She looked at the calendar on her cell.
Only one week until the funeral. She thought. Could my life have gotten any worse. Cue the thunder and lightening! At least it's on the right path now. She thought.
(You know how people say 'Could this get any worse?' then it start pouring or something…..)
She heard Troy mumble something.
"Troy? You awake?" she whispered.
"Mmhmm." He mumbled. She giggled and laid her head on his chest. She was lying on top of him since they were still on the couch.
She began to play with the class ring on his finger as he woke up more and more.
About an hour and a half later, Troy and Gabriella had eaten breakfast...Troy had gone home to shower and change…and Taylor's mom left for work. And Terri was busy on working out details for the funeral while Taylor and Chad were at school.
Troy and Gabriella were sitting on the couch again watching a movie.
Gabriella got bored halfway through. Well, she wasn't really bored, but her mind was thinking about other things.
She was absentmindedly playing with his class ring again.
She didn't notice when he pulled his hand away from her. But she noticed something being placed in her hand.
She felt him close her hand up, encasing the object. He kissed her temple and smiled as he watched her open up her hand.
What's in her hand you ask? Well, that's for me to know...and you to find out. If you awesome readers don't review...you simply won't find out. Because then I won't want to update if I thin kthis story is going downhill...