Chapter 2
Gabriella's baby bump was slowly beginning to show. She had been gone for a month and life wasn't getting any easier for her. Shortly after moving to Hawaii Gabriella got settled into a small apartment right across from the beach. She had gotten a job waitressing at a small restaurant a block away and had made a new friend, Taylor McKessie.
That day she had a long day at work and her feet were killing her. She was saying her good-byes to the other waiters and waitress, she finally met her new friend in the parking lot they say their good-byes and before Gabriella starting walking to her apartment Taylor stopped her.
"Oh Gabriella I am so happy you moved here!" Taylor embraced her new friend, again. Taylor had moved to Hawaii when she was a young girl with her family. She had been going to college and picked shifts up at the restaurant when she could. Her and Gabriella had an instant connection and enjoyed their conservations.
"Thanks Taylor! I am beginning to like this place more and more each day! It seems like a perfect place to raise a baby! And I am so glad to have made such good friends". Gabi finally leaves holding her baby bump as she walks down the street thinking about her life and the predicament she was in.
She was slowly excepting the fact that she was starting a new life for herself, one that didn't include Troy, her mother or anyone else that she was close to before she left. She couldn't even admit to her mother that she was pregnant. All she had to do is pick up a phone and say, "Mom? Are you sitting down? You might want to be. I am with child. I, your young intelligent daughter who is not married am pregnant. And Mom I am going to have and keep this baby". Gabriella playing the conversation out in her mind couldn't find the right words to even come close to having a conversation with her mother about the mater, besides her mother would only tell Troy and Gabi couldn't have that.
Once she was home she got changed quickly for her first doctor's appointment with a new doctor. The doctor's office was not too far of a walk from her apartment so she got on a comfortable pair of shoes and started walking down the sidewalk. She walked past a happy couple with a stroller carrying a beautiful baby girl. Gabriella couldn't help but imagine her and Troy hand in hand walking their own baby, but she realized she was only letting her imagination get the best of her.
By that point she was in the waiting room with tears streaming down her face. How did I think that I would be able to do this without him? How am I supposed to raise a child by myself when I have only just begun taking care of myself? Her thoughts were interrupted when her name was called.
"Gabriella Marie Montez-Bolton" the nurse called out her name.
She liked going by the last name Bolton even if Troy and her never did end up getting married. She let one more tear fall from her eyes than wiping the tears she got up and raised her hand, "that's me".
"Please follow me Ms. Bolton and take a seat the doctor should be with you in a moment/ Gabriella followed the lady into a small room and.
"Hello Gabriella I am Dr. Frank it is very nice to meet you" a shy Gabriella shook the Doctors hand. "So how far along are you Miss. Bolton?"
"I think about three or four months. I have just recently moved here and had only gone to the doctors one other time."
"Oh you are pretty big already for only being only a few months along! Your baby must be growing nicely! If you don't mind we will run a few test and maybe we will even be able to see your baby today!" the Doctor was very enthusiastic.
After some time Gabriella was done with all the tests, and the Doctor came back into the room. "It looks like you will be able to see your baby today, using a ultrasound if you would like, unless you want to wait for the father, because if that is so we can set up another appointment that works for the both of you."
Gabriella had a lump in her throat. The word 'father' broke her heart; her baby wouldn't have a father just a loving mother. She finally response to the doctor after a little moment to think, "Actually the father is not in the picture at the moment so if it is okay I would like to see my baby today"
"Not a problem dear I will have a nurse come in and prepare you for the ultrasound so we can take a look."
As the doctor is looked at the ultrasound he was shocked in what he was looking at.
Gabi's heart skipped a beat when she looked at the doctor's face, "What's wrong? Is the baby alright is there something wrong with my baby!" A million and one things were going through her minds and she began to sob!
"No sweetie nothing is wrong I just thought you said you were having a baby not babies." Gabriella looked confused. "It seems to me that you are not having one baby, Gabriella, but two babies!" Gabriella still in shock was speechless. "Well Congratulations mommy you're having twins!"
Twins I am having twins. I couldn't wrap around the idea of having one child let alone two. And all at the same time! What am I suppose to do. A single tear dropped from Gabriella's eye. "How did my doctor before miss this? I don't understand!"
"In the very first months it can be hard to pick up the three heart beats. You can most likely only hear the first heart beat of the mother and one child, because the second baby may be developing a bit slower its heart beat may have been quieter. It happens often in the early stages."
Gabriella was sick to her stomach "Does that mean one of my babies is ill? Will they both be alright?" Did I just say 'my babies' out loud? That feels so weird but so right at the same time. They better both be alright. Gabriella once again was thinking to herself.
"Don't worry like I said it happens a lot and they both look fine!" Dr. Frank tried to comfort Gabriella who looked relieved "Now if you are already and have no further questions you are free to go! The lady at the front desk will give a few things to read over and she will make you your next appointment!"
"Okay well thank you doctor for all of your help and I will see you next time!" Gabi shook the doctor's hand and left the room. She had to get out of there a quickly as possible. She picked up the things she needed at the front desk and made her next appointment.
She ran home and flopped on her bed and grabbed her phone. She dialed a number that she knew too well. A quiet mescaline voice answered, "Hello?" Gabi couldn't speak she just desperately tried to hold in her tears. Troy sounded so tired and depressed. "Hello? Gabs it this you! Please Gabs talk to me! Please? I miss you and I need you right now." Gabriella finally hung up the phone and threw herself among her pillows. She just needed to hear his voice, but it made her feel such remorse for the man she left behind. What have I done? He sounds as miserable as me. He probably hasn't slept in days and he needs to be focused for his upcoming game! This is all wrong Gabriella what have you done to the man you love! Gabriella cried herself to sleep clenching her stomach, embracing her two unborn babies.
Troy shut his phone and threw it in his gym bag. He hadn't slept in days and was a complete mess. He knew it was Gabi on the phone. He tried to call her back but the number was restricted. He had been searching all over for her, with no luck. With everything going on he still had a commitment to his team. They had their first game tomorrow night and although he had been depressed the last month he had still been giving it his all in practice.
With the upcoming basketball season coming up Troy was under a lot of stress and only knew of one person that could ease the pain, Gabriella. She was his everything, the reason for living. Before they had even met, Troy's life was just basketball. His Gabs showed him that there was more to life than his favorite sport. He did everything to please her to show her he cared about her.
I was going to propose to her, Troy thought, we were supposed to live happily ever after. We were going to start a family, a big family with a big house and maybe dog, Gabriella always wanted a dog. I just thought that we had it figured it all out!
"Hey hoops you okay?" Troy was had forget that he was still in the Lakers locker room.
"Yeah Chad just thinking about tomorrow's game" Troy lied to his new friend.
"You were thinking about her weren't you?" Chad was a great basketball player and one reason for this was that he made sure that he knew his teammates well on and off the court. Right then Chad knew that Troy was lying. "I see you look at that picture you have hung up in your locker, the one you are looking at right now! Her names Gabriella right?" Troy stiffened up just by hearing her name. "She is very beautiful if you don't mind me saying so."
"More than you will ever know bro" Troy liked Chad they became really close over the last couple of months of training.
"Well when do I get to meet your leading lady? Since we are bros now and all" Chad couldn't keep himself from laughing.
"I wish you could meet her. At this point I would do anything to see her myself."
"Oh my, how did it happen? She seems too young to die, I am sorry for your loss" Chad really felt some remorse for Troy.
Troy choked "Dead? She isn't dead! She ran away. I haven't seen her in a month! Her mother keeps telling me 'she will come around Troy she just needs some alone time. I think she is feeling stressed out Troy, she probably took a mini vacation somewhere Troy just calm down!' but I don't think so. She left a note telling me to more on my life and that I deserve better. And although her mother tells me she hasn't talked to her daughter I think she is lying to me. And just won't tell me about it."
"Oh dude that truly sucks. I am sorry man, but I think her mother is right she probably needed a stress free vacation just for her. Besides who would be crazy enough to leave Lakers own Troy Bolton! You're going to be a legend man!"
"Thanks Chad for trying to make me feel better, but none of the fame or the money matters without her in my life. I just hope you're right about this and she'll be back soon." Troy looked defeated he just wanted her back! "Anyways I'm heading out now man." Troy collects his bag and turns to Chad one last time before leaving, "And Chad thanks for trying to make me feel better."
"No problem Bro I will always be here for you" Chad gave him one last encouraging smile.