Troy stood up once he realized that nobody was going to help him up. He walked into the family room where everybody was talking.
"Oh Troy!" Lauren said as she pulled him into a hug. "I've heard so much about you!"
"Hi." Troy said awkwardly as he hugged her back.
"Did you like your room? I didn't know if you liked blue or green better, so I chose blue. I hope you don't mind." To Troy she looked like she was trying too hard to be friendly but maybe that's just how she was.
"No, I like it. Thanks." Troy had thought about saying that he would've preferred red or something just to make his dad mad but he didn't want to make her think that he didn't like her, especially since she was the one who was probably going to be cooking his meals.
Gabriella watched from afar as the mean guy in the store acted sweet to someone he'd probably never even met before. She couldn't help but smile.
"Gabriella, did you eat?" The thought of food caused Troy's head to rise instantly and look around the room.
Gabriella who had been watching for Troy's reaction had started to giggle. "Actually I didn't."
"What about you Troy?" Steven asked.
"No." Troy made it his goal to only say one word to his dad, but everyone else would receive whole sentences. He had always been talkative so this was a challenge for him.
"Troy what would you like?" Lauren asked making her way towards the kitchen door and opening it with ease.
"You said the kitchen was locked." He whispered to Gabriella while following Lauren.
"Actually, I said it was closed. You just assumed it was locked." She whispered as she got in front of him cutting him off.
Steven who had been watching from a distance smiled at just how comfortable these teens were with each other. He remembered a time when he felt that comfortable with someone else; Troy's mother. Everyone around them made up excuses for their separation, Married too young, had a kid too early, weren't really in love, and didn't know what they were doing. Steven and Lucille were in love. They were just under some stress because of a new born. They weren't experienced with kids so they took it out on each other. Steven left the house one night to get some space and when he returned all of his stuff was on the front lawn.
He was too frustrated to even enter the house so he took it and loaded his car and drove away. Lucille wanted him to come back home. She thought that because he didn't even try to reenter the house that he didn't think she was worth it.
A couple days later, however, Steven returned to the house only to find a young man in the house that he had never seen before. He was devastated, heartbroken, and alone. He left without an ounce of happiness.
About a year and a half later, the day after Troy's 2nd birthday, he got into a fight with Lucille over custody of Troy. Lucille had won leaving Steven even more heartbroken than he was before. Troy was just as much his as he was hers but apparently the court didn't see it that way. He couldn't take it anymore so he left to live in California; far enough that he wouldn't run into Lucille at the grocery store, but close enough that if Troy or Lucille ever needed him he'd be there right away.
Steven shook his head and followed everyone into the kitchen. He realized that Troy didn't know half of the story, and probably never would.
So, you got to understand Steve's side of the story. So… yeah. I hope you enjoyed. Luv ya!
PS: Turns out my brother's laptop never really broken; he just hid it from me so I wouldn't use it anymore! It's times like these when I wish murdering wasn't illegal. ;) Lol. Jk.
Next update Tomorrow!