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Chapter 11 The Start of something new

As much as Jack loved his family, he just couldn't do what they were asking of him.

"Sweetie, please just forget about it. I know what Fred did was terrible but he's your brother, you can't throw him in jail. I mean who knows…Troy might even be lying," his mother Trudy said.

About an hour ago, Jack had called for a family meeting at his house to talk about Troy and Fred.

Now he sat there, truly annoyed and exasperated at what had been nearly everyone's reactions.

"Troy is not lying," Jack immediately interjected. This was not all, what should be going on.

But of course it was to be expected. Fred was her son, and she was defending him.

He glanced at his younger 28 year old sister Kari. They had been a bit tense few a while. He couldn't even remember why anymore, but he really hoped he could have someone's support in all of this. He knew he had his wife's support.

Finally she spoke up.

"Mom, you know how Fred has always been, and I don't think Troy would lie about something as serious as this. In any case, there are tests that can be done to prove the truth...right," she said glancing at Jack momentarily with a small comforting smile.

Jack nodded at this.

"Yes like Kari said, there are tests, tests that are scheduled for today as a matter of fact. Mom, I called this meeting to inform you of what has happened, not so that you can tell me what to do. I'm sorry mom, but I have to do what's right for my family and especially what's right for Troy. And that certainly includes putting Fred behind bars. He stopped being my brother the moment he….he…abused Troy. I won't let him get away with that!" Jack spoke his voice thundering throughout the room, like an echo.

He glanced around the room, at his mother, at his sister, and at his father who had remained quiet until now.

"If Fred..," his dad began his voice trembling," if Fred did do that to Troy, then I can only stand with you. And not just hope for what's best. Fred cannot go unpunished. I know Troy, and…..I don't think he would lie. "

"Woman," he spoke again now addressing his wife Trudy, "Fred is our son, yes…but what he did is unforgivable."

Jack stood up abruptly realizing the time and no longer able to stay. To stay and hear his mother continue on about Troy, it hurt him, but he understood. It was a mother's job.

"How is he?" he asked the minute he was inside.

Mrs. Bolton shook her head slowly.
"Jack I….I don't know what to do. Every time I go in there, I try to talk to him, but…" she paused, her voice quavering, and on the verge of tears.

"But it's like he's not there. He sits there, sometimes just looking at me, but it's….it's so painful…to see him like that."

Her shoulders slumped as she leaned towards her husband seeking comfort only he could give.

"We'll get through this. Troy's a strong young man, and we are going to be here for him, things will be all right," he whispered not just for her sake but for his sake as well.

"I hope so," she replied inaudibly, as tears trickled down her cheeks.

"Hello this Mrs. Bolton, Troy's mom, is Gaby home?"

After much careful consideration, she had come to the conclusion that if there was someone Troy needed at this moment, it was her. Gabriela Montez.

"Hello this is Gaby, is Troy ok?"

"Gaby, Troy needs you right now. I'll explain everything once you're here. Can you come over?"

"Yes of course, I'll be right there!"

"You called her," commented Troy when he saw Gaby standing in the doorway next to his mother.

His mother nodded.

Gaby stepped inside the room, her face tear stained. It was obvious she had been crying, just as it was obvious that Troy wasn't Troy anymore.

His face was an ashen pale white, as if all the color had been drained away.

His eyes were empty, lost of the life they once held. Worse yet was the way, he stared at her.

She couldn't stand to see Troy so hopeless, so full of despair. It broke her heart to pieces seeing the love of her life like this.

It was staring at an empty shell.

"Hi."

He nodded in acknowledgement. The turned back to staring out the window.

A vague part of his mind realized what was going on. Gaby was here, she was here.

But what did that matter anymore?

He thought back to the first time he saw her. He would never forget it.

Their song…….Start of something new…….

When Gaby came into his life, it had truly been the start of something new.

Livin' in my own world

Didn't understand

That anything can happen when you take a chance

He knew without doubt that he loved her.

Her smile, her beautiful eyes…and the wonderful way she made him feel.

Even now, he could at least gaze into her eyes, and lose himself.

Gaby smiled timidly at Troy, as if reading his mind, she too remembered their song.

Their song………………….

That would help Troy.

She just knew it.

"Livin' in my own world didn't understand that anything can happen when you take a chance," she began singing.

She paused then continued, realizing Troy would join in when he was ready.

"I never believed in what I couldn't see. I never opened my heart to all the possibilities…"

Troy listened yet again amazed by her beautiful voice, by their song.

"I know that something has changed, never felt this way. And right here tonight…this could be …."

Troy smiled, warmed by the essence of the song, of what it represented.

"The Start of something new," they both sang together, Troy finally joining in.

"It feels so right to be here with you….Ohhh….and now looking in your eyes I feel in my heart the start of something new... Ohh yeah.

Now who'd ever thought that we'd both be here tonight...Yeah

Ohhh yeah the world looks so much brighter….brighter…brighter………

Oh with you by my side I know that something has changed

Never felt this way.

I know it's for real..

This could be the start of something new!

I never knew that it could happen 'til it happened to me.

Ohhh, yeah..

I didn't know it before, but now it's easy to see

Ohhh……

It's the start if something new

It feels so right to be here with you…..Ohh

And now lookin' in your eyes

I feel in my heart

The Start of somethin' new

It feels so right to be here with you

And now…

Lookin' in your eyes, I feel in my heart

The start of something new…..

The start of something new

Something new…………"

Troy sighed heavily as he felt a heavy weight lift from his back.

Unbeknownst to them behind the closed doors, stood two smiling parents.

Until now they had never truly understood Troy's passion for singing, but now hearing both singing, it just felt so right……

Maybe this really was the start of something new, realized Troy.

I'm not alone, I have my family, and I have…Gaby.