Chapter 2 - Troy Bolton
Troy's P.O.V
This is a story of me and Gabriella Montez. We are the children of different mafia. I live with both my parents. My Mom works a secretary, a pretty normal job right but my Dad is the boss of West Albuquerque. I am the oldest child in my family.
I have a little sister Mollie, she is fourteen. She is a Daddy's girl, my Dad is never around because of his job but I don't mind much as long as he comes to a basketball game, I have been playing since I was four. With basketball I can be a normal lad, I might get called a jock but it is a nickname I get because of me not because of what my Dad does.
I walked downstairs and into my kitchen and saw my Mom and Mollie making breakfast. My little sister is like the girl next door, she has a sweet personality, blue eyes and blonde hair. I sat down and my Mom gave me some breakfast. My Mom loves to cook. I looked at my Mom and asked ''is Dad coming to the game today''. My Mom kissed me on the forehead. I take that as a no.
Mollie sat down next to me and told me ''don't worry, Troy, Dad missed my ballet recital. My Mom and I are coming even though we hate basketball''. I hugged Mollie; she always knows what to say. She is very wise for her age.
I ate my breakfast and stood up and got my backpack and hugged my Mom goodbye. My Mom looked at me and said ''you Dad wanted to come, you know bur he had another commitment and you know what he wants more''. I looked at my Mom and walked towards the door and whispered ''which is more important''.
I walked to Chad house; Chad and I have been friends since pre-school. Out of all my friends Chad is like my brother. We met on the first day of pre-school and have been friends since I can tell Chad anything. We both go to East High Private School, the school is pretty great.
I am the captain of the basketball team. Our team is called the wildcats. I am still upset that my Dad isn't coming to the game but as my Mom says he has other commitment but his job always come first. I knocked on Chad's house and Chad answered it and I said ''you coming Chad''.
I walked into school with Chad and I saw Sharpay walking over to me. Sharpay has a crush on me, everyone knows it. Sharpay smiled at me and said ''So Troy, is it the game today''. I smiled and told her ''yeah, are you coming''. Sharpay smiled and nodded her head and walked off. Sharpay is a drama queen along with her twin brother, Ryan. They star in all of the school plays. To her East High is a dress rehearsal and the world is her big break.
I walked into home room and saw everyone sitting down. I sat down next to Chad and we started talking. I heard Gabriella shout ''yes''. I wonder what she said yes to. Gabriella keeps herself to herself and she doesn't let any one get close. She hasn't got many friends and she doesn't talk about her family life. All we know is her Mom left and her Dad raises her.
The day finished and it was finally time for the game. I walked into gym and saw all of my team mates' fathers sitting down waiting for the game to start. I looked around and didn't see my Dad, at least my Mom and Mollie showed up. Mollie waved and gave me a big smile. Mollie always tries to make the most of bad situations. Chad ran into the gym and looked at me and said ''isn't your Dad here''. I looked around and told Chad ''no, he had work''.
The match started and I was playing my best. When I play basketball, it is like nothing matters, only you and that basket. When I am in a match, I can forget things and be a normal teenager hanging with my mates. My Dad doesn't really involve me in his work but knowing what he does makes it hard. Every child worries about their parents but a child of the mafia, they know they will get a phone call saying their Dad got killed.
If I could get a wish, it would be that my Dad gets a normal job and maybe be a part of our lives a bit more but I know that will never happen. The match finished and we won but it didn't feel like we won because my Dad wasn't there.