Chapter 4
4th of july
I woke up this morning forgetting where I was at. When I opened my eyes I was looking in the old room. The light lime green walls, 'Gabriella Nicole' written in cursive across the room. Then I remembered last night. I saw troy…I still love him. I knew that by the electric currents that went through me when I looked at him. I looked at the time. 6 am! Great! I'm still on California time! Then I remembered that I wasn't back in California by 8 I wouldn't get my jewelry! I called Angie last night and asked her to set up the ichat there so we can still have the meeting
"Crap!" I said. I called Angie.
"Hey" she said.
"Angie the meeting!"
"Don't worry I set it up and Lorenzo has no clue!" she said. I let out a sigh.
"Thanks Ang" I said.
"No problem it's what a manager does. So have you seen him yet?"
"Yea…nothing happened though. I completely choked!" I said.
"Well just give it time"
"I don't get how I can go out on stage almost every night to billions of people but I choke when I see my ex boyfriend"
"That you're still in love with" she added on.
"Yea"
"Gabs you've been there for one night! Just relax a little ok! Now go get some nice clothes on and steal your brother's laptop!"
"Oh right!" I said. I hung up the phone and went over to my closet.
Jeans and a bright green halter top. That should be okay.
I went downstairs and saw everyone.
"Why are you guys up so early?" I asked.
"We're going to pick up john and no won could sleep" Daniela said holding Seth. I didn't see him last night!
"Seth this auntie Gabi"
"I know! Mommy and auntie and uncle and abuela told me alllllll about you" he said in his little boy voice. I laughed.
"I'm glad Seth." I said taking him off her lap and making him giggle.
"Carlos and the kids are going to be here soon" Eva said. I nodded.
"Oh wait Sean your laptop has ichat right?" I asked.
"Yea" he said.
"Can I borrow it?" I asked giving him my secret weapon. He was struggling to say no.
"How do I say no those stupid brown eyes!" Sean said on his was to get his laptop. We all laughed.
"You would think after 7 years she'd lose her touch" jerry said. I laughed.
"Oh never mija will always have those against you guys. She has special powers!" mami said. Sean came back down with his laptop.
"I owe you so much!" I said.
"You know it" he said. I set up our ichat account at work. Then I saw Angie.
"ANGIE!" I squealed.
"GABI!" she squealed. Then I saw Lana appear up.
"Um Hellooo I'm here too!" she said.
"Hi Lana" I said.
"Aw who is that cutie on your lap?" Angie said.
"This is my nephew Seth!" I said. He put on a big smile.
"Hi" Seth said. Angie and Lana cooed. I laughed.
"Ok well they're on there way here so you ready?" Angie asked.
"What are you doin Gabster?" Jerry asked.
"Oh well last night my business man called me giving me shit about not being there for this meeting for my jewelry….well now im there and here!" I said with a triumph smile.
"Ohhhh we get to see the famous Gabi in actiooon" Sean said. I rolled my eyes.
"Ok Gabi they're here" Angie said.
"Where is Gabi?" Lorenzo asked.
"Well Gabi had a family emergency in Maryland so she's on the ichat!" Angie said.
"Hi Lorenzo I told you I'd figure something out!" I said. He was shocked.
"Oh Gabi hi! I hope all is well" the CEO of the company we're working with said.
"Everything is well thank you Mr. Santos, how is your wife and new baby?" I asked.
"Oh they're wonderful. But Maggie really wants your tacos" he said. One time I made my mom's famous tacos for them while she was pregnant.
"Well you can thank my mami for teaching me how to make them! It's actually her famous taco recipe" I said pulling my mami in front of the camera.
"Oh my…hi" mami said fixing her hair.
"Let's get down to business huh?" Lorenzo said.
"Yes lets….look I already have designs in mind. Angie shows them" I said. She handed them the book of jewelry designs I made.
"Gabi what is you plan of advertising" Mr. Santos asked.
"Well I talked to the same people who helped advertise my perfume and clothes and they said they would be delighted to work with me again. I also talked to kohl's about adding it on to there Candies line but with my name on it. Angie has the plans with the two" I said and Angie handed them the papers.
"Gabi when did you do all this?" Lorenzo asked.
"I did this all when you were M.I.A in Mexico" I said. He coughed and looked uncomfortable.
"Lorenzo are you telling me that you aren't on top of things?" Mr. Santos said.
"Well sir I took some personal time…"
"Without telling me. So I took things in my own hands. Like my mami always say why have others do for you when you can do them for yourself." I said smiling at my mami.
"Well tell her she's an excellent cook and teacher!" he said.
"Gracias!" my mami said. We all laughed.
"Gabi I would love to see where your jewelry line goes" Mr. Santos said.
"I got it!?" I said.
"Yes you are approved to go with your jewelry line! Oh and you should start looking for a new business man because Lorenzo is fired!" Mr. Santos said. I was happy and shocked.
"Oh my god thank you Mr. Santos!" I said. My family all talked cheerfully. Then they all gathered behind me getting in front of the camera.
"Gracias!!!" we all said in unison. He laughed.
"De nada. Now I will have Tracey fax the paperwork to you for your investment." He said.
"Ok thank you!" I said. They all left and Angie got back on the camera.
"You got it!!" she squealed!
"I know! Hey we have to go pick up my brother. Can you get the paper work and FedEx it?" I asked.
"Yea sure" she said. She already has the address and all. We said our goodbyes and logged off.
"Sissy gonna make jewelry! Sissy gonna make jewelry!" Jayden sing songed.
"I'm making jewelry im making jewelry!" I sing songed too.
"Oh mija I am so proud of you!" mami said.
"Oh shit I just realized I need a new business man!" I said.
"Language!" everyone yelled.
"Sorry geez!" I said.
"Well Chris studied business…" lettie said.
"Really?" I said to Chris. He was really quiet…which is why he and lettie are perfect for each other. They balance each other out.
"Uh…yea I studied it at Berkley all four years" he said.
"So…are you interested?" I asked.
"In what?"
"Being my new business man! I would love to have family do it!" I said.
"Uh…." He said.
"Chris I know I Kinda put you on the spot…so just think about it ok" I said realizing it was a big thing to ask.
"Thanks for the offer Gabi he'll think about it" lettie said putting his arm around her. I smiled.
"Ok kids we have to go!" mami said. She is really excited to see john, hell all of us are!
I never realized how much I miss everyone. I wish I came home more.
We all gathered in cars. In mine was Sean and jerry.
They gushed about my car! I let Sean drive since one, I didn't know how to get to the jail, and two, last night I skipped out on him so he couldn't drive.
When we got there mami went in to get him.
"Yo Gabster…thanks for letting me drive. Your car rocks!" Sean said hugging me.
"No problem. So Sean…are you still writing?" I asked.
"Yea…I just can't get the lyrics right" he said. Jerry was outside the cars with the others.
"Well we should hang out in your room…you know like we used to" I said.
"That sounds actually…really fun." He said.
"So you have a girlfriend?" I asked.
"Well…no. I mean I had one for a few years…but it didn't work out." he said.
I could tell he didn't want to talk about it.
"Well…you'll fid some one" I said.
"What about you Gabi? Have you ever moved on from troy?" he asked. I sighed and put my head on the dash board.
"Gabi you should talk to him. He still loves you…"
"I love him too whether I like it or not. But Sean we live on different sides of the country and I know he loves it here!"
"Gabi…you guys are meant to be together. You guys have been through a lot together, I know for a fact you guys can get through this. You just have to let it happen" he said. I looked at him and gave him a 'really' look.
"It'll be ok Gabi…" he said. Then we heard everyone yell. We looked up and saw john. He looked different. His hair was short, and he was taller. But he still had that stern look on his face. When he saw them he smiled, I used to need his smile to feel better. Sean got out and ran to him. I was frozen staring at him. My big brother the most protective one of me. He was the one that taught me so much…one of the things is how to smoke. He saw me and smiled and opened his arms. I got out of the car in one movement and ran to him.
"John!" I said hugging him. I realized I was crying…I missed him so much.
"Hey skittles" he said hugging me back. I didn't let go for a long time. I couldn't let go. When I finally did he took a good look at me.
"Your still beautiful sissy" he said. I smiled.
"I missed you john" I said.
"I missed you too. I'm so glad your home" he said.
"You guys lets go home and eat something…" mami said. John rode with mami and Eva and jerry. We all drove home and got inside. John really wanted a nice shower so we all kind of went our separate ways. I went upstairs and looked through my closet at some of the old things. I found some picture albums and year books. One was titled Gabi and troy…
I opened and saw the picture on my night stand. Then I saw the one from homecoming of 10th grade. He had his arms around my waist and mine were around his neck we just stared into each others eyes. I miss him and how we were. I couldn't look through it after that. I just put it back and went to my purse. I pulled out the Newport's and took one out along with my lighter. I went to the balcony.
Flashback
"Brielle?" I heard someone wisper. I looked over to my balcony doors and saw troy.
"Troy what are you doing here it's 3 in the morning" we went to homecoming tonight and it was perfect.
"I wanted to see you…" he said. I hugged him and pecked his lips. We've been together for almost a year now. I knew I love him I'm just too chicken to tell him.
"Brielle…can we talk?" he asked. Oh god he's breaking up with me! Oh my god! Oh my god!
"Don't worry it's not bad…at least I hope it's not." He said. I looked confused…
"We've been together for 11 and half months. I have wanted to tell you this since we were only together for a month but I never had the balls! But I have to tell you I need to know how you feel"
"Troy…what's wrong?" I asked.
"Nothing…I just want you to know…i...I...i love you" he said. His blue eyes were staring down at me, I love his eyes. I knew he was telling the truth, I felt so safe and content with him.
"Troy I love you too" I said. He smiled the smile I love.
End flashback
I couldn't believe that was 9 years ago…
"Skittles?" I heard through the door.
"Hey john" I said taking a hit off my cigarette.
"Hah I still remember your first one" he laughed.
"Yea…I choked on it for like 5 minutes" I said.
"I see your still on them" he said taking my cigarette.
"Yea…they help sometimes" I said.
"You still smoke the other stuff?" he asked if I still smoked weed
"No I stopped that my 3rd year in college" I said.
"That's good…we were real stupid when we were younger huh?"
"Yea…but we grew up" I said.
"Yea I am so proud of you Gabi" he said.
"Why I ran away from everyone and everything and screwed a lot of stuff up"
"But look at you gab, your successful and following your dreams! Yea you were stupid giving Maryland up, but look at you! For Gabi from la Chicas!" he said.
I took the cigarettes back.
"Yea…" I said.
"Are you happy?"
"Yea…I just miss home sometimes"
"Then why don't you come home more?"
"John you know why" I said.
"Troy?" he said I nodded.
"Well get back with him. You still love him" he said.
"It's not that simple"
"Skittles don't analyze everything! Just…do it" he said.
"GABI AND JOHN LUNCH IS READY!" we heard jerry yell.
"c'mon" he said and took one more hit. I took one last hit and put it out.
We walked downstairs to where everyone was. The table seemed more full…I just wish we had two more brothers here with us.
Okay! Well it's written! I don't really like it, I guess I kind of thought about the reunion of Gabriella and john differently it just didn't come onto the paper…
Well the next chapter will be the 4th of July festival! How do you think it should go?
Should troy and Gabriella rekindle there love there?
Or
Should they get in a screaming match?
Or
Do any of you have a different idea?
Read and review please!!!!