Troy slowly stepped into the elevator while taking a deep breath. He was nervous. That evening Troy was afraid to get home because he didn't do what he needed to do. He completely chickened out about telling his parents the truth and he could not understand why. He asked himself if he's afraid of what they would think of him but he didn't understood that either. Usually, he never cares about what his parents think of him so why is it so scared about telling them about his lie? Maybe it was because this lie is so big and it involves his whole family in the process.
They were there for him from the start of his and Gabriella's so called 'relationship'. The family meeting, the wedding and other family gatherings they had along the way. Then he thought about what Gabriella told him that morning. Did he want his family growing up to be big fat liars? Of course not. He would never want his own child lie to him so why should his child lie to anyone else? It doesn't take a genius to know that even before his baby is even born, he is being a terrible father already.
What might be the real reason he doesn't want to tell his family?
He felt like kicking himself for being such an ass to Gabriella that morning. He even felt more guilty after everything Gabriella said to him. Her distressed voice is still rememvered in his head.
"If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be married and we wouldn't be in this mess at all and I wouldn't even talk to you again anymore."
He also remembered what he responded to her.
"If it wasn't for me, you'd be trapped in that dead end job of yours filing papers for the boss you hate and if it wasn't for me, you would never met my family and my mother and you wouldn't even get your very own studio in the first place so stop complaining!"
He couldn't believe he said that to her. Actually, he can. Gabriella was throwing a tantrum at him so he needed to defend himself and it's true. If it wasn't for him, all of the 'adventures' they had together wouldn't happen. They would've gotten drunk and slept together. Troy would never have fallen in love with Gabriella. They wouldn't be married and Gabriella wouldn't be pregnant with his baby. It's not like he's regretting everything that has happen to them. They were still some wonderful moments they had together.
Their wedding day for one. Gabriella looked so stunning in her wedding dress. Troy still remembered the smile she had on her face. It was plastic but at the same time real. He remembered how beautiful she looked while walking down the aisle and how she told him that she was excited about their honeymoon to Europe. Their honeymoon had to be the best trip Troy have ever been on in his life. During their time alone together, Troy had gotten the chance to really get to know Gabriella and he liked that. And lastly, there was the Christmas trip to the orphanages. Troy and Gabriella really enjoyed themselves together. He didn't want to throw all of that away.
Then he thought that was it. That was the reason why he was so afraid of telling his parents. He's afraid that his parents would get so mad that they would force him to divorce Gabriella. Divorcing Gabriella meant he might never see her again and what about their baby? Will Gabriella have full custody of their baby or will his parents force to take the baby away from Gabriella. Either way, that would be terribly awful. Gabriella would be scarred to death.
As he stepped out of the elevator, he walked to his apartment only to find a note taped to the door. He took the note and started to reading it.
I can't believe you didn't tell your parents Troy. I thought we had a deal? Why are so afraid about telling them? I get it, you're afraid that they will disowned you. Trust me, I've been there. But they are your parents. They will love you no matter what. If you want them to trust you, you have to trust them. I don't even know what to say to you anymore. In fact, I can't even look at you anymore. I did what I promised this morning. If you don't tell them by afternoon, I'm moving out. It has been something I've been wanting to do since I got into this mess in the first place.
You know what sucks about this entire thing? Just yesterday, I really thought that I could trust you but today you showed me otherwise. In case you're still wondering, I will divorce you and I will never ever want to see you or want you near our daughter at all. Our daughter deserves better a father than liar like you. It's nice knowing you Troy. Have a good life.
-Gabriella
P.S. I did not tell your parents. You may still have a chance to prove to yourself and our baby that you are not a big fat liar.
Troy couldn't believe what he had just read. He quickly went inside the apartment searching for Gabriella. He tried calling out her name but there wasn't any respond. He checked their room and it was clean. It wasn't enough proof that Gabriella wasn't still there so he checked the closet. Unfortunately, there wasn't any clothing that belonged to her. Still in denial, he ran to the bathroom and checked the medicine closet but all that's there was a toothbrush and a toothpaste. Still not believing Gabriella left him, he desperately checked the baby nursery. Surprisingly, everything was there in place except for the crib that wasn't built which Troy promised to finsih building pretty soon.
Without hesitation, Troy grabbed his cell phone and dialed Gabriella's number. It rang for a few times and it went straightly to voicemail. He tried again a few more times but she is still ignoring his calls. Frustrated, he walked to the living room and sits on the couch that Gabriella sat on that morning. He couldn't believe it. She's gone.
I know this chapter is short so I hope you won't mind. This chapter is part 1 to the next chapter. I am working on part 2 right now!
I have received a review saying that I am slowly developing the relationship with Troy and Gabriella and it's getting 'boring'. I am here to confirm to you that I intended to make my story go like that because I wanted this story to be a bit different than all the other Troyella or HSM stories in fanfiction. Mostly I see stories that they fell in love at first sight or they were best friends at first then they developed their relationship through there. Not that I am offending those type of plots because I myself wrote that type of stories before. I just want this story to be different but at the same time good.
I hope that you all now understand why I made Troy and Gabriella's relationship complicated in this story because I want them to be a real couple dealing with real types of problems because I believe that not all relationships in the world are all fairytale stories. You have to go through obstacles to get a happy ending and I am doing it my way to Troy and Gabriella in this story.
Now that has all been said and done, PLEASE REVIEW!
There will no sneak peek in this chapter or the upcoming ones anymore as, sad to say, the story is about to come to an end. I hope no on gets offended by my statement. If I offend you, I deeply apologise for my actions but I just feel that I need to say what I needed to say. BYE!
