Broken

Broken Chapter 28: Desperado

GABRIELLA'S P. O. V
I was desperate. I couldn't focus. I just really needed to talk to him. I am trying my best to hold myself together for my daughter but I know she can tell how upset I am. My body felt so drained. Like... I have experienced this feeling before....the feeling of being drained but this time it is slowly killing me. Just like the past few days I left him messages and voice mail but I got nothing in return.

TROY'S P. O. V
You might think that I am being absolutely cruel but she deserves it. She has been trying to contact be for the past few days but I just didn't have the heart to reply. I didn't want to be sucked into my past. I was finally getting my life back together again. I am more focused now on practice because I had at least two and a half months left until the season starts and I need to get into shape. As badly as I wanted to be close to my daughter, I couldn't because one, she hated me and two I wasn't ready to be face to face with her.

It was almost 9 o'clock and I am heading to the staples centre for practice. Practice usually starts at 8 and ends at 12 however there will be days where we will start at 9 which is very rare. I parked my car and headed towards the locker room. Once I got to my locker, I opened it to find my eyes starring at the picture taped against the locker door. It was a picture of both of them. The same picture I starred at before my incident. I made copies because I considered it to be my good luck charm. Seeing that picture made my heart flutter with happiness...Well it use to.... I took a deep breath before pulling my practice shoes out of my gym bag. I quickly threw my gym bag in my locker and shut the locker door. I lace my shoes on then made my way to the court ready to start practice....

GABRIELLA'S P. O. V
      I had a short shift today 6:30am-12:30pm and right now it is 12:25pm. I am going to pay Troy another visit. I was going to lose it if I don't get this out of my chest. This time and hopefully this time he would talk to me.
       I quickly grabbed me purse in the break room and headed out the corridor. Once my eyes found who I was looking for I quickly fast walked towards her.
"Hello hunny", Elizabeth said.
"Hi, uhm... Is it okay if I leave Lilly here for a couple of hours again?", I asked hoping.
"You're not going to see him are you?", She asked concerned.
"Elizabeth I----", I started.
"Gabi you are going to hurt your self more if you keep going back", She said worried.
"But I wont stop until he is talking to me, I honestly wont stop Elizabeth, I am hurting so much that it was my fault I put him into rehab. It is my fault how his daughter hates him. I wont stop until I have a proper conversation with him", I told her with tears in my eyes.
"Sweetheart", She said.
"I need to fix this Elizabeth, he can hate me all he wants but if there is one thing I could fix, it would be his relationship with his daughter because you have no idea how guilty I feel because of it", I said as a couple of tears escaped down my face.
"Okay, but please call me if you need anything", She said.
"I will, Thank you", I said as I gave her a hug.

My eyes then found the little girl who was helping Jennifer around who just started her shift.
"Princess", I said crouching down her level.
"Mommy!", She said happily before attacking me with a hug.
I giggled, "Love you Lil's", I said kissing her temple.
"Are we going now?", She asked.
"No, mommy needs to go somewhere for a bit so I need you to stay here with Elizabeth and Jen", I said.
"Okay, can we cuddle later", She asked sweetly.
"Of course baby girl, you be good okay", I told her.
I watched her nod her head and I gave her one more kiss on the forehead.
"See ya in a bit", I said one last time before getting up.

I quickly exited the cafe and hauled myself a taxi. I gave them the directions and I was off. I needed to face him, I just hope that this time he will talk to me.

TROY'S P. O. V
I stopped by Urth café to grab lunch. As I was waiting for it by the take out counter, my eyes lingered on a young woman and her daughter eating lunch. They were happily eating and laughing, however there eyes glimmered more happily once a man dressed in a suit and tie stood before them. I watched as he gave the little girl a kiss on the forehead, followed by kissing the women squared on the lips. I felt pain in my chest creep up cause I started imagining them. What if it was all three of us sitting down together laughing and smiling....
My mind was slowly brought back to reality when the server called my food. I quickly paid for it and zoomed out of the store. I sat behind the wheel taking in three deep breaths. Stop imagining Troy, Stop imagining. After a couple more seconds I opened my eyes, started the engine and drove home....