Troy Bolton packed yet another East High year book. As he flipped thru the pages he
remembered all his good times as being the East High golden boy. The twenty eight year old looked down at his old basketball team picture. These were his best friends and team mates for so long. He was sad he ever lost touch with them ,but after high school things changed.. All those things he tried to take with him in to life, his girlfriend, friends, and team mates,just went away. In college "Breaking Free" wasn't such a big deal. Life was different out there ,but he was still Troy Bolton. College treated him well in till a injury seemed to rip apart his dreams. Troy although didn't lose his love of basketball. He became a coach. His years of leading the Wildcats proved to help him in his new role. Troy grew to love coaching even more than he ever loved the game.
As Troy tossed his year books in a box he heard the moving truck pull up. A move wasn't something he planned on doing. He was happy with his job and one bedroom apartment. It was just enough room for him and his dog Cash. The poor mutt would always hang in the parking lot where Troy coached. Everyday the pup would follow him to his truck hoping to get a ride to a new home. One day Troy opened his car door and the dog jumped in. He couldn't imagine anything closer to a country song then a mutt riding in an old red pickup truck. So he named him after the old country singer his dad played around the house when he was a child.
Troy lifted the last box in the large moving truck. His older sister Jenny loss her husband a short six months ago to a car wreck. The family was coping well but Jenny needed to go back to workand needed help with her three children, Rose fifteen , Lucy ten ,and Emma five. That's where Uncle Troy steps in. Troy offered to come stay and help out. He got a job where the kids go to school coaching. It was a long ten hours drive to his sisters home. As he arrived Lucy his ten year old niece ran in to the driveway waving her little arms in excitement. Troy jumped out closely followed by Cash. Lucy ran and hugged her uncle. "Hey trouble I missed you" Troy said to his loving niece. "I missed you more uncle Troy!!" little Lucy replied. He spun her around and around. By the time both their heads stopped spinning the rest of the family was on the lawn. After the hugs were exchanged. Jenny showed troy to his room. Tears filled in her eyes as she gave her brother another hug. "Thank you I really needed you here" Troy replied "That is what little brothers are for."
By the time Troy made his way back downstairs the house seemed to be turned upside down. Kids were running and yelling "Mom where are my shoes?'" "Mom did you wash my favorite shirt?" "Mom how long in till we have to leave.". At this point Troy broke in "Leave? Where are you going?" "Oh" Jenny replied. "I must have forgot to tell you. I am so sorry. I just got so caught up. Rose has a play at school." "It is not a play mother. It is a musical!" The fifteen year old strongly stated. " A musical fun and why wasn't I invited?" Troy said teasing his sister hoping to make up for her lack of excitement about the evening. " You are" quickly added Rose. "Please come uncle Troy you must..." She gave her uncle a begging look right before he stated " I wouldn't miss it for the world." Rose bounced back. "Oh thank you!! I don't have the lead because of my wacky... drama teacher." " Boy do I know about wacky drama teachers. I mean wacky." Troy replied. They both laughed and smiled. Rose beamed "But it's ok it will still be an ok... show." "Well we better getting going then hun princess?" Troy smiled. "Yeah thanks uncle Troy.".
As they arrived Rose went to prepare and Jenny tried to point out basic landmarks of the school where Troy would soon coach. Most of these Troy could read from the signs , but Troy kept his mouth shut and just listened. He knew never to get in a woman's way. After awhile Jenny lead Troy and her two remaining kids Lucy and Emma to the hall where the musical was to be preformed. As they made their way to there seats Troy asked his sister " So where is this oh so wacky drama teacher I have heard about?" Jenny giggled " Wacky is harsh but she is very dramatic, but brother dear I would watch all the male teachers have their eyes on her." They both laughed. "And why is that my much older sister?" teased Troy. "Hey!" Jenny playfully hit him on the arm. As the siblings were enjoying each others company they didn't notice the thin blonde making her way thru the crowd. The carpeted aisle softened the sound of her clicking heels. Her mind was on her production tonight. She had worked so hard and wanted it to go well. As only one thing raced in her mind she ran right into a man with his back to her. "I am so sorry" the gorgeous blonde replied. As Troy turned around his jaw dropped. "Sharpay?" Her eyes widened "Bolton?"