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Chapter 1-

Gabriella rushed down the hall to her first class. She was late. She slipped into her seat just before the bell rang and sighed with relief. Troy tried to catch her eye, but she avoided him. After her talk to Sharpay the other day, she really hadn't been talking to Troy much. She knew she shouldn't let Sharpay scare her, but she did.

She pulled out her history book and opened it to the correct page. She enjoyed school, and she was good at it.

Fifty minutes later the bell rang again. She gathered up her things and started towards the door.

"Gabriella," Troy called.

Her shoulders drooped and she sighed. "Hi Troy," she turned and said.

He frowned. "I haven't seen you much lately."

She bit her lip. "I really can't talk, Troy."

Troy nodded. "Can we talk somewhere after school?" he asked.

She slowly began to walk away. "I don't know. I'll see you at lunch."

Troy sighed and watched her walk away. He wasn't sure why Gabriella was avoiding him. He turned and headed towards his next class.

"Hey man," Chad said from behind.

Troy turned and smiled. "Hi, Chad."

"What's up? I haven't seen you much lately."

Troy smiled. "I've been working with Kelsi for the winter musical auditions."

Chad's grin widened. "I can't wait to see you up there again. You shocked the whole school with last year's stunt."

Troy shook his head. "I don't know if this year will be as shocking. Everyone's used to me now."

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Gabriella dropped her book bag onto her bed and sat down beside it.

A mechanical voice spoke out from her computer and said, "You've got mail."

She smiled and walked over to the computer screen. She entered her inbox and frowned at the message. It was from Sharpay.

Gabriella,

I saw you talking to Troy today. I thought we'd agreed that you'd stay to yourself like a 'new girl' should.

Sharpay

Gabriella sighed and hit the button to reply.

Sharpay,

Troy and I didn't even talk about the auditions.

Gabriella

Sharpay must've been waiting for a reply because; just moments after Gabriella began her homework she received another e-mail for Sharpay.

Gabriella,

Good. Keep it that way. Just because you won the leads in last year's musical, doesn't mean you'll win them this year. It's my turn to star!

Sharpay

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