Sharpay Evans
Sharpay strutted in through the East High main entrance door, her brother, Ryan, following a step behind her.
Her serious, coffee-brown eyes swivelled suspiciously around the hall. There were cheerleaders gossiping, which seemed normal enough, and urgh, there was Troy with that Gabriella girl, as usual. Definitely just another day at East High, even though they say senior year is supposed to be one of the most important and fulfilled school years of your life.
'Hey Evans!' she heard, sharply turning around to discover that Chad Danforth was not addressing her, but her brother.
Gosh, life had become so much more, well, difficult, now that Ryan had actual friends. And what's more, jocks.
She sighed dramatically, turning back around but keeping her ears straining to hear every single little snippet of the conversation.
'How's about playing some baseball after school this week with me and the Troyster?' Troy, on hearing his nickname, spun around to smile at Chad, before coming over and leading Gabriella with him.
Sharpay thought she saw Ryan turn visibly from his normal pale pinkish and sometimes milky-white complexion colour to an envious green. Nobody else noticed this though, so she shrugged the thought off. She had more important things to think about. Troy was right in front of her.
'Hi Troy!' she exclaimed animatedly.
'Errm…hey Sharpay,' he replied politely.
She knew that he knew that she liked him. The whole school practically knew. She didn't care though. Making her feelings discreet wasn't high on her list of priorities.
She just wasn't that kind of girl.
Ryan Evans
'Morning Troy, Gabby,' he found himself saying casually as his brain cells began to work again. Gabriella gave him a beautiful beaming smile, whilst Troy honoured him an acknowledgeable nod.
'Hey Ryan,' replied Gabriella. 'Pretty fun summer, huh?'
He thought he saw a tinge of suggestiveness in her eyes, but then he thought he was just acting stupidly. After Gabriella's comment, Troy again made that hurt, yet pained-looking face that looked like he was trying to hold back tears that he made whenever Ryan and Gabriella were interacting with each other, and which he did indeed express a lot during the summer break at Lava Springs.
Ryan let himself wonder that if there was 'Most Jealous Guy at East High' award, who would win, him or Troy.
'Answer my question, Evans,' Chad instructed.
Ryan knew he was lucky to have a buddy like Chad, but he didn't half wish that he would stop calling him that.
'I'll come,' Ryan answered, trying to face Chad, whilst faking a pleased smile, which he was flattered to see was returned gratefully by Chad and half-heartedly by Troy.
Just as they were beginning to start up the conversation properly, the bell for homeroom went.
As Troy ushered Gabriella to come with him, Ryan caught her eye and she gave him a playful grin and a subtle wave.
Ryan couldn't stop his own foolish grin emerging across his face before Sharpay, utterly disturbed, halted suddenly and whipped around to sternly tell him to stop smiling like that. After all, it was an annoying day and he looked like an idiot.
