So this is my new story idea. I don't know, just an idea that came to me. Here, lemme post a full summary and see if it's interesting at all. This is only the first chapter so far, since I have a lack of ideas on how to start with the setting and such, you know? And with me probably updating my one shots, working, and starting school I may not be able to update everything as quickly. So yeah, behold the suspense.
Summary: This is the future of the former East High Wildcats, class of 2008. They have all attended college for four or more years. Now it's nearly ten years since they graduated high school and everything changed. Nothing's the same as they remember it. They've got their jobs and futures set out. Troy had found a balance between his loves of theater and basketball. His possible future with Gabriella is debatable but he never looked happier. Gabriella is stepping up in the world from a simple part-time waitress to a full-time manager. Ryan and Sharpay have never been a more dynamic duo. Taylor is a Chemistry professor at Oxford. Kelsi is nearly world-famous and composing music for a living. Zeke opened his own bakery and never turns down any customers. Chad is the one who changed the most. He's gone from the thought of no career to an unexpected future. So what happens when everyone gets the wrong idea about him?
Lame summary, I know. But in a sense, it's the HSM gang about ten years into the future. I'm gonna try and incorporate everyone in the story equally, but you know how I am. We need more C&T stories around here so there's definitely gonna be some of that. Think that also implies some T&G, but not as much. You know what I mean, right? And you want me to shut up so you can get started and read this first chapter already, don't you? Read on then. Remember, I don't own HSM.
We've really grown up a lot since we all left high school and went our separate ways. It's kinda crazy when you think about it. I mean, things were going really great from where we were all standing. But one thing led to another and we just kinda split up. But we're all on our own now, making new lives. So it's an interesting change, actually.
Troy's taken a big step to helping the community. He bought that old run down community theater in the middle of town and spent almost two years fixing it up. Now he's talking about starting a tradition that everyone in Albuquerque have something to do with it, or at least get the kids from all the schools together so they can put on a big show. He's got plans for it and everything. Sure, Troy's still about basketball and whatnot, but he really surprised everyone with this theater thing. When he said he wanted theater and basketball in his life, he wasn't kidding. Troy got to be the assistant coach or some kinda substitute gym teacher at our old high school for the basketball team. So add that in with the community theater. He and I are still tight. Still kicks my butt in basketball though, which I think is pathetic on my part. But how else was he gonna get me to help him with his new thing right? But even though we've had hard times keeping in contact the past few years we've always jumped ahead of the game.
Gabriella's one of the top waitresses at the fanciest restaurant in town. And trust me, the girl doesn't just wait on tables or bring food and bills to people. If there's ever a problem with crunching numbers or one of the computers Gabriella's the one to go to. Everyone keeps saying how she's gonna be the next manager of the restaurant and then make a special formula to simplify making all the food. It's not exactly her dream career, but Gabs certainly seems happy doing it. And she loves it when she gets to wait on her friends. Two extra minutes of fooling around instead of working. I don't even know what's going on with her and Troy anymore. It feels so much easier to lose track of them. For all I know he's planning to plop the big q.
Sharpay took over the drama department at the high school, just like she's done since freshman year in college. So you know what that means – she runs the whole drama club, department, and teaches it. She also happens to be the school's chorus director or something. She's been working closely with Gabriella's younger cousin and my younger sister. Sharpay says that Gabriella's cousin is just like her, with the same hair and whatnot. I never thought that the former Ice Princess of East High would have seen a relative of Gabriella's as her star pupil, though. Well, as far as singing goes, anyway. But we remember we're talking to Sharpay when Sharpay says Gabs' cousin will never be as talented as her. Yup, her and in Sharpay. You should've known that by now.
Ryan is like Sharpay's partner in crime. He works with all of East High's plays, mainly the choreography. That's his main job, dancing with directing as one of East's drama teachers, you know? His other job involves opening his own hat store. Yeah Ryan said he'd do that one day. He's still trying to do it. But we really think Ry's coming around. He even comes to all his old friends asking for advice on what hats would be best to sell to people. He's got newsboy hats, baseball caps, joker hats, Viking hats…ok most of them are probably Halloween related but at least he'll know when business will really be booming, right?
Kelsi's doing really great. Not a lot of people thought she'd go so far cause she was always so quiet. But wait till you see her now. She gets to write songs for a bunch of different singers. She's even working out some kind of deal to write songs for a movie or something. Sure, all her work is behind the scenes and stuff but it's totally cool. She gets to play the piano all day. Even in high school that small person still gets that gleam in her eye when she finishes a song and everyone says it's a big hit. Yeah, sometimes I still call her that just for kicks. It's our own little inside joke.
Zeke's a caterer. He bakes stuff for a ton of different occasions. He's done weddings, bar mitzvahs, parties, etc. There's never been a disappointed face when someone calls the Zekery, you know what I'm saying? He makes the best food. His most famous dish is the Chocolate Truffle Surprise. He's got this massive secret ingredient that he swore never to reveal what it was. The guy's got a lot of respect, too. He has three different recipes for each dish in case he uses an ingredient that someone's allergic to. I learned that the hard way.
The only one of us that isn't around is Jason. That was a really sad day. See…well, it was about a day or so after we all graduated high school. There was this big bash for all the seniors in front of East High. We were all having the time of our lives. Jason was especially excited since he found out he graduated and wouldn't be held back. No one was happier to be at that party than him. But everything was kinda cut short. I was with someone else when we realized what was happening. There were a lot of injuries that day, myself included in them. But only a few lost lives. Jason was one of them. Turned out he was shot in the chest and…well I don't remember all the details, but I do remember that even if he had lived he would have had a ton of problems breathing or something. But we've got a memorial for him and the other students back by the outside basketball court at the high school. We visited there every chance we got. Trust me, we all miss him.
So you're only counting about seven people, right? Well, there's two missing from the equation up there. I'm one of them. The other one…I haven't heard from her in years.
She was my everything back in high school. Yeah, we were a couple. Second cutest in school, I think. Our best friends were dating and…I don't know. Something in us just clicked or something. I mean sure, we had our fights like any other couple and we didn't always get along. But we had so much planned for the future. We were really gonna stick it through. But it never happened. We split up. There were too many fights and we completely lost it for each other. But as far as I know now, Taylor's a professor at Oxford University. We haven't spoken in nearly ten years.
And finally you've got me. Life didn't exactly turn out the way I planned. Ever since that one day with the injury I guess something in me lost its touch for basketball. I had a hard time gripping it or something. Maybe it was my nerves talking the whole time or something, but either way I couldn't bring myself to play anymore. I lost my scholarship at the University of Albuquerque. Yeah I was disappointed at first. But I learned that life can take you by surprise sometimes. I've really changed things around now. I own my own bowling alley. Ok, so it doesn't sound that glamorous. But it's something, and I always get a kick helping out with kids' parties there. But it's not only me I gotta look out for. There's someone else who I always have to help out and put first; they're what keeps me going.
Really, when you lose contact with a lot of people from high school that used to be your best friends all you can do is look to the future.
Ok, sorry for the shortness of this chapter. It's just to ive an idea of where everyone's at. You know me, the chapters will probably be much longer in the future. So I can't promise any quick updates, but I'll see what I can do for the first official chapter. Sorry but if I'm in suspense for stories you guys can be, too. xD And hey, you know how I love suggestions and opinions anyway. So keep an eye out for those, cause I'll be sure to ask for them soon!