Restart.
"I wanna go home…" Kelsi sighed.
"Kels, come on. Please just- bear with me." Gabriella said as they walked towards the crowd in the backyard of some jock they were all friends with.
"I'm on crutches, and this isn't even our status. We'll stand out!" Kelsi insisted. "At least you're dating someone here, I'm just a friend. Yes, everyone else may slowly be letting go of the status quo but the majority of the people in the jock squad- FIRMLY- believe in it. Let's just go, please!"
"Hey baby!" a baseball player cat-called at Gabriella.
"This is torture. They're drunk." Kelsi groaned. "Why didn't we bring Taylor along? Or Sharpay?"
"I just needed someone with me it didn't matter who!" Gabriella said, smoothing out her red cocktail dress. "We just need to find Troy."
"Why?"
"I don't feel good about him being here." Gabriella said gently. She stopped and gasped. "There he is." The entire basketball team was dancing like no one was watching, the cheerleaders too.
"Oh great!" Kelsi chirped before dropping her tone. "Now let's go home."
"They look really happy….and they're all dancing really close. Especially Troy and Nat." Gabriella said.
"Who cares?!" Kelsi pleaded at this point. "Gabi, so he forgot to tell you he wasn't coming to the party! Maybe he knew you'd check on him! I know this is strange, but Troy did hang out with these people before you came to the school. They're his friends!" Chad and Amber were jumping up and down with the rest, goofing off. "The status quo changed! Their friendships didn't!" Kelsi said, trying to pry Gabriella's eyes away. "We have to go home. We shouldn't even be here. Gabi….let them have their fun, they're not doing anything wrO-"
They both gasped along with a few more people. The jocks erupted into cheers.
Gabriella looked horrified.
*pause*
Before today became the worst day of my life, life was pretty sweet. Kind of.
You see,
A few weeks ago Troy made a wish out loud that affected our entire squad.
(Troy blowing candle to the gang screaming at him)
(Black screen, pictures slide in)
Our squad being him, his best friend Chad, my best friend Taylor, Kelsi, Ryan, Sharpay, Jason, Zeke, Martha, and me.
His supposed girlfriend.
(Pictures slide out)
After the wish most of us got some form of bad luck if you will. The odds were not in our favor. It was crazy. Arguing, hearts breaking, possibility of leaving, horrible stuff! We were all convinced it was Troy's fault.
"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT TROY!" Everyone except Gabriella yelled at him.
"How is it my fault?!" He exclaimed.
"I'll tell you how it's your fault!" Sharpay stood, walking towards him. "If you hadn't broken a cosmic rule, none of our lives would suck!" She screamed.
"IT'S JUST A STUPID TRADITION IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER!" Troy exclaimed
So we realized there had to be a better explanation for this. Tonight I went to Sharpay's to talk with the girls. Kelsi and I concluded that any bad occurrences were either of natural causes or of coincidence. Somehow, that's when everything went to absolute crap.
(Kel and Gab get a facebook update)
Troy was at a party with his Jock friends. Not that that was a problem. What was a problem was that he didn't tell me.
So naturally since Sharpay wasn't too far from Natalie Gonzalez we went down to check. Well, we being Kelsi and I. Sharpay and Tay stayed home.
"You sure you don't wanna come Taylor?" Gabriella asked as she finished applying the red lipstick to her lips. Kelsi sat with her arms crossed.
"No." Taylor said quietly. "That's jock territory. Go get your boyfriend."
"I told you!" Kelsi exclaimed, coming along anyway. Sharpay smiled as the other two exited and handed Taylor a lemonade. Taylor sipped with a blank face.
What I didn't expect to see happen before my very eyes…
(Gabi and Kelsi push through the crowd)
Was my boyfriend kissing her.
Everything froze. Gabriella glared, her hands shaking. Kelsi gawked.
Troy's eyes widened as his head cleared. "...GABI?!"
Her breathing was hard and her look near animalistic. Kelsi had the widest eyes of disbelief. There wasn't any malice, just shock.
"Gabriella, let-"
She held up a finger. Later, it would be known as the finger of death. It was so still and stern, and the look that went with it…
Troy shook a little.
Gabriella began to speak, her jaw was clenched. "We're. Done." was all she said before walking out. Kelsi hesitated, giving him a look. She was just as shocked as he was. No way this was happening.
"GABI WAIT!" Kelsi stammered, trying to make it to her as fast as she could.
Party was over.
Now I know.
Now I know why Taylor is so cautious.
I know why everyone rolled their eyes as I talked about how in love I was.
Now I know I don't belong.
And now I know that Troy Bolton really is a lunkhead basketball man.
And it's all thanks to him.