Am I Vain
Am I Vain?
Summary: This takes place right after Troy tells Sharpay he isn't going to sing with her. Sharpay goes to her best friend and asks her if she thinks she's vain and tells her to answer truthfully. Told from her friend's point of view.
The day Sharpay asked me if she was vain started out as a normal day. But I knew something was going to happen, because I had a feeling. Like always, my feeling was correct. Right after I got out of my dance class, she cornered me.
"Dorinda, I have an important question and I want you to answer truthfully, okay?" she asked me.
"Sharpay, why would I lie to you?" I asked her, puzzled.
"Hey, I'm just asking, just in case. Am I… am I vain?" she asked me. She sounded like she was about to cry.
I sat her down on the steps of the studio. "How would you like me to answer that? As your best friend, or as one of the people who go to school with you?" I asked her. I had hoped this day would never come. Sharpay knew I would never lie to her if she asked me to tell the truth, which was probable why she came to me.
"Both," she said.
"Well, as your best friend, I say you are a wonderful person who knows what she wants and won't stop until she gets it. But as someone else, well… Sharpay don't be mad at me when I say this, I'm just answering your question," I said worriedly. Sharpay could be full of herself but she was my best friend, after all. "You are really vain, you're mean, and when you see something you want you go after it, even if it means hurting a few, or a lot, of people," I said in a rush, not wanting to prolong the moment.
"They were right. I am a mean person. I don't care about other people. I hurt Ryan, Troy, Gabriella, Chad, Kelsi, Zeke, everyone, and I didn't even care. Oh, what do I do!? I hurt Ryan so bad I know I did! He probably hates me know! He'll never forgive me!" Sharpay yelled, her head in her hands.
"Well Sharpay, you could say sorry. Ryan loves you enough, I know he'll forgive you," I said to her.
She jumped up. "No! I'll just sing with Ryan! Yeah, that's what I'll do! Bye, Do! Thanks for the advice!" she yelled in a sing-song voice, as she ran away. She had acted like she was happy before, even though she wasn't, and I always knew when she was faking. Try as she might, she couldn't fool me right then either.
Just an hour ago (two days after that talk) she came by again. But she was a different Sharpay. She was quieter. Her steps were quieter, her voice was quieter, and I know this sounds weird but even her smile was quieter.
"Dorinda, I… I took your advice about saying sorry. Almost everything is fixed. The only thing that isn't is that my brother doesn't completely trust me yet. Thank you Do. It helped a lot," she told me.
"No problem Shar. I'm just doing my job," I said. I stood up and hugged her and she did something she had never done before. She hugged me back. Right then, we both knew everything would be okay. As she walked away she said something softly, so softly I don't think she knew I heard her say it.
"I took your advice and Gabriella's. I stepped away from the mirror long enough to see the damage and I didn't like it, so I'm fixing it. I'm lucky to have friends like mine, who'll forgive me quick," was what she said. I thought about her question again, am I vain. Hopefully, not anymore.
A/N: I didn't write this. This was written by my cousin and she is letting me submit it since she is not old enough to get a file.