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Chapter 2
Zeke walked as fast as he could away from the school without looking suspicious. At times, he wanted to call Gabriella, tell her to get back there because Troy was on the verge of destruction, but he knew she couldn't. Gabriella was far away, and Troy was still in Albuquerque, turning into the evil jock you see on television. The stereotypical jock you see on television.
Now that he thought about it, Gabriella brought them all happiness, not just Troy. Because of Gabriella, Taylor and Chad got to know each other, as well as Jason and Kelsi. Sharpay's icy exterior was melted by Gabriella's happy self.
But, after she left, it hadn't lasted. Chad and Taylor fizzled out, so much that they had yet to officially break up because they never talk. Jason and Kelsi never even got in a relationship. Kelsi was back to the shy piano player she had been, and Jason was one of Troy's boneheaded followers. Sharpay...
Zeke sighed thinking of Sharpay. She had been the only one who hadn't changed when Gabriella left. Even Ryan turned back into Drama King. Sharpay had been his, until Troy thought they shouldn't be happy together. Non-stop ridicule and torment was thrown her way by Troy, and Chad or Jason when Coach Bolton was nearby.
He laughed thinking of that. Coach Bolton still thought Troy was the sweet, lovable kid he'd been five months ago. Boy, was he wrong. Troy was cruel and heartless. Of course, that didn't mean that people didn't still think him a god. Because, they did. Only the victims of his torment were scared of him.
Once he was away from the school he slowed his pace. "What are you doing?"
He turned around to see Sharpay, her hands in the pockets of her jacket, her skirt swishing with the wind. "What do you mean?"
"Shouldn't you be with Troy?" she asked. "He's probably mad that you left. You know him."
"I don't have to do anything Troy wants me to do," Zeke said, taking his hands out of his own pocket. A slip of paper flew out and landed on the ground. Sharpay bent over and picked it up.
"Art Club? You draw?"
Zeke shook his head and turned, leading them in a walk. "Stick people maybe. No, I took because Troy and Chad ignored her and she was so little and scared to death."
"Zeke, the only nice person I know of that Troy actually talks to." She shook her head and looked at the ground. "Are you going to the football game?"
"The homecoming game?" Zeke asked. "Yeah, I have to stand around the concession stand because Troy doesn't want to be there alone with the soccer captain."
She rolled her eyes. "That's going to be a fun night."
"Oh yeah," Zeke replied sarcastically. "A blast."
"Well, think of the bright side," Sharpay said. "Homecoming dance is the night after the game."
"Troy's the king."
She laughed. "That was obvious. He's always been the king of our class, freshman, sophomore, junior, now senior year. He's must have a whole collection of crowns, I'll have to borrow one," she said, giggling. "I didn't vote for him."
"Me either," he said stopping in front of Sharpay's house. "Look where we are."
"Thanks," she said walking through the gate and up to the house. "Oh, and Zeke?"
"Yeah?"
"Save me a dance?"
He smiled. "Of course."
A grin spread across her face as she turned and walked the rest of the way to the door. He waiting until the front door shut behind her to continue home. He stuffed his hands back in his pocket and looked around at the Albuquerque houses. Some were larger than others, he noted. A cool breeze swept by him and he shivered, mentally kicking himself for forgetting his sweatshirt that morning.
He and Sharpay had never really ended. Every now and then, Zeke would find himself looking across the cafeteria at her, or not pay attention in class because he was focused on her. Sometimes Sharpay would turn around and smile. The only reason why they didn't do anything more was because they were afraid of what others would do.
Others named Troy, Chad and Jason.
People at East High had forgotten that Sharpay could be nice. After the sacred day where they won the basketball game, the scholastic decathlon, and the musical auditions happened, Sharpay was thrown out of the picture. She was just another girl, not the ice queen, yet not a sweetheart. The only two who had really gotten any attention after that day was Troy and Gabriella. Of course, back then it was okay. Troy had Gabriella to keep him in line and out of trouble.
Zeke was the only person now that really knew Sharpay, except maybe Ryan. He knew her faults and her personality. He loved her smile and laugh and could stare into her eyes forever. Sharpay, in the eyes of the school was just another girl, to Zeke she was special. To Zeke, Sharpay was the most beautiful and wonderful person in the world, especially when you compared her to her old icy self.
He walked up to his house and grabbed the basketball out of the front lawn. He looked at it for a moment before tossing it up at the hoop. The hoop held many memories. It had been Zeke's first real basketball hoop, not a plastic, little kid hoop. He, Chad, Troy and Jason would throw a ball up there for hours when they were growing up. They learned a lot under that hoop.
Like, the first time Chad had a crush on a girl, he told his friends while playing pig. When Jason's parents got divorced, he told them when shooting three pointers. Troy broke his arm when they tried bouncing on a small trampoline to make a slam dunk, then he broke it again when he and Chad got physical after a game of two on two and he tripped over the same trampoline. The hoop was so much more than a basketball hoop, it was the glue that held their friendship together.
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