Sharpay flounced into school and over to her locker. She looked around. Hmm I wonder where Ryan is…
And just then he came around the corner.
Sharpay asked him where he'd been but realised she couldn't really care less to be honest.
Sharpay started walking and then stopped suddenly. Oh god, theres Troy… should I go over? I really do want to. She thought for a second then strutted over to Troy and Chad. "Hi Troy!" She grinned.
"Hi…" He replied, muttering slightly.
He suddenly gave a really beaming smile. Then he rushed off somewhere. Sharpay turned around and saw him with Gabriella. Oh…for one moment I actually thought he was smiling at me like that…yeah, keep dreaming, Sharpay…
She turned around, looking down. Then she noticed Chad was still stood there. Oh no, smile… quick. She put her head up quickly and plastered on a grin. He just laughed at her. "What?!" She snapped. She rolled her eyes and flounced past him.
It was drama next, so she wandered into Mrs Darbus's classroom. No one was there. She looked up at the clock. Oh I'm a few minutes early…well at least I get some time on my own… She sat down at her desk and took her make-up bag out. At least its something to do. She applied some eye shadow then topped up her mascara. She brushed her hair and then put her make up bag away. She heard the bell ring, and then soon after people starting piling in the classroom. A bit after that she saw Gabriella and Troy walk in the classroom, hand in hand. Sharpay looked down at her lap. Why oh why did he choose her…he could have had me… She turned her back on everyone and looked out of the window, trying to distract herself from all the thoughts running around in her head.
Sharpay turned back around and faced forwards, she licked her lips and fixed her hair. Mrs Darbus suddenly burst into the classroom, apologising for being late. She then explained the assignment and said they would all be making a skit in groups of threes. Oh great, she's picking the groups…ill bet she'll put me with bloody Jason or someone… She looked up as Troy's name was mentioned and she wondered who he's going to be with… kind of hoping it would be her. And as she thought that Mrs Darbus said her name. She kind of let out a little squeal, and looked at Troy, smiling…trying to see what his reaction to being with her was…but he didn't seem to have one…he was probably just waiting to see who else would be in their group. Not Gabriella, not Gabriella, please not Gabriella!
"…and Gabriella!" Mrs Darbus announced.
Damn… Sharpay was not pleased, her face dropped. No…cant show it bothers me…smile! She forced a grin. Mrs Darbus said they had two hours to work on it. Great! Two hours of watching the lovebirds all kissy kissy and…just…meh… She kind of mumbled that to herself, she hoped no one heard.
Sharpay got out her lipgloss from her pocket, and started applying some, thinking about what the skit could be about, but mostly to waste time in the very hope that Gabriella and Troy might go along without her and forget about her…
"Sharpay!" Gabriella called from where she was standing with Troy, just outside the door.
Sharpay shouted back and dawdled towards them. She asked sarcastically what they were going to do the skit about, rolling her eyes. But when Gabriella spoke, Sharpay cut her off and started telling her all about her idea. This is a great idea! Me as Troy's girlfriend and Gabriella as the mom that doesn't want us to be together… Perfect Romeo and Juliet love story… AND I get to at least PRETEND I'm Troy's girlfriend… Hey, its as close as I'll get to the real thing…
Troy started protesting and then even Gabriella did. Typical…god, I cant handle this…hey I'll storm off and see if they follow and change their mind about the skit and go with my idea… She shouted that she was going to find Ryan and work with his group. She wasn't really though. She flounced off and hid around the corner. She just stood there and waited for footsteps, she heard none… She peeked around the corner and saw Troy and Gabriella kissing. Sharpay calm down, their only kissing… That's what boyfriend and girlfriends tend to do... She could actually feel tears prickling her eyes. …then why does it hurt this much… She couldn't take it anymore, she ran off into the bathroom, rushing into a cubical. She slammed the lock shut and then just broke down crying. This has never happened to her before, especially not over TROY. She sat down on the floor, not even caring if it was dirty. She put her head in her hands and silently sobbed.
"Sharpay!" She stopped and listened again as the stranger was calling her name.
"Sharpay! Is that you?" Someone was outside the cubical. She knew that voice. Gabriella. Sharpay coughed and sniffed, dabbing at her eyes with toilet roll. "Yeah, its me. Be out in a minute!"
Gabriella said she was going to wait outside. Sharpay waited until she heard the faint sound of the doors closing until she came out of the cubical. She slowly unlocked the door and stepped out, looking at her self in the mirror. Gosh, I look such a state. She splashed water on her face and then dabbed it dry with toilet roll. She took out her make-up bag and started re-applying her make-up.
She finished re-doing her make-up and walked out to meet Gabriella and Troy. Gabriella started going on about the skit but Sharpay cut her off yet again and explained her new idea. Which was Gabriella being the girl that Troy likes, and she likes him too but she's too shy so doesn't show it. And Sharpay is now the girl that likes Troy, but he doesn't like her back. Kind of like the situation right now…except Troy and Gabriella are together… She paused, waiting for their response to it.
Troy began hesitating again, but Gabriella surprised Sharpay and said that it sounded good.
They worked on the skit for the rest of the two hours that they had, until the bell rang and they walked back to Mrs Darbus's classroom.
Mrs Darbus took them all down to the drama stage to perform their skits so she could grade everyone on them. She chose Sharpay, Troy and Gabriella to perform theirs first.
They were doing good, but when they got onto the last scene, Sharpay started to get a little nervous. She didn't know why… Maybe it was because her character was telling Troy all about her feelings for him, or maybe it was just the fact that she got to hug him… Either one, it wasn't helping thinking about it.
They started the scene, and Sharpay became less nervous, and just got into it.
"...I love you! I really do! And you don't know how much it hurts, Troy..." Sharpay cried, acting. She watched as Troy came closer to her, gently put his thumb up onto her face and delicately wiped away her tears. "Its okay, I'm here…you're strong…you'll get through it"
"That's the thing...I don't think I will" She whispered, as some extra tears spilled down her cheek. Troy stepped closer to her, about to pull her in a caring embrace. She loved how his face was so close to hers, a strand of hair was just dangling in front of his left eye. His eyes…a gorgeous shade of blue…the type that you could just stare into all day… His teeth were biting his lower lip, he looked…nervous? Perhaps he was…as to what grade their going to get…or just the fact that everyone was watching them. He then stopped biting his lip and licked them, ready to pull her into the hug. His lips…oh how I want to see what they feel like…to brush mine against his… The urge was so strong that she actually couldn't resist it. She was so nervous, she knew that what she was about to do would come with consequences, but she was going to do it anyway.
Troy leaned in and wrapped his arms around her for the planned hug; she held the front of his shirt and pulled his face down towards hers. She then pressed her lips onto his. She was too busy thinking about all the things that were running around in her mind now that she's just done this to actually realise…that he was kissing her back. It suddenly clicked in her head what she just did, so she pulled away and ran off the stage, out of the drama hall. She leant against the wall and smiled to herself. He kissed me back…
