Chapter 2: Welcome Back
After checking in and getting my books, I headed for my locker. So far I haven't seen any of my "siblings". Chad, Troy, Zeke, and Jason were all in the gym, working on basketball, so I knew I wouldn't see them before class. Not that I was actively looking for them since I had already seen them Sunday when they came over to play basketball.
I was searching for my siblings who didn't know I was back in town, Taylor, Ryan, and Sharpay. I was so excited to see them, and wanted to tell them as soon as I got back, but my mom kept saying "you'll see them at school," and here it is Friday and I'm just now going to school. Sharpay is so gonna kill me when she finds out I've been here for almost an entire week and haven't called. Taylor on the other hand will probably be totally understanding, that's just the way she is. Speaking of Taylor, here she comes. Putting my last book in my locker and closing the door, I turn around.
"Hi Taylor" I said as if I had just seen her yesterday, as opposed the three years it's really been.
"Kayla" she exclaimed. "Is that really you?"
"Hey Tay, yes it's really me" I said reaching for a hug.
"Look at you, all grown up and everything. What are you doing here, and how long have you been back" she asked looking me over.
" I transferred here from GLA, and I've been here almost a week" I said, almost whispering the last part, but she still heard me.
"A week" she yelled. "You've been here a week, and you haven't called me? Why didn't Chad tell me? He is so dead.
"Tay wait" I said grabbing her before she followed through on her threat. "It's not his fault. My mom didn't want him to tell anyone. She said it would be best if you guys saw me instead"
"So nobody knows you're back," she asked, calming down from being left in the dark.
"Well, Troy, Ze, and Jay know because Chad forgot to cancel their basketball game, but other than them, no" I replied.
"So Ryan and Sharpay don't know," she asked me.
"No, do you think you could come with me to tell them" I asked her. "You know how Pay is, and she'll most likely overreact."
"Umm, Sharpay and I aren't exactly on speaking terms" Tay responded.
"So you guys really did "break up,"" I asked her.
"Yeah, when we got here, we went our separate ways, and just don't talk anymore" she told me.
"Well, do you think you guys could get along tonight so we can have an official TayPayKay sleepover" I asked hopefully.
"Yeah, I'm sure we can get along for one night" she said.
"And maybe more" I mumbled, determined to get them back together.
"What was that" she asked me.
"Oh, I just said ok" I said trying to cover up. "I need to find Ry and Pay, and speak to Ms.Darbus before homeroom, so I'll see you there?"
"Yeah, I'll see ya in homeroom" she replied. "Oh, and welcome back lil' sis."
"Thanks big sis" I replied, heading off to homeroom where I figured I'd find Sharpay and Ryan, and if not, at least I'd be able to speak to Ms. Darbus before homeroom.
I made it to Ms. Darbus' classroom, but she wasn't there yet, so I decided to explore the interesting room. I noticed posters of previous shows on the walls, most featured Ryan and Sharpay, but there was one that had Troy and a girl I have never met, which I assumed had to be Gabriella.
Chad told me a little about her, and Troy told me more on Sunday, so I wanted to meet her. Hopefully she came to school today so I can meet her and get to know her. From what the guys have told me, she is pretty nice, and Chad told me she's Tay's best friend, so she can't be too bad, and it would be nice to have a new sister, two actually since I've been told that Jay has a serious girlfriend named Kelsi. Her name sounds familiar, but I don't remember her. Chad said she kept to herself in elementary school, which is probably why I don't remember her.
I was so focused on the posters that I didn't notice two people walk up behind me until one of them spoke.
"If you think for one second that you are just gonna waltz in here and steal my show, you had better think again" one of the people said. It sounded a lot like Sharpay, but Pay would never say something like that.
"Sharpay, she was just looking at the posters, you don't know if she's even interested in drama," replied the other voice. That was definitely Ryan, and since he said Sharpay, the first voice must be hers, so I decided to get under her skin.
"Actually," I said without turning around, "I've been informed that my sister is drama club president, and that she and my brother practically run this place, so I think I can do whatever I want."
"Look missy," Sharpay began, "I don't know who you think you are, or what lies you've been told, but I'm drama club president."
"I know that Pay" I said turning around smiling. "Hi guys."
"KAYLA" they both screamed enveloping me into a hug so tight it was hard to breathe.
"Guys, can't breathe" I said struggling to take a breath.
"Sorry" they said together.
"I've missed that" I said to them.
"Missed what" they asked still speaking simultaneously.
"That twin thing, you guys saying the same thing at the same time" I replied.
"We don't do that" they immediately responded together.
They looked at each other, then at me, then the three of us burst into laughter. We were interrupted by my brothers loudly coming into the room.
"Aww look, the Ice Queen laughs" Chad said, earning laughs from the guys and a glare from Sharpay.
"Ice Queen" I mouthed to Ryan.
"He means Sharpay" he mouthed back.
"Oh" I mouthed simply, wondering why Chad would refer to Pay like that. I didn't have much time to think about it because Ms. Darbus entered and I had to excuse myself so I could talk to her. I made my way up to the front of the class thinking about how much more interesting this day could get.
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