"Announcements?" asked Sharpay. She always had to conduct during the Youth get-togethers.
"Yes, I have an announcement about the day camp in August!" Taylor yelled.
Sharpay sighed hard and stared at the calendar on the back wall. "It's only June 20th , Taylor," Sharpay thought. "Taylor has a quick announcement," she muttered.
"If you are going to camp in August, you need to be coming to the choir practices every Sunday night. You need to learn the songs because everyone will be singing at the camp." Taylor sounded like she had rehearsed this a thousand times. "There were only five people at the last rehearsal, and that's just unacceptable…"
"Okay…" Sharpay cut Taylor off. "Be at choir practice tonight at six. Anything else?" Sharpay looked around the room to see if anyone was raising their hand, and then continued. "Alright then…split for classes!"
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"Welcome to choir practice," said the choir director. "Thank you all for coming! It's nice to see so many new faces. Please get more of your friends to come…especially some more young men!"
Sharpay filed that request in the back of her mind and started singing. Choir practice lasted for an hour. Sharpay set her sheet music on the shiny, black piano, and walked down from the stage. She spotted her Aunt Chris sitting in the back row of chairs and walked over to say hello.
"Hey, Chris," Sharpay sighed as she plopped down next to her aunt.
"Hey, Sharpay. You guys sounded great! Hey, are you and Ryan registered for youth camp yet?"
"Nah, not yet. I don't know if I, I mean, we are going for sure." The thought of the dance was still weighing on her mind. "Who do I know that's going?"
"Let's see…" Chris said as she scrolled down the list of names on her laptop. "Here's the list so far: Taylor McKessie, Kelsi Neilsen, Chad Danforth, Zeke Baylor and Troy Bolton..." Chris looked up at me. "Were Troy or Chad at practice tonight?"
"Um, no they weren't. But I can text Troy and see if they are planning on coming to the next practice." Sharpay didn't have Troy's number, but she didn't mind using this as an excuse to get it.
"Okay. Thanks, then just let me know what he says," Chris said, directed more at her computer than at Sharpay.
"Yes!" Sharpay thought. She immediately pulled out her phone and texted Zeke.
Sharpay: Hey Zeke…do u have Troy's cell #?
She started biting her nails…she just wanted Troy's number She knew Zeke would respond but did not want Zeke to pry into her business and start a long conversation by asking why she needed it. She felt her phone buzz and opened the text.
Zeke: Yeah its 208-595-1357 :)
Sharpay: Thanks ttyl
"Ok. Deep breaths. Here we go," Sharpay said as she typed Troy's number in her contact list. Then she pulled up the texting screen and typed her message.
Sharpay: Hey Troy…r u and Chad going to be in the Youth Conference Choir?
Sharpay pushed send, then put her hand to her mouth again and began to bite. She was trying to break this habit, but was too nervous to resist the urge right now.
"Come on, Sharpay. Let's get going," Sharpay looked at her brother, who was on his way out with the car keys in hand.
"Alright I'm coming." Troy hadn't texted back yet. Sharpay could not believe how nervous she was feeling! For being a very well put together girl, she was losing her confidence pretty fast. All she had asked was if he was coming to choir or not.
…..
It had been at least sixteen hours since Sharpay had texted Troy. She checked her phone again: still nothing. "Alright. This could mean a couple things. Either Zeke gave me the wrong number or…" Sharpay didn't get to finish her thought, because she was interrupted by the familiar buzzing of her phone. She looked down at the screen and saw who it was from: Troy Bolton! "Yessssss!" she screamed. She opened the message immediately.
Troy: First off, who is this?
Sharpay laughed and texted back: It's Sharpay Evans. She got an immediate response.
Troy: Oh hey! Ironic that you should txt me 2day…
Sharpay: y?
Troy: today is my 16birthday ;) just ironic I guess
Sharpay was surprised he thought that was so ironic Was it because he was "available" to date now? Was he implying something?
Sharpay: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And I still don't get y that's ironic lol
Sharpay figured a little bit of pushing for an answer couldn't hurt. She was after all Sharpay Evans, and she deserved an answer!
Troy: because I can date now so it's just funny. We never talk and the day I become "dateable" u txt me. Funny.
Sharpay: oh. Gotcha ;) well anyway, so r u and Chad gonna sing in the choir?
Troy: nah idk. I'm not really into the whole singing thing ;)
Sharpay: haha what can I bribe u with 2 get u 2 come?
"Did you just offer to bribe Troy Bolton? What are you thinking?" Sharpay asked herself.
Troy: I don't take bribes ;)
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