During detention, Troy was in charge of setting things up for the spring "musical," and taking down things from the previous one. Unfortunately for Troy, he was paired with Sharpay to start painting some of the background objects. He worked diligently, while Sharpay sat glaring at the piece of wood, as if she could make it explode with her eyes.
Sharpay felt horrible, she actually was hoping that she would pass out, just so she wouldn't consciously feel anymore pain. And, on top of all of that she was paired off with Troy to paint something! She didn't want to be working at all, let alone work with Troy! Thankfully for her, he didn't say anything to her and though that made the time pass more slowly, soon it was 5:30, and time for her to go home. She sighed happily, glad that finally something good had happened, but then realized that Ryan had taken the car to go to his town track practice and she had no ride home! This is just perfect, now I have to walk home! Thats going to take at least an hour or more, even if she walked fast! Wonderful, my life is just soo wonderful! Sharpay rose from the ground and as she was about to move to get her stuff, another large wave of dizziness spread through her and suddenly the whole stage was spinning before her.
Troy decided that holding his tongue was his best chance at survival, and after a painfully long time, 5:30 rolled around. He grinned, and started to pack up the paints and brushes. As he was cleaning up, he heard Sharpay standing up from her position on the other side of their "masterpiece." He, himself, was just getting up when he noticed Sharpay start to sway a little bit, then more and more. "Sharpay, are you alright?" He asked, getting a little wigged out. "Shar-" Slowly, as if someone had hit the slow motion button on the TV Screen, her knees buckled and she started to fall towards the ground. Troy lunged forward, knocking over some of the paint cans as he went, and grabbed her around the waist before she could hit the ground.
Ms. Darbus and all the other detainees/theatre people had long departed, hoping to beat out any traffic that may hinder their journeys toward home. That meant that Troy and an unconscious Sharpay were left alone in the spacious auditorium. Troy, uncertain about what to do, put Sharpay down, gently, and grabbed all of his stuff and what he hoped was Sharpay's belongings. Then he lifted her up bride-style, and carried her out of the school. On his way out, he bumped into Gabriella, who was on her way towards the parking lot where her car was waiting for her. "Hey Troy, what's goi-" She cut off abruptly when she saw who he was holding.
"Troy! What on earth are you doing!" She demanded. "Shhh! I don't know! Sharpay just...passed out! I have to get her home! I think..." He said, realizing that he had no idea where he was supposed to take her. "Troy! She's manipulative! And an actress to boot! What if she's just playing you!" "Gabriella! Does it look like she's faking it! Come on, be serious!" "Oh, you're telling me to be serious! When you're the one who is carrying the one girl on the planet whom I cannot stand!" Troy gave her a blank expression with slight annoyance in his eyes then brushed past her and down the hall towards the exit.
"Troy! Where are you going? I'm sorry! It's just..." She called to him, but he ignored her and continued out the door. Even if she was the alleged "Ice Princess," she also was a person, an unwell person at that, and she needed help. And Troy wasn't going to let some stupid prank get in the way of that.
