( At Lunch )

Gabriella and Troy are sitting at a separate table, so they can rehearse.

Gabriella : Do you think that Kelsi and Jason are getting the music right?

Troy : Yeah. But really, I haven't ever heard Jason say he can play drums. Or any other instrument.

Gabriella : Don't worry about them. I'm more worried about Sharpay. She was with Layla the whole day and whenever I caught eye contact with LAYLA, she glared at me.

Troy : Really? Well at least you don't call her the ' new girl ' like everyone else does.

Gabriella : It wouldn't be right. I was the ' new girl ' at the start of this year. No one deserves a label.

Troy : You're somethin' special, you know that?

Gabriella : ( smiling ) Well, Sharpay seemed pretty happy yesterday that she was understudy.

Troy : She would have been faking. Just don't get sick. I'll die before Sharpay is on stage with me.

Gabriella : ( laughing ) But still, why would Layla glare at me? We haven't even met eachother yet.

Troy : Why don't you try to get to know her?

Gabriella : Good idea. But first, I got to get rid of all these cherries from my cupcake.

Troy : Why?

Gabriella : ( Picking off cherries as she speaks ) I'm totally allergic. I can touch them but I can't eat them. If I do, I can't even speak.

Troy : Whoa. Here. ( Takes cherries and puts them in the bin )

Gabriella : Thanks. You would not want to be near me if I had one!

Sharpay was listening nearby, along with Layla. They smiled at eachother.

( At the Evans' Home )

Sharpay and Ryan sat in the living room, watching the Tony Awards. In the break, Sharpay turned to him.

Sharpay : Hey Ryan, I was wondering, do you still want to be in the play?

Ryan turned to his sister in surprise

Ryan : Well, we are understudies. We can't do anything about that.

Sharpay : Unless...

Ryan : Unless what? Wait, you're not going to TRY and make one of them sick are you?

Sharpay went quiet.

Sharpay : If you helped, we would both be in the play. I mean, I already got the attention of that new girl, Layla, she says she and her brother will help...

Ryan : Sharpay, I seriously don't want any part of it.

Sharpay : But..

Ryan : No, ok? I just don't want to. Go someone else. The best you've got is Zeke, but he won't...

Sharpay : Hey good idea! I gotta go.

Sharpay runs to her room to think about her plan.

Ryan is left there, not knowing what to do.

( The next day at school )

Layla and Sharpay walk in the cafeteria, with Layla carrying a small package. Layla walked towards Gabriella with the small package.

Layla : Hi!

Gabriella : Hi, I'm glad I finally get to meet you!

Layla : ( impatient ) Yeah,...can I eat lunch with you?

Gabriella : Sure

Layla slowly unwraps package. Inside there was a burger.

Layla : Hey, I got two burgers this morning. Way better than the liver they are serving. Want one?

Gabriella : Sure, thanks.

Layla handed her a burger. But to Layla, it was the burger with a special ingredient. Gabriella took a bite, and immediately spat it out.

Gabriella : UGH!!! There's something in that burger!

She tossed the burger onto her plate and took it apart. There, she found five small cherries, one of which had a bite taken out!

Gabriella : WHAT?

Layla : ( smiling ) Yeah, don't you always have them in your burger?

Gabriella : NO!! I'm allergic!! Wait, did Sharpay...

Gabriella suddenly stopped speaking, and her face began to swell up. She ran to the bathroom. Taylor, who had noticed the whole thing , turned to Layla.

Layla: ( smirking ) What?

Taylor : Nothing. I just don't know why you did it. ( runs off to help Gabriella )

Sharpay ran over to Layla and smiled.

Sharpay : Thanks, now all we have to do is make sure she doesn't come to rehearsals.

They smile at eachother and sit down. Phase Two Complete.