( 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.
