3. Imagination

When you cheat fate there is some kind of price right? You can't just cheat death and expect to just continue life like nothing happened. It's not how it happens. Or so I don't it is. You have to pay a price, though I just wish I knew what.

"Hey girl."

"Hey Shar."

"Guess what?"

"What?"

"I've made you a blind date!"

"WHAT!"

"No sex life, no love life no nothing. Girl I can't stand seeing you like that. You need to get back in the game."

That's Sharpay my best friend. She's a drama queen but I love her anyway, and she was there for me when we first moved here.

I rolled my eyes of her. "You seriously need to get a life."

"I do it's called you." She said with a big grin on her face.

"Please tell me he's hot."

"He is. Blonde hair, brown eyes."

"Shar that's your type not mine!" I told her.

"Whatever. He's picking you up at 8 tonight."

That night I was looking out for outfits to wear. I didn't want it to be too much, but not too casual either. So I found a black tight dress, black thighs, flats and then I put my hair in a ponytail. I grabbed my jacket and went downstairs.

"Oh you dressed up for me. You shouldn't have." Troy told me and I shook my head. Apparently he was visiting jake again.

"And you shouldn't come here all the time to check me out!" I told him with a smile.

"You know me too well." He said with a grin and walked closer to me.

"But I'm serious, cause I prefer much more skin just so you know."

I hit him playfully. "Shut up Troy."

"So where you going?"

"On a date." I told him and then the doorbell rang. I went for the door. "It's a pleasure to meet you Miss Montez."

I let out a smile, trying not to laugh, miss? "Give me a sec I'll just need my purse."

Troy looked at him through the window and then at me. "You going out with him?" He asked laughing.

"Shhh" I said hitting him again.

"Miss?" he said laughing. "And he's what 5.5 feet tall? You can't be serious!"

"Shar set us up okay."

"Wow she must really hate you." Troy laughed.

"Be nice." I whispered in to his ear. "You know I only got eyes for you."

He sent me a dirty look as I walked out.

Later that night.

"I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" I screamed on the phone.

"Relax baby it couldn't have been that bad." Shar told me.

"Not that bad?"

"He didn't even use my first name, he called me Miss Montez."

"Okay he is that bad."

"Where did you find him? Mars?"

"I found him in the internet. He looked really cute."

"I'm sure he did. And not to mention he's 5.5 feet tall."

Sharpay burst out in laugh.

"It's not funny. I'm telling you it isn't."

"It is a little funny." she said.

"I hate you." I told her.

"I love you." she said.

"Bye." I said before hanging up.

Troy was still here and so he entered my room.

"How was your date?"

"It was really good actually we are going out again soon." I said trying to keep a mask.

"Really? Cause I just heard you on the phone with Shar." He said with a smile.

"Fine you got me. But 5.5." he laughed.

"Miss Montez" He teased and walked over to me by the bed.

"So not funny." I told him.

"Yes really funny." he said and started tickling me.

"No Troy stop it. Please stop."

Jake entered my room and shook his head. "I can't let you kids be alone anywhere can I?" he said laughing; Troy stopped what he was doing.

That night while lying in bed I couldn't stop thinking of Troy. But still my mind always found it's way back to Sam and what I'd done. I was the reason for why he was dead. And I couldn't just let that go.

About a week after that things got different. Let's just leave it at that. I'll tell you exactly what happened.

"LENA" I screamed, she had stolen my shoes…AGAIN.

I ran to her room and found my Carmen wood Jeffrey Campbell shoes.

I grabbed them from her floor and went out.

"Hey!" she yelled after me.

"It's my shoes." I yelled after her "buy your own."

We both walked down together me in black jeans, a white lace top and my Jeffrey Campbell shoes and Lena in a tight black dress from Zara and some brown wedges from Aldo (Which happened to be mine as well).

"Aren't I the luckiest man on earth?"

"And why's that Bolton?" Lena asked. "Because.." and then I didn't hear anything because he was whispering into Lena's ear.

"Jake now!" I yelled.

Lena laughed and Troy smiled at her. Which made me roll my eyes. Troy was always like this. But it didn't matter he was like part of this family.

Jake came over and wrapped his arms around me and whispered. "Don't let it bother you tonight." I looked at him and let out a slight smile and pulled myself closer to him. I used to do this with Sam.

When we got to the party I saw Lena going off with some of her friends. Jake also disappeared soon after and I didn't see Troy either. But then I saw this guy that I had never seen before and he was giving me this strange look like he knew me. And then he said. "She's the killer." I felt everyone starring at me, and my body froze. But for some reason I still managed to say something. "What did you say?" I asked him

"She's in the thriller." He said.

"Who?"

"Angelina Jolie." He said and gave me a weird look. I turned around in relief, but also I was confused. I wasn't sure what was going on with me and why I was acting like this. But it was like I was sure everyone knew. Tears fell from my eyes and then I ran in to Troy.

"What's wrong baby?" he asked me in a concerned voice, which made me feel even more terrible. I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around him and he embraced me in to a hug.

"It's just someone said something that made me upset."

"Who did?" He asked looking up. "Was it a guy? What did he say? Where is he?" I could feel that he was ready to defend me, which made me safer and the music playing suddenly felt relaxing.

"It doesn't matter anymore. I'm better now." I told him and gave him a smile and it was true. I finally felt safe. Like no one could touch me or hurt me. His touch felt calming.

"Bee."

"Yeah?" I looked in to his eyes and that's when my life changed. He leaned in and kissed me passionately. I pulled back. "You're so gonna pay for that. You can't just kiss me like that and expect it to be okay." I said teasing.

"And why's that Miss Montez?" he said laughing

I hit him playfully. "Stop it."

"You didn't answer the question."

"It's not okay…" I told him. "Because I was supposed to kiss you. So this is never gonna work because you messed up the whole plan."

"The plan? So you have a plan with me?" He asked excited.

I shook my head. "No. The point is you just don't kiss your best friends little sister."

"And why's that?"

"Because you need permission first."

"So you're saying if I just ask Jake it'll be okay to kiss Sel?" he asked with a grin.

I sighed and rolled my eyes. "I give up. Point is you should have let me kiss you first. Then there wouldn't be any problems with Jake. But go ask him about Lena. Cause you sure blew your changce with me."

He shook his head. "Montez are you even sure what you're saying makes sense?"

I thought about it. "What was I saying?"

"This." He leaned in to kiss me again which made me giggle.