Chapter 3; "Give Me Sparkle"
"Well done Shar, You did really well!" exclaimed a dark brown haired girl who was out of breath from just performing on stage as one of Sharpay's backing dancers.
"Sharpay, Ryan; Your on in 5" Said an old, grey haired woman who was best known as Ms. Darbus of the drama department. She was clearly fretting over the fact that this was the finale and she didn't want anything to go wrong although she had put on countless school productions, which Ryan and Sharpay have stared in as the main roles in most.
"Thank you Miss, We won't mess this up for you" assured the confident blonde who, for her age was rather professional and was bought up to act, sing and dance on stage and to be the general glamour queen of East High.
The crowd was ecstatic, clapping insanely from the last scene yet eagerly awaiting the sparkly finale, Sharpay and Ryan were again performing their 'pre-performance ritual' of the breathing exercises and necklaces. Both of them wearing the glitteriest outfits anybody will ever see. Sharpay in a glittery pink and silver halter neck with black shorts that have her name written on one of the back pockets in pink rhinestones and Ryan with his signature trilby pushed slightly to one side, wearing a black shirt and black skinny jeans although he refused point blank to be covered in pink glitter but his control freak sister gets everything she wants, And she wanted her twin covered head to toe in pink glitter. So that is what she got although Ryan protested hugely.
"Sharpay, Ryan your on, Good Luck!" said a very flustered Ms. Darbus, ushering the pair into the wings of the stage.
Sharpay turned round to face her nervous brother "You better not mess this up for me, Mommy and Daddy are in the front row and I don't want to look like an embarrassment" She quickly turned away, flicking her long golden locks into Ryan's face. He wasn't too impressed with this but carried on nevertheless.
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On stage everything goes accordingly as the whole cast sing their hearts out in the finale of their own rendition of the popular musical, High School Musical.
As the catchy song came to an end there was still a few lines of dialogue left for Ryan and Sharpay to deliver:
"Well Ryan, Didn't I do well?" Sharpay asked as she turned to the audience whilst winding a piece of her beautifully conditioned hair around her index finger.
"Umm…Well…Umm…Arent we, Err….Blowing" A giggle passed around the auditorium and, after Ryan realises what he said he tries to recover from his blunder but it was fatal, there was no going back. He charged off the stage with his petite sister in tow.
"What do you think youre doing?!" A frustrated Sharpay screams at an even more frustrated Ryan.
"I don't know, I just…panicked" A tearful Ryan gabbled.
"Well you've never 'panicked' before, And you better not start NOW! You've messed this show up for me as it is, If this becomes a habit Ryan I swear to you ill go solo, and then where will you be? Without me, you're nothing!" She snarled
"Im sorry, Ive just had a lot on my mind lately"
"And you choose now to let it all out…wait, you're not gay are you? Oh My God…You are!"
"Sharpay, Im not gay"
"Well what is it then?"
Ryan paused, thinking about his response.
"Do you know what, Forget it! I haven't got time for this, I've got to go and explain to our parents why their son ran off stage just now. There going to be just as embarrassed as I am right now, No wonder I'm there favourite" Sharpay scoffs, before turning on her heel and walking off towards the backstage door.
"I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER" Ryan yells in anger at his obnoxious sister before running off to the male toilets to compose himself, he couldn't face anyone in this state.
"Cancer?" Sharpay repeated as if she was a parrot, a very confused parrot.