Sharpay limped her way to the auditorium with Ryan, Mia-Lynn, and Taylor. All throughout the day, the girls showed signs of wanting to talk about Sharpay's injury, but whenever one of them brought it up, Ryan immediately hushed them.
They met Kelsi and Rosalie outside of the auditorium unexpectedly. "Why are we out here?" a freshman whined.
"Because we have to wait until Mrs. Darbus gets here before going inside," Sharpay said patiently. Since she had been Co-President of the Drama Club for three years, she knew that the first rule was always wait for Mrs. Darbus.
Just then Mrs. Darbus came sweeping down the hall, Gabriella talking fast to her, with Troy rolling his eyes.
"Good afternoon, everyone!" Mrs. Darbus exclaimed, gesturing to go into the auditorium.
"Good afternoon, Mrs. Darbus," came the general murmur of reply.
They all took seats at the front, and waited for direction.
"It seems we have a problem. Someone is not happy with the role they received." Mrs. Darbus announced.
Ryan whispered to Sharpay, "Three guesses who," and he got a smile back.
"So, what I need to do is have a vote before rehearsal! Who would like Gabriella to be our Elphaba?"
A few hands went up in the air, including Sharpay's. It was always polite to vote for your competitor. Gabriella obviously never heard of that courtesy as she voted for herself.
"Now, who would like Sharpay to be our Elphaba?"
Everyone else's hand went up in the air, including Taylor's and Troy's, supposedly Gabriella's closest friends.
"Well, that's settled. Sharpay is Elphaba and, unless you don't wish to do the role anymore, Miss Montez, you are Glinda."
"No, I'm fine doing Glinda," Gabriella said.
"Then why did you make me waste five minutes on a silly vote? Sharpay, Troy, on stage please, the scene when they run away together in the end. Gabriella you need to be far away from them, you're not supposed to be able to see them, dear."
The three teens walked on stage, and Gabriella started to sing the finale.
Because I knew you, Gabriella and Sharpay sang together.
Because I knew you, Gabriella sang out.
I have been changed, the two girls sang.
"You ready to go?" 'Fiyero' asked.
Elphaba looked around her Ozian city and said, "Yeah," she said, sounding resolved about leaving behind everything she knew, "Let's go."
WICKED WICKED WICKED
"Good, good, good," Mrs. Darbus said. "Now, Gabriella, dear, you can't be looking at Sharpay and Troy, you don't see them, your character thinks that Elphaba is dead, and if you're looking at her, the illusion doesn't quite work. Now, let's try again, and try not to glare at the couple."
They tried again, and Mrs. Darbus had more criticism. "Now, Mr. Bolton, you're supposed to be in love with Sharpay, don't be afraid to hold her hand and guide her away from Oz. She's leaving her previous life and she needs your help. You love her..." she trailed off.
If only she knew how true it was.
A/N: This is a REALLY short chapter, I know. But now you know how Troy feels about Sharpay! And thanks to everyone for their kind reviews, it means a lot to me!!
Peace,
Melissa