Troy sat in the locker room with his head in his hands as his eyes filled with tears,the salty liquid slipped through the cracks in his fingers and dripped down his hands.'i have a girlfriend,a beautiful sweet girlfriend,why do i feel this way?' Troy thought,he could never answer this question.He wiped the tears from eyes as gabriella stepped into the room 'speak of the devil' he thought turning his head away so she didnt realise he was crying."are you ok?" she asked feeling a little confused."look gabby i need some time alone could you just leave me alone for a while please?" he didnt even look at her he was focused on the wall.She walked towards him and kissed him on the cheek with a dissapointed look on her face,she turned around and walked out quickly.

"troy?" this time a male voice,he looked up to find ryan standing beside him holding onto his backpack.Troy jumped out of his seat "what are you doin here? wildcats only" he sat back down and looked to the floor. "i know whats going on" ryan replied.Troy still had his eyes focused on his shoes "you couldnt possibly know whats going on ryan,you dont even know me"Ryan adjusted his hat and sat opposite troy "its about sharpay isnt it?"Troys head jolted up quickly wondering how ryan could possibly know "ive seen the way you look at her,i saw you watching her and drew at the game..thats what put you off focus isnt it?"Ryan put his hand on troys shouler "i dont get to speak much with her around"ryan laughed"i just observe my surroundings and i can tell,you dont have to admit it to me and dont worry i wont tell anyone im not like that"ryan smiled and stood up.

Troy watched him walk towards the door and wanted to speak but couldnt "your a cool guy troy,drew isnt"Ryan had his back to him "he isnt good enough for her,she is my sister i want her to be happy thats why i always put up with her bossing me around,it makes her happy to be in control"Ryan walked out of the door and shouted back to troy "she likes guys that sing" Troy stood up,ryan was out of view but he could still hear him "The auditions for the musical are next week,try it" Troy creeped slowly towards the door "RYAN!" he shouted half his body appearing through the door.Ryan stepped around on one foot "thanks" troy smiled holding on to the door,ryan returned a smile and carried on walking.

Troy got back home and opened the door to his house to find his dad sitting waiting for him 'oh no' troy thought trying to sneak back out of the house "what happened son" Troys face quickly dropped,he frowned "dad i dont wanna go there" Troy walked through the house to the kitchen "garden..now" his dad stood up "we are getting in some extra practice troy" Troy poured himself a glass of orange juice "dad we played the game..we lost" he took a sip "i cant help it" His dad took the glass away from him "you can help it and you will" he said firmly pointing to the back door.

"where did you dissapear to after the game ry?" sharpay asked her brother as she walked past his room into hers.He stood up and followed her "i..um went to go talk to kelsi about auditions"he watched her in hope she would believe him and that it sounded convincing enough."oh" she didnt even care she just wnated to make conversation,she began painting her nails and the doorbell rang.Sharpay jumped up and pushed ryan out of the way "that will be drew" She smiled rushing out of the room excitidley.Ryan rolled his eyes and followed her,he couldnt see what she saw in drew,he was handsome blonde hair and blue eyes but thats not all that counts he was a jerk but sharpay couldnt seem to see that."hey" drew lifted his eyebrows and leaned in to kiss sharpay,she put her arms around him and they walked past ryan.He watched them angrily and thought about the conversation he had with troy earlier.

Ryan sat practising piano in his room "WHAT DO YOU MEAN BREAKING UP!"he heard sharpay yell the loudest she had ever yelled before,he jumped out of the chair and rested his ear against the wall."well there is this girl at school ya know she is there and its more conveinient shar"drew replied "DONT SHAR ME!..GET OUT" she screamed throwing something against the wall.Ryan squinted his eyes the shouting volume was increasing he then heard the door slam and he ran to his door and saw drew stomping down the stairs.Ryan leaned against his door with his arms folded and gave a smug smile but that soon dissapeared when he realised sharpay would probably be really hurt.He knocked her door and opened it slowly warning himself of her throwing something at him "you ok sis?" he asked staring at the even more smashed photo of her and drew,that was what she had thrown against the wall.She looked up at him with black tears streamed down her face her tears and make up mixed"do i look ok?"she snarled.He sat next to her and put his arms around her "come on sharpay dont play the tough girl act right now everyone gets hurt" she burst out into more tears and wrapped her arms around him resting her head on his shoulder.

"Dad its saturday come on can we take a break from basketball?" Troy sighed,it was the next morning and troy was worn out,his dad hadnt stopped with basketball practice since the wildcat accident."no troy there are gonna be college scouts at that game,you know how much a scholership is worth these days?"Troy sighed "a lot,but dad..have you ever wanted to try something new but were afraid of what your friends..well everyone might think?" He looked at his dad "come on troy focus,we have no time for stupid talk" Troy wiped the sweat from his head "but dad..i" his dad snatched the basketball from his hands "TROY!"