"I really like your first article in the series." Sharpay stated as she sat next to Harmony on the couch, just as she finished reading said article. It really was a good one. She could tell that Harmony was going to find out sooner or later.
"Thanks." Harmony said smiling at her aunt. "So will you tell me your side of the story now? Chad couldn't get a hold of Taylor and I couldn't find her address."
"Not quite yet." Sharpay responded as she hugged her. She didn't figure she'd be getting many more from her. She laughed as Jim took a picture of the two hugging.
"Jim quit!" Harmony said irritated.
"Why? I'm fairly sure you're going to want that." He replied looking at Sharpay strangely.
"Why?" She asked, still annoyed at her boyfriend.
"Trust me."
"How about this," Sharpay said to Harmony while she got up. "How about we go get in the car to go visit your father and on the way I'll tell you my side of the story."
"Sure." Harmony replied as she went to go get her coat.
"I think I know what you're thinking and you're right." Sharpay said to Jim who was staring at her calculatingly.
"I was afraid of that." He responded.
"How about we take your car?" She asked just as Harmony came back into the room.
"Okay. I think I'd rather be driving anyway."
Sharpay smiled as she walked into the bar and spotted her fiancé. He was sitting at the far end of the bar, talking to the bartender. She decided to sneak up on him and scare him.
"…Heard that Gabriella was sleeping with him." She heard him say right before she was about to push him slightly. She stopped dead and backed up a bit to make the bartender think that she wasn't listening.
"Really? I saw you and her the other day at that motel." Responded the bartender smiling crudely.
"Ah, well I hope no one else thought that. They'd get the right idea and then the Evans would be after me." Troy replied laughing slightly.
Sharpay turned red and stormed out of the bar. Thankfully Troy hadn't seen her. It would be a surprise for him then apparently.
"So you knew that Troy was cheating on you?" Harmony asked as they turned onto the highway. Apparently her dad wasn't buried in Albuquerque.
"Yes, and it proved to be bad that I knew. I'm also very sorry for what I'm about to tell you Harmony. Just remember that everything happened because it was thought to be best for you, and that I and your dad love you very much."
"Um, okay." Harmony responded before her aunt continued on with her story.
She got home to the Evan mansion just in time to see Chad driving away and Gabriella walking back into the house. Sharpay was not a happy camper at all at this point. Why would such a seemingly wonderful person be sleeping around when they were married and had a two month year old baby?
She took out her cell phone as she walked up the steps to the door. She noticed she had two missed calls from Ryan, but she ignored them and dialed the home phone number for the Bolton's since she had no idea if any of her other friends were sleeping with Gabriella either.
"Hi Mrs. Bolton? Could you do me the favor of babysitting Harmony for a bit? Gabriella asked me to see if you could do it since she has to go out of town for a few days and I need to take her to the airport."
"Of course, I'll be there in five minutes."
"Thanks. I really appreciate it." Sharpay said nicely as she smiled evilly. Gabriella was going out of town alright.
"Hey Gabriella?" Sharpay yelled as she walked inside. The idiot had left the door unlocked even. Probably waiting for another one to let themselves in.
"Sharpay?" Gabriella asked as she walked into the front room where she was, holding Harmony.
"Mrs. Bolton is coming over to babysit Harmony for a bit. I thought the two of us could have dinner." Sharpay said as she walked over and took Harmony from Gabriella.
"Oh! That sounds wonderful. I'll go get my coat." She said happily as she walked back out of the room towards her and Ryan's bedroom.
Sharpay did her best not to roll her eyes as she went to her own bedroom with Harmony. She smiled down at her fondly. She really loved her niece.
Once she got into her bedroom she put the precious infant down on her bed so she could get into her closet easier. She pulled down a dark trench coat and a box that was on a high shelf in her closet.
Not many people knew that Sharpay Evans loved shooting. She didn't broadcast it since it wasn't exactly a girly sport.
"Gabriella? Sharpay?" Yelled a voice coming from downstairs, signaling the arrival of Mrs. Bolton.
"I'm coming!" Gabriella yelled. Sharpay smiled. Perfect.
She once again picked up her phone and called Troy.
"Hi Troy. You want to go out tonight? Gabriella's going out of town and I got your mom to take care of Harmony."
"Sure." He responded. He sounded rather drunk. All the better.
By this time Harmony's mouth was wide open. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. It just wasn't possible….was it?
"I've got the baby!" Sharpay happily said walking down the stairs and handing her off to Mrs. Bolton.
"You ready?" Sharpay asked putting her hand in her pocket and fingering the loaded revolver and the extra bullets.
"Yup! Let's go."
"Great."
"Where are we going Sharpay?" Gabriella asked as Sharpay drove a while out of town. "There's nothing out this way."
"Trust me there is." Sharpay said smiling grimly.
"What's out here?" Gabriella asked very confused.
"A grave I wanted to show you."
"What?" Gabriella asked extremely confused. "Who's grave?"
"This girl I'm related to. Hey did you know that I've won a couple of sharp shooting awards?" Sharpay asked smiling slightly.
"Uh no. I can't see you shooting at all." Gabriella replied looking shocked as Sharpay turned onto a dirt road.
"Well you'll get to see me in a bit."
Jim sighed as he heard Harmony gasp next to him. He had been thinking this is something to the effect of what had happened for a while now; he just hadn't wanted to tell her.
"You killed my mother!?" Harmony shrieked.
"Yes." Sharpay answered without a problem. "That isn't the end of the story though. There's more, a lot more." She responded sadly before she continued on.
So this is the halfway point. I just finished writing it and it's 8 chapters. FYI lol.
