If Everyone Cared
Chapter 7: The Party
Sharpay walked into her house, up the stairs that lead to all the bedrooms. She opened the door that led to her massive room. She tossed her purse to a corner of it and locked her door.
She stood in front of her mirror and looked at her reflection. At that moment she hated what she saw. She didn't feel beautiful, pretty, or even decent. She felt like a piece of trash; a piece of property. As she stood there warm tears formed on the rims of her eyes. She hated what she's become; hated having to deal with a man that doesn't give her any respect, making her strip in front of just him and worst of all in front of an audience every night. She unbuttoned her blouse, pulled it off her shoulders, and tossed it on her floor. She looked back up at herself in the mirror than glanced down at the bandage; she began unraveling it. She pulled it off slowly, letting it fall to the ground.
She looked at her half naked body in the mirror again and saw the large scar that was visible from the top of her chest to her navel. It was hideous. It took over her whole stomach. She looked at it longer in the mirror until she couldn't take it anymore.
She ran into her bathroom, turned on the water in her shower, pulled the rest of her clothes off and stepped into the cascading water. She let the warm water fall freely down her body; it felt good. She stood under the water as she cried making her tears mix with the water. She leaned against the cool tile of her shower to steady herself. She couldn't take it. No one liked her anymore. She didn't want the party that Ryan's throwing for his birthday; at least that's what she told him months ago. She didn't know what else to do. Her life was shit at this point and she didn't know how to change it.
She got out of the shower after about forty-five minutes, got dressed in a pair of sweatpants and tank. She walked out of her bathroom, just as Ryan knocked on the door. She ignored it at first, but he opened it slowly and cautiously.
"Sharpay? Please talk to me…" he said at first walking in slowly. He sat down on the edge of her queen size bed as she laid on it. She didn't respond, signaling Ryan that he should just leave. He got up, hanging his head in defeat. He felt like he wasn't going to get his sister; his best friend in his heart to talk to him. He didn't mean anything by the comment; it slipped. As his hand reached for the knob, he turned around to look back at her. "Shar, I'm truly sorry for the comment I made…I didn't mean to make you upset. I hate it when you are," he said turning the knob and walked out, closing the door behind him.
Sharpay glanced at her bedroom door that Ryan just walked out of. He seemed really sorry. I mean maybe I'm overreacting a little. He is right though. I don't have any friends, so maybe I am being like everyone else says; an Ice Bitch. She thought. She got up from her bed and opened the door. She walked over to his room, knocked on it. He opened it quickly, standing in front of her as if it has been years. They haven't talked for weeks, so for twins that would feel like years. She opened her arms and he pulled her into a soft embrace. He hugged her like it was the last time he'd see her.
"I'm so sorry," he mumbled in her blonde mass of hair.
"I am too," she replied into his chest.
They stayed like that for what seemed like forever, until Ryan had to get ready for the birthday party he's throwing.
Troy looked at himself in the mirror, checked his watch that read '5:00'. He planned on showing up around five-thirty to the Evans Residents, so he could sneak up to see Sharpay. He grabbed the two gifts off his bed and ran out of his house, so he wasn't late.
He would have taken his car, but it broke down and was in the shop for repairs. He walked as the cool wind picked up…. Okay so tonight is the night! You're gonna give her the gift and say 'I like you…I know you don't like me, but' NO! That's stupid! Too forward! You're probably gonna scare her off. Way to go Bolton! He had this battle with his brain throughout the whole walk to their house.
He was nervous. He was seriously thinking of chickening out of telling her, because that fear of being rejected showed up rather quickly.
He stood in front of their door. He rang the doorbell and Ryan answered; confused. "Hey what are you doing here so early? You're not suppose to come until 6:30," Troy looked down at his watch it read '5:45' and he glanced back up at Ryan to answer "Oh yeah well I thought I'd help with the finishing touches, y'know," Ryan let Troy in, closing the door behind him. Everything looked great. There was a huge stereo system, balloons, a whole bunch of food and outside tiki lamps were lit around the pool lighting it up as well as the pool light being lit. Everything looked put together well.
"I got everything pretty much set up. Thanks for the offer though," Ryan's voice came into ear, snapping Troy back to reality. Troy realized he still had the gifts in his hand, well one of the gifts. He stuck Sharpay's gift in his pocket, so he could surprise her later. "Oh here's your present," he said handing Ryan the gift, which Ryan accepted graciously. He thanked him and stuck it on the table to open it later.
Troy stuffed his hands in his pockets and glanced around a bit. He still couldn't help thinking of what to say to Sharpay about the way he's feeling. He just hoped that it wouldn't make things awkward between them. He wouldn't want her being anymore uncomfortable for her to be around him than it already seemed. He glanced at the staircase and swallowed hard. He turned to Ryan "Hey I'm gonna use the bathroom…" he told him, which Ryan said okay in return.
Troy traveled up the stairs quickly. He glanced to his left and saw the bathroom, but turned to the right and saw the door at the end of the hall. He walked over to it figuring it was Sharpay's room, since it was lit underneath plus there was a giant S on it. He knocked on the door, but wasn't expecting the answer he got.
"Go away…no ones allowed up here!"
He was puzzled, than it came to him that she probably thought he was one of the guests wanting to get a room to make out or something. He whipped out his phone and texted something to her.
Sharpay laid on her bed, writing in her journal. She couldn't help thinking that maybe not going to the club was a bad idea. She knew she will have a price to pay if she didn't go and he said it would be much worse then the hideous scar on her chest. A knock on the door took her out of her thoughts. She rolled her eyes "Go away…no one is allowed up here!" she yelled at the person behind the door.
As she was going to get back to writing, her phone beep. She retrieved it, flipped it open and read the text she received.
Sharpay,
Open the door
Troy
She gasp; mumbling "Oh my god" continuously. She bolted off her bed, unlocked her door, and opened it to see Troy in front of her with a smirk across his face.
"I am so sorry….I thought you were"
"A guest?" he finished. She nodded, moving out of the way to let him in. She shut the door behind her and saw Troy looking around her room.
"Well I don't know how much fun you'll have up here. I mean there isn't much to do…" she said walking over to her bed to lay on it again. He nodded and sat down on the edge "It's okay…I mean if I'm just hanging out with you I'm fine," he said smiling warmly at her, making her all hot inside causing her to blush out of nowhere.
He sat there just staring at her and her staring back for what felt like an eternity. Troy glanced down nervously "Oh uh…I got you something…" he said nervously, pulling out a box from his pocket with the card.
"Aw you didn't have to get me anything…" Sharpay's voice trialed off as she sat up, crossing her legs.
"Before you open it I wanted to know…why don't you care about your birthday anymore? Ryan told me you guys always had birthday parties when you were younger…" Troy asked her curiously. She looked down and shrugged.
"I don't know…I guess ever since my mom died my birthday has always been dead to me. She died a week before my birthday, so I feel like if I celebrate me getting older that I'd be celebrating her being dead," she said with tears in her eyes.
Troy felt bad for even bringing it up, so he did the one thing he always did. He pulled her close to him and kissed the top of her head. "I'm sorry I brought it up" he stated as she shook her head against his chest. "No, no it's okay. It's okay for me to talk about it; it helps y'know…" she said wiping her tears away. He smiled at her as she began smiling back.
"So am I'm I gonna open my present up or what?" She asked changing the subject, making Troy laugh as she giggled.
"Yes here you go," he said handing it to her, getting up to leave. She looked up at him "Wait where you going?" she asked. He turned around once he reached the door. "I need you to open the card when I'm not in the room…" he said distantly. She narrowed her eyes in confusion, but nodded anyways making Troy walk out to head downstairs.
Sharpay slid her finger under the flap of the envelope breaking the seal and pulled out the card. It had a little girl and boy on the front of it, looking out at the sunset together, with the girl's head resting on the boy's shoulder in black and white. She opened it and read the inside.
Sharpay,
It is so difficult writing this. You have no idea how many drafts I've been through before actually getting this to the way I want it. I don't want to be blunt with what I want to say, because I don't want to scare you off. Trust me that is one of the last things I'd ever want to do; that and hurt you. I hate seeing you hurt. I hate the things you're going through, but I'm glad you trusted me with your secrets.
I hope I can trust you with one of mine too. My secret is that I am so in love with you and I am so afraid that you don't feel the same way. So that's what I wanted to say and I've never felt like this before in my life, not even when I met Gabriella. You make me weak in the knees (I know girly thought) and you make me nervous.
I can't stop thinking about you when I saw you no more than 5 minutes ago. I hope that you walk down those stairs and look me in the eye and say you love me too because you'd make me the happiest man a live.
Love Always,
Troy
Sharpay had tears in her eyes. She couldn't believe that he loved her that much. She couldn't believe that he felt the same way she did about him. She thought all about this and forgot that he was downstairs waiting for her to come out there and tell him.
She ran over to her door and threw it open and ran down the stairs. She came face to face with him. She walked right up to him, with people now surrounding them, grabbed the back of his head and pulled him to her.
Their lips collided with each other. The passion in the kiss became more and more passionate. She pulled apart "I love you too," she whispered to him, looking into his blue eyes. He smiled at her and leaned down to kiss her again.
She pulled him up the stairs with her, opened her door letting them both in and they shut it behind them. She turned around and was greeted by Troy kissing her full on the lips.
He pulled her close with his hands on her waist, massaging her sides. She grabbed the bottom of his shirt and pulled it over his head and was met with his lips again. He grabbed onto her back and pulled her up to have her wrap her legs around his waist.
He sat down at the edge of her bed as she sat on his waist, still passionately kissing him. She pushed him gently down to lay on her bed as he still moved his hands up and down her petite sides. He pulled on the bottom of her tank, but she pulled it back down confusing him, making him break the kiss feeling he did something that offended her.
"What's wrong, did I do something wrong?" he asked unsure. She shook her head quickly "No, no it's just…" she sat down on her bed "…it's just that I'm self conscious," she said embarrassed, looking down the whole time sticking her hands in her lap. "Because of the scar?" he asked tilting his head to look at her hung head. She nodded slightly. He sighed and cupped her chin into his hand to look up at her.
"I love you for what's on the inside, not because of the way you look. You're beautiful anyways. That scar to me is invisible…besides if I really cared I wouldn't have helped you fix it or tell you I love you," he said looking straight at her.
He stroked her cheek gently, making her eyes close enjoying the feeling of his touch. This can't be real, she thought. Troy leaned in and closed the large gap between their lips and gently had his lips massage hers. Sharpay pulled her hands out of her lap and intertwined them with his, lifting them over their heads.
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Sharpay turned on her side, to look at Troy who was looking at the ceiling. He saw her looking at him from the corner of his eye. He began smiling like a crazy man, causing her to laugh.
"Man I don't know about you, but that was the best thing I've ever felt in my life," she told him, laying her head on his chest. He wrapped his arms around her. "Me too," he said smiling warmly at her. She planted a soft kiss on his lips. "I love you," he whisper to her, making her smile at him. "I love you too Troy. More than ever,"
They both fell asleep in each others arms, not even caring that the party was going on downstairs and anyone could come up and see them together. At that moment all that mattered was Troy and Sharpay.
I think that was a pretty long update AND TROYPAY HAS STARTED! WOOOO! Okay please review and if you want the uncut ask for it and I'll give it to you. So once again please review and let me know what you think of it. Thankz to everyone who has reviewed you all know who you are. I would tell everyone of you personally, but honestly I'm too lazy.lol So I'm sorr, so I'm telling you all as a group. So thanks again and review!
