"do you want a drink boys?" mrs bolton called out from the back door "yeah mom" troy shouted back struggling to talk because he was breathing so heavily,he then sat next to ryan on the grass staring at the basketball court "im exhausted" ryan panted "your good at basketball ryan,maybe you should try out for the wildcats?" troy nudged ryan and lay down on the grass "troy?" Ryan threw his hat to the floor and wiped the sweat from his hair,troy looked up at ryan "to be honest ive always wanted to try out for the team,i mean i used to play all the time with my dad until they bought the country club now we hardly see him" Troy sat up covering his eyes from the blinding light of the sun "and well theres a difference between what you want to achieve and what you can actually do at that school with all the sterotypes" ryan bounced the basketball and waited for a reply from troy "well dude you are talented so go for it..you pushed me for the singing i will push you for basketball" they both smiled and troy was ecastic that he had found a friend in such a great guy.

Troy stood outside of east high,he had lost almost everything his girlfriend,any chance with sharpay that was left,and possibly his friends..but they were the least of his worries,ryan had been more of a friend to him over the past week than they had in all the years he had known them.He tried to prepare himself to help him get through the day and looked around at everyone,they were all so happy and there he stood alone with so many problems.Sharpay and ryan were stood inside talking to mrs darbus he got caught up in sharpay watching her play with her necklace and laughing."Troy!" he blinked and didnt want to turn around,he knew just who it was.

Drew stood behind him "i was thinking earlier,you know yesterday and i just wanted to say" Troy twisted around and began to smile "your apologising?"he looked up at drew,he had to be at least 6ft and troy couldnt have felt more intimidated."haha..NO!"drew paused and moved closer to troy who began to focus on the ground as his stomach flipped"that fight you were going to give me yesterday,im up for it" his sleeves were rolled up,troy closed his eyes "look drew cant we just talk? i dont get what you have against me" troy started to walk away and he saw sharpay still talking to mrs darbus "you are in love with my girl,troy thats what i have against you" he dug his fingers into troys shoulder making him crouch down.

Troy slammed up against the wall with drew clamped onto his shirt "time for you to get what you deserve" troy watched drews fist rise up higher and higher,troy closed his eyes and waited for his fate.Drews fist collided with troys face hitting him straight in the nose.Troy fell to the ground kneeling with his hands covering his nose as warm red liquid oozed out of any gap in his hand it could find.Sharpay opened the door about to witness drew kicking troy in the stomach "DREW!" she bellowed at the top of her voice as the school bell rang masking some of the noise,it stopped drew from kicking him and troy couldnt believe his luck.Drew looked sharpay in the eyes and troy stood up with blood all over his face,shirt and hands.Sharpay watched him sympathetically.

Troy pounced at drew from behind and hit him on the back of the head with both fists clenched together causing him to hit the ground harshly.Troy wiped his face the best he could and put his hands on his head "im sorry" he said to sharpay walking around her,she put her hand out to stop him "dont apologise...ITS HIM!!" she yelled stomping over to drew,troy tried to sneak away "WAIT" she shouted turning to face drew.Troy felt dizzy,lovestruck,he put his hand where sharpays had been and smiled.

"what the hell are you playing at?" sharpay stood looking down at drew "im through with you,im sick of you,you are so childish" he stood up "i wasnt.." sharpay put her hand to his face "i dont wanna hear it,im over it" she flipped her hair and walked away from him,troy couldnt have been more happy,his smile filled his face.She walked up to him and handed him a tissue "clean yourself up" she smiled

"mr bolton?...miss evans?"mrs darbus scanned the classroom for them.Troy ran into the room followed by sharpay,he was still holding the tissue which had quickly turned from white to red."and where have you two been?"mrs darbus watched them both like a hawk "well i..."troy started to explain"not good enough..DETENTION!" she shouted "detention for you both!"troy bit his lip "but.." "MR BOLTON!" mrs darbus screamed,he sat down and rested his hand on his head.Sharpay sat down and tapped the table with her fingers "MISS EVANS!" mrs darbus screamed again "do you want all week detention?" she looked at them both switching between them quickly."no miss" they both answered as if they were bored out of there heads."well detention..tonight"she put her glasses on and started marking papers.