Heyy everyone! Sorry I haven't updated this in like a bajillion years! Blame it all on the writers block!!! Anyway, here is the next chapter. Please, don't hate Chad! You'll see why I said this in a minute, and when you do, remember it!! jenna
Troy was walking into school today, when he heard someone call his name. He turned around and saw Chad running towards him.
"Whoa, dud, where's the fire?" Troy asked when Chad, who was panting heavily, finally reached him.
"You . . . are not . . . gonna . . . believe this!" Chad said in between breaths.
"Darbus moved to Madagascar?!" Troy laughed. Chad shook his head, a huge smile on his face.
"I wish. But this is even BETTER!" Chad said.
"Whoa, for you too think something is better than Darbus moving must be pretty damn good! Spill, man!" Troy said, smiling as well.
"Well, this is better in the sense that it's juicier and is like one of the biggest secrets to come out in like years!" Chad said.
" Chad, tell me already!" Troy said.
"Ok," Chad said, taking a deep breath. "Sharpay liked you."
Troy froze. He didn't blink, he almost didn't breathe. He had a mildly shocked expression on his face; he was too shock to show so much emotion.
"I found out from Taylor who found out from Martha who found out from Jason who found out from Kelsi who was told by Ryan! Sharpay TOTALLY used to like you! From like, preschool! In fact, Ryan had said that she was actually in love with you. She LOVED you, Troy!"
Troy still didn't do anything. He had to be dreaming, because this didn't seem possible or real.
"Did you hear me, Troy?" Chad asked. "The Ice Princess actually LOVED you! How stupid and messed up and crazy is THAT?!" Chad chuckled.
Troy finally blinked, and took in a deep breath. What was he supposed to say? How were you supposed to answer your best friend telling you the girl you've known forever who might be the girl with the website and the poems feeling so much obvious hurt that you want to help desperately and might be starting to fall for was in love with you!?
"Yeah," was all Troy could manage. "Totally stupid and uh, yeah."
At the moment, Sharpay and Ryan walked by Chad and Troy.
"Hey Troy look, it's the Ice Princess! Maybe we should give her a sign-up sheet for the 'I'm in love with Troy' club!" Chad said loudly.
Sharpay stopped dead in her tracks. She slowly turned to face the two jocks. Ryan turned too, scared he'd get in trouble.
"Excuse me?" Sharpay asked, with less attitude than normal.
"Sharpay, we all know how much you like Troy-boy. And FYI, he'll never be with you. You're just another crazy, stupid and weird fan-girl who's so dumb they think they actually have a chance with Troy. But you're just and Ice Princess. And Ice Princesses like you don't end up with Basketball King like Troy. So just don't even try." Chad said.
" Chad," Troy said, knowing what his friend just said was not cool. He looked at Chad, who had a satisfying grin on his face. Then he turned to look at Ryan. Ryan's eyes were wide, and his jaw had dropped. He looked angry and worried at the same time. Then, simultaneously, all three boys looked at Sharpay.
Her big brown eyes were glistening with tears; her lips were separated a bit from shock just like Ryan; and her body seemed to be trembling. Troy had never felt guiltier in his life.
"Sharpay," he breathed, but at that Sharpay ran away from them into the school, and all the way you could hear her sobs.
"I cannot believe you two," Ryan said. "I thought we were all friends now! Some friends you are, assholes." And at that, Ryan ran inside the school to comfort his twin.
"Why the hell did you do that Chad?!" Troy shouted.
" Troy, you can't afford to ever in some form be with Sharpay Evans. She'd ruin you're social status. Plus, that was payback for everything she's ever done to us!" Chad said. " Troy, you can't tell me that she's never done some horrible things to us."
"Fine, I won't lie Chad, Sharpay did some bitchy things in the past; in the past. But ever once, did she make you cry? Did she make any of us cry? Did she ever break out hearts?" Troy demanded. Chad just lowered his head. "Did she?!"
"No," Chad mumbled.
"Exactly! And she's been trying to be better! And you come out of nowhere and are a complete JACKASS! And now, she hates me as well as you! And Chad, if she really did like me, how do you know she STILL DOES?!" Chad was silent, his head still down. "That's wasn't cool, man. That was down right messed up. And now, we've lost her! And probably Ryan!"
"Chill, I'm sorry Troy, I was just-" Chad began.
"Hurting a girl so badly you made her cry." Troy said. He then turned on his heal and stormed into his school.
That entire day, Troy avoided everyone. Chad, Ryan, everyone. The only person he was actually looking for never seemed to be anywhere, probably because she was avoiding him.
So when Troy came home, he dropped his backpack to the floor and stormed up his stairs to his room.
He sat down at his computer, knowing he'd be reading a new poem. And he was right.
You must think I'm stupid.
You must think I'm dumb.
You must think I'm weird.
You must think I'm lying.
You must think I'm kidding.
You must think I'm messed up
You must think I'm crazy,
And why's all this?
Because
I thought I loved you.
I'm really too emotional right now to explain how this poem was created. I'm just giving you all a piece of advice: don't believe people when they say they're your friend. Because if you do, they'll break your heart.
Troy felt like beating the crap out of himself. He had to be the most stupid, oblivious boy in the galaxy. Because at this moment for the first time, Troy knew that the author of "The Book of Hurt" was Sharpay Evans.
