Chapter Seven: Too Little Too Late

For Elaine, who would of known that Leslie was actually a spirit? In a way, to her and Gabriella, it was just too little too late to save them from what they were becoming, and she didn't care much. However, they were holding on a little longer now, since like Leslie said, they could hold on like she had. Elaine didn't trust Ryan still, and Gabriella's relationship with Troy was back on the rocks after time passed. Shortly, they would see Leslie again, but not right at the moment, because Elaine and Gabriella where back to thinking about suicide. They saw flashes of Leslie, and they brushed it off.

Ooh no

Come with me, stay the night
You say the words but boy it don't feel right
What do you expect me to say?
(You know it's just too little too late)

You take my hand, and you say you've changed
But boy you know your beggin' don't fool me
Because to you it's just a game

Elaine didn't lose any weight, but soon her and Gabriella where preparing for suicide. They wrote a note in their journals, tears running down their cheeks, and they wrote seperate letters to their friends, believing it was just too little too late for them to be saved. However, Leslie had appeared again, in front of Troy's door, she rung the doorbell, leaving a note for Troy, running the other way to Ryan and Sharpay, ringing their doorbell and leaving them a note, then Chad, Taylor, Zeke, Kelsi, Amber, Vanessa, Ashley, Lilac, and finally, Leslie's own family that took her in as a sign.

So let me on down
Cause time has made me strong
I'm starting to move on
I'm gonna say this now
Your chance has come and gone
And you know

It's just too little too late
A little too wrong
And I can't wait
Boy you know all the right things to say
(You know it's just too little too late)

You say you dream of my face
But you don't like me
You just like the chase
To be real, it doesn't matter anyway
(You know it's just too little too late)

Elaine and Gabriella were ready to do this, but they heard a doorbell ring, and they answered it, finding not only Leslie, but everyone else there as well. Elaine said, "Listen, it's just too little too late to stop us." Leslie said, "It's never too late to stop suicides." Ashley said, "Don't do this to us." As they both started to walk off, Ashley then screamed, "STOP!" Susan chose then to scream, "DON'T DO IT!" They froze, and looked at them, and said, "Why should we?" Leslie said, "Why? WHY? You said that you could hold on, but it was a lie, wasn't it?" Elaine shook her head.

I was young and in love
I gave you everything but it wasn't enough
And now you wanna communicate
Go find someone else

In lettin you go, I'm lovin myself
You gotta problem
But don't come askin me for help
Cause ya know

Elaine then knew what she meant, and Elaine then said, "We aren't going to do this." Elaine then took what they were going to use and put it away. Elaine cried, she was living a lie, she acted like she didn't need anyone to help her, but deep down, she knew the beautiful angel had helped her. Perfect on the surface, deep down, still needing help to be perfected. Lies, rumors, and beatings had changed her personailty, changing who she was, she was being affected by rumors and changing her reality to fit the rumors and lies, which did her no good.

It's just too little too late
A little too wrong
And I can't wait
Boy you know all the right things to say
(You know it's just too little too late)

You say you dream of my face
But you don't like me
You just like the chase
To be real, it doesn't matter anyway
(You know it's just too little too late)

Elaine used to be consider the dancing queen, the queen bee, the princess, the go-to girl, anything you could consider perfect was placed on her, but she didn't consider herself perfect. Gabriella had the same problem, freaky math girl, innocent angel, sweet n' sassy girl, go-to girl, Einstienette, anything you could place onto her, was given to her, and she didn't need it, she wasn't the label, she was herself. That was the problem, too much pressure to be perfect, too much pressure to stay how you are, too much pressure to even be who they weren't and not able to spread their wings and breakaway.

I can love with all of my heart baby
I know I have so much to give
(I have so much to give)
With a player like you, I don't have a prayer
That's the way to live, yeah oh

It's just too little, too late
Yeah

They smiled, finally, they knew they could stop proving their point in ways that could be disatrous for them.

It's just too little too late
A little too wrong
And I can't wait
Boy you know all the right things to say
(You know it's just too little too late)

You say you dream of my face
But you don't like me
You just like the chase
To be real, it doesn't matter anyway
(You know it's just too little too late)