Gabriella was shocked, Troy had dumped her in front of everyone. She was humiliated! Had she done something wrong? Was she not good enough? He found her pet name for her annoying?! Her eyes narrowed. She jumped when an arm snaked it's way around her neck.
'It's OK Gabby. I'm sure he'll come around.' Taylor smiled at her. Gabriella smiled back and tried not to cry. She chocked back a clearly visible and audiable sob.
'Yeah. He'll want me back in no time.
A few weeks had passed and Gabriella walked into the classroom with her friends to see Troy talking to Sharpay. She cleared her throat and the two jumped.
'Why are you here so early in the morning Montez?' Sharpay snarled.
'We decided to come in early to get good seats Evans. Why are you two here so early?' Gabriella shot back, narrowing her eyes at the situation before her.
'Comeon Pay, I'll talk to you someplace else.' Troy took her small hand in his and led her out.
'We're following right?' Ryan said.
'Oh yeah.' Kelsi agreed.
Troy, however, knew that they would follow. He brought Sharpay into a "deserted" corridor.
'Pay, I want you to know that I truly, and deeply love you with all my heart.'
Sharpay also knew that they would follow and played along.
'Oh Troy. No one has said that to me in a long time. I guess I've loved you too.'
'And it's been coming on so gradually. Will you go out with me?'
Sharpay jumped on Troy and kissed him.
'Yes, a thousand times yes!' she smiled, but then it faded. 'What about Montez?'
'Sharpay, we're over. As time progressed, I realised that I loved you and as long as we're together, nothing can happen to us.' Troy bent down and kissed her again.
They then walked out hand in hand as if they hadn't noticed their presence.
'Why that little BITCH!' Gabriella yelled and she threw her fist at the closest thing to her. Ryan fell to the floor with his nose bleeding a tad.
'Ryan! I'm so sorry!'
'Oh no Gabbs,it's quite alright. I'm gonna kill Sharpay from stealing Troy from you!' he addded nastily. There was a murmur of agreement.
The bell for end of first block lessons ran and Sharpay and Troy left together. Suddenly they were pulled back into an empty classroom. Chad and Zeke held Troy down and Kelsi and Taylor grabbed Sharpay and pushed her against the wall hard. Little did everyone know that Sharpay suffered from this everyday her father was at home. They were a little surprise that Sharpay didn't wince. Suddenly Sharpay began laughing which astonished everyone.
'What's so funny Pay?' Troy asked.
'You all! What are you gonna do Wildcats? Beat me till I'm bleeding and dead? You don't have the nerve.' She cackled. Gabriella smacked her clean around the face hard. But compared to Sharpay's fathers beatings, it felt like nothing.
'You shut up Ice Queen.' Gabriella snarled. 'Ryan – you take it from here.'
Ryan stepped up to his sister and as Ryan looked so like his father, fear came to Sharpay's eyes. Ryan silently gasped along with the others. Sharpay didn't look brave or ready to fight back with her sharp tongue. She looked frightened and completely petrified of her brother which scared Ryan and Troy.
'Sharpay? Whats wrong with you?' Ryan asked, sharpness in his voice. Sharpay who was so scared broke free of Kelsi and Taylor's grasp.
'St—st—stay away from me.' She stammered.
'Sharpay! It's me! Ryan.'
'LIAR!'
'She's mad!' Gabriella cried. Ryan marched right up to his sister with his fists clenched.
'Sharpay Anne Leah Evans! Get here now! I want to talk to you!'
That statement freaked Sharpay out completely. She let out an ear piercing scream and ran out of the room.
'Why is she scared of you Ryan?' Chad asked, letting go of Troy.
'Hey, she left her bag here.' Zeke pointed at the FENDI handbag. Taylor lunged at it and began to root through it. Suddenly she came across a load of pills in a bag. She pulled it out.
'What the fuck is she doing with these?' she asked. Ryan grabbed them and began to read the labels out.
'She's got 2 bottles of sleeping pills- 1's empty and the other is half full, 3 packets of depression pills which are almost gone too and loads of half finished random medication plus loads of plasters and bandages. What the hell is this for?'
'I dunno Ry?' Gabriella took hold of his arm. Troy lunged at Ryan and grabbed the medication and bag. He rolled over and ran out the room.
'I'll return these to their rightful owner. I think you've done enough for today.' He yelled, running out.
Sharpay was in the auditaurium. She had almost let her secret slip. It wasn't her fault Ryan was a splitting image of her bastard father. She reached for the guitar that was lying in the corner. She looked at it.
'You can't help me anymore.' Then she broke it in half.
'SHARPAY!' came Troy's voice and suddenly he appeared in front of her. He looked at her with worry and then at the broken guitar in her hands.
'Troy, you have my bag! Thanks!' She reached for it but Troy snatched it back. 'Troy!'
'Sharpay, are you suffering from depression?' he asked seriously.
'No, they were my mums, I just put them in there so I can be reminded of her. I don't have any photos – Dad burned them to get rid of her "haunting" him.' She lied and she made bunny gestures with her fingers on haunting.
'Alright then. But that doesn't explain the others.'
'Bug off Bolton! It's bad enough that Ryan interrogates me and my dad too, and I don't want it from you!' she grabbed the bag and marched off.
'Sharpay Wait!!'
