Petrified

"Taylor, I'm scared."

"Please tell me where you are."

"I can't."

Gabriella hung up the phone and set it to the concrete wall she was sitting on, only this was no ordinary concrete wall. It was a concrete wall surrounding a 20 storey building in the middle of a bustling city. Gabriella wanted to jump, she was scared but she wanted to be reunited with Ryan. She wanted one of his hugs and to hear his voice, his laugh, him whispering in her ear. Tears streamed down her cheeks, she was definitely at a low point.

"RYAN!" She screamed up into the sky, and nobody could hear her. She wondered if even he could. "Why did this have to happen?" She curled her legs up, sobbing into her knee's and trying to keep her balance at the same time.

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Sharpay was watching the rest of the memorial night, Kelsi had even sung a song, and they all knew how stage-shy Kelsi was, that was why she liked to stay in the back part of it, writing, and composing. Everyone had cried and there had been a video shown, it was a video of when they were preparing for a stage performance and Ryan was trying to get the camera to show Sharpays good side, the drama club all knew she was a nice person, it was just the rest of the school that hadn't.

"Ryan, will you go away with that camera?!" Sharpays face came onto the screen, smiling with her hair tied in a high ponytail she was dressed in a white tracksuit and wearing hardly any make-up.
"And this is what Sharpay looks like at home, when your eyes aren't on her school." Ryan was laughing and Sharpay was trying not to laugh.
"Gimmee that!" Came someone else's voice, someone who had left the school quite a while ago. Ryan went and joined his sister on the screen they were laughing and joking. Mrs Darbus walked over to them.
"Sharpay make-up on! Ryan, put a hat on. And exercise, warm up! Not long till production!"
"You're on camera Mrs Darbus!" Ryan said and pointed at the camera, Mrs Darbus looked at the camera, acted flustered and gave a little wave before rushing off.
The screen began to fade out, and then slowly came back on Ryan, Sharpay, Kelsi and a few other people all sitting on a bench in silence, clearly backstage waiting for something to happen.
"What's going on now?" Sharpay asked Kelsi, who looked at her and shrugged, Ryan did the same when she turned to him.
The camera faded out again.

"Dancing where the stars go blue,
Dancing where the evening fell
Dancing in my wooden shoes
In a wedding gown"

Sharpay was confused, she raised an eyebrow and paused the video, it was her voice and the camera was obviously sitting in a place on the stage where you could see… it was the top of the piano. Kelsi or Ryan must have placed it there, since that day had been when it had just been the three of them. She smirked when she saw Ryan.

"Dancing out on 7th street
Dancing through the Underground
Dancing little Marionette
Are you happy now? Yeah
Where do you go when you're lonely?"

"Where do you go when you're blue?"
"Where do you go when you're lonely?
I'll follow you."
"When the star's go blue"
"When the star's go blue"

All the time they were singing into the microphones and smiling, running up and down the stage like it was a race even though it was a slow song. Then Ryan jumped off the stage and started wandering through the aisles singing the songs. Sharpay laughed.

"Laughing with your pretty laugh
(Laughing with your pretty laugh)

Laughing with your broken eyes
(Laughing with your broken eyes)
Laughing with your lovers song
In a lullaby yeah!

Where do you go when you're lonely?
Where do you go when you're blue?
Where do you go when you're lonely?
I'll follow you…"

The camera faded out there and that was it, end of the video, and the end of the night. People were crying, it had all been lovely. Lovely to see and lovely to remember. Sharpay couldn't believe her brother was so far away from her. It wasn't natural, it wasn't right to her. She felt herself welling up inside, and in the end couldn't help but burst into tears, she didn't want to get over this. She didn't want to have to live life without her twin.

She just couldn't do it.

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Gabriella closed her eyes and leaned forward. She was going to do it, she was going to jump.

"Gabriella stop right there!"
Gabriella stopped in her tracks and looked behind her. "Ryan?"
"It's me." He said and walked over to her, he had a glowing aura type thing around him, and he looked exactly the same as he always had. Gabriella began to cry all over again.
"Sh don't cry Gabi." He whispered and touched her face, she felt a tingling sensation and her tears were gone. "You aren't meant to die because of me. It's not your time. So don't do this."
His voice was so calm, she was astounded, "How do you know?"
"I've seen it, I've seen it all." He said wisely and looked up at the sky. "You can't tell anyone you saw me here today, especially not Sharpay." He warned.

"Why not?"

"Nobody will believe you." He joked, and then laughed a little. "I have to warn you, something is going to come up in the next week or so that will be hard for everyone to deal with as well. I can't say what but it will be a great loss. Try not to feel empty okay?"
"I'll try." Gabriella murmured, confused as to what it might be.
"I left a little hint to Taylor that you might be here." He grinned mischievously, "I put a picture of this building on your desk. Why did you come to the top of the theatre anyway?"
"Theatre always reminds me of you." She whispered with a small smile.
"Oh I see."
There was a pause as they both looked at one another, Gabriella just couldn't believe she was being blessed enough to see him, to touch him.
"I love you Gabriella." He murmured and leaned in towards her.
"I love you too."
"But you can't forever."
His hand was on her cheek, also a tingling sensation as their lips connected for just a second before he was gone again.

Right then Taylor ran onto the roof, "Gabriella! Have you got any idea how worried I've been?!"

"I wanna go home. I wanna go home." She murmured quietly.

"Then lets go home."

Gabriella turned around and looked at Taylor, before bursting into tears.

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Sharpay lay on Ryan's bed, it was beginning to smell less like him. But she knew plenty other places that always would, like his wardrobe, and that little cupboard in the back of the study that he hid in since he was a child. She smiled at a few of the memories, him lifting her up and threatening to throw her out the window, them swimming at the country club together, slow dancing at a family wedding, their little jokes they had for only them. Their code's, scratching the ear meant 'get over here now and get me out of this', a fixed look meant 'I'm not happy', a look in the eyes and a glance to the door meant 'let's leave NOW'. She missed doing that, she missed having her twin.

"Ryan…" She murmured, closing her eyes and inhaling deeply, inhaling his scent as she clutched onto his covers for dear life. She got up, and undressed until she was only in her underwear, and climbed underneath his sheets that had yet to be changed. Laying her head on the pillow a cloud of Ryan went into the air and Sharpay began to cry quietly, not because she was overly upset, but because she wanted a hug. But the one person she needed it from, was nowhere to be found.


Hello all! I hope you enjoyed this, it has taken a while to write, but it's longer than most the other chapters I hope. And I am sorry this story is taking so LONG. Almost a year. However this is the SECOND LAST CHAPTER. Or the third last... And believe me, the end is going to be a biggie.
The song from the last chapter is
Happy Ending - Mika
Anyone wanna take any guesses as to what happens? Oh and what do you guys think about Ashley wanting her BOOBS done? STOP PLEASE!

nrisley19892007: Thanks very much! I wonder if you can predict the ending.. hahaha.
Clotisy: Aww really? Ya think? I am so flattered ;) Thank you! For me it's the song that makes me cry, I'm listening to it now.
Evane21: Thank you. Much lovveles.
Going2Alaska: You know... I thought I should let you know. Everytime I see your username I shout "BRB GOING TO ALASKA!" ...I don't know why. Troypay is coming in the next chapter. And Ryan was just cautious... I have a tape of songs that people have to play at my funeral, AND messages for everyone JUST IN CASE.
TeamTroypay09: Thank you very much, again I am glad you love it and my writing!
drama4zashley: NO PRESSURE:) Hahaha hope you like this. End coming SOON.
charmactravis: Been a LONG time since I heard from you! where ya been girl:(
marri: She did. :) And I bet Gabriella loves me for that last chapter there. :D
hsm.love.1694: Told you the song up there, they played it at my friend Stuarts funeral. It was so sad, and always makes me cry.
lilchick89: Updated. Sorry I made you cry but I AM glad it was gorgeous. :)

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