hey guys. heres the next part
again. i am currently owning nothing
My first day went pretty slowly. It wasn't even lunch time yet. So far I had endured three periods of constant whispering and gossiping, and I was just starting on my fourth… Grrr…
Apparently Troy's parents are paying him to pretend to go out with me for a few weeks so that I can feel like I have friends. And Chad and Zeke have a bet going with him that he can't sleep with me before the mid-year exams. But he's actually gonna break up with me soon so that he can go out with Tiffany, Alex, Miranda, Samantha, Andrea, Madeline, Hannah, Amy, and… that's all I can remember at the moment… and apparently im expecting twins to Chad. But no one else knows cos I confided in one person; some girl I've never even talked to before in my life.
Oh and the latest Goss on 'the gang', as they are so aptly named, is that Chads gay (I actually asked the person saying this "if Chads gay, then why am I pregnant with his twins?" that shut them up) Taylor is 'comforting' Troy and Sharpay and Zeke are engaged. At least they have a happy ending. Well except for the part where sharpays planning on running off with the Spanish teacher.
Id be lying if I said the whispers and the gossip didn't affect me at all. I mean, some of them made me laugh so hard I cried, but some of them did hurt a little bit. Did people really hate me that much? I hadn't even spoken to anyone and they already had their minds made up that I was a bitch and it at the moment it looked as though nothing I said or did would change that.
At the moment I was trying to drown out the voice of the over eccentric Ms. Darbus. The kaftan wearing, gibberish speaking Darbus was too much for me to handle right before lunch.
I had begun to stare mindlessly out the window at the courtyard outside. East High was all about school spirit. Everything around the school was red and white. Everything looked like a giant candy cane… mmm… candy cane… I wonder if Kat put any chocolate in my bag… that would be good right now… chocolate and strawberries… and ice cream…I want a swim… I might have a swim when I get home… and some nachos… I like nachos… with lots of sour cream… I want to paint my bedroom… maybe yellow… no… purple… no… green… wait. Ill paint each wall a different colour… like a rainbow… I wonder if anyone's ever got to the end of a rainbow… the little leprechaun would be funny to see… I want that pot of gold… I think im gonna chase a rainbow one day… ha-ha that tickles… wait…
I suddenly snapped my head up… I had fallen asleep and now some one was tickling my neck
"Troy! What are you doing?" I shared two classes with Troy, English and gym. Only because they don't place students in those classes according to their grades. They're just gap-fillers.
"Well you fell asleep and the bell rang so I thought you would like to be woken up"
"Ohhh" I looked down at my desk slightly embarrassed
"You did good to last that long in her class. Most people can only stand it for about five minutes"
"Oh? And why didn't you fall asleep?" I asked as I packed my back and stood up
"Cos you were so funny to watch" he laughed as he grabbed my hand and led me into the hall
"So when were you gonna tell me that you're dumping me for Tiffany, Alex, Miranda, Samantha, Andrea, Madeline, Hannah, Amy and some other girls?"
"Well I thought id keep it as a surprise"
By the time we reached my locker we were both in hysterics at the rumours that were going around.
"I forgot to tell you the first rule at East High"
"Oh? What's that?"
"Don't believe anything you hear"
"Ill keep that in mind"
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"Gabi when were you planning on telling me that you were pregnant with Chads twins?" Taylor squealed
"I can't wait to be an uncle!" zeke laughed as he sat down at the lunch table with the rest of us
"Hey I know some pretty nasty stuff about you guys too ya know"
"Oh like what?" Sharpay asked with a smirk, as she bit into her sandwich
"Well firstly, your gonna leave Zeke at the altar for the Spanish teacher-"
"The old man or the lady?"
"The old man I think"
"Ew!"
"And you two" I said pointing at Chad and Zeke, "how could you make a bet with Troy that he can't sleep with me before exams? I thought we were friends" I said, faking looking hurt
"Sorry Gabs. We should have known that you had already done it" Chad laughed as he pulled at twenty dollar bill out of his wallet, "here you go man. I always knew you could do it" he said as he passed it to Troy
"Thanks bro. Your faith means everything to me" he said pretending to wipe a tear from his eye and then moving to put the money in his wallet
I grabbed it and slipped it into my pocket
"Thank you very much"
"Hey! That was my 20!"
"Why? You don't deserve it. I did all the work"
"Ooooooo! So the truth comes out!" Taylor laughed as she and Sharpay leant across the table to give me a high five
"Tay, Id really appreciate it if you stopped spending so much time with Troy. I don't like all the 'comforting' that you've been doing" I said as I flicked a chip at her
"Im sorry, he's just so… spunky"
When she said this, the whole table started laughing
"So other than all the crap that's been goin round, how's your first day been?" Chad asked
"Alright I guess. I think it'll get better once I get used to the school"
"Yeah it does take some getting used to" Taylor laughed as she looked around at the chaos they called their school
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Finally the day had ended. Troy dropped my off home again and after saying goodbye, I walked straight up to my room, flopped down face first on the bed and screamed into one of my many pillows.
"God that felt good. I've been wanting to do that all day" I mumbled. Surprisingly, the scream had made me feel heaps better. It was like I was releasing all of the stress the day had brought on
"Hey Ella. How was your first day at school?"
"Hey Kat. It was alright I guess"
"Stressful?"
"Yup"
Kat laughed, "You know I was an exchange student as well"
"Oh? Where'd you exchange from?"
"A poncy rich school in New York City to East High"
"You went to East High?"
"Yeah just for senior year. Like you. My parents suddenly decided they didn't like the fast paced life of New York City so they…"
"Moved to Albuquerque?" I laughed
"Exactly. I felt as though my life was turned up side down. And then I had my first day at East High. Not so good. If you're a new student at that school, then you're in for a hell of a first few weeks"
"Gee thanks"
"At least you have Troy and the others. The Troy Bolton of East High during my time was Damon Martin. He was so cute! He had green eyes and black hair. You could spot him from a mile off. One of the major problems with him was that he was also the world's biggest asshole. The only reason he was popular was cos he was the captain of the football team, and cos people were too scared to stand up to him. Apparently I was the first person"
"Really? What'd you do?" knowing Kat it would have been something like a huge fight in the middle of the hallway
"Well on my second day I was walking to my locker and there he was. Leaning up against it with some blonde bimbo practically going at it right on my locker"
"And then you whipped out you karate skills and beat the crap outta him?!" I laughed as I imitated some karate moves
"Close… actually I asked him to move a couple of times, but he kept ignoring me, so I grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and pulled him backwards and pushed him up against another locker and pretty much told him that I didn't take any crap and that he owed me and everyone else an apology for making us watch him and that girl hump like rabbits on my locker"
"You actually used the term 'hump like rabbits'?!"
"Yup"
"So what happened after that?"
"He apologised to me and everyone else and then we didn't see him for a few more days. And when he did come back he gave me a huge bunch of flowers to prove he was really sorry. He was my first proper boyfriend"
"Wow that's some story. Not being rude, but was there a point?"
"Yeah there was. Don't take any crap from anyone. Especially Natalie Connors"
When I looked at her questioningly she simply said
"I hear things"
"Oh? And where do you hear these things?"
"Work"
Kat was the manager of a 'beauty store'. I don't actually know what the official name of it was, I but pretty much it was a hairdresser, nail studio, tanning beds and even had massage therapists. I guess she would hear things. Especially from spoilt little brats like Natalie Connors.
"Just don't let her push you around. And trust me; people will respect you if you stand up to her"
"Ok ill remember that for the next fight we have"