Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the character Evelyn.
In Her Eyes
"Are you?" She asked looking up and meeting Sharpay's eyes again.
"No." Sharpay answered closing her eyes.
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Sharpay and Evelyn got in the car, both very tired and weak. It was seven in the morning and they had to rush to the store to get Evelyn a dress, and a present for the wedding. Sharpay didn't bother to check on Troy, she just left the house without even saying anything to him. It wasn't her job to wake him up or take care of him. It was early morning and she was in a huge rush to get everything done. Luckily, it wasn't heavy traffic getting to the mall, though it was hard finding a parking spot. When they got inside the mall and went straight to the Formal Clothing store, Sharpay picked out an outfit that sort of matched hers. It was a lilac pink silky dress with little beaded flowers around the waistline, Evelyn loved it right away and Sharpay was very thankful she didn't have to search around for another one.
The trip to the mall was quick and Sharpay found the perfect present right away.
"Did you sleep good last night?" Sharpay asked getting back inside the car.
Evelyn nodded and smiled at her.
"Good. Later tonight, I'll show you around town. You'll love it. You'll have a lot of fun. I'm really looking forward to finding out what you're into, Evelyn." Sharpay said with a gentle smile starting the car.
"Me too." Evelyn mumbled.
Sharpay gave her one last smile and focused her attention back on the road. She was glad to spend some actual time out with her daughter. A few things did cross her mind last night about how well exactly they would get along. Just because they seemed like best friends now, it didn't mean it would stay like that forever. Evelyn was new to everything so of course she wouldn't be herself for a while, it would probably take a few weeks for Evelyn to get comfortable and use to everything. She ended up wondering what was going on with the orphan place now, knowing a child ran away, if they even noticed. Nothing was mentioned around the news about, and it was locally so Sharpay figured no one even noticed.
Within twenty minutes, they arrived at a lake view place. There were already people there and the first thing Sharpay noticed was Troy's car. She couldn't believe her was already here and he actually remembered. Ryan's car was there too along with pretty much everyone else's. Sharpay had no idea why everyone would arrive so early, it was at least another hour before the wedding started, and they were just wasting their time.
"Who's getting married again?" Evelyn asked before opening the car door.
"Kelsi and Jason. You don't really need to remember. Everyone will be talking about it so you'll get their names in as you stay. If you get bored, feel free to say it out loud, that way I can have an excuse to leave early," Sharpay laughed.
"Okay." Evelyn nodded not quiet sure if her mom was joking or not.
They both walked out of the car and headed towards where all the seats were. Sharpay placed her left arm around Evelyn's back, while she carried the present with her other hand. Of course, the first person to greet her was her twin brother.
"Hey Shar—" Ryan stopped walking and stared at Evelyn, making her feel very uncomfortable. "What…who…" He walked slowly closer towards Sharpay.
"Don't be stupid." She snapped walking pass him and holding onto Evelyn's arm.
Ryan's eyes followed her in major shock. When he thought it was weird enough to have Troy show up, now Sharpay showed up with her daughter…two weeks ago he was just with her and he recalled hearing her say that no way she was ever going to have a child. Gabriella approached him with their daughters tagged behind. Her eyes were also on Sharpay as she shook her head.
"I told you she and Troy were hiding something." She spoke biting her lip.
"I don't get her. I really don't." He shook his head walking over towards Troy.
Sharpay introduced Evelyn to Kelsi and that was pretty much it. Everyone else who gave her strange stares didn't get a word out of her. Kelsi seemed to be the only one who didn't give her a hard time, and she knew it was probably because Kelsi has no idea what had happened in the past. Everyone else knew about it except for Kelsi who never listened to the gossip everyone spread. Plus Kelsi was the only one Sharpay grew to like since she worked with her throughout high school with the whole musical.
"Nice to meet you, Evelyn." Kelsi smiled in her wedding dress.
"Nice to meet you too." Evelyn returned the smile, keeping herself close to Sharpay.
She wasn't comfortable with everyone around and she was still very shy towards everyone. The only person she was comfortable with was Sharpay and sort of Troy. Lots of kids her age were running around, but she was too scared to go up to them. The whole time she'd been following Sharpay like a tail, going everywhere she went. She just hoped she wasn't bugging her or something.
"Thirsty?" Sharpay asked after having a conversation with Kelsi about the whole drama school.
Evelyn shook her head. She didn't feel hungry or thirsty, actually didn't know what she was feeling. People she didn't know were everywhere giving her smiles and hugging her randomly. These were people she had never met in her whole entire life and somehow they acted like they've known her for a long time. Sharpay also acted like everything was the same and that she didn't have to introduced Evelyn to anyone. It was as if everyone just automatically knew who she was. Truth was, Sharpay just didn't feel like having to deal with explaining herself and she shouldn't have to tell everyone about her personal life anyway. It was her life and she didn't need to broadcast it out to the world every time.
"Getting bored already?" Sharpay asked her daughter making her way towards the seats.
"No." Evelyn answered firmly. "I just don't know anyone." She finished.
"It's okay. You don't have to know everyone. Some of these people I don't even know. Maybe later I'll introduce you to my brother, though he probably already knows. I just didn't feel like talking to him earlier. I'm assuming you would want to meet your cousins at least." Sharpay spoke.
"Okay. Who are they?" Evelyn looked around the crowd of kids by the playground.
"I think it's those two twin girls with brown hair and that little boy with blond-ish hair." Sharpay nudge her head towards the specific kids.
"Oh." Evelyn nodded noticing Troy taking the seat next to Sharpay.
It looked like Sharpay didn't notice and Evelyn wasn't sure if she was supposed to say something or just let her mom find out herself. She knew that Troy didn't mean to sit there; it was the only seat left that didn't have any item sitting on it or a person sitting on it.
"Get lost Troy." Sharpay spoke not taking her eyes off Evelyn.
"You get lost." Troy responded frowning.
Evelyn wanted to laugh at how childish her parents could be, but laughing for no reason would just make her look stupid.
"If it makes you any happier I'm leaving right after the wedding, so you can shut up with your complaints." Troy spoke in a rough tone.
"Good. I wanted you out of the house first thing but of course you had to come here." Sharpay rolled her eyes.
"Because I was invited and someone never bothered to tell me that I was invited. You need to really start thinking of others." Troy said looking straight ahead.
"I do think of others—just not you." Sharpay retorted knowing that she had made Troy pretty angry.
"Funny, I do the same thing. I could careless about you." Troy shot back.
"Just shut up Troy. I was here first." Sharpay looked at him and then looked back at Evelyn. "Sorry your dad has to be a…jerk."
Evelyn didn't know what to say, she agreed with her mom, but Troy was right there and she didn't want to get in trouble with him.
"No—Evelyn, I'm sorry your mom has to be an ass." Troy retorted.
"Uhh…" Evelyn looked down.
"Oh shut up Troy! You have no rights to talk to her like that!" Sharpay snapped her fingers.
"I have my rights. Don't tell me what to do. Poor kid has to live with a crazy woman like you." He said with a smirk.
Evelyn could feel her face begin to flush. Her parents were embarrassing her and it was making her feel really awkward having to hear them talk bad about each other right in front of each other—and they had to include her.
"You're not a very good role model for her Sharpay. She's better off with where she came from. You'll just teach her terrible things and she'll grow up to be a loser—like her mom." Troy said harshly.
"A loser? Take a look at our lives Troy. I think one of us has been more successful than the other. A basketball coach? Please!" Sharpay spat.
"Criticism my job now? Like you're doing so good with your whole drama crap?" He shot back.
"You better shut up now or you'll be lucky to even have one part of your body not aching in the end." Sharpay exclaimed.
Evelyn sunk deeper on her chair as the wedding began. She felt so crept out by her own parents. There was no way they could get along now. She wanted to see moments of them like before—even if it involved yelling at least they were hugging, now they won't even get near each other. It got her to wonder if there was a chance that she could bring them together, though that would be a completely hard challenge since no matter how hard she tried, Troy never seemed to like anything about her. She would need him to like her just a little so she maybe could play cupid. But then that wouldn't be too good, because what if she ended up screwing up their lives?
"Just ignore him." Sharpay sat up straight as the wedding began.
Troy gave her a look from the corner of his eyes and looked down the isle to watch as Kelsi began to walk.
"Reminds of the worst day of my life—when my nightmares began." Sharpay scuffed.
"Reminds me most painful day of my life." Troy scolded.
"Will you two shut up? I have heard enough already! I can't stand you two anymore. Just shut up or sit a hundred miles away from each other! Please. Just shut up! I can't take it anymore. Stop arguing and can you just pretend to get along for an hour or something? You're making everyone feel really uncomfortable!" Gabriella poked her head between Troy and Sharpay's shoulders.
"Seriously. Both of you. I thought you were getting along—you're really starting to get on my nerves and I want to hit you both right now on the head!" Ryan exclaimed.
"Touch me and I'll strangle you." Sharpay shot back at her twin brother.
"I hope your daughter doesn't turn out like you—evil." Ryan mumbled to Gabriella only Troy, Evelyn and Sharpay heard him.
"At least my child isn't snotty." Sharpay gave Ryan an angry glare.
"What makes you think my kids are snotty?" Gabriella scolded leaning towards Troy and Sharpay.
"Because you're their mother." Sharpay said under her breath.
"Excuse me? And your daughter isn't some spoiled brat who takes after her pampered mother?" Gabriella snarled.
"She is NOT a spoiled brat! You can't judge anyone like that, Gabriella!" Sharpay huffed.
Evelyn turned around to see who exactly was Gabriella since she remembered her mom telling her about how she didn't like Gabriella but she was forced to like her. At the sound of Gabriella calling her a spoiled brat, she wasn't liking her too much either.
"Better keep your comments to yourself, Gabriella. Don't want to be saying the wrong things." Troy spoke not bothering to turn around.
"So like you to take the wrong side." Gabriella rolled her eyes.
"Wrong side?" Troy raised his eyebrow turning around. "Look—I didn't come here to deal with you or any of this—I came here for the wedding. I, for once agree with Sharpay about you and your whole assuming thing towards Evelyn. Shut up." He turned back around.
"She's the one calling my kids snotty!" Gabriella frowned.
"Maybe they are." Sharpay turned to face away from Gabriella and her brother.
"My kids are way better than yours!" She barked.
"Yeah—no…Evelyn's better." Troy looked up ahead to see Kelsi already up with Jason.
"Thanks Troy." Sharpay smiled at him.
"I was just saying that to shut both of you up." He smirked.
Sharpay smacked his shoulder roughly causing Evelyn to sneak a laugh.
