CHAPTER 10: The After Life
"Things had happened.
Words had been spoken.
All changed our lives.
A change that made things complicated but wonderful."
It was almost seven o'clock. Ryan woke up and ran upstairs and accidentally waking the others up.
"Ryan?" Martha could hardly open her eyes.
"Dude! What's with the rush?" Chad asked with a really sleepy voice.
Ryan ran to Chad's room and opened the door. He saw Sharpay sleeping on Troy's chest and Troy's arms wrapped around her on Chad's bed. He thought they really did what the others want them to do and so angrily, he slammed the door and went back downstairs.
Troy was awakened, "Huh?"
Sharpay opened her eyes, "Troy?"
"Sharpay," Troy glanced at her. "Are you alright now?"
"Yeah," Sharpay smiled. "That horrible headache always come when I'm tired."
Suddenly, they saw the others looking at them on the same bed.
"What are you two doing?" Zeke asked Troy and Sharpay.
"Talking," Troy and Sharpay answered at the same time.
"Ok! What have you done?" Kelsi asked.
"Guys! We know what you're thinking," Troy stood up.
"Nothing happened ok?" Sharpay sat on the bed.
"How can you say that?" Jason asked.
"Well, we're still wearing our clothes!" Troy exclaimed.
"Alright then," Taylor said believing them.
"By the way, Ryan's gone," Chad informed them.
"What? Why?" Sharpay asked.
"We don't know," they answered.
"We'll be doing some cooking in the kitchen alright?" Marthat informed them.
"Got it guys," Sharpay said.
"We'll be there," Troy added.
As soon as the others left, Troy and Sharpay glanced at each other.
"You really sure you're ok now?" Troy asked her.
Sharpay nodded as she smiles, "Yeah, I'm fine!"
"I'll use the comfort room downstairs so you could use Chad's," Troy told her. "Is that ok?"
"Yeah yeah…Thanks!" Sharpay replied.
Troy was about to leave, "Sharpay!"
"Yes?" she looked at him.
"Um…by the way," he said. "You look beautiful…even when you're sleeping!"
Sharpay smiled. "Thanks!"
"I'll see you later," Troy walked out of the room as Sharpay entered Chad's bathroom.
After making themselves ready, everybody gathered at the kitchen and made breakfast. Around 8:30 in the morning, they all separated as they all went home. Meanwjile, Ryan was swimming in their pool.
"What's the matter?" Mr. Evans came.
"What do you mean?" Ryan swam to the side near him.
"I know you Ryan," Mr. Evans said. "You're not alright!"
"What do you know about me?" Ryan said.
"You must be someone else…someone totally different," Mr. Evans said. "But you can tell me what's the problem."
"I don't know if you'll like it or not," Ryan said. "Well, let's just say I have a bad news and a good news."
"I want good news first," Mr. Evans sipped his coffee.
"I guess she's falling for someone," Ryan reported.
"Good!" Mr. Evans smiled. "What's the bad news?"
"I need her back or else…there's no more stopping!" Ryan warned him.
"I don't need to tell you what to do Ryan," Mr. Evans walked back inside the mansion leaving Ryan in deep thought.
Meanwhile, Sharpay was talking to Gabriella on the phone at her bedroom.
"So how was the sleepover?" Gabriella asked.
"Fun!" Sharpay exclaimed. "you were right Gabby! Well, the jocks were not really jocks!"
Gabriella laughed, "So what did you do?"
"Cook! Eat! Movie! Truth or Dare! Eat! Eat! Eat!" Sharpay laughed.
"That's a lot of eating time!" Gabriella exclaimed.
"You can say that again!" Sharpay laughed.
"Hey, how was truth or dare?" Gabriella asked. "That's a nice sleepover game. You know that, Shar."
"Oh," Sharpay paused for a moment. "Fun!"
"looks like you really had all fun last night!" Gabriella laughed.
"Yeah!" Sharpay said. "If only you were there."
"Well, I wished I was," Gabriella replied. "Did Ryan had fun?"
"Of course!" Sharpay wasn't sure of what she answered. "Everybody did!"
At the mall, later that afternoon. Jason, Kelsi, Troy, Zeke, Mathat, and Chad was waiting for Sharpay and Taylor at Starbucks.
"Taylor said they're coming," Chad informed his friends.
"What happened to Ryan anyway?" Troy asked and no one could give an answer.
Meanwhile at Evans' Mansion. Ryan was playing the piano when Sharpay entered in the Music Room.
"Ryan?" Sharpay knocked at the door though she's already in.
Ryan stopped playing but didn't utter a word.
"Um…Taylor and I will meet up the others in the mall," Sharpay said. "You wanna come?"
Ryan started playing again and so Sharpay knew what is his respond. She left the mansion together with Taylor and drove to the mall.
"Where's Ryan?" Zeke asked Sharpay and Taylor.
"Um…he can't come," Sharpay answered.
"Too bad," Chad commented.
"We took lunch here," Kelsi informed them.
"That's ok!" Taylor smiled. "So we're shopping now?"
"Let's go!" Jason said.
"Come on!" Martha giggles.
Sharpay and Troy waited for the others to move out. Then, troy held Sharpay's hands.
"Let's go?" Troy smiled.
"Yeah," Sharpay smiled back.
They shopped all the way by pairs/buddy. Jason and Kelsi. Zeke and Martha. Chad and Taylor. Troy and Sharpay. While shopping, Troy and Sharpay never let go of each other hands and totally enjoying the moment they were together. Then, Troy bought Sharpay a dog stuff toy.
"Wow!" Sharpay giggles. "Thank you!"
"You're welcome!" Troy smiled. "You like stuff toys, right?"
"Yeah," Sharpay answered. "How did you know that?"
"Sharpay," Troy glanced at her. "You're East High's Primo Girl. Wildcats talk about you!"
"Oh yeah, Sharpay said. "I remember."
"So what will you name this cute one?" Troy asked.
"Hmm…nice question!" Sharpay thought of names.
"But I have no answer," Troy said.
"How bout Angel?" Sharpay asked.
"Angel?" Troy though for a moment.
"Yeah," Sharpay replied. "What do you think?"
"It's a very nice name!" Troy smiled. "But why Angel?"
"So that it will reminds me of the one who gave it to me," she smirked.
"Me?" Troy asked. "But my name's Troy not Angel."
"You're my guardian angel, right?" Sharpay smiled.
"Right!" he smiled back. "That's me!"
Sharpay giggles, "Come on, Bolton!"
"Coming Princess!" he laughed.
They went store-to-store. When they got tired they sat near the performing stage in the middle of the upper grond floor.
"Why can't I ever resist shopping?" Sharpay asked herself.
Troy laughed, "Come on, Sharpay, it's your world!"
Sharpay giggles, "You do have a point!"
"What can I do to make you relax?" he offered.
"That's what I like about you, sweet guy!" she flashed a sweet smile as she looked at him.
"And that's what I like about you, Ms. Close up Smile!" he looked at her.
"Have you ever been in love?" Sharpay asked him.
"What do you think?" Troy answered her with a question.
"I don't know," she answered. "Your eyes are twinkling!"
Troy smiled, "How bout you? Have you ever been in love?"
"Hey! You didn't answer mine properly," Sharpay protested.
"I believe…there's no proper way of falling in love," Troy replied.
"What do you mean?" she asked him. "What's the connection of falling in love from answering my question?"
Before Troy could tell her what he really feels, their friends found them. That was the time they let go of each other. Then, all of them spent the rest of the time together while Ryan is in his agony which no one could ever define.
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