Hey! Since I haven't updated for a week, I decided to be nice and give you a longer chapter! I hope that everyone likes it, please R&R!
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Chapter 12: Do You Love Me?
Sharpay walked into the kitchen and opened the fridge. For the last half hour her stomach had been yelling for her to eat something. She pulled out the makings for a salad and the left over chicken from supper the night before. "Ryan, do you want a chicken salad?" She yelled to her brother, who was in the other room on the computer.
"Sure," he answered.
Sharpay got two bowls out of the cupboard and mixed together the food that she had chosen for the salad. When she finished, she set the bowls on the table and called her twin.
"Okay, I'll be there in a minute," he replied.
Sharpay gave a satisfied sigh and sat down.
Ryan appeared not more than five minutes later. "Hey," he said and sat down opposite of her.
Sharpay looked up and noticed her brother's thoughtful expression. "What's up?" She asked as she pierced her salad with her fork.
Ryan paused before looking at Sharpay. "Okay, I want to say something and I don't want you to say a word until I'm finished."
Sharpay's eyebrows knit together in confusion, but she nodded and said, "All right."
"Okay, I know you said that you don't want to do any treatments, but have you ever thought about seeing another doctor? I was doing some researching and found a doctor who specializes in leukemia. His office is a little over and hour away and I promise that I'll go with you. And just think, what if you went to this doctor and he ran tests and found that you don't have leukemia after all. I know it's a stretch, but I think it's worth a shot. And keep in mind that if you got better you could be with Troy. What do you think? Will you at least think about it?" Ryan said, almost all in one breath.
"Wow, um…" Sharpay didn't know what to say. She stared at her brother's hopeful expression and the hopefulness almost seemed contagious, maybe he was right, maybe the doctors at the hospital made a mistake. She finally replied, "I guess that it wouldn't hurt to see one more doctor, but just one."
Ryan jumped up from his seat and rushed over to Sharpay. "Thank you," he said as he embraced her.
"And one other thing, you have to call and make the appointment."
Ryan smiled. "It's a deal."
Sharpay sighed and followed her brother into the school. Today was the day of her appointment. It was at 3:15, which meant she would have to leave school early. She was hoping that the cast list for the musical would be posted; she had been anxiously waiting for over a week. As she turned the corner and saw the bulletin board, she bit her lip, the paper was there. She looked over at Ryan. "Will you look for me, I can't."
Ryan merely nodded and approached the bulleting board. She saw a smile cross his face, but disappear.
She quickly began to walk over to him. "What is it? Did I not get the part?"
Ryan shook his head. "No, you got the part…….but Troy was chosen to play Tristan."
"What?!? I can't act opposite Troy."
"I suggest you talk to Ms. Darbus."
Sharpay agreed and made her way to her homeroom. When she got there, Ms Darbus was seated at her desk. She slowly walked over to her.
Ms. Darbus heard heels clicking and looked up to see Sharpay in front of her desk. "Good morning, Sharpay, congratulations on getting the lead in the musicale."
Sharpay smiled. "Thanks, but that's actually what I wanted to talk to you about."
"Don't you want to be Charlotte?"
"Yes, I'm just not sure about having Troy opposite of me."
"I thought that the two of you had finally made peace."
"Well…..we kind of decided that we were better off when we weren't friends. So it might be a little awkward being onstage together."
"I'm sorry to hear that you're friendship was so short lived, but the only way that you will not be opposite of Mr. Bolton is if you drop out of the play or trade in for a smaller part. But I think we both know that you don't want to do that."
Sharpay slowly nodded and left the room. What was she going to do now, she had to be Charlotte, but could she handle being around Troy that much? She decided to relieve her stress by singing in the music room. She sat down and ran her fingers across the smooth keys before starting to play. The notes that she played weren't from any book, they were just flowing from her heart. And so were the words that she began to sing.
"The stars are shining bright,
Can you see me tonight,
My head is in the clouds,
And I'm so in love with you,
But do you love me too
I guess I'll never know,
Unless I take the risk,
And tell you how I feel
And I'm so in love with you,
But do you love me too
You have your secrets,
I have mine too
Tangled in a web of lies,
How can we survive
And I'm so in love with you,
But do you love me too……
As she quieted to a stop, she heard a noise behind her and turned around. When she saw the male figure, she swallowed hard. "Why do you always do that?" She asked, her voice barely above a whisper.
Troy shrugged. "I don't know." He looked into her eyes and saw the pain and sadness lying there. He began to walk towards her and she stiffened. "I can't help but get the feeling that the last couple songs I've heard you sing came from your heart."
Sharpay didn't reply.
He sat down next to her and took her hand in his. She tried to pull away, but he tightened his grip. "Tell me what's wrong, Sharpay, please."
She finally turned to meet his gaze. "I can't, Troy, please don't ask me to."
Troy's free hand went to her cheek to wipe away a tear that had escaped her dark eyes. His hand remained on her face. "Then let me ask you this………..do you love me, Sharpay?" He quickly blurted out.
Sharpay's eyes widened at his question. "Troy, I-I…."
"Please be honest, whether you do or you don't."
More tears began to fall down her cheeks and, before she knew exactly what she was doing, she stuttered, "I-I do," and ran out of the room, leaving Troy alone.
Once Sharpay was out of sight, he sighed and slowly whispered, "I love you too, Sharpay, I just wish that you'd let me tell you."
Please Review! I'm sorry that it took me longer than usual to update, I spent the weekend in Tennessee and I didn't get back until really late last night(or shall we say really early this morning) Anyway, I hope that everyone enjoyed this chapter! REVIEW!
LanaLang79
P.S. The song used in this chapter was another one written by my sister. Isn't she wonderful?!? Oh, I wanted to tell you that she has a pen name on fictionpress that she posts all of her songs on. Right now she has 20 of them written and posted, they're all awesome. If you get a chance you should check them out! Her pen name is iliveinadreamworld.
