If Everyone Cared
Chapter 14: Nothing Left For Me
Nothing has been the same for the twins. They were out of the hospital after a few days; everything came back positive. As Ryan and Sharpay continued planning the funeral, things started to get more and more complicated for them; especially for Sharpay.
"Shar we have to plan this out!" Ryan yelled in frustration at his sister. Tears formed in her eyes as emotions bottled inside her. Nothings fair! Why did everything happen to her? Both of their parents are dead and she blamed herself for it. No matter how many times people tell her it's not her fault, she never believed it.
They were sitting at the kitchen table with a notepad with things written down in a blue pen that was held in Ryan's right hand. He began tapping it on the table, thinking of what else they needed. Sharpay's left hand was resting under her face keeping her head from hitting the table. She was stressing out. She finally had an enough.
Pushing the chair away from the table, she got up and began making her away up the stairs.
"Sharpay where are you going?" Ryan asked his sister. She stopped half way up the stairs and screamed down to him "I need time to think," than walked the rest of the way to her room.
She slammed her door shut, locked it than walked to her bed. She looked on her night table; there was a picture of her dad and her when she was five. He was holding her on his shoulders. They looked so happy; laughing and smiling. Tears started to form on the rims of her eyes as she grabbed the picture and held it firmly in her hands. Yes he sold her out to a disgusting man, but she still missed him and all the good times they did have.
As she stared at the picture, a tear was shed and fell gracefully onto the glass of the frame. She didn't know what she was feeling exactly; sad, depressed, hurt, angry? Maybe it was all of that. She didn't know how to handle it anymore.
She put the picture back on the table, got up from her bed and walked towards her desk. She opened the draw that contained money, paper, pens, and such. She pulled the money out and counted how much she had in the pile.
"350…" she mumbled. She started saving for a trip to Los Angeles, so she could go to Hollywood and see if it was everything that the movies made it out to be. She looked down at the money in her hand for what felt like hours. She couldn't take this anymore…any of it. She was going. She was going now…
Troy couldn't stop thinking about the twins since the last time he saw them in the hospital. He missed them…he missed Sharpay. He wondered what they were doing right that very second as he laid on his bed, in the dark. He stared at the ceiling in thought and soon his phone began ringing…
"Hello," he said into the mouthpiece. He heard mumbling, more like panic mumbling. So he said hello again.
"Hey it's Ryan, sorry I was mumbling but she's gone," Ryan said in panic. Troy was confused at this point.
"Whoa hold on a second. Who's gone?" Troy asked trying to figure out everything. Ryan sighed on the other side of the phone.
"Sharpay…she took the money she saved with her. I can't think of where she'd go though. Do you know where she could have possibly gone?" Ryan asked still in panic, but a little calmer.
Troy sat up in his bed, pulling his hand through his hair; trying to figure out why and where she went. He closed his eyes trying to remember anything that she's told him and than it hit him…
"Ryan I know where she went. I'll go for her and I'll call you when I find her," he said to his panic friend who replied okay.
Troy got dressed in a pair of jeans and a T-shirt, grabbed his keys, and ran out the door to his car. He sped out of the driveway towards the airport…
Troy and Sharpay were in the park on their favorite hill watching the sun go down. He held her close to him just enjoying the feeling of her and him being alone. She rested her head on his chest as they spoke little as possible. Troy smiled down at his girlfriend. For the first time she actually looked happy and not an Ice Queen.
"Troy?" she asked breaking the silence.
"Yeah,"
"What are you doing after high school?"
He never really thought about it. His guess was that, he'd play college ball; like his dad wanted. But was that what he wanted for himself? He didn't really know.
"I don't know never gave it much thought," he finally replied to her.
"Well I know what I wanna do…" she said. He smiled at that; she always knew what she wanted and she usually would get it. She's driven enough to stop at nothing to do it. He loved that about her.
"What's that?" he asked curious if she still wanted to be a big Broadway star.
"I would like to go to California…Los Angeles. I've been saving up for about a year now and I'm close to the amount I need. I just wanna see if Hollywood looks like the way it does in the movies…you know," she said looking out at the sunset.
"Yeah that would be nice for you to do," he whispered to her, kissing the top of her head.
End of Flashback
He remembered that day like it was yesterday. He hoped that he wasn't too late and missed her. He was scared he'd never see her again.
Turning into the airport, he parked in the garage and ran across the street where taxis and other cars were and into the terminal. He really needed to find her and fast. He ran towards the screen that showed the plan destinations and if they were on time or delay. He search through all of them until he saw one to Los Angeles. It was on time and connecting to Arizona.
He ran towards the security gate to see many people going through it. He jumped high in the air to see if he could spot her. It was difficult to tell. He was getting ready to give up, when he saw a blonde going through the metal dector. He ran towards her, but was pushed away by a security guard.
"Sir you need a ticket to go any further," the man said, but Troy wouldn't listen. He began yelling her name to get her attention, but she couldn't hear him or wouldn't. He dodged past the security guard and ran towards the gate again as the guard called for backup.
As he reached closer to the metal dectors, more guards ran towards him. He screamed her name again when someone suddenly jumped on him, pulling him to the ground.
"Get off me! Sharpay! Sharpay!" he yelled more causing a lot of attention to himself. They pulled him up and brought him in the room…he was arrested…
After explaining the situation to the police, they let him off with a warning letting him go on his way. Troy ran out of the airport to his car. He paid the fee and drove towards Arizona, which was a about a three hour drive.
He drove faster than he's ever had in his life. He zipped through traffic with no problems. It started getting dark as he passed a sign that said "You are Now Leaving New Mexico". He was tired and sore from getting tackled by a 250 lbs. man. He never thought he'd do something like this for a girl, but Sharpay was worth it. She was everything to him and he knew that what she's doing is a mistake and he won't let her go through with it.
He finally reached Arizona and he hoped that the airport he was close to was the one she was going to. He parked the car for the second time, ran in and checked if her plan came in or even left yet. He searched for it and saw that it was landing right now. He ran to the ticket desk, so a repeat in New Mexico doesn't happen, got a ticket for Los Angeles that cost him about $150. He ran towards the security gates, did the routine, got through and ran to the gate.
He ran to the gate that said New Mexico, so he could see her get off the plane. He waited there to see many people get off, but not her. He hoped she was on that plane. Once he saw most of the passengers, get off he started losing hope, but soon he saw a blonde come through the doors. There she was with her suitcase in hand. When she saw him, she stopped short. She thought she was dreaming for a second, but it was real. He was standing in front of her.
She walked towards him, confused as to why he's here.
"What are you doing here?" she asked in a whisper.
"I'm wondering the same thing…why did you leave? Sharpay it's okay to be afraid, that only makes you human, but running away from your problems is not the answer. I drove for 3 hours to get you and if you get on that plane to LA, so be it, but you know if you come back to Albuquerque I won't be there. I'm done waiting for the old Sharpay to come back. I miss her, but I'm not waiting for her anymore," he told her, grabbing her hand, bring it to his lips to kiss it. He let it go as it dropped to her side. Tears started forming in her eyes. She was tired of crying.
"Bye," he said, turning to walk away and out of her life...
Forever.
I know I make Sharpay leave a lot in my stories, but do you think she's gonna keep going on to LA or will she decide to go back to Albuquerque? Keep reading to find out. Thanks for the reviews, I'm glad I decided to change the rating on this story because it wouldn't have been as successful. So thanks and please review...