Yep...I know its been a looooooong time... I've had the worse case of writers block...so I don't know how this chapter will be but......i promise next chapter has major drama!!
"Prom tickets!" Martha yelled as seniors crowded around to buy tickets to 'The Last Waltz' as Taylor sat calculating the money.
"Hey Martha!" Kelsi said walking up to the table.
"Hey you wanna buy a Prom ticket?" Martha asked with a smile.
"Two." Kelsi responded as Martha gathered two tickets for her.
"So who's the lucky guy?" Taylor asked.
"It's nobody important." Kelsi said smiling to herself "Where is Gabriella I thought she was supposed to be helping with all of this."
"We thought so too. " Martha responded.
"I don't even wanna talk about Gabriella right now." Taylor said as she gave someone back their change "She's been missing meetings for year book, prom committee, and scholastic club…and all that time she's been with Chad…so imagine my frustration." She vented.
"Well maybe it's because you're the new valedictorian and she just doesn't want to deal with it." Kelsi then said.
"I'm the what?" Taylor stopped and said.
"Yea and Chad's jersey number isn't getting retired… as of right now." Kelsi explained as Taylor walked from behind the table to talk to Kelsi in private when she seen Gabriella walk up.
"Talk to you guys later." Kelsi said and walked away.
"Sorry I'm late." Gabriella said holding her stomach that was getting huge.
"What's this news about you not being Valedictorian and Chad's jersey not being retired?" Taylor quickly asked.
"I don't wanna talk about it." Gabriella answered.
"Is it definite? Do I need to get ready to do a speech?" Taylor questioned.
"Are you excited about it or feeling sorry for me?" Gabriella questioned.
"No I'm just trying to figure this out." Taylor answered.
"That's not what it sounds like…for weeks all I hear is you complain…complain…complain…other people have real issues that include me and Chad!" Gabriella fussed.
"I haven't complained about anything to you!" Taylor argued back.
"Oh ok let's see…" Gabriella said sarcastically " 'Chad won't spend any time with me' " she said impersonating Taylor.
"So what that's my boyfriend I can do whatever I want with him. You have a boyfriend his name is Troy! Do you remember him?! He's the one that got you pregnant not Chad!" Taylor yelled as Martha ran in between them.
"You guys! Stop it..." Martha said looking at how everybody was looking at them.
"Let's just get to work." Gabriella said walking behind the desk.
"Can I have two tickets please?" a voice said as Gabriella looked up when she recognized that voice was Troy standing there with a hood of his jacket over his head looking like he hadn't slept in days.
"Who's the other ticket for?" Gabriella asked quietly.
"I was hoping for you." Troy then answered.
"No." Gabriella said quickly.
"Gabi we need to talk someday…" Troy then said.
"Why would I want to do that?" Gabriella then said.
"Because…for one you are carrying my baby. Two… I miss you." Troy then said as Gabriella looked at him like she couldn't resist.
"Martha, do you mind if I leave for just a minute?" Gabriella turned around and asked.
"Sure why not…the rest of the prom committee has been taking your slack anyway." Martha said sarcastically.
Gabriella stepped from the behind the table to go with Troy "You have five minutes." Gabriella said right before she left with him.
Meanwhile, Ryan was in the auditorium thinking of dance moves that could be used in his last school play. While dancing he heard a door slam so he looked up quickly to see Zeke standing there.
"Can we talk?" Zeke asked as Ryan turned off the music.
"If it doesn't involve you using your fist." Ryan answered.
"I'll keep my hands in my pocket." Zeke said in joking tone as Ryan climbed off the stage to sit down where Zeke was standing.
"I just want to say a few things." Zeke said sitting down next to Ryan "I don't know what to say about us." He said kind of looking at Ryan like he was confused.
"There is no more us" Ryan stated.
"I know…but I want to change that." Zeke then stated.
"I'm not doing this behind closed doors shit any more…I'm out and I'm proud of being out…but this undercover shit you got going on is not cool." Ryan stated seriously.
"I'm not undercover…" Zeke stated then nervously looked at Ryan "I'm not gay…I can't be!" he then said.
"Why not?" Ryan asked "What's so horrible about being who you are." He then said.
"That's not who I am supposed to be…" Zeke said with tears in his eyes "I'm supposed to be a star basketball player of East High…I'm supposed to only like your sister, not you… This is not who I am." He said still with tears.
"Zeke…" Ryan said putting his arm around him "It's ok…I mean I understand what you are going through, but you have to accept yourself before anybody else can accept you." He stated.
"My family, my friends…They will never accept this." Zeke explained "I wanna be with you but I can't risk the bad things that could happen." He then said.
"Zeke…" Ryan said feeling like he was falling into a trap "I can't…"
"Please I need you around." Zeke then said as Ryan looked back when he heard a door open and seen Kelsi walk in.
"Am I interrupting something?" Kelsi asked in sort of a rude voice.
"No!" Zeke said quickly standing up making sure there were no tears on his face "So make sure you call me with that answer from your sister." Zeke stated just to get out of there trying not to raise suspicion.
As soon as Kelsi heard the door close she walked closer to Ryan "What was that?" Kelsi hissed.
"He just wanted to talk." Ryan said standing up.
"There is nothing to talk about…" Kelsi then said with a jealous feeling.
"Kelsi… I know you are trying to stand up for me but I mean I love him." Ryan stated.
Right then Kelsi remembered what her place was with Ryan and didn't say anything further she just pulled out the sheet music for the play.
Another conversation was going on in the gym between Gabriella and Troy.
"How are you?" Troy asked awkwardly.
"I could be better." Gabriella answered.
"Gabi… You have no idea what I have been through the past few weeks. I'm worried about you and the baby." Troy stated.
"I know…I got the crib you sent." Gabriella answered.
"Yea…Chad said he put it together for you. He's a good friend and he's gonna make a really good godfather." Troy said with a little bit of a smile.
Gabriella looked at Troy "Yea he's great." She said with a guilty conscience. She almost wanted to tell Troy about what happened between her and his best friend but she also wanted Troy back in her life. She never seen Troy look so depressed and she just wanted to be there for him.
"Gabi… I know what I did was wrong and I just want …" Troy tried to explain but was interrupted.
"Troy...I know you would never try to hurt me or this baby…I love you no matter what so I just want us to go back to being us…I don't care about what my mom says or what happened I want you to be here for everything." Gabriella explained as Troy's face lit up with happiness.
"What?" Troy said a bit confused.
"I mean all of us have done something we regret…but holding a grudge won't change anything."
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