Chapter 46: The Hard Part
Mr. and Mrs. Evans had not even wondered why Troy Bolton was at their house so early in the morning. Rather then recieving the probing questions parents normally pushed onto their children; Mrs. Evans laid up a place for Troy at the breakfast table.
"You haven't had breakfast yet, have you?" She asked, smiling.
Troy didn't know quite how to respond. Mrs. Evans didn't know he had spent the night in his daughter's bedroom and he rather preferred to keep it that way.
"Uh, no... I-I left home early." He smiled politely.
Sharpay bit the side of her lip as she sat down at the table, smiling a little to herself.
Out of the corner of his eye, Troy saw Ryan studying him with a confused look on his face. Troy hurried to the table and sat down, a guilty look creeping across his face. If he had been a parent or a brother, he wouldn't want a teenage female relation of his spending time with a guy in her bedroom.
"Cereal OK, Troy?" Mrs. Evans asked, holding up a box of Corn Flakes.
"Uh, actually I can pretty much get by on a few wheat thins." Troy smiled as he reached forward for the box.
"Ah, Troy. Looks like you're becoming part of the family." Mr. Evans beamed as he walked into the room carrying a brief-case. He was dressed smartly and looking extremely businessman-like. He walked over and kissed his wife on the cheek. Troy laughed a little in response.
"We owe him breakfast at the very least, right?" Ryan smiled, nodding at Sharpay.
"We owe him?" Mr. Evans frowned.
"Y-yeah." Sharpay stiffened.
Mr. Evans looked a little puzzled as he pulled up a chair beside Ryan.
"Yes..." Sharpay took a deep breath. "Mom, dad... I-I need to talk to you."
The pleasant, calm atmosphere that the Evans' kitchen had radiated only a few minutes ago quickly disappeared. Sharpay's dad stopped midway through munching on a piece of toast. Mrs. Evans frowned and came to stand behind her husband's chair.
Sharpay looked like she wanted to disappear. Even Ryan's face became colourless as he stared down at his feet. Sharpay swallowed hard and opened her mouth. No words came out. She didn't have the strength.
Her parents watched her in apprehension.
Troy extended his hand towards her and took it into his own. He looked at her, she looked back up at him. He gave her hand a little squeeze. She gave him a vague smile and then turned to her parents.
Now for the hard part.
AN: OK, so the wheat thins joke is cheesy but hey, I need my kicks! LOL.
Also, I'm seeing a lot of 'Aw Gabriella doesn't deserve this' feeling. I'm trying to represent the changes everyone goes through as they get older. Gabriella was stuck in this fantasy, giggly childish world and the death of Nathan will help her to grow and mature. The ordeal Sharpay has been going through has helped her to become a more emphatic person and reveal the girl beneath the icy exterior. Everything that happens in this story happens for a reason. I've plotted out the WHOLE of 'The Music In Me' and I'm currently working on the sequel called 'Unlove You'. I can tell you it's set in LA : But no more then that! Justice will be served, ghosts from the past will return, a wedding and graduation are some of the events coming up. So keep reading, keep reviewing and keep me motivated! LOVE YOU ALL.
