Last Time.

"How could you eat that much, Gabi? You're lucky you don't blow up like a balloon." Sharpay teased. Gabi pretended like she didn't hear her and sank her teeth into the yummy cookie.

The lunch bell rang and the gang went there next classes. "Meet me after school, by the swings." Troy said to Gabriella once everyone had left.

"Okay. I'll be there." Gabi winked and hurried off to the bathroom. Maybe Sharpay was right. Maybe she had eaten way to much. Maybe she was going to blow up like a balloon. Maybe she already was a blown up balloon. Gabi thrust her fingers down her throat and up came her entire lunch. Is it that easy? She thought.

After school.

Gabi hurried off to the swings to meet Troy. When she got there, she found Troy swinging back and forth to the beat of whatever song his iPod was playing.

"Hey Troy." Gabriella said to him. He didn't look up. "Troy!" She tried again. Still, he sat rocking to the beat. "TROY!"

He jumped about a foot. "What?" He looked up to see who was calling him. "Oh, sorry Gabriella. I thought it was someone else. Come here." He patted the swing next to him.

"It's OK." Gabriella sat down on the swing. The rusty chains holding the swing collapsed under her weight. Gabi fell the two feet to the ground.

Troy burst out laughing. "I guess you're to heavy for the swings." He joked with her.

To heavy? Even my boyfriend thinks that. I think I need to start going on a strict diet. Gabriella thought. But instead she laughed along with him.

Troy got off his swing and went around to help her. The chains of his swing had just been redone. He reached out his hand and pulled her up. Troy kissed her lightly on the forehead. "Are you OK?"

"Yeah, my elbow hurts a little though." She lifted her arm to show Troy the small scrape.

"Aww. Here." He kissed the scrape lightly.

"All better." Gabriella smiled brightly. "So what did you want to meet me here for?"

"I just thought I could drive you home. I didn't want you to have to take the bus home on such a special day like this." He winked.

"Yeah, even though we have to be back here at 4:45. We barely have time to get ready."

"Gabi, how much do you really have to get ready? The make-up is done here. You're clothes are here too. What more do you need?"

She laughed at him. "I need to take a shower, have dinner, and pick out my clothes for after the show."

"Well, I think I can spare you of one of the things on your list." He smiled.

"Oh really? And what would that be?"

"Dinner. I was thinking I could take you out after the show."

"Troy, that's the dumbest idea I've heard since...I don't know what!" He gave her a questioning look. "Hello? The show's at 7:30. We wont be done until about 9:15. Then all of the people giving us congratulations and asking questions. We won't get out of there til about 10:00. I want to sleep as soon as possible because, we have a show tomorrow at 2 which we have to be there at 10:00. Then we stay after the show until the next one at 7:30. That leaves us no time at all to go out." She smiled at him, knowing that she proved him wrong.

"Ok, I guess you're right. I suppose we should be leaving now."

"Yes. Let's go." Gabriella smiled. Troy took her hand and they walked to his car. He opened the door for her and they headed home.

Once Gabi got home she jumped in the shower. Her mom wasn't home yet, so she figured she had time. Gabriella wasted about twenty minutes picking out the perfect outfit to wear after the show. She ran downstairs and waited for her mom. Despite her terrible hunger, Gabi didn't eat. Her show was in a couple of hours and she didn't want to look fat for it. Finally her mom came through the door.

"Mom! Where have you been? We're going to be late!" Gabi ran to yell at her mom.

"Sorry hun. The meeting ran late. Did you eat something? We don't want you to be passing out during your big show."

"Yes mom." Gabi lied.

"All right then. Let's go." Ms. Montez turned around and followed her exact route that she came in on.

The ride to the school was definitely quiet. "Are you nervous?" Gabriella's mom asked her when they pulled up to the door.

"A little." She admitted.

"Well, call me if you need me. I'll be back at 7:00. Gives me some extra time to get my seats. Good luck honey. I love you."

"Love you too, mom." Gabi hopped out of the car and ran inside. She saw Troy leaning on the wall in front of the room the Drama Club was meeting in.

"Where were you?" Troy asked concerned.

"Sorry, Mom's meeting ran late." Gabi grabbed Troy's hand and hustled inside.

"Okay," Ms. Darbus said. There was not a doubt at all that she was angry at Gabriella for being late. "Now that we're all here, is everyone ready?"

A chorus of yeses were heard throughout the room.

"How about we warm up our voices first, while the special effect people check the set– make sure everything's working properly."

Several students left the room to check the sets. Ms. Darbus played several scales and warm-ups for the actors.

After a while warm-ups were finished and it was time to move on to something else. "How about we go over lines starting from the beginning."

Kelsi spoke up, "Do you want us to skip the songs?"

"No," she answered. "Why don't you do them." Kelsi took her usual spot on the piano bench. She played the opening song as the whole group sang. The song was followed by the rest of the lines and songs. Before they knew it, it was time for the performance.

"Okay everyone." Ms. Darbus called, "time to show them what we got." The others in the room laughed at her. They filed out of the drama room and left for behind the stage. Troy grabbed Gabriella's hand. They stood in the center of the line of cast members. Everyone was ready for the opening song.

"Nervous?" Troy asked her. But she didn't have time to answer for the music started playing and the curtain began to rise. It was time to go.

A/N: What did you think? Will the musical be perfect? Find out! Review:)