Sorry it took me so long to write. I didn't get very much review for chapter 10, so I was depressed.
The next day was Monday. Bright and early, Monday. It sucked because you stayed up late and slept in on the weekends, so it was hard adjusting to waking up at 7:30 a.m. Troy got up, very slowly. He took a shower, and got dressed. Since he lived so close to school, he walked. Troy was at his locker, putting and taking books in and out of it. He saw Gabriella walk in with her crutches. He almost ran up to her.
"Hey!" He said, almost out of breath.
"Hey." She replied.
"So how are you feeling?" Troy asked.
"Um, pretty good, except for the fact that you'll have to kiss Sharpay on stage. She kept walking.
"I'm sorry." He was trying to catch up to her, since she was walking past him.
"It's okay. I'm overreacting." She said.
It was the same old boring day. Same old boring classes. Same old boring lessons. Finally, it was lunchtime. Troy sat next to Chad and across from Gabriella. Taylor was sitting next to Gabriella. They were all talking about how they hated Mondays and how Gabriella was feeling. Suddenly, Kelsi ran up to their table.
"Troy, Ms. Darbus needs you. It's free period lunch so you have to go rehearse." Kelsi said.
Troy looked at Gabriella, Chad and Taylor. They were all quiet.
"Uh, do you think maybe another tim-" Troy started to say.
"Troy, go. You need to practice. We'll see you in Biology." Gabriella said. She was somewhat sad but she was strong.
"Are you sure?" He asked all of them. They nodded. "I guess." Chad muttered. Chad was understanding of Troy's new interests, but he couldn't help but miss the old Troy. The jock one. The one that could at least stay with him at lunch.
Troy kissed Gabriella on the cheek and walked away with Kelsi.
When Troy and Kelsi walked into the theatre, he saw Sharpay humming, The Start of Something New, and Ms. Darbus reading the script.
"I wish Gabriella could do it." Kesli whispered in Troy's ear so Sharpay couldn't hear.
"Me too." He kept walking.
"Ah, Mr. Bolton! Your here. Let's get started. Sharpay, Troy on stage please." Ms. Darbus said.
"Gladly, Ms. Darbus!" Sharpay exclaimed.
Troy got up on the stage, script in his hand. He didn't need one though. He remembered the song by heart. It was like yesterday that Gabriella and him were on stage, singing it.
"Okay, from the top. Let's go through." Ms. Darbus said. Kelsi started playing the music o her piano.
Troy sang the first lines, following Sharpay. The song just didn't sound right, with Sharpay singing Gabriella's part. Then the chorus came. Sharpay was really outgoing. She flirted on stage, while they were singing. She came close to him, he backed away.
The nest time, he nearly fell off the stage. Luckily, he caught himself.
"The start of something new..." They both sang in unison. It was the end of the song. Here it was, the first kiss, of rehearsal. He waited two seconds, hoping he wouldn't have to. She kept leaning closer. Ms. Darbus was almost out of her seat, ready to say, 'Kiss her, Bolton!'
He then leaned in...
"Troy Bolton!" Mrs. Johnson busted in the door.
Sharpay and Troy broke apart. They hadn't even kissed yet. 'Thank you!' Troy said in his mind.
"Yes?" Ms. Darbus said to Mrs. Johnson. "Were in the middle of rehearsal."
"Troy is late for Biology. Can he practice some other time? Were working on our projects today." Mrs. Johnson said.
"All right, Troy. You can go." Ms. Darbus said.
"Yes!" He said to himself. He let out a big sigh of relief, as him and Mrs. Johnson walked out of the door.
The next day, around lunchtime, Troy went to the theatre for rehearsals. There was a note on the door.
Troy, Sharpay, and Kelsi:
I'm terribly sorry, that we couldn't practice today. I forgot to tell you all, that I was going out of town. I'll be gone for about a week, so you'll just have to practice on your own and when I get back, I'll see the finished piece at the musical. Good Luck!
-Ms. Darbus
"Oh great." Troy said to himself, putting his hands in his face.
"Hey, Troy." Sharpay came up behind him.
"Uh, hey." He muttered.
"So, I guess we'll have to practice on our own. Maybe at your house or my house?" She suggested.
"Maybe." He said.
"We could practice now..." Sharpay said and leaned in to kiss him. He was backing up.
"Troy!" Gabriella called from down the hall. Troy pushed Sharpay off of him.
"Uh, maybe I'll call you about when to rehearse." He said as he was running away.
"Okay! I'll be waiting!" She called after him. "Fine, Troy Bolton, you want to make this hard?" She muttered to herself.
Troy pulled Gabriella away from everyone else and started kissing her, passionately. Gabriella was shocked at first. He has never done this before. The pulled away.
"Wow. What was that for?" She asked, but she was happy.
"For not seeing you all day!" He kissed her again.
"I managed to get out of kissing Sharpay yesterday, but now Ms. Darbus is out of town, and we're supposed to practice on our own." He told her.
"I'm sorry." She said. They walked home together, holding hands.
Please READ AND REVIEW! I'm begging you. This is probably the longest chapter I've made so far! Trying to make you guys happy!
