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Troy woke the next morning to his alarm clock. It was Saturday morning, but he had to practice with Sharpay. He slowly got up and got dressed. Suddenly, his cell phone rang.
"Hello?" His voice was still hoarse since he was so tired.
"Hi Troy. Good morning!" Sharpay exclaimed.
"Uh hi." He said. Her voice was so jumpy and cheery.
"So are you coming to my house to practice for the musical?" She asked.
"Um, yeah. We already discussed this yesterday." He said.
"Oh yeah. Well I'm doing really well. I've got the chorus down like perfect!" She said proudly.
"Okay. See you at uh... later today." Troy hung up.
He took a nice, long shower. Thinking about the kiss. He really didn't want to kiss Sharpay. He went out with her in 8th grade. That was a long time ago. He was with Gabriella now. Troy could tell that Sharpay still liked him. She was the one who dumped him in the first place. At first, he was heartbroken that she liked another guy but she was bossy and self-centered. Sharpay and Troy's relationship was never serious, only a middle school thing. He never felt this way about anyone, the way he feels about Gabriella. It was like fate, going to the ski lodge. He was distracted by New Years Eve night that he almost missed his cell phone ring.
"Hey, Gabriella." Troy answered.
"Hi." She said calmly. "What are you doing today?"
"Uggghhh, musical practice." Troy said in exhaustion. "Why? What about you?"
"Well, I was wondering if you wanted to do something but I guess you're busy." She started to drift away.
"I would love to Gabriella, but I can't. I'm so sorry. I really wish I could." Troy said sadly, disappointing his girlfriend.
"Oh, okay. Well I got to go. Bye..." Gabriella hung up.
"Gabriella? Gabriella!" No answer. "Uuugghh." Troy hung up his phone.
Gabriella hung up her phone on her boyfriend. She felt bad. She knew that she should be more understanding. It wasn't his fault. Besides, she told him that he should do the musical anyway. She decided to call him back and apologize. Just as she started to dial his number, her mom called to her.
"Gabriella!" Her mom yelled from downstairs.
"Yeah!" Gabriella called back down.
"Please come downstairs." Her mom said back.
Gabriella had a hard time coming down the stairs in crutches. She kind of hopped down each stair by holding on to the railing. She finally reached the bottom.
"Yeah, mom?" Gabriella asked, hopping into the kitchen.
"Well, you know that I'm on call this week for work, so I have to leave. I'm so sorry I have to leave you alone. Will you be all right? Should I call a babysitter?" Her mom asked, feeling her head, as if she had a fever.
"What! A babysitter? Mom, I just broke my leg. I'm not helpless! I'll be fine. You need to go." Gabriella practically shoved her mom out of the door.
Gabriella fell onto the couch and started watching TV.
Troy was on his way to Sharpay's house. He started walking down Blaine Avenue. He suddenly found himself in front of Gabriella's house. 'How did I get here?' He thought. Troy was so used to going to Gabriella's house. He started walking the exact opposite direction. Man, all that walking for nothing. Finally, he reached Sharpay's house. He stood outside it for like 2 minutes holding back. He hasn't been here since 8th grade. Would it make him feel weird? He started walking up the steps. He knocked on the door.
"Hey, Troy!" Sharpay opened the door quickly.
"Hi." He waved.
"Come on in!" She motioned for him into her house.
The Evans house was really beautiful. It had Spanish style arches and rich color on the walls. The couches were spotless and there wasn't one sign of dust.
"So, do you want to go in our studio to practice?" Sharpay asked.
"What? You have your own studio?" Troy asked in amazement.
"Yeah, right next to the indoor pool." She said. "Follow me." She started walking downstairs.
Troy followed her. He walked down the stairs. They walked into a hallway. On the right, was a huge room. It had a huge pool, even a diving board. He kept following her. She walked into a room. It had a stage, a DJ system, microphones, and speakers. When they we're going out, she never brought him down here.
"Wow. This is amazing." That's all he could say. He dropped his jaw.
"Thought you would think so. So, let's start from the top, shall we?" She asked, getting on stage and turning on the microphones.
They started singing.
Livin' in my own world. Didn't understand, that anything can happen, when you take a chance.
Sharpay began singing Gabriella's part. I never believed in, what I couldn't see. I never opened my heart, to all the possibilities.
Troy could almost picture Gabriella right there, standing there. Singing. Smiling. Laughing. Sharpay was trying to show off.
He was almost starting to get into the song when they got to the chorus, but he couldn't stop thinking about Gabriella.
'The Start Of Something New...' They sang in perfect unison.
Sharpays thought:
'I can't believe it! I'm going to kiss Troy again! After so many years. No stopping us now...
Troy's thought:
'I can't believe it! I have to kiss Sharpay. I really want Gabriella right now. I guess there are no interruptions this time...
They leaned in... "Sharpay!" Mrs. Evans showed up in the doorway.
Troy shot back. Maybe it's fate. He's so lucky.
"What?" Sharpay snapped at her mother.
"Oh there you are. I see that you're a bit busy. I just wanted to make sure you were home." Her mom walked back up stairs. Troy's phone began to ring.
"Hello?" Troy answered, hoping he could leave.
"Troy? Where are you?" Mr. Bolton asked from the other line.
"Uh, at a friends house." Troy said.
"You need to practice basketball, and don't even think about arguing with me about staying at Gabriella's house!" His dad said.
"Dad, first of all I'm not at Gabriella's house, and second of all, I'm not arguing. I'll be home as soon as I can." Troy and his dad said bye and then they hung up.
"I have to go. My dad wants me home." Troy said, gathering his stuff.
"Okay. If you have to..." Sharpay pouted.
"Yeah, I do. See you later." He got up and left. He walked up the stairs, on his way to the door.
"Hi, Troy. It's so good to see you again. I've missed you." Mrs. Evans said.
"You too. Bye." He left their house and went home.
Sorry, so short! Please please please review! I'm begging you guys!
