Hey, thanks for the reviews! Wow, Chapter 10! Here it goes...
"Calum, dinner!" Calum sat up from his position on his bed and stared out the window. He'd been thinking about Mack and the happiness he had felt with her, and then the sadness that he had felt when he heard about Troy. Boucher's weren't supposed to feel either of those feelings about Bolton's.
He walked down the stairs noticing a look that his father was giving him. Calum refused to meet his eyes, he was sure his father knew he skipped practice. He sat at the table, this wasn't going to be a happy dinner time.
"So, Cam how was practice?" Mr. Boucher asked.
"It was hard, Coach had us running sprints. He really wants us to beat East High in this tournament. I hope we do and show Bolton that we're better than they are." Both parents nodded in agreement and Cam smiled at their reaction.
Mr. Boucher's eyes landed on his second son, who was pushing his food around his plate. "How was practice, Calum? Oh, wait, you didn't go."
Calum felt three sets of eyes on him now. He looked up a Cam, who had a look of surprise on his face, then to his mother, who had a look of confusion on hers. "But, Daniel, I was home all day, I would have known if Calum had come home after school."
"Yeah Dad, why would Calum skip?" It was sarcastic. Calum looked to Cam, the look of surprise had been fake. Calum felt Cam's eyes on him, they were filled with anger.
"I don't know Cam. I thought you loved basketball, Calum. Where was your head?" Mr. Boucher was concerned for his son, and mad at the same time. Cam looked as if he was enjoying seeing Calum suffer through the dinner. "I know," Cam said.
Calum turned his head to look at Cam, this couldn't be happening. "I got a call from Adam this morning. He told me that you were 'going soft' on Mack Bolton. Walk her home Calum?"
Calum sunk down in his chair as his dad started to speak. "Calum, I got a call from Coach Diego. He asked me if you were still sick. He said you haven't been to two practices in a row and that you weren't in school yesterday."
Cam pounded his fist on the table and stood up. "You lied to me! You told me Dad picked you up because you didn't feel good! I bet you were with that snooty little slut-"
"She's not snooty and she's not a slut," Calum said standing up. He wouldn't win in a fight, he knew that, but it made him look more tough. "She's really nice."
"You do like her!"
"So what! And you know I don't just like her, she's my girlfriend! You had better stay away from her too, because I'll quit basketball. I don't care about it. Oh yeah, and I'm not going to be Cam Jr. again. I'm not following in your footsteps, because guess what, I'm going to East High!"
"No you're not," Mr. Boucher yelled. "I'm not having one of my sons play for Jack Bolton at East High! There is no way! You will go to West High and you'll like it. I don't care if your precious girlfriend does go to East High."
"If you go to East High because of Bolton, what happens when you break up. Calum, a little crush will pass," Mrs. Boucher said, trying to convince Calum that he should go to West High.
"But, Mom, you don't understand. I want to go to East High for other reasons and have for a long time. And what I have with Mack isn't a crush. It's more than that. She's not just some girl you meet, she's special."
Mr. Boucher sighed. "Calum, if this is for attention-"
"Attention! How could you say that. I've loved Mack for a long time."
Mr. and Mrs. Boucher shared a look. "Loved," Mrs. Boucher said warily.
"Yes, and I need to be with her."
"You will do no such thing," Mr. Boucher exploded. "She's a Bolton, Calum."
"I don't care! Don't you see that?" He walked over to the door, "I'll be at the hospital, I want to see how Troy's doing." Seeing the look on his mother's face he added, "Troy collapsed."
"Serves him right," Cam said leaning against the wall, crossing his arms around his chest. Calum walked over to Cam and punched him hard in the stomach before grabbing his bike and riding full speed to the hospital.
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Calum dropped his bike in the middle of the sidewalk. He didn't really care where he put it. He needed to get up there. He went to the front desk where a kind looking woman sat. She had brown hair and a smile that made Calum trust her immediately. "Do you know which room is Troy Bolton's?"
"Room 546 on the fifth floor."
"Thank you." Calum made it to the elevator and pressed the button with the five on it. He had always hated hospitals, he didn't know why. No one in his family had ever been admitted for something bad. The only time someone was in the hospital was when a new baby was born. The elevator door opened and he stepped out into a hall. He looked up at the direction sign: cafeteria- right, waiting room- left.
Calum turned left down the hall until he made it to the waiting room. He regretted it once he stepped foot in the area. The chairs were being occupied by the Wildcat's basketball team, something Calum hadn't even thought about- but of course, these were Troy's friends.
"What are you doing here?" Chad asked, anger filling his voice as he strode toward Calum. Calum backed up a few steps. Zeke, Ryan and Jason came up behind Chad as if challenging Calum. Each of them had equal looks of anger that matched Chad's. "You shouldn't be here. I'll give you ten seconds to leave before you end up in one of these rooms too." Chad's voice was threatening, much like his family's voices had been. Today was just not his day.
"What are you boys doing to the poor kid?" The four turned.
"Gabriella, this is Boucher's brother," Jason said, pointing over his shoulder to the obviously scared Calum.
"Well, whoever he is you're scaring him half to death," Taylor said standing next to Gabriella. "Chad, you get over here and stop scaring the poor thing." Chad didn't hear her, he was looking down the hall where a bunch of doctors were rushing to Troy's room. Calum found this the best moment to run over to Sharpay who was motioning for him to come sit next to her. Once he was seated next to Sharpay, he looked at Chad, who- like the three other boys- had a look of horror on his face. Calum shut his eyes, today really wasn't his day.
So, poor Calum's family didn't take it too good. Tell me what you think! Review!
