Here is Chapter 38!
Troy wandered around the school looking for his friends until the bell rang. He sighed and wondered if this was a sign that the rest of his day wasn't going to go well. Knowing he was already late, he decided to take his time going to class. He could always come up with an excuse.
That is...if he didn't have science next.
He rolled his eyes. "Yep," he said aloud to no one. "Today is my lucky day...not. The one time that I'm late for class, my dad is teaching it. Good job, Troy."
He decided to go to the library so he didn't have to walk in late without a pass. His classmate would obviously think he was with Gabriella, and rumors would be spread. He knew the way that high schoolers thought and he couldn't bare it if a nasty rumor went around like the one that went around last year.
Troy chuckled at the memory, even though it wasn't too funny to him. Chad had thought that it would make a good birthday present to tell the school-via intercom- that Troy was caught in the locker room with Sharpay and it was 'kind of steamy' when he went in. Of course that never happened, Chad had only said that because Sharpay had called him a talent-less loser, and being the 15 almost 16-year-old that Chad was, he used his best friend to help torture her in return. Needless to say, his dad questioned him about it about 800 times, wanting to make sure that Troy hadn't done anything wrong.
Of course if rumors like that spread about him and Gabriella, his dad would no doubt lock him in his room. Last year the rumors died down once Sharpay told every passerby that she 'hated Troy Bolton' and that 'he is an arrogant loser that will never amount to anything!'
Troy walked in the library and sat down in a chair. He looked at the table he was sitting at and noticed a cook book. 'Maybe today won't be so bad,' he thought as he opened the book and started to read.
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"Where is he?" Jason whispered to Zeke, Chad and Ryan.
"He probably screwed something up and is sulking somewhere," Chad whispered back. "He does know that we have science now and didn't just walk into some random class right."
"I don't know, I mean, Troy wouldn't skip his dad's class after last year...right Chad..." Zeke said referring to the rumors that Chad spread last year.
"It's not my fault that Troy is a great victim!"
"And that you have a big mouth," Ryan whispered, a little too loud.
"Ah, Chad, Jason, Ryan and Zeke. I should have know you four wouldn't be paying attention. Chad, tell me the answer to number 5 on the homework."
Chad's mouth dropped. "Number 5...um..." Jason pushed his paper over so Chad could see the answer. "Acid."
Coach Bolton rolled his eyes. "Chad, next time don't look on Jason's paper please."
"Thanks Ryan," Chad whispered coldly once Coach Bolton began talking again.
"Don't mention it."
Chad's expression weakened when he looked at the door. Troy was outside motioning for them to come out. Chad sighed before mouthing, "I can't your dad's already caught me not paying attention!"
Troy didn't understand and raised his hands in the air. Chad sighed and mouthed, "fine, hold on."
"Coach?" Chad whined. Jack looked over at the boy who interrupted his lecture on periodic law. "Can I go to the nurse? I feel like um...I'm going to, um, puke."
Jack raised and eye brow. "Go, but get notes on this material."
Chad nodded and walked out the door. Troy was leaning against the wall, cook book in his hand. "So how'd it go?"
Troy sighed. "She wants me to cook."
"I knew you screwed something up. Why didn't you tell her you had a fancy restaurant reservation or something?"
"I don't know okay," Troy said. "But, I'm going to need you and the guys to help me cook."
"If I help, you are not going in the kitchen!" Chad said.
Troy rolled his eyes. "Sorry about catching your apron on fire in home ec! Not my fault that you were talking to me when I was using the iron," he said, his volume rising with every word.
"Troy! Most people can multi task unlike you!" Chad yelled.
"Hey guys?" Both boys turned to the voice and their eyes widened. "Troy, Chad next time you skip out on my class, you'll want to be more quiet," Coach Bolton said.
"Alright Dad, I'll remember that."
"Ditto Coach."
Jack laughed at the boy's faces. Both looked uncomfortable, Troy was looking at his sneakers, Chad at the ceiling. "Oh, guys? After school, in my classroom, if you don't come you have detention."
"Yes sir," they said in unison.
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"So, what did you guys want us to wait for you for?" Jason asked as Troy and Chad walked out of the science room.
"We need your help," Troy said. "I need to cook something for Gabriella tonight...for our date, and I kinda don't know how and since Zeke bakes..."
"Troy, baking and cooking are two different things," Zeke said.
"How can they be different?" Chad asked. "You mix things in a bowl and put it in the oven! How hard can it be?"
"Chad, I bake cookies and pastries and deserts. Cooking meals are different." Zeke sighed. "Do you have any recipes?"
Troy pulled out the cook book and flipped to a page. Zeke looked at it and said, "lets go to the store and get the ingredients. Mind you, this is going to be harder than it looks."
Next Chapter will be their "baking experience" and Troy's date with Gabriella. Let's just say that disaster is on it's way.
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