Chapter 2: Goodbye For Now…
Disclaimer: I do not own any of The High School Musical characters.
News of Cassie's leaving flew around the school like wildfire. Cassie was a semi-popular student at East High. She was nice to everyone and helped out whenever possible, but the main reason why she stood out was because she was an inspiration. She never believed in cliques. She was the first to do that. She mixed around and encouraged the students to stand up for themselves. She gave everyone a sense of security, belief. She was more than a friend to Gabriella, she was like a sister. She taught Gabby things she never knew and could always count on her for help and support, now she had to go. Gabriella decided to hold a party for her. She asked Taylor, Troy, Kelsie, Sharpay and Ryan to help her. They all agreed after a little persuasion. The only problem was, Cassie was going to leave in two days time and they were involved in many activities. Sharpay and Ryan had drama club meetings after school on the upcoming production and Troy had basketball practice. Taylor had study group and Gabby had study group and drama club meetings to attend. All these events were happening at different times. Fortunately, Gabby devised a plan for them. They were to drop by at an unused classroom at the end of the hallway at any time possible. They agreed to make a large banner and a humongous card with signatures and notes by Cassie's friends and hold a party for her. Kelsie were to tell everyone Cassie knew to drop by the classroom to write a little note to Cassie in the card. Gabriella and Troy were to work on the banner and Sharpay and Ryan were to cooperate with Chad and Zeke to organize the party. They all worked hard to make Cassie's last day, a memorable one. On the day before she left, they were amazed at what little effort can do. Everything was going according to plan and Cassie was going to love it. They had arranged for decorations to be put up at the cafeteria and caterers to serve food. Everyone had brought a farewell present for Cassie and were waiting to surprise her as she walked in.
"Quick, quick, she'll be here soon"
"Omigosh, she's like, here, quick, like, hide!", a cheerleader said.
"SURPRISE!" Everyone shouted when Cassie stepped into the dark cafeteria. The lights snapped on and music was played. Everyone had a great time.
"Everybody, may I have your attention please? As you all know, today is Cassie's last day at East High. I would now like to call her up for a speech", Gabby said.
"Wow, first of all, I would really want to thank you all for this wonderful celebration. You guys really worked hard, thank you so much. I hope you have enjoyed yourselves and I will miss you all when I leave", Cassie said as the bell rung.
"And I guess we have to go back to class now", everyone laughed.
"Clean-up crew. Here. Now." Sharpay said into her mobile.
Everyone groaned as they hurried to their classes. Cassie stayed behind to thank her good friends. When the final bell had rung, they ran out to say goodbye to Cassie. This would be her last school day. After today, they would rarely see her. Gabriella, Kelsie, Sharpay and Taylor were grouped into an emotional hug. Fresh tears broke out and the guys looked suspiciously bright-eyed. They watched Cassie go with a pang of sadness in their hearts. They will always miss her and would remember her as a true friend….
A/n: heyz, this is my 1st fanfic story so it probably isn't very good. I would really appreciate ure comments though. r/r!