First Date
Part Seven Spring Fling '06
Gabriella curled her hair freshly with her curling iron. She made perfect waves and inserted a flower clip that watched her chiffon dress. Gabriella applied a decent amount of make up and smiled satisfied at her finished job. She heard a beep in the front of her house.
"GABRIELLA!" her mom called from down the stairs. "THE LIMOS HERE!"
"Ok, I'll be down in a second!" Gabriella called back, fumbling to put her silver heels on and the grabbing her clutch. Then, Gabriella hastily ran and out the door waving to her mother.
"Bye mom!" She waved quickly.
"Bye…have a nice time, Gabby," her mother said waving back. Gabriella rushed out the door and ran down the path to the limo.
"Hey guys!" Gabriella smiled as she stepped into the limo. Sharpay muttered a sigh, Zeke, Kelsi, Jason, and Taylor said hi.
"Hey Gab," Troy said sweetly. "You look great!"
"Yeah same to you," Gabriella smiled again. Gabriella took a seat next to Taylor, who was next to Chad.
"So, Spring Fling...huh guys?" Jason asked stirring up conversation.
"Yeah…" Kelsi said spacing out a little bit.
"Hey…are we still stopping at Brian's house?" Chad asked.
"No," Gabriella muttered quietly.
"Hey why not Gabby?" Chad asked cocking an eyebrow.
"He dumped me…" Gabriella muttered looking down at her clutch which was sitting in her lap.
"Oh…sorry," Chad whispered quietly.
"Whatever," Gabriella muttered. Silence fell into the limo and everyone didn't talk until the Limo pulled up in front of the gym lobby.
"Here you guys are," the limo driver said abruptly.
"Thank you!" Everyone happily said in unison. The teens walked out into the gym. The flooring was set up like a red carpet….the carpet went on forever until it reached the steps of the gym. The gym was decorated with flowers and every table cloth was either a white or pink. For an East High gym….the Spring Fling committee did pretty well. A photographer came up and took a picture of the crew. After that, Troy pulled Gabriella aside to talk to her.
"Hey…what was up on the bus?" Troy asked he was obviously talking about the awkward silence.
"I don't know," Gabriella said nonchalantly.
"Punch?" Troy asked passing Gabriella a plastic cup with a red liquid in it.
"Sure…thanks," Gabriella muttered.
"Are you upset that Brian dumped you?" Troy asked watching Gabriella's emotions run strong.
"I guess…well, not really because I do love you," Gabriella looked into Troy's eyes and smiled.
"Heh, yeah…I love you too…even though my date is Sharpay," Troy admitted.
"Karaoke!" The M.C of the party shouted. The spot light shinned on Troy…oh boy! And, the second spot light shinned on Sharpay. Troy didn't move until Gabriella nudged him, "Go on, Troy."
"Ughhh…" whined Troy. "Fine." Troy got up onto the stage that was made up the bleachers. Troy looked unhappy and Sharpay cheered, "YES, SINGING WITH MY DATE!"
"Woo," Troy muttered sarcastically.
"Ok, you guys know how it goes…sing along to the words on the screen." The M.C pointed to the flat screen flashing the words, 'I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You'. The M.C stepped off the stage, and the two started singing.
Troy:
Ya never know what you're gonna feel, oh. Ya never see it comin' suddenly it's real
Sharpay:
Oh,
never even crossed my mind, no. That I would ever end up here
tonight
both:
All
things change
When you don't expect them to
No one knows
What
the future's gonna do
I never even noticed
That you've
been there all along
Troy and Sharpay:
I can't take my eyes
off of you
I know you feel the same way too, yeah
I can't
take my eyes off of you
All it took . . . Was one look
For a
dream come true
Troy:
Yeah, we got a good thing goin'
on
Sharpay:
Oh, right here is right where we belong
Both:
You never really know what you might find
Now all I see is you
and I
You're everything I never knew
That I've been looking
for
Both:
Can't take my eyes off of you
Oh, oh, oh
yeah
So let the music play
Can't take my eyes off of
you
Yeah, the feeling's getting' stronger
And I never ever
felt this way
Alright, I see everything
In your eyes. . .
Oh yeah
Alright, something's happening
Cause everyone's
around but
You're the only one I see
I can't take my
eyes off of you
Feelings like I never knew
I can't take my
eyes off of you
From the start. . . Got my heart
Yeah, you
do
Can't take my eyes off you
The song ended and Sharpay went to kiss Troy on the cheeks, Troy lifted a hand in front of her lips and said, "No."
"Hmphh," Sharpay huffed. Troy went off the stage and the M.C called, "ALRIGHT! That was good, give them a hand!" Everyone clapped while the M.C said it was time for regular dancing.
"Not bad, Troy," Gabriella patted Troy's shoulder.
"Hah, I hated that," Troy admitted.
"Well, ya did well," Gabriella smiled.
"Yeah…sure, thanks," Troy stammered. A couple dances past and Sharpay didn't seem satisfied with anything. Troy was mostly talking with Gabriella or just plain dancing with his friends, and not to mention totally avoiding Sharpay.
"Ok is everyone havin' a good time?" The M.C asked shouting into the microphone.
"YEAH!" the people in the crowded gym screamed.
"GOOD! Because now we're playin' it old school…with SNOWBALL!" The M.C shouted. "Everyone remembers it, right?"
"Yeah!" most people shouted. (Snowballthe DJ/M.C plays a few slow songs and when they shout 'SNOWBALL' in between the songs you switch to another partner)
"Ok guys…make a circle on the dance floor," The M.C said. "Ok, who wants to start?" Gabriella raised her hand giggling, and Troy did the same. Sharpay gapped her mouth, "Oh no! She didn't!"
"Ok, you two start along…with…you other two!" The flashlight shinned on Jason and Kelsi. Kelsi smiled as did Jason. "We need two couples to start!" Unfaithful, by Rihanna came on as the first song. Gabriella lightly put her hand pressing onto Troy's shoulders. Troy put both his hands instantly on Gabriella's waist. Sharpay had her arms folded across her chest and she let out a sigh of anger.
"I'm gunna kick her ass!" sneered Sharpay.
"Hey Sharpay!" Zeke said nicely.
"What?" Sharpay snapped.
"Would you like to dance?" Zeke asked sweetly.
"Yeah, whatever," Sharpay sighed and Zeke muttered, "Yes." Sharpay and Zeke started to dance…Sharpay not making eye contact with Zeke. Zeke just smiled, happy to be with the girl he loved.
"Snowball," the M.C said into the microphone. Sharpay rushed over to Troy when he left Gabriella. Gabriella switched and started to dance with Jason and Kelsi had switched to Chad. And, Taylor went to dance with Zeke. Troy held Sharpay lightly and Sharpay pecked Troy's lips.
"How could dance with HER!" Sharpay asked emphasizing the word, her.
"What! Why can't I?" Troy asked bitterly. Sharpay slapped his shoulder, "You are mine. YOU BELONG TO ME! You are my DATE!"
"Shut up, Sharpay! I don't belong to you!" Troy snapped back. Gabriella stepped up to Troy, "That's right." Gabriella said, and then Troy and Sharpay parted.
"Troy doesn't belong to anyone, not even to himself. He isn't your property Sharpay…you don't own other people," Gabriella said calmly. She actually had a good point.
"She's right," Troy admitted sharply. Sharpay walked away to cool herself off, later she confronted Gabriella again. When Sharpay left, Troy and Gabriella talked and Troy and Gabriella shared a kiss. I guess you're going to know who saw. Then, Troy had to go talk to Chad and the others.
"Gabriella!" Sharpay shrieked.
"What bitch?" Gabriella sneered rudely.
"YOU FUCKING STOLE MY GUY! HOW COULD YOU BE SUCH A WHORE!" Sharpay yelled she raised her hand with corsage on it and slapped Gabriella hard on the cheek. Since it was full force, Gabriella fell to the floor. Sharpay yelled more and then kicked Gabriella in the stomach with her heel. Gabriella bent over and let out a cry. She fell to the floor hard.
"Gabriella!" Troy yelled.
"OH NO, GABBY!" Chad and Taylor shouted. Jason and Kelsi turned around and looked shocked, their looks said it all. Sharpay glared at her finished work, "She needs to be beat up more." Sharpay raised her foot and jammed it into Gabriella's face.
"I'm done here," Sharpay muttered bitterly and walked away as if she did nothing. Chad, Taylor, Jason, and Kelsi ran over to Gabriella.
"Gabriella?" Taylor screamed tears ruining her make up. Kelsi and Taylor started to hug and cry. Taylor waved a hand in front of Gabriella' head, she didn't stir. Troy went to confront little Ms. Sharpay. He gripped her wrists harshly and spat, "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT FOR!"
"What are you talking about?" Sharpay asked flipping her hair and playing dumb.
"What you fucking did to Gabriella!" Troy hissed in between his teeth angrily.
"She deserved it!" Sharpay sneered. "You are my date. Not hers!"
"Fine! I should have told you earlier…" Troy said sighing. "I only accepted your request because I thought it would make Gabriella jealous and the fact she was going to go with Brian."
"Whatever, she's a bitch, and bitches get what they deserve," Sharpay snapped.
"She's not a bitch, you're just jealous because you'll ever be as good as her!" Troy yelled then he ran to help the others who were with Gabriella.
"Someone call an adult supervision!" Chad yelled.
"I'm on it!" Jason said quickly. Jason ran over to one of the teachers who were chaperoning the party. He came back with the teacher and they called an ambulance. Troy finally took a step back when the ambulance came to take Gabriella to the local hospital.
"Gabriella…she's…" Troy's eyes were wide, and he was speechless.
End Part Seven.
Previews for Part Eight:
Troy became like loner after what happened to Gabriella. No one really heard what had happened since the dance. Did she suffer from a minor concussion? Was she actually dead? Only her mother really knew what had happened. School, seemed more quiet than usual. Sharpay just simply said, "I have no regrets…Gabriella asked for it."
"Shut up!" anyone would tell her. Sharpay was a bitch…but she didn't care.
