Chapter 2:

Sharpay sighed. It had been the longest day of her life. After working at the diner she had to go home and act like a servant to the evil Candy and her brats for Children. After making super and scrubbing the floors Sharpay finally had time to do "Homework". That was what she told Candy what her computer was for. It was actually to talk to a certain someone.

She knew it was late. There was no chance he would be on waiting for her. He couldn't possibly. But she signed in anyways there is always hope. She laughed as the message screen appeared only seconds after she logged on.

JuliardMan- Hey. I've been thinking about you all day.

DramaQueen- I highly doubt that…

JuliardMan- You asked me when we talked last if I ever felt like I wasn't being myself.

DramaQueen- You never answered.

JuliardMan- All the time. I'm surrounded by people but I'm so lost.

DramaQueen- Sometimes we all need to just breathe and get away.

JuliardMan- If my friends only knew I always wanted to go to Julliard.

DramaQueen- I'm sure you'll get in before I do.

JuliardMan- You haven't heard me sing.

DramaQueen- LOL

JuliardMan- Thanks for the confidence boost.

DramaQueen- Oh right! I'm sure you're a fabulous singer.

JuliardMan- well I have to go to bed. My dad wants me to do drills bright and early. Sometimes I wish I could just be who they all want me to be.

DramaQueen- But then You'd be denying yourself. That's the one person you never want to disappoint.

JuliardMan- I'm so glad we talk.

DramaQueen- Me too.

Smiling Sharpay walked over to her nightstand turning off her room light and turning on a small lamp by her bed. She has always been afraid of the dark since her father died. She grabbed the tiny notebook in the top drawer and started humming to herself. Someday she'll be a famous singer and shove it Candy's face.

She woke to the sound of Rhiannon screaming about a spider. When would the three princesses learn to kill their own bugs? Sharpay walked into her stepsister's room half asleep asking where the spider was.

She almost had to laugh when she saw it daggling in front of Rhiannon's face. If she kept screaming, she'd probably swallow the poor helpless creature. Sharpay just shook her head as she caught it with the paper, threw it on the ground and stepped on it.

"Better start making breakfast," Sharpay mumbled as she turned the light and walked out of the room. It was like she was the mother of the family. She had to make sure everyone was up and then she had to do all the cooking and cleaning. When she gets married she's going to make sure the guy does all the work.

She quickly made breakfast. It was just in time. As soon as she set the plate on the table, the three evils that had captured her sat down. That was a close one. She wasn't in the mood to hear any complaining by the "queen".

After she got breakfast made and Candy, Raquel, and Rhiannon out the door, she barely had any time to get ready herself. He threw on a regular pair of jeans and her father's old favorite shirt. Smiling she hopped into her beat down car and went to pick up Ryan.

"Hey," Ryan said getting in the car dressed all Goth like for the day. He just laughed at the horrified look on Sharpay's face. "I might be cast in some great horror flick."

"As a dead zombie?" Sharpay teased back as she started to pull into a parking spot only to be cut off by the black corvette of Troy Bolton. She honked her horn and pulled into the next stall.

"See you in class; I have to go talk to Darbus about my audition." Ryan said shutting the door. "You know it is tomorrow."

"You won't let me forget." Sharpay said as she grabbed her backpack. Just as she started to walk up the school she felt something vibrating in her pocket, her phone.

JuliardMan- I hope your day is as great as it is sunny.

DramaQueen- better said then done.

JuliardMan- I want to meet you…

Sharpay turned her phone off not being able to answer. She could never meet a boy. It was beyond rules for Candy. The only thing she has time to do is work. She sighed. It was fun talking to him while it last.

She rolled her eyes as she saw Raquel and Rhiannon trying to talk to Gabriella. There is no way to get a hold of the queen. You just have to do her biddings and hope she notices you. What a waste of breathe. Trying to befriend her so they could get close to Troy. They really were pathetic.

She stopped in the hallway next to her locker. There was a poster for the Halloween dance. She would give anything and everything to be able to go to one dance for one night. Too bad her job will be making the terrible twins looked perfect. That was an impossible job.

"I want to meet you…" She couldn't get it out of her mind. If she could just get to the dance, then she really could meet this JuliardMan. She sighed. It would never happen. She opened her locker grabbed her music stuff for first period and slammed her locker. Why did her father have to die?