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Dying Alive
Chapter 8
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Sharpay watches Troy walk off blankly and smiling. He had been annoying her the whole day, but she knows that he does it because he loves her. She sighs happily before entering the house and heading to her room.
"You have a new email!" Sharpay's computer says when she turns it on. She opens it and sneers when she reads whom it is from. Gabriella. Sharpay scrolls down and reads the email.
Dear Sharpay,
Listen, I really am sorry for what happened. It was an accident and I didn't mean to hurt you. Please don't be mad at me, because I'm really sorry!
Your very sorry friend,
Gabriella"Friend!" Sharpay exclaims in rage. "Friend?" she repeats loudly. She deletes the email and shuts the computer off. Still fuming, she grabs her crutches and hobbles to her bed. She throws her crutches across the room and lies down on her bed. She slowly closes her eyes and is soon asleep.
The rest of the week drones on and on with Troy fussing over Sharpay every second. Everyone is more afraid of her than ever before. Finally Saturday comes.
The sun filters into Sharpay's room as she stirs slowly from her sleep. She gets out of bed, gets dressed into a sky blue shirt, a jean skirt, and a silver necklace. She curls her hair and picks up a book. She turns on her CD player and the music begins. She then sits down and begins reading. When the music becomes too intense for her mood, she grabs her crutches and hobbles to the other side of the room. After opening one of her windows she sits down on her bed. She silently stares out of the window for a few moments. Birds chirp and the light breeze refreshes her. Finally looking back at the book, she opens it and begins reading.
Sharpay becomes so interested in the book she is reading that she doesn't notice anything else in the world. She's concentrating on the story of the young Duchess from the 1800's that she is reading about. Hearing the birds outside and the light breeze just sets into the book's setting: A palace in a lush forest in mid summer.
"Sharpay?" Ryan knocks on the door lightly. When there is no reply, he knocks again. "Sharpay? Are you ok?" he asks. A few minutes pass and then he charges into the room. He stares around the room and everything seems fine. He looks over at Sharpay and raises an eyebrow. "Sharpay?" he asks and there still is no answer. He takes away her book and she slaps his hand.
"Hey!" Sharpay yells at him and snatches the book back. "I was reading that!"
"Well, sorry! You wouldn't answer me," Ryan replies in an annoyed tone.
"Sorry," she replies, "I was caught up in my book. What'd you want?" she asks.
"Uh, I was wondering if you and Troy wanted to double date with Taylor and me. How about it?" he asks.
Sharpay's mouth drops open and she gives him an annoyed look. "No way!" she replies.
"Come on! Why not?" Ryan asks.
"For one, I hate Taylor! And two, I don't want to be near Troy right now. He's fussing over the accident that Gabriella caused!" she pointed to her leg. "And so I'd like to see as little of his as possible until my cast is off," Ryan sighs, nods, and then leaves the room. Sharpay crawls onto her bed farther in, and lies down on her stomach with her head facing the window. The blond picks up her book and begins reading again.
"You have a new email!" Sharpay's computer rings and she looks up from her book. She puts down her book and sits down on the chair in front of the computer. She clicks on the email and finds out that it is from Troy. She sighs and scrolls down the page.
Dear Sharpay,
Hey! So, do you want to hand out today?
Love,
Troy
Sharpay sighs as she begins to type her response.
Dear Troy,
Sorry, but I don't think I should. My leg is still bothering me a lot, and so I think I'll spend the day reading and listening to music.
Love,
Sharpay
The blond girl turns off her computer and lies back down on her bed. She turns on her CD player again, closes her eyes, and is soon asleep.
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