A/N: This chapter is probably going to be short, because I am going to go hang out with one of my friends today. I am sorry I didn't update yesterday, my sister was updating her story, so I didn't get on the internet, plus I had to drive back to my dads house, I drove 80 miles in less than an hour… :D
Phantom of Vivacity – glad you're reading my story, and Ryan is pretty much done with his ITP, except he has to take his pill every morning or else he might get a bloody nose or something during the day.
Lucas-Grabeel-Fan – Thanks for the compliment. I feel special now… lol
Hotsodagirl – I watched the new one, and it was funny, the part with the grenades and stuff like that… my sister and I were laughing really hard, and almost woke my mom up :D
Supergirl-with-no-superpowers – I couldn't think of any cliffhanger… as with chapter 16… but I might be able to fit one into this chapter… I am not sure.
MissZacEfron – Yeah, I thought that I would give Sharpay a friend who knew what she was going through. now my grandfather is yelling at me saying 'what are you gonna do when you have to get a job, you never wanna work' blah blah blah, then he got mad because I started typing. I need to get this chapter out so I can go mow the estupido puto amarillo flors. A.k.a. the dandilions. Grr
Shoelace22 – thanks
XxAnnaxx – I like having a big family also, I think its fun, but when my mom left, everyone just kinda... drifted away, and now we have small little family gatherings... consisiting of the boring family. :D so yeah... i want my big family gatherings again... not everyone hating everyone else. I think i've already chosen the name for Sharpay's baby.
billybobbers - i dont know if i am going to put all the names they decided were okay in the story... that means that I would have to sift through a bunch of names... sorry
On the morning of Independence Day, Ryan woke up before his sister, as always. He got in the shower, did his business, got out, fixed his hair, and took his Prednisone pill. Sharpay was up by now, and she too took a shower. Ryan waited for the sound of the shower to stop running before he began to make breakfast. Sharpay came down the stairs and into the kitchen just as Ryan was placing breakfast on plates. He placed a plate in front of Sharpay.
"Thanks brother." Sharpay said.
"You're welcome sis." He said as he sat down. Sharpay took a few bites of food, then dropped her fork.
"Oh, newspaper." She said, getting up, and going to the front door. She picked up the paper off the front porch, and brought it inside. She removed the rubber band, and opened the paper. The front page's heading said 'Dating Violence: Teen Left in Critical Condition' The whole article was about the girl who had called Sharpay. The article said that she was still in critical condition as of early this morning. It even mentioned SE127 from the hot line, who had called 911 for her. Ryan read it, and shook his head.
"Who would ever do something like that?" He asked.
"I don't know, obviously her boyfriend." Sharpay replied, starting on her food again. After the two of them finished, they did the dishes, Sharpay turned on the box, and Ryan watched some television, they weren't going to go get Kelsi for fireworks until about six p.m. They were going to drive all the way up to Santa Fe to watch the fireworks. Sharpay got into a figety mood as they were waiting until five-thirty.
"Ryan, can we dance?" She asked.
"Why do you want to dance." he asked.
"I feel fat."
"You are fat."
"You are not nice." She pouted.
"Face it Sharpay, you are fat. You are pregnant. You cannot deny that." Ryan laughed. Sharpay slapped her brother.
"Not nice." he said. She slapped him again. They put a cd into the stereo and turned on the large speakers. They started with a simple dance, so that Sharpay wasn't overwhelmed.
"This is hard after you've gained twenty pounds." Sharpay commented.
"I didn't gain twenty pounds, you did." He laughed. She slapped him again.
"You are just full of jokes today aren't you?" she asked.
"No, you just set yourself up for them." They kept dancing until Sharpay got a call, but after she was finished, she went back to dancing. At one o'clock, there was another crisis call.
"Teen Crisis Line, how may I help you?" Sharpay asked.
"Hello?"
"Hello, how may I help you?" Sharpay asked again.
"Um, hi, I uh... I uh, think that I am pregnant." The female said, she sounded like she was crying.
"Okay, just take a deep breath, and tell me what is going on." Sharpay said.
"I am seventeen, and I think that my boyfriend got me pregnant." She said.
"Okay, are you sure that it is your boyfriend's if you are pregnant? You did not sleep with anyone else whatsoever?" Sharpay asked.
"Um. No." she said.
"Okay, I am going to give you the number to a planned parenthood, and you can get a free pregnancy test done, okay?"
"Alright." She said.
"And when you get the test done, call me back, and tell me how it went. My identification number is SE127." The girl thanked her and hung up.
"Planned parenthood?" Ryan asked.
"Some girl that thinks she is pregnant." Sharpay said. He nodded, and pressed play on the remote. After another hour, the two of them got tired, and went to the kitchen for some gatorade.
"I need to take another shower now." Sharpay said as she wiped sweat off her forehead.
"Me too. What a waste of gel." Ryan said, meaning that the gel in his hair had been sweat away. Sharpay was the first to shower, then Ryan, after he got out, he fixed his hair again, and reached for the pill bottle. Just as he was about to put the pill in his mouth he stopped.
"Whoa." He said. He put it back into the bottle and put the cap back on. That was a clue that he did things by auto-pilot when it came to showering and getting ready. He knocked on Sharpay's bedroom door, in which she called for him to enter.
"I got out of the shower, I fixed my hair, and guess what?"
"What?" She asked.
"I almost took my pill again." he laughed. She snorted.
"At least you formed A habit, maybe you should work on a new trick, like putting the toilet seat down after you use the restroom." Sharpay said sarcasticly.
"Now who is the smart alec?"
"You."
"Whatever."
"Whatever is a girl's word. Valley girl's word at that."
"Yeah, like, totally, like, yeah." Ryan imitated.
"You are a dork."
"No, no I am not."
"Shut up, and lets go watch a movie." Sharpay said. They went downstairs and decided to watch War of the Worlds. They got ready after the movie was over, and they drove over to Kelsi's house. They were invited in for a few.
"Hey." Monica said. Her and her husband were staying at Kelsi's house for the holiday, and were leaving the next morning.
"Hey, how's the baby?" Sharpay asked.
"Good, and how's yours?"
"Great. She is doing cartwheels right now." They both laughed. Kelsi's mother hugged Sharpay and Ryan as they left. They drove to Santa Fe, and walked around the flea market, and food kiosks for a while. The three of them got some chili dogs, with cheese and onions.
"This stuff is so good." Sharpay said.
"Yeah too bad I'm going to get heartburn." Kelsi commented.
"Try having constant heartburn from being pregnant."
"Um, nah, I think that I am going to leave that to you." She laughed. At dark, they went back to their car, and laid on the hood. Sharpay sat, because if she would have lay down then she might not have been able to get back up. She was wearing flip flops due to her large stomach, and she was too lazy to have Ryan tie them for her.
They watched the fireworks explode in the sky intently for well over an hour and a half. Sharpay's eyes drooped as she started to fall asleep. They were exciting, but it had been a tiring day. She thought it was cool to have her eyes closed, and be able to sense the light coming through her eye lids.
After the fireworks were finished, Sharpay got into the backseat, and fell asleep. Kelsi accompanied Ryan, to keep him awake. It was nearly one o'clock in the morning. She woke up to Ryan shaking her.
"Sis, come on, lets go to bed." She walked up to her room with the help of Ryan.
"Can Kelsi sleep in here with you?" Ryan asked.
"Huh?" she asked. Her brother repeated the question.
"Um, yeah, did you call her mother and ask if she could spend the night?"
"Yeah, and she said that Kelsi had to sleep in your room with you." He replied.
"Okay." Sharpay waited for Ryan to leave the room, and changed into some pajamas, and gave a pair to Kelsi to wear.
In the morning, Sharpay got her morning routine done, and Kelsi took a shower after her, borrowing some of Sharpays 'Skinny' clothes.
In the afternoon, Sharpay was working, and Ryan had to take Kelsi home. One of her first calls was the girl who had called the day before.
"Teen Crisis Line, how may I help you?"
"Yeah, I called you yesterday. I thought that I was pregnant."
"Yeah, how did everything go?"
"The test said that I am pregnant." She sobbed. "What am I going to do? I can't be pregnant. I am still in high school!" She said.
"Hey, calm down. Take a deep breath, let me tell you something."
"What?"
"I am also pregnant. I am also in high school. Everything is working out fine for me. Trust me, you'll do fine." Sharpay said.
"Okay, I'll talk to my mom about it I guess. I will call you in the next few days to tell you how it went."
"Okay, oh, and if you don't mind, could you tell me you're name?"
"Oh sure, my name is Gabriella Montez."