My 1st HSM fanfic! Please R&R!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL or ANY OF THE CHARACTERS!
This is a story of a lot of... Read on...Peace Out:P
Chapter 4:
Discovering the Sad Truth
It was about 11am when Ryan entered Sharpay's room. Nothing seemed unusual at a first glance. The pale pink walls were greatly lit up by sunlight. Sharpay was still lying down, peacefully… Her plasma TV was turned on.
"Maybe she woke up in the middle of the night and forgot to turn it off." thought Ryan.
He gazed at Sharpay's face, so peaceful, and just wondered what she was dreaming.
"She's probably dreaming of the good times with Zeke, I hope the get back together…"
At that moment, he saw the one thing that alarmed so much…
A razor blade, slightly bloody
"Oh.My.God. what has she done? This isn't what I think it is, right? Maybe she just got some kind of little whatever! She wouldn't do such a thing! Would she?"
Ryan went down to make some lunch, because both their parents were on another business trip.
He tried to forget what he just assumed, but only for an hour because just like clockwork, Sharpay walked down the staircase, half asleep.
"YAWN! Good morning!"
"Good morning to you to sunshine!" said Ryan, trying not to sound suspicious.
"So, what's for breakfast?"
"You mean lunch."
"Was I asleep that long?"
"Hell yeah."
"So, what's for lunch?"
"I was thinking either Mac and Cheese or, what you wanted"
"That's so sweet! You're like the best brother in the history of best brothers!"
"I know!"
"I'm starving! How about some Mac and Cheese, then for dessert you could try and make me some Crème Bru-"
Tears started flowing again from Sharpay's eyes. She just remembered that Zeke made her Crème Brûlée like all the time.
"You want to talk about it?" asked Ryan
"No, I just don't know what to do…"
"You know, if you're in trouble, I'll be there for you."
"Thanks, I wouldn't know what I'd do without you, Ryan"
"I think I have an idea"
"What are you talking about?"
"I saw a blade in your room, and I wanna know why it was kinda…Bloody."
"Oh, th-that!" Sharpay stuttered
"Yeah… that"
"There's a simple explanation to that!" said Sharpay as she tried to force a smile.
"Then let's hear it…"
"I was… using it for a project! That's it!"
"We don't have any projects, I would know, I'm in every class you're in"
"I know… it's more of a personal project!"
"Then let's see it."
"NO! It's uhh… Not yet done!"
"So? I don't care! Anything my sis would be certainly a masterpiece…"
"You see, the thing is…"
"You're hiding something Sharpay… You shouldn't keep secrets from me…"
"I am most certainly NOT keeping secrets from you!"
"Then open up! How can I be there to support you if I don't know what's going on?"
"You wouldn't understand!"
"I'm trying! That should be good enough!"
"Wait!"
"What?"
"Ryan, listen to me! I'm telling the truth!"
"Okay, I believe you. I'm just worried about you"
"Don't be. I'm fine."
"If you say so"
"Ryan"
"Yes Sharpay?"
"I love you"
"I love you too…"
Ryan went up to his room and tried to take his mind off things. He turned on his computer and logged on to his Instant Messenger. As if it was perfect timing, the gang was online…
lightingboltON- hey ryan!
dramaboi20- hey
lightningboltON- w8, I'll make a conference...
geniusmathgirl- ryan! Haven't heard from you since that day on the park!
misspianoplaymaker-yeah, wat's up?
dachadster- how's Sharpay?
dramaboi20- not so good… she's kinda down
jasoncrossing- whadaya mean?
dramaboi20- she's acting kinda funny, like she's keeping a secret
talyormade- well, at least we can talk to her tomorrow at school…
dramaboi20- wait, whatever you guys do, don't mention anything about Zeke
newgirl9- she's still not over him?
dramaboi20- oh yeah, btw, r u doin something tomorrow night?
newgirl9- we goin out tom?
dramaboi20- maybe…
The next day, Sharpay felt very different. She was used to being with Zeke in the hallways. Ryan felt awful at the fact that his sister was suffering on the inside and he could do nothing to ease the pain. Sharpay seemed in to be lost in space as she went through the day. She thought she heard teachers from different classes say stuff like:
"Ms. Evans, do you understand?"
"Ms. Evans, Ms Evans! Am I talking to a wall?"
"SHARPAY! PAY ATTENTION!"
But she didn't care; she was like in a trance, staring blankly into space. Occasionally, she looked outside the window. She showed signs of life only when the bell rang because of all the people standing up to get to their classes. But what was most odd about that day was during lunch period. Usually, the gang ate in one big table, but not today.
Sharpay decided to eat somewhere else. She ate alone on the street curb outside of East High. People were just staring at her. Troy and the others were concerned. So all of them ganged up on Ryan to clarify the whole mess.
"Ryan! You have some explaining to do!" Troy called out to Ryan at a distance because Ryan was still in his locker.
"What are you talking about?"
"Sharpay! She acting way beyond normal!" said Gabriella
"I've seen her staring at walls and windows, all day!" exclaimed Chad
"Yeah, is this about Zeke?" asked Taylor
"Because if it is, we can talk to both Zeke and Sharpay." suggested Kelsi
"No! do NOT talk about Zeke to Sharpay, you'll just make it worse" snapped Ryan
"Make WHAT worse?" said Jason and Gabriella in unison
"Never mind…" said Ryan calmly
"Sweetie, you have to tell us, Sharpay's our friend and we can't let her do this to her self, whatever IT is…" Jenna said to her boyfriend
"You guys, I-I can't. If what I saw was true, then Sharpay would kill me for telling you."
"What did you see?" asked Chad
"Well, yesterday, I went to her room to see if she was awake. Everything seemed normal until I saw a shiny little thing in her bedside table…"
"AND!" everyone shouted together
"It was a blade. It was a bit bloody. Sharpay wore like long-sleeved stuff all day."
"Oh.My.God." said Gabriella
"She slashing?" said Jason quietly
"I don't know, I haven't seen her wrists yet, and I don't wanna jump to conclusions" said Ryan
"That's it! I'm talking to Sharpay right now!" blurted Troy as he stomped his way through the hallway and outside to the curb. The others followed behind him.
"Sharpay!" shouted Troy
"Oh, hi Troy…" said Sharpay distantly
"What's going on with you? You're like dead in class, you didn't eat with us, and you're avoiding Zeke!"
"It's nothing Troy, really…"
"What do you mean it's nothing?
Sharpay then took out a dictionary from her school bag and looked up the word nothing.
"Nothing is a thing with no account, value or note. It can also be something irrelevant or impertinent. It's something of comparative unimportance. It is insignificant. Take your pick…" Sharpay blankly said; watching cars pass by.
"Sharpay, sweetie, you gotta tell us what's going on!" said Taylor
"Listen, you guys don't have to worry about me, I know what I'm doing." Sharpay said, still looking at passing cars.
"What are you doing?" shouted Jason
"You know, this and that"
"What's up with Zeke?" said Gabriella
"I don't give a fuckin damn about that bastard." said Sharpay, now starting to tear up.
"No, you don't" said Zeke, coming out of nowhere
"Zeke, you bastard, get the fuck away from me" said Sharpay calmly
"You don't mean that, come on, I'm sorry" said Zeke apologetically
"I'm sorry? Sorry doesn't cut it, Junior!" Sharpay exclaimed as she started hitting Zeke's chest.
"Yeah take all that anger out, I don't care!"
Sharpay was actually serious enough to think that Zeke gave her the green light, so she started slow but then gained speed and power in her hits.
"That's right, just calm down afterwards!" shouted Zeke
"Zeke, I hate you! I hate you I hate-"
Sharpay's eyes were flowing with tears. As soon as Zeke noticed this, he wrapped his arms around her.
"Alright, that's enough baby… I'm here" said Zeke
"Z-Zeke, I-I'm sorry"
"No, it's my fault. I overreacted that day in the park"
"But I neglected every little thing you've done for me…"
"Listen, at first I got pissed, but then I thought 'as long as she's happy with me'"
"I am happy with you, I just wanted, something"
"What is it?" Zeke said smiling
"I wanted to make you feel good about yourself knowing that YOU are dating the ice queen!" said Sharpay jokingly.
Sharpay was feeling better, yet scared on how to tell Zeke about slashing herself, so she just started laughing
"Hey! What so damn funny?"
"Well, for the past two days I've been slashing…"
"Ha-Ha… Very funny!" said Zeke, not sensing her seriousness
"It's true!"
"No Way!" said Zeke, still not believing Sharpay
"Believe her, I've seen the blade" said Ryan
"Ryan! How the fuck do you know? Since when?" shouted Sharpay
"I saw it yesterday while you were sleeping."
"Why didn't you tell me you knew?"
"I didn't want to upset you!"
"Wait! You slashed yourself?" said Zeke caringly
"Zeke, don't be mad!"
"I'm not mad, I'm just worried."
"I stopped! I promise!"
"Okay, I'll take your word for it…"
"You're not mad?" Sharpay said suddenly
"No! I love you…"
"I love you too…"
"So, you love me, I love you…" said Zeke slyly
"What should we do?" said Sharpay, slyly raising her eyebrow
"To hell with love! You should make love!" interrupted Chad
"Chad shut up! Zeke and Sharpay are having a moment!" barked Taylor
"Sorry, how can I make it up to you both?" said Chad sarcastically
"Dude, that's what you both said when Troy and Gabby were having a moment!" said Jason
"Jason, you're right!" said Gabriella
"It's that routine you guys practice!" said Kelsi in a sing-song voice
Everyone started laughing.
So! Happy ending for Sharpay and Zeke! But that's not the end of the story! Not by a long shot! Review! I need ideas on what will happen to Chad and Taylor! They're the next "victims" in the story... Feedback please! I love comments, good or bad! (Please let it be good!) haha! ;P