A/N: This chapter is a little short because its really a transition…there's only a little bit left BUT I have definitely decided to do a sequel…as soon as I can figure out a title we'll be ready to go…Thanks for all the great reviews…you guys rock!

Also…I know some of you wanted to see Savs come back and I don't want to give anything away but you might be seeing her again soon!

CHAPTER 17

"How dare you!" Sharpay seethed

Troy was taken aback at the anger written on every inch of her beautiful face.

"How dare you!" She said again, "You think you know everything. But you don't have any idea."

"Maybe I would if you would just talk to me!" He shouted back to her

"Is it so hard to understand that maybe I just need to work this out on my own without your help?" She asked

"Its not hard to understand." Troy said ignoring the fact that the hallway had gone totally silent and their friends were standing in a half circle around them unsure of what to say. "But you don't get better, you don't work anything out. You run when things get tough. You're on this like self destructive path and you won't get off."

Sharpay just glared at him so he continued.

"If you were really working anything out would you have had to run til you collapsed just because you couldn't stand seeing people sing and dance? Wake up Sharpay, you aren't getting better, you aren't working anything out. You used to smile, when you didn't think people were watching. You had this passion for singing and acting that I only wish I had for basketball. Do you have any idea what its been like just watching you go through that and not have any clue how to help you. Do you even get the terror that we felt when we relealized you were missing and then when you almost died." Troy was so frustrated with her. He always rambled when he was mad.

"Why do you care so much?" She asked quietly, "Its my life, what does it matter to you?"

"It matters because I care about you." Troy shouted at her, "More than I've cared for anyone ever. I just want you to be OK."

Sharpay stared at him for a long time. "Just because you want something doesn't mean it can just happen." She turned and walked in the opposite direction and headed toward her homeroom.

Troy heaved an angry sigh and walked towards the gym in the opposite direction Sharpay went.

"OK, everyone move out. There's nothing more to see here." Chad moved into the middle of the hallway and began shouting at people to move on.

Chad shoved his hands in his pockets and turned back towards his friends, "Boy, that was intense."

"I know. Man did you see the look on Sharpay's face?" Kevin exclaimed, "I don't think I've ever seen her that scary looking, even before we all became friends."

"Seriously, one of these days he's going to push her to far." Taylor said

"But you guys are missing the point." Ryan said happily, "She sang again." He didn't say anything else and walked quickly in Sharpay's wake.

"Is it just me or is anyone else getting a little tired of the whole drama queen thing?" Chad asked

"Chad, don't start." Taylor said with a sigh.

"Come on." Chad said, "Its been a year, don't you think its time she moved on a little?"

"Look, none of us have ever lost a parent." Gabby said, "We can't possibly know what it feels like and Troy told me that she heard the crash. Her mom was leaving her a voicemail when she ran her car into that truck."

"Oh my gosh." Kelsey said, "That's terrible."

"I just think that there's a lot more going on than we realize and honestly I don't think she means to be so drama queen, its just her nature." Gabby rationalized

"Whatever." Chad decided to change the subject, "What's everyone doing for the talent show?"

The musical went off without a hitch. Ryan and Gabby were amazing as the leads and Kelsey's compositions were more spectacular than usual. Sharpay and Troy sat at opposite ends of the row with Taylor, Chad, Kevin and Brad sitting awkwardly in between them.

Sharpay was no longer angry. In fact she felt liberated, but she couldn't let anyone know that yet. She had a plan.

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