Disappearing Act Chapter 3
"Sharpay!" Gabriella called softly. "Please don't be playing a joke on me." she said walking just outside the door peering out. She walked back into the room and looked around. It was empty. She opened the closet, it too was empty. She went back to the window and looked out where she had saw the man. He wasn't there. She was beginning to panic. She walked out of the room and walked down the now quiet and empty hall. It was possible that Sharpay was playing a trick on her, but she could not figure out how she managed to get out of sight so fast. She began walking quicker down the hallway until she came to the end and she ran directly into somebody. When she looked up she noticed it was Ryan.
"Sorry" she said.
"Thats Alright!" he said. "Have you seen Sharpay? Your her roommate right?"
"I'm her roommate, but she happens to be who I'm looking for too." she said.
"Why are you looking for her?" he asked.
"She was in the room with me and then suddenly she was gone, she didn't even unpack or anything." said Gabriella.
"Oh, thats strange. The first thing she ever does when we go anywhere is unpack and figure out what she is going to where for that week." said Ryan. "Maybe she went looking around the castle."
"Maybe." she said not really convinced.
"Is something wrong? I figured you would be alright with my sister out of your way." said Ryan.
"I'm just not comfortable walking around a strange castle alone, especially when its a magicians castle." said Gabriella.
"I know what you mean." said Ryan.
"Who are you roomed with?" she asked.
"Zeke! He still back there unpacking his basketball." said Ryan.
"I bet Troy's doing the same thing." said Gabriella.
"He was in the Dining Hall talking to Chad when I was down there." Ryan said looking down the hall. Gabriella looked too.
"What is it?" she asked.
"I thought I saw something." he said turning back to her. "Do you want me to show you how to get to the dining hall."
"Yeah, that would be great." said Gabriella.
They began to walk down the hall, when they heard a strange noise behind them. They both turned around and saw the same man that Gabriella had been seeing everywhere. She looked and Ryan to see if he saw the man too. He was also starring at the man. She turned back to the man and looked to see him mouthing something, that neither of them could make out.
"Who are you?" she asked. He suddenly turned around and ran into what seemed to be a wall, and he was gone. They both walked over to where he had gone feeling the wall to see how he had got through it. It seemed solid.
"I'm not sure I like the idea of staying in a magicians castle." said Gabriella.
"I think at this point I would agree with you." said Ryan. "Who was that man?"
"I don't know, but I have seen him before." she said.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"I saw him when we first arrived and before Sharpay disappeared in the garden." said Sharpay.
"Lets go down to the dining hall." he said.
"Yeah, thats a good idea." she said following him down the winding hallways. It wasn't long when they reached the dining hall where most of the students seemed to be hanging out. Gabriella got there and Troy, Chad, Taylor, and Kelsie were sitting at a table talking. She walked up to them and Ryan followed her.
"Have you guys seen Sharpay?" she asked still worried about what happened to her.
"No, I thought she was with you?" said Chad.
"She was in the room with me then she suddenly disappeared." said Gabriella.
"I wonder if the ghost got her." said Chad.
"What ghost?" Gabriella and Ryan asked at the same time.
"I heard that there was a man who died in this castle and ever since he stalks the people who live here and tries to scare people out of his home." said Chad.
"Where did you hear that?" Taylor asked.
"Hernandez." said Chad.
Authors Note: That is the end of this chapter. Thanks to those who are reading this and more is on the way. Please Please Review!