:sigh: I hate school.

March 17th

12:53 PM

East High Main Gym

Sharpay didn't notice the low growl that escaped her lips as the double doors of the gym thundered shut behind her. But the way Troy Bolton let a basketball drop from his hands and bounce away from him gave her some indication that she had done something either crazy or dramatic. "What are you gawking at?" she snapped and unconsciously folded her arms over her soaked shirt. Her hard stare practically burned a hole through the front of Troy's jersey as he gave her wide and confused eyes. Silence ensued, excluding the lonely sound of a basketball rolling across the court.

"I guess something's wrong." he gave a nervous laugh and scratched the back of his head. All he had been doing was working on some of his shots. But he was about to become the Ice Queen's next victim. He could tell, especially by the way she jutted out her chin and rolled her eyes at his sarcasm. She shivered again and made her way towards the bleachers. Troy's eyes followed her curiously. "Why are you soaked?" he asked a smiple question. It was stupid of him to believe that he would get a simple answer.

"Why do you care?" she fell back against the bleachers, and the odd sound of soaked denim against plastic scraped through their silent atmosphere. Troy couldn't help but chuckle at the high-pitched noise, but he earned another hard glare from Sharpay. "Shut up." she ordered forcefully. Her cheeks went pink in embarrassment.

"Come on... tell me what happened..." he pushed. But it was unexpected when Sharpay actually launched into the story of the "suckiest day on the planet"...

March 17th

9:15 AM

Second Period Government

"But there has gotto be some kind of mistake." Sharpay pleaded as the rest of her class filed out of the classroom, headed for third period. She looked down at the test sheet she held in her trembling hands, her eyes falling on the red 70 that taunted her. "A D? There has to be a mistake..." this was the first time that she was on the verge of tears over a test grade. She had actually studied.

"I'm sorry, Sharpay," her teacher shook her head slowly. "There is no mistake. You're just going to have to try harder next time." She explained as she ushered the worried blonde out of her classroom.

But what Sharpay's teacher didn't realize was that there wasn't going to be a next time. Getting a D on that test was going to drag her average down from an 88 to an 84, which meant that she would be suspended from Spring Musicale rehearsals until she salvaged her grade. She sighed and nervously ran a hand through her hair and crumpled up her test paper.

"Sharpay, did you hear?" Ryan appeared by her side as she slowly maneuvered down the hallway. "There's going to be an acting scout at this year's Spring Production. Can you believe it? You're finally going to be discovered!" but his excitement was soon smothered by the grim line that had formed on Sharpay's lips as she tightened her grip on her rumpled paper.

That was supposed to be her. This was a horrible way to begin the day that was supposed to be the luckiest of the year...

March 17th

12:44 PM

East High Cafeteria

"Hey, Zeke." Sharpay sat across from him at their lunch table and noticed his brown eyes go wide in fear and shift from her to across the cafeteria. "How's it going?" she didn't wait for an answer as she branched off on how horrible her day had been from failing Government class to tripping and falling in the hallway. But she noticed that she didn't have all of his attention. "Hey... Zeke?" she asked in concern before reaching across the table and taking her boyfriend's hand in hers. "What's wrong?"

"Oh... God..." was all Zeke could mutter. He slammed his head down on the table, just as a girl swooped in from behind Sharpay and stood next to Zeke.

"Hey! Uh..." her blue eyes shifted from the back of Zeke's head to Sharpay holding his hand. "Who are you?" she furrowed her eyebrows in confusion as Zeke finally looked up. He looked from Sharpay back to the girl hovering above them.

"Dawn... this is Sharpay... my uh... friend." he emphasized. "Sharpay, this is..." but he didn't have to say anymore. She sprung up from the table and shoved past Zeke's second girlfriend in search of cafeteria doors. "Sharpay!" but she kept moving, swiftly walking under the stairs where students were making their way up and down. But what Sharpay didn't know was that she was the next target of a prank epidemic.

No one in the cafeteria was actually expecting it, but when Sharpay's notorious scream cut through the air, all eyes were on her. The loud clatter of a once-full water jug sounded next, and the sight finally registered to the rest of the student body. Sharpay crossed her arms over her chest as the water temperature struck her body. But it was when little titters of laughter began that she slipped and slid out of the cafeteria, heading for the gym where she knew no one would be at the time...

March 17th

1:02PM

East High Main Gym

"Shut up!" Sharpay mercilessly slapped Troy on the arm as he doubled over in laughter at her elaborate story. But she found it hard herself to keep from laughing. She bit her lip and swallowed a giggle as Troy quieted. "It's not funny... today was supposed to be lucky..." she trailed off as Troy grew serious.

"I know how to soften the blow." he shrugged at his own offer.

"Oh, yeah? How?" she rolled her eyes. There was nothing that could have made that day better.

"Come out with me sometime." he stated simply. Sharpay's eyebrows rose. She searched his sure blue eyes for any fraction of a joke, but all he did was give her his lopsided, boyish grin. "Is that a yes...?" Sharpay was still a little skeptical to Troy offer, but it could never hurt to try. Maybe her luck was changing.

Maybe.

Ugh. I hate March too. That equaled suckiest chapter ever. The next one is going to be brilliant. It's already written, I just wanted to get March out of the way. REVIEW!