Sharpay, Ryan, Gabriella, and Troy sat on the ground. Sharpay was chewing on the two strings hanging from the neck of her sweatshirt. It was pink and said "Princess" in rhinestones. She was anticipating Miss. Rhoden's arrival and so she had remained rather quiet the whole four and a half minutes the children had been there.
"I like your shirt." Gabriella spoke, "Where'd you get it?" "My mommy got it for me at the Baby Gap." She replied. "But that's for babies." Troy teased. Sharpay glared at him and his laughter stopped. "I can't help if I'm small." She said sticking out her bottom lip. "Sorry." Troy whispered.
Then the doorbell rang. Sharpay smiled, "Okay guys, the wait is over. Now we can play hide and seek, and eat cookies, and swing, and play dress up, and play chutes and ladders, and play pranks on the teacher. I just wanted to see her arrive."
Mrs. Evans ran to answer the door. She was surprised to see Miss. Rhoden there. "Hello Sarah, I'm Kara Rhoden, Sharpay and Ryan's teacher?" Sarah nodded, "Of course, come in Miss. Rhoden." "Oh please call me Kara." She replied hastily. "I need to talk to you about Sharpay, you see" she stopped when she spotted a pair of baby blue jeans on the couch. She picked them up; the tag was sticking out and read: 12 mos. "Oh how adorable! I didn't know you had a baby." Sarah shifted on her feet, "Actually those are Sharpay's she's still in baby clothes. It's not so bad, though I guess, I pay a lot less than I would for normal little girl clothes."
Kara nodded kinda slowly, "Uh huh. Well Sharpay's exactly what I wanted to talk to you about." Sharpay said, "Come on guys." The others agreed and they ran out.
The kids had been playing for quite some time. "I want chocolate chip cookies. Let's go." Sharpay said. Troy whined, "But the grown ups are talking down there. I'm scared." Sharpay grabbed his wrist and pulled him down the stairs behind her. The others followed.
"There you are sweetie! Pay Pay come here." Sharpay's mother said. Sharpay skipped over. Her mother scooped her up and sat her in her lap. "Miss. Rhoden tells me you have problems talking out in class. Is this true?" she asked. Sharpay huffed, "She's mean to me. She doesn't like when I tell people what to do, even though she does it all day. And she screamed at me today, and made me cry and then this old lady picked me up and yelled at Misisis Rhoden for being mean to a precious little thing like me and then the old lady left and Misisis Rhoden yelled some more and then Troy stuck up for me, 'cause I'm his wife and all and I don't like my teacher at all." She stuck her tongue out at Kara then folded her hands neatly in her lap.
Sarah nodded, "Well, I see. It looks like to me, Kara that if anyone should be in trouble it should be you not my baby girl. I'd appreciate if you'd leave now." Kara's mouth dropped open and she collected her things and left mumbling, "Spoiled brat. Gets everything she wants. Stupid baby clothes. I'll make sure she has a rough year." And that was just what Miss. Rhoden intended to do.
But everyone knows Sharpay will get what she wants and always manages to have fun.