This felt kind of wierd to write, because I don't really know how you could sort of guess this, it's kind of a spin that no one knows, but is being foreshadowed right now. For a picture of the dress, it's Wendy Wu's homecoming dress from Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, except her's is a little longer, like it's made out in the part where she's posing for the camera.
Disclaimer: I do not own Humana or any other insurance company mentioned, because if I did, do you really think I would be wasting my time with school?
Chapter Five: A Dream Is A Wish You Make With Your Heart
(Raven Alyson Milshaka Anneleisse Van Dor Pol Ashley Tisdale EVERYONE Dylan and Cole Sprouse KYLA PRAT BRENDA SONG ORLANDO BROWN RICKY OLMAN GIRLS ONLY ANY GROUP UP)
A DREAM IS A WISH
A dream is a wish your heart makes
when your fast asleep
In dreams you will lose your heartache
Whatever you wish for you keep...
Elaine had left the hospital as a teenage mother, though she entered the clinic an abused, raped, and emotionally confused girl. She only remembered a dream she had, the only thing that gave her comfort, and she managed to not let anyone know that she can't be pregnant with Nicholas's child, because she already had a child in her. She didn't know how, because she and Ryan were virgins, but there was no way it was his, because she was supposed to have her period that day Nicholas raped her. It didn't add up, and she didn't know where to turn.
Gabriella was the first person to talk to her, or at least, try to talk to her about this. "Ella," said Gabriella, "Ella, wait up!" Elaine didn't respond other than turn up her iPod more to drown out anything but the song that expressed her. Gabriella sat down next to her after Elaine took a seat on a bench in the park, and said, "Ella, please talk to me. You'll only hurt yourself by bottling these emotions that need to be handeled, and you're not fooling anyone with the tough girl act." Gabriella turned down her iPod, and said, "Ella, what's really going on?"
Elaine sighed, and knew she would keep pestering her until she got her answers. "The dream I had, it showed how I wished my life was like, a fairytale, a movie. And you know how everyone says a dream is a wish your heart makes, and I just wanted that more than anything. Crazy, huh? But, at the same time, I want Ryan back, I want Nicholas out of my life, and I want to tell a secret that I can't tell." Gabriella said, "A secret? What kind?" "It involes the pregnancy," said Elaine. Gabriella sighed and said in a gentele voice, "Ella, what is it? Is it major?"
"Kind of," said Elaine softly, "and it's the fact that the day he raped me, I, uh, was supposed to have my period. But I didn't, so I was pregnant before he raped me. But I don't want to tell anyone why." Gabriella's eyebrows raised and asked, "Why not? If you were pregnant, you would have had to of had..." Elaine cut her off and said, "The are other ways to get pregnant. What happened is delicate, and, well, I had spent the night in Ryan's room one time, except the next day, when I needed a fresh pair of underwear, I didn't have a pair. Ryan didn't want Sharpay to know, since she would just jump to conclusions about what happened, and instead of asking Sharpay for some underwear for me, he loaned me a pair of his boxers, and I guess he was distracted and grabbed an old pair that was used instead of the fresh ones he meant to get."
"Wow. So you spent the night a Ryan's room the day before you where raped? And you accidently got pregnant," she said. Elaine nodded and said roboticly, "You can't tell Nicholas, because then he'll think I wasn't a virgin like I said I was. And then everything will be worse." Gabriella nodded and said, "You have my word."
Have faith in your dreams and someday
Your rainbow will come smiling through
Elaine nodded, and even though she knew that this would be hard, she knew she would have to tell Nicholas that she was pregnant, with 'his' child, even though it wasn't. It was her only hope to survive this encounter.
Elaine was meeting Nicholas in a public place, in other words, Gabriella's house with Amber, Ashley, Vanessa, Gabriella, Sharpay, and Taylor all present to watch her give the news to him. Nicholas entered the house and said, "Hi, babe." She glared at him, and said, "Don't you 'Hi, Babe,' me! I'm pregnant with your child!" Lie. It's Ryan's, but I'm not letting you know that, Elaine thought. On the other hand, Nicholas thought, Pregnant? Mine? Ha, that's laughable. "You sure it's mine? 'Cause I'm doubting that."
Elaine felt herself get angry at those words, and said, "Duh, of course it's yours, what makes you doubt it?" "The fact that you spent the night at Ryan's the day before we did it." Elaine felt something stab her cheast as she thought, How did he find out? Is he spying on me? Watching every move I make? Can he read my mind? "Well, maybe he was giving me moral support," she said, spewing out another lie. She went over there to try and see if he would give her another chance. "I highly doubt that it's mine, since you're nothing but a little slut!"
Amber, Vanessa, and Ashley all were being restrained by Gabriella, Sharpay, and Taylor to prevent them from murdering him now, and Amber growled, "Let me go Gabriella. I want to tear that bastard to pieces for insulting the best captain we've seen in years! And for daring to call sweet Ella a slut!" Ashley was hissing, "Taylor, I want to kill that guy now! He's the reason she has all those bruises!" Vanessa growled and said softly still, "Sharpay, you know that we both want to kill him. Let me go, and we can show him what happens when he insults our best friend!"
Elaine, however, was standing her ground, and said, "It is yours! You even know that!" Nicholas then took one step too far by saying, "Postive it isn't your precious Ryan's? 'Cause if it is, then he'll be in for a wake up call." Sharpay was unaware of releasing Vanessa, she was looking way too angry to even be thinking straight, and said, "You might want to take that back." "What if I don't?" "Wait," said Elaine, and she started saying angrily, "What? You know that Ryan and I broke up. We're friends. We broke up! Get it in your head! You raped me and then pin the blame on my ex?"
No matter how your heart is grievin',
If you keep on believin'...
Nicholas grew even more angry at that, and said, "What do you know?" Elaine then said, "That's it, I-" She stopped since she passed out. Everyone gasped, and they kicked Nicholas out and then called the ambulance, Nicholas had put too much stress on her and the baby for her.
Elaine woke up once again in a hospital bed, and said softly, "What happened?" Gabriella said, "Oh, Ella, thank goodness you're awake! Ryan and Sharpay looked murderous already." Troy came and said, "Is she up?" Gabriella nodded and said, "If that child is his, it could help convict him." Elaine's face paled, and knew that if the DNA showed it was Ryan's, Ryan would end up in jail. She said, "It's... not Nicholas's. The night before I was... raped... I spent the night at Ryan's place. I didn't have fresh underwear, so Ryan loaned me his, and I guess he grabbed some that were worn before."
"And that means...," said Troy cluelessly. "I was supposed to have my period that day, but it never came," said Elaine. Troy said, "Will you tell Ryan that?" Gabriella said to him, "She has too much pride to talk to Ryan about that." "But she should. He'd understand, right?" "What? I don't think so," said Elaine. Troy shook his head and knew that this was only the begining. "Just don't tell anyone," said Elaine.
Gabriella then asked her, "Ella, what did you decided to do?" Elaine then said, "Um, I think I might abort it." Those words left Gabriella shocked with her mouth open and eyes wide.
Outside, Sharpay was talking to Ryan about it, and said, "This child could be the key to locking up Nicholas!" Gabriella came out and said, "Sharpay, you should talk to Ella about this. It's important. She chose abortion." Sharpay nodded, then said, "Wait. What did she say she was going to do?" and went inside her room, and saw Elaine laying in the bed. "Hey, Shar," said Elaine. "Hi, Ella. Feeling better?" Elaine simply nodded, with a straight face devioded of any emotions. "You going to have the child? This child is our last chance to convict him!" Elaine then knew what her choice was. She will abort it.
"No. I'm going to abort it." "WHAT? That child is the only way we can convict Nicholas now!" "That's my descion and I'm sticking to it, Sharpay." "But Ella-" "Shar, think about this. Maybe I don't want him to go to jail. Maybe I don't care what happens to him!" "Why not?" Elaine then looked at Sharpay, and wondered how to explain to her without reveavling anything she shouldn't know just yet. "Because, I'm going to break u-u-up with him," she stuttered out, a very poor excuse that she gave as well. Sharpay sighed.
"That isn't a very good reason. Why?" "Get out of here, Sharpay. I'm done saying anything."
The dream that you wish will come true
Sharpay sighed and left like Elaine ask her to, and said, "I tried to convince her. Gabriella, you may want to know the option she chose as well." Gabriella shrugged and went into her room and after she did, Sharpay said to Ryan, "She chose to abort the child!" "I told you. She told me she's scheduling it a week before graduation." Sharpay said, "She said that she didn't care what happens, either. Why, though?" Gabriella froze and Ryan said, "Yeah. Why?" Sharpay said, "She doesn't want the child, I think." Gabriella played along and said, "Even though it might convict him."
Ryan said, "Well, she's been traumatized! She isn't thinking straight!" Gabriella wondered what Elaine would do if she told Ryan what's really going on, and decided against it.
On the other hand, Elaine was starting to believe that this is probably the best descion as she threw up repeatedly into a bin, and was sick to her stomach still. She went and tried to eat, but then chose something she surely would never eat before, a chocolate, ham, mustard, and cheese sandwich with some undindentifible food on the side. When she finished, she realiesed this was probably the only meal she kept down, and it made her stomach churn knowing what she just ate. Disgusting cravings. I'll be glad when this is done with, she thought as she went to check the abortion prices.
"Doctor," Elaine asked, "how much would an abortion for a week before graduation be?" The doctor said, "Um, what kind of insurance do you have?" "Uh, I believe I have a double insurance, HumanaOne, Medicade, and I think TriCare," said Elaine digging around in her purse for her Channel wallet. "We only accept TriCare or Medicade, m'am," he said. "That's fine," said Elaine taking out her wallet and handed him the two membership cards and she whispered, "Never thought I'd have to use them for an abortion."
The doctor nodded and said, "Come here on Saturday, May 12 at 9:30 AM, ok?" "Great," said Elaine, feeling relieved about this. She walked out of the clinic, hoping for no one to know, even though she knew something wasn't going right for her still.
When she fell asleep, her dream continued where it left off. Sharpay was sighing and said, "Ah, if only I had my spell book." Elaine said, "Well, how would we find it? It cannot be far, can it?" Sharpay said, "Ah, only the Oracale can see that." Elaine's eyebrow's raised and said, "Whom might the Oracale be? What is her name?" Sharpay said, "The fair Gabriella, of course, your highness, do thy not remember her?"
HEY YEA YEA
Yea yea!
HEY YEA YEA YEA
Yea
HEY YEA YEA YEA! HEY YEAH!
"Of I course I remember her. However, how shall we get to her?" Gabriella's voice said, "Your highness, thy had obvousily forgotten the Witch's Glass. Although, I am afraid I must tell thee I have no clue as to where the Book o' Sharpay is." "Why not, madamoiselle?" "Thy flatter me. However, if I knew, I would not be trapped myself." Sharpay said, "He has thee trapped?" "Si. He does not wish for thee to find thy book, m'lady, however, thy may stop him from hurting the princess." Elaine looked down and saw the pregnant lump inside of her.
Elaine said, "If I may ask, why does he wish to hurt me?" Gabriella said, "Your highness, I may not find this safe to say right now, however, I will tell thee about a grudge between the Evans line and the Czar line. Thee must have something to do with this grudge, for it is terrible to drag a innocent bystander into an awful mess." Elaine gulped and even though this was a dream, she knew something has to have been done to make all of this happen in the first place.
Ryan said, "Yes, thee does have something to do with this. Thy are carrying my child whilst thy are betrothed to Nicholas." Elaine said, "Betrothed? Why, if I may ask, did my family chose Nicholas?" Ryans jaw twitched and said, "They did not have a choice. Thy was to wed Nicholas on thy eighteenth birthday, or thy family would die." Elaine felt the perfect dream becoming a nightmare, and everything became dark again.
Elaine awoke drenched in sweat and said, "That dream was scary. It's as if something is haunting me and my wish still. I don't understand." She got out of her bed and said to no one, "I really need to stop talking to myself." She looked at the clock, which read 9:15 AM, and at that she gasped, "I'm late for school!" She totally forgot today was Saturday, and had ran out the door to her car, which was a stupid move for her. Nicholas was standing outside, waiting for her again. Elaine gulped and said, "What are you doing here? It's 9:15 AM, shouldn't you be at school?"
Nicholas sniggered and said, "Stupid little slut. It's Saturday. On Saturdays is when I get my fun." Elaine started feeling sick to her stomach again and without warning, she threw up on him. She gasped and said, "I'm so sorry!" Nicholas looked at his clothes disgusted and said angrily, "No you're not, slut! That child you're carrying? I doubt it's mine, your just a slut who wants to ruin my life." She backed away and said with tears coming out of her eyes, "No, that not true!" Though she knew that one sentence was true, and she didn't bother to think about it. She said in her mind the opposite of everything he was saying as well because she convinced herself that he could read her mind.
A dream is a wish your heart makes...
He smirked and tossed her back inside the house dragging her up the stairs, knowing that no one was there. She tried to scream, but her voice was to worn out, and what was the point in fighting anymore? He'll rape her either way, and Elaine felt tears starting to show with jaggedy breath. (a/n WARNING! THIS TIME, IT'S SUPER EXPLICT RAPE AND DRUGS FOR SURE! For only one scene.) She gasped as he ripped off her PJs, and she tried closing her eyes and thinking of Ryan, but he was acting nothing like Ryan who would be nicer about this.
Elaine gulped as she felt something enter her vigina and she noticed it was his fingers, or actually, his whole hand, and she looked away disgusted by that. She felt a slap on her thigh and she screamed, but it came out more like a raspy voice instead. She smelt something coming off him as well, it smelled like... alcohol and she felt like throwing up again. When he finished that, she felt something hard and with one look, she knew it was the actual sex, and she felt like crying still.
After at least two hours of torture he stopped and got off her. She gulped up huge amounts of air that he deprived her of while experincing his orgasam, and she looked at her sheets and saw blood on them, her blood. She gulped, and knew that it was a miscarrige, she miscarried Ryan's baby. She was crying on her sheets now, saying, "Why did this happen? I'm sorry I even thought of getting rid of this child. I don't have anything with me anymore. Not my virginity, not my child, nothing. Not even the guy who would help me through this." She looked at where Nicholas was, and saw he had took Speed into her house, and she was even more shocked.
Elaine coughed through the smell of Speed and said weakly, "Get that shit out of my house." Nicholas smirked, and said, "What, you don't like?" Elaine already felt like she was getting a high, and she remembered to stay strong and grabbed her cellphone, which, obviously, with him being high, wasn't that hard to get by him. She rushed out of room as quick as possible, and went to the bathroom, locking the door. She dialed 911 and said, "Hello? Yes, it does invole rape, yes, it involes drugs, no I wasn't drugged, my boyfriend raped me, and brough heroine and crack into my home."
"No, please, help me, he might try to break this door down any minute, and he'll abuse me! By the way, call Sharpay Evans and tell her to bring the whole gang to my house for help. No, not a gang as in a muderering gang, a friend gang. Yes, and hurry! Oh, my name? Elaine Harrison, daughter of... oh, you know my mom. OK, then you know where I live, right? OK, thanks," said Elaine as fast as possible and hung up with a relieved sigh.
WHEN YOUR FEELING SMALL...
Her relief was short lived when she heard Nicholas yelling, "Ella? Ella you slut, where are you?" Elaine slowed her breath down, and stopped thinking all thoughts and meditated for a moment to hide herself, Zenning out to a happier place, and Nicholas said, "I know your here somewhere!" She heard the police sirens and Sharpay's yells, and she opened her eyes, letting all the thoughts flood in. Nicholas then was breaking the door down, and before Elaine could say anything, he was holding her hostage with a gun at her throat.
Sharpay was yelling, "Nicholas, put her down or you'll regret it!" Nicholas said, "Not one more word or she gets it!" Elaine was struggling, and she freed her mouth from his hand for time enough to yell, "ADD KIDNAPPING TO THE LIST OF CHARGES!" He managed to shut her up again, and Ryan said, "Nicholas, if you hurt her, I swear..." Nicholas snarled, "Evans. You wouldn't want her pretty neck to snap, now would you?" Elaine's eyes widen and she then brought her cheerleading into her hand with a back kick, hitting him in between the legs which caused him to drop the gun.
She picked it up and shouted to Zeke, "CATCH!" Zeke caught the gun the she tossed and Elaine said, "Now Nicholas, are you too chicken to go hand to hand combat with me?" Nicholas's anger flashed in his eyes and said, "No way am I scared of a girl!" Amber, Vanessa, Leslie, Ashley, Susan, Stacey, and Monique had arrived and said, "Oh no. He's stupid alright. He's challenging Ella. No one's ever challenged her." "Why not?" "You'll find out," they chorused at the same time and Ashley said, "Jinx! You owe me a soda!" Vanessa and Amber chorused as well, "How on EARTH can you think of sodas at a time like this?"
Ashley shrugged and pointed at the window in which Elaine's hair was buned up, and she looked different somehow, maybe it was the bun. She dodged each of his moves and then did a spin kick, also known as Dragon's Whip, causing him imense pain. Elaine then did some backflips and on her bedpost, she spun around, kicking him in the face several times. Elaine blocked a punch and finished off a very tired Nicholas by pushing him down with only a finger, and said, "Aggression is powerful. Knowing how to use it to your advantage is better. And also, self-defense is better then being on the attack."
Nicholas didn't understand, and she said, "And for the record, I could have done that at any time. I just was freaked out by your sudden mood change, and then the fact I was still feeling weak. Only those who are truely weak go after the strong at their weakest points, such as AFTER A BREAKUP."
ALONE IN THE NIGHT YOU WHISPER...
And with that she fell down and cried. Ryan went up there and said to her, "Ella..." Elaine stopped him and said, "Why did I cause so much trouble? You know, I never meant to cause trouble, I just wanted a dream I have to come true." Ryan said softly, "He caused trouble for you, Ella. He started everything. And what do you mean about a dream you have?" Elaine then realiesed what she said, and then decided to come clean, "I still love you Ryan. But, you're dating someone, and I don't want to ruing that for you."
"Huh? I'm not dating anyone," said Ryan, confused now. "Yes you are! Aurora, remember?" Ryan said, "Did you miss something about Aurora that you didn't see?" "What do you mean?" "She looked exactly like you. She was like your replacement to make me feel better, but she was nothing like you. I should have known no one could replace you at all."
"But, Ryan, let's not rush this like last time, ok? It didn't turn out so great last time, did it?" "No, you're right. It didn't. Let's just stay friends, just a bit longer to see how long until Sharpay tries to intervene and get us back together," he said with a laugh. Elaine laughed for the first time in two weeks, and said, "Yeah, and she might even invole Taylor and Chad. It'll be hilarous, it could be our own TV show. Maybe we'll try again in college, Ryan. For now, will you go with me to my Sweet Sixteen as a friendly date?"
He smiled and said, "It would be my honor to escort such a beautiful girl to her 16th birthday's party, especially since of the best thing I get to... oh no! We need to hurry and alter you dress as fast as possible! The party's in six hours! Come on, let's get going." Elaine sighed and asked, "Are you sure that Aurora isn't expecting you as her date?" Ryan looked uncomftorable and said, "I didn't tell her about your Sweet 16." "Ryan, the whole school's talking about it! Why doesn't she know?" "Because she doesn't go to our school, she, uh, she's homeschooled." Elaine nodded. That would explain why she had never seen her before in school.
Elaine was ready for her Sweet Sixteen. And ready for everyone to be dazzled, and, oh, to have one more date with Ryan, even though it's platonic. She missed having dates with Ryan, and she put the finishing touches on her makeup, she heard the doorbell ring, and she rushed downstairs to see Ryan. She had a smile on her face when she saw Ryan's smiling face.
Thinking no one can hear you at all
(HEAR YOU AT ALL)
"Uh, hi Ryan. Let's go," she said softly. He nodded and took her arm and led her to the limo. Elaine thought, This is all like a dream. A wonderful dream come true. Ryan knew that she liked everything they had set up, except Ryan had one suprise for her. When they arrived, he had totally forgotten she was a major media subject because of the kidnapping, rape, and her mother being owner of a large home company after all. She was even more publized because of that reacent scandle that had happened.
Elaine stepped out of the limo, the first thing that happen was her being blinded by flashes and the papparazi, which she never had problems with before shouting things like, "ELLA, DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR EX, NICHOLAS, WAS WANTED IN FIVE DIFFERENT STATES?" and "ELLA, WHO IS YOUR FRIEND?" and "ELLA, ARE YOU ON THE REBOUND?" and many, many more. Even if she wanted to answer their question she couldn't because the flashes blinded her, and she said into some microphones, "Uh, I didn't know he was wanted in five states... This is Ryan Evans... Um, no, I don't know any designer named Stephenie Evans, isn't that Ryan's mom?... No, I'm not one the rebound, he's just a friend... No, we are not dating... Can I just go to my party now?"
Sharpay then walked out with sunglasses on and said, "Miss Harrison will answer all of your questions in an interview later. Yes, we are indeed, blood reletives of Stephenie Evans, and this is Elaine Harrison, daughter of Stacey Harrison, owner of Harrison Homes and mulit-millionare." She then dragged them inside into the party and said, "Ella, I am SO sorry about the paparazzi, they heard about the Harrison-Czar scandal and how the twin children of S.Evans were involved and they just followed us here to your party!"
"No, it's ok. I should learn how to deal with the press Sharpay. I've never had so many questions asked about my personal life before. Usually if someone wanted dirt on me they would ask my friends," said Elaine, not knowing an undercover reporter was eavesdropping on them. Sharpay said, "Well, at least you got through it without paparazzi on your doorstep, askin YOU about how it was like to track down a murder. It's like we just became big celebrities, even Zeke's getting harrassed by the media, but he got rid of them with his creme brulee," said Sharpay.
You wake...
Gabriella came up to her and said, "Ella, this parties kicking, except for the paparazzi. I totally froze in front of them, I had no clue what to say, what to do, I mean, what if I totally screwed up and it was plastered all over the papers that Ella Harrison is friends with a total FREAK. I barely got through Twinkle Town without passing out, a whole crew of paparazzi?" The reporter thought, Yawn. This girl is apparently so totally not star material. But her boyfriend is! Maybe he can change her into a star worthy gal.
She started taking pictures secretly of Elaine, and she noticed something, someone pouring something into her drink! She saw Elaine getting ready to drink the spiked drink and she ran over and grabbed it from her and said, "You should never leave your drink unatteneded, especially behind your back." She walked off with it, and Elaine said, "What on Earth just happened?" "Maybe she's psycic," said Sharpay. "Please. Give me a break. Pysicic? That so could never happen," said Elaine walking off to get something to drink.
At the place for drinks, she saw Ryan and she looked down at the bar. His gaze hurt her, since she knew what he was going to ask, and she was proven right. "Do you want to dance and open the party now?" Elaine nodded, and she heard a tune she had grown found of, 'A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes' and she said, "Ryan, you picked this song for the opening dance, didn't you?"
With the morning sunlight
TO FIND FORTUNE THAT IS SMILING ON YOU
(FORTUNE THAT IS SMILING ON YOU)
DON'T LET YOUR HEART BE FILLED WITH SORROW FOR ALL YOU
KNOW TOMORROW
The dream that you wish will come true
HEY YEA YEA YEA HEY YEA
(A DREAM IS A WISH)
HEY YEA YEA YEA HEY YEA
When you dream then you can start
(Then you can start)
A dream is a wish you make with your heart
(Make with your heart)
Ryan simply smiled and said, "It depends on what your heart says." He knew how much she loved this song, and how she knows every word to it. It was part of her best birthday gift yet as he led her to the dance floor in her gown. She was smiling, and couldn't believe that this was happening for her, it was too good to be true, and she felt like she was falling for him again. But when did she not feel love for him?
Elaine loved this and saw the spotlight on them, and she felt a little sick but shook it off, and started dancing along with it. She smiled as she felt it flowing faster for her, and wished for this to last forever. But every dream has an ending, and this one wouldn't be what she wanted, and she won't make it to the sequel if this works for him for once. She smiled as the dance ended, and she was taken off the dance floor for the cake.
When you dream then you can start
(A DREAM IS A WISH, YEAH)
A dream is a wish you...
MAKE WITH YOUR HEART
A DREAM IS A WISH YOUR HEART MAKES
When your fast asleep
(FAST ASLEEP)
In dreams you will lose your heartaches
WHATEVER YOU WISH FOR YOU KEEP
(KEEP...)
You wake with the morning sunlight
To find fortune that is smiling on you
(FORTUNE THAT IS SMILING ON YOU)
DON'T LET YOUR HEART BE FILLED WITH SORROW...
FOR ALL YOU KNOW TOMORROW...
Elaine gasped when she saw the cake, it said, "Happy 16th Birthday, Love your best friend, Ryan", and she said to Ryan, "Thank you so much Ryan! It's beautiful, and I love y-it so much." Ryan smiled and said, "I knew you'd love it." She said back in a whisper, "Yes. Yes, I do love you." Ryan said, "What'd you say?" "Oh, nothing, let's blow out the candles!" She shut her eyes and thought, I wish Ryan was my boyfriend again. With that, she blew the candles out, and said, "I'm so glad."
She cut the cake, and everyone got a slice.
The next morning was a Sunday, and she was next to Ryan, her dress still on, but Elaine couldn't help but notice his shirt was off, and she smiled. She went downstairs to find breakfast already made for her, and she looked and saw a card. She read it, and it said, Ella, this is for being a great friend. And also, you never got your birthday breakfast like I promised you back when we were... more than just really good friends. Once again, I'm sorry for that, Love, Ryan. She gasped, Ryan remembered that from years ago!
She thought, How sweet of him. I really do love him, I really do. Ryan came downstairs as she was eating her eggs, and he said, "Oh good, you saw the breakfast I had to get up super early to make you. What do you think of it?" Elaine said, "These are the best eggs I've had. Where did you learn to cook, Ryan?" Ryan smiled and said embarassedly, "I didn't cook everything. Zeke helped me with the pancakes and the eggs, but I made the toast!" He said it like making the toast was the best thing he ever done, it was so cute.
"Well, the toast is the greatest part of it," said Elaine with a secretive smile on her face. "Why?" Ryan looked a little confused and she thought, Aw, he's so cute when he makes that confused face. "So I can fling some eggs at you," she said playfully, and Ryan said, "Wait, but you didn't throw anything." Elaine then took the egg covered bread she was hiding under the table and threw it at Ryan's face. He said, "Oh, now you're just being mean!" "I know," said Elaine in the same proud voice that Ryan used.
The dream that you wish will come true...
NO MATTER HOW YOUR HEART IS GREVING...
IF YOU KEEP ON BELIEVIN'...
The dream the you wish will come true
Yea, yea
(EM HM, YEA YEA, YEA YEA)
A DREAM IS A WISH
WHEN YOU DREAM THEN YOU CAN START A DREAM IS
A WISH YOU MAKE WITH YOUR HEART
(A dream is a wish)
WHEN YOU DREAM THEN YOU CAN START
(A DREAM IS A WISH, YEA)
A DREAM IS A WISH YOU MAKE WITH YOUR HEART
(YOU KNOW!)
"That wasn't very nice, Ella," he said sternly like her dad. She laughed, he made it sound ridicolous and more comftorable to do. "Fine, dad," she said, using the sarcastic tone she uses with her mom. They laughed again.
Ryan offered to her a trip to the mall after she finished her meal, and Elaine said, "Sure, just let me get my sunglasses, anywhere I go now seems to be a humongous madhouse with the damned paparazzi." "I hear you there, Sharpay just has to have everyone know she's the daughter of a famous designer, she already knows how to work the press," said Ryan, rolling his eyes. "But, I never thought you were related to THE person who sold us our condo, in otherwords, Ms. Stacey Harrison, owner of Harrison Homes," said Ryan.
"It never came up," she said, "And even though I'm rich and would be famous, I just don't want anyone to know about that. I wanted to tell you first before anyone else." Ryan smiled, she was still the same Elaine who confided in him with everything. She came downstairs looking stunning, and he smiled, and said, "Let's go." She nodded and let him lead her to the limo.
It still felt like they were still dating, even though they had been broken up for almost three weeks, their three week aniversarey of the breakup, and the date of their first official date, which was sad for them that two anniversaries, one of something Elaine could never let go of and the other of her biggest regret, in only two more days. She gulped, and knew that if anything was to happen, it would be best kept until after graduation.
The mall, as Elaine predicted, was covered in the paparazzi, and when she stepped out of the limo, the question flew, and she said, "One at a time, people, one at a time." Channel Five news went first and asked, "Miss Elaine, what do you prefer to be called?" Elaine replied, "Ella, go on." "Well, my question is if you and Mr. Ryan here are just friends, then why do you guys spend most of the time flirting?" "Well, we used to go out, and it's still not, uh, well, we just aren't used to not flirting." "Ah, and how long have you been broken up?" "Uh, three weeks tomorrow at 7:56 AM, and the date that was supposed to mark our year and 5 weeks counting as boyfriend-girlfriend."
WHEN YOU CAN DREAM
(WHOO!)
THEN YOU CAN START A DREAM IS A WISH YOU MAKE WITH
YOUR HEART
(Yea, yea)
When you dream then you can start
(CAN START)
A dream is a wish you make with your heart
(Make with your heart)
(A DREAM IS A WISH, YEAH, YEAH)
A DREAM IS A WISH THAT YOU CAN START A DREAM IS A
WISH YOU MAKE WITH YOUR HEART
(A DREAM IS A WISH)
The reporter said, "And you remember all of it?" She nodded and said, "Uh, next reporter please!" This time PEOPLE Magazine's reporter said, "Is it true that you used to go out with the basketball superstar at school?" Elaine said, "Leave my friends out of this, and I will not comment." "Alright, and if I may ask, what kind of outfit are you wearing?" Elaine said, "Uh, my sunglasses are D&G, Ryan's mom designed me this top to go with my Wet Seal jean skirt, and Converse, why?" "It's for our Star Style column, and I think we found our new fashion icon!"
Elaine said, "Uh, ok, next reporter!" SEVENTEEN had also sent a reporter and she said, "What is your descion on abortion rights?" Elaine said, "Uh, I'm not sure, pro-choice? I'm only sixteen here, I don't even understand the subject that well!" "Well, it's rumored you had an abortion receantly, and it made us curious." "I didn't have an abortion. I was kicked in the stomach by a pschopath which caused a miscarry. I did in fact sechedule an arbortion for that child, but I decided not to go through with it." "Ok, well, how long did you hide that secret of being abused by an abusive boyfriend?"
Ryan interjected with, "We knew before she even told us. The lie she said was, 'I fell down the stairs,' and she has never fallen down the stairs. In fact, she could take staircases ten steps at a time without losing balance. And also the fact that she confides everything in me, so she told me before anything else, and Sharpay was the one who pieced most of the puzzle together. Believe me, that girl can be deadly with her nails, he was so scared of her that it stopped for maybe a day or two before that happened."
They nodded and she said, "And now, can we get our shopping done? Oh, and the seventeen mag, just as a reply to that interview offer, sure. I'll do it." They all packed up after getting their answers, and she said, "Glad that's over with, let's get to the best part! Shopping!"
WHEN YOU DREAM, THEN YOU CAN START A DREAM IS A
WISH YOU MAKE WITH YOUR HEART
(YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA, YEAAA, YEA YEA)
Ok, what'd ya think? Longest chapter out of anything else I have written, and very emotional.