Painfully Perfect
Disclaimer: I do not own HSM in any way.
Authors Note: Sorry for this chapter. It's not really all that great but it sets up the story. So please, don't stop reading because of this chapter. I don't think it's too bad but it may be a little boring at first. Thanks!
Chapter 1
"Sharpay! Hurry up! We are going to be late for school!" Ryan Evans voiced echoed up the stairs.
"One minute! Just hold on Ryan!" Sharpay replied.
Sharpay looked at herself in the mirror. Today she was wearing a jean skirt with rhinestones on the bottom, a light pink tank-top, and she had light pink flip-flops to match. She had pulled her blond hair up into a high pony-tail. With one last swipe of cherry lip gloss on her bottom lip, Sharpay quickly rushed down the stairs and almost ran into her thoroughly annoyed brother.
"Sharpay Evans! You can't do this everyday or we'll always be late!" Ryan said loudly.
"Jeez, okay, I'm sorry. Take a chill pill please!" Sharpay retorted before walking out the front door and towards the car. Sharpay opened the door and situated herself in the shotgun seat. After about five minutes, Ryan entered the car and put the key in the ignition.
"Now who's going to make us late?" Sharpay said with a smirk.
"It's your fault! I couldn't find the keys. You were supposed to leave them on the table and you didn't!" Ryan steamed.
"Oh yeah! Sorry about that." Sharpay spoke lightly, as if it was no big deal.
"Sharpay, sometimes you are just so immature!" And with that Ryan pulled out of the driveway and the Evans twins sped off to school.
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"Sharpay! Ryan! Hi!" Gabriella squealed to two of her new friends. Ever since the musical auditions were over, everyone became friends.
"Hey Gabby! How are you this morning?" Ryan politely asked.
"Oh, pretty good. I'm just waiting for Taylor because I had a question on our math assignment last night," Gabriella replied looking around for Taylor. "How about you two?"
"It was an okay morning," Ryan said glaring at Sharpay. Sharpay didn't notice though. She didn't even notice that Gabriella had come over. She was to busy texting away on her Sidekick.
"Shar? Sharpay?!" Gabriella asked waving her hands in front of Sharpay's face. Sharpay quickly looked up.
"Oh Gabby! I didn't see you there! What's up?" Sharpay exclaimed.
"Nothing. I was just--." But Gabriella was cut off by the bell. "Never mind. Let's just get to homeroom or Darbus will give us detention." So the three friends quickly walked to homeroom.
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The day went by quickly, with nothing special happening. Before Sharpay knew it, she and Ryan were on their way home.
"Hi kids! How was school today?" Mrs. Evans asked her two children as they walked through the front door.
"Good! No homework!" Ryan said excitedly.
"That's great honey. How about you Sharpay?"
"It was fine. Just another Monday at high school. I can't wait for musical practice tomorrow! So, what's for dinner mom?" Sharpay asked.
"Salmon, roasted potatoes and salad. We'll probably eat around six because your dad should be home then."
"Okay, well I'm going to go up to my room. Call me down when it's time for dinner!" Sharpay turned towards the stairs and quickly got up to her room. To kill time, Sharpay checked her e-mail and then practiced her lines for the musical. By the time she was done it was 5:45, so Sharpay decided to get into her pajamas before dinner, that way she could get to bed early. So Sharpay quickly changed into a pair of plaid cotton shorts and a white tank-top and made her way downstairs.
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"…amen." The Evans family finished their prayer and quickly started dinner. The food was passed around the table and everything smelled delicious. Sharpay took a large serving of salmon and potatoes, along with one or two pieces of salad. She quickly started shoveling food into her mouth.
"Jeez Sharpay! Want to save some food for the rest of us?" Ryan joked.
Sharpay ignored his comment as usual. The twins were always teasing each other.
"So, darling how was work today?" Mrs. Evans asked Mr. Evans who was eyeing his daughter.
"It was good. I just had two meetings today, so it wasn't all that busy." Mr. Evans sounded a little distant. After a couple minutes of silence, Mr. Evans spoke.
"Sharpay. Can you please eat a little slower and with manners? You have so much on your plate there and you're already on your second serving of everything. You don't need to eat so much. Besides, you are looking a bit plumper lately. "
Sharpay was appalled and nearly in tears. She lowered her fork and stood up. "Sorry dad! I was just really hungry. I was done anyways. So I'm just going to put my dishes in the sink and head up to bed. Night, everyone."
"Night Sharpay," Sharpay heard her family say as she walked out of the room. Sharpay scraped the food on her plate into the garbage and rinsed her plate. She quickly ran up the stairs before anyone would notice her tears.
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That night before Sharpay went to bed, she quietly went into her bathroom that was attached to her room. She removed all of her clothes except her bra and underwear and stepped on the scale. Sharpay grew impatient, but soon enough the red numbers glowed. The scale read 123 pounds. "One hundred and twenty-three pounds!? I'm an elephant! How can anyone stand to look at me?" Sharpay thought to herself.
She stepped off the scale and looked at herself in the mirror. You could see her collarbone clearly and could see the faint outlines of her ribs. To anyone else, Sharpay looked healthy. Yet, to Sharpay she thought she looked disgusting and fat. She was embarrassed to look at herself. "I know what I'll do. I'll start a diet. I'll do whatever takes to be skinny." Sharpay thought to herself, and then quickly got into bed.
And that's when Sharpay's troubles began.
Authors Note: So what did you think? Let me know what you thought about it. And again, sorry that this chapter was a little slow, boring, etc. but I needed something to set the story up. I think I did fairly well on this. Opinions, questions, concerns, ideas you'd like to add--anything! Please review! Thanks!