Chapter 2

If you love something, let it go.

If it comes back to you, it's yours forever.

If it doesn't, then it was never meant to be.

"This is so peaceful out here, isn't it Troy" Sharpay said, smiling. "And its so beautiful." She said in awe while looking at the sunset.

"Yes. It is." Troy replied while looking at Sharpay. She looked so beautiful. Her face looked perfect, even though she didn't have any make up on. She looked so calm, so at ease. He then realised that he felt something for her. She was more than a best friend to him. She was something more. He could tell just by the way she made him feel. He could be having the worst day and just her presence would somehow make it all better, her smile would light up his day.

"Do I have something on my face?" Sharpay said, breaking Troy out of his thoughts.

"No. You look perfect, just the way you are." Troy said to her while smiling.

"Aww, thank you Troy. We should really do this more often." She said to Troy.

"Yeah, we should, just you and me. With no one to-" he couldn't finish what he was saying because Sharpay's phone rang. "I'm sorry Troy, it's Jake."

Jake. Once again Jake had ruined their evening together, Troy thought.

"Yeah Gabs, i understand." Sharpay mumbled into her phone.

"Sharpay! Get off the phone." A frustrated Troy said, while taking her phone and saying in a high, girly voice "Oh i'm so sorry gabby, but I have to go now because my amazing best friend Troy is waiting for me. Bye." And then he slammed the phone shut.

"Why did you do that Troy?" Sharpay said in a serious tone with a small smiling curving around he sides of her face.

"Because you always talk to Gabby, and you never ever have enough time for me." Troy said while pouting.

"Aww, poor baby, i promise i'll spend more time with you, okay Troy boy." Sharpay said, while smiling at him.

"Okay, but..." he stopped talking as he saw Sharpay wasn't paying attention to him anymore. Instead her attention was now focused on a tall guy, with blonde hair and blue eyes, who was currently walking through the school entrance. It was Jake. Her boyfriend. Why did it hurt him so much that Sharpay had a boyfriend. That he wasn't the only guy in her life? None of this mattered though, when Sharpay just left him there, all alone, and ran up to her boyfriend and leaped into his arms. He scoffed. He didn't know why, but he hated that guy. Everytime he saw Sharpay in Jake's arms, he felt something inside of him, something that wanted to run up to them and pull her out of Jake's arms. "Why am i feeling like this?" he said out loud.

"It's jealousy." Chad said while walking to him and sitting down next to Troy on the bench.

"No it's not Chad." Troy said, but he wasn't sure if he was trying to convince Chad, or himself that he wasn't jealous of Sharpay and Jake. "I have no feelings for Sharpay."

"I never said you had feelings for Sharpay." Chad said, and both he and Troy realised that Troy had just unknowingly spilled out what was bothering him for so long. Troy had feelings for Sharpay. But she had a boyfriend.

"Troy, I know you love her. Just tell her before its too late." Chad told Troy. "It's already too late Chad." Troy said, heartbroken. "She has someone else. She loves Jake. Not me." "Just don't give up on her Troy. You've been best friends since you were both in diapers. You know her more than anyone else knows her, heck, you know her more than she knows herself. She's spent the most time with you Troy. You never know if she has feelings for you." Chad told his best friend, trying to help him. Chad knew how Troy was feeling and was just trying to make him feel better. Though Troy might put on a brave face in front of everyone else, Chad knew how broken Troy was inside, and how everytime Troy saw Shar and Jake together, he could see the pain in Troy's eyes.

"If she did have feelings for me, then she would've told me. She wouldn't be going out with someone else. But anyway thanks for trying to cheer me up Chad. I'm just gonna have to accept that i'm only her best friend. Nothing more. Atleast i get to spend time with her. I'm just gonna make the most of the time i have with her, and try to not think of her as anything but my best friend." Troy said while he and Chad walked upto Sharpay and Jake.

"Hmm, I love you, so much!" Sharpay said to Jake while trailing kissed all over his face. "I love you too babe. " Jake replied. Sharpay hugged Jake tight and buried her head in his shoulder. They stayed in that position until Chad "coughed."

Sharpay and Jake then pulled away from the hug and noticed them. "Hey man, how are you?" Jake asked Troy who was leaning against the door.

"Um, i'm fine." Troy said while managing a small smile, his eyes watching Sharpay who was , softly stroking Jakes's cheeks.

"Cool…" Jake nodded, placing his arms tightly on Sharpay's waist, "Anyway Shar, do you wanna go out on a date on Wednesday?

"Um sur-" Sharpay started to say, but then stopped halfway, realising that she had a sleepover at Troy's house on Wednesday. "What's wrong honey?" "Well, i'm really sorry, but i'm going over to Troy's house." Troy smiled brightly, thankful that Sharpay had chosen him over Jake.

"Stop acting so happy that she said no to him. It's really obvious." Chad whispered to Troy."Okay. Sorry. I'm just happy." Troy replied.

Jake's face clouded with disappointment and jealousy. Sharpay didn't want to see Jake look upset, so she said, "Oh, you look so upset. I guess i can come with you on Wednesday. I'm sure Troy wouldn't mind. You wouldn't mind would you Troy?"

"No of course not." Troy said while putting on a fake smile.

Sharpay leaves Troy for Jake. Again. These were Troy's thoughts as Sharpay and Jake walked to class, giggling.

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