"Hey babe." Chad breathed into the phone.

I looked over at Chad, and he looked back at me. I could feel my face pulling into a pout, or maybe I just lost the feeling in my face for a moment, and I could feel goosebumps bubbling along my ears, and across my cheeks.

"Hey uh, babe? You know about Homecoming..?? Well I-"

All fell silent in the room, and eyes landed on Chad. "But babe, I kinda already-" Chad started and his head fell. "Fine, alright. I'll talk to her. Bye." Chad hung up the phone and sighed.

"Uh Taylor, can you get up from your prison?" Chad's eyes sparkled and his lips turned into a wide smile.

I smiled back, but only because I knew what was about to happen and I wanted to put on a good face for everyone else. "I believe I can." I pulled back my bed covers and swung my feel tot he side of my bed. Air rushed to my exposed legs, the extra heat was slowly leaving my legs. I had on long fabric Capri's that reached to my mid calf, and a oversized t-shirt on. I stood up, even though a few moments before, I had run into the bathroom, I wanted to actually kill time before Chad told me what I already knew and I wanted to stretch too. Laying in bed for three days straight, with only going to the bathroom, your body tends to make threats and hate you for not moving. Not to mention, my legs were like dumb bells, weighing tons on each leg. Chad led me out through my bedroom and slowly down the stairs, with me in his arms, well my waist was in his arms at first. Then he just found it easier to sweep me up into his arms, bride style, and my arms laced gently around his neck. since my legs didn't want to bend or cooperate, thanks bunches legs. And Chad took me out into the warm sunshine in my deserted backyard. I had collapsed into the soft ground, and Chad followed suit. For a moment, all you could hear was the birds chirping away nosily, the sun beating down on the ground and us, and the silence ringing in your ears.

"I, Umm, Taylor?"

"No need, I already know." I replied quietly.

"So you heard then?"

"I didn't have to hear anything to know, Chad."

I looked over at Chad and he had his head slightly hung. "I'm not mad at you Chad, it's just that I.." I sighed and thought about how to say this.

Maybe I shouldn't tell him, just leave it at I'm not mad at him.

"Yes?"

"I'm just not mad at you, were still friends, I think."

"Why wouldn't we be?"

"Because what kind of happened back there was kind of you know..awkward."

"It wasn't Taylor, I promise."

"Chad, you know after what happened back there I have to kind of stay away from you."

What I had said, had shocked Chad. And Chad's face showed it.

"What? Why?"

"Because Chad if Amber found out about what happened, I...I don't want to mess up your relationship by something that Sharpay had planned."

Chad nodded his head. And sighed, then Chad stood up and helped me up, and carried me back to my room. When Chad opened the door, everyone looked at us and began cooing. Even though everyone made Chad and I blush, I was quite down. Chad placed me back in my bed and I thanked him.

"I think we should go, we do have school tomorrow." Troy pipped

Everyone groaned and gave me hugs, of course, Ryan was the only brave one to ask to snap a picture. I whined about it, even though I didn't look that bad, I didn't want Ryan to start with the pcitures.

"Tell you what Taylor, I'll print it out and you and I can put the picture on our binders and show them off, make everyone jealous." Ryan whispered in my ear.

I simply rolled my eyes and slapped at Ryan's shoulder. As everyone filed out of the room, Chad hung back a bit, and he had his hands in his pockets.

"Are you going to school tomorrow?"

"Probably not." I replied and Chad's head dropped. "Not because of what happened but my mom is probably going to stay home and make sure that I eat, all day long."

"Oh."

Chad began to walk towards my door and slowly went through it. Then Chad popped his head back in. "By the way, I don't think you'll want to go but, Amber is taking everyone shopping tomorrow for dresses and the guys for tuxes."

I thought for a moment, go, or don't go. If I didn't go then that would give the girls the reason to refuse a free shopping trip, to stay back and hang with me. If I did go, I could get some new clothes and I could slip away from the group and be alone. Maybe even have a pity party for one.

"I want to go." I said brightly.

Chad's head whipped up. "Really?"

I laughed. "Yes, of course. I have to support my girls."

Chad started to laugh as well and the twinkle in his eye came back, and he bid his farewell and left. The idea of leaving everyone sounded like a really good idea, once I started thinking about it. I could go off and have my own pity party without Gabi and Shar and Kelsi. Not to mention I did new clothes, heck I could even buy something that I might actually like. This shopping spree was going to be good, who cares if Chad and I almost went to homecoming together? I got to have a pity party tomorrow, wallow in my own sorrow, tomorrow hurry up and get here already!

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Okay so, this is quite crappy, but I had been in the mood to write a chapter so this is what came up. One review please.

I do not own the High School Musical characters, except the ones that I make up

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This is not me I am telling it from Taylor's POV but from 1st person view, I repeat this is not me I am telling it from 1st person view!!