Gabriella walked with her suitcase down the airport hallway. She sat down in the terminal. She couldn't of told Sharpay, it hurt too much just to tell Troy, but Sharpay would hurt even more. Although her mother didn't like either of them she couldn't just never come back. She had to see the guy she loves and her best friend. This chance to dance was a once in a lifetime thing. She would of gave it up but she wanted to have a good future, even though being at East High would of gave her a wonderful future but there was no dance there. Dance was her passion, it always had been. The minute she turned three she was in her first dance class and from there on it was her dream, to be a professional dancer. Was it wrong to choose dance over her boyfriend and best friend, or did she make the right move? Her mom sat down next to her.
"There's other guys and other girls Gab" She rubbed her back.
"Yeah mom! But not like them!" she sighed and crossed her arms looking out the window at their plane they'd soon be getting on in a few minutes.
She day dreamed off, thinking about how maybe she could get over Troy and move on, and get a new best friend. A best friend that probably would never know all the designer purses and shoes like Sharpay. A boyfriend that probably would never hold her the same or make you feel happy like Troy. How could she possibly go miles away. She thought about Miley and Nick and how much she loved them too. And how Casey and Derek had only been there for a while but they already felt like family. She looked down at her phone, it was a photobooth picture they took at the café a few nights ago, of all them including Casey and Derek. They all looked so happy but she looked at her own face, there was a fake smile there. Was I really happy with them all, or do I belong to be happy to dance? She shut her phone off, she couldn't look at it. She was hurt, she knew Sharpay would never forget her, nor Troy. A guy came over the speaker, "Flight 414 to JFK now boarding!" she sighed and got up with her mother handing the ticket to the man. She walked down the hallway to the plane, she was leaving here….forever.
Sharpay walked into her house and threw her prada bag down. "Screw life!" she ran up to her room, quickly passing Ryan, her brother who was in college.
"What's wrong with you?" he shrugged and went in the other room.
She slammed the door to her room, and looked on her mirror of all the pictures of her and Gabriella. She walked over to the mirror. Their junior prom, she had gone with Zeke and Troy and Gabby had gone together. She ripped the picture of the four of them and threw it in the garbage. She jumped onto her bed and sobbed into her pillow, with a pillowcase marked with the coach c all over it. She had fallen asleep when she heard a bang at her balcony. "What the?" She went over and opened the door. It was Troy. "What are you doing here?" she looked at him, her makeup had ran from crying.
"I thought I'd come to see how you are….Shar come here" he hugged her.
"I already miss her Troy" she sobbed wiping her eyes.
"Trust me I already do too, we'll learn to live with it" he breathed in heavily.
"Fairy tales are so wrong " She laughed trying to hide the pain.
Troy chuckled, "Ya think? What are you like the girl who thought she'd find her prince charming at age eight?!" he laughed.
"NO! well…maybe" she smiled back. Maybe Troy would be there for her, more than she thought.
Derek threw the door open, "First…Madam" he motioned Casey into the door.
"Why thank you sir!" she twirled and went through the door when Derek wrapped his arms around her. She quickly pushed him away noticing her mom and George were sitting on the couch near the door.
"Hi!" Casey looked back at Derek awkwardly.
"Why are you two so happy….and getting along?" Nora looked at them oddly.
"Well……" Derek decided to start off, Casey nudged him giving him a look.
"We decided why fight? It's not healthy! Right?!" she knew they'd believe it… for now.
"Aw that's so nice of you two! Great to see family getting along after all this time!" Nora got up and walked into the kitchen, to make dinner.
Derek and Casey ran up the stairs and into their rooms. Casey threw her bag down and grabbed her laptop. She signed onto facebook and noticed she had a friend invite, she clicked on it. Sharpay Evans. She accepted it and looked at her profile picture. Sharpay's picture was of her and Troy, he was kissing her cheek. That's not sketchy at all…? She clicked onto the picture to comment it which started a conversation between them.
Casey Macdonald: love you two =) was this taken today…?
Sharpay Evans: haha yes we just took it a few minutes ago!
Casey Macdonald: ohh lol. How are you feeling after everything with Gabriella at school today?
Sharpay Evans: yeah Troy came over and helped me feel better. Haha we gotta go, catch ya later girl :]
Casey signed off of facebook, well that's weird are they like going behind Gabriella's back? She got up and started to walk downstairs when she heard Derek yelling at someone.
"NO! I don't like you! I like someone else" Casey listened through his door. It was Kendra, his ex girlfriend. They were always an on/off couple.
"Kendra something happened the other night and I can't help to have feelings for her, it's not like my dad and nora know!" Casey slowly stepped away, breathing heavily. Derek…and me…oh my god. She ran downstairs when she heard Derek get off the phone and go to open the door. Derek opened the door and looked into her room, she wasn't there but her laptop was sitting on the bed open. He decided to go over and just look to see if she told anyone who she liked. It's not snooping Casey it's….protecting! he made up an excuse in his head if he got caught. He opened her laptop and it was still on her facebook with her password saved he slowly clicked Sign In and soon he saw her main page. He looked at her profile picture, it was of her in her room's mirror. She was wearing a low-cut shirt and short short's. She looks hot he was thinking in his head, and thinking about how many guys will flirt with her now because of that picture. Her song was Seventeen Forever by Metro Station and it fit her and him better than anything, "We're one mistake from being together but lets not ask why it's not right you won't be seventeen forever and we can get away with this tonight". And we're both seventeen, how weird eh? He chuckled to himself. Her status was; So this song fits my life perfectly right now. Helping my mom cook dinner, be back later. He looked at her comments and they were all from Max, their old schools football quarterback star. But why would he be talking to her? They broke up a year ago. Derek read their whole conversation.
Max: casey macdonald =] what's up?
Casey Macdonald: Hey Max! Nothing much, you?
Max: chillin. r u still dating sam?
Casey Macdonald: No not anymore cause of the whole drug thing.
Max: o yea I know. wow what a loser you deserve better case
Casey Macdonald: lol I do have high standards, which you know.
Max: haha yea totally so ur not seeing anyone?
Casey Macdonald: Not exactly, I think. Why?
Max: I just miss seeing u since we broke up. U were my 1st love =]
Casey Macdonald: Aw Max! You were my first love too, trust me 3
Derek snarled at the "first love" comment Casey made. Kendra was my first love….right? He didn't know what that meant anyway, so why bother.
Max: awesome case =] I miss u haha wow I sound like a freak
Casey Macdonald: lol no! You sound cute! Hey I gotta go! sorry!
Max: o its alright I'll text u, u got the same number?
Casey Macdonald: Yupp!
Max: alright =] text me back haha bye!
Casey Macdonald: Bye max!
Derek heard footsteps and quickly shut Casey's laptop and set it back where it was. It was Lizzie, "Casey do – oh Derek? What are you doing in Casey's room?"
"Just looking to see if she knew what our homework was for History that's all" he made up an excuse quickly.
"Oh okay? Well do you know where she is?" She started to turn around, Something's weird here, why's Derek in Casey's room? She'd flip!
"Uh downstairs!" he had no idea where Casey was.
"Okay thanks!" Lizzie turned around while headed out the door and down the stairs.
Phew that was close! Derek thought as he got out of Casey's room quickly before anyone else questioned what he was doing.
"Dinner!" Nora called to everyone except Casey who was standing right next to her. George, Edwin, Lizzie, Marti and Derek all sat down at the table. Derek's seat was directly across from Casey's so he could see her every move during dinner and she could see his. They passed the food around and everyone started eating when George started a conversation. "So Derek what girls are you stalking at this new school now?" Derek gulped down his drink as he saw Casey look down quickly.
"Ah you know Dad, the ladies love me!" he shot a glare back at Casey. He knew she was texting Max, because she had her phone on vibrate and he could hear it buzzing. Casey looked at him trying to make it so no one else could see any connection between them.
"What about you Casey, any cute guys?" Nora quickly added in.
"A few…" Casey took a bite of her salad and stared at Derek.
"Okay Casey tell me what Derek has been doing to other girls" George looked at Casey still eating.
What the hell does that mean? Derek was getting mad.
Oh George Derek's just been doing your oldest step-daughter that's all! Casey had no idea what to say. "Well I haven't actually seen Derek hook up with any girls" Duh stupid because he was too busy hooking up with you! Casey thought to herself.
Derek smiled at Casey, Casey smiled quickly back as they all finished eating their dinner.
Troy pulled into his drive way, he could never tell anyone what just happened with Sharpay. He got out of his truck and went inside to find his parents weren't home. So he grabbed a basketball and went in his backyard to shoot some hoops. He went over some drill's and play's from the current season trying to forget about things. It was just a kiss, a friendly kiss? I mean I love her best friend but I also love her? Damnit Troy.
Gabriella quickly ran into the hotel room, they would be staying in til their new house was ready. She put her suitcase down and got out her laptop. She signed onto facebook to see a notice that Sharpay put a new picture up. She clicked on Sharpay's profile and saw Troy kissing Sharpays cheek. Um excuse me? She tried to believe it was just two friends but what two friends kiss and take a picture of it? She saw the comments on the picture were all from people asking "are you and Troy dating now?" but Sharpay didn't answer any of them. She quickly got out her phone and dialed Troy's number. The phone rung a few times but no answer. Gabriella threw her phone into her bag and slammed her laptop down. She threw herself back and layed on the bed. How could they do that to me? I haven't even been gone for a whole day. She sighed.
Sharpay stared into her mirror, what just happened? She went out of her bathroom door to her balcony and could hear the song "Come Clean" by Hilary Duff play on her ipod deck.
"Let's go back, back to the beginning. Back to when the earth, the sun, the stars were all alive. Cause perfect didn't feel so perfect. Trying to fit a square into a circle was my life. I defy, Let the rain fall down, and wake my dreams let it wash away my sanity, cause I wanna feel the thunder I wanna scream let the rain fall down and come in clean and come in clean"
