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Almost Paradise

Chapter 2: Telling Him

"Tay, I would love to leave the country but we are actors, this is pretty much the only place in the world where we are employable," Chad replied.

"Yeah," Taylor sighed. "Do you think there is a chance that Gabriella wont accept when she finds out that he's playing Ren?"

"No! She has way too much pride."

"So are you gonna tell him?"

"I have no idea, I mean the movie was built around him. He could easily go off and say he doesn't want her."

"Yeah, but he wouldn't do that."

"Yeah," Chad sighed.

"I think you should tell him."

"Ok," Chad replied and Taylor chuckled.

"Tay, I really don't think there is anything funny about this situation."

"Really Chad? They haven't seen each other in three years, they're about to become love

interests and they have no idea. You have to admit, it is kinda amusing."

"Yeah," Chad scoffed. "Well I'm at his house now. I'll let you know what happens."

"Please do." Chad hung up the phone and parked his car before walking into his other best friend's house, to immediately find him in the living room playing video games.

"Hey man, what up?" Troy asked, pausing the video game.

"Nothing, you," Chad replied distantly.

"Chillin," he replied and Chad nodded. "Is everything okay?" Chad took a deep breath.

"Have they told you who's playing Ariel yet?" he asked and Troy looked at him confused.

"No, they haven't chosen her yet," Troy replied.

"Actually, they have. They offered the girl the part today."

"How do you know?" Troy asked back confused.

"Because I know the girl they chose."

"How?"

"We worked together. You've actually worked with her too," Chad replied.

"Really?" Troy asked confused.

"Yeah."

"What movie?"

"A little movie called High School Musical 3," he replied and Troy looked at him in shock.

"HSM, who would they choose from HSM?" Troy asked confused and Chad gave him a look. Troy's face fell. "Oh my god, please don't tell me they chose Sharpay."

"No, worse," Chad replied.

"Worse?" Troy scoffed. "What could possibly be worse than having your ex-girlfriend as your love interest?"

"Think about it," Chad said seriously. Troy looked at Chad confused, but then did as told and thought about it. A few seconds later Troy paled and his eyes widened.

"No…" Troy said in shock.

"Yes."

"How…how do you know?" Troy stuttered, still extremely surprised.

"She called Taylor. Taylor told me." Troy just nodded.

"Gabriella Montez is going to be my love interest."

"Yep."

"Holy shit, I am so screwed."

"Yep."

"Does she know I'm playing Ren?!" Troy exclaimed standing up and starting to pace.

"No, for some reason her agent wanted to surprise her. I think he thinks she will be excited to see you again." Troy stopped looked at Chad like he was crazy. "Dude! I know, but obviously she never told her agent."

"So she said yes."

"Yeah, but it's not final yet, she said they're not gonna make a deal until they see you two together," Chad replied.

"Well how could she not get the part? Especially after she slaps me across the face," Troy shot back sarcastically.

"Troy, this is Gabriella Montez we're talking about. She's not gonna do anything in front of a room full of executives. She is gonna pretend like nothing happened."

"How can she possibly do that?"

"She's an actress."

"And I'm an actor but I can't even imagine doing that!"

"She also knows how to lie."

"Who cares?! The girl despises me."

"She doesn't despise you Troy," Chad replied and Troy gave him a look.

"Did you hear her album? Womanizer, Shattered Glass, Lonely, 7 Things, Over It…Take A Bow!! Hmm, I wonder where she got the ideas for those songs?! Between the songs that made her look sexy as fuck to the ones that just completely trash me, it's kinda obvious that she wanted to kill me."

"Ok you've got a point."

"Yeah," he replied in a 'duh' tone, before plopping down on the couch and burying his head in his hands. "I should've told her."

"Yeah, but you didn't. And I know, you're mad at her for walking away, but it had been 6 months. What did you expect?" Chad asked and Troy sighed and they sat there for a few moments in silence until Troy's phone rang. He looked at the Caller ID and groaned.

"Who is it," Chad asked.

"Sharpay."

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