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Chapter Five
"Gabriella, what's wrong with you?" Sharpay demanded as the brunette ran off stage, "They loved you out there. Running off stage is gonna hurt your points in stage presence."
"I-I got stage fright." The girl who had been caught by the arm stammered.
"Stage fright my ass. You had a lead role in a musical. You don't get stage fright after that. Believe me I know. So you either go back out there and pretend like nothing happened or tell me what did." Sharpay figured it was obvious that Gabriella wouldn't be going back out, at least not yet. And she really was curious as to why the girl had left the stage, seemingly unprovoked. She guided Gabriella over to a deserted area back stage and told her to sit on the floor. Taking a glance at the said floor, which was too dirty for her tastes, Sharpay pulled a wooden crate over and sat on it.
"Look, Sharpay you're being really great about helping me with this and all, but I don't think I want to anymore."
"Want to what?" Maybe Gabriella was just hysterical, but she really wasn't making any sense at the moment.
"I don't want to go out with Troy anymore. I think it's better if we just kept going our separate ways." Gabriella readied herself for the cry of disbelief she was sure was going to come. She didn't want to, and wasn't sure if she could, explain her decision.
It wasn't that she didn't like Troy, quite the contrary. No, Gabriella was still completely positive that she was in love with him, but his face…It didn't take an idiot to see that Troy was happy with Kirsti and Gabriella was definitely no idiot. He wouldn't stay with Kirsti forever though, of that she was sure. But while he did Gabriella would continue to plaster smiles onto her face and pretend to like Kirsti.
"Okay."
"What?" So lost in her thoughts was the brunette that she had forgotten that she was currently letting Sharpay down.
"I said okay, you're over Troy. It was bound to happen sooner or later. You two were too happy together. Your relationship was too perfect, so when it had the tiniest problem it crashed and burned."
"A-and your okay with the fact that your plan isn't necessary anymore." It really wasn't Sharpay's style to just give up on something. Which meant that she either understood and accepted it or she was still scheming. Gabriella being as naïve and trusting as she was, believed that Sharpay understood her.
"Sure, all you have to do now is let him know that you've moved on. In-"
"Excuse me, but the producers want to know where you are." One of the crew members, a tall thin woman desperately in need of a new wardrobe and some fashion tips, addressed Gabriella.
Always annoyed at being overlooked, after all she had spent a good portion of her life being the center of attention in plays and musicals, Sharpay raised a manicured hand.
"She's having a bit of a moment here."
"Well, what should I tell them?" The woman ignored the blonde once again as she looked at Gabriella expectantly.
"Okay look. I said we're busy, so if you want me to go on stage and tell the audience that she's having guy problems, I will. If not tell them that she felt nauseous." She snapped, tired already of the crew members presence and for the first time the woman looked at her. A quick glance over to Gabriella's horrified expression told her that it was time to leave.
"That won't be necessary. I'll tell the producers that contestant number fourteen felt sick." The woman scurried away and Sharpay settled back onto the box. Crossing her legs and placing her hands on her lap she smiled.
"Gabriella you really need to learn how to deal with people like I do. But since you can't even deal with your ex I suppose that talent won't come to you for a while, will it? Anyway as I was saying, let him know in your next song that you're over him."
"Troy doesn't even know that the first song was about him." She protested.
"You don't give him enough credit." Sharpay sighed examining her nails, "Troy and I aren't as smart as you or Taylor but we aren't stupid. I came up with a plan to keep you two apart when you wanted to try out for the musical and Troy thought of a way to get around that. You just sang and did what you were told. So don't underestimate people just because they don't get A's in every class."
"I'm sorry Sharpay I'm just a bit over whelmed I guess. You know I really should go back on stage..." Gabriella glanced at the onstage entrance as if she really didn't want to go after all but Sharpay was already helping her up.
"You know that might be a good idea." She answered sarcastically, "and relax, every one loved you. Including Troy, so don't get all worked up. Just because you don't want him to be your boyfriend doesn't mean he can't be your friend."
"Thanks Sharpay. I really don't deserve this. You're being so nice right now."
"You think so?" The blonde smirked, another plan already formulating in her head. There was no way she was going to let her old one go to waste.
Sharpay showed a bit of her ice-queen nature in this chapter, there's only more of her icey tendencies to come though. Please review and let me know what you thought!!!