Sharpay sat in the very uncomfortable hospital visitor chair next to her brother. She'd bitten her usually manicured nails down to stubs. She was still wearing the outfit from 4 days ago. She couldn't be bothered to do anything; the usual fashion expert was actually wearing an old T-shirt of Ryan's, and was twiddling a pink fedora of his round her fingertip. Everyone had told her to talk to him…but she felt like an idiot talking to someone who wouldn't reply.

'How's Gabriella?' Ryan asked as Sharpay helped him down the corridor.

'She's…' Sharpay wasn't going to lie to him. '…not so good.'

Ryan looked behind to see Chad carrying Troy and Zeke carrying Gabriella. There wasn't one person who wasn't crying in their group of friends. Well, who were still conscious. Ryan sighed and looked back, holding his stomach painfully. Sharpay put her cool hand on it, making him calm down slightly.

'You're gonna be okay, Shar.' Ryan said, trying to comfort her.

Sharpay looked surprised. 'I'm more worried about you, Ry.'

'Don't be, seriously.' More gunshots rang out behind them. 'Just get out alive, don't worry about me.'

'But I…'

'Shar!' Ryan warned, and then groaned in pain. 'Don't argue with me, okay? You're gonna get out alive.'

'What about you?' Sharpay felt tears sliding down her cheeks.

Ryan didn't answer, he couldn't. 'Hey, look, we're nearly at the door.'

Sharpay didn't push it. She was reaching for the handle of the door when someone grabbed her wrist and twisted it backwards. She screamed in pain, and Ryan inhaled deeply, seeing who it was. Eric stood there; he let go of her wrist and put a hand onto the door's handle.

'You're not going anywhere.'

Sharpay shuddered as she remembered that day's events. She felt tears descending down her face as she reminisced what happen next.

'None of you are.' Eric said menacingly.

'Why don't you just let us go?!' Kelsi said, coming out from behind a few people.

'I can let you go if you want.' He said, shooting at her.

'Kelsi!' Jason jumped in front of her just in time and the bullet hit him square in the chest.

'Well, there's my six.' Eric said, turning the gun towards himself.

No-one looked as the gun went off into Eric's left temple. They couldn't. Kelsi knelt down next to Jason, crying. 'Oh God, Jason…wake up.' Kelsi shook him. 'Jase, wake up!' She felt his pulse, and her head dropped onto his bloody chest as she realised he didn't have one.

Sharpay's lower lip trembled as she remembered Jason. He had always been really sweet, even in trouble like that.

Sharpay took her chance, even though her arm was hurting still. She pushed the door open and saw people cheering as they came outside. She walked down the stairs slowly, feeling Ryan go limp. The cheering stopped as Chad and Zeke came out, and Kelsi dragging Jason out, crying.

As Sharpay got to the bottom of the stairs, Ryan slipped from her hold and went down to the ground. 'Ryan!' Sharpay screamed as she knelt down with him. Ryan's eyes were closed, and Sharpay slapped his cheek slightly. 'Ryan!' she screamed after no response. 'Ryan…wake up.'

Two paramedics rushed over, pulling Ryan up and taking him to an ambulance. 'Hey, that's my brother!' Sharpay ran after them, screaming at them. 'Let me see him!'

Jack and Lucille were looking over the crowds for Troy, assuming that he would be alright. When they saw Chad, they ran over to speak to him. But as they got closer, they realised the blond-brown haired boy in Chad's arms was their son.

Sharpay had seen this just before she got into the ambulance with her brother. She furiously wiped at the tears that wouldn't stop coming.

'Why are you crying, Shar?' Sharpay looked around to see her brother staring at her intently.

'Oh my God, Ryan…'

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