Chapter 7

"Okay, this is not good!" Chad hissed after lunch. He and Taylor were at the library. "Sharpay's up to something! I just wish I knew what."

Chad and Taylor had followed Sharpay out of the cafeteria and had hidden near the lockers. They had heard and seen everything!

Taylor smacked Chad on the head. "Hello? Are you from a different planet? Sharpay has a crush on Troy and she's trying to steal him!"

Chad blinked. "Oh, well, in that case, she's a really good actress."

Taylor glared at him.

"She is!" Chad defended. "Troy didn't suspect a thing!"

"Well, we'll just have to warn Troy," Taylor said. "So he'll know what she's up to."

Chad shook his head. "I can't believe that Sharpay's doing this!"

"Sharpay's doing what?" a voice asked.

Taylor and Chad turned around. They saw Troy standing behind.

"Is Sharpay planning something?" Troy asked, sitting down across from Chad.

"No," Chad and Taylor both said quickly.

Taylor cleared her throat. "Well, uh, Troy, someone told me that you were going to confront Gabi because of something that she did."

Troy nodded. "Gabi's cheating on me. I'm sure of it."

"You're sure of it?" Taylor said. "Maybe you should ask her first. You know so that you'll really know what's going on."

Chad agreed. "Yeah, man, hear her out. Gabi's too sweet to do anything like cheat on you with Zeke."

Troy looked at both of them.

"Guys, I know what I'm doing," Troy assured them. "I know Gabi's cheating on me."

Taylor said, "How do you know? Because Sharpay says so?"

"I saw them," Troy said. "Besides, Sharpay knows what she's talking about."

"Sharpay has a crush on you, Troy," Chad pointed out. "What if she's lying or something to make you dump Gabi and go to her?"

Troy glared at Chad. "Sharpay's over that now. She's my friend. I trust her."

Troy left the library before either Chad or Taylor could respond. They looked at each other.

"This isn't good," Chad muttered. Taylor nodded.

"I guess we'll have to let Troy confront her and then make him realize his mistake," Taylor suggested. "I'm really going have to watch for Gabi. I'm glad I brought those extra tissues. My mom made me bring them in case someone broke out into a nose bleed or something."

Chad sighed. "I just wish we could prove to Troy somehow that Sharpay was playing him! Maybe we could make her confess or..."

"...Or catch her in the act," Taylor said. "Chad, you're a genius!"

"I am?" Chad said. "I am!"

Taylor started thinking. "All we need to do record Sharpay's voice telling her plans to Zeke."

"Why Zeke?" Chad asked.

"Remember when I said you were a genius?" Taylor said. Chad nodded.

"I take it back."

Chad frowned. "But why Zeke?"

"Because Zeke is part of Sharpay's plan," Taylor said. "Zeke likes Sharpay, not Gabi. Sharpay obviously made Zeke flirt with Gabi because Gabi wouldn't suspect anything. I mean, Zeke and Gabi are friends so she'll think that Zeke is just being nice to her."

Chad nodded. "I get it. If Sharpay's ordering Zeke around, she'll have to give him more orders."

Taylor smiled. "You are a genius!"

"It's a good thing my cell phone has a video camera," Chad says. "A video would be better because Troy might think it isn't Sharpay if he just hears her voice."

Taylor agreed.