Chapter 13

Troy woke up with a hangover. He rubbed his head, trying to decrease the pain.

He got out of bed and looked around.

But wait, this wasn't his room! He didn't have rock posters hanging up in his room. And he defintely did not have bedposts.

What was going on?

Then he noticed Sharpay also on the bed, naked.

Suddenly, the memories came back to Troy. How Rick had dared him to drink a glass of beer. How Troy had drank more glasses and had gotten drunk. How he had sex with Sharpay. How he had...called Gabriella 'that Montez bitch'.

Oh no! Troy thought. He had left Gabriella all alone at the party! And the sobbing he heard...he had thought it was his imagination, but no...it was real. It was Gabi!

Troy quickly got dressed and was about to leave when Sharpay grabbed his hand.

"Troysie, where are you going?" Sharpay asked with a smile.

Troy shook her off. "I'm going to Gabs."

"Pssht, who needs her when you have me?" Sharpay smiled and leaned in closer.

Troy slapped her.

"STAY AWAY FROM ME, SHARPAY! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" Troy yelled.

"How is it all my fault?" Sharpay asked. "You're the one who got drunk and had sex with me."

Troy was about to shout back but he stopped himself. Sharpay was right. It was him who agreed to drink the beer. It was him who had gotten drunk. And it was him who had suggested having sex with Sharpay.

This wasn't Sharpay's fault...It was Troy's.

Troy sighed and left the house, leaving Sharpay all alone. As Troy walked out the front door, he made sure to slam the door as hard as he could.

Troy was relieved to see his car still parked in front of the house. He got in and tried to call Gabi, but he kept getting voice-mail.

What did I do? Troy asked himself. He started thinking he was cursed. He accused Gabi of something she didn't even do. Then just when he was gaining her trust he had sex with Sharpay after telling Gabi not to worry.

Troy groaned as he drove home.

"Okay, so here's the plan," Chad said to Taylor at Starbucks. "We need a guy to flirt with Gabi. Someone nice but bound to make Troy jealous. You know, someone that Gabi feels safe around."

"Okay, well, that's gonna be hard," Taylor said. "You're the only guys she seems to be comfortable around."

"Yeah, but I'm not doing it," Chad told her.

Taylor sighed. "There is Jake Thompson. You know, from the Scholastic Decathlon."

Chad snorted. "You seriously think Gabi will go out with him? His face is covered with pimples!"

Taylor said, "You're right."

"Maybe Zeke will go out with her," Chad suggested. "He's bound to feel sorry for her."

"Yeah, but, after Troy yelled at him, I don't think he'd want to risk it," Taylor pointed out.

They sat side by side trying to think of the perfect guy.

Fred Johnson? Nah, too aggressive, Chad thought.

At the same time, Taylor was thinking, Maybe Joey Hudson...but wait, he already has a girlfriend.

Taylor and Chad were getting fustrated. They needed someone nice. Someone good-looking. Someone funny. Someone like...

"Ryan Evans!" they both exclaimed. They looked at each other and smiled.

Ryan was perfect!

Ooh, can Ryan Evans really make Troy jealous? And will Chad and Taylor really convince Ryan to go out with Gabi?

Read next chapter to find out!