Sorry for taking so long to update as well. I go on a school-year hiatus, which is why I haven't updated in like forever.
Okay, I've rambled long enough. On with ze storeh!
Obsession
He found himself compelled by her. He didn't know when, how, or why it happened... Love was funny like that. Well, if you could consider it love. Which, he didn't. Taylor was his girlfriend, not her. His relationship with her was just a small fling, that's all. But why was he always thinking about her then, instead of Taylor? Mid-conversation, he'd just stop paying attention and dream about that beautiful blonde hair...
"Uh, Earth to Chad!" Taylor said, waving her hand in front of his face. "You have a girlfriend who's feeling just a bit ignored here."
"Yeah, that's nice," he replied, still staring off into space. Maybe it would be a good idea to break up with Taylor...
Taylor whacked him upside the head, as if she read his thoughts. "No, it isn't!" He broke out of his trance and gave her a dumbfounded look. "I just wanted to know if a certain boyfriend was busy tonight."
"Yes!" he exclaimed, just a little too fast. Noticing the hurt look on her face, he quickly added, "I have a project to work on." Would she believe that lie? There was a project he had to do, but that was not the reason why he was busy.
"Maybe I can help you." She began to babble on and on, but he didn't bother to listen.
Finally, he couldn't take it anymore. "Look, Taylor, I'm... I'm breaking up with you!" The goading she had done had taken its toll. He knew he was making the right decision; Taylor would've eventually found out on her own. Bracing himself, he waited for the waterworks.
"Okay," said Taylor, shrugging and smiling.
That was not the reaction he had been expecting. "Aren't you going to at least ask why?"
Taylor shook her head. "Listen, I know about you and Sharpay. I've known for at least a week now. I was just waiting on you to be man enough to end at least one of the two."
He tried to find words, but was left in silence as Taylor skipped out of the classroom. Racking through his brain, he tried to figure out why what had happened... Well, happened. Sighing, he pulled two silver rings out of his pocket.
They were commitment rings, so he could show Sharpay that he was finally ready for a real relationship between them; that he was ready for love. Smiling, he darted out of the classroom and towards the fine arts hallway.
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Sharpay was just exiting her dressing room when a flurry of curls knocked her back in. Hungry lips met hers as her back was placed against the wall. "Chad..."
He continued kissing her, one hand creeping under her shirt and the other resting on her inner thigh. Pulling back for a quick second, he whispered in her ear. "You know that little outfit of yours has been teasing me all day."
She shivered as his hot breath tickled her ears, but met his kisses with hesitation.
Noticing this, Chad stopped and stared at her for a second. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," she muttered, trying to wrestle away from his rather firm grip. It was clear she was hiding something, and the boy could feel a knot of dread forming in his stomach.
"Sharpay, something's up. Tell me. Now."
Tears in her eyes, she finally managed to pull away from him. "ZekeaskedmeoutandIsaidyes!" She bit her bottom lip, tentatively waiting on the boy's reaction.
His stomach dropped, and all he could manage to say was "What?", even though he understood completely what she had said.
"Chad, I'm sorry! I was just tired of waiting..." She glanced over at him, then turned her attention to the floor, the tears threatening to spill over. Taking a deep breath, she finally said, "I was tired of waiting on something that was never going to happen."
Filled with anger, Chad punched the wall, making a rather large hole. "Dammit, Sharpay!"
"Oh, so now when I go out with someone, it's a bad thing! I love how that works!" Sharpay yelled, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "Tell me, why is that?"
"Because I broke up with Taylor!"
"Why!?"
Stepping closer to her, he took her hands and whispered, "Because I love you."
Shaking her head, she began to cry. "It's not love, Chad. All we do is make-out; face it, we have nothing in common. All this has been is infatuation." Yanking her hands away, she left the room, stifling her sobs.
Standing in stunned silence, he wanted to run after her. He knew he had to run after her, but all he could do was sink to the floor, pull out the rings, and stare at them.
"We can still be friends if you want."
Looking up, he saw her sticking her head through the doorway. Sighing, he said in a cool voice, "I don't know. We having nothing in common, remember?"
The comment was like a slap in the face, and the door slammed, announcing Sharpay's exit.
And once more, he was left in silence.
The wall he had tried so hard to build came crashing down, as tears cascaded down his face.
Taylor knew. She knew that Zeke had asked Sharpay out, and that's why she had been so happy about the breakup.
Because in the end, either way, he lost.
Well, that's that. Trust me, it won't take me so long to put up part three, since I'm not in school!
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