Chapter 4

Flashback:

The next morning, Gabriella and Sharpay went to the mall. They walked into American Eagle, and Gabriella took a clipboard from a worker there, and handed it to Sharpay.

"What's this?" Sharpay questioned.

"A resume." Replied Gabriella. "You're getting a job."

Sharpay just stood there, looking at Gabriella, then began to laugh.

"You can't be serious!" Sharpay said while laughing.

"Oh, I'm serious, alright. And it was Troy who gave me the idea. And he's right. If you want something, you won't be able to relay to your dad to buy it for you anymore." Gabriella replied, then handed Sharpay a pen.

"Oh man." Sharpay pouted, then sat down and began writing her resume for the job.

(author's note- I'm not sure how resumes work, so I just made up one with questions.)

American Eagle Outfitters Resume

What experiences do you have with retail?- I buy things everyday! So of coarse I have TONS of retail experience!

Have you had any other jobs in the past?- No need for a job! My daddy owns a country club. We were going on pretty well...until now.

What is your education past?- East High...my best departments are Drama and Music.

Sharpay finished writing her resume, then signed her name with a flourish.

"Here you go." Sharpay passed the resume to the manager of the store.

"Thank you." The manager took the clipbaord from Sharpay. But before the manager could read over the resume, he looked over to see Sharpay helping someone with an outfit.

"Oh, the pink would totally match the print in this skirt!" Sharpay showed a pink tank top to someone.

"Oh, thank you! I'll take one in every color!" Said the person, referring the tank tops.

The manager saw the way that Sharpay can make people buy more things, and threw her resume aside.

"You're hired!" He said, walking over and shaking Sharpay's hand. "I'll give you an information sheet about your times and shifts, breaks, and all that."

"Oh my gosh, thank you!" Sharpay squealed. "When do I begin?"

"You're first shift is tommorow at 3:30pm, so you can come right after school." The manager said, looking at a sheet of information.

"Oh, thank you, thank you...Bruce." Sharpay said, looking at the manager's name tag.

"You're very welcome. I'll see you tommorow so we can discuss this further." The manager gave Sharpay and Gabriella a nod, then walked off.

Sharpay and Gabriella both sqealed.

"Sharpay, congrats! When me and Troy got our job here, it took HOURS!" Gabriella smiled.

Troy and Gabriella work together at American Eagle on weekends. They get to work together because the manager thought they have great chemistry. They look like they walked out of an adverstisment for the store.

"C'mon, let's go celebrate! Starbucks on me!" Sharpay said, doing little London Tipton claps.

Gabriella and Sharpay drove to Starbucks. They walked into the little cafe. It was always so welcoming whenever they went. The temperature always seemed to be a little warmer then it had to be, but it was cozy.

Sharpay walked up to the counter.

"Hello ladies, what may I get you today?" Asked the Starbucks worker.

"We'll have 2 mocha frappacianos, tall please." Sharpay said. (author's note: at Starbucks, a "tall" is a small.)

"Alright, you're total comes to 8 dollars and 25 cents." The Starbucks worker said as Sharpay handed him the money.

The Starbucks worker gave Sharpay the two drinks. "Have a nice day, ladies."

"Thanks." Sharpay smiled, then walked off with Gabriella and sat in there favourite corner.

Sharpay handed Gabriella a drink. "Thanks, Shar" Gabriella smiled as she took the frappaciano. "So, have you told Zeke about you moving in and the money thing?"

Sharpay sighed. "No, he's always so busy with basketball, we can never really talk."

Gabriella looked at Sharpay. For the first time in her life, she actually felt really sorry for her. The last thing she needs right now is a boyfriend who puts sports before her.

"Why not you find time where you know Zeke won't be playing basketball, like maybe on Saturday?" Gabriella said, taking a sip of her drink.

"He'll probably be busy hanging out with his friends. Don't get me wrong, Zeke's an amazing guy, but he just doesn't understand that we never see eachother, and we really need to once in a while." Sharpay said.

Gabriella looked at Sharpay and nodded.

Sharpay continued "How do you and Troy have such a good realationship? I mean, he's the caption of the Wildcats, a much bigger part then Zeke."

Gabriella smiled at the thought of Troy. "He just sees that there's a fine line between sports, and the one he loves. He makes a huge effort to spend time with me, and puts in some time for practise with the Wildcats."

Sharpay smiled. "Wow. Troy's like, the perfect guy. I wish Zeke was like that. At the beginning of our realationship, we spend so much time together. It's just awkward now."

Gabriella thought for a moment. "Well that cashier over there is kinda cute. I saw him wink at you when he handed you the drinks."

"Really?" Sharpay looked behind her. He was really cute. He had short, brown hair, and the nicest smile. (pic of him in profile). "Wow, he's hot!"

"Well, what are you waiting for?" Gabriella smiled. "Go talk to him!"

Sharpay just about got up. "Wait! I don't know what to say!"

"Just ask him for some napkins, then start a casual conversation." Gabriella replied

Sharpay hesitated for a second. "Ok, I'll do it!" She said, standing up out of her chair.

"Great! Just don't be over-flirtatious." Gabriella smiled.

Sharpay walked over to the Starbucks worker, doing a hair flip.

"Hi, I was just wondering, can I get some napkins?" Sharpay asked, smiling.

"Um, ya sure. Sorry, I guess I forgot to give you them when you ordered..." Replied the Starbucks worker, smiling.

"Well, it gives me a good reason to come and talk to you..." Sharpay replied with a flirtatious smile.

"We can talk more if you give me your number..." Winked the Starbucks worker.

Sharpay wrote down her number on a napkin, and handed it to the Starbucks worker.

"Call me..." she said, walking off. "Oh wait...I forgot something.

"Ya?" replied the Starbucks worker.

"Your name...?" Sharpay asked, while walking back.

"Oh, it's Drew. What's your name?" Drew asked, while programming her number into his phone.

"Sharpay...Sharpay Evans." she said with a smile.

"Cool, I'll call you later, Sharpay." Drew winked.

"I'm looking forward to it..." Sharpay smiled, walking back to Gabriella.

Gabriella immediatly got up from her seat. "Sharpay, we have to go-"

Sharpay cut Gabriella off. "This is the best moment ever! I just gave a hot guy my number in like, 30 seconds! That HAS to be a record!"

Gabriella slightly smiled, but then pointed to behind Sharpay.

There stood Zeke. He saw and heard everything. The look on his face was something Sharpay has never seen. He looked mad, upset, and confused, all at the same time.

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