Sharpay screamed. 'BREAST CANCER'

'Baby, why have you changed from my lovely sweet girl to a prepish girl?' Lila asked.

'I'm sorry mum, it's just that Ryan dumped me to be cool and you always huddled over Ryan. So I decided that I would change, then maybe you would pay more attention to me. I also wanted to show people I was not weak and that teasing me was the wrong thing to do.'

'Aw baby, I never knew you felt this way.' Mr Evans cooed his only daughter.

'Mum, can I go back to school?'

'Sure honey, tomorrow you can walk in like nothing happened and I'm sure that Ryan will be there with you to give you support and comfort. Sharpay let out a loud laugh.

'Like that'll ever happen mum. Ryan joined the Wildcats and as long as he's with them, I want nothing to do with him!' Sharpay rolled over so she was facing away from the Evans family.

Sharpay marched into school the next day in a white mini skirt, a pink boob tube and a white handbag with white sandals on her feet. Students stared at her because today she looked worried. She was giving everyone anxious looks and Troy could see that she was troubled.

Troy made his way up to Sharpay who was sitting alone again and sat beside her.

'Sharpay, can you please tell me what's wrong?' Troy asked her. Sharpay shook her head.

'Back off Bolton.' She snapped.

'God, you really are an Ice Queen.' Troy sneered and he joined his group again. Ryan looked over at his sister and he felt a pang of guilt in him. He watched her fiddle around with her salad, not eating a single bit, and then push her tray away. He watched her put her head in her hands and sigh. Then she got up, took her tray to the dustbins and threw it away. Ryan got up and followed his sister.

'Sharpay?' he called.

Sharpay turned around, desperately trying not to cry.

'What do you want Ryan?'

'Shar, please don't be mad at me for becoming friends other than you.' Ryan pleaded.

'Yeah Ryan, newsflash for you, I don't have any friends, I've never had friends apart from you but as I only have a little while longer to live, I don't care. Goodbye Ryan. You are no longer my brother.' Sharpay said dramatically and then she stalked off leaving Ryan standing there.

Suddenly Troy and Chad walked up to him.

'Hey Ryan, where's your hot sister?' Chad asked.

'Leave her alone! You didn't like her before she was prettied up so stop trying to like her now.' Ryan snapped.

'Ignore him Ry. What's wrong?' Troy asked.

'Sharpay has just told me that I'm no longer her brother. Hearing that Troy makes me feel like I've lost something. The other half that makes up my life. Shar always stood up for me even if it meant her being bullied and I threw it back in her face.' Ryan slumped on his shoulders.

'Ryan, you have to go back to her. Obviously she needs you.' Troy smiled.

'More than ever now that she has… um never mind.' Ryan added quickly.

'What's wrong with Sharpay?' Troy asked.

'You mustn't tell anyone this, but Shar has been diagnosed with cancer.'