Chapter 6

"Sharpay!"

"Yeah?" Gabriella had walked over to her locker. The final bell had just rung.

"Why'd you tell people about my OCD?"

"I only told one person."

"That still counts!"

"Well, sorry!"

"Anyways, are you going to come to Science Club today?" Gabriella had noticed that Sharpay hadn't shown up last time, even though she said she would.

"Is Troy going to be there?"

"Yes."

"Yes!"

"Well, it starts in about ten minutes."

"Okay, let's go."

The girls headed down to the science room. Gabriella felt uncomfortable. She knew she needed to tell someone her real secret.

"Sharpay. I don't really have OCD."

"Then why'd you say you do?"

"It was a cover-up for something different."

"TELL ME!"

"I can't."

"Well, why not?"

"I just can't, okay!"

"Come on! Please!"

"It's too humiliating."

"Gabriella, I won't tell anybody. This time, I swear I won't!"

Gabriella sighed. "I'm sorry. I just can't."

Sharpay pouted.

They made it to the science room. Troy was already there, but he was the only one.

"Hey," he said.

Gabriella waved while Sharpay ran over and sat down next to him.

"Is something wrong?" Troy asked, ignoring Sharpay.

"No," Gabriella said, writing a problem on the board.

"Gabriella, you've been acting like this all day." He got up and walked over to her.

She backed away from him. "I said I'm fine."

"She's being stupid," Sharpay said, getting up.

"Besides, Troy, aren't you supposed to be at basketball practice?" Gabriella asked, trying to get rid of him.

"Well, I decided to come here…."

"Troy, she's right," Sharpay said. "You should go to practice."

Gabriella stared at her. "I thought you wanted Troy here."

"I do, but he needs to go."

Troy looked from Gabriella to Sharpay. "Fine." He grabbed his things and left.

After he was out the door, Sharpay went and locked it. She turned around. "You have to tell me what's up."

"I said nothing."

"You just told me on the way here that there was something."

"Well, Sharpay, it's none of your business."

"Please tell me."

"No."

"Come on."

"No."

"Gabriella, I want to help you. I can't do that if you won't tell me."

"Sharpay, why would I tell you? The only reason you even talk to me is because of Troy."

"True. But, I have grown to think of you as a semi-friend. And even semi-friends are there for each other."

"Sharpay, I just can't. I can't even tell my friends. Or my mother."

"Gabriella…."

Gabriella began to cry. "I don't want you to know! I don't want anybody to know!"

"Is it even more bad than the OCD?"

"A lot worse." She took a breath. "I didn't even do anything."

"What are you talking about?"

"I didn't do anything! It just happened! Out of nowhere! It doesn't make any sense."

"I don't understand what you're talking about."

Knocks came from the door. Gabriella began to walk over to open it, but Sharpay stopped her.

"Tell me now, or there won't be a Science Club meeting today."

Gabriella shook her head.

Sharpay sighed. "Fine. Let them in."

After the kids were let in, Sharpay left. She went to the gym, of course. Gabriella tried to clear her thoughts and teach the class.

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Sharpay enjoyed watching Troy play basketball. He looked so amazing in his uniform. His muscles were showing, and he was sweating.

His teammates didn't seem to happy that Sharpay was there. That didn't bother her.

Troy kept missing the baskets. He seemed to be unconcentrated. Sharpay shrugged, not knowing the reason.

After practice, she ran up to him.

"You were great," she said.

"Thanks, but, I really wasn't."

"Well, is something bothering you?"

He sighed. "Have you seen my cousin?"

"Oh, yeah! That dress looks good on her. I mean, she and leather are totally meant for each other…."

"She was smoking! And drinking underage!" He threw the basketball and grumbled something.

"That's not good."

"I know it's not good! She's not old enough!"

"Look, I'm…."

"I don't know what to do. She's not herself! I just don't know!" He slammed his fist into the bleachers.

"I…."

"I need to go." He stormed off into the locker rooms.

Sharpay figured that there was no use waiting around, so she left the gym.

As she walked down the halway, she noticed Gabriella sitting down, crying. She bent down next to her.

"Are you sure you don't want to tell me?"

Gabriella nodded.

Sharpay got up. She began to walk away, but Gabriella called her to come back.

"I guess I'll tell you," she said, wiping her eyes.

Sharpay helped her up. "What's wrong?"

"Well, I…. I…."

"Come on, you can do it."

"Last night, I bought…."

"Bought what?"

"Well, I bought something just to see if I was, but I didn't do anything. It told me differently, even though…."

"You've completely lost me."

Gabriella looked at her. "I'm pregnant."