Monday came so slowly for Cloe. She hadn't felt like herself at all. When she'd woken up, it was like trying to lift a ten-pound sack of bricks. Still, she dragged herself to school. By lunch, she was feeling better.
"Probably just a case of the nervous willies." Rachael was saying after Cloe told her what had happened, "Or you could be suffering from lack of sleep." "Yes, Rachael. Because I slept for practically the whole weekend!" Cloe stated sarcastically, "It makes perfect sense!"
"Well, I don't know what else to tell you, kid." Ryan finally spoke up. The three of them had been eating lunch at their regular table. "Hold that thought." Rachael told them as she stood up, "Take a look at that." "What?" Cloe and Ryan chorused as they stood up to get a better look.
"It's that girl we met on Friday." Rachael explained as she pointed to Theresa, who just walked into the cafeteria. "And Sharpay's on the prowl." Cloe pointed out Sharpay who had just noticed Theresa's presence.
"It looks like we better jump to the rescue." Ryan stated as the three ran down the stairs to the first level of the cafeteria. "Quickly." Rachael urged. They reached the floor and started toward the scene of potential disaster.
"I'll intercept Sharpay while you two get that girl to a safer place." Ryan instructed. "Right." Cloe and Rachael agreed as they split up. Ryan ran off to stop Sharpay. The girls ran toward Theresa. They finally reached her and almost collided with her, but managed to stop before any damage was caused.
"Come with us!" Rachael explained in a hurry. "Ooh, is this an abduction?" Theresa questioned. "It might be, unless you come with us." Rachael panted. "Why?" Theresa asked a bit confused. "No time to explain, just go!" Cloe urged.
"Okay." Theresa agreed. "Rachael, take her up to our table and avoid Sharpay at all costs." Cloe told Rachael, "Explain anything necessary only when you get her to the table." "What about you?" Rachael asked a bit more than confused.
"I'm going to get Ryan." Cloe said and turned to leave. "Angel, you surprise me sometimes." Rachael said. "That's what I'm here for." Cloe said and smiled before she ran off in Ryan and Sharpay's direction. Rachael had dragged Theresa away and Cloe could see Theresa was stalling.
Cloe kept going. When she was close enough to hearing range, she called out, "Hey!" In a moment's notice, she had collided with Ryan. "What?" Sharpay practically screamed at her, "Can't you see I'm busy?"
Cloe had landed on the ground next to Ryan. She looked u and smiled at Sharpay and asked innocently, "Doing what?" "Oh!" Sharpay huffed, "Amateurs!" Ryan stood up and grabbed Cloe's hand. He pulled her up onto her feet and the two of them started to slowly walk away.
"Where do you think you're going?" Sharpay demanded. "Back to lunch." Ryan told her as he stopped and spun around to face her, "Why?" "Why did you stop me in the middle of my plan?" she demanded, "I was just about to…"
She turned around to find Theresa, but realized she had disappeared. While they still had their chance, Cloe motioned for Ryan to follow her back to lunch.
(A/N) Is this chapter long enough? Even I know the answer to that one is 'NO!' I will write longer chapters. I promise…I do keep my promises. I am honestly trying. It's just so hard for me to break my fics into chapters. I will get the hang of it though. R&R to let me know if you're still reading this one! I'm beginning to doubt it, but…oh well. R&R! Or else I'll stop posting stuff until you do. R&R!