Mr. Bickles was dressed in his usual clothes and stated to the audience, "Welcome everyone to our production of 'High School Musical' ! I'm the producer, Mr. Bickles. And now, here's our MC for the night…Darla Cortex!"
With that, Darla came onto the stage wearing a pretty yellow flowing dress.
Darla started, "It was New Year's Eve at the Ski Lodge at a ski resort in Utah….."
Most of the teenagers were partying the final few moments of the year away and getting ready to celebrate a new beginning. A teenage girl was snuggled up on the couch reading a book called ' If You Only Knew Me' . She was a really shy girl. Her name was Gabriella Montez. Her mother approached her.
She scolded, "Gabby, it's New Year's Eve. Enough reading."
Once she had said that, she snatched the book out of Gabriella's hands.
Trixie whined, "Oh but mom I'm almost done."
Ms. Amelia Montez shot Gabriella a stern look and stated, "The teen party. I've laid out your best clothes. Come get ready."
Trixie pouted and asked, "Can I have my book back?" Amelia sighed out of being annoyed and gave Gabriella her book back. Trixie said, stopping the pout, "Thank you."
Amelia instructed, "Come on."
At the same time, a teenage boy was practicing basketball with his father. He was sweating like God only knows what and he was panting like there's no tomorrow. His name is Troy Bolton.
Coach Patrick Bolton instructed, "Keep working left, Troy. The guy guarding you in the championship won't expect that. You'll torch him."
Timmy questioned, "By going left?"
Patrick answered, "Yeah. He looks middle, you take it downtown."
Timmy smirked and responded, "Okay. Like this?"
He did the move his father described and managed to get past his father at the hoop. And it was nothing but net. The duo didn't even notice Mrs. Samantha Bolton standing at the doorway.
Patrick commented, "Whoo! That's it, man! Sweet! Let's see that in the game."
Samantha called, "Boys?"
Both Patrick and Troy turn their attention to the dressed-up Samantha. She questioned, "Did we really fly all this way to play more basketball?"
Troy and Patrick glanced at each other and then at Samantha.
They both answer, in unison, "Yeah."
Samantha pointed out, "It's the last night of vacation. The party, remember?"
Patrick answered, blankly, "Right, the party. New Year's Eve!"
Samantha turned to her son and told him, "Troy, they're having a kid's party downstairs at the freestyle club."
Timmy asked, sounding unsure, "Kids party?"
Samantha corrected, "Young adults." She instructed, "Now, go shower!"
Troy took the basketball from his father and dribbled it. Timmy pouted, "Come on. One more." Mrs. Bolton did not believe this. Her son was more interested in basketball then getting ready for a New Year's Eve party. Timmy added, "Last one."
Patrick added, "Real quick."
The duo didn't even wait for an answer. Troy dribbled the basketball and shot. It was nothing but net...again!
Timmy yelled, "Whoo! That's the way to end it."
When Troy and Gabriella arrived at the ski lodge, they saw a lot of kids' partying. 2 teenagers were doing karaoke. Troy just stood against a wall somewhere while Gabriella was settling onto the couch, reading her book. The song ended and the host got on the stage.
He said, "Alright. How about that for a couple of snowboarders?"
Most of the teenagers were clapping and cheering as they stepped off the stage.
The host asked, "Who's going to rock the house next? Huh?"
2 white spotlights moved around the lodge looking for the next 2 victims of karaoke. One spotlight landed on Troy and the other one landed on Gabriella! Despite their protests, they were forced onto the stage.
The host said to them, "You know what? Someday, someday you guys might thank me for this." He hands his microphone to Troy and notices the look on his face. He added, "Or not."
Troy and Gabriella were nervous. They were afraid of what other people were thinking. Troy sang his first line.
Timmy: Living in my own world.
Didn't understand
that anything can happen
when you take a chance.
Troy walked away and started to leave when, suddenly, Gabriella started singing. It was the most beautiful voice he had ever heard.
Trixie: I never believed in
what I couldn't see.
I never opened my heart
to all the possibilities.
Troy walked back up to the microphone and sang with her. When they sang together, their voices blended perfectly. It was like they were meant to sing together.
Both: I know
Trixie: That something has changed.
Both: Never felt this way.
Trixie: And right here tonight.
Both: This could be the start of something new.
Trixie: It feels so right.
Both: To be here with you. Oh. And now, looking in your eyes,
Trixie: I feel in my heart
Timmy: Feel in my heart.
Both: The start of something now.
They started to smile a bit as their trust for one another slowly grew. Tonight is definitely the start of something new. Troy removed his jacket and tossed it to the side.
Timmy: Oh yeah. Now who would've ever thought that? Mmmm
Both: We'd both be here tonight.
Troy removed the microphone from its stand.
Timmy: Oh.
Trixie: Yeah. And the world looks so much brighter,
Timmy: Brighter, brighter.
Trixie: Oh. With you by my side.
Timmy: By my side .
They started moving around the stage a little bit. They had complete confidence now. The teenagers behind them were cheering and clapping for them. They thought they were the best singers of the night.
Both: I know that something has changed. Never felt this way!
Trixie: I know it's for
Both: Real.
This could be the start of something new.
It feels so right to be here with you. Oh!
And now, looking in your eyes,
I feel in my heart,
Trixie: The start of something new .
They were actually smiling now. The teenagers behind them were still cheering and clapping behind them.
Timmy: I never knew that it could happen till it happened to me. Oh yeah!
Both: I didn't know it before!
Trixie: But now it's easy to,
Both: See! OH!
It's the start of something new!
It feels so right to be here with you. Oh!
Troy moved closer to Gabriella. They were now singing directly into each other's eyes.
Both: And now, looking in your eyes,
I feel in my heart!
Gabriella nearly fell off the stage...until someone behind her caught her and pushed her back onto the stage.
Both: That it's the start of something new!
It feels so right.
Trixie: To be here with you!
Both: Oh!
And now, looking in your eyes,
Trixie: I feel in my heart!
Timmy: Feel in my heart.
Trixie: The start of something new.
Timmy: The start of something new .
Trixie: The start of
Both: Something new .
The kids behind them were clapping and cheering wildly. Troy and Gabriella couldn't stop smiling.
Timmy held his hand out and introduced himself, "Troy."
Trixie extended her hand and introduced herself, "Gabriella."
They shook each other's hands, still unable to contain their smiles. They went outside each holding a cup of hot chocolate in their hands.
Timmy stated, "No. Seriously, you have an amazing voice. You're a singer, right?"
Trixie corrected, "Just church choir is all. I tried a solo and nearly fainted."
Timmy asked, interested, "Really? Why's that?"
Trixie explained, "Well, I took a look at all the people staring at me and the next thing I knew, I was staring at the ceiling. End of solo career."
Timmy smiled and told her, "Well, the way you sang tonight, that's pretty hard to believe."
Trixie stated, "Well, that's the first time I did something like that. I mean, it was so cool."
Timmy commented, "I know. Completely."
Trixie stated, "Well, you sounded like you did a lot of singing too."
Timmy said, sarcastically, "Yeah sure. My shower head really impressed me."
Gabriella just giggled at his response. In the background, they heard the other teenagers counting down from 10. That made them realize something….it's close to midnight.
The teenagers counted down, "4, 3, 2, 1! WHOO!"
Fireworks lit up the night sky. Troy and Gabriella looked at each other, wondering. Neither one moved for a few seconds.
Trixie broke the silence and told him, "I guess I'd better go find my Mom and wish her Happy New Year."
Timmy just nodded. The spell was broken. And he was a little relieved. He stated, "Me too. I mean not YOUR mom-my mom...and dad." Breaking another awkward silence, he added, "Hey. I'll call you. I'll call you tomorrow."
Trixie agreed, "Yeah."
Timmy pulled out his phone, quickly snapped a photo of her and they swapped phones. Timmy instructed, "Put your number in."
Trixie commented, "You too."
They handed their phones back and put them away. Gabriella turned to leave but Troy stopped her.
Timmy told her, sincerely, "Singing with you is the most fun I've had this entire vacation. Where do you-?" The fireworks drowned out his voice. Gabriella was already at the stairs, smiling and waving. She ran up the stairs to find her mother. Troy just stood absolutely still, gazing after her. Timmy said, lovely, "Gabriella."
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