Chapter 7

I decided this was going to be the last chapter. It's pretty Sharpay-centric, so please enjoy.

It was the night before the opening show of the school musical, and Sharpay was on the phone with Zeke. The words, "Please, baby, don't" rang through her ears. The blonde knew she had to do this for the both of them, mainly for her, but it affected him too.

"I'm sorry, Zeke, you're a great guy and one of my closest friends, and that won't change. We just don't have any chemistry," she replied as Zeke tried to tell her she didn't know what she was doing.

Meanwhile on Facebook IM, Martha was trying to convince Troy to pick up Gabriella for the show.

Troy: No, if you want her so bad, pick her up yourself.

Martha: Please Troy. I would, but I can't drive. It would mean so much to us all.

Troy: No

Martha: Weren't you the one who said we are all in this together?

Troy surrendered to her will while realizing he was going to miss his kissing scene with Sharpay. He mentally cursed himself as he began driving to Stanford, Martha owed him big time.

The following evening, Sharpay looked all around the stage and backstage for Troy. She asked herself where he could be. Even her best friend was there, even though Ryan forced her into being a dancer because one of the dancers couldn't make the show because she was sick.

Instead, Sharpay ended up on stage with the boy who called himself "Rocketman." Then she saw what held up Troy, it was the flat-haired girl who was standing beside Troy. After the scene Sharpay stormed off the stage and growled, "Thank God, you're here! I thought I was going to have to go on without you." She mentally demanded herself not to cry until she reached the dressing room.

Cassandra followed her and allowed herself into Sharpay's dressing room. "Shar, it will be okay," she said reassuringly.

"No, it's not. She's back, and they'll be inseparable," sobbed the fallen star.

"At least you have better hair than she does. Sharpay, show her whose boy that is," Cassandra said giving her best friend a hug, "show her who is the boss." Sharpay smiled softly through her cascading tears. She had to show Gabriella Montez who really ran the East High Drama Department.

She went on to do her musical number of a reprise of "A Night to Remember" and got lots of applause. After the show, she found Troy being stalked by Gabriella. Sharpay walked over to him and said, "You may be going to Berkley, but don't count me out of your future." She kissed him gently earning mixed comments from the spectators. She found him kissing her back.

Troy replied, "It's going to be a bright future then."

The End