What If: Troypay Style

Chapter 3: The Visit from the Ghost of the Past

Troy is still lying down on his bed. After his visit from the Ghost of All Spirits when he came to realize that he wasn't going to be getting any sleep this evening. So he looks over at his nightstand where he had placed the picture of him and Sharpay. While he is staring at the photograph he never realized that the Ghost of the past had arrived.

"Still thinking about the life that you could've had?" the Ghost of the past asks.

"Yeah." Troy answers back while looking up, "Umm not to be rude but who are you?"

"Why I am the Ghost of the past. You were forewarned about my visit to you tonight as well as changing your ways."

"Ok but how was I supposed to change my ways?"

"First of all by apologizing to the girl whose heart you broke ten years ago for starters."

"I tried to apologize ten years ago but, I never got the chance too or she never wanted to listen or wanted anything to do with me after everything that had happened. For which by the way I still have no idea why."

"Why that maybe true, but did you ever try hard enough and have your apology come from your heart? And truly mean it?"

"No, I guess not." Troy says looking down and feeling ashamed.

"Well then that maybe the reason why she always choose not to listen." Said the Ghost of the Past, "now I am here to show you the past for you to see what happened with Sharpay."

"My past but why the past and why can't you show me how I can make things right now?"

"Because I am the Ghost of the Past not the Present that ghost will be coming later after I leave."

"What if I don't want to look back at my past? What then?"

"You young men really don't have a choice. But if you choose to continue on the path you are now while Sharpay lives her life, then don't blame anyone else for your choices in the end." He says while grabbing Troy by the arm.

The Ghost of the Past brings Troy to East High.

"Now this is the place where it all began to change or at least in Sharpay's eyes. You are going to see some heart breaking flashbacks are you prepared before I continue?"

"Since I don't really have the choice, but if I can see what you are talking about... Yes, I am ready to begin."

"Very well then it starts on the first day of your guys' freshman year of high school. The day when it all began to change and remember to look closely and pay attention..."

(Troy doesn't answer but instead looks back at was the begging to an end. The Ghost of the Past snaps his fingers and the flashback shows Troy at the age of 14 waking up and getting ready for school before his mom comes in to hurry him up again. )

-Freshman Year of High School: First day-

"It's time to wake up all of you teenagers and get back to school. As it is the first day of school. Which means it's every kids and teachers worst nightmare, while parents can say 'you gotta go back to school again'. " said the alarm clock radio waking up a fourteen year old Troy Bolton. He hit off the alarm and gets out of bed. He looks at the time and realizes that he has to hurry before his mom comes into his room and hurries him along before he is late. After he is finished getting ready and grabbing his backpack he looks on his desk and sees a picture of him and his girlfriend Sharpay Evans. They have been together for almost four years now. He smiles and hears a knock coming from the other side of the door. Meaning his mother telling him time to hurry up and get down stairs.