"all i know, is this could either
break my heart or
bring it back to life
got a feeling your electric touch
could fill this ghost town up with life."
hsmtmts seasons 1-4
ricky bowen x fem!oc
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"i mean you could always drop out." hazel suggested, observing her best friend who appeared anxious as ever in the auditorium.
"i can't drop out now. that's what they want." manny replied, noticing the hostile glares from ej and nini in the distance. but her attention quickly shifted as ricky entered the room next, minoring some discomfort.
hazel couldn't help but ask, "are you sure you're gonna be okay with this?" she'd noticed manny staring at ricky.
the brunette let out a stressed huff, snapping herself back to reality, "i'm totally fine. i mean.. why wouldn't i be? it's just ricky. if anything, i'll avoid him."
"there's 74 rehearsals." the anderson girl quickly pointed out making manny immediately halt her reassurances.
"i just won't make eye contact." she insisted as if that'd be a viable option. hazel responded with a knowing blank stare. it was going to be a long semester.
three days had passed since manny was cast as gabriella in east high's production of high school musical. Surprisingly, ricky had also been cast as troy, yet they hadn't spoken since.
ricky was the last person she expected to see at auditions, just as she was the last person he expected to encounter. now, they were entangled in this situation, supposed to be in it together, but still not even speaking.
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MANNY, junior
"look, if ej got troy i would have been able to throw on my revenge smile and go along with this.. but with ricky it's different. we already haven't been talking because of a stupid kiss and starring in a play together as love interests is probably just gonna make everything worse."
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"hey..fanny right? i'm gina, your understudy." the girl remarked. "uh.. it's actually manny." she corrected her with a slight shake.
"i see. well manny, i hope you're healthy enough to go on opening night. i wouldn't want to have to take your place." she then slyly turned on her heel and walked away, leaving manny feeling utterly perplexed by the encounter.
manny turned back to hazel, still watching gina's departure, and asked, "that was weird, right?"
hazel raised her brows accepting what they'd gotten themselves into, "everything about this is weird."
right on time, miss jenn entered the room with papers in hand and instructed, "could everyone please take their assigned seats?" looking down at carlos' cell phone she read aloud, "who is natalie and why do i care if her glands are swollen?"
