It's five years after High School Musical was put on at East High. Nini decided to go to the music conservatory. Now, she's making it big in the acting industry. What will happen when Ricky, now singer/songwriter, and Nini reconnect?
I woke up one morning, a few days after I sent the Teen Vogue article to Nini, with an interesting dm.
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I really hope Nini doesn't kill me for this. I really care about her, and I know she won't do this herself. I think it just needs to be done.
Maddy's POV:
Carter gave me more details than I expected. I ran the new story idea by my boss, and like before, she was instantly obsessed. "Finish this as soon as humanly possible!" She says.
I immediately get to work. This article is going to be killer.
Ricky's POV:
If you could see what I see
You know you're like a movie
The ones that make believe.
Cause you're lovely.
I started working on the song for Gina. I had a few lyrics down. Her birthday is coming up in September, so I thought there was no better time to give it to her. But that means I better finish it up quick.
As soon as Gina texted me saying she was heading home, I threw my journal in my book bag and put my guitar up. I went to the kitchen and started doing dishes.
"Hey babe!" She says as she shut the door. "Hi, baby." I reply. She puts her bags down and walks over to me. She gives me a kiss on the cheek. "What was that for?" I ask.
"For you being you." She replies. "Thanks for dealing with all of my craziness."
"Of course, babe. I love you." I say back. I mean it. With everything going on, I don't know if this is best time to be considering this, but I've been looking at rings. I took a few screenshots of Gina's engagement ring board on Pinterest. I know we're young, only 21 and 20, but I love her and I'm ready to say "I do."
Nini's POV:
Somehow, at midnight, I ended up crying on the phone to Kourtney.
"Nini, baby, what's wrong?" She asks.
"Kourt, I just don't think I can do this. What if everyone hates my acting?" I say, tears running down my cheeks.
"Nini, you were born for this. I know you've been killing it so far. Don't overthink this."
"You really think I can do this?" I ask in a small voice.
I don't know what's causing my little confidence I have to go down the drain. I guess I'm just feeling all of the pressure because the movie is almost finished. I just want it to be amazing.
"Yes. 100%. You're so talented." Kourtney responds. I smile and take a deep breath.
Maddy's POV:
The article is finished. I hope I don't receive backlash, but I know I probably will. I just want to expose the truth about what really happened.
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Nini's POV:
Why? I think as I read the article from Teen Vogue. Why did Carter think it would be a good idea? Does he not care about me at all? And Maddy, I thought she was better than this?
I can't handle it. Tears start streaming down my face. I flop on my bed and call Kourtney.
"Kourt, did you se-e the ar-ti-ticle?" I say, choking up. "Yeah, I just did." She says, sympathetically. "It's going to be okay, Nini."
"I did not need more on my plate this week though." I say, crying. "We finish filming this week, and then they start editing. I'm already stressed enough, and now this."
"Nini, I know it's a lot. I'm so sorry you have to deal with all of this. But you're talented, strong, and you will get through it." Kourtney replies.
"Thank you." I say.
"Well, I guess this is a good time to tell you that I booked a flight to Vancouver." She says.
I immediately sit up straight and wipe off my face. "Kourt!! Oh my god. I thought you were working on that project until mid September?" I reply.
"I was, but we're going to finish early. I have a bit of a break, so I thought there was no better time to spend it. I'll be there in four days, on Friday." She responds.
I start crying again, this time happy tears. "Kourt, I don't know what to say. I'm so excited! Now, you can come deal with stressed out Nini in person."
"I can't wait." She replies. I can tell she's smiling, and for one of the first times this week, I am too.
Gina's POV:
Those snakes. I think as I read the article. This must be exactly what Nini wanted. Now, I look like the bad guy. I don't deserve this. Ricky's going to be so mad at me, and I don't have any excuses. Maybe, I am a jealous girlfriend.
I just can't bear with losing him. I go into his email and delete the notification from Teen Vogue that a new article was published. That'll hopefully give me extra time to figure out how to deal with all of this.
