something new | crygi

five

NOTE: So because i want to keep this as realistic as possible, they aren't gonna be singing in this scene. Cuz it's not really normal to break into song in a cafeteria ya know? So it's just gonna be a convo sorta thing! Hope that's okay w everyone xo

The bell rang signaling the start of lunch and Gigi stormed to the cafeteria feeling extremely frustrated. By now the entire school had heard about the callbacks, and nobody else seemed too happy either.

In East High, people knew to stay in their lanes. Well, most of them anyway. If you were a jock, you played sports. If you were a nerd, you read books. And if you weren't Gigi or Gavin, you did not get a callback for the couple in the musical productions. You didn't even try out. That's just how it worked. Nobody dared to differ from the norm or step out of their box.

Gigi quickly found her seat on the deck of the cafeteria, up the stairs and above everyone else, at a table with the drama club. She didn't sit in it though, instead she paced anxiously while looking down at her classmates. Her eyes were drawn to the table of basketball players. She waited to see if Chad would say anything to Kyle, but Kyle was nowhere to be seen.

She continued to watch as a boy named Aaron stood up and began to speak loudly to the table.

"Listen up guys, i have a confession," they all looked at him with interest, beckoning him to go on ,"if Kyle can tell his secret then so can I...I bake. Cookies, cakes, pastries, you name it!"

Chad immediately shot him a look that could kill. This was exactly what Gigi wanted to happen. The entire cafeteria would go into an uproar and Crystal and Kyle would feel so bad that they would drop out of the running for the musical.

"Aaron, we play basketball, it's just what we do! Everyone needs to stop trying to step out of their comfort zone. It's wrong. Stick to the stuff you know!" Chad spoke back to him firmly. At this point much of the cafeteria was listening to their interaction.

A girl with red hair at a nearby table also stood up, clearly being encouraged by what Aaron had just done.

"I know you all think that I'm just a smart girl, but I have a secret hobby too...I love hip hop." A smile beamed across her face.

"Is that some kind of new science thing??" the boy next to her questioned.

"No! The dance style! I love to pop and lock and break. It's my passion!" she did a little dance move as she said this and the cafeteria full of students looked at her in disgust.

"Oh god! That's practically a crime! Stick to chemistry and physics please, for everyone's sake!"

Chaos ensued as more and more students from different tables and cliques decided to confess their secret interests. Someone from the film club admitted to loving soccer; someone from the skateboarding club admitted to playing the cello. People were yelling at each other and throwing food in frustration. And Crystal and Kyle, who were the reason behind all of this, were still nowhere to be seen.

"This is NOT what was supposed to happen!" Gigi exclaimed as she marched down the stairs towards the rest of the students and the mess that was being made. The goal was not to start a food fight; she just wanted Chad and Jackie to have a conversation with their friends privately and that to be the end of it.

In that moment, Crystal stumbled unknowingly into the cafeteria with her tray of food in hand.

"What's going on? Why's everyone staring at you?" she asked as she found Jackie.

"Not me, you!"

"What, because of the callbacks?" Jackie nodded. "Oh my god! I can't have people staring at me I just can't!"