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Sonny was watching the Mackenzie Falls table from her seat at the So Random! Table on the other side of the cafeteria. She had been watching for a while now, not looking away whenever Chad randomly threw a glare her way. She had every right to look their way, it was a free country!

She actually wasn't looking at Chad, at least not this time. She was staring at the girl next to him and trying to remember if she had ever seen her before.

Sonny's POV

I know that face, altough I cant say from where.

But that's not what bothers me the most. What bothers me is that she's totally flirting with Chad. She not even attempting to hide it.

The weirdest thing was that Chad didn't seem to notice. Except for the occasional glare at me he didn't even look up from his plate, he didn't speak to anyone.

I began to wonder if something was wrong.

Chad's POV

I just sat there at the table, playing with my food. I didn't want to eat, Why should I?

I felt miserable today, after yesterday night I couldn't care less.

I shot Sonny a glare everytime I saw her staring at me with that sympatetic look, Chad Dylan Cooper does not need sympathy!! Although I wouldn't mind a little company, I'm not going to let some Random stay with me out of sympathy. I hated that word!

Yesterday my parents left again. I'm working all day long, every day, 24/7 and what happens with the money I make? My low-life parents go on holiday, they buy expensive cars,..

What do I get in return? They just leave me all alone, with no one to run to when I get scared in that huge mansion all by myself. Yes, Chad Dylan Cooper get's scared, not like a little kid, I mean i'm not afraid of the dark but it's just I keep thinking like what if I die, who will come looking for me or just what if I get sick, who will be there to drive me to the hospital?

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Sonny stand up and walk my way.

What was she doing? She knew she couldn't just walk to the Mackenzie Falls table with no good reason and thrust me if it concerned a random no reason would ever be good enough for my cast mates.

As soon as she caught their attention they all started glaring at her, even the guest star of this week started glaring. Funny cause about a moment ago I heard her saying something about going to school together with Sonny in Wisconsin. I don't even know what her name is... something that sounded like something alcholic.. sherry maybe? Pff, I don't know and I don't care! It just reminded me that I could use another drink.

I started off this morning with pure vodka just to get out off bed, I know underage drinking blahblahblah...

It made me feel better, not so alone. Well at least for a while, the effect wore of about an hour ago...

I put my head in my hands in an attempt to try and stop the headache that had followed the effect of the alcohol. Suddenly I felt a hand tugging on my arm. I looked up to see my cast mates glaring at something, someone...

As I looked next to me I saw Sonny standing there. I gave her my typical and famous Chad Dylan Cooper charming smile or at least I tried to. That wasn't really working so well today...

She pulled me out of my chair and led me into her dressing room. I couldn't do anything but follow, it was like my legs wouldn't let me do anything else.

She didn't wait for me to settle down before she started asking questions.

"Cooper, what do you think you're doing? Whats wrong with you? Are you drunk? Or just hangover?" she yelled at me.

The questions kept banging through my head. "I don't know.."

" Stop lying Cooper, if anybody knows what is going on, it should be you!" she said a little softer this time. I guess she noticed how I winced at the first 4 questions.

"I had a few drinks, nothing much.." or rather a few bottles but I'm not going to tell her that. I didn't want Sonny to think of me as some drunk. I was pretty sure that that would ruin every little chance I had of her becoming my girlfriend.

Sonny's POV

He had a few drinks, a few drinks. How could he be so calm about this?

I could see he was lying. He kept trying to look me in the eyes as if trying to reassure me that I shouldn't worry.

" Chad" I said as sweet as I could. "Is something wrong? You can tell me, you know that don't you?"

I could see him looking suspicious at me, I knew that right now he was struggling inside himself on wether he should tell me or not.

" you know I'd rather see you smiling Chad, even if it would be laughing at me." I started breaking down. I know that maybe I went a little bit over the line with that last one but I meant it. I.., well I liked Chad and I don't want to see him hurt.

" My parents left again. I felt alone.." that was all he said. As he looked up at me from underneath his eyelashes, I couldn't help but feel sorry for him. I just ran to him and gave him a big hug. He had put his thrust in me, that meant so much to me.

Chad's POV

She was hugging me!!

I started feeling a little bit better at once so I put my arms around her too. This was just what I needed.

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