Sonny
I never did like being sick, even back home in Wisconsin. But now it was worse because it affected my being on So Random!. I was tempted to just stay home with mom this morning, but I knew I had a job to get to. I couldn't let my cast-mates down. They consisted of: Tawni Hart-the blonde diva, Nico Harris-the not-so-ladies-man, Grady Mitchell-the funny, but kind-of nerdy guy, and Zora Lancaster-the younger and weird girl.
I was standing in my and Tawni's dressing room, when she decided to join me. She crashed into the room, throwing open the door, and making as much noise as she could. My headache just got even worse. I, Sonny Munroe, would probably never get rid of this cold if I had to stay here. But there was another reason I was here; my mom made me. It sounds like such a kid-like thing to say, but it's true.
"Tawni, do you think you could keep it down just a little bit?" I asked.
"Sonny, Sonny, Sonny…do you know what I am having to put up with!?" she yelled at me.
I plugged my ears. "No, but I have a cold and your yelling is hurting my head!" I yelled back. I plugged my ears again because I hurt my head this time.
She put her hands on her hips and said, "Well, if you knew what was going on, you would be yelling just like me. Marshall,"-our producer-"has decided that we are going to take a break from So Random! for two months!"
"What? Why?" I asked. I didn't really believe that he would go through with that because So Random! was one of the most watched shows in the country. Granted, it wasn't the most watched show in the country. That would be Mackenzie Falls, a teen drama. It starred, none other than, Chad Dylan Cooper.
Let me say that Chad was one of the most annoying people I have ever met in my entire life. All he thinks about is himself. Yeah, he looks like a good guy in the press and everything, but when you actually meet him, he's a total jerk! Don't get me wrong, there are times when he does something really sweet, but they are very rare.
"We're apparently going on a tour around the world! It starts in three days, but I have a date on Saturday! That's five days away. Sonny, I don't want to miss this date." she told me.
"Tawni, that is bad and all, but I don't think it's so horrible to go on a tour." I was trying to keep my voice down. "We do have fans all over the world and think about how happy they will be to meet the Tawni Hart."
Just as I thought, she took the bait. "Sonny, you are so right! This could be a new beginning for me. I could start doing more jobs all over the world instead of just in America. I'm going to start working on this right away."
I decided to go to see Marshall to see what he had to say about all of this. He was in his office talking on the phone with his mom. His chair was turned around, so I couldn't see him, and likewise. "Mom, I am not going to pay for you to get in the fruit of the month club." Pause. "You can get watermelon from the store." Pause. "You don't have to have watermelon from Switzerland, it all tastes the same!"
"Knock Knock." I said. Marshall said a quick goodbye-and I love you-to his mom and hung up the phone. He pulled his legs off of the table in front of him and turned around to face me.
"Yes, Sonny?" he asked. Marshall was wearing a brown suit today. He always wore suits, and I really didn't know why. It wasn't like this job called for suits. Or did his? Anyway, Marshall was the kind of guy who was still attached to his mom and worried all the time.
"Hey, I heard that there was going to be a So Random! tour?" I asked. I, for one, wanted this tour. It would be fun. Then again, I was sick and I so did not want to travel the country with this cold. Not a very fun trip.
"Oh, has word gotten out already? I just set that up thirty minutes ago." he replied. I guess Tawni must've overheard him and came straight to me.
"Well, yeah. I just heard. Is it true, though?" I asked, starting to get excited.
"Yes, it's true." He gave an exasperated sigh. "We're leaving in three days. The tour is going to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Russia. We're trying to plan another tour for next year to visit other countries, but it's really expensive to do this kind of thing."
"Wow." I was totally blown away. This was going to be fun. "So, do I need to start packing or what?"
"Well, the cast of Mackenzie Falls has already started packing, so you might as well." he replied.
"Great, I'll just-Mackenzie Falls? They're going? And they knew before us?" I asked.
"They were the ones who made the deal. We had to let them go."
I let out a sigh. This wasn't going to go over good with the rest of the cast. I knew it was going to be who had to tell the rest of the cast. If Marshall could pin it on someone else, he would. That's exactly what happened, too. I walked as slow as I could to the prop room, where I knew everyone would be. I'd made it to the third hallway when I bumped into someone.
"Really, Sonny? Why don't you ever watch where you're going?" Chad said.
"Chad, could you be any more ru-" and with that I went into a coughing fit. I was coughing so bad that I doubled over and put my hands on my knees.
"Sonny, are you okay?" Chad asked. He started patting my back. I could tell that I really didn't look good because Chad was actually starting to lose some of his "cool". "I'm going to go get you some water. Sit right here." He led me to a chair outside of the makeup room. When he got I had gotten the coughing under control except for a couple of hiccups every now and again. I took a drink of the water and instantly felt better. I guess I was thirsty.
"Is that better?" Chad asked. I looked up at him and hiccupped. Was I really speaking to Chad Dylan Cooper? This had to be a dream.
"Yeah. Thanks." I replied. Chad was actually a pretty good guy when his pride and ego were out of the way. He smiled. "What?" I asked.
"Oh, nothing." he replied with a smirk. The smile disappeared and the old Chad came back. "You heard about the tour yet?"
"Yes, and I am not happy about it. I can't even stand you Mackenzie Falls brats for a day. Imagine how it's going to be when we're all on a bus or something for who knows how long?" I informed him.
"Oh, you don't have to worry about that. We may be going on the tour with you, but we're traveling on different vehicles all together. We never have to see each other, besides the little detours and signings and what not." he explained.
I glared at him. "At least I know I'll never have to see you. Now, If you will excuse me, I have to go tell my cast-mates the horrible news."
"Fine."
"Fine."
"Good."
"Good."
I spun around on my heel and stormed to the prop room. Zora was in the air conditioning vent, Nico and Grady were trying to catch cubes of ham in their mouths, and Tawni was re-applying lip gloss when I got there.
"So…" I said. Everyone looked at me. "Marshall wanted me to tell you guys some really exciting news."
Everyone stopped what they were doing and told me to get on with it.
"We're taking a break from the show to go on a world tour." I said quickly. Everyone cheered. "Yeah! And we're going with the cast of Mackenzie Falls! See you guys later!" I added and tried to get out of the room, but Nico grabbed the back of my maroon turtleneck sweater to hold me back.
"What do you mean we're going on a tour with the cast of Mackenzie Falls?" Nico asked.
I slowly turned around. "Well, they were the ones who set up the deal and Marshall thought that it would be a good idea for us to be promoted in other countries. That's how it happened."
I sat down while they were all ranting like I had earlier. Talking so fast like that had taken the breath out of me. I sat there trying to watch TV, but I couldn't hear anything. So I decided to go get something from the cafeteria.
There was practically no line when I got into the lunch room. It was only 10:30, after all. I sat in the corner of the room and tried to catch my breath. It would've been a very good idea for me to go home just then, but I wanted to stay to hear anything new about the trip. I decided to call my mom.
She answered after four rings. "Hello, sweetie."
"Hey, mom. I have some exciting news!" I told her.
"Uh-oh. Is this exciting news for you or for me?" she asked.
"Well, both, I think. Marshall wants us to go on a world tour! We're going to resume lessons and we're promoting the series! What do you think about that?" I asked.
"I think we're going to talk more about this later. First, are you okay, honey? I know that you weren't feeling good this morning and you sound horrible right now. Do you want to come home?" she asked.
"No." I replied. "I think I'll be fine. Mostly, we're just getting ready for the tour, which isn't a really big deal."
"If you're sure. If you want me to come get you later, you just call. But I have to go back to work for now, sweetie. I'll talk to you later. Love you." she said.
"Love you, too, mom. Bye." I replied and hung up the phone. I rubbed my throat. After that coughing fit earlier, my throat started to hurt. I got up and started to walk to the soda fountain when everything started to…I don't know how to explain it. Everything was…pulsing, I guess. I stopped in my tracks.
"Whoa." I said and put my hand to my head.
"Are you okay?" Someone asked as they put a hand on my back to keep me steady.
"I think so. I just got up a little too fast." I turned to see one of the cutest guys I had ever seen! He had brown hair and green eyes. He was wearing black dress shoes, khaki pants, a black shirt, and a black leather jacket.
"Why don't you sit down? I'll get your drink for you. What was it you wanted?" he asked.
"A lemonade." I answered as he guided me to his table. I sat there patiently until he returned with my drink.
"Thanks…? What's your name?" I asked.
"Oh, I'm sorry. My name is Daniel." he told me. "I already know you're name. You're Sonny Munroe. You're really funny."
I could feel myself blushing. "Really? Thank you."
Then, out of nowhere, Chad sat down on the other side of me. "Hey, Daniel, what's going on here?"
Daniel and Chad exchanged looks that kept changing. I didn't know whether they were communicating telepathically or just practicing looking stupid. "I think I'm gonna go study my lines." Daniel said. He turned to me and said, "I'm guest starring on Mackenzie Falls."
"Oh. That's cool." That was all I could manage. I was getting my mind ready for the thrashing Chad was about to get. Daniel left and I turned towards Chad.
"What was that about?" I asked with my arms crossed.
"What was what about?" he replied. I decided that I didn't want to fight with him.
"I think I'm gonna go get ready for the trip." I told him and got up. He got up with me. "What are you doing?"
"I'm going back to the Falls. I only came in here to find Daniel, and now that he's back I can go back, too." he explained.
I groaned and just started walking. Unfortunately, we had to take the same route to get to our destination. We were walking silently when Chad said, "So, are you excited about the tour?"
Although I was mad, and I couldn't stand the fact that Chad would be going on the trip, I couldn't help but gush about how excited I was. "Yes! This will be my first time going out of the country and I can't wait! It's going to be so exciting!"
Chad laughed. "Yeah, it'll be fun getting to meet all of my fans. I'm sure there are just as many in the other countries than there are in this one."
Of course, he had to go and be his arrogant self. I was about to tell him how annoying he is when I noticed some sort of block in the hallway. "What's that?"
He looked down the hall and shrugged. When we reached it I saw that it was a glass mirror stretching from one room to another. "It's stuck!" Someone yelled.
"Excuse me?" I asked.
"Look, lady, we can't deal with you right now. You're just going to have to find some other way to get in. The glass is stuck and it's not gonna be fixed until at least 3." The man explained.
I huffed. "Well, let's find another way out." I said. Chad nodded and we started walking back the way we came. We went out into the parking lot and looked around the building for doors. "I can't see any more."
"I see one but I don't think we can get to it." Chad told me.
"Well, where is it at?" I asked.
"It's up there." Chad said, pointing at the ceiling. There was a door on the roof that probably led to the storage room. "You think we can get up there?"
"By ourselves? No. On that, yes." I pointed at the golf-cart that we'd fought so much over. I thought that maybe we could drive it over to the building and we could get up there if we got on the top of it.
"Are you sure that's gonna work?" he asked.
"Stop being a baby! Come on!" I said.
We made our way to the golf cart and drove it over next to the building. It was just high enough to where we could pull ourselves up the rest of the way. I climbed up first and Chad held on to my legs, making sure I didn't fall. Once I was up, I pulled Chad up.
"Sonny?" Chad asked.
"Yeah?" I replied.
"About Daniel. He's not really your type." he told me.
My mouth flew open. "Chad Dylan Cooper, are you telling me what my type is? Do you even know what my type is? I don't think so, so don't you tell me that he isn't my type." That made me mad. He barely knew me. Why would he be concerned in who I want to date or not anyways?
I was now storming toward the door. I walking a little too fast for my condition, and I knew it, but I didn't care. I wanted him to get the point that I was angry.
"Sonny, wait! I didn't mean that in a bad way. I'm just saying that…there are things about him that you don't know." he said.
"Then why don't you just let me find that out for myself?" I asked.
He ran in front of me and grabbed my shoulders. "He's my cousin."
I thought about that for a second, and then I laughed. "What? Are you going to be embarrassed of me if I date your cousin? Am I not worthy to be with anyone in your family?" I asked.
"Um…yeah." he said.
Suddenly, I was furious. I knew that Chad was rude and obnoxious and self-centered, but I never thought that he would actually tell me that I wasn't good enough for him to my face. But why was I so mad? It wasn't like I cared what he thought. I shook it away and stormed towards the door. Chad was right behind me, begging me not to say anything to Daniel about this.
"Sonny, I really didn't mean it to come out like it did!" he said. I could care less. I was tired of Chad Dylan Cooper. I would sooner quit the show than stay another minute with him on that rooftop. I swung open the door, which I was actually surprised to find was unlocked, and flew inside.
I could see that it was the storage room from where I was. It was directly above the prop room, and you could see everything that was going on in there. The room wasn't exactly a room. It was more like a track. It was a floor all around the room with a giant hole in the middle of it.
I stopped to turn to the right when I got on the floor, but that rushing feeling came to me again. I put my hand to my head, thinking that would help, but it didn't. Then I made a drastic mistake. I closed my eyes. This caused me to lose track of what direction was what.
I was reeling side to side, and I heard Chad's voice scream my name just as I fell into the hole in the floor.