I do not own Sonny with a chance or the song 'Concrete Angel' I only own the teacher and Sonny's dad
She walks to school with the lunch she packed
Nobody knows what she's holdin back
7 year old Allison 'Sonny' Monroe was anything but sunny as she walked quietly to school.
She wears the same dress she wore yesterday
She hides the bruises behind the linen and lace
"Hey Allison, didn't you wear that dress yesterday. Are you poor or just a dirty pig." her classmate Portlyn sneered. "Leave me alone Portlyn." Sonny mumbled hurrying to Ms. Tucker's room and sat in her seat knowing Portlyn couldn't bother her in class.
The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask
Nobody can see the pain behind the mask
Ms. Tucker had said they needed to write about their weekend and walked around the room looking at the students' papers but when she got to Sonny's desk her paper was blank. Ms. Tucker put a post-it on her paper: You can talk to me anytime you want
Ms. Tucker
'No I can't' Sonny thought.
Bearing the pain of a secret storm
Sometimes she wishes she was never born
'Why was I born?' Sonny thought holding back her tears and touching a bruise on her right cheek. As she pulled the sleeve of her white cardigan over some bruises on her arm the bell rang signaling recess.
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
In a world she can't rise above
Sonny sat on a bench during recess and no one bothered her. Suddenly a boy with blond hair and blue eyes came and sat down with her. "Hi, I'm Chad." the boy said introducing himself. "Sonny." Sonny answered meekly. "Sonny, I like that name." Chad said making Sonny smile. "My real name is Allison but every one calls me Sonny." she explained.
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete Angel
"Sonny, what are your dreams?" Chad asked. "To be free. I haven't felt freedom for 2 years after my mom died in a car accident. But my dream won't come true until I'm 18." Sonny said. "I'm sorry your mom died." Chad answered honestly. "It's ok. I'm happier knowing she's not in pain." Sonny explained. Then another bell rang signaling the kids to go back inside. "Bye Chad!" Sonny called as she disappeared into the vast building.
Someone cries in the middle of the night
The neighbors hear but they turn out the light
Sonny and Chad learned they were neighbors that night and talked through their windows. It was the first time in 2 years that Sonny Monroe was truly happy. "Chad, turn out the light!" a woman called. "Hold on, let me say good night to my friend Sonny." he answered. When he turned to her window a large man came into Sonny's room and started hitting her. "Papa, please stop." Sonny cried but her dad just kept hitting her. "Mrs. Monroe! Mrs. Monroe! Call 911!" Chad yelled running down the stairs. Mrs. Monroe quickly dialed 911 and they waited.
A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate
By morning it will be too late
The police and paramedics swarmed around Sonny's house blocking it off with yellow tape. Derek Monroe was arrested for beating his daughter to death and sentenced to 40 years in prison. Sonny's lifeless body was carried out of the house covered with a white sheet on a stretcher and placed in a body bag to be taken to the coroner. Chad cried into Mrs. Monroe as she soothed him and held his body close to her.
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
The day of Sonny's death it was raining. "Your dream came Sonny. Your free." Chad whispered. As they took away the body bag.
A statue stands in a shaded place
A concrete angel with an upturned face
Everyone who knew Sonny came to the funeral and all understood her behavior. Chad placed a smiling angel next to her grave. "Why'd you do that boy?" some one asked. "Because that's the last expression I saw on her face." Chad explained
A name is written on a polished rock
A broken heart the world forgot
Chad looked at the engraving
Allison 'Sonny' Monroe
1995-2000
Loyal student and beautiful and kind child
RIP
Chad looked at the gravestone and smiled. His work was done. Sonny was free.
Through the wind and the rain
She stands hard as a stone
Chad walked through the crowd like a ghost to meet Sonny's spirit. "You were dead the whole time." Sonny said astonished as they both sprouted wings, Chad's blood red and Sonny's sunshine yellow.
In a world she can't rise above
But her dreams give her wings
And she flies to a place where she's loved
Concrete Angel
Suddenly another spirit appeared. "Mommy!" Sonny cried running to the woman who pretended to be Chad's mom. "I saw my baby girl suffering and I had to save you." Mrs. Monroe told the young girl. All three held hands as they walked into heaven where they wouldn't feel any pain.
The End