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Hi! This my first story ever posted on FanFiction, so I would really appreciate some feedback and advice. I hope you enjoy and if something was unclear let me know!


The Coldest Holiday

Chapter 1

My eyes fluttered open, gazing upon my bedroom ceiling as my alarm continued to beep annoyingly. Looking at the time, I realized that I had overslept. I sat up quickly, grabbing my cell phone from the nightstand that was on the left side of my small bed. I had 20 unread texts and 3 missed calls from Tawni. I chuckled to myself. How could I still sleep through all that? I let my face fall into my palms and rubbed my eyes. Lately, my nights have been sleepless and restless or filled with nightmares. However, lately, my life hasn't been normal either. For a year now I've been living at my boyfriend's house with his mother. Saying it like that doesn't sound so bad, but there's a lot more to this story…

Flashback: NO POV

"Dad I'm so glad you could make it over for the holiday!" cheered Sonny.

She then rested her chin on the driver's seat where her father was while she was seated at the back. With a wide smile on her face, she realized her Christmas would be perfect this year. The previous year it had been her and her mother alone because they couldn't afford a plane ticket for her father. Her mother had earned a promising promotion at work, but the job was only offered in California. Sonny's father was a consultant and being on a secure 3-year contract he couldn't leave Wisconsin just yet. Unfortunately, due to financial problems, the family had to separate in order to make it through a hard economical crisis.

"Well sweetie, Christmas is just not the same without my two ladies," he answered, wearing the same smile Sonny had. He then looked at his wife with loving eyes and grabbed her hand.

Sonny sighed of joy and slowly closed her eyes.

"I missed you…" she said in a sleepy voice.

The drive from the airport wasn't a far one, but her father's plane was overnight so despite her excitement, it was too early in the morning for her to be wide-awake. Even though she had so much to tell her father, she couldn't help but to start falling asleep. Just before her eyes shut completely, a bright light faced their car. Suddenly, all she could hear was the screeching of tires on asphalt, the crunching of metal and the screaming of her parents as their car flew sideways. Her head slammed backwards and then into the window as the car swirled, and it only took seconds for her world to fade away. She couldn't tell how the crash had happened. It was nothing like in the movies; nothing was in slow motion. It was all so fast, too fast for her to remember the last time she spoke to her parents.

A few days later…

Sonny groaned, her head was spinning wildly and as her eyes fluttered opened slowly, she toke in her surroundings. She was in a hospital room; that much she could tell from the smell and bed she was laying in. She felt nauseous and disoriented like she was about to fall off a building, but she was motionless on the hospital bed. Why was she here? How long had she been here? But most importantly, why was she alone? Why wasn't anyone here by her side? She looked around, looking for someone who could answer her endless questions, but it was in vain. She realized it was night by looking out the window and wondered if anyone would check up on her before morning. She wanted to get up, but even if she had the strength to, her leg was held up in a cast and she had wires attached to her. Realizing this, she became nauseous at the thought of having an IV in the bend of her elbow. Sonny had always feared needles, and even though she knew that once the IV was placed that the needle came out, she still couldn't shake off her discomfort. Slowly, she fell back into unconsciousness…

End flashback.

SONNY POV

I heard my bedroom door slam open, sending me back to reality.

"Come on get up already!" Cody's mother shouted at me, pulling the sheets away from my now, suddenly cold body.

I shuddered since the only thing I was wearing was an over sized t-shirt and underwear under it. I never liked wearing pajama pants or shorts to sleep in, I'd always get to hot.

I suppose that really isn't important to know though, so let me tell a little bit about myself. My name is Allison Munroe, but everybody calls me Sonny. My father used to call me his sunshine because he said I would light up a room with my big smile, so I guess it's a nickname that used to suit me. However, at the age of 16, I became an orphan when my family was involved in a car crash. I didn't have any family left in Wisconsin, so I decided to move in with my boyfriend and his mother until I was of legal age and had enough money to live on my own. Most of my parent's money went towards my medical care after the accident, their funeral, and my rent to live in Suzanne's house. That's my boyfriend's mother. Now, I'm 17 years old and I'm halfway through my senior year in high school.

Suzanne walked away grumbling about me always being late. She's not the nicest or most patient woman I know, but I couldn't blame her. Suzanne was once married 5 years ago and raised 5 boys... Which I can imagine is not an easy task. However, her husband found himself a younger woman and moved in a mansion with her. Suzanne was left heart broken when four of her sons decided to go with their father. Apparently, she hasn't spoken to them since. So when I came along to "steal" her youngest son from her, the only man left in her life, I can imagine why she wouldn't welcome with open arms.

I got up and brushed my long, naturally wavy brown hair as I ran my fingers through it. I went to brush my teeth and got dressed as fast as I could. I then quickly grabbed my books, shoving them into a tote bag as I got my sunglasses and let them rest at the top of my head. As I was heading for the door, Suzanne was quick to remind me I owed her last month's rent. Pretending I didn't hear her, I got out and started walking to school. I could have a ride to school from Cody, but he had an early football practice. Busy, busy boy.


A/N

I know there isn't much dialogue or action happening, but I really wanted to introduce Sonny's history as soon as I could because I wanna move on with the ideas I have :)

Review please?