"I can't believe they didn't have twinkle lights!" I exclaimed as me and Tawni pulled out of the Wal-Mart parking lot in her pink convertible. "I know! I mean, why didn't the man in the big truck come today?" Tawni squeaked back. "Well, I think we may be able to find some in the Stage 4 basement. Chad told me that is where they keep all the set pieces." I reassured. Tawni gasped. "Stage 4! But that means we'd have to pass Ma- Ma- Ma-"I finished the sentence for her, "Mackenzie Falls! And aren't we over this yet?" I rolled my eyes at her. "Gosh, sorry! I still haven't gotten I still haven't gotten over the shock yet," She said dramatically, "but if it's for the welfare of the Prom committee, I guess that's a sacrifice I'll have to take." She finished with a nod of her head and a brave face.
"So do you want to go grab some pizza with me and the rest of the Randoms tonight?" Tawni asked. "Oh, sorry, me and Chad are going to that fancy new Thai place for our date-a-versary tonight." Tawni let out an over dramatic gasp. "Sonny! I can't believe you'd blow us off for Chip Drama Pants!" Then Tawni fake-fainted. Only one problem: she was driving. "TAWNI, WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING!" I shrieked as I grabbed the steering wheel. I heard a thousand horns beeping all around us.
You know, it's funny that she practically acted like nothing happened, when we could've died. She made a funny face at me. "Well, sorry! I was just trying to make my point!" She said in an annoyed voice.
"Uh, Tawni?"
"Yes?"
"WE COULD'VE DIED!"
"But we didn't." she retorted. I was really annoyed now.
"But we could've."
"But we didn't."
"Ugh, whatever."
3
"Hey, there's M'lady and her friend! Welcome, M'lady, Shawni." Chad said excitedly as he opened the glass door to Stage 4 for them.
"It's Tawni,and just so that you know, and this was Sonny's idea." Tawni said, annoyingly. Chad ignored her comment, and turned to Sonny. "So, Sonshine, what brings you to Stage 4 today? Wanted to come visit your Chaddy?" "No, actually we're going to the basement to look for twinkle lights for the prom. How do we get there?" "Ah, well, all you have to do is go down the elevator, and- Ah, Loganberry Smoothies! Oh, Flemming! Come bring the Loganberries over here!" Chad yelled with a chin-up gesture.
Then a butler, dressed in an orange suit came over to them, carrying a tray with three yellowish-orange orange smoothies.
Tawni looked over at Chad. "Hey, Chip, what's with the orange suit?" "Oh, didn't you know? Today's Loganberry day. You always wear orange on Loganberry day." Chad replied with a smirk. "Whatever. He's so weird." Tawni said to herself.
"Oh, Flemming! Please show M'Ladies to the basement." Chad called out to the overworked butler. Flemming returned with a solemn face. "Thanks, Chad. See you tonight!" I called out to my boyfriend. He replied to her with a side-grin and a wink.
Flemming pressed a button with Chad's face on it, and the elevator immediately opened. "Flemming, why didn't you press the regular elevator button?" I asked him. "It's Mr. Cooper's button, Ma'am. The elevator always opens up when you use Mr. Cooper's button." He replied in an English accent. "Well, that's weird." Tawni retorted.
Then they stepped into the plush elevator. It was adorned with a small chandelier and a huge, framed Mackenzie Falls poster. "Now this is what I call an elevator!" I exclaimed. That was the only thing said as they awkwardly rode down on the elevator.
Once they reached the basement, the elevator dinged, and they stepped out. It was a huge contrast between the plush, luxurious elevator, and the musty, gray basement. Lining the wall of the basement walls were silver storage units, that reminded me of jail cells, and many doors to other rooms. We walked over to the storage units, and I walked along, skimming the doors for some kind of indication of where they would keep the set pieces.
"Aha!" Tawni said from across the room. I went over to her, and read the paper taped to the unit's door aloud:
Mackenzie Falls Set Pieces
Please ask Security for key card
"Awe, man! We have to go up again?" Tawni exclaimed. "Me and Mrs. Munroe will stay here. You can go get the key." Flemming told Tawni. "What? WHY DO I HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING?" Tawni complained, as she stomped over to the elevator and pressed the button. Then she hopped in, and pressed the button for the first floor.
When she was at the top floor, she started to look for the security desk, but couldn't find it. Then, after 5 minutes of looking without success, Tawni decided to go find Chad, and ask him where it was. He does practically live there, after all.
"Hmmm…..where could I find Chad? I start looking at his dressing room." She said to herself. She yelled out his name as she made her was to the dressing room. Then, when she stopped yelling for his name for a second, she thought she heard his voice inside the janitor's closet, so she backed up a little bit, and put her ear to the door to find out what he was doing.
"Yeah, I can't wait either."
Ok, So he must be on the phone. She thought I wonder who he's talking to.
"Yeah, I know, I know. I'll just have to dump my date tonight."
Oh, no! He's gonna dump Sonny tonight!That little two-timing cheater!
"Yeah, babe. Just a sec; I thought I heard someone calling my name."
Aaahhh! He's coming! I have to tell Sonny!
