Chapter 1: Last Day of School: June 26, 2009
Sonny POV
Chad and I walked out of school together toward our houses.
"Chad, we're gonna meet up tomorrow, right? With everyone…at the beach?" I asked.
"You know I will, Sonny," Chad said without hesitating. He threw an arm over my shoulder. "I'm not sure about Tawni."
"Yeah; I agree with you. She's been acting weird around us lately. You don't think that something is wrong, do you?"
"No, she's probably going through something difficult at home. Remember the last time she started acting funny? It was her parents divorce and her mom married the person she was having an affair with."
"Oh, yeah. I remember. She was a mess for weeks."
"Yeah, we all helped her though it, though. And with us by her side, she got through it and completely changed; personality wise."
"Definitely. I like the new Tawni better than the old one. She's more energetic this way and happier. She became close to her dad."
"Yup. Well, we've arrived home. I'll see ya tomorrow Sunshine," Chad said as he hugged me goodbye; like he did everyday. "I'll be here 10am so we can head out to the beach."
"'Kay. See ya tomorrow CDC," I replied as we parted ways and entered our houses.
Chad POV
Sonny and I walked out of school and headed home together, like we always do. First she started blabbering about tomorrows plans; as if I didn't know; as if we hadn't gone through them like ten times within the past two days. But when I mentioned how different Tawni had been acting lately, the conversation changed.
We began to talk about the last time Tawni began acting strange: her parents divorce. That took a major toll on Tawni. She was a mess for weeks, months; I think we lost track after the first month. I hated seeing her like that; everyone did.
We finally made it home and as per our usual departing gesture, I hugged Sonny with promises that I'll pick her up at 10am. Then we walked into our houses; cleverly located right next door to each other. I already miss her presence.