Chapter 3

Sonny's POV

"Sonny we need to hurry. The boys have already started performing the sketch but we could still make it." Said Tawni as we raced through the studio. We must have taken the wrong door because we found ourselves above the stage where the lighting crew were supposed to be.

"There's no time to go back so here's the plan; I'll take this rope, swing down to the stage and-" I was cut off by Tawni who looked like she had seen a ghost.

"Umm...Sonny, I don't think that's a rope."

"What?" I looked at the rope that seemed to be hissing and bending to look at me as well.

"Sonny that's a snake!" Tawni screamed as she whacked the snake with her shoe and tackled me to the ground. The snake dropped to the stage where Nico and Grady were doing a good job of ruining the Check it out Girls sketch forever and caused them to run off in a hilarious fit of panic leaving the audience to assume that that was part of the show and thus receiving a loud applause and laughter from them.

"Thanks for saving me Tawni" I said, looking at the girl who was still lying on top of me with a bewildered look on her face. "You were so brave" Our faces were about two inches apart. I could feel her breath on me and her heart was beating so fast. She was probably still freaking out seeing as she hadn't gotten off of me yet. Not saying that I wanted her to.

"I just want to be sure you're ok. No bites or anything" she said causing me to smile because the snake wasn't venomous but also because she actually seemed to really care this time or, more appropriately, because of the extent she was willing to go to to make me think she cared.

"I'm good Tawni. No bites or anything. We should probably get down there before it's too late." I said just wanting to get it over with already. She reluctantly got off me and I suddenly missed the warmth of her body against mine. She pulled me up and we hurried down to the set.

Tawni's POV

"Good work girls way to take charge and save the show" said Marshall before he turned to address Sonny "Good work Sonny. I heard about your test results and I'm really proud of you."

"Thanks Marshall" she said and we left his office, heading for our dressing room.

Sonny seemed a bit down all of a sudden. Walking with her head dropped and a sad expression on her face.

"What's wrong Sonny? Are you alright?" I asked her truly concerned.

"You can stop the act already Tawni" she yelled "The sketch is over." She got into the dressing room before me and slammed the door in my face.

"What are you talking about?!" I asked as I opened the door and saw her sitting on a bean bag, looking on the verge of tears.

"Don't pretend to not know what I'm talking about Tawni" she said my name with such bitterness that I suddenly began to feel guilty without even knowing what I did. "You've been acting like you care about me ever since Marshall threatened to kick me off the show just so I would pass the Geometry test and you would get to do the Check it out Girls sketch but the sketch is over and you've gotten what you wanted so I really wish you would just stop it and go back to hating me already."

I bent down in front of her and wiped a stray tear from her face. "Sonny" I said in a soft voice but she just bent her head down and looked at the floor. I gently lifted her chin up so she was looking at me again "I do care about you Sonny. A lot." I leaned forward and she seemed to do the same but a knock sounded on the door and I quickly played it off as a hug.

"Who is it?" I yelled but barely finished before Cad Dylan Cooper barged in.

"Good job ladies" he said in his annoying voice that I can't believe some girls actually fall for. "You were extremely amazing although I didn't get the whole snake thing"

"Come in Chad" I said standing up and going over to my make up table while he went over to Sonny and started laying some cheesy pick up lines on her as usual while she giggled and blushed her face off. Wait a second. Am I jealous? Of course not. I just hate the way he always barges in here without waiting for an answer. Yeah, that's why I'm mad.

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