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Chapter Two: Lights, Camera, …

Sonny had cried herself to sleep that night in Tawni's arms. Tawni didn't really know what to do, so she just kept rocking Sonny, telling her it would be okay and patted her hair. Tawni and the rest of the cast were a little angry at themselves, thinking they had something to do with their Sonny's sadness. All they were trying to do is warn Sonny and Chad about the rumor they heard. They had overheard Marshall talking on the phone. He said that Mackenzie Falls might be cancelled since Chad was leaving before they finished shooting this season, and who knows when he'd be back because every director now wanted him for their movie. They were only trying to warn them, hoping it would force Chad to quit or postpone the movie. They knew if he left it would break Sonny's heart, which would ruin So Random. The rest of the cast had left after Sonny fell asleep, but Tawni stayed. Now, as she watched her friend's tear stained, makeup smeared face, Tawni felt guilty. She thought she cared about herself and her career and saving their show more than anything, but as she saw her heartbroken friend, she realized that maybe, just maybe, something else meant more.

Sonny began to feel the sun shining on her makeup stained face through her bedroom window. Her head was pounding, and as her senses returned to her, so did her recollection of the previous night's events. She groaned. She looked for a blanket to cover her head.

"Sonny? You awake?"

"Unfortunately…"

"Why don't you get a shower? I bet you'll feel bett…well, cleaner anyway."

"You're probably right…" Sonny stumbled. She slowly sat up and made her way to the bathroom. Just as she reached the door, she turned to face Tawni. "Thank you, Tawni. I don't know what I would have done without you."

"No problem, Sonny."

Tears welled up in the corner of Tawni's eyes as her friend, her best friend, her only friend managed a faint smile at her. Twenty-four hours ago, all she could think about was what would happen to her if So Random began to fall apart because Sonny was falling apart. Now all she cared about was her friend—her best friend—and helping her mend her broken heart. She picked up her phone and dialed…

…

"Hello…."

Tawni was shocked by the simple, less than obnoxious answer.

"Chad?"

"Yeah—Blondie?"

"If I could get my hands around your neck right now…."

"Are you with Sonny? Is she okay…"

"Okay? You selfish creatin, of course she isn't okay. She cried herself to sleep last night because of you, jerk."

Chad felt like the wind had been knocked out of him. He stumbled backwards, searching for a place to sit. He landed on a curb.

"Tawni, I….I…."

"What, nothing to say? The great Chad Dylan Cooper is speechless? Well, that's okay, because I have plenty to say for the both of us. You broke her heart, jerk. The sweetest, nicest, most wonderful person in the world, and you hurt her. Ooohhh, I could kill you right now!"

"I wish you would. Tawni, this wasn't supposed to happen. Not like this. I never meant…."

"It doesn't matter what you meant to do, Chad. It's what you did that counts. Why didn't you run after her? Why didn't you stop her from running away? Why didn't you tell her no stupid movie was worth losing her?"

"I tried…..no….I didn't, I guess. I was trying to call everyone, get this mess fixed…I tried…..I…"

"Tried? Where are you right now, Chad?"

"I….I'm…I'm in Van…Vancouver."

"Tried, huh? If you really cared about Sonny, you'd have told those movie bigwigs to stick it and you would've waited 'til Sonny could come. Now she thinks you're the same old Chad Dylan Cooper who has a big head and is only concerned about one thing—Chad Dylan Cooper! You've ruined it! You've ruined her, and if I ever get my hands on you…."

"Tawni, who are you talking to…"

"Sonny? Let me talk…"

Click. She hung up. Chad sat on the curb feeling numb. Tawni was right. Why didn't he go after Sonny? Why did he get on that plane to Vancouver when the execs told him it was now or never? Why didn't he tell Sonny sooner? Was he afraid? Was he so afraid that he cared more about someone other than himself for once that he made himself self-destruct the whole relationship?

"Cooper…you're up!"

"Coming…."

He didn't have time to answer his questions. The camera was rolling….