Eighth World Wonder
Disclaimer: I PWN 'HANNAH MONTANA'! Okay, I lied. I own nothing from that show whatsoever. Oh, and I also do not own anything at all related to Cheyenne Kimball…well, except for the one song I bought from iTunes ("Hanging On" is my song of the week right now lol).
Later that day, Miley was sitting on her bed. With her polka-dotted notebook by the pillows and her ballpoint pen poised in her hand, she was attempting to get a head start on that troublesome English essay when her pink Sidekick rang for her attention. She dropped the pen and reached for the Hannah phone. Miley glanced down at the little screen that told her it was Cheyenne Kimball, the sixteen year-old pop sensation and also one of Hannah Montana's closest friends. Miley smiled as she intercepted the call.
"Hi, Cheyenne!" Miley greeted.
"Hey, Hannah! How are you, girl?" Cheyenne said cheerfully. Miley plopped herself down on her back to lay her head on a pillow before replying.
"I'm great; how about you? What've you been up to lately? We haven't talked in forever!"
"Yeah, I know! I'm doing awesome, actually. My music video for 'Hanging On' is a huge success right now; I'm so happy!" Cheyenne answered, grinning.
"Wow; that is awesome! Congratulations!" Miley smiled, even though she knew that Cheyenne couldn't see.
"Thanks! Yeah, so my mom is really excited about this whole deal, so she's throwing me a party; she told me I get to invite anybody I want! Do you think you can come? It's next Saturday!" She asked excitedly. Miley gasped as she immediately sat up on her bed.
"That is wicked awesome! I would love to come!" she responded enthusiastically. She heard Cheyenne giggle.
"Yay! Okay, the party's at my house. Oh, and if you want to bring people with you, every guest on my list is allowed to bring one friend," Cheyenne added.
"Great! I'm bringing my other friend Lola. Is that okay?"
"Yeah, totally! I can't wait to see you two again!" Cheyenne paused, "Well, I gotta go. My mom is making me go to bed early because I have an early show tomorrow."
"Okay. See you on Saturday! And, good luck on the show," Miley told her.
"Thanks, girl. Talk to you later! Bye!" Cheyenne said before she clicked off. As soon as the call was disconnected, she grabbed her silver flip phone off of her desk and speed-dialed Lilly. Miley heard Lilly pick up on the line.
"Oh, my gosh! Lilly, you're going to be so excited about what I'm about to tell you!" Miley said in a sing-song voice before Lilly even had a chance to say a greeting. There was a pause from the other end of the phone line. "Hello? Lilly!" she said impatiently.
"What?" Lilly finally replied. Miley sat on her bed, confused, as she detected a grumpy quality in her voice. She decided to shake it off and continue with her news anyway.
"Cheyenne just called Hannah and invited her to her house party this Saturday! And, guess who else is coming with Hannah!" Miley said in her most cheerful tone. Another silence. It immediately became unnerving. "Lilly, are you okay?"
"Lola can't come. She has other plans," Lilly answered shortly. Miley was shocked.
"But, Lilly! You're always excited to go to those celebrity parties!" she exclaimed. "What plans could you possibly have that would make you not want to come?" she asked exasperatedly.
"Look, I'm not going," Lilly snapped. Miley was about to protest when Lilly continued, "Oh, and you know what? Why don't you bring Oliver instead? That way, you can tell him how you feel about him before you even thought about telling your best friend first!" she said coldly. Miley was too astonished for words.
"Lilly! What the hec-" Miley started until she heard the sound of the dial tone. Her mouth fell slightly open and her eyes widened. 'She hung up on me!' she thought, stunned. Suddenly frustrated, Miley flung her phone down against the carpeted floor. She took a few moments to breathe deeply and to think over what had just happened. Miley sat back down on the edge of her bed and began to question herself. 'Was Lilly really…angry at me?' she wondered. 'Why would she be upset? What did she mean by I can tell Oliver how I feel about him before telling Lilly?' Miley groaned in aggravation. 'I don't get it! Telling Oliver how I feel? He already knows he's a best friend to me!' She shook her head in disgust. 'I can't take this tonight. This is too confusing!' With that as her last thoughts of her phone incident with Lilly, she started getting ready for bed whilst completely forgetting her unfinished first draft of the English essay.
.The Next Day (Sunday).
"Hey, bud, you better wake up and eat or else the bacon and eggs are gonna turn cold," Robbie told his daughter, who was currently laying her head on the kitchen counter. Miley groaned before lifting her head up reluctantly from the comfortable makeshift pillow she had made with her arms. She sleepily trudged over to the chair and sat in it. Miley looked intently at her food and watched it gaze back at her. Her father observed the endless staring contest between his daughter and the breakfast. Robbie shook his head, "Miles, no matter how long you stare at it, the food ain't gonna blink at you."
"Daddy," Miley said after a few minutes while he began to clean up some plates in the sink. He stopped to glance at her. "I couldn't sleep at all last night," she said. Robbie looked concerned.
"What's wrong, hon?" he asked. Miley sighed.
"I don't know what happened. Lilly's mad at me for some strange reason; I called her last night to invite her to a Hannah Montana party and she snapped at me," she glimpsed down before continuing. "And then, she hung up on me." Robbie looked genuinely surprised. Miley turned to her father, "Daddy, Lilly has never hung up on me like that before!" She looked at her food sadly, "I'm too upset to eat." Robbie, who had been listening attentively, placed a comforting hand on Miley's shoulder.
"Well, I don't know what Lilly's exactly mad about, but you should talk to her about it. She's your best friend and you two just need to work it out. Don't worry," Robbie kissed the top of his daughter's head, "Everything's gonna be alright, bud."
Author's Note: Okay, so you guys didn't find out why Lilly's mad just yet (sorry!), but I hope ya'll enjoyed this chapter anyhow! I would like to sincerely thank every single one of you fantastic readers who have reviewed and added this story to their alerts/favorites. I want to especially thank the eleven wonderful reviewers who took their time to review my last chapter! The reviews I receive are all so gracious and encouraging; they really make my day. Thanks so much!
P.S. Forgive me for this short chapter!
