Behind the Veil
a fanfiction by Emma
Chapter Eight
Fall
Mid November
"Chad ... we need to talk."
Those four words never meant anything good, I tried to shake the thought out of my mind of what could be happening. I dropped her hands from my grip and looked at her.
"I'm leaving ..." Sonny said.
"Leaving to where?"
"I-I don't know yet."
"When will you be back?"
"That's the thing, Chad ... I'm not coming back. I wanted to tell you ... that maybe we should ... break up."
"Why? We've been going so well ... haven't we?"
"Yeah ... we have."
"Then, why Sonny, why?"
"Because ... I ... don't think I ..." her voice dropped down into a low whisper, "I don't think I love you."
My heart dropped. I ... no ... this couldn't ... we couldn't ... I couldn't.
"Chad ... Chad?"
"Don't say anything to me." I hissed at her face.
Tears started falling from her face, slowly ... slowly ... until they left her cheek, and fell ever more slowly to the ground.
"Chad ... please don't be mad ..." Sonny sobbed.
"No ... no I'm not mad." I said grinding my teeth together, "Just ... a little furious maybe."
"Couldn't we still be friends?"
I wanted to say yes. I did. But not now. Not ... right now.
"No." Then I tried to turn.
"Chad! Chad, please! Please try to understand! Chad ... CHAD! CHAD PLEASE!"
Her sobs filled my ears, almost like a painful scream, I tried to move my feet but I couldn't they were stuck.
"CHAD! CHAD PLEASE!"
Suddenly there were six different Sonny's surrounding me, screaming at me.
"CHAD! CHAD PLEASE!"
Six Charlotte's took the spaces between the Sonny's, crying at me, screaming my name. Sobbing.
"CHAD! CHAD PLEASE!"
My ears. They felt like they were bleeding.
"CHAD! CHAD PLEASE!"
"CHAD! CHAD PLEASE!"
"CHAD! CHAD PLEASE!"
"CHAD!"
I bolted upwards in my best, catching my breath. Beads of sweat dropping on my forehead.
I looked at the clock: 3:10 AM. This was the fifth time tonight I've woken up because of my nightmares.
I lied back down in my bed, rubbing my eyes, I lied there. In the silence.
My ears were still ringing, and my heart was beating faster than normal.
It was like ... my dreams were trying to tell me something.
I stood in the grocery store putting boxes of crackers away on the shelves. Fun, huh?
"Chad." Kreg said coming up to me.
"Yes, Kreg?" I asked him with a bland voice.
"We're somewhat-friends, right?" he asked me.
I shrugged, "I guess. ... Sure, we're 'somewhat-friends.'"
"Then as my somewhat-friend I need to ask you a question." Kreg continued on.
"Is it a somewhat-question?" I asked jokingly.
Kreg looked at me like I was crazy.
"Nevermind," I sighed, "Continue."
"Okay," he started, "Well, I think I'm in love."
"Really?"I asked, "That's, um, great."
"Yes the thing is, she doesn't know." Kreg said.
"Know about you, or know about you loving her?" I asked.
"Know about my loving her. She knows about me, yes, I say we're quite good friends."
"Well, that's good."
"Yes, but ... I want to tell her, that I love her. And I'm just wondering ... how should I do that?"
"How should you tell her you love her?" I asked.
"Yes, exactly." he said, twiddling his fingers.
"Well ... you should just ... tell her. Be straight with her. Honest and crap, girls love that kind of stuff."
"Honest?" Kreg questioned.
"Yep, honest. Just go tell her, no matter how scared you are."
That's how I told Sonny ...
*******
"Hello, hello, hello!" I said, bursting into her dressing room.
She glared at me, "What do you want Chad?"
"I'm here to tell you something, Sonny." I said, leaning against the wall in my usual cocky way.
"Well what is it? 'Hi I'm CDC, the best actor of our generation, here JUST to tell you that I'm the best actor of our generation!' There! If that's it, you can leave now."
"No, no. Sonny." I said with a smirk, "I ... actually want to tell you ... that ... um, that."
"That what?!"
"That I love you!"
"Really, Chad, really?" Sonny asked, her face softening, her eyes staring up at me.
"Yes. Yes I do."
*******
"Chad? Chad? Are you listening to me, Chad?" Kreg asked, breaking me out of my trance, "Thanks."
"Oh yeah, you're welcome." I said.
Then Kreg walked away, letting me back to my work.
I was in Charlotte's diner, having my usual lunch, a turkey sandwich and a glass of Coke. Charlotte was wiping the table in front of me.
Kreg walked through the door, going to get some lunch I suppose.
"Charlotte, I need to talk to you." he said.
"What can I get for your Kreg?" Charlotte asked, dropping the rag.
"I actually have more of a question for you." Kreg said.
"Oh, well, okay. What is it?"
"Will you go on a date with me?"
Quite conveniently I was taking a sip of my drink, only to do a spit take, all over Charlotte.
I looked up at Charlotte, who looked at me with disgust.
"I'm going to go clean up." she said, walking away.
"Yeah ... that would be a good idea." I mumbled.
Then she disappeared upstairs.
"You're in love with Charlotte?!" I snapped at Kreg in a whisper.
"Yes. She is the morning sun to my sky."
I eyed him carefully.
"Who did you think I was talking about?" Kreg asked.
"I don't know, I thought you were talking about another crazy person in a mental institute or something." I said.
"Just because my last two – ... FIVE girlfriends had just came out, just put in, our IN a Mental Institute doesn't mean you can judge me." Kreg said huffily.
"Okay, okay!" I said putting my hands up in defense, "But why Charlotte?"
"Why not? She's beautiful, kind, pleasant, she puts up with you–"
"–Hey!"
"It's true. She does. Are you jealous, Chad?"
"WHAT?! NO!" I screamed.
And I wasn't! Charlotte was my friend ... that I kissed ... but that's because I thought she was Sonny! And I was drunk! I have a good excuse.
"Really? Because, everyone knows that she has some sort of crazy crush on you." Kreg said.
"Charlotte does not have a 'crazy crush' on me! You're crazy! That's what's crazy!"
Kreg raised an eyebrow at me.
"SHE DOESN'T!" I cried.
Does she?
Authors Note:
Okay, so this is a little sub-plot, thanks to HeCalledHerCass for the HILARIOUS idea! This will probably be resolved in the next chapter, not going to drag this on, because I have something special planned for Chad and Charlotte's Christmas Celebration. Can anyone guess what it is? Probably not. :)
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