A/N: Still no Chad yet :( Awww. Haha. Just a little Sonny-Tawni loveeee:D REVIEWREVIEWREVIEW! xx Sally

On Saturday morning, I woke to find the sun shining and the birds chirping. The sunlight was streaming through my bedroom window. I looked around my room—what you would expect of a typical teenager. Blank white walls, posters of my favorite bands, a small desk with a lamp and photos of my family and friends back in Wisconsin. It sounds boring, but to me it was a reminder of who I really was.

And who I really was wasn't someone who cried over a boy.

Maybe Chad just wasn't "the one". Maybe these feelings were caused by some of the nauseating meatloaf I had eaten in the cafeteria a couple weeks ago. Maybe.

My mom drove me to the set at around eleven o'clock. I had slept at home that night because I didn't want to see anyone, face anybody's puzzle glances, fake smiles. I was about cried out; if there was some gland that held all your tears, it was probably dry as a bone right now.

I took a shortcut to the food table and smeared cream cheese on a bagel. I took it back to my room in a napkin to find Tawni and Zora in their pajamas, playing cards on my bed.

"Um…hi." I waved at them and worked up a smile.

"Sonny!" Zora cried. "Where were you? We all had a movie night!"

I laughed. "Oh, I just wanted to go home for a little. Stay with my mom and eat a home-cooked meal."

"Well, Zora slept in your bed, so don't sue me if you find anything illegal under the sheets," said Tawni. After studying her cards for a minute, she threw them in the air and screamed, "I win!"

Zora rolled her eyes and got off the bed. As she left the room, she muttered, "She cheated the whole time." I laughed again. It was nice to laugh.

It was quiet after Zora left. Tawni stacked the deck of cards and threw them on her vanity mirror. I lay on the couch, my head backed by a pillow.

"So…any other reasons why you've been acting even weirder than usual?" Tawni said, sitting in the chair to my left.

"Pshh, what are you talking about?" I said laughingly. Tawni was quiet. I looked at her and she gave me the yeah-like-I'll-believe-that-excuse look.

I sighed and sat up. "Okay," I said, frowning. "But you have to promise not to tell anyone."

Tawni nodded.

"I'm serious. Not even your best friend. Not even Marshall."

"Tawni's best friend is Tawni!" she said airily. I just looked at her. "Oh, right. So you were saying…?"

"Well, I kind of sort of like someone. And for a minute, I thought he liked me too. But then he showed up with his girlfriend and now I just feel like a reject and a loser for believing that."

"Does this someone have blonde hair and blue eyes?"

"Yeah…"

"Does everyone else on set hate him?"

"Yes…"

"Is he annoying and obnoxious in every possible way?"

"I guess so."

"Is he rude to people and does he take advantage of—?"

"Yes, it's Chad!"

Tawni laughed so hard and for so long, I thought someone had spiked her soda. Her eyes crinkled up at the edges and she was out of breath. When she started crying, a little mascara at the edge of her eyelashes dripped down. She finally stopped after ten minutes.

"Okay, it's really not that funny."

"Yeah…it is!" she said, panting. She got up and started cleaning off the mascara, still smiling and holding back laughter.

"Well, I like him, and that's that. Now what do I do?" I cried helplessly.

"Well, you have to do something different with your look. Get him to notice you. He already knows what you look like on an average day. Now all you need is some snazzing up."

It was actually a pretty good idea. "Okay…like what?"

"Oh, I dunno…maybe a new hairstyle? New wardrobe? You know, I've never seen you wear shorts…" Tawni opened her large closet and showed me her selection of shorts. They were in every different color and pattern. I groaned. This was going to be a long haul.

A/N: Still no Chad yet :( Awww. Haha. Just a little Sonny-Tawni loveeee:D REVIEWREVIEWREVIEW! xx Sally