I am SO sorry that it took me so long to get this chapter written! *avoids rotten tomatoes* I've just been super busy and I had writer's block.
Thank you so much for reading and reviewing this story! I love this story, and it means so much to me that you all love it too! I especially want to thank FreyHey, , and Evann-luvs-Demi-and-Keke7892 for sending me PMs.
A special birthday shout-out to , whose birthday was last month. Sorry this is so late! I hope that you like your character :)
I hope that you like this chapter. It is a bit of a sad one, but I tried to add in some humor too. The story will get better, I promise! And we are getting very close to when Chad and Sonny meet. And that means that the chapters should *crosses fingers* start being a little easier to write because I can take some of the material from the show :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Sonny with a Chance, but this story is my original idea.
Sonny could hear voices floating from the living room. She looked at her clock and saw that it was almost midnight. Who in the world is staying up this late?
Without stopping to think about the consequences, she grabbed a blanket from the end of her bed and wrapped it around herself. She softly tiptoed across her room and opened the door slowly.
A small block of light fell across her floor from the opening in the door. The voices were clearer now, and she could tell that it was Mom, Granny Munroe and Pops Munroe. While she knew better than to eavesdrop, Sonny couldn't help but wonder what they were talking about. When Gran and Pops had shown up this afternoon, she had been able to tell that there was something important that they wanted to talk about with Mom.
It wasn't that they had said anything. It was simply that they didn't come for visits in the middle of April. Granny and Pops lived in Wisconsin, and they only came to visit for one week in the summer and for the week of Thanksgiving. Plus, they had visited at the end of January after Daddy's car accident. A small tear slipped down Sonny's cheek at the memory of her Dad's funeral. Although three months had passed, she still missed Daddy horribly and kept waiting for him to walk back through the front door.
She was pulled back from her memories by Pops' voice,
"Connie, I know that this is your home, but perhaps it would be good for you to get a fresh start." There was a pause, "It's been three months." Connie's voice was sad and slightly defensive,
"Zeb, I lost my husband. I'm not going to magically get over it."
"Oh, sweetheart, we're not asking you to get over it." Granny's voice was soothing, yet sorrowful- filled with the pain of a mother who has lost her son. "He was our only child, Connie. We're not over it." Pops jumped in to help,
"Look, Connie. We just think that it might be helpful if you get away for awhile. This little town is full of memories of him. You don't even have to sell the house. Just come stay with us for awhile."
"Think of your children, dear. The poor things are so sad. Why, even little Sonny isn't her cheerful self anymore. I really do think that a change would do them some good." Sonny heard her mom sigh. She wasn't sure if she wanted to leave or not. They had visited Granny and Pops' farm a few times before, but she hated to be away from Emily for a whole summer. She heard her mom sigh again,
"Alright. School is almost out for the summer. We'll pack up and head up to Wisconsin a couple of days after they get out of school. But I'm not promising anything beyond that."
Sonny softly closed the bedroom door and tiptoed back to her bed. She didn't fall asleep right away, but laid awake for several minutes wondering what changes the summer would bring.
Sonny sat on the front steps of Granny and Pops' big farmhouse. She had a book in her hand, but she wasn't reading it. Instead, she was staring off into the distance. In particular, she was staring at the trees all around the farm. It was such a change from the little town in Kansas where everything was flat, flat, flat and there were very few trees. Of course, not all of Kansas was like that, but it was what Sonny was used to.
Somehow, thinking about trees made Sonny think about The Goody Gang. They had always had lots of trees on the set. She smiled. Maybe, the show had taken place in Wisconsin. The smile was quickly replaced with a frown when she realized that she hadn't seen Chad in anything since the end of the show. She hadn't even thought about him for awhile.
She was interrupted from her daydreaming by the sound of pounding footsteps. A girl with long brown braids was running up the driveway. She skidded to a stop when she saw Sonny. A huge grin practically split her face as she looked Sonny up and down,
"Hi, I'm Lucy! Mama said that there was a new girl moving here, so I decided to come over and meet you." The brunette stuck out her hand and grinned widely at Sonny. She was chewing a big wad of gum and kept smacking her lips together. Sonny had never met anyone just like this Lucy, but she immediately liked her.
"I'm Sonny. We're living here with my Granny and Pops for the summer." Lucy's mouth hung open wide,
"Oh wow! Miss Anna is your grandma?" She paused to blow a huge bubble. "That's so cool! She's my piano teacher, and Mama says that she's the best piano lady in Wisconsin. Do you play piano?"
"No, Daddy and Mom don't know how to play, and I never took lessons. Livi plays some piano though." Lucy reached up to scratch her head.
"Is she the big girl I saw around her yesterday. Kinda tall with brown hair like yours 'cept it's curly?"
Sonny nodded her head,
"Yeah, that's my big sister, Alivia. She's eighteen and going to college in August. I love her lots, and I hope she don't go too far away for college."
"I've got four brothers and they are all older than me. But it's not too bad right now. Mom says that some day they are going to be a pain when I want to get married, but that's a long time away cause I'm only ten. Say, how old are you?"
"I'm ten too."
Lucy grinned again, then dug into her pocket and pulled out two pieces of gum. She held them out to Sonny. "Well, I guess we should be friends now, so here's some gum." Sonny's eyes widened at the gift,
"You chew two pieces of gum at a time?" Lucy gave her a funny look,
"Of course. It's how I blow such big bubbles."
"Oh, that makes sense."
Within minutes, the two girls were prancing around the yard with their arms linked, blowing huge bubbles.
Connie watched them from the kitchen window. A small smile crossed her face. Anna came over to stand next to her.
"That there Lucy is a little spitfire. Kinda reminds me of your Sonny. It does one's heart good to see her smiling again, doesn't it? " Connie turned and smiled at her mother-in-law,
"Yes, it does. Thank you for suggesting the move up here. I don't think I ever would have left if it hadn't been for you and Zeb."
"Now, now, Connie. We suggested it, but you were the one who made the decision. I know how much you care for your kids. You always have their best interests in mind." She glanced down at her watch. "Oh my, it's almost ten-thirty. My first piano student of the day is due any minute. Why don't you call Sonny in? I want her to meet Chloe."
Connie went out to call Sonny and introduce herself to Lucy. After giving her new friend a hug, Sonny ran into the house to find her grandmother.
She entered the little room off the living room that Granny had set up as her music room. A shiny, black baby grand piano took up most of the space. A girl of about ten sat on the bench talking to Granny. She turned with a smile when Sonny entered the room,
"Hey, I'm Chloe. Your grandmother was just telling me that you moved here for the summer." She smiled at Sonny, who grinned back.
"That's right. I'm Sonny." Anna smiled at the two girls,
"Sonny, your mom said that you might be interested in learning to play the piano. I was talking to Chloe, and she said it would be ok if you sat in on one of her lessons, so you can see for yourself if you'd like me to teach you."
"Oh, Granny! That would be so much fun. Livi plays some piano, but I want to learn how to play really good." Anna laughed,
"Well, we will see what we can do." She patted a chair next to the piano bench, "Why don't you come sit down and we'll get Chloe's lesson started."
And there you have it :) Again, I'm SO sorry that it took so long for me to get this chapter up.
Oh, and just for clarification: Chloe is , and not Chloe from Mackenzie Falls.
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