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Chapter 6-Playing With Fire

Sonny's POV

I run into my room and lock the door, shocked. Really I'm this way for two reasons. First: I never realised Chad did all that for his family. I never realised his life was like this, and to think over the last ½ a year I've been treating him like mud. I feel really guilty right now. I guess that even 3 named jerk-throbs who have it all have problems too, I just never realised they'd be that big.

Second: It's the way Chad just talked to me, when he put his arm around me. This is bigger than his usual attempts to get me back, losing his stuff. This is much bigger. He really does want me back, but can I really accept his apology? I mean, sure, he has a sweet side and everything, and he's done this for me, I can't thank him enough for this. But then, everything before, the whole thing with Chaz, him not trusting me, not to mention the recount, does he deserve the forgiveness? Maybe I just need some sleep to think it through.

"Sonny?" I hear a voice say. Chad. "You OK in there?"

I don't want him coming in. I need time away from him. Plus, I'm half naked. "Yeah." I say, and I hear him leave. Phew. I just couldn't talk to him, not now. I just need time to think, and maybe sleep will give me just that.

I lie in my bed, looking up at the ceiling. The room is my two favourite colours-purple and yellow. Maybe Chad does know things about me. It's actually quite nice. I remember when Chad gave me the room earlier. We unpacked all my stuff and I was beaming the whole time, trying to be kind about it. At the time I still wasn't so happy that Chad had invited me round. I still tried to put on a brave face, like I'm doing now. I told him how much I love these colours, and he immediately gave me the room. I start to daydream about who-knows-what, and end up sleeping.

I wake up to here a wailing coming from down the hall. Then I here a groan from Chad's room-the one next to mine. I here movement in his room, and he walks across the hall. I hear him comfort Abby, who stops crying, and then he sighs.

"Sonny!" He yells, "We've gotta get to work, can you come out now?"

I lazily get out of bed, dragging on my warm dressing gown that survived the fire and heading downstairs.

I get into the kitchen to see Chad doing his fatherly act again, he's feeding Abby her food as she giggles and tells him stuff.

"Chaddy," She says gently, "Why do you have to leave?"

"I'm sorry, Abby," He says, "I have work, so I've gotta go." He turns to see me and smiles, "Morning, sleepyhead."

I laugh, "Hey, Chad." I say, rooting through the breakfast cupboard Chad showed me yesterday. I find some cereal and milk in the fridge and get to eating.

We eat listening to Abby talk about what she did yesterday with Mary. "We made cookies!" She babbles, and Chad smiles.

"Did you save one for me and m'lady?"

I glare at him when he mentions my former nickname.

"I mean, m'…my ex, Sonny." He says, and I nod in approval.

"Me and Mary ate them all." Abby explains, "Well, me really." I can't help but laugh at Abby's little confession, and Chad laughs too, before looking to the clock.

"I'd better go get ready!" He says, heading for the stairs, "Sonny, can you get Abby her milk?"

"Sure," I say, before realising I have no idea where it's kept.

"Abby," I say, "Where does Chad keep your milk?"

Abby points over to a little fridge beside the big one, and I root around in there for it, before finding it and putting some in Abby's bottle already out.

"Chaddy really likes you," Abby tells me, and I smile.

"That's not too hard to believe," I say, "We used to go out!"

Abby smiles, "He really likes you," She repeats, "Like, really."

I laugh at how mature (kinda) Abby is, I guess Chad's done well raising her. Josh is a different story. I hear yelling come from the stairway, and moments later, Josh enters the kitchen. He scowls as he sees me, before heading to the breakfast cupboard, I try to make conversation.

"Hey, Josh." I say, "Sleep well?"

He ignores me completely, getting his cereal in complete silence. I keep trying to make conversation the whole time Chad's upstairs.

"So, did you do much yesterday?"

Nothing.

"Abby made cookies yesterday, did you try one?"

Nothing.

"Are you even gonna say anything to me?"

Nothing.

I'm still trying to make conversation when Chad comes downstairs 30 minutes later, dressed in his Mackenzie Falls outfit. He looks kinda cute…what did I just say?

"So…" I say, focusing on Josh and not my previous thought, "Josh…how's school for you?"

"Ek-hem," I see over to where Chad's stood, where he's drawing his hand over his throat, before beckoning me over.

"Excuse me for a sec, Josh," I say, heading over to where Chad's stood.

"Don't mention school around him, please." Chad whispers.

"Why, is he being bullied?" I ask, and he sighs.

"You can't be bullied if you don't even go to school." He says, and I'm shocked.

"What?"

"He refuses to go, ever since Mom died." He sighs, "We've tried everything, but he won't go. He just sits up in his room all day. I can't do anything about it."

"But…but he needs an education, Chad!"

"I know!" He replies, "I've tried everything."

"Have you told anyone?" I ask, and he sighs.

"Mary knows."

"What about everyone else?" I ask, and he sighs.

"Some people know," He says, "He has a private tutor, but he still doesn't listen very well. Pretty crazy, huh?"

Crazy doesn't cover it. This kid has a horrible life, and I thought Chad's was bad. Now I see why Josh is so sour.

At that moment, Mary enters, and Chad sighs with relief.

"C'mon, Sonny!" He says, grabbing me, running.

"Wait!" I yell, "I haven't got ready yet!"

"Oh, yeah," He says, letting me go. I run upstairs to get changed. I suddenly hear Chad yell again. I run downstairs, fully ready, to see Josh holding a lit match.

"Josh, drop it!" Chad yells, before regretting his words as Josh does as he says, and Chad stomps the fire out before it causes damage.

"Josh, why do you have to be so difficult?" Chad yells, and Josh runs upstairs, leaving us all speechless. Chad looks to see me stood there, and sighs. "C'mon, Sonny." He says, "We have work."

Chad's POV

I can't concentrate as I drive down the road to work, with Sonny, poor Sonny, sat next to me. She really has no clue what it's like to have a crazy arsonist as a little brother. I hate it, to be honest. Why can't he be like any normal brother? Sonny just doesn't understand. I may be an amazing, famous actor, but that doesn't mean I don't have problems. Even after she dated me for ages, she still thought my life is perfect.

"Chad?" She says, breaking the silence. "I really didn't realise…"

"That my life isn't perfect?" I ask, "Well sorry to disappoint you, but I have problems too, you know. My family isn't as amazingly in tact as yours is."

Sonny gives me a shocked look, before looking down. "My Dad left my Mom when I was 10." She says, "They argued loads and I was always in the middle of it, so my life isn't perfect either, Chad."

"I…I'm sorry, Sonny," I say, "I didn't know."

She sighs, chuckling a bit, "It's OK. I don't want us falling out. We have to live together for who knows long, remember?"

"Yeah," I smile. "Let's forget all that, k?"

"Sure." Sonny smiles and turns on the radio, and we both sing along, all this mornings problems forgotten.

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