"Oh, hey, Sonny." The security guard greeted. I smiled. At Mackenzie Falls, I was still allowed on set and the guard had become a nice person- when he doesn't have to throw you out… "They're recording right now."

"Oh, it's okay, I'll just wait near the green room door." He nodded and let me through. "Thanks, Reg." I walked through the corridor and neared the set. I leaned on the doorframe, standing in the middle, arms crossed.

I waited for not even ten minutes before they finished. I waited till Chad saw me. He did and came over.

"Hey, Sonny, come to witness my awesome acting?" He popped his collar.

"You videotaped the contest?" I asked angrily through gritted teeth.

He looked confused- his acting face. "What are you talking about?"

"Chad, I saw the tape- you videotaped me dancing!"

He licked his lips and looked around to see if anyone was listening in or had noticed me. He grabbed my arm and led me to his dressing room, carefully shoving me inside.

"Okay, so I did. Why are you so angry?" He shrugged like it was no big deal.

I took a deep breath trying to calm down. "Why did you videotape me?"

"I wanted everyone to see a healthy competition."

"Chad," I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. "That was my relaxation. That was my vacation."

"Didn't seem like it to me."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"It means that you were working the entire time we were there. You didn't even get to rest. You had to rehearse for the movie and for the competition. That's not vacation."

"Well, it is to me!" I blurted out. "I always work. Seeing my family that one week is the only vacation I get. I know that I had the movie, I'm okay with that. I know I had to rehearse for the contest- I'm fine with that too. Because it was all for fun and for a good cause. You think your life is hard, try being me."

"If you knew you were going to be busy, why'd you bring me?"

"Because I wanted you there!" I yelled, eyes wet. I looked at the door behind him. "I have to go." I left. I could feel Chad's eyes on my back.

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I didn't realize that posting that video was such a bad idea. I thought everyone should get to see how well Sonny could dance.

I also had no clue why Sonny would want me to go to Wisconsin with her if she knew she wouldn't be able to hang out with me.

I heard a beep and went to my computer. Someone sent me an email. I opened it to see that it was an update for a website. I clicked the link and saw that it was Drenched's website. There were three new videos. Two were music videos and one was a behind the scenes.

I closed the site and checked the rest of my email and then went to YouTube, seeing if Sonny posted anything else. Yeah, I watch her YouTube videos. It's mostly blogs about the show, band, and the movie.

She just posted. I clicked the video.

"Hey, everyone, sorry I haven't updated in forever." She chuckled without really any feeling. "I've been really busy with work and…just things happening with friends. Overload, you know? But this is a little warning to let you know; watch out for new videos for Drenched and the trailer for Magical Community is coming soon. I've been working on new songs- look at my notebook." She held up a binder that held loads of paper. "Every single paper in it is a different song. I'll play you one of the songs and let you try to figure out what I mean with the message. We already recorded this song so expect it on our new CD."

Sonny started singing, "Maybe he'll change, maybe things'll get better Maybe it would be nice, if he wouldn't always put you down Maybe things'll work out, but maybe they'll never And i think you've given him the benefit of the doubt

You need that boy like a bowling ball dropped on your head Which means not at all You have too much to give, to live to waste your time on him You need that boy like a bowling ball dropped on your head Which means not at all You have too much to give, to live to waste your time on him

Maybe he'll change, if you could be better But maybe it's not your fault, he's checking out the waitress now But someday you'll change, one day you're stronger And you will have changed enough that it's time to get out…" She faded off and cleared her throat. (Bowling Ball by Superchick)

"There's just a preview of the song and on another video, I'll say who figured it out first. So here's your challenge: figure out why I wrote the song, what it has to do with me, and what it's about- you need all three to win. Good luck, see ya." The video ended with her waving.

I started typing my comment. "You wrote it because you're upset about a dude who you feel isn't worth the time. It has to do with you because it's how YOU feel and not about anyone else- or so you think. My answer to your challenge is in the first two sentences I wrote." I entered it and sighed, wiping my hand down my face.

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My computer dinged about three minutes after I had posted the video. I checked the comment. 'You wrote it because you're upset about a dude who you feel isn't worth the time. It has to do with you because it's how YOU feel and not about anyone else- or so you think. My answer to your challenge is in the first two sentences I wrote.'

I sat back- I knew that username…it was Chad. He understood how I felt. I groaned and I typed back. "You win…"

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I walked out off the set, going to change out of my costume. The last skit was a recurring skit. It was called 'Gilly.' (Yes, I know there's a skit on SNL called Gilly. That's where I got it from.) I was Gilly. I took the wig off and shook my head to try to fix my hair at least a little bit.

My attitude was on the low side recently. I sighed as I changed into shorts and a quarter-length sleeved black shirt and a grey, tank-top like vest that was knit by my grandmother. I slipped on black flip-flops and stepped out and went on my way to the commissary. I passed the Mackenzie Falls table to notice Chad was gone. They seemed a little sad.

I sat next to Portlyn. "No Chad- Charm got you down?" I guessed.

She looked at me. "He hasn't been his normal self lately. He hasn't been smug or anything…"

"Wow, you're right- that's not like Chad at all." I paused. "When did he start acting differently?"

"A little while after you blew your top at him about a video." She sighed. "His weird jokes were always so funny during lunch." She propped her elbow up on the table and sighed.

I got up and headed over to Studio 2. As I was walking over, I noticed Chad was sitting in Mackenzie Falls' golf cart. I went over to him.

"Hey," I greeted quietly.

He looked up at me to give me a tiny smile. "Hi."

I sat next to him. "Your friends are worried about you…I'm worried too."

He looked at me, confused. "Why?"

"You're not acting like yourself." I looked forward, at all the cars around us. "Is it because I yelled at you the other day?"

"Why would it-"

"Portlyn filled me in." I interrupted.

He sighed and groaned, resting his head on the steering wheel. "I don't have many friends…" he randomly admitted.

"Really? I always thought that you had tons-"

"I don't- have many REAL friends." He looked at me. "And I think I hurt one of my real ones with a video."

If I would have let them, my eyebrows would have shot all the way up my forehead. "You consider me your actual friend?" He nodded. "You didn't hurt me… Chad. Um, you just- you didn't know so it wasn't intentional. And you took the video down as soon as you found out." I gave him a smile. "See? I'm not hurt, I'm not upset. Not at you."

"Well, then, why ARE you upset?" He lifted his head to look at me. He had a red mark from the steering wheel on his forehead.

I chuckled. I pointed to my forehead and he looked in the rearview mirror. He narrowed his eyes at the steering wheel. "I can't finish this song and it's bugging the carp out of me."

"Let me see." He held his hand out. "Maybe I can help."

I took it out of my pocket and gave it to him. He looked at me after reading what I had so far. "Sonny, this is really good."

"Thanks, I just can't figure out what to put after this line." I pointed to the last line.

"I'm thinking maybe you should…"

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"Portlyn, great job!" Tawni praised quietly. The cast of Mackenzie Falls and So Random! were hiding out in a bush near where Sonny and Chad sat.

"Thanks! I knew that Sonny would go see what was up with Chad if he wasn't acting normal." Portlyn smiled, happy. "I'm not as stupid as everyone thinks."

Grady hesitated. "Sure." He smiled at her, trying to be convincing with his agreement.

Sonny and Chad were sitting next to each other in a golf cart, talking animatedly about a song. They were leaning toward each other, looking at the paper. They both had huge smiles on their faces, for once, finally happy after a very long week.

"Why were they fighting in the first place?" A M.F. actor asked.

"Chad posted a video of Sonny that she didn't know about and she got mad." Zora explained. "It seems they're back to being friends."

"No, they're back to being either A) a couple or B) friends with benefits." Portlyn told them.

"What are friends with benefits?" Nico asked. "I've never heard of that."

"It's like being friends only with the benefits of being a couple. Like kissing, holding hands- stuff like that." Tawni explained.

Nico looked at Portlyn. "Hey, Portlyn, want to be-"

"No." She interrupted.

"We better get back before we get caught." Zora informed them.

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Okay, there's your chapter. Sorry it's so short but I just got vaccinated for, like, six or seven different things and I'm REALLY hurting and out of it. I'll update again once I'm feeling better. If you have any questions about the story, ask in your review and I'll get back to you.