A/N: Hope you liked the last chapter. I got some reviews saying "Poor Zora!!" Hope those aren't hate comments!! I tried to make her life as normal as possible. I wanted to put something into it I guess. Hope you like this chapter!!
Disclaimer: Nope. Do not own anything. Except for this plot.
At 11:11, time to make a wish, I was woken by a text message. From Sarah.
Hey Zora!! hope I'm not waking you up. i got your message. i'm so sorry about not responding. mr. appleton has strict rules about cell phone use. it sounds like you were crying. this argument must've been different. tell me all about it. *sits up and listens intently*
She always puts stars around what she's doing. Haha. Mr. Appleton is the meanest teacher ever. I heard stories. He's mean!! I haven't been in school since 3rd grade, so I barely know anything about normal classes, except with Ms. Bitterman. I replied.
Haha. no I was up. well, my mom forgot to pick me up from the set, so sonny drove me home. i walked in, my mom apologized. she had a phone call, so I couldn't tell her I wrote my first sketch today. : / then, my dad walked in. complaining about money again. he said i should join mack falls. 'blah' and that i'd make more money. my mom tried to tell him i didn't like the cast, and he said that it was probably because i was a freak, and that i dressed weirdly, and that it's because i make my inventions. yeah , my dad loves me. : /
I sent it. I was almost on the verge of tears again. I realized I got another text at 10:58. My mom.
ZORA!!! WHERE ARE YOU?!?!?!?! I'VE BEEN WORRIED SICK!!! TEXT ME AS SOON AS YOU CAN!!!!
Yeah. She totally cared. She didn't think to call. I texted her back.
I stayed at sonny's. don't be worried. i heard what Dad said, and i'm sure the whole world did too. i'll be home tomorrow. going to bed. night.
I pressed send. I got another text. Sarah. I just want to go to bed.
OMG!! i could kill him!! why would he say that?!?! i thought he cared about you. i guess not. shit. ms. dabner was about to catch me. gtg. love you. bye.
I didn't reply. I saw that the TV was on the title menu for the So Random! disc. I put in the next one. I watched it 'til I fell asleep.
I knocked on Marshall's office door. "Hey Marshall. I finished the sketch. I hope you like it. I know the rest of the cast does." I felt really confident.
"Okay kiddo. Let me see." I handed it to him. He read through it. "I'm sorry Zora, but this is horrible. I would expect you would write something better than this. Come on. But don't worry, Tawni got a whole new sketch for next week's episode. Just rewrite another one for a sketch in about a month. You can go." He passed me back the sketch. I walked out. I walked to Tawni and Sonny's dressing room.
"TAWNI!!!!" I screamed. I was so mad. I worked so hard on this sketch. "What sketch did you write?!?!"
"Oh…Zora. I didn't expect you to find out so early. Haha. Umm…yeah. I wrote a sketch. You're in it." She passed it to me. It was my sketch!!!!
"TAWNI!! WHAT THE HELL?!?! THIS IS MY SKETCH!!! AND FOR YOU TO STEAL IT A WEEK BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY IS LOW. SO LOW. YOU MARCH TO MARSHALL'S OFFICE NOW AND TELL HIM YOU STOLE MY SCRIPT!!!" I cannot believe she'd do this to me. Sonny then walked in.
"Zora. What's going on?!?! Why are you yelling?!?" She asked.
"Take a look at 'Tawni's' script." I air quoted her name. Sonny read it.
"Wow. Tawni…. I'm impressed. This is so-"
"WHAT!!!!! WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'TAWNI'!?!?! I WROTE THAT SCRIPT!!!!" I told her. Woah. Sonny forgot?!
"Uhh…Zora. You showed us the one about the clothes. How Tawni was a pair of shoes. I mean, why would someone put a pair of shoes in the washer??"
"Yo guys. What's going on?" Nico walked in.
"Zora. What's all your screaming about?" Grady asked.
"TAWNI STOLE MY SCRIPT!!!!" I said. How many times do I have to say this? Well, if Sonny didn't remember, than Nico and Grady are sure to. They read it.
"Tawni…."Nico said.
"Finally! I've been trying to-"
"This is wonderful!! It's so funny!! Zora you should be grateful she put you in the script." Nico said. What?!?!
"No no no no no no!!! I wrote it!!" Just then, Marshall called me to his office. I ran down there.
"Marshall, I wrote the-"
"Zora. The castmates are complaining. You're fired. Pack up your stuff and move to Mackenzie Falls. Chad needs someone to play his cousin. Bye." NOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
"!!!! I ahte that show!!!! No no no no no no no no no!!" Chad walked in.
"Hey Zora. Come into the falls. It's fun there." I screamed to the top of my lungs.
I woke up. It was 8:34AM. Good thing I really didn't scream. Wait. I take that back, 'cause Sonny was in the kitchen doorway, and gave me the oddest look. "Sorry. Bad dream. Yeah. Umm… I'll go get dressed."
"Zora, did you have a dream that Marshall didn't like your script?"She asked.
"Oh. Was I talking in my sleep?"
"No. I can just tell by the look on your face. I've had that dream too. Don't worry. Go get dressed. We're leaving in an hour." At that, I brought my bag into the bathroom. I packed a pair of purple and black striped tights, a black skirt, a purple long sleeve, and a black short sleeve over that. As I was brushing my teeth, Sonny knocked on the door. While I was spitting, I told her to come in. "Hey. Do you want to use my straightener? You can if you want." She handed it to me. After I wiped off my mouth, I nodded.
"Thanks. So when are we leaving? And how are we getting there?" I asked.
"My mom is gonna drive us. She always leaves in the morning early to get a coffee. She comes back, drops us off at the set, and goes to work. So, I'll be getting dressed." She left. I normally don't straighten my hair, but since my father is so desperate for me to be normal, I decided to be a little different, and be a bit more normal. Although my outfit isn't normal. Good thing I packed knee-high black boots, or I wouldn't be able to wear my flip flops. I plugged in the straightener. As I wait for it to warm up, I take out my make-up bag. Even though I was only 11, I still wear make-up. I started wearing it when I was 10. My mom taught me how to put it on. I only wear mascara though. She told me that when I turned 12, in a week, I can start wearing eyeliner. I don't really want to though. It looks like I'll poke myself in the eye. My mom doesn't want me to look like a tramp, so we're going one step at a time for steps of make-up. I was happy about that. After my mascara, I straightened my hair. I almost forgot that I had side bangs, since I put them in the pigtails so often. I straightened my hair for a half hour. It would usually take me 10 minutes, but today it took longer. I only straighten my hair for company parties, and my dad hasn't had one for 3 months. So I've been doing whatever with it. After I was done, I took one last look in the mirror, and thought I was successful. I opened the door, with my bag in hand, and packed my flip flops. I put my bag by the door. I was sitting on the couch, shutting the DVD player off with the remote. I saw the latest issue of Tween Weekly on the table in front of me. It had Chad on it, obviously. There was a rumor going around he was dating Tawni. Hahahahaha. Right. Like that would ever happen. She absolutely hates him, and it's likewise for Chad. They keep denying it, but you know Santiago works.
"Hey Sonny, did you see this??" I yelled to her. I heard the door open. She was putting her belt on.
"See what??" I showed her the cover.
"Isn't this hilarious?? Like this would ever happen!!" I told her. She just got done with her belt. Her hair was in a side pony, haha different like me, and black skinnies. She had a black and white sweater, with a pair of navy blue heals. They went with her tank top.
"Haha. I know right? They are so not- woah!!" I guess she noticed my hair. " Your hair, is so cute!! I didn't know you had side bangs!!"
"Ha. I didn't know either!" Just then, her phone rang.
"Hey mom…Oh you are? Okay. We'll be right down." At that, I picked up my bag, and waited at the door. She hung up, ran to her room, got her bag, and came back. She walked in front of me, I trailed behind.
"I guess we're both trying different looks." I said.
"What do you mean?" She asked with a confused face.
"Oh. Well I straightened my hair, and you have it in a side pony." I stated. It made her look so much older. We went into the elevator. She pressed G for ground floor.
"Haha. Right? I wanted to try something different." She said. Something was up. She wasn't as, what's the word, sunny, as she usually is.
"Hey. You okay??" I asked. I knew she was gonna say nothing, but it was worth a shot.
"Nothing," told you "You won't understand."
"Sonny, I told you about my whole life last night, you maybe told me one thing, tell me." We got off the elevator.
"Okay. But don't tell my mom. Don't mention it in the car."
"Okay. What's going on??" I ask. I was worried.
"My dad called me last night."
