I hope the prologue was good as all of you expected but I am trying to be creative as I can. Anyways, here is chapter 1 Once again, let me know if you see any grammatical errors or some things you wish for me to change. Hopefully you'll love chapter 1.
It was now 11 PM and Sulley was still awake. He decided to read the Chronicles of Narnia. Even though in his college days, he never enjoyed studying or reading books, but he changed now. Mike insisted him to read the book because it was full of immortals and monsters. Sulley took consideration for that, even though at first he thought it would be boring. Later, he enjoyed The Magician's Nephew. He sat down in his lounging chair right near the fireplace and read only 4 chapters. He then yawned and closed the book. He walked into the kitchen, brewed some coffee and drank it til 12 AM. He thought about how weird Hannah reacted. "Why would Hannah try to hide something from me? It's not like I'm going to get furious at her", Sully thought. It was 12:30 AM and he was tired so he went off to bed.
Sulley dreamed he and Hannah were at the pond on broad daylight. Sulley holds her hand but Hannah reacted. She then screamed at Sulley for touching her and slapped him in the face. Hannah soon gasps and runs away from Sulley, saying she doesn't want to see him again in her lifetime. Then, Sulley heard beeping in his dream. He reacted as well and covered his ears tight. It felt like he wanted to scream but he couldn't bear how loud the beep was. Then he woke up surprised and fell out of his bed. The loud beep he heard came from his alarm clock. Sulley then groaned and marched right into the bathroom. He took a shower and thought about Hannah slapping him at the same time. "Somehow, I have this feeling that Hannah doesn't like me anymore. Sometimes I can be such a jerk."
Sulley got out of the shower and brushed his teeth. He also thought about his friends. Now that Mike was married with Celia, he no longer lives with him. He also became a parent now. He also thinks about Amanda, with her cute turquoise eyeball. Her soft smiles whenever she is in a good mood. Mike was right about the comparison between Amanda and Boo. He was right. They do happen to have the same personality. Then there's little Boo. Her appearance totally changed now. She was seven now and then he worried if she'll change too well. Sulley soon gave a spit and headed into the kitchen. He brewed some tea this time and had a croissant. He didn't have the appetite today so it was a short breakfast. He did some push-ups for 10 minutes and sit-ups for 5 minutes. It was 6 AM and Mike went to his wardrobe.
He wore a black tie with white stripes for work and grabbed his stuff in a suitcase. Today was Friday and he really wants to finish the meeting at Monsters Inc. soon. Before he went out, he wanted to give Hannah a call. He dialed her phone number and waited patiently for her to answer. Sadly, she never answered. "I guess she decided to go early", Sulley thought. to He walked out of the apartment and said hello to many of his neighbors. "I wonder if I'll change too", Sulley thought. He arrived at the factory and said hello to his workers. He spotted Mike and Celia waiting for him at Celia's work area. "Hey Sulley", shouted Mike. "Hey Mike, Celia", said Sulley with a smile. "Good news Sulley. I finally found a babysitter for little Amanda and turns out she was an interesting monster. She babysat a lot of young monster children and she would be happy to be Amanda's babysitter for now on. Now that I got that taken care of, I can finally go to work", said Celia. "Good for you Celia", said Sulley. "Hey buddy, you don't look so good. Had a rough night", asked Mike with concern.
"Actually yes. I had this strange dream where I was holding Hannah's hand and she was so mad, she slapped me in the face. I think that dream tells me she doesn't like me", said Sulley with a deep sigh.
"That's nonsense. I'm pretty sure Hannah still loves you. Just because you had that dream, that doesn't mean she hates you. I'm sure there's a logical explanation for this", said Celia.
"Celia's right Sul. You can't let a single dream drag you down because all of a single dream. Lighten up", said Mike.
"I guess so", said Sulley with a deep voice. The three monsters walked right into the meeting room. They were pretty early and no one was in the meeting room. "We'll be right back Sul. We need to get some paperwork done before we start morning's meeting", said Mike. "Okay take your time", said Sulley. Sulley decided to stay in the meeting room before it starts. Then Hannah walked right into the room and was surprised to see her boyfriend all alone. "Oh, James", said Hannah. "Good morning Hannah", said Sulley.
"You're here early. So you were going to tell me something right?"
"Well, I was gonna ask you a question but I guess not."
"Oh no, that won't be necessary James. Please ask me. I promise I won't get mad."
Sulley sighed and decided to tell her his question. "Hannah", said Sulley. "Do you…. still love me?"
There was an awkward silence to both monsters. Hannah bit her lip nervously and Sulley moved his fingers on the table, drumming them. "James. As much as I want to tell you, I truly do love you", said Hannah calmly. "Now if you'll excuse me, I must get the files for you before the meeting starts." Sulley nodded and let her go. Sulley went to the window and looked down. He gave out a deep sigh and thought, "Is Hannah actually hiding her true feelings from me?" The meeting started at 10AM and everyone talked about how laughter from children is more invigorating than a scream. They also show the production of laughter rates this year and it gone up from high to the highest energy they can support the city. The meeting ended at 1 PM and Sulley left early. He wanted to get ready before the party tonight. It was going to be held at Montropolis's Sky Lounge, located in middle of Downtown Montropolis. Sulley decided to do a quick workout before he gets ready for the party. He jogged about 5 miles around the block and did more push-ups for one hour. Then he went to his wardrobe and changed to a formal suit, that is black and has a pen in the pocket. He didn't wore a tie this time so it was no tie. He decided to walk downtown, where Celia, Mike, and Hannah are supposed to meet. It was 6 PM and Sulley saw Mike wearing a bowtie and Celia in a silver dress, with matching silver shoes and a purse. However, he didn't saw his girlfriend.
"You didn't saw Hannah yet didn't you", asked Sulley. Both monsters nodded no and Sulley sighed.
"She's probably coming late James", said Celia trying to comfort Sulley.
"Maybe she had a car accident", said Mike.
Sulley ignored them, since he couldn't understand why Hannah didn't show up. 7 PM struck and the party soon began. The party was held at the 10th floor of the Sky Lounge. It was a large lobby that had velvet blue. The carpet was blue as well, along with the decorations. People soon lined up to sign up in the guest book. Many waiters and waitresses were serving roasted monster asparaguses, with crackers and cheese. Mike, Sulley, and Celia sat at one of the round tables. "Shouldn't we wait for Hannah", asked Sulley. "I'm sure she'll be here Sulley, be patient", said Celia. The three monsters requested raspberry cordial as their drinks. The waitress went into the drink station near the bar and served them their raspberry cordial. She also served them the roasted asparaguses with crackers and cheese. Mike decided to give his cheese to Sulley, since he doesn't like it. The three monsters soon ate the dinner and drank their raspberry cordial. "I guess it's time to dance", said Mike. "But what about Hannah", asked Sulley. "Well, if me and Celia are done dancing, maybe you can dance with Celia for a while", said Mike. "Okay", said Sulley. Both Celia and Mike hit to the dance floor and the big blue monster saw them dance to the night away. 2 hours past and Hannah still didn't show up.
Suddenly, Sulley spotted Hannah, wearing a pink gown and a pink flower on her hair. Sulley was thrilled she finally arrived but she noticed something. She was not alone. In fact, Hannah was with another monster. He was muscular and had pale eyes. He has red hair and his skin was maroon. He wore a grey suit with a flower in a pocket and had a silver tie. Sulley soon widen his eyes and couldn't believe what Hannah is doing. He marched through the crowd and tapped Hannah.
"Hannah Peterson! What in the world you're doing?"
Hannah was startled with fear and he found out her secret. She was actually ditching Sulley out of their relationship. "James! I uh, well ummm! Did you know this guy's name is Thibault and he is a scarer, only he works at Fear Co. Please, please don't get mad", said Hannah. "I see what you're here. You're here with him because you don't like me! I thought you'd be my girlfriend but I guess I was wrong! How could you ever do this to me! We both work at Monsters Inc. and you're going to elope with him? I should have never trusted you! You were my secretary to manage the meetings so well! Not only you're cheating on me, but you're giving you're loyalty away from Monsters Inc.!"
"James, I would never do such a thing. I stumbled to him one time at the coffee shop where he helped me pick up my things and"
Sulley stopped her for a second. "Hannah", he said softly. "I don't believe you."
Hannah dropped her mouth with worry. "James please doesn't get mad. He's just a friend. When you called he visited me for an hour and we talked about our interests and…. Oops", said Hannah blurting out those magic words that made Sulley drop his mouth too.
"Hannah. I think it's time, we break up. Couples don't give up their loyalty to their loves. Take Celia and my old roommate Mike for example. They're a team and share their love to each other. They're love shows how strong their trust, friendship, and interests. I don't like to say this, but I think our relationship will come to an end", said Sulley with a displeased face.
Hannah gasped in fear and frowned at Sulley for 3 seconds and slapped him in the face. Everyone, including Mike and Celia, watched the Hannah's abuse towards James P Sullivan, one of the top scarers before Monsters Inc. used laughter instead and CEO of the factory. Sulley was surprised with deep sadness and runs away from Hannah. The crowd decided to forget the situation and partied on. However, Mike and Celia were concern know, seeing Hannah's abuse towards Sulley. "Pal! Are you okay", asked Mike. Sulley felt like he wanted to burst into tears but hid it away from his two friends. "Yes, yes I'm okay really. It was just an accident and", he choked to tears as he couldn't hold it much longer. "Oh dear", sighed Celia.
"You guys, just go back to the dance floor. I'll be here in the bar, alone", said Sulley.
"Sulley, we're not leaving until you get a grip. Tell us what happened", said Mike.
"Just Go! Why do you need to know! That stupid Hannah cheated on me for a maroon monster named Thibault! She dumped me! That crappy Hannah can have Thibault all she wants! I don't need her anymore! We're through! Our relationship is over! And", but Sulley stopped for a second and saw both, Mike and Celia surprised the way he acted.
"You guys…. just….. dance. You guys deserve this night to be special. Dance. I'll be here, at the bar, coping", said Sulley with a sad tone.
The two couple soon walked away sadly to the dance floor. Sulley was thirsty so he asked the waiter to get him a glass of raspberry cordial. He drank with depression, thinking about the dream's strong connection towards Hannah's abuse. "How could she? I thought she was my girlfriend. I thought I could rely on her, the same way as Mike and Celia. Bah! Who cares about love! I rather rot to the floor and not think about love!"
It was 12 AM and the party was about to end in 1 hour. Sulley drank almost 7 raspberry cordials and did not felt like himself at all and closed his eyes with depression. Then he felt like two people were behind him. It was Mike and Celia, waiting for their furry friendly blue monster to respond. "Hey Pal, are you okay", asked Mike. Sulley did not respond back.
"James, are you there", asked Celia. Once again, he didn't respond back
"James! Get a hold of yourself! Wake up! It's me and Celia!"
Sulley turned around and saw dizziness. His hair was all messed up, he still has the scar Hannah gave him, and his eyes were red with tears coming down his eyes. "Bah! Love! Who needs love? I rather not be with her anyways", said Sulley sadly. "Don't get me wrong, but I think Sulley drank too much raspberry cordial", said Mike. "You mean, he's drunk", asked Celia. Mike nodded sadly. "I wanna go home", moaned Sulley. He stand up walking in a weird way and yes, sadly, he is drunk, and was holding a bottle of raspberry cordial in his hand. "Let's get you home, James", whispered Mike. Mike and Celia put their arms together with him and Sulley couldn't bear the niceness of his friends. He was still dizzy and soon ran towards a lamppost. He banged his head towards the lamppost and both Mike and Celia dragged him to Mike's Car. Sulley was soon in the depression stage, where he couldn't bear how Hannah cheated him.
At 1 AM, they got to Sulley's Apartment and took him to his room. "Hannah. Why? WHY DID YOU HAD TO DUMP ME", moaned Sulley. "Oh dear, this is getting worse as you have to expect", said Celia.
"Poor Sulley", said Mike.
"Leave me alone you two. I don't ever want to experience that again. Please tell Hannah that she is fired and no longer my secretary", said Sulley. Both monsters nodded and slowly tip toe away out of the room.
"Schmoopsie poo, maybe I should keep Sul company for the night", said Mike.
"Okay googley bear, but be back before the sun rises", said Celia
"I will"
The two couple kissed their goodbyes. Celia stared at Sulley's door for a minute and sighed. She left and Mike decided to stay awake for a while. He rested his eye for an hour and woke up at 3 AM. He wanted to make Sulley a feel better gift so he made a French toast for him to eat and a glass of milk. He wrote a small letter for him.
"Dear Sulley,
I'm sorry about what happened to you last night. That Hannah Peterson acted like a jerk to you and she let you down. Forget about her. I will tell her she is fired because you told her so and she'll will be gone before you know it. I hope you feel better soon.
Your best friend,
~Mikey
P.S. Please don't get sad. I know how love can get out of hand."
Mike soon left at 5 AM, and Sulley woke up at 6 AM. It turns out he was the jerk once again. "Why Hannah? Why", whispered Sulley in a sad tone and begin to tear up.
Yeah, this chapter was a bit too much but I'm trying to create suspense at least. I can't believe Hannah cheated on Sulley. Poor guy. I wonder if he'll cope it out, on the next chapter.