The car was an interesting experience. Chad was anxiously tapping on his legs the whole car ride.
"Is this a damn joke?" Chad cried out suddenly. His head snapped to the left to glare at Sonny.
"What?!" Sonny asked, appalled. "I don't even know what's going on! Are you hurt?"
"No, i'm not hurt!" Chad exclaimed as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Okay. Well, what happened then?" She pressed.
"I was called out of my flawless rehearsal saying there was a family emergency! Then I found out my parents were in an accident! What the hell?" He shouted.
"Chad, please calm down. We'll figure it all out when we get there." She tried to soothe him. He continued to tap on his legs.
The minute Sonny pulled into the parking lot, Chad shot himself out of the car. He ran up to the main doors and made his way to the front desk quickly. He had no idea if Sonny was behind him, but he frankly didn't care.
"Hi-" the receptionist began.
"Hi, don't care." Chad rudely interrupted. "I was told my parents have been in an accident."
"Okay." The receptionist, Kelly, eyed him. "Your parents' names?"
"Elise and Mark Cooper." He tapped impatiently.
Kelly looked up, her face pale.
Chad heard the doors of the hospital open, and he assumed it was just Sonny.
"Elise and Mark Cooper passed away only a half hour ago. They were in critical condition and didn't make it."
Chad's heart stopped. Or at least he thought it stopped. Nothing seemed to be moving. The ground met his back quickly as he fell into unconsciousness.
When Chad awoken, there were two people hovering over him. A nurse, he thought, and Sonny. He recognized Sonny instantly. They both looked extremely concerned.
"Wha- What's going on?" Chad slurred.
"Chad," the nurse began, "You passed out."
Everything came flooding back to Chad in huge rushes. Rehearsal. Office. Condor. Parents. Accident. Hospital. Sonny. Dead. Critical condition. This couldn't be happening.
Sonny helped him sit up, and the nurse offered him a paper cup filled with water. He pushed it away.
"What happened to my parents?" He outraged.
"Chad, come with me." The nurse pulled Chad up gently when she noticed others in the waiting room began to stare.
He followed the nurse numbly, with Sonny close behind him.
The nurse sat him down in an enclosed office looking room. She shut the door, and Chad noticed Sonny sat close next to him.
"Chad, your parents were in a car crash this morning. It was reported immediately, but they were in such poor condition that they died minutes after arriving at the hospital." She stated.
Chad's mouth hung open. He refused to let any tears fall. After all, he was in shock.
"What?" He heard every word she said, but he just couldn't believe it.
"I am so sorry about your situation." The nurse responded sympathetically.
Chad ignored her. Her felt a hand on his. Was it Sonny's? The nurse's? He had no clue, and he didn't care. All his mind could wrap around was his now deceased parents.
"I-I need to go." Chad said, getting up.
"Wait." The nurse started. "Before you go, we're going to need some contact information, as well as other members of your family's phone numbers. We need these on file for medical purposes."
Chad numbly answered all of her questions and once he had given her all the information she needed, he stood up, and walked out.
Sonny got up right away and followed him.
"Go away, Monroe." He called to her bitterly.
"I'm your ride home, Chad." Sonny stated simply.
Chad sighed as he realized that. He blinked back angry tears.
He waited for her to unlock the car, and made his way into the vehicle.
The ride back to the studios was silent. Sonny didn't dare speak. What do you say to a kid with no parents? How do you comfort them?
Chad stared blankly out the window the whole ride. He didn't feel like discussing anything. Everything hurt. The clouds were dark outside and everything may as well been gloomy. There was no breeze, in fact, everything was still. And Chad felt still. He felt like he could never move again.
When they arrived, no one got out of the car for a moment.
"Chad, uh, there was no rehearsal today. So do you wanna come to my set with me? I mean, I figure you don't wanna be with anyone right now. And no one's in my dressing room so, yeah." She rambled. She waited for a cruel response from Chad but all she got was an "Okay." It was quiet, and it sounded sad. Well, duh, it was sad. But she had never heard Chad sound so broken.
They both got out of the car and Sonny locked it as they headed into the building.
She had to lead her way to her dressing room. Chad's mind was too fuzzy too remember what rooms were where.
"And here we are." Sonny stated. She shut the door behind them. It was weird being here with just Chad. She was so used to Tawni being at her vanity, or Zora climbing through the vents.
But it was pure silence.
And then, Chad collapsed. He fell onto the nearby chair and started to cry. Hard.