In the car, Sonny didn't know what to say. Stupidly, she asked, "Do you wanna talk?" Chad stared at her radio longingly, in deep thought. "Chad?" She asked again.

His head snapped up, his blue eyes still dull. "Yeah?" His voice wasn't normal. She wondered if he even slept at all last night.

"Did you wanna talk?" She tried again.

He played with his fingers and stared at them. "Am I a bad person?"

"What?" Sonny asked. The only sound to be heard was the sound of the car's directional.

"Am I bad person?" He asked louder this time. There was a crack in is voice at the end of his sentence, and it hit Sonny like a knife in her chest. Of course he wasn't a bad person. He was one of Sonny's favorite people in the world.

"No. Why do you ask?" She stared at him. His jaw was clenched and his eyes were pooled with tears.

"I feel like...like maybe my parents died because I was a bad person. Like this is karma for being so rude and conceited." He shuttered.

"Chad!" Sonny nearly slammed on the brakes. She sighed and pulled the car into her apartment complex parking lot.

"What?" He hissed back at her.

She parked the car and directed her gaze to him. "How on Earth can you think that?" She cried.

"Because!" He yelled. He sank in his seat; feeling bad for shouting at Sonny the way he did.

"Because I was terrible to you." Chad narrowed his eyes at her, but not in a rude way. He looked confused. "Why would you want anything to do with me?"

"If you were terrible to me, then I was horrible to you." Sonny concluded.

Chad managed a small, yet sad, smile. "You were wonderful to me."

Sonny leaned in and brought Chad into a hug. He seemed smaller. He didn't look any smaller, but in her arms, he felt fragile and...petite.

"Let's get some food!" She demanded after letting go of Chad. He nodded and opened the passenger door. Sonny led the way to the inside of the apartment, up the stairs, and into her home.

Chad felt a sense of comfort when he stepped foot into Sonny's apartment. It was cozy, and a bunch of picture frames decorated the living room.

"It's nice." Chad noted after moments of silence.

Sonny smiled at him. "Thanks. I did a lot of the decorating."

"You did a great job." He complimented.

"Thanks, Chad." She blushed slightly. "So, food?"

He nodded eagerly, following her into the kitchen.

The kitchen was small, but Chad wasn't complaining. There were only four seats at the table. He slid out the chair closest to Sonny; who was pulling out pots from the cupboard.

"I was in the mood for Mac n' Cheese." Sonny admitted sheepishly. "That okay with you?"

Chad had to smile. "Of course."

He was super cute when he smiled. And Sonny wondered why she had never really paid attention to his smile before.

Sonny nodded and grinned. "Great." She began boiling the water, and then sat in the chair next to Chad.

"Wait," Chad started. "Don't you have rehearsal today? Are you sure i'm not-"

"Chad, really, you're fine. No rehearsal until 8 tonight. We've got time." She insisted.

Chad's heart sank and he had no idea why. Maybe it was because he knew he would be lonely tonight. Sonny would have to go to rehearsal, and he couldn't bother her while she was working. He was going to have to be by himself, and who knows how that would play out.

Sonny must have noticed the glum look on his face. "Everything okay?"

"Just dandy." Chad replied bitterly.

Sonny felt horrible. She reached for one of his hands that was resting on the top of the table. He snatched it away; folding his hands in his lap loosely.

"Chad..."

"Just...it's fine, okay? I'm fine." He didn't dare meet eye contact with her.

The water bubbled loudly behind the two, and Sonny shot up to put the noodles in the pot. She stirred for a few minutes, not really knowing how to go about talking to the normally chatty teen beside her.

She tried to put himself in Chad's shoes, but couldn't. She had no idea how he must be feeling. And it pissed her off that the only she could do for him was make him some lunch. She felt like a horrid friend.

She pulled out two pulls from the cupboard. She smiled as she decided to give Chad the blue one. She filled the bowls with the cheesy pasta, and set the food out on the table.

"I thought you might want the blue bowl?" She tried to make him smile.

He stared at the food and realized how un-hungry he was. He couldn't disappoint Sonny like he has all day, however.

"Thanks." He mumbled. He stabbed at the noodles for a moment, feeling Sonny's stare on him.

"What?" He snapped, looking at her. Sonny immediately looked down into her bowl.

Chad could have slapped himself.

"God, Sonny, i'm really sorry. I don't know what's gotten into me..."

"It's fine." She replied quietly.

"No, it's not." Chad sighed deeply. Maybe he should just shut up. He ate maybe 1/4 of his meal before pushing it away, like a small child.

"You don't have to finish it all." Sonny told him, picking up his bowl and setting it on the counter along with hers.

"Sonny, you know I'm sorry, right?" He turned to face her. She nodded quickly.

"It's fine, Chad. We should get back to the studios though."

Chad understood. "Okay. Fine." He stood up and stretched slightly.

"Fine." Sonny replied, a smile dancing on her lips.

Chad looked up, and whipped around to face Sonny. "Good." He breathed out.

"Good!" Sonny cheered. At least some part of the old Chad was still lingering.

Chad smiled to himself. Maybe he could be himself soon enough. He missed bickering with Sonny. And she made him forget the pain in his life.

"So we're good?" Chad played.

Sonny wrapped him into a big hug. "We've never been better." She sighed happily into his chest. Sure, he probably wouldn't stay in this mood, but for now, seeing him smile was enough. He returned the hug after a moment and it felt like heaven to him.