A Restless Night
Bolt turned from side to side while trying to get comfortable in his bed. He felt tired. His eyes drooped, but his mind wouldn't let him sleep. His thoughts focused on his busy schedule tomorrow. He was going spend the day at the studio with Penny to record the season finale of his famous TV show. Ever since he returned home, every day, his life was busy from the moment the sun came up to the moment it set. Constantly recording scene after scene to make up for lost time when he went missing. The studio recorded and aired a new episode every week just to catch up.
He knew his powers weren't real, but he was still a star actor. For as long as he could remember, he always believed his powers were real. His whole life, he thought he was a hero with these silly powers. Now, this super dog character was simply a second identity for him. He heard the studio had tried replacing him with a doppelganger, but had no success with recording to the quality they desired. There really was only one Bolt and that gave him some comfort.
He was excited though. The studio was giving him and Penny a break after this last day of recording. The crew kept him and Penny at the studio every day for the past two weeks to make up for lost time. He enjoyed acting and working with his lovely owner, Penny, but it left him exhausted every day. And yet, he found himself having trouble sleeping at night, despite feeling so tired. He hated the reason why, for he didn't like to admit it.
Mittens is a cat who befriended Bolt when he was lost. She led him back home and because of her, she was the one who opened his eyes about the false reality he had been living in. She showed him the true life of a dog, well, the life of a normal dog anyway. They became close friends in the time they spent together while traveling across the country to get Bolt home. It's been a few weeks since he last saw her. They didn't exactly leave off on a good note, but he didn't want start remembering. Needless to say, after a small dispute, they went their separate ways and Bolt has not seen her since then.
This was the fourth night in a row that she had crossed his mind. He missed her and wondered. Did she think about him at night? If she did, how long did she think about him? Did she miss him too? He wondered how she was doing and what she was up to. See any cute toms? Or even another… dog? He couldn't even finish the thought and shook it away before he could finish it. He thought about all the new events in his life he wanted to tell her. How he was finishing the first season of his show and some of the fans he met, including a cute shepherd. He thought about what he would say to her first if they met again. He imagined himself hugging her and not letting go, not knowing what to say, despite planning out everything he wanted to ask and tell her.
Another hour passed with him lost in his thoughts. Before he realized it, he finally fell asleep and was dreaming about his friend.