Chapter 2: Upside-Down Smiley Faces.

:D its Matt.

  Hannah looked at herself in the mirror. Her frizzy brown hair was sticking to her face. This is what she looked when she got up in the mornings. It was the second day that she wasn't in her house.

     She splashed cool water on her face to wake herself up before whipping her face off. She turned on the shower and got in.

"Hannah! Come out here I want you to meet someone!" Sonny shouted through the door.

"I can't." She replied.

"And why not?"

"Because I'm naked." That's all it took for Sonny to walk away.

 

     At school she found herself looking at an extremely familiar face. Of course she didn’t think that he would remember her so she made no effort to say hi. She simply sat in class and waited until she would be free.

     Hannah stopped by her locker to get her books for her homework.

"I know you're Sonny's cousin, but you look vaguely familiar." Matt said stopping next to her.

"Ya, you too. When we were four I use to visit Sonny and we would all play together." She replied smiling at the memory.

"Oh, yeah, you were the one that taught me how to play scooter tag." Matt said jumping.

"Oh, and you would always fall off when you tried to tag me." She replied.

"I got scars." Matt said pointing to his stomach.

     Hannah and Matt walked home to Sonny's house. Matt lived on the same street but a little farther down. That's how they knew each other.

"So, I heard that Son-Son has a band." Hannah said smirking.

"Yeah, and I'm in it. I play guitar." Matt said proudly.

"what happened to that kid that always bragged that he was better than you?"

"Oh, Chase, he's in the band too. But I'm lead." They stopped in front of Sonny's house.

"Do you guys have band practice tonight?" Hannah asked him.

"Yeah, and I know you'll be there." Matt said as he walked away.

 

     Trevor's day was less than perfect. He was constantly reminded of Molly with every girl that talked to him. He was free and on the market, and the ladies definitely noticed.

"Trevor, I swear if you don't stop moping around I'm going to kick you." Chase said walking over to his car.

"Molly likes to kick me." Trevor responded with a sigh. "Ouch!" he screeched when Alex decided to kick him.

"Come on, we got to get to Sonny's, maybe that'll cheer Mr. Grumpy over here up." Chase said getting into the passenger's seat.

     Once they arrived at Sonny's house they got their instruments out of the trunk.

"Hey, dude you're on time for once!" Alex shouted when he saw Matt in the kitchen.

"Mh, you need to try these brownies, they make you fuzzy inside." Matt said rubbing his stomach. Alex grabbed the half-eaten brownie and popped it into his mouth.

"Matt, I feel tingly." Alex said surprised.

"Hey, Trev, how you feeling?" Matt said handing him a brownie. Trevor put it on the counter and walked down to the basement.

"Wow, I didn't know it was that bad." Matt commented as the other's nodded.

     When Trevor walked down into the basement Sonny wasn't there. It was extremely unusual for him not to be there since practice was at his house. 

"Where's Sonny?" Chase said plugging in his amp.

"I'm here, I was delayed." he said walking in.

"Let's do the acoustic one we were working on." Matt suggested.

     Alex and Trevor sung this one together. They both played the guitar and it as basically the best song they played so far. The melody would make you smile and the lyrics said the exactly the words you were too scared to say. The atmosphere when the song was playing changed and the sound of their voices made the Earth stop turning just to listen.

     Trevor started the song with a couple chords and then sang his parts. In the chorus Trevor and Alex’s voices blended together and just as the second chorus ended, a girl Trevor had never seen before walked in. He secretly watched her and only her as the song went on. As the last chords were played he broke his stare to catch the eyes of Molly.

“That was a wonderful song.” She said clapping.

“We try.” Alex responded for Trevor.

            Trevor didn’t know what to do or what to say. There she was in all her glory, Trevor’s Molly.

“Before you said you wanted me to hear a song and I thought-“

“Well, you thought wrong.” Trevor said putting down his guitar and leaving.

“I’ll go talk to him.” Chase said walking after him. Who knew that this would be the girl to cause Trevor to become a serial dater.

 

            “Uh, well, Hannah that was Trevor, the guy who just walked out, Chase went after him, that’s Matt, Trevor’s younger brother Alex, and that is Trevor’s ex-girlfriend, whom none of us like.” Sonny whispered the last part to Hannah. “Guys, meet Hannah.” He said introducing them.

“Were you the one that made the brownies?” Alex asked her. She nodded, “We’re going to be best friends!” he said pouncing on her.

“Alex, don’t get your cooties all over my cousin.” Sonny pouted.

“And we’re back.” Chase said followed by Trevor who had his head hung low.

“I should go bye guys.” Molly said waving before walking up the stairs.

“I want a brownie! Come on Hannah! Let’s go get those lovely brown squares of love!” Alex said before grabbing Hannah up the stairs. Hannah whizzed past Trevor. “My brother really needs a brownie.” Alex shouted so that Trevor could overhear.

“Yeah right, like a brownie will actually make me feel better.” Trevor grumbled. Alex ran down the stairs and shoved a brownie in Trevor’s mouth.

“My stomach feels fuzzy.” Trevor said before following the other’s up the stairs.

 

            After the long dinner of brownies and powered sugar, Hannah was officially worn out. Unfortunately, Sonny’s sugar high hadn’t disappeared yet so she had to bare two more hours of excruciating annoyance until it was late enough to go to bed.

Ding Dong!

            Hannah scurried over to open the door but ended up slamming into it because she slipped on the wood floor.

“Ouch, oh hi.” She said seeing Trevor on the other side.

“I left my guitar.” He said walking in. Hannah followed him into the basement.

“Are you stalking me?” he asked her.

“No, I’m just making sure you didn’t lie.”

“So, you’re calling me a lair?”

“Yes.” She smirked.

“Well, it takes one to know one.” And with that he walked out.