"Mom!" the Kentucky resident, Sonny Munroe, yelled to her mother, "We can't move to Illinois! I've gotten so used to Covington!" she whined, unpacking her suitcase each time her mom packed it.

"Son, we have to. This is a once in a lifetime job offer. You'll meet new people and make new friends. Promise," Ms. Munroe smiled trying to comfort her daughter.

"Whatever," Sonny rolled her eyes and exited the room. This was not fair, she thought, she was just beginning to like Covington, Kentucky better than their old home in Michigan. Her mom always had to get a new job. Somehow they were always once in a lifetime offers. She wasn't aware that once in a lifetime chances happened 4 or 5 times.

Sonny decided to call her best friend, Zora Lancaster, and her best guy friend, Grady Mitchell. She dug into her pocket for her new cell phone. She quickly dialed Zora's number, first.

The phone rang 6 or 7 times until she heard Mrs. Lancaster answered on the other line, "Hello?" she greeted.

"Ms. Lancaster, it's me... Sonny," she smiled, knowing - hoping - Zora's mom remembered her.

"Sonny, who?" Ms. Lancaster asked in a panicked tone, "Who is.. Who is this!"

"Calm down, Ms. Lancaster. Sonny Munroe, Zora's best friend.." she sighed. Gosh, how much did this woman actually remember?

"Oh! Hello, Sonny. Zora's here, one second," the forgetful woman sighed a sigh of relief.

Sonny chuckled and then heard someone scream, "ZORA!" "Ow.." she muttered to herself.

"Hey, Son," Zora giggled. Sonny and Zora always made jokes about how forgetful her, Zora, mom was.

"Hey, Zor!" Sonny greeted her best friend since she moved to Kentucky, "Bad news."

"Uh-oh. What is it?" Zora exhaled deeply.

"My mom got a job offer... in Illinois!" she cried to her best friend.

"W- Wow.." Zora stammered, "Well.. I hear a lot of cute guys are in Illinois," Zora tried to cheer up her best friend.

"Yeah, sure there are," Sonny Munroe sighed. This wasn't what her mom promised. They were supposed to be in Kentucky for at least 1 year. It'd only been 10 months.

"Sorry, Son." There was an extremely awkward silence between the two now upset teens, "I'll let you call Grady," Zora said slowly.

"Yea, thanks. Bye Zora," Sonny frowned, now it was awkward when she talked to her best friend, "We're supposed to leave in 4 days, by the way," she informed her.

"Four days!" Zora shrieked, "Uh-oh. No, Mom, don't touch that! Gotta go, Son!" then the line went dead.

Sonny flopped on the couch in the living room, "Now to call Grady," she muttered to herself.

Grady Mitchell. Sonny Munroe's best guy friend, ever. He had had a crush on her before but she told him it'd be way too awkward to break the friendship and date. Besides that, she didn't feel that way about him.

Ring. Ring. Ring. "Hey, Sonny!" Grady yelled into the phone excitedly.

Sonny giggled, "Yo, Grady. I've got some news..." she said, slowly.

"Ooh! News! What is it?" he said quickly and happily. He most likely thought she was about to admit some kind of undying love for him.. No.

"I'm m- moving.." she stuttered, lying down on the couch, "To Illinois."

"Oh.. This is awkward..." Yup, sure was. "Maybe you'll like it there!" her optimist friend cried into the friend. He was upset. They both knew he didn't want her to leave. Grady Mitchell still thought they could find the spark.. Whatever he meant by that.

"Yeah.. In four days.. Sorry," she didn't know what she was apologizing for, but she felt she needed to.

"It's okay," he searched his mind for the right words, "I'll let you pack."

"Uh, thanks. Goodbye, Grady."

"Bye, Sonny. I love you."

"Um, what?" her eyes widened in shock.

"Don't friends say that to each other?" he asked confused.

"Well, girls do. I've never seen a guy tell a girl he loves her.. as a friend?" she admitted, "ANYWAY, goodbye, Grady. I'll miss having a friend like you," she smiled weakly. She honestly would miss having a friend like Grady. But everything happens for a reason. She was meant to go to Illinois.

"Yeah, bye, Munroe," and the line went dead.. again. She didn't even get a proper goodbye with her best friends in the whole world.

"Hi, Son!" her mom entered the living room with her daughter's suitcase.

"Mother," she said angrily, rolling her eyes.

"I'm sorry, Sonny. Really, I am. But you'll find something to do in Illinois," the woman promised.

"Sure, I will," Sonny plastered a sarcastic smile on her face. Her mother rolled her eyes and sighed.

"Teenagers."

"PARENTS!" Sonny yelled loudly, intentionally.

She was meant to go to Illinois. She just didn't know why.