Hawaiian Healing
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Reason why I'm late- Lots of homework and i was too busy reading all you guy's FF stories3
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Chapter 4 – Meeting and Reunion
The next day I woke up with a hangover…..as usual.
But today was different. I was totally wasted. Now I'm going to be in BIG trouble. Not from Alfred, Rosalinda or Corbin. But no other than my family and my agents. I doubt they didn't see the headlines today. "ZAC EFRON PUNCHES PAPARAZZI."
Suddenly, my bedroom door opened revealing Rosalinda rushing to my side with the phone. Her face was panicked and her hands were shaking as she tries to place my hand on the phone. I lazily put the phone against my ear. "Come home. Now." The three words echoed in my ears. I quickly got up on the bed causing me to stumble from my hangover. I groaned and made my way to the bathroom where the beer and vodka from last night met their way back out of my mouth.
As soon as my stomach was settled, Rosalinda helps me onto my bed where she handed me an Advil. I smiled at her sadly and thank her.
"Now now, Mr. Efron do you finally regret going to that bar?"
"Yes" I mumbled. "I told you to call me Zac." I look at her pointedly.
"I know" she turned her back to me, heading to the door. "But I refuse to call you something you're not. You better get going. Someone is expecting you; it's rude to keep them waiting." With that she went out the room, never glancing back at him.
I was stunned by the words Rosa told.
Have I really changed that bad, that my close friends are losing faith in me?
What will my family think?
….. Guess I'm going to find out today.
Yippee!
Driving my black BMW M6 convertible to my parent's mansion I noticed that the paparazzi were taking pictures of me on the car outside the mansion gates.
Shit. How did they know I was coming here?
Well, I shouldn't be surprise. This has been happening since the break and I should of have expected this since I punch one last night.
The gates opened and I quickly zoomed in, escaping from the watchful eyes of the paparazzi. The family's butler Austin (AN: get it; P) opened my door.
"Welcome back Mr. Efron" he greeted me.
"It's good to be back…but I have a feeling this isn't a normal family meeting." I muttered and he smiled sympathetically.
I opened the large double doors and found my little cousin Bella running or trying is more appropriate towards me. As she reaches me she reaches her tiny arms and cling them to my legs. I laugh in surprise and she giggled in response.
"Zac!" she squealed as I took her in my arms.
"Hey cutie, where's everyone?"
She smiled at me in response as if answering to my question. Stupid me. Why would I ask a one year old if she is just learning her words.
Suddenly I heard Heels clicking the hardwood floor coming towards us. "Bella! I told you not to- …Zac you're back" said my aunt Gina who adopted little Bella.
"Why wouldn't I be' I wink at Bella in my arms. She giggled and cuddled more in my body. Gina's facial expression change from surprise to annoyance. She came closer to us and took a squirming and annoyed Bella out of my arms.
"They're in the dining room" she informed me with an icy tone. In her arms, Bella was reaching for me; I look at the direction of the dining room and back to her. I took her out of her arms and began walking.
"What do you think you're doing?" she said angrily, almost yelling.
"She keeps me calm."
When I arrived at the dining room everyone was at the dining table sitting, waiting for me. I took the empty seat and sat with Bella on my lap.
My parent's face has disapproval written all over their faces. While my brother's shows annoyance
"Are you done?" my mother ask me full of anger. I was shock. It's not that I didn't expect her to talk at me with that tone, but the actual question hit me hard.
Puzzled, I said "what?"
"Are you done behaving like this? ….. this.. this LUNATIC behaviour?" she shot up angrily. But before I could even answer my dad beat me to it.
"Doesn't matter on what you think. It's over. Now." He said "At first we let you deal with this whole situation, knowing that you could handle it and move on. He laughs sarcastically. "Boy, were we wrong! You are out of control that our business partners are pulling away from us because they think YOUR behaviour is discouraging people to come to our hotels!" he screech, Causing everyone on the table to jump.
It was a rare occasion that my father yelled. We were a happy type of family. For the most part, until the breakup which turned me into a lunatic. I heard Bella whimper slightly at the noise. I rub her back to soothe her.
I hissed. "Stop yelling! You're scaring her." He took a glance at Bella in my arms and his expression became calm as my mother, Starla reach her hands to stop him.
Calmly, he said "I have every right to yell at you, especially from all the things you did for the past few months." I was silent so he continued "We thought we raise you better than this. Where did Starla and I go wrong? She is just a girl son! You cause so much damage to yourself and to others for her? You let yourself turn into a monster for a unworthy girl who's a slut? We warned you about her from the very beginning. Did you listen? NO!"
Word after word that came out of his mouth the more I lower my head ashamed.
Sensing that I had too much, my mother and my brothers told him to stop.
After a minute of silent, except of Bella's little whimpers, I finally found my voice.
"Your right. All of it." I said. I look up at everyone; they're expression changes to disapproval and anger to shock. "I know what I did was wrong. Everything. The going to the club and getting drunk every night. The slacking off at work. Partying and the most recent- Me punching a paparazzi."
This cause my dad to stand up again.
"Damn right! As soon as the magazines and newspaper hit the stands, the movie producers and director are debating whether to take you of the movie." Now this caused me to stand up.
"They can't do this!" I protested
"They still can and they will. At first they wanted you because of your holywood status. But after the whole breakup thing and your ex turning against you, you are losing fans. They were just thinking about it. But after that little act of yours last night, you are losing fans fast. They think – no- knows that if you keep this up, you will only be a burden to the movie…..and to our family." He said.
"WHAT?" I was beyond shock. Never in my life have I ever thought that my family thinks of me that way. I was lost for words.
Knowing this game that he decided to play need to stop.
Immediately.
I look up at all of them. "I'll do everything. You all know that's all I have left." And with that I stood up with Bella in my arms.
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After spending 15 minutes In the library room to clear my head and my emotions, I went and took Bella to the garden.
I love this house. It was the place I grew up and my ground place. This place and my family are the most important things in my life. The thought of being disowned scares me. I haven't realized that I gone too far.
The Efron House was a big house with 10 bedrooms, 13.5 bathrooms, library, Movie Theater and an outdoor and indoor pool.
I took Bella outside on the backyard and into the swing set up made especially for her when she was welcome to the family. "I miss you" I said to her smiling and she squealed in response.
I know what you guys are all thinking. Who is Bella's real parents?
The answer to that is – we have no clue.
About 4 months before I started filming "The One". Four months before I met Kim. I was just chilling on my house with my brothers and Corbin. But a knock came from the front door and before Alfred was about to go to the door, I offered to do it since I was the closest. When I opened the door, I was faced with a brown basket. At first I thought that it was some kind of fan mail. But as I took a closer look at it, I found a baby girl wrapped in a thin blanket. I quickly took her in and wrap her in a warmer blanket. I was shock and so was everyone else. Who had left the little girl? Did they know that this was my house? Either way, I knew that she must have come from a poor family judging by the thin, dirty blanket that she arrived on.
We quickly called our parents and arrived in less than 5 minutes since we live in the same area. We all gathered in the car and took her in the hospital to be checked. My family learned that she was only one day old, hungry but very healthy.
We told them what happened and the hospital asks us if we wanted to keep her, if not she would be put into adoption or foster care. Having the family I have, we all know we couldn't turn away a poor innocent little girl. So before anyone could answer I quickly said I would take care of her. Everyone was shock. Not that I'm not a nice caring person, but they didn't expect me to commit.
True to my word, I took care of her, along with the big help of my parents and my brothers and Rosalinda and Alfred. That was one of the best 4 months of my life. We all decided to name her Bella ; meaning beautiful in Italian. Since she was the youngest of all the Efron's since we didn't have kids yet, she was spoiled rotten.
We all took responsibility after her. She was like a little grandchild for my parents, a sister for my brothers and their girlfriends and a daughter to me.
After 4 months, it was the time for me to start filming "The One". I thought I could make it work somehow. But after I met Kim, everything change. Of course I didn't introduce her to my family since I wasn't really feeling what they told me how you felt when you're in love. But my family knew her. They research about her behind my back when I told them that we were kind of friends with benefits. They must have found something bad about her since they kept warning me to stay away. As soon as I told them that we took the next level and be on a relationship and that they will not change my mind they told me to let my aunt Gina take care of her.
Since my Hollywood status was on the rise, my parents and brothers are well known in the media also. My aunt, who's my dad's sister and my mom's best friend decided to adopt her under her name. Since my aunt Gina couldn't bear any child and her husband recently died from cancer, we all knew having Bella in her life will help her.
Of course I didn't tell anything to Kim about Bella. To be honest, no one knew except for my family, Corbin, Rosalinda, my manager and my team. As for the media ? They think that she is my close cousin.
After spending long due quality time with Bella, I heard footsteps approaching us from behind.
I turned and saw my mom with a smile on her face, which meant there is good news.
"Everyone talk and we think you need a break. Escape from the media and the fame. Take a vacation. " She smiled. "You're going to Hawaii"
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