A/N: First and foremost, this story was COAUTHORED by me ((KelsiLovesLucas)) and MissZacEfron. This is the sequel to' Happy Ending? Not Happy Enough' and the third after 'The Perfect Life Gone Wrong' . If you haven't read the first or second one, then we suggest that you go read that first. Okay, enjoy the story!
Disclaimer: Nope, we own nothing. Sad, I know…
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Chapter Four"I honestly don't know where to start. I feel the five years that I had with Avani were very short. I know that I can't replace her, but she will always be in my heart." Vanessa starts out by saying, but already sobbing. "I can't believe that she was taken from me, but I know that she will always be watching over Zac and I, and Asari. I just wish she would have had more time here, with the people that love her." Vanessa says, crying into her hands now.
"It's okay baby." Zac whispers in her ear, standing next to her on the podium.
Vanessa started to speak again but stopped. "I can't do this, Zac," she whispered to her husband before running out of the church. Zac ran out after her, as everyone in the church began mumbling to one another. The couple's friends looked back and forth at each other. Finally, Corbin ran up to the podium.
"Okay, I guess that's it. Everyone, I'm sure none of us can understand how Zac and Nessa are feeling right now but we can guess that this must be very hard for them. Thank you all for coming, it meant a lot to them." Corbin rambled before rushing out of the church to follow Zac and Vanessa, all the others following close behind.
Corbin ran out of the church, followed by Monique, Ashley and Lucas. He looked everywhere for his two friends, finally spotting them out in the graveyard, by where Avani is going to be burried. He walks over slowly, making sure to give them time by themselves.
"Zac, I can't do this. It's too hard for me." Vanessa says through her sobs while she sobs into Zac's chest. "Baby, I know it's hard for you, it's hard for me too, and for everyone else." Zac says, not wanting to mention their other daughter, thinking it might make Vanessa even more upset.
"What are we going to do? What are we going to tell Asari when she gets older? Are we just going to sit her down and say, ' My father killed your twin sister, so now you're an only child.' Is that really what we want to tell her?" she asks, more tears building up in her eyes.
Zac hugged his wife tightly as she sobbed into his shoulder. "I know it's hard right now, babe. But we will figure things out soon, I promise. Trust me, it's gonna be okay." Zac whispered into her ear.
"Oh, Zac! How can you be so calm?" Vanessa asked as she pulled away and looked into Zac's blue eyes.
"I'm not calm, babe. Not even close. I'm just trying my hardest to be strong, for you and for Asari." He told her. Vanessa smiled and hugged him once more. Suddenly, Corbin appeared and cleared his throat.
"Corbin cleared everything up in there. You guys okay?" Ashley asked soothingly. Her two friends smiled and stood. Vanessa hugged Corbin tightly.
"Thank you so much." She whispered to him. "Thanks to all of you, we'd be completely lost without you guys." She said to the others.
Monique stepped up, followed by Lucas. "We will always be here for you and Zac. If you ever need anything, just tell us." Monique says as Lucas walks over to Zac, giving him a tight hug, then moving onto Vanessa, giving her a hug also.
"You guys are amazing." Vanessa says, smiling slightly at her friends standing in front of her.
"We are always here for you, don't forget it." Ashley says, wiping the floating tears away from Vanessa's eyes. "What time is the burial?" Ashley asks quietly, seeing the tears spring to Vanessa's eyes.
"I don't know. I'll be back." Vanessa says, running off, not knowing where, but needing to get away.
HSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMVanessa keeps running until she is back in the church, everyone is already out, the light sounds from her running echoing through out the church as she enters. She runs up to the front of the church, where Avani's casket still is. She rests her head on it, crying softly. "Why did this have to happen, why did you have to go?" Vanessa screams, letting her emotions take over. "I never wanted this to happen, I wish you were still here. I wish you never left me." Vanessa shouts as her tears hit the wooden casket.
Vanessa continued crying over the casket until she heard soft footsteps coming up behind her. She lifted her head up and fell into the chest of the person behind her, not caring who it was, just needing someone to lean on.
"It's okay, Ness." The person whispered to her, kissing the top of her head softly. She lifted her head up to see the icey-blue eyes of Lucas.
"Luc, everything is so wrong! I didn't want to say anything to Zac or Asari or anybody but I just am so scared. I can't believe he could do this to my baby! A baby, Lucas, just a little girl!" Vanessa sobbed.
"I know, I know! Vanessa, trust me, I know. But he's gonna pay, okay? We won't let him get away with this! I promise you, we won't." Lucas said firmly, holding her hands tightly.
"I know, Lucas. I trust you. But, I'm just worried, what if he comes after Asari? I can't lose both of them! I would die if I lost Asari, too. She's all I have left..."
"No, she's not. You have me and Zac and Corbin and Monique and Ashley. You have all of us and we won't let anything happen to you or Asari." Lucas told her.
"How can you be sure nothing will happen to her or me?" Vanessa asked, tears still falling down her cheeks.
"You said you trusted me." Lucas said. Vanessa nodded. "So, trust me."
Vanessa nods her head slowly, still staring at Lucas's icey-blue eyes. "How is everything going to be okay, though?" Vanessa asks, a few tears coming to her eyes again. "I'm so scared Lucas." she says, burying her head into his chest, sending piecing sobs throughout the church. Lucas notices Vanessa's crying getting out of hand, as he tries to calm her down.
"Vanessa, you have to calm down." Lucas says, rubbing her back softly. Lucas looks up, seeing Zac and Corbin walking into the church, Monique and Ashley right behind them. Zac runs up to where his wife and friend are, noticing her breathing getting short and shallow.
Zac walked up behind Vanessa just as she collapsed toward the ground, barely catching her. He scooped her up into his arms and carried her out to the car. "Lucas, is she gonna be okay?" Ashley asked.
"Honestly, I have no idea..." Lucas said softly, putting his arm around Ashley. Corbin smiled at the two before walking out with Monique.
Corbin opened the door to the car as Zac lowered Vanessa into the passenger's seat. The door slammed shut and Zac smiled at his friend. "Thanks, Corbin. It's just like Vanessa said, we'd be lost without you and everybody else." Zac said. He felt the heat of tears welling up in his eyes and rushed to the driver's side of the car.
As Zac reached for the door handle, Corbin stopped him. Zac was engulfed into a hug. "I'm here for you, man. We all are. It's gonna be okay." Corbin said. Zac smiled and got into the car, driving away.
HSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMVanessa laid her head against the cold window, as Zac drove them away, back to their house. Vanessa couldn't handle being at the burial of her daughter, so they just headed home. Vanessa sat up straight in the car's seat, resting her hands in her lap. She glances over at Zac, seeing a few tears running down his face, making her think of how bad this is effecting both of them.
"Zac..." she whispers softly, hoping he hears her.
Zac takes his eyes off the road, looking over at Vanessa. "Yeah babe?"
"I love you." Vanessa says, giving into the pain that is settled on their family and friends, all the tears she has been holding in forever rushing down her face.
Zac pulls into their driveway, turning the car off quickly. "Oh Vanessa." he says, taking her in his arms as she cries. "I love you too, and I'm always here for you." Zac says, rubbing her back softly. "Come on, let's get inside," he says after they have sat in the car for a few minutes. He climbs out of the car, walking over to Vanessa's door, opening it and helping her out. He picks her up, afraid that she is too weak to walk.
Zac laid Vanessa down on the couch in the living room and sat next to her. She closed her eyes and took slow, deep breaths. "I can't live like this, Zac." Vanessa whispered. "I swear that sometimes I wish I was the one who got killed..."
"No, Ness, don't think like that!" Zac said quietly.
"Why, Zac? It's the truth! Anything is better than losing my baby, it'd be better to lose me."
"No, it wouldn't cause then I'd be here without you! I can't live without you, Vanessa! Please, don't think that way. I love you so much; we'll get through this together because we love each other and because our friends love us. I promise you, things will get better!" Zac exclaimed, a few tears falling down his cheeks. Vanessa stared at him in silence for a moment.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Vanessa jumped slightly at the noise and then stood to answer it. "Mom!" she shouted in joy as she saw her mother standing in the doorway with Asari. Vanessa picked up her daughter and gestured for her mother to come inside. Zac quickly wiped the tears from his face and stood up.
"I can't stay; I just wanted to bring Asari by. She missed you guys." Vanessa's mom said. She hugged her daughter and left without another word.
"Mommy, are you okay?" Asari asked her mother.
"Yeah, I am now that I've got you." She smiled, kissing her daughter. "Come on, let's go to your room and you can play."
Vanessa carried Asari upstairs, wanting to spend time with her. When they got to Asari's room, Vanessa looked around at the walls, seeing all of Avani's stuff. " I'll be right back, baby." Vanessa says before she rushes out of the room. She runs into her bedroom, slamming the door behind her, making the room shake, as a picture Avani and her falls from the wall, sending glass shattering everywhere. "Avani, why did you have to leave? Why did you have to leave me? Why couldn't he have just taken me?" Vanessa shouts, throwing the remaining wood frame at the bedroom door, sending a few chunks of wood to the floor. "It wasn't suppose to be this way, it wasn't suppose to be like this," she says, trying to get up, collapsing to the ground again.
Zac heard the faint sound from downstairs, rushing up the stairs to find the bedroom door locked. He ran into Asari's room, seeing her sleeping on the floor. He ran back to the outside of his and Vanessa's bedroom. "Ness, you have to open the door," he said, knocking on the door lightly. "Come on, Vanessa." Zac said, not getting a response from her.
Zac, getting worried, started jiggling the doorknob, trying to get it open. He took a deep breath and ran into the door, grabbing his shoulder in pain. "Okay, don't try the again!" He whispered to himself. "Ness! Please, open up!" He shouted, banging on the door.
Suddenly, Zac heard somebody running up the stairs. "MOVE!" Lucas and Corbin shouted at the same time. Zac jumped out of the way just as his two friends slammed themselves into the door. The door collapsed and Zac raced inside, seeing Vanessa lying on the floor unconscious.
"How'd you know what was going on?" Zac asked as he lifted her head up into his lap.
"We were outside and heard you. We figured something was wrong and came in." Corbin explained as he got up off the ground. Lucas stood and rubbed his shoulder.
"Thanks. Now, help me. We've gotta get her to the hospital. Lucas, get Asari and meet us there." Zac said. The blond nodded and ran down the hall. Corbin and Zac both picked up Vanessa and headed outside.
HSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMOnce they get Vanessa in the car, Corbin jumps in the drivers seat, putting his foot hard onto the gas, rushing off to the hospital. Zac's in the backseat with Vanessa, softly brushing the hair out of her eyes. "You have to be okay Vanessa. Please, be okay for me." Zac says, as a few tears fall down his face, landing on Vanessa's wedding band. "I love you." Zac whispers as they get to the hospital. Zac quickly gets out of the car, noticing Lucas pulling into the parking spot next to him. Zac rushes Vanessa into the hospital, stopping at the front desk.
The older lady at the desk looks up at Zac. "Can I help you?" she asks. "My wife, she is unconscious. I don't know what happened." Zac says, tears welling up in his eyes.
The receptionist nodded and waved a doctor over, explaining what Zac had just told her. The doctor rushed over, followed by two men with a stretcher. "Lay her down." The doctor ordered. Zac did as he was told and they began to wheel Vanessa away.
"No! I have to go with her!" Zac shouted.
"I'm afraid you can't do that." The doctor said stiffly. "We'll let you know what we find out." With that, he walked away.
HSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMZac paced back and forth in the waiting room, his friends sitting down. Monique and Ashley had gone to get something to drink. "Z, please, sit down! You're making me dizzy!" Corbin said to his friend.
"And you're making me nervous. She'll be okay..." Lucas began.
"How can you say that, Lucas? How do you know? I can't believe this is happening! What did any of us do to deserve this? It's not fair!" Zac shouted as he dropped to his knees and broke down crying. Lucas rushed over and sat by him on the floor.
"Zac, it's okay. I promise you, everything is going to be all right." Lucas told him calmly. Then, Ashley and Monique walked into the waiting room.
Ashley looks at Zac, looking like she is going to break down too. She rushes over to Zac, dropping to her knees.
"Zac, please don't do this. She is going to be fine, I swear. Vanessa is a tough girl, and she isn't going anywhere." Ashley says quietly, rubbing his back softly.
"Yeah, we all know how strong Vanessa is, and she would never leave you. I promise, she'll be fine." Monique says, stepping closer to Corbin.
"She's going to be fine, both of you will. We are all here for you, remember that." Lucas says to his friend, still kneeling on the ground next to him.
"It's okay." Corbin whispers, placing his hand softly on Zac's back. "We're here for you man."
Suddenly, the doctor cleared his throat, announcing his presence. The five friends all stood and looked at him expectantly. "She's gonna be fine." The doctor smiled. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. "She bumped her head when she fell and so she'll have a headache for a while. She has a slight concussion so make sure that she doesn't sleep for the next 24 hours and if she does fall asleep, make sure that you wake her up every ten minutes or less." He told them.
"Why'd she pass out in the first place?" Corbin asked.
"Nervous breakdown. That's another thing you need to know, try and keep the stress level to minimum."
"That's not up to us..." Zac muttered to himself.
"She's getting ready to go home. The nurse at the front desk will show you to her room whenever you're ready to go." The doctor said, right before walking out.
"C'mon, Zac. Let's go get Nessa." Monique smiled, walking out with her friends.
HSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMZac walked slowly behind his friends, on their way to go to Vanessa's room. They all stop at the front desk, Ashley asking where her room is. Once they find out, they make the journey to her room. Ashley and Monique stop outside of her room.
"Zac, I think you should go in first." Ashley says quietly, looking at him.
"Ashley, I can't." Zac says, knowing that it is his entire fault she collapsed. "It's all my fault she collapsed, why didn't I stop the stress. Why didn't I?" Zac shouts, getting glares from the nurses walking in the hall.
"Zac, please don't." A small voice says. The five friends whip their heads around, seeing Vanessa's frail body standing at the door.
"Ness." Zac whispers softly before taking her in his arms. "I'm so glad your okay, you scared me." He whispers, stroking her hair gently. Zac lets go of her, letting Corbin and Lucas hug her, then Ashley and Monique.
"Never scare us like that again." Lucas says, smiling slightly at Vanessa.
"You had me really worried, Ness." Ashley says, hugging her best friend again. "You're not aloud to do that any more, do you understand me?" Ashley says laughing.
"Needless to say, we all missed you." Monique says in her soft toned voice.
Vanessa smiled at her friends and they all walked out of the hospital. Vanessa sat in the passenger's seat of Zac's car. Once everyone else had headed away already, planning to meet back at Zac and Vanessa's, Zac turned to smile at his wife. "What is it, Zac?" She asked, noticing him staring at her.
"I'm just so lucky to have you in my life. There have been so many times when I almost lost you but I haven't and that just goes to show that we are meant to be together, forever." Zac said with a smile. Vanessa smiled back and kissed him lightly on the lips.
"Let's go home, to our friends." She told him. He nodded and headed away from the hospital and back to the house.
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Zac pulled into the driveway and helped Vanessa inside the house. "Ness, I'm gonna grab something to drink. Want anything?" Ashley offered. Vanessa shook her head and Ashley headed into the kitchen. Lucas watched her walk away for a minute then got up and followed her into the kitchen.
"Lucas and Ashley sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g..." Corbin sang softly with a laugh. Monique slapped him playfully on the arm and laughed silently. Zac smiled and sat next to Vanessa, pulling her over onto his lap.
After a few moments, Corbin stood up off the couch. "I'm just gonna go see what's taking them so long..." He said before rushing into the kitchen.
"What do you wanna do, Ness?" Monique asked.
"Let's watch a movie." She suggested. Mo nodded and started looking through the movie collection to find which to watch.
Corbin walks into the kitchen, not believing what he sees.
"You know, I haven't gotten my kiss today." Lucas says, standing in front of Ashley, who is pushed up against the counter.
"Very funny, Lucas." Ashley says laughing, not noticing Corbin standing there.
"You know you still love me." Lucas whispers into her ear, kissing her ear lightly, finding his way to her lips and kissing her softly.
Corbin blinked a few times, still not believing what he saw, then rushed out of the room, throwing himself onto the couch and covering his face with a pillow. "Corbin? What the heck are you doing?" Monique asked as she popped Pirates of the Caribbean 2 in the DVD player.
"My... eyes... burn!" He screamed into the pillow. Zac and Vanessa gave him a strange look.
"What are you talking about? And take that pillow off your face!" Monique exclaimed, ripping the pillow from his hands.
"Lucas... and Ashley... and they were... and I saw... and, ohmigosh! I'm going blind!" He shouted, dropping to his knees dramatically. Monique jumped away from him and stared at him skeptically.
"Okay, well, that helps..." Just then, Lucas and Ashley walked into the living room with some soda and popcorn.
"Hey guys. What are we doing?" Lucas asked.
"Watching Pirates." Monique told him, still staring at Corbin.
Corbin got up off the floor. "I'm gonna get a cracker." He said. "I know your dirty little secret, Lucas!" He hissed into the blond boy's ear as he walked by.
"Um, okay, Corbin." Lucas replied, shuddering. He sat on the couch as the movie started, Ashley sitting next to him.
Monique just stared at Lucas and Ashley as the movie started. Her eyes moved from her friends to Zac, who was starting to close his eyes. Corbin came back into the room, sitting on the couch next to Monique.
"Are you sure your okay Corbin?" Monique asks, not being able to help having a smirk on her face.
"Yeah, I'm cool. I was just being dramatic, like always." Corbin says, blushing slightly. "Don't worry about it."
"Okay, I guess." Monique says, looking away from Corbin, looking at the flat screen TV that is mounted on the living room wall. They all watched the movie in silence, the occasional sound of Corbin chewing his crackers.
As the movie continued on, Corbin would occasionally look over at his friends. Vanessa was watching the movie intently and Zac kept dozing off into sleep. Lucas and Ashley only sat and watched the movie, with the occasional smile at each other. "You two! Keep your hands where I can see them!" Corbin ordered the two. They both jumped and stared at him. Monique slapped Corbin on the head.
"What is wrong with you? Knock it off! Watch the movie!" She exclaimed. Corbin sank down on the couch and nibbled on a cracker. It had been 45 minutes since he found out about Lucas and Ashley, the image of them kissing permanently engraved into his brain. This was the longest he had ever kept a secret, beating his old record of two and a half minutes.
Lucas glanced over at Corbin, giving him a glare as to say "Don't you dare tell anyone". Corbin felt the secret burning into his brain, being able to see the image on the TV screen. Monique kept watching the movie, hearing the slight noise of Zac snoring, and hearing the yawns coming from Ashley.
Ashley smiled at Lucas again, putting her hand on top of his, but instantly taking it away once Corbin looked over at her. Ashley could feel her face heating up, her cheeks turning a bright rose red.
Ashley felt herself drifting asleep as her eyes closed. She let her head fall over onto Lucas' shoulder and he smiled and laid his head on top of hers. Corbin was about to say something when Lucas looked at him. "You said keep our HANDS where you can see them! This has nothing to do with our hands... and I can't help where she falls asleep." Lucas whispered with a smirk. Corbin crossed his arms and pouted.
"What is the matter with you, Corbin?" Monique asked, glaring. Corbin only shrugged, afraid that if he spoke then he would tell everything. This was the longest hour of his life. Lucas smiled at him, as if saying thanks and Corbin only glared.
Zac woke up as the lights flicked on in the room. "Wow, I missed the whole movie?" He yawned.
"Yeah, you did." Vanessa smiled, kissing him lightly on the lips.
"Where are Ashley and Lucas?" Zac asked. Corbin bit his tongue so he wouldn't say anything.
"I don't know. They both went into the kitchen a minute ago." Monique told him. "Wanna watch another movie?" She asked.
"Sure! I'll help you pick one." Vanessa smiled, getting down to look through the movies with Monique.
"Corbin? I know you know where Lucas and Ashley are. Now, tell me." Zac said tauntingly. Corbin shook his head. He didn't know how much longer he could do this. "Fine, I'll just go see for myself, in the kitchen!" Zac said, standing up and walking towards the kitchen. Corbin jumped up and got in Zac's way. "What are you blocking me from seeing?" Zac asked, knowing Corbin was about to spill. He was horrible at keeping secrets.
"I can't say..." He mumbled. Zac tried to walk into the kitchen but Corbin stopped him.
"I just wanna get something to drink..." Zac began but stopped when Corbin dropped to his knees on the floor.
"Ashley and Lucas are having an affair!" He shouted.
"What? With who?" Monique asked, walking over.
"With each other!" Corbin screamed, feeling relieved to not have to hide the secret anymore.
"You are dead..." He heard someone say from behind him.
"Time to go!" Corbin jumped up and ran upstairs, Lucas chasing after him.
Lucas chased after Corbin quickly, chasing him around upstairs.
"I better go make sure they don't kill each other." Zac says before hurrying up the stairs.
"Why did you have to blurt it out? I thought you wouldn't tell." Lucas screams at Corbin, having him pinned up against the hallway wall. Zac pulls Lucas away from Corbin, getting in the middle of them.
"Lucas, dude, chill." Zac says smiling "We all knew you two would end up together sooner or later."
"But he still didn't have to blurt it out to everyone, I bet the people in China know now." Lucas says, not being able to stop himself from laughing a little bit.
"See? And to think, you were about to kill me!" Corbin laughed. The three continued laughing. "At least I didn't tell them how I saw you two making out, right?" Corbin said, still laughing. Lucas stared at him, silent. Zac gasped and his eyes widened.
"You made out with her?" Zac asked, bursting into laughter. Lucas shook his head at Corbin.
"You realize now that I really do have to kill you, right?" he asked.
"Um, can't we talk about it?" Corbin gulped. Lucas shook his head and Corbin ran downstairs. "Help me, Mo! He's gonna beat me and kill me and then bring me to life so he can kill me again!" Corbin screamed, hiding behind his girlfriend.
"Wow, you have been watching way too many Sci-fi movies!" Monique laughed. Lucas walked down the stairs with Zac behind him, the two were laughing.
"Um, Lucas, why aren't you gonna kill me?" Corbin asked, a hint of fear in his voice.
"Oh, because Zac told me the greatest story about you and, well, I guess we're even." Lucas said, smiling. Corbin gasped, not even wanting to know what Zac told him.
"Guys, I'm getting tired." Vanessa said suddenly.
"I'll go upstairs with you. We have to wake you up every now and then so I'll take the first shift, guys." Corbin offered, heading upstairs with Vanessa.
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Vanessa walked upstairs slowly, feeling like her legs were going to give out any time.
"Hey, you okay?" Corbin asks, putting his arms underneath her legs, lifting her up so she didn't have to walk.
"Corbin, I can walk." Vanessa says, thrashing her legs out.
"No, Nessa. You can't walk. Did you see the way you were walking, it's just easier this way." Corbin says smiling down at Vanessa. She yawns slowly, trying to cover up how tired she really is. Once they get into the room, Corbin turns on the light, laying Vanessa down on the bed slowly.
"Thank you, Corbin. You don't know how much all of you mean to me." Vanessa says, a few tears escaping her eyes. Corbin kneels down next to the bed, wiping her tears away gently.
"Hey, no crying. We all care about you, so we're going to do whatever we have to do to get you better," he says softly, kissing her forehead. "Get some sleep." Corbin says quietly, covering her up and shutting the light off. He walks out of the room quietly and back downstairs to see his friends watching Final Destination 3.
Corbin went upstairs every now and then to wake Vanessa up. After an hour, Lucas took the job. Then Ashley, then Monique and finally Zac. Zac stayed upstairs, watching Vanessa sleep for a while. "Hi, Zac." She whispered as she opened her eyes.
"Hey, baby. You okay?" Zac smiled, brushing hair out of her face.
"I'm fine. Just have a headache and I'm really tired..." Vanessa yawned.
"You can go back to sleep now, I'll be back in a few minutes." Zac smiled.
"My head hurts so bad, Zac..." Vanessa moaned.
"It's okay, just go to sleep." Zac kissed her forehead as she fell back asleep.
Zac sat next to Corbin on the couch when he got back downstairs, to see them watching the beginning of Cars. "Corbin, did you pick the movie?" Zac joked.
Zac looked at his watch and headed up the stairs to check on Vanessa. "Ness, wake up." He whispered. "Wake up, babe." Zac said again, lightly shaking her. "Vanessa? Vanessa!" He shouted. "Don't do this to me, not again!" Zac cried. He raced downstairs to get Corbin.
Zac ran into the living room quickly. "Corbin, she won't wake up." Zac shouted, fear in his voice. Corbin shoots up off the couch, racing up the stairs behind Zac. They run into the bedroom with Lucas, Ashley and Monique right behind them.
"Vanessa, wake up." Corbin says, shaking her lightly. "Vanessa..." Corbin says, shaking her once again.
Ashley and Monique cry out, as Vanessa won't wake up. Lucas brings Ashley into him as Monique sits on the edge of the bed. "Vanessa, please you have to wake up." Zac says, tears streaming down his face. "Monique, call 911." Corbin says, still shaking Vanessa. "Come on Vanessa, wake up." Corbin says, hitting the side of the bed.
"Vanessa, don't leave me. Please, don't do this to me, Nessa." Zac shouts, still shaking her. Corbin grabs his arms, tearing him away from her.
"Zac, the medics are here, you have to step away from the bed." Corbin says, dragging him away from the bed.
"Why didn't I listen to her? She told me she had a bad headache, why didn't I listen." Zac shouts, hitting his fists against the wall.
"Dude, you have to calm down, please. You know Vanessa wouldn't want you acting like this." Corbin says.
Zac pulled away from Corbin and continued pounding his fists into the wall, blood starting to come out. "Zac! Stop, man!" Corbin shouted as he gabbed Zac and tackled him to the ground. The paramedics walked over to Vanessa.
Lucas was explaining what happened and Corbin still had Zac pinned to the ground. "Zac, stop, man. V wouldn't want you to be like this, seriously. Knock it off!" Corbin hissed. Zac pushed Corbin off of him and he stood. A paramedic walked over and grabbed Zac's hand.
"You're gonna need stitches." The paramedic said. "Come with me, I'll drive you to the hospital." The man said as he dragged Zac to the ambulance.
HSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMZac followed the paramedic willingly as he took him to the ambulance. Corbin decided to follow the ambulance to the hospital, so that everyone could go with them.
Once they reached the hospital, the paramedic's rushed Vanessa into the hospital showing Zac where to go to get his stitched. Corbin parked the car, all four friends getting out and walking into the hospital, waiting in the waiting room for Zac to get his stitches finished.
HSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMHSMZac walked into the waiting room, only to be engulfed into a hug by Monique and Ashley. "Zac! Don't do that again! We need you here, don't ditch us like that!" Monique sobbed into his shoulder. Ashley pulled away and Monique did too. They looked at Zac's hand. "How bad was it?" Mo asked.
"Fifty stitches." Zac replied solemnly.
"FIFTY? For one hand?" Corbin exclaimed.
"Yeah, it went clear across my hand. I'm fine though, don't worry about it. Hey, where's Lucas?" He said, noticing his friend was gone.
"He's outside. He said he needed some fresh air." Corbin informed Zac.
"You know, I don't think he's cried or anything since any of this started. He's got to be the strongest one out of all of us." Monique said softly.
"Or he just doesn't know how to show his emotions so he keeps them all bottled up inside..." Corbin whispered. The four thought in silence for a moment before the door opened and Lucas walked in. They all looked at him.
"What?" He asked. Everyone noticed his eyes were red.
"Lucas, it's okay!" Ashley said as she rushed over and hugged him. Monique patted him on the back.
"Guys, I'm fine. Zac's the one who got stitches!" Lucas laughed.
Before anybody could say anything else, a doctor walked in.
Lucas was the first to notice the doctor standing there. Zac stood up, walking over to the doctor quickly.
"Is Vanessa okay? Is she going to be alright?" Zac asks, bombarding the doctor with questions.
"Please, Mr. Efron." the doctor says, holding his hand up quickly.
"Vanessa is going to be okay, she has just been in shock since your daughter's..." The doctor begins, stopping when he notices a few tears dripping down Zac's face.
"You need to know something." The doctor says slowly. Zac steps closer to the doctor, everyone listening closely.
"Vanessa... Vanessa's pregnant."
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