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Goodbye – Chapter Twelve
Paparazzi
"NO! I don't want to go!" Shane protested.
"Come on, dude, get up and get in the car!" Ghoul said.
"NO!"
Ghoul stormed off to the living room.
"Mitchie, he won't go," he said.
"SHANE ADAM GRAY GET YOUR BUTT DOWN HERE IF YOU WANT TO STAY IN MY LIFE!" she shouted and a minute later Shane was in the living room, his arms crossed over his chest.
"I swear, dude, you're more immature than Maddie and Ghoul, and they're only fifteen!" Jason commented.
"Shut up, Jase. I hate needles. Especially when the needles have to go through your skin," he said.
"You're 33 years old! Why the hell are you afraid of one small shot?" Nate said.
"Some phobias last forever!"
"Whatever, just get in the car."
"I have blackmail against Shane!" Ella burst out.
"What?" Maddie asked.
"He's scared of needles! Ha! If the press ever found out about that…"
Everybody burst out laughing except for Shane. They all climbed into the limo and drove off to the hospital. They were all getting swine flu vaccination today and Shane's been making a big fuss out of it ever since he found out.
"You know, that could ruin my reputation." He told Ella.
"I know. So stop making a big deal out of it."
Shane just huffed.
They arrived at the hospital twenty minutes later.
"Oh, great." Nate said when he saw what was waiting for them.
There were paparazzi and fans everywhere. They immediately engulfed the limo once it came into view, so they were forced to stop. Their bodyguard immediately climbed out and told the crowd to disperse so that they could go in the hospital. He opened the door to the screams of the fans and paparazzi cameras started flashing non-stop.
"Connect 3, over here!"
"Mitchie, give us a smile!"
"Ella!"
"Maddie! Ghoul! Over here!"
Maddie wasn't shocked when the paparazzi called her and Ghoul's names. It's been like that for a while. Every time she or Ghoul would go out, they were immediately followed by people with cameras who would ask them questions.
They finally made it into the hospital to the dismay of Shane.
"I don't want to do it."
"Fine, but don't go home tonight. You might get infected and pass it on to us," Mitchie said.
"You're going to kick me out of my own house?!" he whisper-yelled.
"Yup."
-x-
"Come on, go with me!" Maddie pleaded. She wanted to go to the new Pinkberry that just opened a block away.
"Why?" Ghoul asked.
"I don't want to go out alone!"
"Then don't go out!"
"But I want Pinkberry!"
"Ugh. Fine."
"Yay!" she said before going out of his room.
She made her way to Nate's room and Maddie popped her head into the room. "Ghoul and I are going to Pinkberry."
"Oh, do you want a ride?"
"Nah."
"Do you want a bodyguard?"
"No!"
"Oh, okay, be safe, then."
"Thanks," she smiled before going out the front door where Ghoul was waiting.
When they got out of the front gate, there was a small group of paparazzi waiting for something to happen. Their cameras flashed but Nate taught them to just continue walking.
"So, how was the swine flu shot this morning?" one guy who was following them with a video camera asked.
"It was good." Maddie said.
"Getting some ice cream after the shot?"
"Yup." Ghoul answered.
"How do you feel about the role that's being offered to your dad?"
"What role?" Maddie asked.
"He's being offered the role of Willy Wonka in the new remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
"I love Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!"
"Ha. You love Johnny Depp more." Ghoul said.
"So you like Johnny Depp?" the paparazzi asked.
"Yup. I love him! He's awesome!" Maddie said.
"So you guys are okay with it?"
"As long as he brings home an Oompa-Loompa, I'm good." Ghoul joked before they made their way into Pinkberry. They looked around and saw Sam, Olivia and Toby sitting down on one of the tables. Maddie and Ghoul made their way to their table and sat down.
"Hey! We were just about to call you guys!" Olivia said.
"Cool." Maddie said.
"What do you guys want? I'm ordering." Toby said. They gave him their orders and handed him some money, except for Maddie. "Ghoul's paying for mine."
"No I'm not!"
"Yes, you are. You owe me money, remember?" Maddie said.
"Is this the only reason you wanted me to go with you?"
"Yeah."
-x-
Sam: turn on the TV and watch TMZ.
Maddie was confused but she turned on the TV anyways. They were all in the living room, just talking.
"Uh, we got the Gray twins, you know, Nate Gray's kids? Unlike Connect 3, they actually talk to us. They're pretty kind." One guy said.
"Really?" Harvey Levin asked while he wrote on his clear board thing-a-ma-bob(I have no clue what you call it!). "What did we ask them?"
"We ask them about their swine flu shot this morning and the Willy Wonka role being offered to Nate and the girl, Maddie, says she likes Johnny Depp and the guy, Ghoul, says he's fine with it as long as Nate brings home an Oompa-Loompa."
"An Oompa-Loompa? Is he serious?"
"Well, he's got a grin on his face so he was obviously joking."
Then the scene changes and their conversation with the paparazzi this morning flashed on the screen.
She turned off the TV and Nate, Shane, Jason, Mitchie and Ella stare at them as if to ask them to explain.
"What?" Ghoul asked. "There's nothing wrong with talking to TMZ."
"Yeah, we're not snobs like you guys." Maddie said, sticking her tongue out in a childish way before she felt her phone buzz.
Sam: did ya see it?
Maddie: yep.
Sam: its so cool.
Maddie: yeah.
Sam: go to oceanup
Maddie grabbed Shane's laptop from the coffee table.
"Hey, what are you going to do?"
"Checking oceanup."
Maddie went on the site and one of the headlines said "Gray twins seen in Pinkberry with friends."
Then there was a picture of her, Ghoul, Sam, Olivia and Toby eating ice cream.
Sam: im on the internet!
Maddie: yeah!
Sam: that's pretty awesome.
As long as you don't go crazy with the lack of privacy.
So that was a sucky ending because I didn't know how to end it. I just wanted to show you guys how famous they actually are. I got the idea after watching TMZ, that's why it's here.
Ha. I'm actually getting a shot for swine flu today.
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