Chapter 4: Prank gone wrong

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"Grace! Get up! We're filming soon!" I heard Tayler shout from downstairs as I was still half asleep struggling to wake up.
"Grace, for real, you need to get up" Tayler said entering my room and ripping the curtains open and letting in the light. And let me tell you I was not happy. Me and mornings don't get along, so Tayler forcing me to get up really wasn't great.
"Fuck off and leave me alone. Go annoy someone else because I'm not tryna hear it yh." I said groggily as I tried to retreat under my duvet.
"Uh uh, not today. Get yo ass ready for filming" he said as he pulled the duvet off my bed and onto the floor.
"Less of the sass please and what do you mean filming?" I said confused.
"Ohhh, we're all on a show and today's filming day so you need to get ready to be on camera."
"Um idk if it's escaped your notice but I don't want to be on film, well not yet anyway. I'm not ready to have millions of people judge me for what I look like. Not yet. Please don't make me do it Tay." I said with a pleading look in my eye.
"Hey hey hey I'd never make you do it if you don't want to. You can be on camera when you want to and when you're ready. There's no need to panic. Speaking of panicking, what was all that last night at dinner? Something about London not being all 'sunshine and rainbows'."
I couldn't let Tayler find out the truth, not yet. It'd freak him out too much and he'd be way to overprotective.
"Oh well it was nothing. Just something from a movie I watched. Don't worry T."
He seemed unconvinced but he dropped it knowing I wasn't wanting to talk about it.
"Mmkay..anyways why don't you go to the sway house while we film so you don't have to dodge cameras all day?"
"Sure. Can you drop me off tho? The streets of LA still confuse me."
After getting dressed into this I left with Tayler and he dropped me off at the boys' house - well mansion:

"After getting dressed into this I left with Tayler and he dropped me off at the boys' house - well mansion:

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"Well have fun and...don't get arrested? I don't know, I'm still new to this whole parenting thing" Tayler said as I got out of the car.
"I don't need you to be a parent, I'm 16" I said laughing.
"Well, you're still a baby in my eyes. See ya kid" he said speeding off as Bryce came outside.

"Where's he off to in such a hurry?" Bryce said coming towards me.
"Filming?" I said shrugging my shoulders knowing he probably would get stick from the others for being late.
"Come on in Grace, there's a few more boys you gotta meet" Bryce said a little too excited for my liking.
"That's josh and that's Vinnie. Josh used to be in sway but then he left and Vinnie became famous from making thirst traps for horny teenage girls"
I shuddered just thinking about it. Before I made my presence know Bryce stopped me.
"Wait, should we prank them?"
"Well Bryce I think you and I are going to get on better than I thought" I said giggling and loving his idea. Bryce talked me through the plan as he snuck me into their garden before telling the boys I had already met to make sure they're in on it. I stood badly hidden behind a bush and started rustling the leaves trying to get the boys attention.
"What are you doing?!?!!" Vinnie shouted looking at me shocked as he came outside. I knew exactly what I was about to say sounded incredibly stupid but I had to go along with it in order for the prank to work.
"I'm your biggest fan Vinnie. I love you so much and I'm not leaving till I get a lock of your hair and your t-shirt. I want to smell like you all the time" I said trying to hold in my laughter after seeing the distraught expression on his face. Vinnie started yelling for help as josh came outside.
"Omg Josh, I love you too! Can I get a lock of your hair?" Josh looked petrified for a split second before squinting and taking out his phone. He pressed on the screen a few times before tapping Vinnie and both of them had smiles which grew on their faces. Before I knew it I was under water as I was pushed by Josh and Vinnie. As I surfaced I was gasping for air as my lungs had been filled with water. Oh and to top it all off, I can't swim.
"Help...help! Please guys!" I said struggling to get the words out.
"No way did you just try to prank us! A picture of you was sent to our group chat last night when the boys were at the compound. Weak attempt Bryce!" Josh shouted into the house.
"I can't swim!" I managed to choke out as I was slowly losing the fight with the water.
"Give it up Grace, we figured out it was a prank" Vinnie said still not believing me. I slowly began to give up as I sank to the bottom of the pool and things began to darken.

Vinnie's POV:
Grace was still trying to prank us by swimming to the bottom of the pool but we weren't falling for it. Bryce and the others came out and tried to get our reactions but we didn't fall for it.
"You tried to get us twice! Really Bryce?"
"Wait...twice?"
All of us turned our heads to the pool in panic as Grace hadn't surfaced yet. I started to panic. Kio ripped off his top as he dived into the pool and dragged her body to the edge. We all helped lift her out and guilt started to consume my body. She wasn't breathing. Omg did I just kill Tayler's god sister? Bro the lawsuit coming out of this one...wait that's not important. Kio started chest compressions in an attempt to get the water out of her lungs and luckily we heard her begin to cough. Thank god she's ok.

Grace's POV:
I sat up with a jolt as I began to cough up all the water in my lungs. I look to the left to see a concerned Kio patting my back and the rest of the sway boys stood in fear. Josh and Vinnie were as white as sheep and rushed over to apologise to me.
"We're so sorry we didn't believe you You could have died We feel so guilty." Josh said all in one breath.
"It's ok guys, I'm fine. That's all that matters.Who saved me?" I looked around at all the boys and saw Kio was the only one wet. Without thinking I pulled him into a hug and started sobbing into his shoulder. "Hey it's ok, don't mention it." Kio said clearly shocked that I was showing any kind of emotion because I for one do not cry. I looked in the reflection of the pool to see what my hair was doing, and it was a hot mess. The water absolutely ruined it.
"Omg my hair!" I said as the boys began to snicker.
"I hate it here" I said just above a whisper as I walked inside to get a towel with Blake's assistance. As I walked in I was met with a shocked Tayler. Oh boy, this ain't gonna be good.

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