Hollywood Bleeds

thirty one

"SO WHAT EXACTLY do you have planned?"

"I have an idea," Luca said awkwardly, rubbing the back of his neck, "but you guys aren't going to like it."

They all sighed as the leaned back into the couch. Luca stood in front of them as Amina, Jacob, and Bella sat on the large couch looking at him patiently.

It was a late Friday night, the four adults huddled in Luca's living room as they waited for Luca to explain the plan he'd been keeping to himself for the past few hours.

"I'm gonna go on live." he stated.

"Live?" Bella looked between Jacob and him confused. "Why not on a news channel?" She let out a bitter laugh, turning fully to Luca, "or at that, just take Brandy to court and let the public find out from the media."

"They could cut it off air or ask me questions that have nothing to do with what I came there for." Luca disagreed, shaking his head. "And if I just took Brandy to court I'll bet a million dollars he'll pay off everyone and everything to keep my case off of air and as far away from media."

Bella rolled her eyes. "That's not possible. The reason why you're taking him to court is Because sexually assaulted and raped you for years. He can't his that from media."

Luca nodded his head in agreement. "That's true, but he's my conservator. Knowing him he'll try to say I'm unfit and unhealthy to be going to court."

"So instagram is your way of telling everyone? No ones done that before." Jacob quickly injected in disbelief, "and at that, Brandy could say you're having a manic state and in need of help."

"Which means no court nor escaping him," Bella continued for Jacob. "No justice."

"They're not going to believe you, Luca." Bella whispered, looking down at her hand sadly.

He raised an eyebrow at her. "Why do you say that?"

She looked up at him in disbelief. "We have no proof that Brandy did anything to us."

Luca remembered many times Brandy would manipulate him into believing he had blending against him but his puny word that no one would believe. That Luca Jackson was a child in a man body and Bran day was a god that no one would ever believe could do anything evil or bad. That his word meant nothin when it comes to Brandy's power and reputation in Hollywood-like Luca's word wasn't good enough to believe in. But he knew that wasn't the truth-after years of believing Brandy Luca finally realized that brandy made Luca fear him because Brandy feared Luca's word.

The god of Hollywood had a fear, and it came in the form of the people he manipulated and hurt.

"We have our word."

"None of the other artists are going to speak out," Bella tried to reason. "They're all too afraid of Brandy and what he could do."

"Maybe," Jacob quickly corrected. "But you have to remember seeing Luca tell his story could give someone hope and strength to tell theirs."

Luca nodded his head in agreement. "He isn't going to be the puppet master anymore. My story is coming out and so are others if they want it to."

Amina quickly sat up. "What about Noah?"

"He called me yesterday." He admitted lowly. "He said he's going to get a restraining order in Brandy and his mom wants to drop their contract."

The boy explained to Luca over the past two hours how he told his mom what happened and the both of them decided to bring the police into it. He had asked for Luca's advice, but Luca of course said he supported him no matter what he chose to do.