Not So Picture Perfect

Chapter 24

I wake up on the floor of my room, next to my bed. My phone sits next to me, buzzing like crazy. I don't know who would call at this ungodly hour of.... Holy Shit! It's one in the afternoon.

Now I feel like the shittiest daughter and sister in the world. I promised to spend the day with my family, and here I was sitting on my floor trying to blink the sleep from my eyes.

I reach over and grab my phone to stop the ringing.

"Hello?", I ask not bothering to look at the caller ID.

"Hey Darling, you sound awful", Shawn says.

Immediately I forget how tired I am and perk up at the sound of his voice. 

"wow thanks ass hat, I just woke up", I chuckle.

"Hayden it's like one in the afternoon over there, what did you do yesterday", he laughs at me and I roll my eyes even though he can't see me. 

"Nothing honestly"

"I miss you, when are you coming back?", he asks quietly, making my heart drop a little as I remember my 'date' with Nate tonight. 

I don't have the heart to tell him that I don't want to go back quite yet. That I'm just starting to settle back in at home. 

I sigh, "I don't know Mendes"

Then without warning my door swings open and in walks my sister huffing and puffing about something. 

"Oh, well, you are awake,  we all thought you were still asleep", she says suddenly looking upset. 

I sigh and look at her. "Sorry Shawn, I gotta go", I say quietly into the phone before hanging up. He didn't even get a chance to say goodbye. 

I groan and follow my sister down stairs to face my family. I start thinking of ways that I can apologize for sleeping late and forgetting that I promised to hang out with them all day. 

When my mom sees me still in my pajamas and my hair looking like a hot mess, she tells me not to worry about it. I can still see the disappointment in her eyes though. 

I run back upstairs to get dressed so that I can take my family somewhere, I have made good money from tour after all. 

My father and sister look pleased with my choice, my mom however, still seems unconvinced that I'm being sincere. 

Now I'm starting to think that I should go back sooner than I wanted to. 

My dad starts asking me about work and what I'm planning to do, this gets me excited and I start to tell them about my idea for my music video. My sisters eyes grow wide and they seem to sparkle a bit, as if she's just now realizing that I'm going to be famous. 

I then excuse myself to make a call to Andrew. I want this video made now. Then I can go back and start my new life. I think this music video will be the perfect way to say goodbye to the way things used to be. 

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I've sent out a text to everyone who I want to be in the Video, Andrew told me that he could send me out a crew of people to make the video as soon as possible , so that I can be back in LA within two weeks to start on new music. 

The only person who I couldn't bring myself to text directly was Chase, I asked Sophie to ask him for me. I don't know why I felt like I couldn't ask him for something, but I did. 

I wan't to make the video and get out of this state, I want a fresh start on life, and being stuck here with my old life isn't actually getting me anywhere.