The Daughter of Zacky Vengeace

*Sofie's P.O.V** I woke up and looked around. I was still in the guest room at my dad's and I had my head on someone's chest with their arms around me. I looked up to see my dad. He stayed with me the whole time? I shook my dad's arm and he groaned but opened his eyes. "Hey sweetie you ok?" He asked. "Yeah. Why did you stay with me this whole time? I only asked you to stay until Gena was gone," I said softly. "I tried and you wouldn't let me. I tried to go get a drink and go to the bathroom but you wouldn't let me. As soon as I started to get out of bed you mumbled,"please don't leave me," so I told you I was just going to the bathroom and to get a drink and you finally agreed. I went to the bathroom then went and got a drink and came back up. As soon as I laid down you were attached to me like a sloth holding onto it's mom," he said which made me laugh at his comparison. "Then when I tried again to go get something to eat you didn't wanna let go," he said. "I'm sorry," I whispered. "It's ok you're more important than food and that's saying something cause I like food," he said and I laughed. "Dad you need food. If you wanna continue being here for me you need food. You're not a sponge so you can't filter feed," I said and he laughed. "You saw that episode of Spongebob too huh," he said and I laughed while nodding. "I like that we can do this. Just lay here and talk," I said. "Me too it's good to just relax and have a nice conversation," he said and I nodded. "Happy birthday," I said. "Thank you baby," he said. "You're welcome," I said. "So I figured once we get up we could shopping for your room and the basement," he said. "Dad it's your birthday. You should be relaxing not shopping for me," I said. "I want to," he said. "Ok," I said and nodded. I snuggled into the blankets more and he laughed. "Sofe have you ever been to a concert?" He asked. "No," I answered. "Sometime I'm gonna take you to Poison and Warrant concerts. Those were the first concerts I went to. Your grandma took me when I was a teenager," he said. "Ok I love both bands," I said and he smiled. "So are you excited for your birthday tomorrow?" He asked. "Yes!" I answered and he laughed. "It's your sweet 16 what do you wanna do?" He asked. "I don't know," I replied. "You don't know?" He asked. "I never planned it like most girls do. I didn't plan on having one. I thought I would still be at the foster home and sweet 16 parties aren't a priority there," I said quietly. "Well now that you're here is there anything you want. We'll do whatever you want. We can get you a cake, we'll invite everyone over, maybe McKenna can invite some of her friends from school, I'll take you shopping for a dress, we'll do whatever you want," he said. "Thanks dad," I said and laid my head back on his chest. "You're welcome babygirl but if we're gonna have that party tomorrow we need to get stuff set up. We need to go to a bakery and you'll have to tell them what kind of cake you want and all that. And we also need to do the adoption stuff," he said. "Wait what?" I asked. "Relax I have to adopt you to get my name on your birth certificate and to change your last name to Baker," he said. "Oh you had me worried there for a minute," I said. "Nope now that I've got you I'm never letting go," he said. I smiled and nodded. "So I guess we should get up," I said and he nodded. "Yeah we have a lot to do today. We have to do the adoption stuff, we have to go shopping for your room and the basement, get them set up the way you want, go to the bakery and tell them how you want your cake, and start planning your party," he said. I nodded and we sat up. "I'm gonna go change," I said. He nodded and I went to my room. I pulled out skinny jeans, a black and white studded belt, a camo bralet top, a purple ankle sock, a blue ankle sock, and my black studded heeled boots. I got dressed then grabbed my makeup bag. I went to my ensuite bathroom then styled my hair. I put on thick black eyeliner all the way around my eyes, and black mascara. I brushed my teeth then used mouthwash and flossed. I went back to my room and put on deodorant. I hooked my chain wallet to my belt and slid my wallet in my back pocket. I pulled out my leather jacket and slid it on. I sprayed on vanilla perfume then slid my phone in my pocket and went downstairs. I saw my dad dressed in blue jeans rolled up at the bottom, a Vengeance University shirt, and black Nike's. "You ready?" He asked and I nodded. We went outside and got in the car. He drove to the adoption place and we went inside. After getting his name on my birth certificate and getting my last name changed to Baker we went to the furniture store. We went inside and looked around. I picked out what I wanted. Once I was done my dad paid and the furniture people were gonna deliver it. After the delivered it and set it up the way I wanted my room had a black queen sized bed, green bed sheets, black covers, and green pillow cases, a black bedside table with a black and green lava lamp and alarm clock sitting on top, a black dresser, an ensuite bathroom, a walk in closet, a black desk with a Green Bay Packers desk lamp and black laptop sitting on top, a black leather computer chair in front of the desk, a window seat, a hanging chair, a green sofa that had gold trim, 4 bean bag chairs, a flat screen on the wall, a shelf under the tv holding an Xbox 360, tons of games and movies lining the shelves, guitars, a drum set, and a microphone for the game Rock Band, a book shelf, tons of band posters, pictures of me, Jj, and our friends, and pictures I'd taken covered my green walls. My ensuite bathroom had a stand up shower, a whirlpool bathtub, a Batman rug on the floor, a black cabinet that held my black and green towels, extra shampoo, conditioner, body wash, razors, and shaving cream, a black marble countertop for the sink, black cabinets under the sink, black bathroom accessories(toothbrush/toothpaste holder, liquid and solid soap holders, q-tip holder, tissue box holder, and a black trashcan) and a ducky shower curtain. The basement had a black six seater fabric sectional, 2 black fabric recliner sofas that seat 2, 6 bean bag chairs, a flat screen on the wall, a shelf under the tv, games and movies lining the shelves, a PS3, a pool table, air hockey table, a foosball table, a couple arcade games, a stereo, a shelf of CDs lining the wall, guitars, microphones, a mini fridge, a popcorn maker, a bar but there was no alcohol in it, and brown stools with black cushions surrounded the bar. After we had everything set up we went to the bakery. I told them how I wanted my cake to look and my dad told them he needed it tomorrow and he'd pay the extra cost. After that we went shopping. I bought a black and red dress, black tights, red Doc Martens, red glittery eye shadow, garnet earrings, a garnet necklace, a garnet ring, and a black and silver ring. After we had everything we went outside and loaded the bags into the car. He drove home and we got out. We went inside and to the living room. Before he could sit down I pulled him in for a hug. "Thank you daddy, for everything. For letting me live with you, for buying my everything you did, for breaking up with Gena so I would be happy, and for throwing me the party tomorrow," I said. He hugged me back and I smiled. "You're welcome," he said. We pulled away and he called Brian. A few minutes later he hung up. "He said he's gonna talk to McKenna so she can invite some of her friends," he said and I nodded. "I figured you could meet your grandma, grandpa, uncles, aunt, and cousins today along with Brian's family, Matt's family, Jimmy's family, Val's family, Johnny's brother, and our roadies because they're coming over for my birthday later," he said and I nodded. "Ok so the party," I said as I pulled myself up on the kitchen island which was hard to do because I'm fucking short. He laughed and sat in one of the stools in front of the island. He had a notebook and pencil. "Hey can I write it down?" I asked and he nodded. I turned over on my stomach and put my feet up in the air. "So what all do we need?" I asked. "Well we have the cake, we have your outfit, we have people, we have music cause we have multiple stereos in this house and tons of CDs, so we need food, drinks, and alcohol. Can you think of anything else?" He asked. "Can I drink?" I asked. "Yeah but not too much," he said and I nodded. "Umm what about games?" I asked. "Umm I think that's up to you," he said. "Ok we could do musical chairs, karaoke, chubby bunny which is where you put a marshmallow in your mouth then say chubby bunny and you keep going and whoever gets the most wins, water dye which is where you put colored powdered in water balloons then blow them up and have a water balloon fight and whoever has the most of their color on the people wins, black light names which is where everyone gets white shirts and goes into a store and asks people for signatures in yellow sharpie then got back to the party and have black lights so the shirts glow whoever has the most wins and there's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners, draw in the dark which is where everyone sits in a room in the dark with paper and they draw something then when everyone's done you turn on the lights and look at the drawings, hide and find which is where you take squirt guns, silly string, and reddi whip then hide them outside and whoever finds them gets to use them on a person of their choice and the reddi whip is just for the birthday girl, and predict the future which is where the guests write down what they think I'll be doing in 10 years but I don't know how everyone would do that because I barely know anyone that's gonna be there," I said and he nodded. I grabbed the notebook and pencil then started writing. Cake✔ Outfit✔ People✔ Music✔ Food Drinks Alcohol Games-marshmallows, colored powder, water balloons, white clothes, black lights, paper, drawing utensils, squirt guns, silly string, reddi whip, "Ok I have the list written out we just need to go get the stuff. He nodded and I slid off the counter. He got up and we went outside. We got in the car and drove to the store. We walked around getting the things we needed and checking them off the list as we went. Once we were done with all the shopping we went back home and put everything away. "Ok so are we gonna provide the white clothes for the guests or have them bring them?" I asked. "Umm we can get the shirts and they can bring the pants," he said. I nodded and said,"ok well everyone needs two shirts. One for the water dye and one for the black light names." "Alright I'll text everyone and get their shirt sizes and tell them to bring white shorts or pants," he said. I nodded and he pulled out his phone. After texting everyone and getting the sizes they wanted he saved it as a note in his phone. We went back to the store and got the shirts. "What size shirt do you wear?" He asked. "Extra small," I answered and he nodded. He grabbed my shirts then his and we took them up to the register. We bought all the shirts then went back home. Once we got there I took the shirts up to my room and collapsed face first on my bed. "Sofe you ok?" My dad asked as he walked in. "Yeah I'm just tired," I said. He laid down on his back next to me and rested his hands behind his head. "So I decided what I'm doing for your gift," I said. "And what's that?" He asked. "Well probably the day after my birthday since everyone will be here today and tomorrow, I'm going to make you dinner. Whatever you want and whatever dessert you want. By the way I'm better at making Italian food then anything else," I said and he laughed. "It's your Italian side coming through more than your German," he said. "Don't know why it is since I'm half Italian half German cause you're half Italian half German and so was my mom," I said quietly. "Italian food's better than German so it's all good," he said and I laughed. "I wish mom was here to see us together," I said. "Me too baby," he said and wrapped his arm around me. I turned on my side and laid my head on his chest. "I just don't understand why my sister had to die then my mom," I said. "I don't know baby but I know your mom loved you and your sister would have. And I love you and so does everyone else. You have a big family now who loves you," he said and I nodded. I buried my face in his chest and he rubbed my back. "We should probably go set up for the party tonight," he said and I nodded. We got up and went downstairs to the kitchen. "Ok so everyone said they're gonna bring some kind of food or something like that but I still bought some anyway," he said. He called over Matt, Val, Jj, Brian, Jimmy, Leana, Johnny, and Lacey to help set up. Once they got there we started working. The guys were setting up the tables for the food, drinks, and alcohol while us girls were hanging up decorations or putting together the food. Jj and I were hanging a black banner from the back porch that said, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZACKY in green letters and hanging balloons and streamers from the ceiling with Lacey's help while Val and Leana were putting the chips and dip into bowls, setting out the party platters and setting out plates, cups, and silverware. Once we had everything done people started coming over. After everyone was here we went out to the backyard and I hid behind my dad which wasn't hard. He looked over his shoulder at me and laughed. He moved to the side and put his hands on my shoulders. He stood behind me and said,"everyone this is my daughter Sofia." "And this is my daughter Jj," Matt said. He then wrapped his arm around my shoulders and led me around introducing me to my grandma Maria, grandpa James, aunt Zina, uncle Mark which is Zina's husband, uncle Matt, my aunts Zina's kids Gavin and Gianna, Matt's parents Kim and Gary, his sister Amy, Jimmy's parents Joe and Barbara, his sisters Kellie and Katie, Brian's dad and step mom Brian Sr or Papa Gates and Suzy, his brother Brent, his sister McKenna, Johnny's brother Matt, the roadies Matt and Jason Berry, Dan, Zaa, and Pete, Val's parents Debbie and Nik, her brother Chris, McKenna's friends she invited over, and all the bands my dad had invited. I looked over and noticed Matt was doing the same thing to Jj. My dad led me back over to my grandparents, aunt, and uncles while Gavin and Gianna played with some of the band members kids. "Oh my god you look so much like your dad just a lot smaller and female," my grandma said which made me laugh. "Is your mom here? I would love to see her again," my aunt Zina said. I shook my head no then looked down. My dad hugged me and I hugged him back. "Her mom passed away two days ago," my dad said and I felt a few tears fall down my face. "I'm so sorry," my aunt said as her and everyone else hugged me. I wiped my eyes then turned around. "Thanks," I said quietly. "So you were in a foster home right?" My grandpa asked. "Yeah when I was 4 almost 5 my sister died and my mom couldn't handle it so she sent me to a foster home," I answered. "I still can't get over the uncanny resemblance between the two of you. You have your dad's eyes, lips, smile, and you got your freckles from him but you have your mom's nose and face shape," my grandma said. I smiled at my dad who smiled back. "She also has her mom's black hair it's just dyed right now," my dad said. "How'd you know?" I asked. "Rose gave me your baby pictures and pictures of you growing up," he answered and I nodded. "She's also a lot like me. You should see her room. Everything's black and green and the walls are covered with band posters, pictures of her and her friends, and pictures she's taken. And I swear like half the posters are ones I had on my wall when I was a teenager," he said. "Oh god another Zack," my uncle Matt joked and we laughed. "Do you play guitar?" My uncle Mark asked and I nodded. "You do?" My dad asked. "Yeah Jj and I both do and we both sing and scream. We had guitars when we were at the foster home but the assholes that ran the home before Rose did broke them as a punishment and we never got new ones," I said. "Well there's one more birthday present I'm getting you," my dad said and I laughed then nodded. "You can go with me to pick it out if you want," he offered. "Nah this is your test. I'm gonna let you pick it out so that way for future birthdays and gift giving holidays I'll know if I can trust you to get me a good gift," I said. "Ok well I'm really bad at getting gifts so I always give the person the receipt with the gift," he said and I laughed. "I need a drink," I said and he nodded. I walked over to the table and grabbed a chip. I dipped it in the cheese then ate it. I moved down to the alcohol portion of the table and grabbed a red solo cup. I filled it with Jack and Coke then walked back over to my dad. "What is that?" He asked as I took a drink. "Jack and Coke," I answered after I swallowed half the drink. "Yup that's my girl," he said after he looked in the cup. I laughed and shook my head. I downed the rest of my cup and everyone was staring at me. "What?" I asked. "You just finished that in two drinks," my grandpa said. "Yeah, I can do even better with straight Jack," I said. "You drink straight Jack?" My dad asked. "Yeah," I answered. He walked over to the table then came back with a 40 of Jack. "Here," he said as he handed it to me. "Zack you're really gonna let her drink that?" My grandma asked. "Relax I'll be here the whole time and there's a ton of people to keep an eye on her," he said. I took off the lid then started chugging it. I stopped when I finished the whole thing then handed it to my dad. His eyes were wide and his mouth was open as was everyone else's. "What? I started drinking at 11. I've built up a tolerance over the last 5 years," I said. "You can't drink that much though you look so small," my uncle Matt said. "I'm 4'8 and I weigh 95lbs but I can drink," I said and everyone laughed. The rest of the night consisted of drinking, dancing, eating, and laughing. I drank a little too much but I was hoping to forget about the stuff happening with my mom and having to open up and talk about my past. I knew I couldn't forget forever but even if I could forget for a little would I would. By 4am everyone had either went home or passed out. We made sure no one drunk drove though. If they wanted to leave and had been drinking we called them a cab. Around 4:30 I stood up and stumbled a little. My dad laughed and stood up. He picked me up and carried me upstairs to my room. He laid me down on my side then grabbed the trashcan out of the bathroom. "I need to change," I mumbled. He helped me sat up then I pulled off my boots. I pulled out long black basketball shorts and a Mötley Crüe tank top then he left. I took off my jeans then pulled on my shorts. I unzipped my top then pulled it off. I tossed it aside then pulled on my tank top. My dad came back with 2 water bottles and a bottle of Advil. I laid down on my bed and closed my eyes "You're gonna need these in the morning," he said as he sat the water and Advil on the nightstand. I nodded then grabbed the trashcan and started throwing up. He stood next to me and held my hair back while rubbing my back. I stopped throwing up and he sat down on the bed next to me. "You ok?" He asked. I was gonna answer then started throwing up again. Brian walked in and saw me. "Hey she alright?" He asked as he sat on the other side of me. "I think she drank a little too much," my dad answered as I kept throwing up. I finally stopped and Brian went to the bathroom. He came back with the tissues then started cleaning off my face. "Thanks," I mumbled. "You're welcome," he said. "Zack you can go to bed I got this. I didn't drink that much so I'll make sure she stays hydrated and make sure nothing happens," Brian said. "Alright goodnight and thanks for taking care of her," my dad said. "Goodnight babygirl I love you," my dad said and kissed the top of my head. "Goodnight I love you too," I said. "Goodnight," Brian said then my dad left. I was done throwing up so I sat the trashcan down on the ground. Brian grabbed the water off my nightstand and handed it to me. I drank all of it then threw the bottle in the trash. He walked over to the other side of my bed and sat down. He rubbed my back and I closed my eyes. "Goodnight Bri I love you," I said. "Goodnight Sofe I love you too," he said then I fell asleep.

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