Beca was furious, she couldn't believe that she had wasted her day in some deserted woods, this whole thing was a waste of her time. She should be back at the Bella house working on their set for worlds and finding out what makes her original, so she could present a real demo to her boss. She had so much going in her life that she didn't have time for these team bonding activities. The Bella's might be on a rough track now, but she knew it wouldn't last and she knew they would be fine. They always were, weren't they? She couldn't focus here, and she couldn't focus crawling through mud or sliding down water slides. None of them knew how to beat Das Sound Machine but it wouldn't be by singing songs like this. She had enough, and she couldn't handle anymore.
"Sorry but what are we doing?"
Chloe looked confused "We're rediscovering our sound Beca"
"Are we? Because these songs would never go in our set" Aubrey opened her mouth to say something but Beca cut her off. "I've got more important things to be doing, I shouldn't be here, wasting my time."
Chloe stood in front of Beca with a frown on her face "Really? What's more important than us? What's more important than the Bella's and winning worlds?"
"Not everything is about the Bella's Chloe, there is a world outside of the Bella's and I seem to be the only person who is living in it. Were going to be graduating soon and no one seems to be thinking about what happens after graduation" Beca sighed in frustration and rubbed her hand against her face she was covered in sweat and she was exhausted.
"Don't you think we haven't all realised that you've been a little checked out lately Beca? Do you care to enlighten us?" Chloe had her hands on her hips and she was staring at Beca she could feel the tension between them and she was aware that everyone else was staring at them watching the argument unfold.
Fat Amy was panting as she tapped Beca on the shoulder "Just tell her. Its time you did."
"Tell me what?"
Beca glared at Amy "Its nothing really…" but Chloe cut her off "It must be something for it to be kept a secret, clearly Amy is the only who knows because everyone else seems clueless"
Beca felt the guilt build inside her chest she doesn't keep secrets from Chloe, but this is something she's been hiding away from her all year. She knows that if she tells Chloe then it will only upset her. She doesn't know what will upset Chloe more the fact Beca didn't tell her or that she has other things going on outside the Bella's. Chloe had trouble moving on which is why she was still here because realistically Chloe should have graduated years ago like Aubrey did.
"I've been working at Residential Heat since the start of the year as an intern" Beca couldn't bring herself to look Chloe in the eye but she could feel the disappointment radiating off her.
"So why would you keep that from us?" Chloe asked.
"You're all obsessed. I am the only one who is thinking of life outside of the Bella's" Beca was raising her voice now and she couldn't stop herself. She had bottled this up for too long and now it was all coming out. "You've been too scared to leave the Bella's, you need to grow up."
Chloe could feel the tears building in her eyes and the sob catching in her throat. "What's wrong with being focused on the Bella's? This is my family. You've been lying to us all year and now you're flaking on us when we've got worlds to get ready for."
"Enough about worlds I can't take it anymore" Beca turned to walk off before Chloe stopped her. "Beca you can't leave"
"Why not Chloe? We all must leave eventually so it might as well be now" Beca tried to move past Chloe but she didn't move and stood in front of her "All you ever do is leave Beca, when things get tough, you leave. Why don't you stay for a change instead of running away?"
"I don't run away Chloe, I'm just facing reality"
"Yeah one that ends with you bolting like ever other time. I'm sick of it. You're always leaving me, I mean us, the Bella's. You're always leaving the Bella's. Has the past couple of years meant so little to you that you can just walk away from us?"
Beca took a step back glaring at Chloe. How could she possibly say that to me? Did she really think that little of Beca? Well if she wanted her to leave then that's exactly what she would do. Beca felt the anger boil inside her and she couldn't take it. She pushed past Chloe and walked away. She could hear the rest of the Bella's calling for her to stop and to come back but she wouldn't listen. She turned slightly as she was walking and shouted "I wish I never joined the Bella's and I wish I never met any of you"
She kept walking and didn't bother looking to see the hurt she caught by saying those words to them. She stormed off determined to go back home until she was being lifted into the air with rope wrapping around her body. She couldn't see the forest anymore and she couldn't hear the voices of her fellow Bella's. She closed her eyes and grabbed the ropes fearing for her life as the world was spinning around her. She realised that she had walked into one of the traps, but she had no idea that when she opened her eyes so would no longer be in the forest, she would no longer be up in the air and she would no longer be a Bella.
