The list.
Nobody knew who started the list. But one day the list was there. It wasn't an ordinary list. It was a list that destroyed lives. The original list had only three items on it. But soon people had added things to the list.
Almost everybody at Barden University talked about the list. It was the most popular subject amongst teachers and students. And the rest of the people who worked at Barden. From the janitor to the Dean of student affairs.
Nobody understood the power of the list. And it was like no one could escape from it. It haunted people and turned the closest friends into enemies.
Sooner or later someone who was in a state of weakness would do something on the list. While others contributed their own ideas. And in a short time the list turned into a dark and deadly one. The influence of the list brought a chaos nobody had foreseen.
Of course it was Lilly who introduced the list to the rest of the Bellas. She showed up to practice one day with a few copies of the list. She had mumbled something nobody understood, while she handed each and every one of them a copy.
Their eyes widened when they realised what they had in their hands. It was the newest version of the list.
"What the hell Lilly! Why do you think we need the "Feeling Alive" list?" Beca asked the Asian girl.
Lilly didn't respond to that. She just smiled creepy at her captain.
"Jeeze where are they getting these ideas? The stupid list for making shitty decisions that'll make you regret living and not enrich it?" the small captain said.
"Why do I feel like you are not happy with this list? I think it's a brilliant idea to make you feel alive. Don't you feel that too?" Fat Amy asked.
"I feel fantastic. I just think this list of "Feeling Alive" will make someone hate their life. You should enrich yourself in life not destroy it. But that's just my opinion" Beca said to all of them.
Stacie raised her eyebrows at these words. The Beca she knew was normally not so positive of life or things in general.
"Calm down Beca. Nobody said that you should do anything on that list. It's just a list of things that people think you should do in order to feel alive" the tall brunette continued.
"And yes, they never said we should but people will and do those things and it will fuck their lives up" Beca said while she glanced at the list again.
"Seriously, half of the things on this list will have you end up in prison for a long time" Beca said.
"I did a turn at county" Lilly whispered loud enough for them to hear.
"Well,I want nothing to do with this list. And I'm not going to bail any of you out of jail. If you do the crime, you do the time. And that is the last thing I want to hear about it" the captain said.
If Beca had known that the list would cause her beloved Bellas so much trouble, she would have reacted differently. Then she would have confiscated their lists and burned them. But she didn't know. She thought it wouldn't come up anymore after her words.
She couldn't be more wrong. And soon she would find out how strong she really was. And how much she cared about the girls she considered her family. And how far she would go to protect them. Soon she would find out what it really meant to be a captain.