Tori walked into school and right to her locker. Andre came up behind her and covered her eyes. Tori just froze and didn't say anything. Andre uncovered her eyes and turned her around.
"Hey, what's the matter?" Andre looked at her and noticed a bruise on her forehead and arm. "Tori, what happened?"
"Nothing Andre; please I just want to be alone." She went into a janitor's closet, locked the door, and began to cry. Her make-up began to smear and you could see more bruises. She heard a light tapping on the door.
"Tori, may I come in? I want to help you."
"You can't. You can't undo what's happened."
"Tori, tell me what happened." Beck and Jade were walking by and stopped to see what was going on.
"Andre, what's wrong with Vega?" Jade asked.
"I don't know. I saw a bruise on her arm and forehead. When I asked what was wrong, she said nothing and locked herself in here."
"Let me try." Beck said. He knocked on the door. "Tori, it's Beck. Please open up."
"I don't want anyone to see me."
"That makes two of us." Jade said bitterly as she took a sip of her coffee.
"Jade, please, Tori, I know something's wrong. If you don't open the door, then I'll pick the lock." There was the sound of the lock opening. Beck walked in along with Andre and Jade. Beck got down on his knees in front of Tori. She had her head buried in her arms that were resting on her knees. "Tori look at me." Tori slowly brought her head up and they all saw the bruises. Beck's mouth dropped open and his eyes widened, Andre dropped his backpack and went next to her, and Jade dropped her coffee out of shock.
"Vega, what happened to you?"
"I was attacked last night. I was walking home and three guys attacked me. I tried to run but they grabbed me. Two held me down while the other one beat me. They rotated for I think an hour. They were boys from my old school. They said that if I go here then I don't need my pretty face." Andre gently wiped the tears from her eyes. She rested her head on his shoulder. Beck got up and headed toward his car. They all followed him. "Beck?" Beck turned around. "What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to find those bastards and give them a piece of my mind." Tori flung herself at him. She hugged him and pleaded him not to. "Tori I'm not going to let them get away with this."
"Beck, please don't. If they find out I told than they'll do worse damage." Beck looked at her and sighed. He hugged her tight as she cried into his chest.
"Okay, okay, for you I won't do anything."
"Thank you."
"But, we will look out for you. Andre, Robbie, Rex, Cat, and I. I'll even get Jade to."
"Beck, I've never been this scared."
"Nothing is going to happen to you. I promise." Tori let go of Beck and wiped her eyes. "Come on, we can't be late to class." They went to class. The whole day, Beck kept an eye on Tori. She seemed down the whole day. When school finally ended, Tori ran to her locker and got her things. She tried to get out the building but Beck stopped her. "I'll walk you home." He took her books and began to walk her home. When they got to her house, she took her books and brought them inside.
"You can come in if you want." She searched the house. "Good no one's home." She to the kitchen, went the cabinets, and got a bottle out. It was vodka. Beck sprang up from the couch and grabbed the bottle before she could take a sip.
"This doesn't solve your problems." He pointed to the bottle. She reached for the bottle.
"What do you even care?" Beck put the bottle back in the cabinet.
"I do care, Tori. I don't want you to hurt yourself."
"Yeah okay, I don't know why you care. I mean you have Jade." Beck looked at her wide eyed.
"You think that just because I'm with Jade, I can't care about you. Tori, something else happened last night, now what is it?" Tori sat down on the couch. She sighed heavily.
"I can't tell you, you wouldn't understand why it's terrible."
"What happened Tori and why is it terrible."
"Because it wasn't romantic!"
