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He hadn't been this bored in a long time.
Though dress shopping wasn't at all what he considered a fun time anyway, and he hadn't really planned on spending his whole weekend in surrounded by females. Then again he was always surrounding by females even if he really didn't wanna be. They always found him, and asked him to do things.
This time was very different; except for the fact he was with Cat and Jade and was more threatened then asked to drive them to Los Vegas to shop for dresses from their senior prome. It was still surprising to him that his ex-girlfriend of all people wanted to attend such a 'school event', but he guessed it had more to do with getting him out of his RV then an actual interest in the event.
Getting him out of his RV and back into the world was definitely what both girls were trying to do. Only he felt it was pointless – they should have left him to rot in the hell hole.
The young man shifted uncomfortably in his leather chair, his movements causing odd farting sounds. His eyes rose from his cell phone when he heard giggling.
"Excuse you, Beck." Cat giggled twirling around in a short yellow dress. Beck blinked at her not even bothering to correct her. "Do you like it?" She twirled again showcasing the glittery dress for him.
Air escaped his lips as he quietly sighed. "Yeah, it's nice."
Cat immaturely pouted and crossed her arms. "You said that about all of them."
"All of them are nice, Cat." He ran a hand through his brown mane. "What is it you want me to say?" He really just wanted to go home.
"How about you show a little emotion?" Jade appeared from a dressing room in a dark blue long dress. "Instead of moping around…"
"That's nice coming from you." He mumbled under his breath.
"You've really become a jerk, Beck. If To-"
"Jade!" Cat quickly cut her friend off before a big mishap happened. Her wide eyes darted between the fuming Jade to the thin lipped Beck. He looked ready to break. "Maybe we need to head back home." The girl stated sadly. All she wanted to do was try to get Beck back, the real Beck and kick his depressing mean other half to the curb.
"Fine with me," The taller girl huffed, turning around and disappearing back into the room she had just come out of.
Cat half turned back to Beck. "It really wasn't your fault, Beck." Cat whispered quickly before also turning around and vanishing back into her dressing room.
Beck stared after her for a few seconds before lightly shaking his head. It is my fault. He told himself mentally. He got on his feet, unable to sit any longer and walked towards the window, and watched people walk by as he waited.
His eyes fell on her by chance, and she took his breath away. Directly in front of him, standing by a meter was a girl her recognized. Though her hair was darker now and in a messy ponytail, her skin paler, and she wore an oversized black sweatshirt and loose fitting jeans, he recognized her. It had been eight months since her disappearance but he recognized her. How could he not when she was staring towards the cloudless sky with excitement and joy, like how she looked when she was performing?
She outstretched her arms and twirled, and breathed in air as if she had never been outside before. The girl looked silly, but it was obvious she could have cared less.
His muscles twitched with the need to move and his pulse quickened, but he hesitated. He found himself wondering was he maybe imagining things could this really be who he thought it was. After so long… was it really her?
The girl stopped her twirling and began walking away, which drove him to move as he quickly darted out of the heavy door not caring that he bumped into an old woman.
"Tori!" He called after her. The girl stopped and slowly turned to look at him, her head tilted in confusion when her eyes locked with his. His heart quickened even more. It's her…
She wasn't even sure why she had turned around when she heard someone yelling, but for some reason she had. The boy who had shouted looked slightly familiar, though she couldn't figure out why. She had tilted her head in confusion wonder why he was giving her such a strange look.
"Katie," Her name was harshly called and she flinched recognizing her husband's voice. Her eyes drifted to her left as she watched the bald man approach resisting the urge to run away. "I thought I told you to wait?" He roughly took a hold of her wrist yanking her arm roughly as he began dragging her away.
"I had to use the bathroom." She mumbled softly. She turned her head to look behind her one more time towards the odd stranger only to find him following, she watched him until he was held up by traffic.
Beck cursed his luck as he impatiently waited for traffic to clear for he could go after who he was sure was Tori. After what felt like an eternity it cleared and he was going to chase after them until he felt a hand on his sleeve tugging him back.
"What in the hell is going on, Beck?" He turned around finding an angry Jade and a worried Cat. He tugged out of her hold and turned back around finding no signs of which way Tori had gone.
"I- I saw…" He tried to calm his racing heart.
"Who did you see?" Cat asked.
"Tori," He answered in one breath.
Both girls looked shocked and a little a taken back. "Are you sure?" Cat asked hesitantly. Tori had been missing for eight months; mostly everyone had come to terms that it was possible the out-going girl wouldn't return. Everyone but Beck, who blamed himself for the girl's disappearance, her hesitation was warranted. People very often saw what it was they wanted to see.
"Why would Tori be here?" The taller girl asked not an ounce of sarcasm in her voice.
Beck was already walking across in the general direction he had seen Tori go. "No idea… She was with some guy."
Both girls glanced at each other as they followed him. "Are you sure it was her?" Cat asked.
"Positive," was Beck's solid answer.
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No one believed him. He was even scolded for making up stories and getting Tori's parents' hopes up, with his lies and delusions. The cops had used those exact words, lies and delusions. They were very familiar with him, so much so that for the first few months of Tori's disappearance he was actually suspect number one. It had weighed heavily on him considering he already blamed himself for failing to protect her that night, and then he was questioned five times a week for five months straight. He never refused to go because he had nothing to hide, and he hoped that if he could get everyone to stop looking at him a suspect and focus on the real one that maybe they could find Tori.
Even though he was ruled out as a suspect, he could tell a few people continued to think so about him. Including a few members of the LA police, and who always gave him a hard time. He had been pulled over five times last week.
Now he had news for them and they weren't even taking him seriously. As if they had so many other leads, to pointedly dismiss his.
His friends hadn't believed him either, he could tell. They kept giving each other looks during his recap of what happened, as if he wouldn't notice. They all thought he had lost it.
He gave up on getting the cops to help, and he gave up on his friends for help. He would find her himself.
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Tori balanced a basket of wet clothes on her hip, as she forced the backdoor of her tiny home open. Once outside the young woman quickly went over to the close line a few feet away and began hanging the wet cloths up to dry.
She hummed softly to herself, a song that had suddenly appeared in her head. It made her feel calm though. She gently smiled, but winced. Her fingers lightly trailing over her spilt lip, a punishment for yesterday's wondering off when her husband had allowed her to go to town with him. She really had to use the restroom – she hoped he would let her go outside again.
Thinking of what happened yesterday, the girl thought over the weird guy who had called her. She hadn't recognized him, but he could be a part of her history she couldn't remember. There was a giant blank in her memory. Though the tanned, brown haired boy wasn't recognized he had been familiar. His voice for some reason more than his face.
He was nice looking.
She berated herself mentally. What if her husband had heard such thoughts? She gently shivered thinking about it. Her husband was very jealous.
The young woman stiffened when she felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist, and smelled her husband's smell. Alcohol and car oil, which gave away his favorite thing to do and his job. Her stomach churned sickly when he began kissing her neck. She was horrified she had let him sneak up on her like that.
"I'm hungry," he grunted into her ear. Relief flooded her mind when she realized that was all he wanted. She was recovering from last night.
She gently slid from his hold and turned to face him, an uneasy smile gracing her face. "I'll take care of that right now." She began walking towards the house the man right on her heels. They entered a small brown kitchen, with a round table in the corner. She began cooking on the black gas stove.
She cooked him steak and potatoes all under his watchful eyes, and sat his food down in front of him. Carefully she took a seat in front of him and watched him eat, her stomach growling softly. She had to wait until he finished eating to eat.
As she watched the bald heavy-set man she wondered how she had ended up with him. Why had she married him? She guessed she loved him. She felt more completely depended on him more than anything. He's her whole world.
"Do you think I can go with you, when you go into town next?" She asked softly taking his plate once he was finished. Her fingers tightly held onto the round plate and her eyes remained on the floor.
"Why are you so interested in town lately?" He asked suspicion lacing his words.
"It was fun…" She trialed thinking of her words carefully. "I… I like being able to see new people, and I wanted to go to that baby store again."
The man smile and reach one of his hands up to touch her slightly visible baby bump under her blue tank top. She was a little over three months along. "My boy," the man laughed. "I tell you what, I'll take you tomorrow."
Tori smiled genuinely happy she would be getting outside again. She moved away from him and towards their sink, her hand over her belly. Her smile faltered.
She wasn't really sure how to feel about bringing a baby into the house with her already easily angered husband. Hopefully it changed him, she honestly doubted it would.
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