Beca sighed and looked at all those unpacked boxes in her new apartment.

This is gonna take a LOT of time... geez... I am so not ready for this now, she thought and fell onto her bed. At least the basic stuff is already standing. Like a bed, a couch, TV, the kitchen is almost ready and -the most important thing- her equipment for making music has a place on a table. Her other things have to wait in the boxes until she finds the energy for it, she simply decided.

So lying on her new bed, in her new apartment, alone... she grabbed her Iphone and called her friend Emily.

"Hi Beca! So you´re finally ready?"

"Hey Em, no.. not really. But I need a break!"

"Oh come on Beca! You knew you would have to do this when you move to LA."

"Yeah, whatever..."

"So, why did you call?"

"Because I didn´t want to unbox anything and have nothing to do right now, obviously? And ´cause I just KNOW how much you miss me and need to hear my voice."

"Awww, how sweet of you!"

"Okay, no irony for you anymore... Guess I am going out and look around what´s in my neighbourhood."

"Oh Beca, that reminds me of something... Since you are alone in LA now... and it can be very dangerous alone... And you are kind of small.."

"And this is officially the end of our friendship"

"Please Beca, just listen! You know I didn´t mean it like that. My point is, I would like it, if you had some experience in self-defence."

Beca just had to laugh at this statement

"Oh come on -Mom-. Since when are you so serious? Isn´t that my part? I don´t need self-defence or whatever. I´ll be fine. Trust me."

"Emily! Come on! Oh sorry Beca, I have to go, Benji is waiting for me. Please think of my idea, kay?"

"Bye Em"

Beca hang on. Self-defence... she thought, what a ridiculous idea.

So since she has nothing to eat in her fridge, she decided to take her ´break´ to go out and look for a shop where she can buy some food.

It is 9pm when she is on her way back to her apartment. It is chilly and dark. Beca has to admit that it is kind of scary walking down unknown streets when it is dark. But she would never admit this to Emily -of course. She walked a bit faster and is relieved, when she arrived in her apartment. Checking her Iphone, she sees several messages from Emily

Em [8:12pm]: Beca, I did some research and actually found a self-defence course in your nearby!

Em [8:12pm]: "Margo Street 13. It is only for women and there is a private course, because I know you wouldn´t like it as a group."

Em [8:13pm]: "Could you please go there for one time, at least, and look how it is?"

Em [8:30pm]: "Beeeecaaaaaa"

Em [8:53pm]: "Come on, you know I was just joking about your size. Answer meeeee"

Beca [9:11pm]: "Geez, Emily. I just left my phone in the apartment. And I can´t believe you searched for a course. Send me the date and time when it starts and I´ll go. For ONE TIME. And then you´ll be quiet. Goodnight"

Em [9:12pm]: "Finally! Wednesday 3pm. Goodnight Becs :)"

Wednesday.. Of course it is tomorrow.