A/N: It's a little shorter, but this is only the introduction, so the next chapters will be longer. Hope you like it :)
Jade felt numb when she started her car and drove home. Only when she arrived in her room and locked the door behind herself she began to realize what had happened. She immediately knew that this was not a three day break up like the last one over a year go. This time Beck broke up with her and he meant it, he didn't want her as his girlfriend any more. At that thought she felt like someone had stabbed her with one her of beloved scissors. She had always been wary when it came to trusting people, but she let herself fall for Beck and he became the most important person in her life. She loved him and that he broke her heart tonight didn't change that. Jade hated a lot of things and right now she wanted to hate Beck for what he had done today, but she couldn't and she cursed herself for that.
Betrayal was an emotion she was familiar with. Her father had betrayed her and his parents as well, half of her family was gone in just the blink of an eye. They had never accepted her passion for art and hadn't supported her with it. Back then it had hurt so much that she had decided to never trust anyone because it would only hurt her in the end, but now here she was again in a similar situation, betrayed by a person she loved. Not only Beck had done that to her but the rest of the group as well. Despite that she never said it outright she had considered Tori and Robbie her somewhat friends in a way. Andre and Cat were really her friends or so she had thought. To be fair Cat had texted her and asked her if she should come over, so maybe Cat was still her friend, but Andre definitely not any more. None of them were and despite that Beck's betrayal was the worst the others weren't innocent. This evening she didn't only lose Beck but her group as well.
Looking at herself for the first time since she had left Tori's house she saw a broken girl looking back at her through the mirror. There were no tears, but her eyes looked so lifeless. The last time someone hurt her so deeply was when her father had told her that her dreams and passion about art was worthless, that she was worthless. Back then she had felt like a part of her heart had been ripped out, but now she felt like her whole heart was shattered. What Beck had done to her was worse than anything her father ever said to her and that mean a lot, seeing that Mr. West never failed to let his daughter know that she was nothing in his eyes.
When she reached out to turn off the lights she saw her hand shaking. The weakness she never let anyone see was clearly surfacing in that moment. The realization that she had no one anymore at Hollywood Arts came crashing down on her. Tomorrow she had to go back there and put up a indifferent facade like her world didn't just shatter in ten seconds. She wouldn't let anyone see her so broken. The only people she had trusted enough to see her like this were at fault for her weakness right now. Tomorrow she would be the strong and feared Jade West again, but this night she would just be the girl whose heart was broken by the person she had loved deeply for three years. Finally turning off the lights she felt the first tears make their way down her cheeks and she let them. With no one witnessing her weakness she could pretend in the morning that she never broke down.
When she woke up the next day she felt like she hadn't sleep at all and she mostly didn't. Every time her eyes had closed for a few seconds she saw Tori's front door and any chance of finding sleep was gone. If it was possible to have an emotional hangover she definitely had one. Sighing she stood up and went to the bathroom. She hadn't bothered removing her makeup last night, so now her face was stained with mascara. Washing her face and taking a shower she felt better, but it did nothing to lessen the pain in her heart. When she applied her heavy makeup it felt like putting a mask on, today more than ever. With the sun rising a few minutes ago showing the weakness from last night wasn't an option for her. She was far from being fine, but no one was allowed to see that. Jade West wasn't weak and she didn't cry over a break up, at least that was what everyone would think today.
With her mask in place and after changing she left the house early. Her mom always knew when something was up with her and she couldn't let herself break down before school by talking about Beck with her. This morning there would be no Beck waiting for her in his car, kissing her in greeting and driving with her to school. These times were over and it just felt like a dream that had been too good to be true and in the end it was. Beck had betrayed her and he had lied when he had told her that he would always love her. Just another lie from a person she thought she could trust. Today was reality and the break up was as well. From now on she would be back to how she was before she had met Beck. Jade West, unreachable and untouchable for everyone.
A/N: The next chapter will have the same tone as this one, but it will have humor in it as well and an OC later on. Please review and tell me what you think :)