Hey my little pop tarts! I didn't get many reviews on the last chapter, sadly. But I hope as the story continues I get more readers and reviewers. :) I'm gonna take a second to reply to the reviews I received.
Aliqueen16 - "Bade? Love it!"
I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)
Guest - "This was rubbish. Come on you can do better."
Harsh XD but, hey, I can take it. I would like to know what you thought was too bad about it? It could be really helpful to me. :)
Please read and review! Thanks, loves!
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THURSDAY
Third P.O.V.
Tori walked in to Sikowitz class to find Beck sitting, staring at the white board.
"Hey." She smiles. He turns his head towards her with a half smile and she gasps.
"Oh my gosh, Beck, what happened ?!" She gently rubbed his bruised cheek.
"Uh..." he wracks his brain for a response. "I...fell outta bed."
Tori narrows her eyes. "You fell out of bed?"
"Yeah, I, uh...had a dream. I was being chased by zombies."
She raises her eyebrow. "Okay, now the truth."
He sighs,standing up. "Look, it's nothing. I gotta get to class."
"Beck, wait-" she reaches for the hem of his shirt, but he dodges her.
"Tori, stop!" He snaps, raising his voice and she slowly lowers her hand.
"I-I'm sorry."
Beck runs a hand over his face. "No, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap at you like that. I just didn't sleep good last night."
She smiles softly. "I get it. See you at lunch?"
"Yeah." He leaves the room.
Tori knew something was wrong. She set in her mind that she would try talking to him again at lunch.
Jade's P.O.V.
"Hey babe!" I greeted my boyfriend with a quick kiss. "Where've you been?"
"Uh, I was in Sikowitz class, studying some class notes."
I nod, looking at his bruised cheek.
"Is that feeling any better?"
He nods. "Uh, yeah."
"Beck! Hey, man!" Andre crosses the classroom.
"Me, Cat, Tori, and Robbie are going out for pizza later tonight. Join us?"
"What about me?" I ask defensively and he stutters nervously, much to my entertainment. I love striking fear in the hearts of others.
"Uh...well, ya see...we, as a group, decided that it would be best, umm...if you didn't come."
Beck furrows his eyebrows and I expected him to defend me, but he didn't.
"Does Tori know about it?" He questions and my eyes widen. "Cause I was just talking to her and she never mentioned it."
"You were with Vega?" I snap causing him to flinch.
"Well, she came into Sikowitz class while I was there. We chatted for a bit then I left." He shifts uncomfortably.
"Chatting about what?" I demand to know.
"Umm..." he knew not to lie to me, knowing the consequence. "She asked me what happened to my face and so I told her what happened."
My stomach tightens for a split second, then I relax. He wouldn't tell anyone about it.
"Yeah, what did happen to your cheek?" Andre questions, taking a good look at it.
"I fell out of bed." He lies smoothly.
Lucky him.
After Andre leaves I look at Beck. I don't think I've tortured him enough today, so I think it's time for another round.
"Hey...have you gained wait?" I question him.
He shakes his head. "No, I don't think so." He looks down at his stomach then back at me.
"Maybe you should try to loose a few pounds."
Beck's eyes turn to a look of hurt. "I...uh, okay."
AFTER CLASS
Tori's P.O.V.
"Hey didi dodo!" I greet everyone, sitting at the lunch table.
"Hey, Latina!" Andre smiles and other greetings erupt around the table.
I look around the lunch table to see that the person next to me doesn't have any lunch.
"Aren't you gonna eat, Beck?" I question, taking a bite of my weird looking pasta.
"Nah, I'm not really hungry."
"You have to be! C'mon, you want some of my...whatever this stuff is?" I nudge him with my elbow.
He shakes his head. "I had a really big breakfast."
"Okay, your loss." I take another bite, thinking of a way to confront Beck about earlier. No way was I gonna do it with Jade around, though.
"So, where are we going for pizza tonight?" Jade questions and all of us look at her.
"We're not going for pizza tonight, silly." Robbie shakes his head.
"Yes we a-" Cat squeals as I shove her sandwich in her mouth. She spits it out and all of us gag.
"You're so mean to me!" She yells at me.
Jade glares at all of us, except Beck. "Why don't you want me to come?"
I chuckle nervously. "Oh, it's not that we don't want you there we just...figured you wouldn't wanna come."
"Well I want to."
"Yay." I fake smile while she glares at me with an evil grin. "Anyways, I have a song that I have to preform in the Black Box on Friday. Anyone wanna come hear me practice? No one's heard it except for the band playing it and I need some opinions."
"I'd love to but I gotta go pick up my grandma. She said the clock sounds like the ticking of a bomb." Andre sighs, grabbing his things while the rest of us exchange confused glances.
"I don't want to." Jade bluntly replies.
"Cat and I are going to get a new outfit for Rex." Robbie, Cat, and Andre leave while Jade stands.
"You coming?" She asks Beck who looks at me.
"Wanna come listen to my song?" I smile with my famous puppy eyes.
"Uh, yeah sure." He looks at Jade. "I'll catch up with you later."
She gives him a death glare. "I'll be waiting."
"Let's go!" I grab his arm and pull him to the theatre while he chuckles.
Beck's P.O.V.
I listen intently as Tori performs her new song she wrote. It's really amazing!
"All the rules you break make me wanna run but I can't escape. All the things you say, most of them are lies but I'm listening."
She starts dancing with the tune. "La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. That's my heart talking to my head, head talking to my heart. La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. That's my heart talking to my head, head saying that..."
She dances with her backup dancers, breaking into the chorus.
My phone buzzes in my pocket, and I pull it out seeing that I've received a text from Jade.
Jade: Have fun with Vega; we're not going for pizza tonight, I've arranged other plans for us.
My stomach tightens into knots; I knew exactly what her plans were.
After the last beating I don't know if I can handle another one. They seem to get worse and more consistently as the days go on. Why is she doing this to me?
Tori's P.O.V.
Do you ever wish you could read someone's mind? I do. I've been watching Beck as I sing; he looks distant and distraught.
"Why do the bad boys always looks so good...la, la, la, la, la. That's my heart saying that." I finish my song and skip over to Beck.
"Thoughts?...Beck...? Beck!" I wave my hand in front of his face and he jumps.
"Huh?"
I laugh. "What did you think?"
"It was great!" He smiles and I raise an eyebrow.
"You didn't really listen, did you?" He sighs att question.
"Tor, I'm sorry. I listened to the first half, I just got...distracted."
"I saw you got a text a few minutes ago. Is there anything you wanna talk about?" I ask, sitting next to him.
"No, it was nothing. But, uh...I won't be able to go out with you guys later." He shifts in his seat.
I frown. "Beck, what's going on? You were acting weird this morning, you wouldn't eat at lunch, and now you're acting weird again."
"I told you, I didn't sleep well last night. Don't worry about me, okay." He receives another text. "I gotta go. I'll see you tomorrow."
"Beck-"
He turns around right before he opens the door. "What I heard of your song was awesome, by the way." He smiles at me before he disappears behind the metal doors.
I sigh, throwing my head back as Lane and Trina walk over to me.
"Someone doesn't look happy." Lane sits next to me.
"I'm okay, just...confused."
"Wanna talk about it?" Trina asks, not even looking up from her Pear phone.
"No, I'm good." I smile and Lane nods his head.
"Well if you ever wanna talk I'm here to listen."
"Thanks. I gotta go, see you at home Trina. Bye, Lane."
PIZZA PLACE
I sit at the table with Andre, Cat, and Robbie.
"Hey Tori!" Cat greets me in her usual giddy manner.
"What up?" Andre grins.
"Hey cutie!" Rex greets me and Robbie scolds him.
"Rex!"
"Hey!" I smile halfheartedly.
"What's up, white girl?" Andre asks, noting my behavior.
"She's half Latina." Cat reminds him and he nods his head.
"I know. So, what's buggin' ya?" He questions, placing a slice of pizza on the plate before me.
I sigh, debating whether or not to talk about it with everyone here. "Umm..."
"Umm...?" Andre pushes.
"It's...it's Beck. Have you guys noticed that he's been kind of...off?" I take a bite of my pizza.
Cat sighs. "My brother's kinda off..."
Andre shakes his head. "Eattcha pizza, lil' red."
"Hey, where is Beck anyway? Wasn't he going to meet us here?" Robbie asks, taking a sip of his drink.
"He said he couldn't make it, but he wouldn't tell me why." I reply.
"Where do you think he is?"
BECK'S RV
Beck's P.O.V.
"You disobeyed me."
I sink down into my chair, avoiding eye contact while Jade towers above me.
"I...I didn't mean to."
"Why did you go with Vega?" When I don't respond she slaps the bruise on my face, causing pain to course through my head.
I hold back my tears as the pain intensifies.
"Answer me!" She yells.
"I-I just wanted to-" there's a knock on my door and Jade quickly backs away from me, putting a happy front on.
"Come in." My voice cracks.
"Hey sweetie, dinner's ready." My mom smiles at us. "Are you staying for supper, Jade?"
"I'd love to."
"We'll be there in a second, Mom." I say. She nods and leaves, closing the door behind her.
Jade turns towards me, gripping my forearm as hard as possible. I try to pull away but she had a firm grip.
"We're gonna go in there and you're gonna act like everything is fine. Vega's already catching on, we don't need anyone else to get curious."
I nod my head before she pushes me out of my chair. "I'll tell your mom you wanted to clean up before supper." Right before she leaves she smirks at me. "And remember not to eat too much."
After the door closes and I'm sure she's gone I let all the tears that I'd been holding in fall out.
I wanted to fight back. I wanted to get out of the relationship. But something about her strikes fear to the very core of my body, causing mental paralyzation; preventing me from doing anything.
And why does she want me to lose weight?! I haven't even gained any.
I continued to sit in the floor, letting the sobs wrack my body. I was so disgraced by my thought I never heard the footsteps on the gravel.
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Oh, cliffie! I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter, please review! P.S. Sorry only part of the song was on there, I don't listen to the music so I only looked up the lyrics and put a few in there. Bye!