Beca had continued to watch Chloe's videos over the next week. She didn't only sing, she made vlogs and they were actually pretty cool. She made several videos with her best friend, Aubrey, after "rehearsal", for what Beca didn't know, but she seemed kind of uptight.
The brunette sat in her room, going to check her email. She had an email from YouTube that Chloe Beale had posted a new video. She clicked the message and read the title of the video. "PRETTY BRUNETTE I MET IN THE STORE". Beca furrowed her eyebrows and clicked the video.
Chloe popped up on the screen. "Okay, I met this girl in Wal-Mart like last week when I was getting some Trix because I ran out. She was really pretty, super cute, brunette, and she told me she watched my videos. Her name was Beca."
Beca was super confused as she watched the video, not knowing where the redhead was going with it.
"I feel really really bad I didn't ask for your number. I can not get you out of my head. A week and a half has passed and I can't stop thinking about how cute you were when you came up to me. Please, if you watch this video, email me! My email is in the description. Please give me your phone number. And I know I'm going to get a lot of emails from fakes so put in what you asked me before I left so I know it's you… Okay, this video is worthless to all my subscribers except her so sorry if I wasted your time. I'll post a cover of Edge of Glory tomorrow, thanks!"
The screen went black and some recommended videos popped up. Beca was beaming. She had a major crush on this girl and she just took time to make a video and reach out to her. She went back into her inbox and presses compose. She copy and pasted her email in and typed in her phone number with "Can you help me reach the Cheerios?" after it. She pressed send and went back to the YouTube tab. She was about to exit when she saw the comments.
That's so cute! 3
I hope you find her Chloe!
Awwwww
Beca smiled at how positive the comments were. Chloe's subscribers were totally in love with her. Her attention was brought away from the video by her phone. It had started ringing.
"Hello?"
"Beca? It's Chloe," she said.
That was quick, Beca thought. "Yeah, uhm, hey. What's up?" Beca replied, not sure of what to say.
"Well you saw my video, so," Chloe laughed.
She has such an adorable laugh, Beca thought. "Yeah, I've watched all your videos since then."
"Are you busy? Can we hang out now or…?"
"No, I'm not busy. Where do you want to meet?" Beca asked.
"You know that café that's in the same plaza as Wal-Mart? There in a half hour?"
"Sure, I'll see you soon."
"Bye."
Beca couldn't hold back her smile. Her summer has been going great since that song got stuck in her head. The brunette got up and changed her clothes, leaving her bedroom. She walked into the living room and saw her dad on his laptop.
"Dad, I'm using your car," Beca said.
"Wait, what? Where are you going?" he said looking up.
"I'm going to meet a friend at that café near Wal-Mart," she replied, grabbing his keys.
"Fine, be careful."
"Kay," Beca said flatly, leaving the house.
Beca lived ten minutes away from the café so that left her twenty minutes to try and get herself together. She got to the café and sat in her dad's car in the parking lot. What would she say? She had no idea what was going to happen. Chloe called her cute and she still couldn't get over it. She was beautiful and a great singer but she knew nothing about the redhead. Beca wasn't even sure how old she was. The brunette put on the radio to tried and calm down, but the song playing was Love Somebody and it just made her heat race. Three other songs played in the car before she saw a head of red hair walking into the café. Beca took a deep breath and took the keys out of the ignition, leaving the car and entering the café.
She looked around and saw Chloe sitting at a table next to the window. She walked over to her, her heart beat speeding up with each step.
"You're ten minutes early," the brunette said, sitting in the chair across from her.
"Well so are you," Chloe pointed out with a smile.
Beca chuckled, "You're right."
"Look, I'm going to get straight to the point here. You are the only girl I've ever met that's made me not be able to function properly. I know I only saw you for like a minute, but the cuteness overload in that one minute was too much for me," the redhead said.
Beca couldn't help but smile, "I spent so much time I could've used to do… anything really, watching all the videos you posted because after I saw you I knew I wouldn't be able to not see you anymore."
"Okay, so now that we have that established, I would really like to know more about you," Chloe smiled. "Like, I don't even know your last name."
"It's Mitchell. Okay, uhm, let's make this easy. My name is Beca Mitchell, my birthday is December 8th, I'm 18 years old, I live here in Atlanta with my dad… uhm, if there's anything else ask away."
"Not that I can think if now but, I'm Chloe Beale, my birthday is July 22nd, I'm 21 years old, and I also live here in Atlanta. So what do you want to do with your life?"
"Well I want to be a music producer and go to LA but my dad wants me to go to the college he teaches at to get an education first," Beca shrugged.
"What college would that be?"
"Barden University."
"Really?" Chloe asked with a smile, "I go there!"
Beca smiled, "That's cool."
"Does your dad teach comparative literature?"
"Yeah, do you have him?"
Chloe laughed, "Yeah, that's weird."
"It's a small world," Beca smiled. "So do you want to be a singer or something?"
The redhead nodded, "Or something. I take a lot of English Lit. classes to help me with my song writing and stuff but I don't know, my mom doesn't think it's a realistic dream."
Beca sighed, "I feel you, my dad's the same way."
"So what kind of music do you make?" Chloe asked with a smile.
"Well usually I just make mixes. The last one I made was a mix of Bulletproof and ReleaseMe."
"Oh my gosh, that sounds amazing. Mind if I listen to it one day?"
"I have it on my phone if you want to listen to it now," Beca said resulting in a big smile from the girl sitting across from her.
"Please," she said moving her chair closer to Beca's.
Beca pulled out her phone and gave one ear bud to Chloe and keeping the other one, going into her music and pressing the mix.
I say release me, 'cause I'm not able to convince myself that I'm better off without you. Been there, done that messed around. I'm having fun, don't put me down. I'll never let you sweep me off my feet. I won't let you win again. The messages I tried to send my information's just not going in. Burning bridges shore to shore, I break away from something more. I'm not turned on to love until it's cheap. Been there, done that messed around. I'm having fun, don't put me down. I'll never let you sweep me off my feet; I'll never let you sweep me off my feet. Release me (This time, baby, I'll be bulletproof) Release my body (This time, baby, I'll be bulletproof) I know it's wrong. So why do I keep coming back…
Chloe listened to the whole mix, bobbing her head along to the music, a small smile on her face. When the music stopped Chloe handed back the ear bud.
"That was great!" she yelled, attracting the attention of the people sitting at neighboring tables.
Beca laughed, "Thank you."
"You have talent and if your dad can't see that, he's going to have to open his eyes wider. You can make it Beca," Chloe said.
"You think?"
"Totes," she smiled with a nod.
"Well your mom obviously doesn't see your talent either, you're fantastic. Use it."
"I don't only make YouTube videos, I'm in an a capella group at Barden too."
"A capella?" Beca asked, resulting in a nod from Chloe. "Yikes."
"What? We sing covers of songs just without instruments; it's all from our mouths," Chloe winked.
"Oh wow, uhm, okay. Sounds… good," the brunette said, quickly changing the subject. "So what else do you like to do for fun?"
"Well I like acting too, like theatre and stuff. I was in all my high school musicals."
"That's cool, what were you in?"
"I played Red Riding Hood in Into The Woods my freshman year, Cosette in Les Miserables sophomore year, Gertrude in Seussical my junior year, and Annie my senior year—I think it helped that I was already a ginger and it was my last year," Chloe laughed.
"I'm sure that's not why, but it's still cool. You were got the lead twice in a row," Beca pointed out.
"Thanks… You know theatre?"
"What do you mean?"
"You knew Gertrude was the female lead, no one even knows what Seussical is," Chloe mentioned.
"Yeah, my brother used to do theatre. He was in all the ones you mention except Annie. He was always in a musical at that theatre near the gas station. He did like twelve shows, he really loved it," Beca responded.
Chloe opened her mouth to speak but the sound of her phone ringing cut her off.
"Sorry, it's my mom," she said, answering the phone. "Hi Mommy… Yes… I guess… Okay… Yes… Okay… Bye… Love you too."
"Everything okay?"
"Yeah, uhm do you mind going to Wal-Mart with me quick?"
"I don't mind. You want to go now or…?"
"Yeah, I'm sorry," Chloe said standing up.
"It's no big deal, c'mon," Beca assured, standing up and walking out with Chloe.
"Thanks," the redhead smiled.
The walk across the street was silent. It was a nice silence though. Beca just met this girl and she already liked being in her company. She couldn't figure out what it was about the redhead that made her want to open up, no one's made her feel that way in a long time but she did. The two walked inside the store and Beca followed Chloe into the bread aisle.
"I'm sorry again, when I'm home for the summer my mom makes me run all her errands and if I don't go now I'll forget and she'll yell at me," the redhead informed.
Beca chuckled, "It's fine."
"Your laugh is really cute ya know" Chloe smiled, grabbing a loaf of bread and walking passed Beca.
The brunette blushed and ran a hand through her hair, taking a deep breath before going after Chloe. Beca watched her go to the self-checkout machine and scan the bread, bagging it, and swiping her credit card. The girls left the store and walked across the parking lot, back to their cars. Chloe leaned on her car and Beca stood in front of her.
"We should do this again," Chloe smiled.
"You know what... Friday I'm taking you on a date," Beca said, feeling quite bold.
Chloe's smile widened, "Okay, and where would we be going?"
"I'm not sure yet, but I promise it will be fun."
The redhead nodded, "See you Friday."
Beca watched her get into her car, getting into her own. She started the engine and sat with the music on for a bit. She was about to drive away when her phone vibrated. It was a text from Chloe. Beca looked up, into the redhead's car to see her smile at her then pull away.
'Text me when u get home, I want to know everything about Beca Mitchell'
The brunette smirked and drove home. She walked into the house and passed her dad, her phone in hand.
"Beca," he called out.
"What?"
"Do you ever get off your phone or your laptop, go out, make some summer memories. Don't just sit in the house all day," he said.
"I was just out..." she said under her breath. "Fine, whatever."
She walked up the stairs to her room and closed the door behind her before plopping on the bed. She had already sent Chloe a text on her way in the house: 'I'm home, now what would you like to know?'
The phone vibrated and the message read; 'Everything. Let's play 20 questions'
'Ok, wanna make the questions?'
'Yeah, hold on'
Beca smiled, wondering what kind of questions the redhead would come up with.
'Okay, I got most of these from the internet.
1. What's your favorite color?
2. What's your favorite movie?
3. Fav food?
4. Fav song?
5. Do you have any tattoos? If so how many?
6. Do you have siblings?
7. Do you play any instruments? If so, which one(s)?
8. Do you have a nick name?
9. What qualities attract you most?
10. Are you afraid of the dark?
11. Have you ever been arrested?
12. Do you like to sing?
13. Do you like sports? If so, what's your fav?
14. What's your favorite number?
15. Do you like shopping?
16. Do you like your mom or dad better?
17. Apple or android?
18. Chocolate or vanilla?
19. Coke or Pepsi?
20. Batman or Superman?'
Beca smiled at the questions, typing out her answers.
'Blue. I don't like movies. Chicken nuggets. Titanium- David Guetta. Yeah, 3. No. Piano & Guitar. Beca is my nickname. Eyes & body is what I look for. No. No. I don't sing. Not really. 21. Depends on what I'm shopping for. Mom. Apple. Chocolate. Pepsi. Batman.'
'Okay, before I answer. I want to ask questions/make comments about ur answers lol'
'Fire away'
'How do u not like movies? We have the same fav song & number :) Is Rebecca your full name? ... That's it'
'They bored me.. Idk they r always super predictable, yes Rebecca is my full name & cool :) ur turn to answer the rest ;)'
'Yellow. Step Up Revolution. Cheeseburgers. Titanium. Yes, 2. Yes, brother & sister. Piano. My siblings call me Chlo. Same but add personality, something you forgot ;) Yes. No. Love it. They're okay, volleyball is life lol. 21. Yes. Mom. Apple. Vanilla. Pepsi. Superman.'
'Cool, & yes I did forget personality. I need a sense of humor as well'
'I think everyone could use a good sense of humor lol'
Beca couldn't stop smiling while talking to this girl and she didn't know why but she felt totally comfortable telling her all these things about herself. Her phone vibrated again, making her look down.
'You mind if I talk to you later? I need to finish my cover of Edge of Glory..'
'No prob, can't wait to watch it :)'
Beca put her phone down and grabbed her laptop. She definitely needed to impress this woman on Friday. She had two days to come up with something good to do. Only two days.
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