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***********JADE AND BECK ARE BROKEN UP ALREADY!**************

Chapter 3: Sikowitz's Classroom, Friday Morning

Beck's POV:

I couldn't help noticing that Tori was a bit out of it when I went to sit down in Improv Class with her. She wasn't responding to the fact that someone was looking at her and sitting next to her. Usually, she will start a conversation with any of us, but today she was just staring out the window and she was staring in a creepy sort of way.

Ignore it; she's probably having a rough morning, my mind thought for me. I took the advice and slowly, the class began to start and Tori began to wake up.

She looked over to me and was a bit surprised before saying, "Beck! When did you get here?"

"About five minutes ago," I responded quickly.

"Oh, sorry! I'm a bit tired today," she replied sheepishly.

"No, you take your time waking up. Sikowitz won't mind if you need your extra beauty sleep," I chuckled.

She playfully hit me on the arm before saying, "I got actually a lot of sleep last night, but I'm still just tired! And I do not need beauty sleep!"

"I never said you did; I said maybe you want extra, so you can look gorgeous," I told her while I flipped my own hair.

"You don't think I'm gorgeous as I am right now?" she scoffed in a silly tone.

"Oh no, you take gorgeous to a whole new level right now," I said.

"Vega! Oliver! Stop flirting with each other and take time to appreciate my teaching skills," Sikowitz snapped at us.

Tori put her hands up defensively before we both muttered a quick sorry. Right after I said that, I noticed that Jade was looking at me, but not just looking at me; she was literally glaring me. She gave me several murderous glances and gave a few to Tori also, who didn't seem to notice them.

Didn't she get the fact that we were broken up? I thought bizarrely.

The class ended quickly with Sikowitz being a bit angry today. Many kids made the conclusion that he broke up with yet another girlfriend, which would explain why he got angry with Tori and I today.

Whatever, I thought quickly as I began exiting the acting classroom.

I observed my surroundings as I noticed all my friends had ditched me. Mentally, I shrugged my shoulders and continued to go to my next class. Suddenly, I felt a cold hand grab my shoulder and yank me in to the janitor's closet. When I turned around, I noticed that the person who "kidnapped" me was none other than Jade.

"Wow, what a surprise," I remarked sarcastically.

"What was that?" she said coldly.

"What was what?" I asked a bit confused, even though I understood what she was talking about.

"You know what. You and Vega," she snapped back at me.

"We were talking," I told her coolly.

"Why?" she questioned me sharply.

"Because we're friends and that's what friends do," I explained to her slowly.

"Well, I don't like it," she responded quickly.

"Well, we're broken up, so I don't understand why you care," I countered.

"So, I still know that you like me."

"Jade, we've been broken up for a whole month now. It's done."

"Excuse me, this is not over. Even if you think it is, we will be dating again and I will make your life miserable, but right now I must go mentally torture Tori," Jade said cruelly.

"You're sick."

"Yeah, but you're the one that dated me for three years," she responded quickly.

"I need to get to my next class," I told her as I opened the door to leave.

"Don't you dare talk to her because I'll be watching."

"Yeah, but I won't be caring," I told he and smirked as I left the janitor's closet.

Hollywood Arts School, Friday Afternoon

Tori's POV:

I immediately rushed out of Sikowitz's classroom and headed to my next period. Luckily, I had Study Hall, so I could relax and take a moment to think. I reflected on the conversation that I had with Beck this morning and everything he said.

He practically called you gorgeous, my heart buzzed. I knew that he did and it made me very happy, but I was a bit discouraged when I felt Jade glaring at me from next to Beck, but they are broken up, so I don't know why she's so obsessed with him.

It's weird, I thought crazily.

Everything that clouded my mind had to do with Sikowitz's task or Beck. Then I started thinking more and more about the challenge.

This is really going to change my life, I thought seriously. In addition to that, the meeting was tonight with all the staff and I had to make up an excuse of why I couldn't go to Karaoke Dokey. I told my friends that I had a very important appointment this evening. I couldn't tell them I had a meeting because they would instantly think I was getting a record deal or something like that, and that wouldn't be good. Unfortunately, Trina decided to tag along with my friends like she always does. Luckily, my mother convinced her that I actually did have an appointment and so she left her suspicion alone.

It was still odd not hanging out with my friends today. What would they say when I came into school looking pregnant, acting pregnant?

I really have to make this believable, I thought sharply. Suddenly, I was pulled out of my thoughts when the bell rang and I departed to my next class.

Tori's House, Friday Night

Tori's POV:

I arrived home at about five o'clock. When I opened the door, I came face to face with the staff of my school and some unfamiliar people. I quickly noticed that Lane the guidance counselor, Principal Helen Dubois, Sikowitz, and a few other teachers I had. Suddenly, I noticed a man who was wearing a suit and texting obsessively on his phone. I knew him from somewhere and then I realized that it was none other than Dale Squires.

They were all sitting on my couch and floor, eating pizza with strange toppings, and our principal was singing some R&B tunes.

"Hi Tori!" my mom said as I entered our living room and swiftly made my across to the kitchen. All of the teachers were observing me and my appearance while continuing to talk to each other.

"Hi mom. When did everyone get here?" I whispered.

"About 20 minutes ago. You know they sing a lot?" she said as she sounded surprised.

"Yes, I do go to a talent school for singing type people," I responded slowly. She just gave me a strange look, before Sikowitz happened to wander over to our kitchen.

"Hello there lady I assume is Tori's mother," he said strangely.

"Yes, nice to meet you," she said as she nodded her head.

"Do you have any coconuts?" he asked strangely.

"No, but we have pineapples," she replied awkwardly.

"Nope! That won't do," he answered as he wandered back into the living room.

My mom turned around and gave me another look before saying, "You go to a weird school."

I patted her on the shoulder, "I know."

"Are you sure you want to go through with this?" my mom asked as she glanced over to our living room, where everyone was socializing.

"Yes, everything will work out," I replied calmly.

She raised her eyebrows before continuing, "Well, I told your father this morning and he said as long as you're not actually pregnant, you can do this."

"Really? He was that calm?" I asked surprised.

"No, he almost threw a chair on our TV, but I convinced him after you persuaded me," she answered quickly.

"So he's okay now?" I questioned and my mom nodded and we both proceeded to walk and sit down in the living room. I sat on one of my red-orange couches as all of the chattering settled down and a very familiar person stood up and cleared his throat.

Everyone turned to him and he began speaking, "Hi, my name is Dale Squires and I am the producer and director of this documentary. My main goal for this is to see what the effects of being ostracized from society will do to people. You know, assuming that she is ostracized."

I looked at him carefully and examined him. Nothing had really changed from the last time I saw him. He was still obsessed with his phone, same messy and short brown hair, and same light skin.

"So, where's my old friend Tori?" he asked happily.

I raised my hand, "Hi Dale."

"Hey Tori! Well, this meeting is all about you," he started once again, "I know what a splendid actress you are, so hopefully you will be able to pull of this off and fool everyone. I just want you to be aware before you do this that you might lose a few friends, but I guarantee you that we can get them back. You teachers and I agree that this will be good for your acting."

I nodded my head slowly, before saying, "How did this,"I asked motioning to my stomach, "happen?"

Everyone in the room seemed to laugh at my awkward question before Dale responded, "Right now, you are going to pretend to be around five months, so let's see, what would you be doing five months ago?"

I pulled out my phone and observed the calendar on it, "Five months ago was around the time school started."

He rubbed his chin before responding, "Could you have gone to a pre-school year party or end of summer party or something?"

"Yeah, my friends and I didn't actually hang out that night because I was flipping out about my schedule for this year," I answered him.

He pointed his fingers, "Good. Okay, so we are going to start this on the Monday you get back. Basically, the story is going to be that five months ago, before school started, you went to an End of Summer party and at this party, you had a little something to drink, it doesn't matter what, but then you met a supposedly nice boy and yeah!"

I nodded my head as I thought about it, "I can't just blow up like a balloon though. Doesn't there need to be progression?"

"Precisely and you will only be not as big on Monday, but it will be noticeable because you will be wearing a tight tank top," he responded, "Now, every morning, you must come 'look' pregnant by putting on makeup and such. We will have a makeup advisor run over to this house later and show you how to do it."

My principal stood up and spoke, "We've alerted basically all the staff in the school, so everyone knows what's going on."

"Thank you Ms. Dubois. Now I understand you have an older sister Tori," he questioned me.

"Yes, I do. She's really gullible and annoying, so I think I can fool her," I responded calmly.

"Fantastic. Just make sure that you keep the act up for her and in public."

"Now, when you are in public, you have to act like it or else this won't make sense. We won't have camera crews following your every move, but we will have high precision cameras watching you everywhere. Yes, they are in your school, this house, and in public, but only in this town in about a three mile radius," he laid out the plan for me slowly.

"Alright," I replied.

"Try not to hang out with your friends during this break also," he began, "we don't want them seeing you not pregnant because then it will seem like the whole plan is off balanced."

I nodded my head sadly, but kept listening to Dale speak.

"Now, take any mental bullying you get. Physical bullying, if we see it, we will have a teacher split up whatever is going on. The overall goal is to see how society and your peers handle this," he said as he stressed what the goal of this challenge was.

"You'll do fine Tori," Sikowitz said as he was eating a pineapple.

"What happens if I fail?" I asked him nervously.

"Since you're an actress and you can play tragedy we can say that you had a miscarriage or couldn't handle the stress and had an abortion or something. It's unfortunate, but it does happen and we need to be as realistic as possible," he told everyone.

"Okay, I'll be my real "pregnant" self," I said as I earned a chuckled out of everyone.

"So, do you think you can handle this challenge?" he asked me as he looked up from his fancy phone.

"Definitely," I responded confidently.

"Great! I guess this meeting is adjourned. I must go, so I will see you on the cameras," he said as he gave me a thumbs up and ran out of my house.

All the other staff left my house and I was left sitting and thinking on the couch before my mom came over to me and said, "You're dad sends his best. He's on a long case today and he says he'll see you later," she told me. Then she started marching upstairs to go to bed.

I was left alone to sit on my couch thinking. I was thinking about Dale Squires especially. Hopefully, he wouldn't do what he did last time and make someone else do the whole project for him. Either way, I couldn't edit this for him because I was basically his test pet now.

Be realistic, be strong, and fool everyone, I thought to myself confidently.