So, I already had this chapter written so I decided to upload now, just to get it over with. I probably won't upload any of my other chapters as quickly as the first few because school is starting back up next week. Spring break was way too short for me -_-. Anyways, here's chapter 4!
Disclaimer: I realized that I didn't put any disclaimers in the last 2 chapters so I'll put one here. I don't own Victorious.
The Next Week
Jade walked out of her 4th period gym class, hot and tired. She hated playing volleyball; the ball was too hard, and every time she attempted to hit it, it would make her wrist red. Although she did enjoy the pain, she didn't enjoy the bruises. Her skin was too flawless for that.
She met up with Tori at their lockers and walked outside to the Asphalt Café for lunch.
"I hate Phys. Ed so much," Jade complained, linking her arm with Tori's.
"I feel you, Hon," she responded. "I'm too pretty to sweat."
Jade chuckled. "Yeah, you keep thinking that."
Tori playfully hit her arm, then took a seat at their usual table. Jade put her bag down next to hers, then said, "I'm gonna go get lunch, you want me to get you something?"
Tori shook her head. "No, I'm good. I had a big breakfast."
"Okay," she said, and went to order her lunch at the Grub Truck. After getting and paying for her food, she turned to go back to her table, but she stopped mid-stride.
None other than Beck Oliver was sitting at her table, talking to her best friend.
Why is he sitting there? Doesn't he know that I hate him?
Jade made her way to the table and plopped down on her chair.
"What is Pretty Boy doing here?" she asked Tori.
"Beck," Tori corrected, "didn't have anyone to sit with, so I invited him to sit with us. Be nice."
"Whatever," she answered, but she stayed quiet for the rest of the period.
"So," Beck said to Tori near the end of lunch. "I hear there's this new movie coming out this weekend, and I was wondering if you'd want to see it with me."
Tori smiled her annoying smile and said, "Sure. That sounds fun."
"It's a date, then." Beck smiled.
Tori gazed at him with a twinkle in her eye.
Jade couldn't help but feel a tad jealous. It was true that Tori was pretty and flirty, but that doesn't mean that guys always had to ask her out. She was pretty, too, right? Why couldn't guys ask her out on dates?
She looked over at Tori and Beck and saw them flirting and talking.
Why doesn't anyone want to ever talk to me?
Later That Day
Jade was sitting in Tori's car, waiting for Tori to drop Beck off so she could talk to Tori one-on-one.
"Bye, Tori," Beck said as he left her car. "I'll call or text you later."
"Okay, bye." She smiled and waved goodbye.
As Tori drove away, Jade said, "It's about time that creature left."
Tori laughed. "Stop being a hater, Jade. Beck is not a creature; he's really cute."
"Okay, I'll give him that, but I feel like he's just another user who will stomp on a girl's heart the first chance he gets."
"Uh, I highly doubt that. You haven't even given him a chance. Beck is really sweet, hon. Maybe is you opened up to him, you'd see how awesome he is."
Jade snorted. "Awesome."
"Listen, Ms. I've Never Had A Boyfriend, Beck is super cool and super sweet. If you talked to him then you would like him as much as I do." Tori looked like she was genuinely in love.
Jade couldn't help but laugh at how sad the scene in front of her was. She was about to comment on how shameful Tori was, but she was cut off.
"He's mine, so don't even think of going after him." Her face was humorless.
Jade put up her hands in surrender. "Hey, you have no competition, Babe. Beck is all yours. Besides, after our little 'conversation' last week, I don't think he'll want to talk to me again."
Tori nodded. "Good."
Just then, Tori pulled up at Jade's building. "How's your mom?" she asked.
Jade sighed, not feeling the need to talk about her om. It was a touch topic for her. "She hasn't changed. I mean, everyday I walk into the apartment, and it's always the same scene. She gets abgry at me for the tiniest reason, hits me, then drinks herself to sleep."
"Aw, I'm sorry," Tori said, looking apologetic.
"No offense or anything, Babe, but I don't need your pity. I'll be okay. Just another year and a half more, then I'm out of this crappy place."
"Amen to that!" Tori smiled; a real smile this time, and not her irritating one.
Jade checked the time on her phone and it read 3:55. "I gotta get inside or else my mom will explode again." She hugged Tori.
"Bye, Jade. Stay strong."
"I'll try." Jade grinned.
After Tori drove off, Jade sighed and prepared herself for whichever version of her mother she would come home to. There was the calmer one, the one that she came home to last week. Then there was the psycho version, the one that hit Jade with the bottles of alcohol she had stashed.
She opened her front door and walked into the apartment. Jade closed and locked the door behind her, then attempted to tiptoe past her mother's room and into her own. Unfortunately, her mom's door was wide open.
"Jadelyn!" Her mother called.
Jade cringed upon hearing her full name. "Mom, you know I don't like being called that."
"I don't give a crap what you want to be called. I named you Jadelyn, so I'm going to call you Jadelyn."
Her mother was more drunk that normal, because her words were slurred and Jade just barely made out her words.
Her mom put the bottle of Vodka in her hand to her lips and gulped the rest of the bottle down.
"Mom, you're drunk. I don't think you should be drinking anymore." Jade tried to grab the new bottle of Vodka that was now in her mom's hands, but she slapped her hand away.
"Don't… Don't tell me what to do!" She took a gulp of the Vodka.
Jade stared at her, then shook her head shamefully and walked away.
Once she was in her room and her door was securely locked, Jade dropped onto her bed.
I hate my life, Jade thought. She was dangerously close to tears, overwhelmed by her disastrous home life.
But then she remembered what Tori had said to her.
Stay strong.
Stay strong.
There you go!
Please review! Thanks to SquigglyWorms47, MystriousCraze, Marrox13, and ScissorSwag Valentine for reviewing! :D I appreciate it.
And did anyone else see American Idol last night? I can't believe that Jessica got the least amount of votes! America nees to learn what true talent is...
