Holy snapps! i was surprises at the many reviews the last chapter got! i was like daaayyyuuuummm! thanks for all the reviews! :) if I haven't responder to your review, please let me know though. I like to thank each and wvery one of you individually and you guys are a handful. Lol. So just let me know if I still havent. Also, I feel pretty awesome though. Four updates in four days! Hahaha scoree! Haven't had much to do. Other than clean and cook for my Fam. Hahah. I even played some videogames on top of that! Im a pretty bad ass chicka! Haha. Well, as promised, you finally get to know What happened with Jade! The song name of this chapter is called Cough Syrup by Young The Giant. Enjoy!
Cough Syrup
After Jade sang the song and left the restaurant, Tori was left speechless, much less motionless. Cat began growing worried and called for the bill. She payed it, took Tori by the hand, and left to their apartment. In pure silence, Cat took Tori to her room and waited for her to finally say something. Anything for that matter. After a few minutes of silence, Cat knew she wasn't going to hear anything from Tori, she left her room and went downstairs to the kitchen. She pulled out a bottle of wine and served herself a glass full. She was leaning on the kitchen counter, half way done with her glass, when Tori finally came down and stood on the other side of the counter. Both girls were unsure of what to say and they waited for the other to make a move, until Tori finally got the courage to move first. She went into the kitchen, grabbed herself a glass, and joined Cat by the counter. Cat poured the wine on the cup Tori was holding and set it back on the counter.
"You still love her..." Cat mumbled. Tori sighed and took a sip of her wine. "I don't want to though... I want to be over her. I want to be able to be happy with you Cat. This past month has been amazing with you, and I hardly thought about Jade at all! But... You have to realize that Jade and I were together for five years... You can't expect me to be completely over her in such short time... All I'm asking is for you to be patient with me Cat. I want to give us a shot... But you can't get mad at me for still having feelings for Jade." Cat stayed quiet as she let Tori's words sink in. She drank some more of her wine and looked at Tori. The girl was speaking the truth about everything, and Cat knew.
"I get that you still have feelings for her... I'm not mad that you do. What upsets me though is that she still has this type of affect on you, by only seeing her! What happens if she gets the chance to speak with you Tori? I've waited for over four years for a chance Tori. I've been in love with you since we went to UCLA together. I didn't want to go and stab Jade in the back and make a move on you while you were with you. I respect that you need time though. If you want, I'll go live with my brother for a while until you clear your head-" "I don't want to break up with you Cat. All I'm asking is to be patient with my feelings. Help me get over Jade..." Tori pleaded. Cat gulped the last of her wine and took Tori's hand. "I'm the one who should be thanking you. You did finally give me the chance I've been wanting for so long. So thank you." The girls smiled and Cat leaned her head on Tori's shoulder. While Tori was drinking her wine, Cat's phone beeped. She got up and reached for her purse and took her phone. She saw two messages from Andre. Opening the first one, she furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. She then arched one eyebrow at the other: Don't tell Tori. Just come tomorrow Cat. Please. 'That's stange. I wonder what's wrong. Andre's never this desperate if something is wrong. Oh well. I'll just go tomorrow after getting my script for the film.' Cat thought. She put her phone away and kissed Tori goodnight and went to sleep. Tori finished her glass of wine and stayed up for a couple of hours thinking about Jade.
The next morning in Andre's house, Jade had woken up early and went straight to the kitchen. She turned on the coffe machine and sat on a stool. She sighed and put her forehead against the counter table. 'Now what the hell am I supposed to tell him? I almost told Andre I was dying. I'll just tell him the truth. It's the least I can do...' She thought. A few minutes later the coffee machine beeped a couple of times, signifying that it was ready, and Jade grabbed two cups and poured coffee on them and began drinking her own. A few seconds, Andre groggily walked in the kitchen and was headed to the coffe machine when he saw Jade handing him another cup. "Thanks..." He mumbled. The both drank their coffees and enjoyed the silence around them. Once Andre had finished his drink, Jade began toget nervous. She knew he'd start asking questions and she'd have to answer them. Trying to stall for as much as she could, she slowly drank her coffee. This didn't go unnoticed by Andre and he stood up and put his mug on the sink. "You know you're not getting away from having our talk. There's some people that will be coming today so it should be better for you to talk to me before hand Jade." Andre said. Jade sighed and gave in. "Fine... I'll tell you. But you have to swear you won't tell Tori nor Cat or I'll stab you with my scissors!" She threatened. Andre chuckled and lifted his hands in a surrendering mode and nodded. Jade finished her coffee and set it aside and prepared herself to finally tell Andre the truth.
Just as she opened her mouth, the doorbell rang. The two sighed in frustration and Andre went to go see who it was. Jade walked into the living room and flopped on the couch as she waited for Andre to come back. A few minutes later, she heard Andre coming back in but with another voice. An annoying familiar voice. She say up when se saw Andre step into the living room but what shocked her was to see Trina Vega behind him. The minute Trina saw Jade, all hell broke loose. The older Vega jumped across the living room and tried to attack Jade but was quickly pulled back by Andre. Both girls started yelling at each other while poor Andre was struggling to keep them apart. "Why the hell did you just try to attack me older Vega?!" "Because you broke my little sister's heart! It's pay back time now bitch! No one messes with my little sister and doesn't even give her a reason why they left!" Trina shouted back. The sudden rush of anger was beginning to hit Jade and her chest began to hurt. She leaned on the sofa and grabbed at her chest. Both Andre and Trina saw this, and went to Jade's side. "Jade! You okay?" Andre asked. "Just give me a glass of water please." Jade whispered as she tried to control her breathing. While he rushed into the kitchen, Trina sat next to Jade and was helping her sit up. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have startled you like that. I didn't know you were sensitive. Considering how bad ass you seemed in high school." Trina said with a worried tone. Jade only smirked and shook her head. "I'm not sensitive. It's just... Something is wrong with me. I guess you deserve an explanation as well. You are Tori's sister after all. Wait, why are you even here?"
"Because I asked her to come. For this very reason." Andre said walking back in with some water for Jade. She took it and drank the water right away. After finally being able to breathe properly, she looked at the other two, who were waiting for her to start speaking. "Okay... So the reason I left was because-" again, she was interrupted by the doorbell. "Sorry Jade. I told a few people to come." He walked out and again, a few minutes later, he came back in but this time, with Robbie, and Cat walking behind him. Before Jade or anyone else could say anything, Andre spoke up. "Before you two try to jump Jade, I called you over because something is seriously wrong. Cat, I called you over here so you could understand why Jade left. She doesn't want Tori to know, so that's why I asked you to come alone. Please, just let her talk. Maybe after she tells her story, you'll even come to forgive her for hurting Tori and help Jade out. I know you two are best friends and all-" "They're dating Andre." Jade cuts in. Andre looks wide eyed at Cat, who only nods in return. "Oh shit... I did not know that. Well... This is awkward. Man! Why nobody tells me anything?!" He says. Jade lightly smiles at him and only shakes her head. "You don't have to stay to hear what I have to say Cat. But I was planning on telling you too. I did think of you as a friend before all this happened... I still do..." Jade said. Everyone looked to Cat and waited for her answer.
With a sigh, she sat down on the other couch and said, "well I'm already here. I guess I should let you tell us why you left all of us." Cat said in a monotone voice. Jade looked at Andre with a questioning look and he shook his head. "Last person I called is coming tomorrow." Was all he said. 'Of course they would... Guess it's time to tell them.' Jade thought. "Okay... So I know, despite what is going on with me, I shouldn't have left the way I did. I just... I panicked... And I had to leave. So you guy know ever since I lost... The baby, I've pushed all of you away." She looked to see them and they all nodded. "Well, before you guys jump to conclusions, that has nothing to do with why I left. Tori and I were still good during that time. It wasn't actually until her second semester of her junior year at UCLA that I started pushing her away and avoiding her... I was feeling weak and I was getting constant chest pains. Sometimes I'd struggle to breathe and stuff so I went to get myself checked out. I had a few blood tests get done and that was when I found out that I have a heart disease. Heart disease, cardiovascular disease, same shit to me. Pretty much, my heart's failing. Anyways, I had to keep going back and forth to the hospital to keep getting tests done and they were wearing me out. I didn't want to tell Tori because I didn't want her to leave school just to care for me. Knowing her, she would've done it. I didn't tell any of you for that same reason. You'd all eventually tell Tori." She said.
Everyone was quiet and were taking in Jade's words. Robbie and Trina were already crying. Andre's eyes were beginning to glisten. Cat just sat there, woth no emotion on her face. Something that the girl was always full of. "But why did you leave?" Trina ask. "Well, throughout that whole year, I was geting tests done and the doctors were looking for a way to treat me but nothing seemed to work. They looked for suitable heart donors but so far, no luck. That is until five months ago, when I left. I got a call from my doctor saying they found a heart for me but it was in Florida. I was getting weaker and weaker. The only reason none of you realized was because my make-up artist did such a good job in making sure I looked good. Okay, getting back to the story. They told me it would be come in two weeks because of some shit I didn't understand and I didn't have the time to hear. All I did hear was that this surgery would be fifty-fifty. So, I called my lawyer, made a will with him, packed my bags, wrote letters for all of you, booked a flight to Florida, and left. I didn't want to wait two weeks cause who knows, I probably wouldn't have made it. Maybe I would have but I wasn't going to take that risk. So I left... I broke up with Tori because I wasn't sure if the heart transplant would be a success. I'd rather break up with her and leave, so if I did die, I wouldn't be around her anymore. If I did stay and stay with her, she would've taken it harder. All of you would. That's why I just opted to leave and make you all hate me. I went, got the transplant. When I realized it worked, I didn't know what to do. I didn't come back right away cause the surgeon told me that I had to wait for a while until he gave me the okay to leave and fly anywhere or go out of town. After two months and only getting slight chest pain, I was given the clear but I knew I couldn't come back and just expect your forgiveness. I wasn't planning on coming a month ago either..."
Everyone was pretty much in tears by now, Jade herself, but Cat. She did finally show emotion though. She had such a distraught look on her face. "So why did you?" Cat whispered, trying not to let any tears come out. Jade looked directly into Cat's eyes when she opened her mouth again. "Because a few weeks before I came, I had a heart attack. I was diagnosed with coronary artery disease." All eyes popped wide open and they all stared in pure shock, worry, and disbelief. Taking another deep breath, Jade continued speaking. "I'm pretty sure I won't make it out this time. Considering that finiding a proper heart is hard enough. So I just came back to tell you guys the truth... To tell Tori the truth... I didn't expect you though... Cat... To be the one to help her move on. Although I did have a feeling you would end up getting together. You two had gotten close after all..." Cat looked to Jade with unshed tears in her eyes. The only thing she could say was, "I'm so sorry..." And she ran out of the house. The other three were too shocked to say or do anything while Jade only thought of one thing... Or one person... Tori... How was she going to tell Tori all of this?
Were you expectin that?! Yes, no, maybe so? Tell me what you guys thought! What do you guys think should happen next? And who is this mystery person that Andre called but refused to say who it was? Till next time! :)