Chapter 8 Present day

As Beca carried on wallowing in self-pity, kicking herself on the way she treated her father after the last phone call.

She didn't hear the chair being pulled up beside her.

"Anyone sitting here?" Beca inwardly smile as she recognises a voice that was not heard that often. "Silent Lilly…" She turned and faced her. "…What brings you here? If I cannot guess."

"You have a lot of people worried about you. But me personally? I'm just here to have a drink with a friend." Lily ordered her drink, Beca just gave a small inward laugh as she raised her glass to take another sip.

Lily looked around the small club. "This is not where I thought you would been seen dead working as a DJ."

"That makes the two of us…I had plans…Dreams. Good thing? I get free drinks…" Beca holding the glass up in the air. "…Well I used to…"

"So, I see." Silence between them as they drank was deafening. Until Beca turned to face her given Lilly her full attention. "…And I just got fired, so tonight was my last night…" Beca tried to laugh it off before she continued. "…You're here again, because…?" Lily sighed as she put her own drink back down. "Like I said to have a drink with a friend. You look like you could use one."

"Those are few and far in between. I am fine…You don't have to worry about me. I survive somehow I always do." Beca replied knowing Lily wasn't telling the truth but dropped the subject for now and given Lily a force smile. "Is that why you haven't spoken to anyone since you left without a word? Especially Chloe? You forget I was there, that day with her. I saw what happened." At this point Beca ordered another drink which she quickly downed, before ordering another. "How did you find where I was?"

"You forget I have my ways…" Lily said in a serious tone.

"You asked my dad, didn't you?"

"I asked your dad…" Lily smiled. "Like I said you have a lot of people who are worried."

"Even Chloe? After what I did?"

"Especially her." Beca at this point was playing with her glass, watching the dark liquid swirling around. "So why is it just you and not the others?"

"Would you have talk to them? Or push them away, like you have been doing since that day?" Again, that silence. "There's nothing to talk about, so it was nice to see you and you tell the rest that I am fine." Beca finished her drink before standing up and getting ready to leave.

She took a few steps before stopping as she heard what Lily said. To other people it was just a whisper but Beca got used to her quiet voice to her it was loud and clear and made her stop in her steps and for a brief moment cause her to look back at Lily...

..."Not even about the rape?"

TBC in Knocking Down the Wall

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