Chloe got in the truck with a smile and Beca drove out to the lake. When they arrived, the brunette led Chloe out to her thinking spot and Chloe spoke up
"Why are we here?"
"I don't want anyone to hear this but you."
"Oh okay." Beca took a deep breath before speaking
"You know how I live by myself?" Chloe nodded "Well the reason behind that is the same reason I know I'm a horrible person. My dad was a monster. He was abusive, verbally and physically. He used to beat my little brother for something as simple as spilling a drink because according to my dad he should know better, but my brother was only five. I absolutely despised everything about him and I became determined to be a good person because I didn't want to hurt people the way he did. My dad left when I was thirteen. He didn't have a reason I just got up one morning and my mom and younger brother were crying because he was gone. I know it's confusing because of how horrible he was but regardless of everything they still loved him. He didn't leave a note or anything. I didn't see him for two years then he just showed up because he decided after two years he wanted to be a father for me and he claimed to be a changed man. I never believed it but my brother bought into it and he accepted him back into his life without a second thought. I told my dad I couldn't forgive him for what he did and if Tyler was okay with it I wouldn't try to change his mind but I wanted him to leave me alone. He wouldn't stop trying to make me forgive him, but I wouldn't listen. After a while he got really mad at how stubborn I was being and he scared Tyler away. One night I went out with my friends, we were going to a concert. When I got back I-I saw a piece of paper on the door." Beca's voice cracked and Chloe placed her hand over the brunette's, ignoring the tingles that shot up her arm "It said 'You want your alone time? You got it you little bitch.' I went inside and-and he shot my brother my mom and himself. My parents were dead but my brother wasn't. I took him to the hospital and they tried so hard to save him but they couldn't. My dad killed them and it was my fault." Chloe shook her head
"No it wasn't. You didn't know what he was going to do Beca."
"That doesn't matter Chloe! I didn't even try to talk to him and that's why I'm here by myself, that's why I fight whoever has the balls to throw the first punch, and that's why I don't get mad whenever I have to suffer the consequences whenever I do something."
"Because you're alone?"
"No because every day for two years I refused to look him in the eye and he made my family suffer because I'm a fuck up. The day they died I realized something that I never wanted to acknowledge. I hate my father with everything in me but as much as I hate him he's my father and I can't just ignore that. I know he went to hell and I'm on the same self-destructive path he was besides killing three people. If my family is suffering because of that son of a bitch I'll do everything in my power while I'm alive to make sure whatever the fuck happens to me is worse than any kind of torture he put them through." Chloe couldn't believe what she just heard. She knew Beca like to cause trouble but she never really knew there was a really big reason behind it, she just thought Beca thought it was funny.
"Well if that's your motive I think you've done more than enough. Beca I-I think you should stop doing this." The brunette shook her head
"It's not that easy. I can't just stop now, I've come too far to go back to the person that got into this mess and going back is a waste of time." Beca stood up and held a hand out to Chloe, who accepted the help pulling the brunette into a hug afterwards, instantly feeling the brunette tense up. As soon as she did, everything just felt… right. Like if she were to stand here in Beca's arms for the rest of the day- well she wouldn't really argue with that
"I know you don't want to stop this but you can't just let him win."
"I'm not letting him win. My whole life, I heard about how I was supposed to be the perfect daughter and not the mistake that he would glare at whenever he got home from work. That's all I ever was to him, his biggest fuck up, but he wanted me to try to be perfect just so I wouldn't make him look bad. I guess the bastard never realized the lengths I go to just to piss someone off."
"I get that Beca, really I do, but all you're doing right now is destroying your future because you don't want him to have the satisfaction of having the daughter he wanted. I've heard Jesse and Tiffany talk to you about giving this up, but you don't listen to them and you get them into trouble with you, hell I've even seen you get into trouble with that one guy-"
"Jacob?"
"Yeah, and I know they love you regardless of what you're doing but have you ever wondered how they would react if you actually tried to change?" Beca pulled back from the hug
"No don't you dare fucking do it!" she screamed at the cheerleader
"Don't what?"
"You aren't just going to show up to try and make me a better person. I'm throwing my own life away and I'm going to tell you exactly what I told Jesse when I told him about my dad. If you don't think you can handle it, bye. I've had a lot of people walk out on me, one more on that list won't hurt."
"Okay I won't" Chloe refused to look the now angry brunette in the eye. "I'm sorry I won't try to change you." Anymore she thought to herself. She knew she was going to lose the bet and Aubrey would never shut the hell up about it but Beca was more important than any of that. She had really come to like the brunette over the past few weeks and she didn't want to risk losing her because of fifty dollars and bragging rights over her best friend.
"Good. And nobody finds out about what I just told you, and believe me if someone finds out I'll know it was you. Jesse, Tiffany and Jacob haven't told a damn person. You're only the fourth person to find out about this and I don't want anyone else knowing." Beca dropped Chloe off at home afterwards and went straight to the one person she knew would help her forget about what just happened
"Hey." Jacob let Beca inside, never questioning why she ran straight to his liquor cabinet "Rough day huh?" Beca nodded "It's that cheerleader. I tried to tell her because I didn't think she would judge me but she basically just told me that everything I've done for the past two years is a waste of time. She wanted me to change and it pissed me off and she said she wouldn't try to change me, but the more I think about it the more everything makes sense." Jacob's brows furrowed in confusion
"What makes sense?"
"Think about it dude. I never said a damn word to her for three years and suddenly she wants to be my fucking best friend. I'm not entirely sure I'm right yet but I think she started hanging out with me so she could make me a better person." Jacob shook his head, hoping Beca was wrong
"I don't know about that B. Don't you think if that was all she wanted she would skip the getting to know you shit?" Beca shrugged, not really knowing what to think right now
"You could be right, but in my head everything is finally adding up and I don't like where this is going. I'll give her the benefit of the doubt for now but I don't know exactly how long that's gonna last." It lasted all the way until the next day of school when Beca walked up on a conversation she knew she wasn't supposed to hear
"I know I told you I wasn't backing out Bree but I can't keep doing this to her. Beca opened up to me last night and I told I wasn't going to try to change her. She doesn't know that was my original intention but-"
"You sure she doesn't know yet?" Both girls visibly stiffened at the voice behind them. Chloe knew she just blew it without even hearing the words. This was it, she just lost the brunette she thinks she may have fallen for. Aubrey on the other hand didn't know the brunette as well as Chloe so she had no idea what was going to happen.
"Beca I-"
"If you're going to try and justify what you did then save your breath. I trusted you Chloe. And not just with the notebook which you still have by the way. I told you everything and all you did was run to your friend with it."
"No I didn't tell her anything Beca I swear. I wouldn't betray you like that." She defended
"Really because that's exactly what you were doing the whole damn time and you're too fucking dense to realize it."
"Please just let me explain what happ-"
"You know I've always had problems trusting people and you made me think that not all people are bad. You made me think I wasn't as bad as I thought I was. Then I found out I was your little experiment." Jesse approached the three, a goofy grin plastered on his face. Beca gave him an almost spiteful look "Open up huh Jess? It'll make everything easier? Fucking spare me." Jesse's face morphed into a confused glare when the brunette walked away
"Chloe what the hell did you do?"
Uh oh. So how was it? What's Beca going to do now? How's Jesse going to react?
