Sorry I haven't updated in awhile, Ive been busy. This chapter will make up for it. Well lets get to it, heres chapter 10 finally.
Beca couldn't take it anymore, so she made a plan to escape the hospital once night came. She was sick of the faces her so called "friends and family" gave her when she couldn't remember them, it's not like its her fault. She was sick of being lonely and bored for the past week. She was determined to leave and hopefully get answers. Maybe if she got out of this place then she could remember something.
When Beca heard the music from the janitor she made her move. She managed to escape the building without anyone noticing. Without a destination, Beca walked and walked and walked. She had a hoodie and sweatpants on and that was it, no socks or shoes. For some reason the scent of the hoodie reminded her of the redhead and she realized that she really missed her visits and she didn't know why. So she pushed on, determined to find answers. She ended up in some woods. The adrenaline of escaping had wore off and Beca started feeling excruciating pain throughout her body, but she didn't stop.
Her feet were cold and scratched by sticks and rocks, her chest burned as if there was literally a fire inside of her lungs, her leg cramped up, her arm giving her sharp pains whenever it moved in the sling that felt like she was being stabbed multiple times, and her head felt like rocks were being thrown at it. The pain soon became unbearable and at she collapsed on a fallen tree. Sitting there made her realize she missed her hospital bed, her meds for the pain and the plastic they called "hospital food". Despite the discomfort she really did appreciate the fresh woody air.
Beca sat there watching in her mind as memories flew by. She couldn't seem to catch anything. She was frustrated. Really frustrated. "Fuck! Why can't I remember anything?! This sucks!" She threw a rock with her good arm which didn't seem to go far. "Finally, now I know i'm a lefty. Good to know now that my left arm is crushed to pieces." She told herself.
Chloe was pacing back and forth in her apartment in front of Aubrey and Stacie. It's been 10 hours since Beca escaped the hospital. Everyone at Barden had been looking for her and still no one found her.
"Where could she be?!" Chloe threw her arms and frustration.
"Chloe, chillax. We'll find her okay?" Stacie stood up hugging the redhead as she started breaking down into tears.
"I need to go back out and find her." Chloe grabbed her keys as she wiped her tears.
She drove for hours until she found herself at the woods she had taken Beca the night before the accident. She got out of her car and leaned against the door. Once she gathered herself, she decided to take a walk in the woods for some fresh air.
"Chloe?" The redhead turned at the call of her came and saw Beca standing there.
"Oh my god! Beca! What the fuck? You had me worried sick! What were you thinking!?" Chloe ran up to the broken girl and hugged her cautiously making sure she didn't hurt her injuries.
"Thank god," Beca sighed with relief. "I thought I had your name wrong."
Chloe's heart skipped a beat at the comment but didn't show it. She had so many questions for the brunette but didn't want to bombard her with it so she kept them in her head. How did she end up in the woods? Did she possibly remember that I took her here?
"Let's go back to the hosiptal, Beca."
"No! I don't want to. Not yet." Chloe looked at her with a 'are your serious' look. "Im starving, Chloe. I don't want to go back and eat that hospital 'food'." Beca used air quotes.
"Okay, I'll take you to a diner not far from here but only if you come back to the hospital right after."
"Okay, but under one condition. You have to answer questions that I can't seem to answer." Beca looked to the ground.
"Fine. But not too much information because the doctor said that if you remember too much at once then you might not be able to handle it and you could die." Chloe hated saying that.
The two walked back to the car which was a good 5 minute walk out of the woods. Chloe offered Beca help walking but the brunette said she could walk herself. Maybe that's why Beca escaped the hospital just to do something herself. Chloe thought to herself. It was partly true. Beca was sick of the doctors doing everything for her and helping her to the bathroom and other things.
"Are you sure you don't want help? You look like you're in a lot of pain."
"I am. It hurts like hell. But I made it here myself didn't I?" Beca sounded more annoyed than she was.
Beca froze and fell to the forest floor, screaming. She seemed like she was in a complete different world.
"Beca! Beca it's okay! You're okay!" Chloe pulled the crying brunette into a safe hug. Once Beca came back to the real world Chloe asked what happened.
"It was a dream. Maybe a memory. But it was horrible." No one had told Beca what happened to her.
"What was it about?" Chloe sweetly asked.
"I was running after you, I think it was you. And I pushed you out of the way and all of a sudden I was hit by a fast moving truck." Beca shuddered and shut her eyes before she continued. "I was flying until I hit the ground and then everything went black."
"That was real, Beca. That's how all this happened to you. You saved my life." Chloe smiled wiping a tear from her cheek.
"I saved your life?"
"Yup." Chloe said before they stood up and headed for the car.
Chloe watched as the brunette got herself into her seat and put her seatbelt on without help before getting into the drivers seat. They began driving to the diner.
"Chloe?" Beca asked softly looking out the window.
"Yes?"
"Why did you stop visiting me?"
Chloe secretly smiled inside happy that the brunette realized she was gone. "Well I thought that you would have plenty of visitors and I was also pretty upset that you couldn't remember me... I realize now that it was selfish and I should've came more often. Im sorry."
"Yeah you should've." Beca seemed to snap at Chloe. "No one visited me. Not even my parents! They rarely came and I was so bored and lonely and I found myself thinking about you all the time but you stopped visiting! And why does the scent of this hoodie remind me of you? I have a lot of questions for you, Chloe."
"Im so sorry, Becs. I didn't know. I thought for sure that you would have a lot of visitors-" She was cut off.
"Yeah but then they stopped coming after I told them I couldn't remember them. The faces they all made are stuck in my head. It looked like their dog just died, and I made them feel that way. All of them."
"Beca, no its not your fault. Yes they are upset you can't remember them but its not you that made them feel that way, just the condition that you are in upsets them because they love you and care about you so so much-" She was cut off again.
"Do you love me?" Beca turned to the driving redhead watching her cheeks flush red.
"Well of course I love you Beca. You're my best friend and one of the all time greatest people i've gotten to know." Chloe smiled.
Beca tried to find a good radio station. She still didn't understand why she enjoyed music so much.
"Oh and the reason that hoodie you're wearing reminds you of me is because its mine. The night before your accident it rained and I gave you that to change into."
"Oh. Thanks." Beca finally sat back once she found a familiar beat. It was a Michael Jackson song.
"Nothin' can stop this burnin'
Desire to be with you
Gotta get to you baby
Won't you come, it's emergency
Cool my fire yearnin'
Honey, come set me free
Don't you know now is the perfect time
We can dim the lights
Just to make it right
In the night
Hit the lovin' spot
I'll give you all that i've got"
Chloe noticed how Beca started tapping with the beat and humming to the next part of the song.
I want to love you (P.Y.T.)
Pretty young thing
You need some lovin' (T.L.C.)
Tender lovin' care
And i'll take you there"
These lyrics made Beca's heartbeat pick up as she thought about the redhead sitting next to her and little did she know the redhead was thinking the same about her.
When they arrived at the diner Beca was in so much pain that she let the redhead help her inside. Chloe hoped that the waitress didn't notice Beca had no shoes on. Beca noticed Chloe was looking at her feet.
"Hey don't worry, Chloe. No shoes, no shirt and I still get service." Beca smirked as she leaned up against the redhead for support.
"Wow I guess you didn't lose all your personality, huh?" Chloe smirked back.
"What do you mean?" Beca suddenly seemed confused.
"You're still cocky." Chloe smiled at the brunette with her glistening eyes.
Chloe helped Beca into the booth and thought about if she should sit next to or across from the brunette. She decided to sit across from her since she wanted to ask questions. Both of them suddenly felt cold at the fact that Chloe let go of Beca once she helped her sit down.
"Hi, i'm Mindy. I'll be taking your order. Would we like to start off with drinks?"
Both girls ordered water. "Okay, i'll be back shortly with your drinks."
"So you wanted to ask me questions?" Chloe rested her head on her arm that was propped up on the table.
"Yeah. Well I just couldn't seem to put anything together. I saw so many pieces but nothing fit. I guess you can tell me about myself." Beca suggested.
"Okay. Well, you go to Barden University, as do I. You've just finished your freshman year wanting to major in music tech. You like music."
No wonder I waited for the music every night. Beca finally had something that clicked.
"You didn't want to come to Barden but your dad made you. He teaches a class here and you get a free education. You wanted to move to L.A. and produce music as a DJ, that's your dream and goal in life. I've heard lots of your mixes and they're really good, like really good. You can also sing. On your first day here I saw you walking around the activities fair because I was at a booth with Aubrey, the blonde, I was in a group called the Barden Bellas. It's an a capella group wear we don't use any instruments and everything comes from our hadn't been champions yet and it was me and Aubrey's last year and we were determined to finally win after Aubrey threw up the last year on stage."
"Gross."
"Here are your drinks ladies. Are you ready to order?"
"Uh, yeah. I'll have the double cheeseburger with fries please."
"Very well. And you?" She looked at Chloe.
"Oh, Im good. Thank you."
"No. She'll have the same." The waitress scribbled down the orders and walked away.
"What the hell, Beca? Im not hungry."
"I can tell you haven't been eating, I did you a favor." Beca smiled.
Chloe did't show it but she adored the fact that Beca was in such condition and was actually worrying about her. Chloe continued on with the story of Beca as they waited for their food.
"So I asked you to join the group and you said it was lame. You were very closed off to everyone, I believe that it was because your parents were divorced and you didn't seem to have the best relationship with you dad. Aubrey called you 'alternative'. You two didn't get along very well since you decided to join the Bellas after I sort of barged into your shower when I heard you signing and made you audition. You have an amazing voice-"
"Wait a second. You went into my shower?" Beca smirked.
"Yeah..." Chloe blushed. "On with the story. So you were closed off and didn't want to make friends but then you let a little loose with the Bellas, especially with me. I don't know why, I guess we just had a connection and you seemed comfortable around me and you told me a lot about yourself. So when it came to the championships, Aubrey admitted to you that she actually didn't hate you, she was just worried that you were taking me away from her since I started hanging out with you a lot. So she asked you to make a mix for a new set list and with your amazing work we won. So yeah I would say that pretty much sums you up." Chloe smiled as she took a sip of her water.
"Beca? Earth to Beca." Chloe waved a hand in her face.
"Yeah, hi sorry. I was just processing all that."
"Sorry was it too much?" Chloe seemed worried.
"No, no. It's fine. It was a good explanation. Thank you."
The waitress came with their food and Beca didn't realize she was so hungry until she saw the plate of food sitting in front of her. She dug in. Half way through her meal she realized she was eating like a wild animal. Embarrassed she wiped her mouth and slowed down. Chloe didn't care though, she's seen Beca eat like this before and no less of her. Beca noticed that Chloe only took one bite of her burger and was playing around with some fries. She gave Chloe a stern look, pushing her to eat.
"Chloe. Why haven't you been eating?"
"I've just been stressed lately with this whole accident."
"Well I don't wanna be the reason you starve so please eat."
A few minutes later the girls had finished their meals and they waited for the bill.
"Any more questions?"
"Yeah, actually. Tell me about you."
Chloe did so and when she was finished Beca was sure that she had fallen for the redhead. It had finally clicked that this is why she couldn't stop thinking about her and wanted to know if there was something between them that Chloe hadn't told her but was too scared to ask.
"Is that all?"
"Um, yeah I guess." Chloe noticed Beca thinking as if she had another question.
"Are you sure?" Chloe smirked at the struggling brunette.
"Well, I- Tell me about you and me. Like us, our relationship."
Chloe told Beca everything they had done together all up until she stopped at the night before the accident, avoiding the kissing accident. She also left out that Beca had admitted she had some feelings towards her. She knew she should've told her because she still felt the connection as if Beca still liked her even though she couldn't remember her but she couldn't build up to courage to do so. So Chloe paid the bill and the two got in the car.
"Thanks for everything." Beca said looking out the window.
Chloe looked over at the brunette, "For what?"
"Finding me, taking me for food, and answering my questions. But i'd like to get back to my hospital bed and rest. Everything hurts bad."
"Oh. No problem." Chloe smiled as she started the engine.
Chloe still hadn't texted Aubrey she had found Beca and knew that the blonde would yell at her for taking the broken girl to the diner before straight to the hospital. But she didn't care, right now she couldn't be happier.
