(A/N): Alright! As promised, here is chapter 10. Thanks so much for all the reviews you guys! Much love to you all! Moving on…

Disclaimer: I don't own Victorious.

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Tori Vega stepped into Hollywood Arts in search of her raven haired friend. She had been texting and calling Jade for the over an hour now and she hasn't answered a single one of her text messages and calls. She kept going into her voicemail and she has already left about 9 messages there. Tori and Jade were unluckily paired up for their English class to do a 7-minute skit presentation about a topic that their teacher would randomly assign them. Tori had received their teacher's text early that morning and she had been trying to contact Jade ever since. Problem was that Jade hasn't been answering at all and they had to perform the skit the very next day and they needed to work on a script as soon as possible.

Tori did a sweep around the school in search for Jade and just as she got back to her starting point, Jade walks through the front doors of Hollywood Arts, coffee at hand, and heads to her locker.

"Jade!" Tori called as she stomped her way over to her.

"Why weren't you answering any of my text messages or calls? I left you 9 voicemails! I got our topic for our skit this morning and we have to perform it tomorrow. We need a script ASAP and we need to get it done but you've been ignoring my messages and my calls."

Jade simply shrugged, "I left my phone at home." She stated then opened her locker to get out her books for the day.

Tori gaped at her friend. Jade sometimes just doesn't care about anything at all.

"Is that all that you can say?" Tori asked.

Jade closed her locker then paused, "Pretty much." She nodded then walked away.

"Hey! Don't walk away from me! We have to get this assignment done by tomorrow." Tori said as she hurriedly walked to catch up with her friend.

Jade stopped in her tracks then groaned, "Fine! We'll do the script tonight then rehearse it tomorrow morning. Better?"

Tori nodded, "Yeah."

"Good. Bye!" Jade turned her heel then started walking away again.

"Oh! Our topic is divorce." Tori yelled after her.

Jade stopped in her tracks once again and cringed at the last word, 'divorce'. That was the last thing that she wanted to hear right, especially with what she was going through right now. Thoughts of her parents' constant arguing at night came rushing through her thoughts. She turned around and went back to face Tori.

"Divorce?" she asked, her face forming a frown.

"Yeah. Why? What's wrong with it?" Tori asked, confused.

"It's stupid! Why would she give us a topic like that?"

Tori stared at Jade, confused, "She chose the topics randomly. Why are you so upset with it?" she asked.

Jade paused for a moment then said, "Nothing. I have to go." She quickly turned her heel then walked away. Tori was glued to her spot, her eyes focused on Jade who hurriedly walked away from her. Why was she so upset about their topic? Then it hit her. Were Jade's parents getting a divorce? It was none of her business but Jade has been having problems lately. Maybe there was something going on at home. Tori didn't want to interfere with Jade's personal life but she wanted to help her friend out with whatever problems she was having. Even if they weren't really friends.

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"Are you okay?" Cat asked Jade as she approached her locker.

"I'm fine." Jade replied flatly.

"Are you sure? Because Tori asked me if you were okay. You freaked out over your topic. I don't wanna say it 'cos I don't want you to get upset again." She replied.

Jade sighed, "You know what I'm going through, Cat. I'm a little sensitive right now but I'm fine." She reassured her friend.

"Okay." Cat gave a small smile.

"I'm just here for you. Beck too." Then she leaned in for a hug which just earned her a 'No!' from Jade and a smile nonetheless. Cat giggled and the two went about with their day.

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"I'm home!" Jade yelled as she walked into her house.

"Like anyone cares." She muttered to herself.

"Hi, sweetie!" her mother called from the kitchen. It was a few minutes past 6pm and Jade purposely arrived home late. She decided to work on the script with Tori then went and stayed at a café as soon as they were done with it. She stayed there until the sky turned dark then decided to go home.

"Yeah. Hey, mom." Jade said flatly then went into the kitchen where her mother was. She was setting the table for two and dinner was already set on the table.

"Your dad has a business meeting and your brother is spending the night at a friend's house again. So, that just leaves you and me tonight." She said as she straightened her stained apron.

Then a loud cry erupted from the second floor.

"Oh. Morgan and the nanny are here too." She said, referring to Jade's new half-brother and the nanny that they couldn't afford.

Jade just looked at her mother then sat down on her chair, "Whatever. Let's just eat." She said then started serving herself some food. She started eating without waiting for her mom. Her mom just sighed then sat down and ate with her daughter. They ate quietly for a few moments before Jade's mom decided to break the silence.

"You know, we used to have dinners like this when you were little. Your dad was always away on business and Carter wasn't born yet. You used to make artworks out of your food." Her mom smiled at the thought. "I used to scold you every time because you kept playing with your food."

Jade suppressed a smile. She remembered those days. Even when she was little, her artsy self would always come out. She remembered trying to make a tower out of carrots on her plate. Her mom would scold her but gave her a small smile but her dad would always disapprove. He always talked business and Jade's little 'antics' didn't amuse him. He always told her that being artsy would get her nowhere. He never supported her dreams.

"You also tried to put them on your face so that you could imitate some cartoon character on TV to entertain us during dinner. You've always been so creative." She smiled at her daughter. Jade looked up at her and grinned, not saying a word.

"When we're done eating, I want to show you something." Her mother said, sounding excited. Jade was curious but she ate at a steady pace. Her mother, however, hurriedly ate her dinner then scurried upstairs. Jade just finished eating then cleared the table. She then went into the living room and plopped herself down onto the couch.

Her mother had gone down the stairs with a leather book at hand. It was old and dusty. "Here we are." She said as she sat down on the couch next to Jade. She was smiling as she looked from the book to Jade.

"What is it?" Jade asked, curious.

"This is a photo album of your grandma and I when I was little." She replied then opened the leather book. Inside were pictures of her mother and grandmother. Her mother looked about 9 in the first few pages and in the last few pages, she looked about 18. In each picture, her mom and grandma wore a different costume and they were, in what looked to be, the backstage of a theater.

"Did you and grandma act?" Jade asked her mom. Her eyes were full of amazement.

"Yes, honey." She replied, "You see, when I was younger, I was a passionate dancer. I competed in several dance competitions across the United States. It was my dream to be a professional dancer until I discovered acting."

"I never saw you as the dancing type or the acting type or any type at all that involved the arts." Jade said to her.

"That's because I don't do it anymore, honey. My family hit rock bottom at one point and we needed a stable income to save the family. We couldn't perform all the time. I had to stop but I never stopped loving it." She said. Her daughter inched closer to her, eager to learn more about her mother's past.

"I was chosen to be the lead in our school play. At that time, they wanted everybody to have a chance to be the lead. So, I basically had no choice but from then on, I just absolutely loved to act. Your grandma didn't discover her love for acting either until she helped me with my lines and watched me act every rehearsal."

"We started watching all the soap operas on TV to learn more about it and then we both auditioned for every play that was open. But there was one thing that I couldn't do that your grandma could." She looked at Jade. "Sing."

"Grandma can sing?" Jade laughed. She hadn't spent time with her grandma because she didn't have the time to. Her grandma died when she was two and she wasn't allowed to go near her because she had been very sick at the time. Her parents didn't want her to catch anything from her grandma.

"Oh she had the most beautiful voice. I'd always just sit and listen to her for hours as she practiced her songs. She was amazing." Jade saw the sadness in her mother's eyes and she took her mother's hand and squeezed it. Giving her a smile, Jade hugged her mom.

"Why didn't you tell me this before?" she asked.

"Because of your father." Jade frowned. She hated that her father never approved of her dreams. I guess, he never approved of her mom's past either.

"He didn't want me to fill your head with empty promises and hopes that wouldn't come true." She sighed, "But I wanted to share it with you because I can see how great you are. How better you are at it than me and your grandma put together."

"I know how difficult this has all been to you lately; with the baby and your father and our money problems. But I don't want anything to hold you back. You are an amazing artist and I want you to follow your dreams. Don't let anything pull you down. Not our problems with money or your issues with your father. He'll pull through when he sees how amazing you are at what you do."

"Thank you, mom." Jade smiled. This whole thing just made all her problems go away. Jade saw that despite all of what's happening, she had people that loved her and cared about her and supported her all the way and she saw her mother in a new light.

"Follow your dreams, sweetie. I'm always here to cheer you on." She said as she hugged and kissed her daughter on the forehead.

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(A/N): How'd you all like this chapter? This chapter is dedicated to my mom. I love her and she has always supported me with my dreams. Getting nervous for new Victorious episodes!

Until the next chapter,

Review please! Love lots, Julie.