"Beck? What are you doing here?" asked Tori confused.
"Well, I just came by to see how you were doing," Beck said while leaning on the door frame.
"Ok…," Tori said still confused, "come in." She moved aside.
"Thanks," Beck said as he made his way inside. "So…howya doin?"
"Im…ok," Tori said unconvincing as she sat down on the couch.
"You sure? You seemed kind of freaked out at school today," Beck said as he too sat, some distance away from her.
"Well yeah but…" Tori started, "ohhh im miserable," she whined. "How did Andre find out about that thing that DIDN'T happen." Beck smirked at the emphasis on 'didn't'.
"Jade," Beck stated simply.
"What? How did she know about it?" Tori asked shocked and a little bit nervous.
"Im not sure, Jade….she has her ways," Beck said, "but don't worry, she's more mad at me than she is with you."
"Greaattt, now she actually has a reason to hate me…..more," Tori said while falling back into the chair.
"As we're on the subject…" started Beck as he moved closer to Tori.
"I told you…," Tori said before he can finish, "we cant date. Even though Jade is mean, I still consider her a friend."
"I know. That's why im here to apologise for trying to kiss you…twice." Beck said. Tori smiled.
"I guess, you going to the kickback is out of the question right?" Beck continued. Tori nodded.
"But… I heard that Andre and Jade are going to the Kick Back together." He looked at her.
"What?" Tori eyes shot up full of hurt and shock. "Did…she tell you…?"
"Yeah she did," said Beck, looking upset. There was a silence.
"Well maybe…maybe she's just trying to get you jealous," Tori offered.
"I don't know, they seemed pretty into it," Beck said.
"Into what?" Tori asked, dreading the possible answer. Beck looked at her.
"Each other…" Beck dryly stated. Tori's expression was sad, dark…broken. She wanted to cry. She wanted to just run away. Run away from the house, the school, Jade, Beck and…him. Andre. She wanted to hate him so badly. She couldn't even though she was angry.
"We should go….together I mean." Beck said.
"Beck…we.." Tori began.
"I know, I don't mean like a date," he stated , "think of it as more of a…revenge type of thing." He smirked. Tori thought she saw Jade when he did that.
"So I could get back at…I mean you can get back at Jade," Tori said. Beck raised an eyebrow.
"What?" Tori asked.
"Nothing," Beck said with a smirk. Silence fell again.
"Well …he..sort of…had a thing for Jade," Tori said to herself. She instantly regretted it, knowing she probably said it too loudly. "What?" Beck's response was soft but you can hear the edge in it.
THE NEXT DAY
I was getting his stuff out the locker for class when…
"Hey!" Beck shouted. I turned around to see a visibly irritated boy.
"Hey what's up ma.." I started but before I can finish, I was shoved into the lockers. There was a loud bang sound as my body slammed into the cold, hard steel. Other students stopped what they were doing to look at the spectacle. Tori had just walked into the room.
"Hey man, what's the deal?" I asked looking up at Beck with eyes wide..
"You!" Beck said angrily, "Jade and that song." I remembered the song.
"Did you write that song for Jade?" he asked. I was at a lost for words.
"Hey! Whats going on?" Jade said as she came up to us.
"Did you write that song for Jade?" he asked again getting angrier.
"What song?" asked Jade looking at Beck and then to me. Everyone was looking at me at this point.
"I…I did," I said.
"What song?" Jade crossed her arms, asking more seriously than before.
"365 days," I said quietly. Jade raised her eyebrows. I glanced over to Tori. I didn't hide the hurt in my eyes. She didn't hide the guilt. She then ran off, unconcerned as to where she was going. She didn't even show up for Sikowitz's class that morning.
AT LUNCH
Jade, Robbie, Cat and myself sat at the usual table. Rex too but…
"So…lovely weather we're having," said Robbie in a poor attempt to stop the awkward silence.
"That's the best you got?" asked Rex.
"What?" said Robbie pleadingly.
"Northridge girls can do better than that," Rex said.
"Rex, shush," Robbie said.
"Don't shush me," Rex responded. Cat was busy, looking back and forth between Jade and me. She had a smile on her face, but that smile was there just because she is surrounded by her friends. She had no idea what happened this morning I thought.
"So you wrote that pretty song for Jade?" she asked, blissfully unaware of the impact it had. My mouth flopped open, I thought my chin was dragging in my tray. The question was direct, blunt and laced with the horrendous stench of awkwardness.
"Uhh yeah," I simply said. Jade didn't look up from her salad bowl. She wasn't quite eating either. She simply played with her food, jabbing the cucumbers with her fork. She didn't say a word. What did get her attention was when Cat asked about the whereabouts of Beck.
"Who cares," she said dryly. At that instant Tori was walking toward us. I was already preparing my excuse to leave immediately should she join us but to my surprise, she gave me a small, sad smile and walked right past us to sit on an empty table. Not a minute later, Beck came, seemingly out of nowhere, and sat with her. My stomach turned. Jade looked up and saw it. Bitterness etched on her face.
"Ehhh," Rex started, "Beck and Tori?"
Hey guys. I got this thing planned out, with a few twists and turns. Don't get too mad at the chapter. And sorry again for the late update.