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I OWN NOTHING; I DO NOT OWN VICTORIOUS.


Chapter twenty-eight

. . .

Have you ever received really good and exciting news? The news lightens up your day and takes a good weight off your shoulders?

Have you ever received bad news? News that makes you want to curl up in a corner and burst into tears?

Have you ever confessed your feelings to someone important to you? Did they return the feelings? Did they just walk away and reject you?

Was there ever a time where you knew you had to tell someone something important, but you weren't sure how they would react? You are trying to do what's best for them, but honestly, you're confused and not sure what's the right decision and what's the wrong decision?

Was it maybe too late to tell them the news?

Has something or someone ever been taken away from you even though you just got them back?

. . .

Cat's eyes slowly begin to open and a yawn escapes her lips. Her eyes scan her surroundings, which makes her smile when she sees where she is.

The redhead is lying in Beck's arms; both are lying in Beck's hospital bed under the covers. Beck is fast asleep next to her and all Cat could think as she watches him sleep is how peaceful and handsome he looks.

Cat lets out a small sigh and closes her eyes again, snuggling up closer against Beck. However, she is unaware of someone else's presence in the room.

"Cough, cough." A voice says in a mocking voice.

Cat's eyes snap open and she gasps, not expecting anyone else in the room. She looks next to the bed and sees Tyler sitting on a chair with his arms folded across his chest.

"What are you doing here, Tyler?" Cat asks innocently as she bats her eyes at her older brother.

Tyler smirks and shakes his head, "Just making sure you're alright. You did get your own injuries in that explosion."

Cat softly chuckles and shrugs her shoulders, "I'm fine. My back is feeling better, my legs are still sore though."

"Well, my sister," Tyler begins with a small grin, "I have some good news for you."

"Oh, really?" Cat asks excitedly, "What's that?"

"First good news is: you get to go home tonight or early morning tomorrow." Tyler begins and Cat breaks into a wide smile, "Really? Awesome! I hate hospitals . . . the people are nice and all, but it's creepy here."

"Yeah, I know how you feel. I always hated hospitals. I think I really started hated hospitals when Chance took a toothpick and poked holes in all those bags of blood that was on some shelf. That went everywhere when Chance decided to push the shelf down and the blood splattered everywhere." Tyler says, shaking his head at the memory.

Cat giggles, "Our brother is so weird. You know, that blood took me days to get out of my hair and it was all over his clothes."

"Yeah," Tyler says, laughing, "Mom ended up throwing away his clothes because the blood wouldn't come out."

"Hey," Cat begins with another yawn escaping her lips, "what time is it?"

"Five." Tyler answers as he takes a sip out of his bottle of Orange Soda.

Cat's eyes widen, "Wow, we slept that long?!"

Beck stirred a little, but stays asleep. Tyler nods his head, "Yeah, but it's fine. You guys need to rest; it's been a rough few days, ya' know?"

"Oh trust me, I know." Cat says with a sigh, but then smiles, "You said there was more good news? Wait . . . how could I leave and go home? Tori and Beck are still here."

"You're being released; you don't have to go home. Even though Mom and Dad want you to, they'll understand if you want to stay here with Beck and Tori." Tyler says with a small smile and then adds with a wink, "Besides, if not, I'll convince them."

Cat laughs and smiles at her brother, "Thanks, Tyler."

"So," Tyler begins as he runs his hand through his hair, "the other good news I had was: Sikowitz made it out of surgery and everything should be fine. He is expected to make a full recovery."

Cat's light brown eyes widen and a wide smiles spreads across her face, "Really?! Oh, that's amazing!"

"Yeah, I knew you were worrying about him so I went to go check with his doctor and they told me how he was doing. He's sleeping now, his brother is with him." Tyler says and then yawns.

"Wait," Cat stops him and raises her eyebrow, a confused look on her face, "Sikowitz has a brother?"

"Apparently; I don't know much about Sikowitz, but that's what the brother said. I'm assuming they really are brothers because the brother looked like he's a crazy hobo." Tyler says with a chuckle.

"How's Tori doing? Any news on her?" Right as Cat asks that question, Beck's eyes slowly begin to open. Cat looks up at him and smiles, "Hi, hi."

Beck chuckles and smiles back at his girlfriend, "Hey, Cat."

"How are you feeling?" Cat softly asks as she bats her long eyelashes at him.

He tiredly smiles and nods his head, "Mhm . . . better."

"Good." Cat says with a small giggle and then rubs her nose against his, "I love you."

Beck pulls Cat closer to his body and smirks, giving her a loving smile, "I love you so much."

They both then begin to share a passionate kiss; both forgetting about Tyler being in the room.

Tyler clears his throat, reminding them he is in the room and to try to get their attention. He sarcastically says with a roll to the eyes as he folds his arms across his chest, "Older brother in the room."

They both blush and turn to face Tyler with sheepish looks on their faces. Cat bites her lip and shrugs her shoulders, "Sorry, Tyler."

"Uh-huh." Tyler mutters, "Anyways, you were asking about Tori?"

"Yeah, how is she? Is she any better?" Beck asks as he tries to sit up a bit, and with Cat's help, he does.

"Well, I was talking to Trina and Andre and at first, everything was the same. There wasn't any change, but right as I was about to leave, I heard a moan. Tori's eyes were starting to open. I didn't get to talk to her or stay because her parents then got there and ran into the room. I didn't want to intrude so I left, but I think Andre stayed."

"Aw, well I hope everything's okay." Cat says in a small voice and a frown, "She's my best friend. I'm glad she's awake though."

"And then there is one more good news." Tyler says with a grin.

Cat and Beck both raise their eyebrows at Tyler. Cat cocks her head a little to the side, "What's that?"

"It's about Rachel . . ." Tyler begins. Beck's hands turn into fists and his jaw clenches. Cat holds onto Beck's hand tightly and she nods her head, wanting him to continue.

Tyler then continues, "Her trial was two hours ago."

Cat's eyes fill with worry, "What happened? Was she found guilty?"

"Did they say she was not guilty?" Beck asks with concern in his voice.

"Robbie got a deal because he helped with Rachel's case. So, Robbie got two years probation. Rachel, on the other hand, she was found . . ." Tyler pauses for a second. He watches the worry and anxious looks on Beck and Cat's faces. He then continues slowly, "she was found guilty. Twenty-five years to life in prison; the prosecutor tried her as an adult also."

Cat and Beck both let out a sigh of relief. They both share a wide smile and a laugh. Cat closes her eyes tightly and lets one tear slide down her cheek, "So that's it. She's finally gone. She's finally out of our lives . . . for good."

"Yeah . . ." Beck says with a wide smile and he laughs. He kisses the top of Cat's head, "she's out of our lives and she'll never hurt us again."

Tyler smiles and then stands up, "Um, Cat? Can I talk to you for a moment outside?"

Cat and Beck share a look and then she nods. "Kay, kay. Sure." Beck and Cat share a small kiss and she whispers in his ear, "Love you; see you in a few minutes."

"I'll be waiting. Love you too, Kitty." Beck says with a laugh, which makes Cat roll her eyes playfully and walk out of the hospital room with Tyler behind her.

*Outside Beck's hospital room: Cat and Tyler.*

"You wanted to talk to me in private? Something wrong?" Cat asks with a raised eyebrow.

Tyler rubs the back of his neck and sighs, "Two things, but I didn't want to say it in front of Beck, since he is just recovering."

"What is it? You're scaring me . . ." Cat asks in a quiet voice. Her eyebrows are knitted together and she bites her lower lip.

"Well the first thing is that I got some more information about Jade's funeral." Tyler says with a sad look and Cat nods her head slowly, "Oh . . ."

"The funeral is next week on Thursday and it begins at ten o'clock A.M." Tyler tells her and Cat wipes her eyes, trying to stop the tears from falling.

"Thanks for letting me know. I still don't know if I should tell Beck about Jade or not. I think it's too early . . . I should wait a bit first. What do you think?" Cat says with a slight shrug to the shoulders.

"I think you're right. He's recovering from being in a coma and he's shouldn't be dealing with stress. But, you shouldn't be dealing with stress by yourself either." Tyler says with a sad look and a shrug.

"I'm not dealing it by myself. I have you and I'm sure Tori will be good by next week and I have Andre." Cat says with a wide smile.

Tyler smiles at her and then his smile quickly vanishes. "What's wrong?" Cat asks with worry and concern in her large brown eyes.

"The other thing . . ." Tyler begins, which Cat then lightly shoves his shoulder, wanting him to continue. He sighs, then continues, "Before Rachel was taken to her cell . . . she handed her lawyer a letter. Her lawyer stopped by an hour ago and gave me it. She said to hand it to Beck Oliver."

"Why would she give it to you and not Beck?" Cat asks with a raised eyebrow.

"Well she went to go inside Beck's room, but you both were sleeping and when she told me what the letter was, I said I would give it to him when he is fully recovered." Tyler says and then takes the letter out of his jean pocket. He stares down at it and sighs, "Rachel wrote Beck a letter. I'm scared to find out what she wrote."

Cat's eyes narrow at the letter and she shakes her head, "I don't care. She has hurt us enough. I'm sick of that evil person taking over our lives and trying to hurt us. I'm done. She isn't going to win this."

The redhead then snatches the letter from Tyler's hands. The letter is folded up in an envelope and on the front of the envelop, it neatly has words written on it. In script, it says 'Beck'.

Cat shakes her head, "I won't let her hurt Beck anymore. In my and Beck's eyes, she's dead and her 'letters' are worthless to us."

"Shouldn't you at least tell Beck first?" Tyler tries to say, but Cat snaps, anger in her eyes, "No! I won't let her hurt us anymore!" Cat then walks over to the trashcan that is across the hall. She takes the letter and starts tearing it into small pieces. She then throws it into the trash and walks back over to Tyler.

Tyler gives her a sad look and he feels bad for his sister, but he doesn't say anything else.

*Tori's hospital room.*

Tori's mother, father, sister and Andre are sitting around Tori's bed. Tori's eyes are half-open and exhaustion is all Tori is feeling at the moment.

She yawns and winces a little at the pain she's feeling. She looks over at Andre, who is smiling at her and holding her right hand while on the other side of the bed, her mother is holding her left hand. Her father and Trina are sitting in the corner of the room, watching and chatting.

"I'm so happy you're okay now." Tori's mother begins with happy tears sliding her cheeks.

Tori smiles at her Mom and tightens her hold on her mother's hand. "I'm glad I'm doing okay too. Thank you all for being here with me."

Andre smiles and chuckles, "Hey, we're all happy to be here. We were all worried about you. Cat was blaming herself for a while."

Tori frowns, "Oh . . . I hope Cat's okay. I remember talking to her and then I just blacked out I guess."

"She's fine now, she's with Beck." Andre says with a small smile, "He's awake and doing good."

Tori smiles widely and nods her head, "That's great. I was worried about him. I can't believe what happened to Jade though . . ."

"Honey, don't get yourself upset. Everything will be okay." Tori's father assures her and gives her a sad smile.

"Mom . . . Dad?" Tori asks in a weak, tired voice. Both of her parents look at her with questioningly looks so Tori continues, "I want to go to Jade's funeral. Whenever it is, I want to go."

"It's going to be next week . . . Thursday." Andre says and Tori nods, "Thanks. So, can I? Please?"

"We'll see how you're doing first, alright?" The mother says and Tori's Dad nods in agreement.

"Fine, but I am definitely going." Tori says with a determined look. Trina then speaks up with a sad look in her eyes, "I know Jade and I didn't get along . . . ever, but I want to go too. I guess you could say it's the right thing to do. I'll go with Tori too and make sure she's okay."

"Thanks, Trina." Tori says to her older sister with a small smile.

"What are sisters for?" Trina says with a smile and a wink, "I got your back, sis."

"Wow, I'm surprised you guys are getting along." Andre says with wide eyes and a chuckle.

"Oh shut it, Andrew." Trina says with a roll to the eyes.

Andre sighs and rolls his eyes, "It's Andre."

"Yeah, whatever." She simply answers back.

Andre then rubs the back of his neck and takes a deep breath, "Um, guys? Can I have a moment with Tori . . . in private? Please?"

Tori's parents share a look, but then they slowly nod. "Only for a few minutes, okay? We're going to go talk to the doctor." Tori's Mom says and then with that, Tori's sister and parents leave the room.

Tori looks at her best friend with a raised eyebrow and small smile, "What's up?"

"I have to tell you something . . . it's kind of important." Andre begins with a nervous look on his face.

"Um, alright. Well, is everything okay?" Tori asks with a raised eyebrow as she places a strand of her hair behind her ear.

"Yeah . . . everything's fine, but I've been thinking for a while now about something. I-I don't know how you'll react and all, but I need to tell you so I don't lose my mind here." Andre begins and when he sees Tori waiting for him to continue, he does.

"Tori, you're my best, best friend and I care about you a lot. I-I don't think it's, well love, but I-I do think I 'like-like' you."

Tori's eyes widen and she is speechless. Andre shakes his head, "Maybe I shouldn't have said anything. I'm sorry . . ."

Andre goes to leave, but Tori's voice stops him, "Andre, wait."

He turns around and faces her. She gives him a sad smile and she shrugs her shoulders, "I'm still a bit out of it and all, but I-I don't know. Can you give me time to think? I'm sorry."

Andre smiles and shakes his head, "It's cool, Tor'. Take as much time as you need."

Tori smiles, "Thanks, Andre."

"Well," Andre begins as he rubs the back of his neck, "I'm going to go get your family. Be right back."

"Okay, thanks, Andre." Tori says with a soft voice and a small smile on her pale lips.

Andre smiles back and then with that, he leaves the room and Tori lets out a long sigh.

*With Cat.*

Cat and Tyler, after they finish talking, walk back into Beck's room. Cat takes a deep breath and walks over to the side of the bed. Beck is sound asleep, which makes her smile.

"I'm glad he's getting some rest." Cat says with a small smile.

Tyler smiles, "Yeah, he surely needs it."

Cat kisses Beck's forehead and sits on the chair next to Beck's bed. She takes his hand in her own and she holds it tightly.

Tyler cocks his head to the side; something is not right. Something is off.

He walks over to his sister's side and looks at the machines. They show Beck is still breathing, but something just isn't right.

"Cat . . ." Tyler begins, "Cat, can you wake Beck up?"

"What do you mean? Beck should sleep. He needs his rest, Tyler." Cat says with her eyebrows knitting together.

"Just, please, do it." Tyler pleads. Cat shakes her head and sighs, doing what he asks. She shakes Beck and whispers, "Beck? Beck, wake up."

However, he doesn't.

Confusion covers her face and she continues to try to wake her boyfriend up. "Beck? Beck, please wake up. Hello? Beck?"

Tyler shakes his head and runs out of the room, screaming into the halls, "I need help! We need a doctor!"

"What's wrong with him, Tyler?" Cat asks with tears streaming down her cheeks, "Why isn't he waking up?"

A doctor runs into the room instantly and begins working on Beck. He kicks Cat and Tyler out of the room while he tries to find out the problem and what is wrong with him.

. . .

Tears are streaming down Cat's cheeks as she and Tyler sit in the waiting room, waiting to see if Beck is okay or not.

"Everything will be okay . . . I promise." Tyler whispers in his sister's ear. She hugs her brother tightly and cries into his chest.

Andre was walking to Beck's room to check on him, but he then spots Cat and Tyler. "Hey, what happened? Is Beck okay?"

"He wasn't waking up, but he was breathing." Tyler responds. "We don't know what's wrong yet."

Andre places his hand on Cat's shoulder and he shakes his head, "He'll be okay, Cat. He made it this far, he isn't going down now."

. . .

They have been waiting an hour, but there haven't been any results yet. The three of them wait in the waiting room, wondering and praying that Beck is alright.

Suddenly, though, after waiting for what it seemed like forever, the doctor walks over to them slowly.

Immediately the three of them stand up. Tyler nods his head, "Doctor?"

The doctor shakes his head and lets out a sigh. He then quietly says, "I'm sorry . . ."


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