Hey! I got some questions I can't answer directly so, here it goes:
Lav: I usually update daily, unless I'm really busy or something happens, but most of the time it's every day, I finish my stories before posting them because that makes it easier to update quickly.
Guest 1: I do have a Twitter account I'm really active on, it's GilliesThough but I don't tweet about the fics I write, it's mostly me obsessing over various artists,shows and movies or tweeting random things about my day.
Guest 2: I actually wrote a story with a somewhat similar storyline, which I'll probably post soon, but it takes place during Hollywood Arts, not after, and there's more things going on, it's actually pretty raw and sad but it was fun to write, so maybe you can stay tuned for that one, you'll probably like it :)
Now, there ya go!
Jade took some days off to relax and think things through, she felt a lot better knowing the man who'd abused her would pay for it, but the pain was still there. She still woke up in the middle of the night from the horrible nightmares, she still flinched every time someone touched her and she still felt unexplainable fear most of the time, but at least she was starting to talk more and she'd accepted to get help.
"Hi Jade" Cat said nicely when they saw her walking back into the classroom.
"Hey" Jade said and Beck smiled at her but she ignored him.
"So, how are you?" Tori asked with a little smile. "We missed you"
"Did I miss a lot?" Jade simply questioned.
"Not really" Robbie said. "The usual stuff"
"Good" She simply said and took a sip of coffee.
"You are coming back for good, uh?" Beck asked.
"Yes, I'm bored at home and my therapist said doing things the way I used to will help, so…" Jade said. "Here to normality and routine" She added and drank more coffee.
"That's great" Andre responded and she took a breath.
"Any news about the trial?" Tori asked.
"Yeah, it's in a month, my dad said it's the easiest case of his career" Jade commented. "You might be called to testify on my behalf"
"Of course" Beck said.
"Wow, someone's getting disowned soon" She said sarcastically and he sighed.
"I'm sorry, Jade, I really am" He affirmed.
"Yeah, I've heard that before" Jade simply said and drank more coffee. "It didn't make any difference, though"
"I don't know what else I can do to make it better" Beck said sincerely.
"For starters, I think sending your uncle to prison will be an improvement" Jade commented and sighed angrily as she thought about Tom. "I cannot wait to hear the sentence"
"He is already there, right? Waiting for trial?" Andre asked and she nodded.
"Yes, he is" Jade said and smiled to herself, she knew he was getting a very special treatment, her father had promised it. "But I need it to be official, I need to know he is stuck in that dark hole forever"
Some weeks passed and Jade continued going to school, she sometimes felt better and sometimes worse but she had to attend the classes anyway. One day she was just standing by her locker grabbing some books and thinking about the trial, it would start the next day and she was looking forward to it. She simply grabbed the last book and closed her locker, but she saw Diana standing there, so she flinched scared, the woman hadn't even made a noise.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you" Diana said.
"What do you want, Diana? Are you here to ask me to forgive your disgusting brother?" Jade asked coldly. "Cause it's not gonna happen, I cannot wait to hear the words guilty in court"
"No, in fact…I am going to testify and tell the truth" Diana said.
"Which is that I am a 'lying slut', right?" Jade responded sarcastically and the woman took a breath.
"I came here to apologize, Jade" She informed and Jade's cynical smile dropped, she had never expected that to happen.
"What?" Jade asked.
"I watched that…horrible video" Diana said as she looked down and closed her eyes mortified. "I couldn't believe what my eyes were seeing, but it's true, and it's all there and I can't deny it anymore"
"No, you can't" Jade said. "Too bad you had to see it to believe me, so is that all? Cause I have to go" she added coldly.
"No, I also want to apologize for what I did, for how I treated you and judged you from the first time we met" Diana admitted. "I just…I thought Beck was making a mistake and I was wrong, it's not my place to decide whom my son loves" She affirmed ashamedly. "I used to think your relationship wouldn't last because you are both young but now I know Beck truly loves you, he does and you have no idea how much it hurts me to know I took that away from him, I've seen how it's hurt him and it kills me because I know I'm guilty for it" she added with a couple of tears streaming down her face so Jade could see she was honest and it was strange, she'd never thought Beck's mother would act like that.
"Why did you hate me so much anyway? I never understood" Jade said sincerely. "I tried to be nice, I really did but I remember clearly the first time we met, and you just looked at me like I was a criminal or something" she commented.
"If I'm completely honest, I think I was just jealous" Diana admitted and Jade looked at her confused.
"What? Jealous of my relationship with Beck?" Jade questioned.
"No, jealous of you as a person I guess" Diana responded. "You've met my mother, Jade and she is a very traditional and judgmental woman, she and my dad never allowed me or my sister to be anything other than Miss Perfect, she taught us we had to serve our men and I always felt trapped growing up" She admitted. "And then we met and from the moment I saw you I realized you were different, I could see your confidence and your strength, I could see you weren't going to submit to Beck or anyone and I felt intimidated by that"
"Wow…" Jade said shocked.
"I know, it's stupid and it was wrong but that's just the truth, I think I hated you because growing up I wanted to be like you, I wanted to be strong and independent and speak my mind, but my mother never let me and I couldn't bear the thought of having you as a reminder of that every day" Diana said. "I convinced myself Beck wouldn't be able to handle you and I was right, because you are not to be handled, you are not an object he owns….and he knows that and it's a shame that I didn't, because I'm his mother" she admitted.
"I was not expecting this" Jade admitted too.
"I know, I never wanted to admit it, but you deserve to understand why I was such a bitch to you and this is in no way an attempt to make you forgive me, what I did is unforgivable and I understand if you don't ever want to see me again" Diana said and took a breath to continue. "But you also need to know Beck is not responsible for my behavior, he is my son after all and he didn't want to upset me, I knew that and I used it to make you miserable but he loves you a lot more than you think, a lot more than I thought too" She affirmed and Jade sighed as she looked down. "You can blame me and hate me all you want and you're right, but please don't take it out on him"
"Diana, I-"Jade started but she interrupted her.
"No, please let me speak now" Diana said. "I know you love him back, Jade, you're hurt because of what happened but deep inside you know it's true, you love him as much as he loves you and it would be a shame if you two lost that because of me and my family, you don't deserve it" She admitted.
"Mom? What are you doing here?" Beck asked as he and the rest of the gang walked towards them. "I told you to stay away from her" He added upset.
"Beck" Diana responded.
"Why did you come?" He asked angrily and turned to Jade. "What did she say to you?"
"Beck, it's fine" Jade said. "She came to apologize" she informed and Beck looked at her confused.
"What? Really?" Beck asked confused and looked at his mother.
"Yes, really, you were right" Diana said. "And I'm incredibly sorry for how I behaved, I was horrible to Jade for no reason, my stupidity allowed my brother to hurt her and I will never forgive myself for it" she admitted ashamedly and looked down.
"Wow" Beck said shocked.
"I just came to tell her that and I'm leaving now, don't worry" Diana said and looked at Jade. "Again, I'm so sorry" she said and walked away while they just stood there.
"Well, that was unexpected" Beck commented.
"I know" Jade said and sighed. "I honestly thought she was here to insult me again and then she just…started crying" she added confused.
"I'm just glad she realized she was wrong" He said.
"Yeah" Jade admitted. "She made some great points too"
"About what?" He asked and she sighed.
"About how you were in an impossible position" She commented. "And how I shouldn't hold that against you"
"No, no, no…You don't have to do anything, Jade" Beck responded. "I'm an adult and I made terrible choices and you have every right to be angry with me, I won't hide behind my mother and say it was all her fault, it wasn't and believe me, I think about that fact every single day" He admitted sadly and looked down.
"Yeah, I've noticed" Jade said. "Anyway, I'll see you all tomorrow at the trial" she added and walked away, she didn't feel ready to have a more intimate conversation with Beck. The truth was she still loved him but she hated it, she wished she didn't because even though some time had passed, whenever she remembered his words and how much he'd hurt her, she only felt anger.
The trial took place and everyone had to testify, most of Beck's relatives were honest but his grandparents twisted the story to make it seem Jade's fault. However, the proofs were there and nothing they said could change the facts, so Tom was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
"You did it!" Tori exclaimed gladly.
"I know, it feels…good" Jade said and smiled at her father and Britany, then she looked at Beck's family but they all looked awat, they were ashamed, all except Mary and John.
"You happy now, you skank? You should be the one in jail for destroying my family" The old woman said angrily.
"Don't you dare even speak to her" Beck said as he stepped in front of his grandma.
"Look what that little slut made of you, and you call yourself a man?" His grandpa said coldly.
"I do, actually" Beck responded. "And for the last time, JADE has a name and you're not allowed to insult her ever again" He ordered and Jade sighed satisfied as she saw their angry faces.
"You're no longer welcome in our home, you ungrateful coward" Mary said and he chuckled.
"Oh, and you think I wanted to go? I don't plan on ever seeing you again, you disgust me" Beck informed coldly. "Go to hell, both of you"
"Beck, I understand you're angry, but these are your grandparents, they're family" Mark commented.
"Yes, unfortunately" Beck responded. "I'm ashamed"
"You're ashamed? We are ashamed" John said and looked at him in disappointment. "You let that girl boss you around during the holidays and that's how I know you're not a real man, what's next? You're going to wait at home and cook dinner for your future wife? Pathetic" He commented annoyed and Jade chuckled to herself.
"What's so funny?" Mary asked her.
"You" Jade simply responded. "You two truly belong in another century, I think your time in this world is up" She added as she tapped on her wrist pretending to have a watch.
"How dare you even speak to us after what you did?" John asked.
"And what exactly did I do? Besides not having a leash Beck could pull to move me around" Jade asked cynically.
"You know what you did!" Mary responded. "You seduced my son and drove him crazy, he did that to you because you asked for it for days!" She exclaimed and Jade looked at her genuinely surprised but then she just laughed.
"Oh my god, it all makes sense now" Jade said. "You raised a fucking rapist, lady, no matter how hard you try to pin it on me, it's all his fault and yours too and deep inside you know it" she affirmed.
"You are both disgusting" Britany said to them.
"My son's only mistake was to fall for your dirty tricks" Daniel affirmed. "But you must be really good, sweetheart, just see what you've made of my grandson: a fucking puppet…" He added and Beck rolled his eyes.
"So, Beck is a puppet because he doesn't try to control me? The irony in that is ridiculous, you two are ridiculous" Jade responded.
"You are a dirty whore who opened her legs for Beck and then for Tom and then cried about it because you got caught" Mary said upset. "You had it coming, all of it"
"Shut up" Beck said angrily. "You are disgusting, maybe even more than your son"
"Your grandmother is just telling the truth, this slut ruined our family" John affirmed and looked at Jade upset. "I hope you are happy now"
"I am, actually" Jade responded.
"Stop talking to my daughter" Mr. West ordered. "Nothing you say will change the fact your son is gonna rot in that cell for the rest of his pathetic life"
"You are going to hell" Mary said to Jade but she only chuckled. "That's what women like you deserve"
"Mom, dad, that's enough" Diana said. "They are right, Tom is a rapist and this is in no way Jade's fault so please stop this" she demanded.
"You're to blame for this too" Mary said to her and she raised an eyebrow confused. "You were too soft on Beck from the beginning, you made him a weakling and he ended up dating this bitch and that's why all of this is happening" She affirmed and Beck's mother shook her head.
"Are you serious right now?" Diana asked.
"Of course I'm serious, just look at him, look at his life choices" Mary said as she looked at Jade from top to bottom. "I hope you enjoy her after she's been used by your uncle several times" She said to Beck and Jade looked to the side not knowing whether to laugh or get mad about how cynical and disgusting that woman was.
"Are you even listening to yourself?" Beck asked confused. "Jade is not an object I am supposed to enjoy and she wasn't "used", your fucking son raped her so say it as it is" He said angrily as he looked into her eyes and Mr. West nodded, he was glad Beck had said it because it was something he wanted to respond as well.
"Do you see that?" Mary asked her daughter. "This is your son, a weakling willing to date a whore and share her with the world" She added and Beck just chuckled as he shook his head and stepped away, she wasn't even worth getting angry over.
"Oh my god, mom, I'm so sorry for you" Diana responded. "I am proud of Beck and I thank god every day that he turned out differently, my son is a man, a real man who isn't afraid of a strong woman and who doesn't think we are objects he can own, Beck is a real man, unlike your husband" She added and looked at her father. "You are so insecure, dad, SO insecure that you raised me and my sister to be slaves while making sure Tom felt like the king of the world"
"Diana, what are you doing?" Laura asked.
"Telling the truth, sister, which is we were made into perfect little dolls while Tom was made into a fucking entitled misogynistic bastard" Diana responded and Laura looked at her confused. "But I'm glad I raised my son differently, Beck is not and will never be like you and that makes me SO proud" She said as she glared at her father.
"You're siding with this lying bitch instead of your own brother, your own blood! How dare you?" Mary said and Diana shook her head in disappointment.
"Please go and never come back"
I know, they suck but I hope you enjoyed the chapter.
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