Chapter 16 – First Day Back

It was Monday. Beca had a week off school as she ended up with a week's exclusion after last week's events. She was dreading coming back to school knowing that Posen was teaching her. She felt different, she was happy about being at a new school, but now she just could not be bothered.

Chloe went to knock on Beca's door before heading to school.

"You ready Beca?"

"Guess so, did I miss anything?"

"Well, you were talk of the school all last week"

"You told me that plenty of times Chlo, I mean like lessons did I miss anything?"

"Nah, not much"

"You ok Becs?"

"Hmm, meh, dreading today, Mum's counting on me to not get expelled but if Posen starts, I can't keep it in"

"I'd rather you didn't get expelled, then I wouldn't see you"

"Chlo, this is my last shot if I get expelled. I'm done for"

"Well can you try?"

"I'll try but if my anger goes, I can't help it, I just explode. I'm just like my Dad, Chlo, he got kicked out of schools because he couldn't control his anger. I thought I could you know? I've been here for just over four months and I was doing well but yet last week I changed"

"Look – Becs, you'll be ok. Besides, I'm not going that easily" Chloe smiled and kissed her on the cheek.

"Hey, want to get a coffee? My treat?"

"That sounds nice, let's go"

"Babe, use my card, I need to go to the toilet"

"Wait, what do you want?"

"Just get me the same as you" Chloe smiled before heading to the toilet.

"Hey, can I have two medium coffees to take away please?"

"Well well well Mitchell, can't get rid of me that easily"

"Oh, for god sake, just back off will you"

"No, I'm going to make sure everyone sees your anger, and that you lose everyone, even your precious girlfriend"

"You wouldn't dare"

"Wouldn't I?"

"Eurgh, I'm sick of you already, Posen. Why can't you just leave me the fuck alone"

"Why? Because I'm going to expose the REAL Beca Mitchell"

"Yeah, and who's that?"

"You're just like your Dad you know, angry, blames everyone but himself"

Beca could feel tears trying to leave her eyes, she wasn't going to let Aubrey win, no way. She'd already won when Beca had to move here.

"We're not in school Aubrey, I suggest you choose your next words carefully. Don't you fucking dare bring up my Dad in all this. You think you know everything, but you don't"

"Is that a threat Mitchell? Besides, we both know I knew your Dad, very well. We also both know that you destroyed your Dad, if it wasn't for me, he'd still be broken, I helped him"

"Oh, that's not a threat, that's a promise. We'd also both know, if it wasn't for you, he'd still be here, but he's not. You fucking killed my Dad, I know you did. Once I prove it, I look forward to watching you rot in prison"

Aubrey walked away as she saw Chloe come out.

"Hey, what was that all about?"

"Hey, don't worry"

She grabbed the coffees.

"Beca, talk to me, what was that all about? You look scared" Chloe grabbed Beca's face as she noticed that it looked like she'd shed a few tears.

"It doesn't matter Chlo, can we just drop it" Beca pulled away.

"No, tell me!"

"Just leave it Chloe"

"Fine, if you're gonna be like that, you can walk to school on your own" Chloe stormed off.

"Oh, that's right, walk away Chloe"

Chloe put her finger up at Beca.

"Mature, Chloe, real fucking mature"

Beca headed back home, if Chloe was going to leave Beca, she'd rather cycle.

Chloe turned around to see if Beca was there but there was no sign, so she just carried on walking to school.

It was half 8 and there was no sign of Beca. Chloe wondered if she was just late or not going to turn up.

"Sorry I'm late, Mrs. Smith, I overslept" Beca strolled through with only 5 minutes left of homeroom

"Have you got a late slip Beca?"

"Here" She chucked it on the desk. Mrs. Smith just looked at Beca and saw she was in a bad mood.

"Becs, you ok?" Chloe grabbed her hand as she walked past.

"Fine, not that you care considering you just walked away and left me there" She pulled away.

"I walked away because you didn't tell me"

"I asked you to drop it and you didn't. What else was I meant to do? Dance around?"

"Beca, sit down and be quiet or do fancy a detention tonight?" Mrs. Smith shouted.

The room was silent.

"Right now, I honestly couldn't care"

"Right, detention it is. I don't know what you're playing at Beca, but it better stop, now"

"Or what exactly? It's not like teachers here give a crap, or my fucking girlfriend for the matter" She stood up.

"Beca either you sit down, or you can enjoy detention for the rest of the week"

"Whatever" Beca left the room and slammed the door shut

*RIIIIING*

"Chloe, have you got any idea what that was about?"

"I don't know, we were getting a coffee this morning and I left to go to the toilet, and I came out and saw Beca and Miss Posen talking. She wouldn't tell me what was said, and I got annoyed and I walked away. She's worse than last week, I don't know what was said, but she looked like she'd been crying"

"Right ok, thank you. Can you get the teacher to email me, give her this note? I'll email Mr. Harris and let him know"

"Ok Mrs"

For the rest of the day Beca was in a foul mood and was getting sent out of every lesson. It was if she trying to go for the record of getting 5 detentions in one day, well 6 in her case as she got one from homeroom too, which was rare. Now it was Miss Posen's lesson.

"Take a seat everyone, and open page 51 in your Shakespeare books, we're studying Of Mice and Men"

After 5 minutes Aubrey was taking the register.

"You're late, Mitchell"

"Yeah, I know" She said sarcastically.

"Beca, what has gotten into you today? Do you want a detention tonight? All the teachers have complained"

"Can't do tonight sorry, already got detention, I can schedule you in on Friday"

Beca wasn't wrong, she had detention every day until Friday, but the way she was going right now, she was going to have another detention. There were a few sniggers, however one of those sniggers was not from the red-haired girl who was giving her dagger looks.

"Beca, just shut up and sit down" Chloe moved her bag.

"If you think I'm sitting there, think again"

"For god sake Beca, you're going the right way about getting another detention, just sit down here and shut up" Chloe was getting annoyed at Beca.

"Chloe be quiet. Beca you either sit there or you can enjoy a lovely one-hour detention with me Friday"

"No, and if you think I'm being in a room on my own with you for an hour think again. I don't even want to be here" Beca raised her voice.

Chloe had had enough.

"Beca, just sit the fuck down" Chloe shouted.

"Enough, Beca, Chloe well done, earned yourselves detention tonight"

"I can't do tonight, sorry to disappoint, I have another detention"

"Give me your planner"

Aubrey read it. She thought Beca was lying trying to get out of detention, however, wasn't wrong, she had a detention every night.

"Fine, both of you, detention, Friday"

"You're joking me miss?" Chloe had gotten a few detentions, who hadn't, but never an hour one. Her mum was going to kill her.

"No, fancy making it two weeks in a row, Chloe?"

"Honestly, not particularly no" Chloe just put her head on her desk.

"Be quiet, Beca, take a book and go elsewhere, you've already wasted 10 minutes arguing"

"What about Chloe? She wasn't the only one"

"She's staying"

"Of course, she is, it's only me you want to get rid of, like fucking before"

"OUT"

"Oh, I'm going"

"Beca take a book"

"No" She walked off, Aubrey went after her. "Beca, take the book"

"No, why should I, you spoke shit to me this morning and not to mention bringing up my Dad who is fucking dead. You're a fucking bully" Beca was crying.

"Oh, enough of the tears. No one's falling for it"

"Fuck you and fuck your book" She threw it at the wall which made a big bang.

Chloe came out.

"Beca, can you just calm down"

"Don't tell me to calm down Chlo, you didn't hear the way she spoke to me this morning"

"I tried to ask you and you just brushed me off"

"Chloe either you go back in or you can also enjoy a week's detention" Aubrey intervened.

"Oh, I'm done, give me a detention. I know you upset her this morning. Beca I shouldn't have you there, I was mad, please just talk to me" Chloe decided she wasn't going to leave Beca's side.

"Chloe, don't bother sticking up for me, it happened before and where did that end up? Me moving hours away and loosing everyone. It's just what she wants, to make my life a misery" Beca shouted and then started to walk off and Chloe went to go after her.

Aubrey went back to her class and told them to quiet read.

"Either you come here now or you're going to the head"

"I'm not leaving her, you're the reason she's angry, you said something, and I WILL find out what it is" Chloe snapped. It wasn't often she lost her temper, but with Beca and now knowing Aubrey said something to her, she had to know.

"Just leave it Chlo, it doesn't matter, I'm fucking done for anyway" Beca turned around and punched the wall which made a dent. She kept punching and punching.

"Becs, stop please, you're gonna damage your hand"

She tried to stop Beca from punching the wall, but she was more scared that Beca was going to hit her. Chloe saw the blood, Miss, get the nurse please, she's bleeding. Beca stopped and fell onto the floor and sobbed loudly.

"I'm here, ok babe, can you move it?"

"Hi Rita, can you send the nurse to the English stairs? Rebecca Mitchell needs to be checked out"

"What do you care" Beca spat out. "It's because of you this happened, all this is your fault" Beca completely burst into tears. "It's all your fault, everything" She curled up in a ball and sobbed loudly. Chloe didn't know what to do, but she knew she wasn't leaving Beca.

The nurse and the Principal got to Beca and told Aubrey to get back to her class. Chloe wasn't going to leave Beca and after an argument, Chloe stayed. It took them all a good half an hour to calm Beca down and get her to his office.

It was nearly 12:20 and both Mr. Harris and Chloe tried to get Beca to talk but they weren't getting anything out of her, just cries.

"Beca, I'm taking you to the hospital, both you and Miss Beale, she seems to be the only one you can talk to, so you're both excused for the rest of the day and can you come see me in the morning?"

She just nodded her head and they left the school.