Set in October 2011
CHAPTER 1:
One day, Chloe was walking through the quad when she heard Stacie crying face down on the grass.
"Stacie? What's the matter?" Chloe asked, sitting down next to her.
"It's awful," Stacie said.
"What?" Chloe asked.
"Aubrey's making me choose between the Bellas and...my boyfriend," Stacie said, tearfully.
"Why would she do that? Your boyfriend isn't a Treble, is he?" Chloe asked.
"You don't understand, Chloe. My boyfriend and I started dating before we even came to Barden. So we were still dating before he auditioned for the Trebles and before I auditioned for the Bellas," Stacie explained.
"Did you explain that to her?" Chloe asked.
"I tried. But she kept cutting me off," Stacie explained, prompting a flashback.
A Bellas rehearsal was coming to a close and just as everyone else left…
"Uh, Stacie, a word," Aubrey said, as Stacie walked up to her. "You're going to have to choose."
"Choose what?" Stacie asked.
"Don't play dumb; I heard that you have a boyfriend in the Trebles," Aubrey said.
"How did you find out?" Stacie asked.
"Word gets around. Anyway, I didn't want to have to do this, but you left me no choice but to force an ultimatum on you: Choose the Bellas or choose your boyfriend," Aubrey said, firmly.
"Aubrey, I can explain…" Stacie said before Aubrey cut her off.
"You have seven days to make your decision and if you don't decide by then, you're out of the group," Aubrey said, firmly.
"Aubrey, if you would just listen…" Stacie said before Aubrey cut her off again.
"Have I made myself clear?" Aubrey asked.
"If I could just…" Stacie said before Aubrey cut her off yet again.
"Have I made myself clear?" Aubrey asked again.
"Yes," Stacie said, reluctantly.
But judging by Stacie's look, she didn't seem to know what to do.
"I knew that oath was a bad idea from day one. Don't you worry, Stacie. I'm going to talk to her and fix this mess," Chloe promised.
"Thanks, Chloe. You're a lifesaver," Stacie said.
"Of course," Chloe said before getting up and leaving.
While Stacie was trying to stop crying, her phone rang.
"Hello?" Stacie asked, answering.
"Hi, Stacie. It's your mom calling," Nancy Conrad said.
"Hi, Mom," Stacie said, sniffling.
"Are you okay? You sound like you've been crying?" Nancy asked, caring.
"I have been crying," Stacie confirmed.
"Well, what's wrong, sweetie?" Nancy asked.
"I joined the Bellas and the leader of the group is making me choose between the group and my boyfriend," Stacie recapped.
"What?! Why?!" Nancy asked.
"He joined the Treblemakers, and apparently we're not allowed to date Trebles. But you know that my boyfriend and I starting dating before we even came to Barden, right?" Stacie asked.
"Of course I do. Did you explain that to her?" Nancy asked.
"I tried, but she kept cutting me off and wouldn't give me a chance to explain that," Stacie explained.
"Well, don't you worry about a thing, honey. I'm coming over there right now and getting to the bottom of this. I'll see you in about 90 minutes," Nancy said.
"Okay. Later," Stacie said, hanging up.