Chapter 22: Everything's going down
Chloe: Thank you guys for bearing with us so far.
Beca: well yeah you shouldn't have to so you have still time to back off.
Chloe: Becaaaa, anyway she is also thankful of you guys too.
Aubrey: she should be thankful for I haven't ripped her vocal chords yet.
Beca: see she is threatening me in front of you.
Aubrey: why Mitchell? You scared huh? Are you going to hide behind your...
Chloe: Okayyyy...enough of this. Aubrey get back to your place.
2 weeks passed by without any incidents. Everyone was keeping their own business. The whole Beca fiasco taking a huge toll on everyone in Bellas. They just go to their respective jobs, meet for rehearsals, occasionally group of 3 to 5 Bellas hangout somewhere on weekends that's it. Nothing going on as they all planned. No Bellas meeting unless it was required, No movie nights, No Bellas bonding Activities, No unnecessary night games like they used to do when they were in college. Everything's changed. Chloe never came to rehearsal after that. She won't even show up at the day of their first performance at Sarah's Aca Championship. She wasn't came when Jessica and Ashley tried to invite everyone at the Karaoke nightclub but ended up only Jessica and Ashley, Stacie and Fat Amy to actually showed up. Yes 2 or 3 Bellas found Chloe here and there and obviously Aubrey sees her every night as they both share Apartment together. Everyone avoids to mention anything related to Chloe even Aubrey. Everyone expects Aubrey will flip Beca's head once Chloe was not their to defend Beca but to their relief Aubrey was keeping her cool as if nothing happened for Bellas sake.
So Beca should be happy all in all. She wouldn't face Chloe from now on and as soon as this will over no Bellas too. But Beca is feeling very down nowadays, feeling alone and helpless, demotivated. But who she has to blame on no one in but her only. She knows she has to do something or she'll lose herself. She has to find her bearings, she has to find her sound soon or she'll stuck around forever literally or figuratively. So that's how she found herself outside of his doors unsure if this was right or not. But whenever she has doubts, whenever she lost her path he seems to get her, he always guided her even when she doesn't ask for, he always put her on a right road but that is something she will never said out loud. They have love hate relationship but she knew deep down she will always keep counting on him when she need him most. And before she could turn around and run away she knocks 2 times and waited for him to open the door again literally and figuratively.
"Beca?" He said after he sees her standing outside of his door looking dejected and lost. He smiles a little remembering old times when she used to come to his room after having a nightmare.
"Hi Dad." Beca said pocketing her hand into her front jeans pockets.
"Come on in." He says after eyeing her for minute.
They sat in comfortable silence for awhile now. Beca sat their only nursing her black coffee not quite drinking it. Warren sat their sensing his daughters inside battles. So he decides to ripped the bandage off before her daughter could bolted off and run.
"You can tell me you know that." Warren said looking expectantly at her.
"Yeah... I know but ...ugh...why aren't you asking me where was I? Or when did you come here back?" She finally said frustratingly.
"I knew you came back even I knew you were coming back and I wanted to give you your time. I know you will come to me sooner or later. Frankly speaking I know what happens when someone confronts you before you were ready so..." Warren chuckled slightly.
"Yeah.." she chuckles too.
"So what got you here? And why would you shut me off recently? Did I do something wrong that I'm not aware of? Warren asks timidly.
" No dad. I shuts everyone don't take it personally." Beca says apologetically.
"Ok. But that doesn't answer my questions." He knows he have to dig for answers himself. Beca wouldn't say voluntarily. He was thankful that she shows up at his door that's enough for him.
She told him everything slowly but surely. She was taking her time. In order to find herself she had to do it. She want some answers. She told him about her job, about her feeling about Chloe, about how possibly she might be bi, about mom, then about Chloe again, Bellas, her current situation. She sighs and looked at his father who is deep in thoughts. She let him soaked in everything and begins to wonder silently where everything started going down.
"Did you talked to her" Warren says after few minutes.
"No. I didn't call her back. She made it clear she doesn't want anything to do with me. And I heard she met someone, changed her last name too. She just don't understand me...I don't want to talk to mom again. Ever." Beca answer back not knowing why would her father wants her to talk with her mother after all of this.
"No. I meant Chloe. Did you talked with her. Did you ask her, did you let her explain? Most important did she know about how you feel about her?" Warren explains her.
"No. Why would I let her talk to me. She was the one who stomped in my heart. She is a liar, a ruthless bitch, a selfish slut who has her tongue inside a equally worthy stripper boy after lying to me about her feelings...no..I was moron...dumb...why anyoneloves me...I should have known that by now..." Beca rants until she doesn't find words to describe her feelings.
" Beca...becs" Warren cuts her off before she gets too carried out, "you really think that about Chloe, that Chloe who has been always there for you from the day one, that Chloe who makes you coffee, gets you food when you simply forget to eat, that Chloe who made you better,that Chloe who care about you, that Chloe who broke your walls but never took advantage of that when she could easily do that how that Chloe can be selfish can you explain that to me at least to yourself?"
Beca was dumbfounded is understatement. "But that doesn't give a explanation for what I saw" she relented.
"That Beca you have to find out. But I think you may have jumped in front of the gunpoint." Warren says cautiously.
Beca just looks at him."I don't think..."
Warren puts his hands on her shoulders,"Think about it..."
Beca came back at Bellas house that night, she was on Auto mode retrieving her keys from her jeans pocket she opens the door. She closed the door silently as she assumes everyone should be asleep by now. She was making her way to her room in phone's light but suddenly lamp near the sofa turns on and scared the crap out of her. She looks for the culprit only to meet a unsatisfied leggy brunette.
"Where were have you been?" Stacie asks her sternly.
"Why are you still awake?" Beca strikes her back with her own question.
"Oh I forgot your bitchiness around us recently. Anyway you're home now so I'm going to sleep." Stacie says not wanting to create a scene she started to back away to her room.
"But why did you wait up for me? I mean I'm clearly a bitch so.." Beca wants to know.
"Because I promised her to look after you. To make you are Okay especially now when you are not in your right mindset. Especially now when she wouldn't be here to take care of you. I promised Chloe to keep you protected." And with that Stacie enters into her room and close the door behind her. Beca just stands there repeating Stacie's word in her head.
Author's note: Hi again. I know I have came back after 2 years. I am horrible I know. But I'll promise you I'll finish this fic.