The door of the room opened and Jade stepped outside to see the empty hall with the names of all her former friends on the doors; she walked downstairs and saw everyone cooking breakfast so she simply walked towards the fridge to get a yogurt while they made pancakes.
"Hi Cat" Jade said nicely to Cat because she thought she was the only person who was actually her friend but Cat simply smiled awkwardly so Jade stared at her confused. "Would you like to watch a movie?" she asked and Cat looked at her emotionlessly.
"I don't think so…." She responded and turned to Robbie. "So, what were you saying?" she asked him and Jade stared at them a little sad by her attitude. However, she got distracted by Beck and Tori playing with the flour, he was throwing it at her and she was doing the same as the rest of the gang chuckled.
"Stop it" Tori exclaimed as she laughed and he smiled.
"Come here" He said as he put her close to him and they kissed sweetly so Jade looked down trying to pretend she didn't care.
"Oh…Jade, you're here" Tori said uncomfortably when she saw her. "We thought you would be in your room"
"Yeah, we didn't make pancakes for you, sorry" Andre informed emotionlessly.
"Don't worry, I'm fine" Jade responded coldly and they served pancakes for everyone except Jade, she was only sitting there staring at them as they ate. "So…Tori, how's your new relationship going?" she questioned and Tori stared at her coldly but then faked a smile.
"It's been going for less than a day but it's been wonderful, thanks for asking" Tori said in a provocative tone.
"I'm glad, I want my friends to be happy" Jade said ironically and Tori smiled sarcastically.
"Why don't you stop this little act? You're not that good, Jade, I can see how butthurt you are right now" Tori commented. "Tell me, how does it feel to find out the last three years of your life have been a lie? You should've seen how much we laughed when you weren't around, you've been way too stupid for someone who brags about being really smart"
"Yet here you are with the same guy who played me with me, what makes you think he won't do the same with you? In fact, now i can see you're way more stupid than i always thought you were" Jade responded and Tori stared at her upset.
"Why don't you just leave?" Tori asked coldly. "Isn't this humiliating for you? Or are you just too used to it now that you don't care?"
"If you don't want to see me, quit school" Jade suggested.
"No, I have more to lose, I have my boyfriend and my friends there, you, on other hand, don't have anyone…at all, now that I think of it...you're really all alone, that's really sad" Tori affirmed and Jade's slight smile slowly dropped. "Your mother is dead, your father hates you, you don't have relatives and you definitely don't have friends, how does it feel to know you could die tomorrow and no one would care?"
"You really hate me, don't you?" Jade asked and chuckled.
"You have given me enough reasons, starting from the day we met" Tori responded. "But karma is a bitch, and here you are now...exactly like you deserve to be" Everyone else was just quietly watching the argument, they all felt horrible for what they were doing but a greater good was in danger so they had to do it. "You know, Jade, I was thinking that you should get advantage of your body to get the money you need for a rent; I mean it's the only good thing you have…" she commented and Jade stared at her full of rage.
"Don't push it, Vega" Jade threatened.
"What are you gonna do? Hit me? MY boyfriend won't allow it, you're not in control anymore" Tori said smiling proudly.
"He'll end up leaving you for someone dumber sooner or later" Jade affirmed.
"No, I won't" Beck said and kissed Tori's head. "Tori is the girl I truly want, she's respectable…"
"And I wasn't? Why?" Jade questioned angrily.
"Do you really want me to say that here?" He asked and she stared at him coldly.
"Go to hell" Jade exclaimed.
"Just stay away from us, Jade!" Tori ordered. "We don't want you around, it was a mistake to invite you…Beck should've dumped you before we came"
"Yes, he should have…" Jade added and walked away while the rest of them stared at her sadly. From that day on things continued to be the same and even though Jade had promised herself she would be strong, she couldn't stand seeing Beck and Tori happy together and feeling all the rejection from her friends.
A week later Jade decided to finally quit, she couldn't stand being with them anymore so she walked downstairs and found them all in the living room watching a movie. Tori was on Beck's lap as he hugged her and the rest of them were just laying around. Jade walked behind them and went to the room where they were able to talk to the people in charge; it was a tiny white room with a little window they opened from the other side but she knocked on it.
Meanwhile, in the living room they all had seen Jade coming from the moment she opened her door and were waiting for her to come back. "Where did she go?" Robbie asked.
"I think she wants to talk to them" Tori responded. "I can't keep doing this to her, Marilyn told me to tell her horrible things…and I can't"
"She's handled it pretty well, though, I mean we all have been rude to her and she seems fine" Andre commented.
"She is probably faking it, who could be fine living like this?" Tori asked.
"Yes, she's trying to pretend she doesn't care but she's probably gonna ask them to let her out" Beck said.
"They won't…" Andre said and they sighed, he was right.
Jade knocked on the window and a few minutes later it opened so she tried to smile politely at Alex. "Can I talk to Marilyn?" Jade demanded and he nodded, Marilyn appeared out of nowhere and Jade took a breath. "Hello, I just want to inform you that I'm out, I want to leave" she said.
"No" Marilyn said and Jade's smile dropped. "You signed a contract and you can't leave, sorry but you knew what you were getting yourself into"
"No, I did not" Jade said. "Let me out" she ordered.
"This is normal, Jade but don't worry, it'll pass…You're strong" Marilyn affirmed.
"I don't want to be here anymore, I can't" Jade informed sincerely. "Please let me out"
"I said no, just wait a few more weeks" Marilyn said and closed the window so Jade punched it madly and went back to the apartment; the gang knew she was coming so Beck and Tori started making out by the stairs as they'd been told. Jade wanted to go to her room but they were in the way so she simply stood there watching them with a cold but hurt facial expression.
"You're so pretty" Beck said in Tori's ear and she smiled as Jade rolled her eyes.
"What's the matter, Jade? I thought you were over it" Tori commented and chuckled cynically as Beck broke the bug to put his arm around her shoulders.
"Move" Jade ordered.
"Why did you go out there?" Beck asked casually.
"None of your business" She responded.
"That sounds like you got a no" Tori said.
"In fact, I did…I have to stay here with you for more weeks" Jade informed. "Isn't it wonderful?" she asked ironically.
"No, I wish they'd let you out…your sole presence makes us sick" Tori responded.
"I can only return that" Jade immediately answered.
"Why don't you do us all, including you, a favor and kill yourself? Everyone wins, we stop dealing with this situation and you put an end to your sad life" Tori said with a cynical glare and felt terrible while doing it but Marilyn had ordered her to do it. Jade simply stared at her coldly for a few seconds and then looked to the side which worried Tori and Beck because it was almost as if she were considering it.
"Do you agree with her?" Jade asked as she stared at Beck and he shrugged.
"Your choice, I really don't care" He simply said and she nodded a little as she fought to keep her tears inside and they could see it.
"Good to know" Jade said emotionlessly and walked through them to go upstairs. Beck and Tori simply stared at her as she made the way to her room and then at each other mortified; they did not like the way that conversation had gone.
"What should we do?" Tori asked as she and Beck joined the gang in the kitchen.
"I don't know, but that didn't look good" He said sincerely.
"What happened?" Cat asked.
"I told Jade to kill herself…and I was expecting her to come up with a sarcastic answer but she remained quiet, like she considered it, I'm scared that we gave her an idea" Tori informed worriedly. "This is sick, what if she does it?"
"Let's not be negative" Andre said.
"She wouldn't do it" Robbie affirmed.
"Are you sure? I mean, really?" Tori asked and shook her head. "She is not in a very good position right now, she must feel so alone and helpless"
"When will this stop? What the hell are they trying to prove?" Beck questioned madly. "If something happens to Jade, I'll kill them"
"I just want us to get out of here, I hope we all remain alive until then and I hope she forgives us one day"
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