Thank you to I'mAMusicGirl for the review and adding my story to her list. And to babyxgirl 921 for reviewing again. I'm so glad that you guys like this story and so long as you keep reviewing and telling others to R&R this story here I will continue with it until the very end, whenever that will be. lol. Anyways, woke up and read the reviews and decided to add chapter 3! Enjoy, hope you guys like it because it is longer than I intended.
"The best things in life are unexpected - because there were no expectations."
-Eli Khamarov
Trina just stood there, gawking at the TV like if the more she stared at it, it might just fix itself then fly back up onto the stand. I sighed and got up, leaving my can of pop on the table along with my Pear Phone. "André, can you please help me take the TV out to the trash? Then Trina and I will go get a new TV and you can Cat can stay until we get back." I asked as I went into the front room and squatted, putting my hands to where I could get a good, firm grip on the TV.
"Alright," He said walking over and getting a grip on his side of the TV, "on the count of three." He stated then started counting and on three I put all of the strength I could into lifting the TV, I gotta admit with André's strength it was a lot easier than it would have been had it just been me and Trina home. As we headed towards the front door with out broken flat screen, I couldn't help but wonder as to why it had never happened sooner with all the chaos that seemed to happen at my house.
When we got to the door, which was closed, my arms started cramping. "Cat? Trina? Someone open the door." I stated, on the verge of yelling in pain in frustration which quickly intensified because I heard a giggle coming from the kitchen then Cat and Train talking about some random video they found on my phone. "You guys!" I yelled, they quickly put my phone down and Cat got up to open the door, too late. As if we were stuck in some bad old timey TV show, I dropped the TV causing André to drop his end onto both our feet. We yelled and the door swung open and hit André in the back, causing his to fall into the TV. I was really expecting the stupid audience to start laughing and when I opened my eyes, which where clamped shut from the pain; everything would be in black and white.
"Oh yay, we came just in time." Jade smirked as she stepped around the TV and everyone else, managing not to touch anyone as Beck followed her. This day just gets better and better. What else could possibly go wrong? Wrong question to ask. As I pried my throbbing feet from under the TV, André sat up and his arm was cut open. Greeeeat. Jade's eyes lit up with delight, "Can I touch it?" she inquired causing everyone to look at her like she'd just grown a second head. "What? I like that kind of stuff." She said, shrugging as if that was just something every normal person said or wanted to do.
"What happened?" Beck questioned, obviously trying to get everyone's attention off of Jade.
"Tori's TV broke!" Cat chimed in and Jade looked at her.
"Obviously." She spat nastily, venom seeping through her words, yep, Jade was mad. "He meant, how did it happen?"
"Oh." Cat said, slowly twisting her upper body as she played with then end of a strand of hair earning a "Are you serious?" look from Jade to which Cat just smiled innocently at her.
"Well, are you going to tell us?" Jade yelled.
"Okay," I said, ending anything before it could start, "I don't know if you guys have noticed, but André needs to get to the doctor and at this point it kinda doesn't matter how the TV got broken, just that it is. So, Beck," I turned to him, ignoring the pain shoot through my feet, "can you and Jade take André to the hospital while Trina and I go to replace our TV?"
"Yeah," Beck said, fishing his keys from his back pocket and putting his hand behind Jade's back, leading her to the door, "we'll meet you guys back here. Wait what about Cat?" at this we all turned and looked at the innocent girl. We couldn't let her go to the hospital because the last time she went, Jade convinced her to make friends with the lady at the front, which resulted in Cat getting put into a room for crazy people.
"Umm, she can come with me and Trina." I said, still thinking the idea through as it came out of my mouth.
"Yay!" Cat cheered then skipped out the door and to Trina's cat yelling "Shot gun" as she got closer to it, this was going to be one interesting trip.
Jade and Beck had managed to get the TV out to the curb before getting in Beck's car with André and heading to the nearest hospital. I grabbed my phone then waited as Trina fixed her make-up in a mirror by the door then walk out before heading out myself, shutting and locking the door behind us.
When I got in the back seat of Trina's car her and Cat were already singing along with some random song that came on the radio. Trina backed out and headed to the nearest Conn's to get our new TV. I updated my Slap and asked everyone to pray that André's arm wasn't going to be too bad and that I kept my sanity in the car with Train and Cat. It seemed like it took forever to get there with Trina trying to get Cat to sing a specific line of "Baby Got Back". As we got out of the car, I scanned through my contacts until I found Beck's number then texted him.
Tori: Hey Beck, are ya'll there yet?
Beck: Beck isn't available right now. Yes, we're here, why does it matter to you where Beck is?
Great, I did not want to deal with Jade, but I had to find out if André was okay, so I swallowed my pride.
Tori: Because he has André with him and I want to know how bad his arm is.
Beck: Well, then you can ask him yourself when we get back to your house. Then, it will be your business.
I clenched my teeth and stuck my phone in my back pocket, I really needed to get André's number the next time I saw him. I followed Cat and Train inside the appliance store and we walked around, looking for a TV that was identical to the broken one that was sitting at our curb. "I hope the garbage truck comes and gets it before Mom and Dad get back." I said mentally, looking at all the different styled and sized TVs. I was so focused on finding the right TV that I didn't even noticed that Trina and Cat's nonsense ramblings had stopped which made what I saw next, bad.
"Tori! Tori! Look at me, I'm on TV." I head Cat's voice call out followed by Trina yelling how it was he turn. "Her turn for what?" I questioned myself as I turned around and saw Cat on the big flat screen behind me, she waved then got shoved to the side as Train posed and quickly made a "shout out" to any people looking for someone with talent. I sighed as I headed over to the video camera department in hopes of finding Cat and Trina.
When I got there I saw Cat clapping for Trina's performance of "I Believe I Can Fly" and Trina getting ready to start her encore. "Would you to knock it off and focus? We have to get a TV and get home." Cat nodded eagerly and Trina frowned, but followed me and Cat back to the TVs. As we were looking my phone chimed signaling that I had a call, I pull my phone from my pocket and answered without looking. "Hello?"
It was Beck. "Hey Tor," he said, "we're at the hospital. The doctor said André is going to need a few stitches, but other than that he's fine." I let out a sigh of relief. "How's the TV search going?"
"Not so good. We haven't fou-" I was cut off by Cat calling my name and waving me over. "Hold on, Beck." I said as I made my way over to Cat. "What is it?"
"Trina and I found the TV, she told me to stay here while she went to get somebody to help us." Cat beamed, proud of herself and her find.
"Good job Cat." I turned back to Beck, " Good Trina and Cat found one. We're going to get it and then head back to the house. See you there?" I questioned, moving a loose strand of hair behind my ear."
"Sounds good to me." he said then paused as if something was bothering him.
"Beck, are you okay?" I questioned, switching my weight from one foot to the other.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Hey Tor, when we get to your house, we've gotta talk, I need to tell you something." He sounded…troubled maybe? I don't know it was a sound I never heard in his voice before and I didn't like it.
"Yeah, sure." was all I got to say as Trina and one of the Conn's employees walked towards us, "Hey Beck, I gotta go."
"Bye." was all he said as the line went dead. I hung up and turned my attention to the employee and explained what happened and how we needed that TV to replace our's. Skipping all the boring details they had run out of ones in the back so Cat talked the man into letting us have the display one in exchange for a date sometime later that week. We got in the car and the man puts the TV box in the back seat with me and I held onto it as we made our way back to the house.
I was somewhat relieved to see that when we got there Beck's car wasn't meaning they were still at the hospital. Not wanting to take any chances we got out of the car and headed inside, leaving the TV in the car for someone with more muscle than us to get it. Cat and I went and laid ourselves down on the couches, each one of us taking up a different couch as Trina made her way upstairs to her room. I relaxed as Cat told me some story about her two uncles and the Sky Store; she really needed to quit visiting them if she was just going to keep buying things from the Sky Store Catalog.
After about an hour Cat got quiet and I looked over to find her asleep. I went back to staring at the ceiling and almost fell asleep out of boredom when the doorbell rang. "Must be Beck, Jade, and André." I thought as I untangled myself and got up from the couch and went and opened the door. To my surprise there was only Beck and André, I moved aside and let them in. "Where's Jade?" I asked as I shut the door after they came in.
"She had some family stuff, so we dropped her off at her house." André said as he went and relaxed on the couch. "I see ya'll found a TV."
"Yeah, I'm sorry about your arm. I didn't mean for anyone to get hurt." he chuckled.
"It's not your fault, Tori, it's not like you pushed me into the TV. How's your foot?" I looked down at my feet, I'd forgotten about it for a while.
"It's fine, doesn't hurt any more." I shrugged.
"Good." he said the looked at Cat. "Now she has the right idea." he stated as he switched to a laying position then closed his eyes."
Beck cleared his throat and I looked at him. "Can we talk now?"
"Yeah, sure." I said as I headed to a different room, I did not want to take a chance of André over hearing what Beck had to say because he obviously didn't want anyone else to hear. I walked into the back room and shut the door when he walked inside. "What's up, Beck?"
"I have to tell you something, but I'm not exactly sure how to put it." he started to pace. Something was really bothering Beck, Jade must have really let him have it after I left.
"So, then just say it. You can tell me anything, you know that. You're my best friend, Beck." he stopped and looked at me.
"You sure?" he raised an eyebrow.
"Positive." I nodded and smiled at him, hoping it would calm him down. I did not expect what he said next.
He sighed. "Well, alright then." he sat down on the table and motioned me to do the same, so I did and sat cross from him, in the chair. "Tori.?"
"Yeah?" I questioned.
He sighed. "I think…I think…" he sighed in frustration again.
I grabbed his hand and gave it a friendly squeeze. "It's okay. Just say it."
He looked down at my hand holding onto his then flipped his over so that he was holding mine back then his light brown, dreamy eyes met mine and I instantly got lost in them. So much so that I almost missed what he said next. Almost.
"Tori, I think I'm falling in love with you."
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