As Chloe and Aubrey took a seat in their class, the blonde pulled out a black diary and started writing things in it. She always had this diary with her, wherever she went. The redhead always wondered what the blonde wrote about, but never bothered to ask about it. She didn't want to push her best friend to tell her things she didn't want to talk about.

The first time they met, Chloe didn't like her at all. Mostly because the blonde always wanted to be on top and control everything, so nothing went the way she didn't want to. But today, the redhead really liked her. Aubrey was a nice person and a very good friend who made her forget all the problems she had back home.

"I have a date tonight." Aubrey said suddenly, looking more scared than happy.

Chloe looked up from her textbook. "With who? And why do you look like you just saw some old man's butt?"

The blonde chuckled at what her friend just said. "It's a long story, where do I start?

The redhead put down her pen and turned around to listen to her friend more closely, wondering what this was all about. "Start from the very beginning, I'm listening." She smiled.

"Well, there is this new guy at work. He's so good-looking and always smiles at me when I pass by." Aubrey began. The redhead nodded, listening carefully. "I didn't have the guts to go and start a conversation with him, I'm never good at that." She continued. "Then I heard someone call him Ashley. I was happy that I got his name! I opened the employers registry on the computer to find his number. Luckily there was only one Ashley, so it wasn't hard to find." She closed her eyes feeling embarrassed about what she was about to tell.

Chloe furrowed her eyebrows at the blonde's actions. "What's wrong?" she asked.

Aubrey opened her eyes. "I'm going to tell you, have patience." The blonde smiled before continuing her story. "So I got his number and took a deep breath before texting him. I wrote: Hi, It's Aubrey. I have been seeing you passing by a couple of times and I just wanted to say that I like you and I would like to get to know you better. I was afraid of your reaction, so I decided to text you. I hope you don't mind that and that you feel the same way. Text me back soon."

"Wow, that's desperate." Chloe chuckled.

"Oh, please don't make me feel worse!" Aubrey said, covering her face with her hands.

"Okay, I'm sorry. Continue." The redhead said, sitting up straight and forcing herself to look serious.

Aubrey shook her head, smiling. "Anyway. A few minutes later I got a text back saying: Wow, I never knew you were interested in me. Your text made me so happy, you have no idea! How about dinner at 8? So I was about to text back, but I got another message. I opened it and read: Since when do you like women though?

Chloe's eyes were wide open. "What the…. Was he a woman?"

Aubrey laughed. "No! let me finish." She said. The redhead nodded.

"I was confused as well. I was going to text what he meant, but then I suddenly realized there was another Ashley working there. She's from another department, that's why I totally forgot about her. So it turned out the male Ashley wasn't even registered yet because he's new, which is why there was only one Ashley on the list. I wished I could die right there. Why didn't I have the guts to go talk to him!"

"Oh my god! What did you do after that?" Chloe asked.

"That's the problem. She was so happy, I couldn't break her heart so I texted: I'm not really interested in women in general. I just realized I liked you, and I would like to get to know you. Just to see where this goes. Dinner sounds good. And that's how I got a date.

Chloe started to laugh. "That's just great! Who could've thought that the Aubrey Posen would go on a date with a woman! Can I hide somewhere to take pictures?"

"What's wrong with that? I'm not a homophobe, you know. The date might actually go well, who knows." Aubrey said, arrogantly. "And no, you can't."

The redhead raised an eyebrow. "Wow, really? Well that's something new! Can't wait to know every detail!"

"If you promise to keep this between us!" Aubrey warned.

"Sure, don't worry." Chloe said and turned back to her textbook.

Aubrey smiled and opened hers as well.

…..

Lily and Benji were playing in the living room, when Lily accidently bumped into her brother making him fall. Iris jumped up and slapped the little girl in the face before helping the boy get up. "Are you alright, my son? I hope you are not hurt!"

"I'm sorry, grandma" Lily cried.

The old woman turned back to the little girl. "What sorry? Can't you watch where you walk? What if my Benji had got hurt!" she yelled, shaking the girl.

"Have you lost your mind! She's just a child!" Jennifer shouted, taking the girl away from the old woman.

Iris looked up. "A child? You have spoilt her!" She said angrily. "It's her duty to take care of her brother and.."

Jennifer cut her off. "And it's your duty to forgive, not to raise your hand!" she yelled.

"I haven't been able to forgive you, so who's she?" Iris said.

"Forgive me? What have I done?!" Jennifer frowned.

"Forget it." Iris said, looking away.

Jennifer tilted her head to look at the old woman. "No I won't forget it. Tell me, what did I ever do wrong?" she said sternly

"Just shut up already!" The old woman said.

"You always say the same things, just blurt it out! I'd like to know!" Jennifer said, throwing her arms in the air.

Iris poked the other woman in the collarbone "It's because of you that my son.."

"That's enough!" Chloe cut her off. The two women were so busy fighting, they didn't see her at the door.

Chloe walked in as silence fell.

The fact that was known all these years, but never spoken about was mentioned today. The fact that her father's death was not incidental. He had taken his own life. He committed suicide.

The old woman looked down. "The truth is always bitter." She said.

Jennifer turned around. "No one knows the truth. Not even you." She responded before taking the children upstairs.

She sat down on Lily's bed as the little girl climbed up her lap and Benji sat down next to her.

"Stop crying, sweetheart. It's going to be okay." She said, wiping away a tuft of hair from the little girl's face.

"She hates me." Lily cried.

Jennifer hugged her tight. "No darling, she doesn't hate you." She whispered. "She's just angry now. Everything will be alright."

"When will everything be alright, mommy?" Benji asked.

Jennifer reached out her arm to pull him closer and stroke through his hair. "You know, when I was young I used to cry over every little thing. My mother used to tell me that someday, we will find an angel who will wipe all our tears away." She said, tears running down her face. "Our angel will come and give us lots of happiness."

"When will our angel come?" Lily said, sadly.

"All we can do now, is to believe that our angel will come very soon." Jennifer responded. "We've shed enough tears."

Chloe walked in with red eyes and tear stained cheeks. She had been listening to their conversation from outside the room.

Jennifer looked up, wiping her tears away. The redhead walked over to sit next to them, closing her eyes and lifting her hands. "Dear god, I'm not as religious as Grams, but if you're up there and if you're listening, please bring some light into these dark times.. a little light." She said as the others joined her.

Suddenly, the lights in the house from across the street went on as a tiny woman walked up the balcony stretching her arms. A tiny, but beautiful woman. Her long brown hair rested on her shoulders, hiding her ears filled with a lot of earrings and a spike. Tattoos covering some parts of her skin and headphones resting around her neck. She noticed the group of people in the house from across the street, eyes closed and hands lifted. She looked up at the dark and starry sky, smiling.

"Seems like a peaceful neighbourhood, Beca." She whispered to herself.

Aaandd, that's it for today! from now on, i hope on making the chapters a little longer !
Thanks for reading !