"Alright everybody, I'm gonna ask you to follow my friends into the campus…You'll be put in classrooms and stay there" The man said from upstairs in the cafeteria; all the sudden a girl started running towards the fence to try to escape and the man simply shot her dead.
"AH!" Everyone screamed and Cat started crying.
"Oh god" Tori said scared.
"Oh I forgot to mention, you can't escape…You won't succeed so don't try" The man simply said and the gang looked at each other. "In case your situation isn't quite clear to you yet, yes, this a kidnapping…Now go, follow the rules and no one will get hurt" He ordered and the other men started dividing the crowd into groups to take them inside.
The gang was put in the school's theater along with some other students and a couple of teachers. Many of them were crying and others were just panicking, Jade was completely overwhelmed by that situation and by what had happened minutes earlier. Beck didn't really know what to say, he knew it wasn't the appropriate moment but he was upset with her for not telling him about her past so he was just staring at her coldly.
"Will you stop looking at me like that? If you wanna say something, just say it" Jade said emotionlessly and Beck took a breath.
"Fine" He responded.
"Is this really the moment for that?" Andre asked but they ignored him.
"Why have you lied to me all this time? You said you'd always lived here and now I learn that you come from New Jersey, you said I was your first boyfriend and now I learn that your hobby was to flirt with kids, including your best friend's boyfriend and brother…He is not over you yet, apparently, you must've been good" Beck commented coldly.
"I was in my early teens, Beck, it was a game for me…the way you say it makes me sound like a slut" Jade responded. "I did it for fun and I know it was a mistake, that's why I didn't tell you"
"Oh great explanation, and the cutting? Do you still do it?" Beck asked angrily but hoping for a no.
"No" Jade informed. "I used to do it but I stopped a few a years ago, I didn't tell you because I'm not proud of it"
"Now let's mention the elephant in the room" Beck said and she took a small breath. "Did you kill that man?" He questioned.
"No…" Jade said and looked down avoiding his eyes.
"You're lying, I know you" Beck affirmed and shook his head as she turned back to him. "Oh my god, I can't believe it…"
"Beck, listen-"She started but he cut her off.
"What? Are you going to keep lying to me like you've done since the day I met you? Jesus, I can't believe this" He said sincerely.
"Beck, calm down" Tori said.
"No! I was just told that I've been dating a lie" Beck affirmed.
"That's not true" Jade responded.
"Yes, it is…I know nothing about you, Jade and frankly, all the things you did…your age back then doesn't erase the fact you're not a good person" Beck commented upset. "A twelve year old is perfectly conscious of what she's doing, it's the beginning of the person you'll become and the reference we have about you is that you flirted with your best friend's boyfriend just to hurt her because, according to you, it was fun" He said and she looked down ashamedly because he had a point.
"That's not who I am now" Jade affirmed.
"How could I know? I should ask my brother if you've been flirting with him, one never knows whom to trust these days" Beck commented and she stared at him angrily with tears in her eyes.
"Beck, that's enough…We should hear Jade's side of the story, you're believing a stranger" Tori said.
"Alright! Then tell us, Jade, is your side of the story completely different? Because only then I would be able to justify it" He said and folded his arms to hear her talk.
"No, it's not…Chloe is right, I flirted with her boyfriend and with her brother for fun so yeah, I guess you can say I'm a horrible person" Jade responded coldly.
"What about the murder? Did the knife magically appear on your hand?" Beck asked sarcastically and she sighed not knowing what to respond.
"I don't wanna talk about it" Jade said and he smiled ironically.
"I knew it, oh god, you're a god damn killer…at thirteen! What the fuck is wrong with you?" Beck asked angrily and she tried not to cry. "How many more people have you flirted with or killed for fun?"
"Beck!" Tori said because he wasn't measuring his words.
"Come on, Jade, how many more secrets are you keeping from me?" Beck asked coldly.
"You have no idea…" Jade simply responded and he nodded disappointedly.
"Okay then, when you're ready to be honest with me…We'll talk, now I don't want to see you" Beck said and she stared at him hurt. "We are done"
"Beck…" Andre said as Jade stared at him surprised. "You need to think things through"
"Oh I have, I don't want to date a liar or a murderess…You know what? In fact, I don't even want to talk to you, Jade, don't come near me ever again" Beck demanded angrily and she felt her heart breaking.
"Beck, don't say that please" Jade said with tears in her eyes. "You have to listen to me"
"No, I won't stay here listening to anymore of your lies!" He responded furiously. "All I need to know is that you enjoyed hurting your friend, you enjoyed flirting with people for fun and you enjoyed killing a man when you were a child. If you did that then, I can't even imagine what you're capable of now…all the things you might've done behind my back!" He commented and she shook her head. "You're a monster and right now I wish I'd never met you, so get the hell away from me!"
"Beck, I think you need to calm down" Robbie said seriously but he ignored him.
"I guess your father doesn't hate you like you say he does" Beck commented. "One can do anything, even kill, when you know your daddy will get you out of trouble, right? What can be expected from a person like you?" He asked; he was aware he was going overboard with his insults and he loved her but he felt so fooled and angry that he just wanted to make her feel as bad as possible in revenge.
"Beck, please don't do this, not now" Jade said sadly.
"It's done, go talk to Daniel…I'm sure he'll be happy to comfort you" Beck simply responded and turned to the other side so she simply looked down sadly and started walking away.
"You shouldn't have done that" Tori said to Beck.
"Can you justify what she did? Because I can't" He responded. Jade was simply walking to the other side of the theater thinking about everything Beck had said, she felt so sad and hopeless but she was suddenly pulled out of her thoughts by one of the men grabbing her arm and pulling her close to him.
"Look at that, someone's been working out" The man said as he touched Jade's butt and she tried to push him away.
"Get away from me" She ordered scared.
"Be nice, come on…Give me a kiss" The man said as he held the back of her head to make her kiss him but she kept leaning back.
"Back off!" Daniel suddenly said as he got in between them and pushed the man back. "You keep your hands away from her" Everyone saw what was going on so the room went quiet and the gang turned to them as well.
"You've got a protective boyfriend, sweetie" The man said to Jade, who was trembling terrified behind Daniel. He was facing the man but he had his arm behind his back grabbing Jade's arm protectively.
"Oh you bet your ass, you better stay away from her" Daniel responded angrily.
"What's going on here?" Another man asked as he walked into the room.
"This man was just trying to assault a girl" Daniel informed and the man rolled his eyes.
"Ross, we are not here to have fun with the girls…focus on doing your job, which is keeping them all here" The man ordered and left.
"You heard him, don't come near her again" Daniel demanded and the man chuckled.
"Don't leave her alone, pretty boy, I might get bored" Ross simply responded as he winked at Jade and walked away so Jade exhaled relieved but she was still scared.
"Are you okay?" Daniel immediately asked and she nodded.
"Yes, thank you for defending me" Jade said and took a breath.
"No problem, but please try not to be alone, I don't trust that man…where is Beck?" Daniel asked and Jade simply stared at him not knowing what to say.
"I'll be fine, don't worry" Jade responded.
"Jade, oh my god, what happened?" Tori asked as she and the rest of the gang joined them.
"Nothing important" She said.
"That man assaulted you, I think it's important" Daniel commented.
"Did you smile at him, Jade?" Chloe asked and her brother rolled his eyes.
"Please don't start now…" He said seriously and turned back to the gang. "Don't leave her alone"
"Who do you think you are to tell us what to do?" Beck asked coldly, he didn't have reasons to be angry with Daniel but he disliked him because it was obvious he still liked Jade.
"Beck, come on" Andre said.
"Umm…I don't know if you just saw what happened but one of these men was touching and forcing your girlfriend to kiss him, if I were you I would make sure he didn't come near her" Daniel commented. "You are her boyfriend, you should be keeping an eye on her"
"Ex, ex-boyfriend" Jade clarified and Chloe smirked satisfied while Daniel just stared at them awkwardly.
"Oh…sorry again" Daniel said sincerely.
"Are you?" Beck asked and Daniel looked at Jade uncomfortably. "Looks like it's not too good to be true after all" He said and Jade smiled sadly.
"Come on, Jade, come with us…" Tori said as she stared at Beck coldly but she shook her head.
"He doesn't want me around and I don't either" Jade simply said and started walking away but Daniel grabbed her arm.
"You can't be alone, you heard him" He commented.
"I'll be fine, thanks for what you did" Jade responded and continued walking until she got the corner of the theater.
"What's wrong with you, man? You got upset with me for asking her out but you're okay with a disgusting man assaulting her?" Daniel asked Beck angrily and shook his head. "I don't know who ended the relationship but it's too soon to behave like this, too soon to be so indifferent to her wellbeing, don't you think?"
"He is being rational, he broke up with that bitch because he learnt the truth about her" Chloe commented and Beck took a breath so Daniel shook his head.
"I'm guessing you won't move a finger to keep her safe then, right? Don't worry, I will" Daniel informed and walked towards Jade so Beck kicked the chair madly.
"He's got a point" Andre commented.
"You don't need to be here" Jade said to Daniel when he sat down next to her.
"Oh but I want to" He responded and smiled at her so she tried to smile back. "So, this is not what I had in mind when I asked you out but we have plenty of time so let's talk, would you like that?" Daniel asked and she sighed. "Look, I even have two chocolate bars…Let's pretend we are in a cafeteria" He said and she chuckled as she grabbed the chocolate.
"What do you wanna talk about?" Jade asked and bit the chocolate.
"You, tell me about you…What's happened in your life since you left New Jersey?" He questioned.
"Well, my parents got divorced and I stayed with my dad because of school…my mom lives in Washington" Jade informed. "I got into Hollywood Arts and I don't know, I've been leading a normal life I guess…nothing too interesting"
"You always had a beautiful voice, I'm guessing you want to be a singer" He said and he smiled.
"Yeah, that and an actress…and a director" Jade commented and he laughed.
"What a prize!" Daniel exclaimed. "Many talents in one beautiful girl"
"Thanks…" Jade said emotionlessly.
"Oh please don't feel uncomfortable, I'm just here as a friend…I know you just broke up with Beck" Daniel said.
"Yes but it seems it's been ages, he doesn't care about me anymore…that was quick" Jade commented. "I never thought he would just erase me from his life within minutes, it's quite shocking but you saw it...and he means it"
"He is just upset because he didn't know about your past" He responded. "He must still love you, no one can change their feelings that fast"
"He has a strange way of showing his love" She commented ironically. "He didn't even care about what happened with that man, he truly despites me now…might even think I deserved it" She said sadly and looked down. "But there's nothing I can do about it so…" Jade said and he sighed sadly.
"It'll be okay, I promise"
I know, Beck is being way too harsh on her!
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