…Sorry it's been over 3 weeks. I've just been really stressed, and studying for this test that is a big factor in the placement for me for next year. And I got 10 points off of an ELA assignment because I prefer to use periods instead of commas at the end of dialogue sentences, which dropped my grade! :( Also, I've been reading really long fan fictions and am really lazy…..
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Warning: There's a bit of cursing in this chapter, but nothing past the T rating.
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Tori hopped up from her seat on the couch. Her mom had mentioned where they'd put the tape Trina had given them… right?
"Oh, and Tori?" Her dad said, coming back downstairs. "I really do need the funeral information ready if it's going to be a full-out affair, okay? So if you could get started on the guest list now….." Her dad implied clearly.
"Yes, dad. Right on it!" She exclaimed, sitting back down.
"Atta girl." He replied, before going back to his bedroom. It was kind of weird how her parents had their own bedrooms, but it was one of the perks of having a 5 bedroom house, she guessed. Frowning, she opened up her laptop and scrolled through her contacts...
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"Tori's freaking' crazy!" Jade shouted after entering the RV. "And André, why didn't you answer your phone?" She asked threateningly.
"I was distracted!" He exclaimed from his position on the floor. Robbie and Beck were snuggled up on the bed, and Jade had the fleeting thought that she'd be jealous if it weren't Robbie on the bed with him. They'd always had a weird relationship anyway.
"Babe?" Beck spoke sleepily.
"Go back to sleep." Jade walked over to the bed and smoothed down his hair and clothes. "Everything's okay." She said softly before lightly slapping Robbie on his head and exiting the RV.
André came outside a minute later. "What happened with her?" He asked tiredly.
"You know how she was really sad after we found out Trina died?" Jade asked. André nodded. "Well, now, she's like the opposite. I thought she'd skipped most of the stages of grief right into acceptance, but now… I think she's doing it backwards. She went from acceptance to depression to anger and now, denial. After I told her what she was doing, she lashed out at me. I don't know if she's going to want to talk to anyone now, but I thought you could try. If anyone can get through to her right now, it's you."
André rubbed his forehead. "Okay. Thanks for telling me, Jade." He said tiredly. He'd deal with Tori later. Right now he had to drive home, make sure his grandma wasn't causing havoc at the nursing home, and go to sleep. He wasn't sure if anyone else had noticed, but they had school tomorrow.
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Scrolling through her contacts list, Tori wrote down the names of her friends, as well as Sikowitz and a few teachers she knew Trina had had. Frowning, she tried to think of any of Trina's friends, but drew a blank. Had Trina really been that alone?
Frowning, she added Lindsay to the list dubiously, as well as Mr. Busey and Mrs. Lee. The worst that could happen was that they said no, right? As much as she didn't like them for what they'd done to Trina, they had known her. Thinking again, she remembered a few relatives that lived relatively close, and others she thought might want to come until she'd gotten 50 people including her and her parents. After that, she gave up, emailing it to her dad and drifting off to sleep, not noticing someone slipping in an hour later to leave her a little surprise.
Tell me that you love me, tell me that I take your breath away…365 Days, 365 ways to get to you. To get to you you you you baby…What I like, about cheese is that you can put it on veggies and it tastes-
Tori awoke to a myriad of Andre's songs, each programmed to a different amount of times Andre's called in a day. Reaching blindly for her phone, she rolled off the couch. Ugh, she thought, laying on the floor. Finding her phone, she picked it up and pressed Accept.
"What?" She said crankily.
"You have five seconds to get out of the house or we'll be late for school, muchacha." André replied brightly.
"Can't I just skip today?" Tori asked, closing her eyes and curling up into a ball.
"We have that test from Sikowitz today, Tor. You don't know if he'll let you retake it." André reminded.
"Or if he'll even give it." She protested.
"Too late, I'm coming in." André said. Tori was confused for a minute, before she saw André inches away from her face.
"Did you just break into my house?" She screeched.
"It's not like I haven't done it before." André said blasély, before tugging her up and dragging her into the bathroom. "Just wash the drool off your face and brush your teeth. I'll be outside."
"I do not have drool on-" Tori protested, before she realized that André had already disappeared. "Well then." She huffed, before doing what Andre told her slowly, partly because she wasn't fully awake and partly because she wanted André to wait on her. Because of this, she almost didn't notice her phone going off.
It was a text from Trina.
Rise and shine, sunshine! It said. Here's a little treat to start off your day. Attached was an audio clip.
Gulping, Tori pressed play.
"You had everything you could've wanted. A nice family, a great girlfriend, and a guaranteed trip to college. Why? Why would you just forget that when you came to America? Even though you may not believe it, what happens in America doesn't stay in America. Yes, Moose, word gets out, and I have a feeling you'll regret this particular decision. You see, leading on 4 girls and pretty much raping one of them is not something that impresses Queen's university. I know you think you'd win any charges that were pressed against me. After all, who'd believe me, a whiny attention seeker, over perfect you? But what you don't know is that there was a witness on scene, and I can make him confess. All you'd have to do to make that happen is to come back. I may be dead now, but I can still make that happen.
Why did you do it? That's the question that plagues me every time I think of you, one that will now never be answered. It was obvious that Jade, Tori, and Cat liked you a lot too, so why didn't you get one of them to give their virtue up. It would've been easy enough, I'd think. Cat's always been a little too flirty, and Tori's so desperate for love, that if you said the right things, she'd do it. And of course Jade would've wanted revenge on Beck, and what better way than to fuck his old best friend? Then again, for all I know, maybe you did.
I don't even know why I threw myself at you in the first place. But, you were handsome and nice and would only be there for a few days, so I knew not to expect much from you. I remember thinking a long distance relationship would be nice, especially without all of the people who despise me influencing you, but I also knew better than for you to take me up on it. So I went after you, thinking that if I even stole your attention away from perfect Tori and bubbly Cat and alluring Jade, it'd be worth it. And it was, to know that you didn't automatically dismiss me like most of the guys I knew. So when you left Karaoke Dokie with me, and took me to HollyWood Arts and kissed me, I thought it was the best thing that had ever happened to me. But then you wanted more. And I gave it to you. Until… you tried to spread my legs. Then I was sobbing, begging you not to do it. But I was desperate enough to finally open them, when you threatened me. Threatened to tell everyone, especially Beck, what a slut I was, and how I was the one coming onto you, and how it would ruin my record. After all, who would believe little ol' me? So I gave in. But I never stopped resenting you for it, especially after Tori came home. I still remember how I heard her cry through the walls about how no guy ever wanted her. And believe me, if you come back again, you'll regret it."
I know, the reason's pretty random and had absolutely nothing to do with anything, really, but that's what I planned from the start so that's how it ended up. For once, I think this is a filler chapter. The only thing that goes on is Jade telling André to get his girl in shape and Tori starting to plan da funeral. And another message from Trina and someone actually came into her house. The surprise won't be anything really big though, so don't get too excited.
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