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Shock Value

Chapter 16 – Masquerade

No One's POV

It was that cold look in Jade's eyes, as she said it, that destroyed Tori. It was a piercing cold gaze that seemed to penetrate her, destroying everything in its path. Tears of pain and heartbreak flowed down her face like a river as she ran.

Tori turned a corner and almost collided with Cat, who immediately noticed something was wrong.

"What's wrong Tori?" Cat said as she put her hand on Tori's arm.

"Jade dumped me, she said she was just …" Tori seemed to choke up at this point, unable to speak.

Cat was astonished. "What? I thought that things were going so well. "

Tori didn't answer and continued to sob. Cat immediately pulled Tori into a tight hug.

"It's ok, It's ok." Cat said, trying to calm Tori.

"No it's not, Jade doesn't love me. I…I...I.." Tori said before dissolving into sobs again.

Cat released Tori from her hug. "Come on, I'll take you home."

Tori nodded and continued to sob, as Cat led her down the hallway. Cat took Tori to her car and drove the heartbroken Latina home.

"So she just broke up with you? Just like that?" Cat asked.

"Yes. She said she only went out with me cause she felt bad about Beck hitting me and she was just seeing what it was like. She said she felt nothing, she was just pretending and she told me to get over my stupid crush."

Cat couldn't believe what she heard. She could have sworn that Jade really liked Tori. But Cat would have to worry about Jade later. She needed to help Tori.

"I'm sorry Tori, I don't know what's going on in her head. I would like to think that she's not capable of such a cruel hoax but with Jade anything is possible." Cat said.

A few minutes later, Tori was at home where she went up to her room and continued to cry. Tori had been sure that she and Jade would become a couple and stay together forever. Tori had loved Jade with all her heart and she was convinced that Jade was falling in love with her. This just came out of left field and her heart had been crushed. Tori felt cruelly deceived.

Tori was devastated, it had all fallen apart. All she could to was sob uncontrollably in her room.

Cat on the other hand drove straight back to school. She wanted answers from Jade. Just after 3rd period, Cat saw Jade come out of English.

"Why did you break up with Tori? She loved you?" Cat barked, as she pointed a finger at Jade.

Jade just stood there and glared at Cat, saying nothing. Looking into Jade's eyes, Cat could see nothing. Her eyes were cold and dead. Though in the back of her mind something bothered her, they seemed too cold and too dead.

After a moment, Jade just turned and walked away.

"What are you not telling Tori?" Cat suddenly blurted out as Jade was several feet away.

Jade was almost thrown off by that question but quickly responded. "I don't love her, there's nothing else to tell. At least I'm not endlessly stringing Robbie along. Giving him just enough hope to keep him interested, but not a crumb more. And they say I'm cruel." Jade said in a mocking tone of voice.

Cat stood there with a shocked expression on her face as she watched Jade walk off.

Jade felt bad about being mean to Cat, but she needed to throw her off the scent. "Just play the part of the bitch, Jade quickly thought. Jade knew that Cat, Andre and Robbie would quickly rally round Tori, to help prop her back up. They would help her lick her wounds and move on. Actually Jade was counting on it.

Jade noticed Tori was gone for the day, she expected that. Andre and Robbie both gave her cold stares. Jade guessed that Cat had told them of what happened.

Tori was there the next day. She looked sad and lost. She shuffled down the hallways looking at the floor. She looked totally broken. It broke what was left of Jade's heart to see Tori in such a condition. As she expected, Andre, Cat and Robbie, stuck to her like glue. The seemed to be giving her pep talks and asking her questions about her appearance on instant star.

Jade played her part; that of the cold uncaring bitch. Even after 24 hours, Jade began to hate the role. She was miserable, not only due to morning sickness but the loss of Tori. As part of her personal she paid little attention to Tori; only giving her condescending looks now and then. Tori on the other hand, didn't look Jade even once.

The days passed and little changed. Jade, still heartbroken played her daily role as the cold bitch, only to go home and sob after school. Beck though keeping his distance, almost obsessively watched Jade's every move. Beck's close scrutiny was beginning to make Jade uncomfortable. Everyone else ignored Jade and wouldn't talk to her. Jade ate alone, talked to no one and looked pissed off pretty much at all times. Tori after about 2 weeks began to recover, with her friends help. Jade noticed the only times Tori looked at her, it was with a look of hatred. It was hard having Tori look at her like that. At least a dozen times, Jade almost cracked.

She wanted to run to Tori and pull her into her arms so badly and tell her that she loved her. But she kept playing the part. Jade told her parents of what she planned. They were supportive of her choice. Her father who was a surgeon, recommended a good obstetrician for her.

Tori was still very heartbroken, but with the help of her friends slowly recovered. In that time she grew to hate Jade, coming to the conclusion that Jade only dated her so she could dump her. In other words, get back at her for embarrassing her in class that day. She pushed any thoughts of the woman she once loved out of her mind and concentrated on her preparations for the TV show. She would spend many hours after school in the practice room with Andre, working on various songs, she would sing in the competition.

Jade was utterly miserable. After 2 months of watching Tori get better, while she played her part, Jade fell into a deep depression. She held up in her house, rarely going out. Night after night she would sit in her room all alone. Some night she would cry, others she would just stare at the wall. The only little bit of enjoyment she had was the times she secretly listened in on Tori's practice sessions. She would hide outside or once in a closet. Just so she could hear Tori sing. It was heartbreaking to hear Tori knowing that Latina hated her now. But it was the only bit of enjoyment she had.

Finally the semester neared its end. It was December and the day came where Tori was due to fly to New York, for her appearance on Instant Star. She would be in New York, for a total of 10 days, with several days of rehearsals and promotional appearances before the show itself. Jade saw Tori at her locker that morning and new she'd be flying out that afternoon. Jade wanted to wish Tori good luck before she left, and for the first time in 2 months said something to Tori.

Jade slowly walked up behind Tori and paused. Tori was collecting her things to leave, as she was going straight to the airport. Jade ignored the urge to grab Tori and tell Tori she loved her. "For what it's worth, good luck." Jade said, trying to sound unemotional.

Tori stiffened. "Fuck off Jade" She hissed, before walking away.

To Jade, hearing Tori say that was unbelievably painful. Jade just lowered her head and headed out for her appointment at the obstetrician, she had scheduled for that day.

Jade kept thinking about those three words that Tori had said to her. "Fuck off Jade." They kept circling around in her head, slowly driving her insane. Had Jade not been so preoccupied, she would have noticed a brown car following her.

In fact, she hadn't noticed any of the other times that the car had followed her. The car was being driven by Beck. Like Cat, he had become suspicious of Jade. He still desperately wanted her back and hoped to find out what was going on in hopes it would help him.

Beck had been quietly stalking her for the last month. She hadn't gone out much but each time she did, Beck would follow. He followed her this morning to a non-descript looking professional building. He parked across the street and waited. Jade went inside and emerged an hour later. He wanted to know why she was in there.

After Jade left, he went inside. The sign on the door indicated the building housed 3 doctors offices. The first doctor was one who specialized in the care and treatment of Alzheimer's patients. Beck knew that wasn't the one.

Looking at the 2nd doctor he noticed it was an optometrist. Beck knew it was a possibility since Jade did wear glasses but he looked at the last name on the sign.

Her name was Dr. Karla Hooverson and she was an obstetrician.

"You fucking Bitch" Beck screamed at the sign. He had to know for sure so he went into Dr. Hooverson's office and went in to the receptionist.

"Hello, May I help you." She said to Beck.

Beck smiled. "Yes, my friend Jade was just in here. She thinks she left her phone in the exam room, could you see if it's there please."

The receptionist smiled. "Sure I'll take a look." She then went in back.

Beck didn't wait for her to come back before he left. "She's having my baby and she didn't even fucking tell me. That fucking whore." Beck fumed as he ran from the building.

Beck's blood was boiling. Jade was pregnant with his child and obviously hadn't planned to tell him. He figured that was somehow connected to her breaking up with Tori. But at the moment he didn't care about Tori. He was going to Jade pay for deceiving him.

He drove straight back to school and started looking for Jade. She was going to explain herself to him, once and for all.

He got there just as lunch was ending and knew Jade had choir up on the second floor, right after lunch. Still fuming he looked in the choir room but she wasn't there. As he headed out he walked towards the back stairs. He arrived at the top of the stairs, just as Jade reached the top herself.

"Jade, I want to talk to you." He barked.

She looked at him briefly, but tried to move past him. But before she could get past him he tightly grabbed her wrist.

"Where in the fuck do you think you're going Jade?" He said, as she gripped her wrist with all his strength.

"LET GO OF ME!" growled Jade. "I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY TO YOU!"

"WHY IN THE FUCK DID YOU NOT TELL ME YOU'RE HAVING MY BABY?" Beck began to scream.

Jade panicked and tried to think how Beck knew. The only people that knew were her parents and her doctor.

"How in the fuck do you know?"

Suddenly Jade remembered how Beck was watching her all the time. "Shit, you followed me. You cocksucker. I didn't tell you, because its none of your fucking business. Now let go of my wrist. NOW!" Jade spat out. An instant later she grabbed the scissors from her boot, but Beck ripped them from her hand and tossed them down the hallway.

"IT'S MY BABY JADE!" He bellowed at her furiously. By this time, the screaming had attracted the attention of several students in the hallway.

Jade completely lost her temper and exploded. "It's my baby, you limped dick piece of shit. I'll do with it I please; you are going to have nothing to do with me or this baby ever again. I'm suprised you even could knock me up, with that tiny pecker of yours. SO GET OUT OF MY FUCKING WAY!" She screamed.

He didn't move, so an instant later Jade punched him in the Jaw.

As Jade's blow landed, Beck's face seemed to distort with violent rage. She quickly tried to move around him. But before she could, Beck grabbed her.

And with all his strength, threw her backwards down the stairs,

I know, another cliffhanger. As I said at the end of the last chapter. Please don't hate me. Just keep reading. We're not done.