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Shock Value

Chapter 17 – Fallen

No one's pov.

"Andre, I can't believe your grandmother used to be a dancer on Soul Train." Robbie said to Andre as they walked, with Cat to class.

Andre looked a bit freaked out. "I had no idea until yesterday. There I was, watching Soul Train Classic on BET when I see my grandma dancing in the Soul Train Line. In platform shoes no less and she had an afro so big it, needed its own zipcode."

Cat perked up. "Oooh. Andre you should get an afro. That would be cool."

Andre bristled at the thought and ignored the suggestion.

"Did you ask your grandma about it?" Robbie asked.

"Yeah, she said they got rid of her because she kept trying to kiss Don Cornelius."

At this point a student with short blond hair ran up to them. He was Randy Ellsworth and was in Andre's music theory class.

"Hey Andre, weren't you friends with Jade West or something." He said breathlessly.

Andre, Robbie and Cat all frowned at once. "Used to be." Andre stated bluntly.

"She's mean." Cat said.

Randy pointed down the hallway. "Regardless, umm… Beck Oliver just threw her down a stairway, she's hurt real bad."

"What? Why?" A shocked Cat said.

"I saw it, they were arguing, Beck said something like It's my baby too and she said I'll do what I want with it." Randy said.

As if the three weren't shocked already by the news of Jade being chucked down the stairway, the news of Jade being pregnant blew them away. All three of them were completely flabbergasted.

"What the fuck?" Andre said.

"Where?" Robbie said.

Randy pointed again. "He threw her down the back stairway. He ran off before anyone could stop him."

Cat, Robbie and Andre instantly started to run towards the back stairway. As they turned the corner to the base of the stairway, they could see a small crowd had gathered. They burst through the crowd to find Jade at the base of the stairs. She appeared to be unconscious, and was bleeding from a gash in the right side of her head. The lower half of her left leg was at an angle it shouldn't be and her pants near her crotch were blood-soaked.

"Sikowitz, tell them she may have a skull fracture." Lane said to Sikowitz, who was dialing 911.

Upon seing Jade Cat gasped and immediately started to cry as she looked away. Robbie grabbed Cat and led her away.

"Is she going to be OK?" Andre said.

"Lane looked at him. "I don't know, her leg is broken, I think she has a skull fracture and she's bleeding."

"She said she was pregnant." A girl in the crowd said.

"Oh God." Lane said.

"The ambulance is on its way." Sikowitz said. "Now what happened?"

Randy Ellsworth spoke up. "I saw it. Beck Oliver was ultra pissed that Jade didn't tell him she was pregnant. She said it was her business and he would have nothing to do with the child. She then told him to move out of her way. When he didn't, she punched him. At that point he just grabbed her and threw her down the stairs. Once he realized what he'd done, he ran off."

"Fucker" Andre hissed.

"Everyone, please go to your classes and give us room. The ambulance will be here soon." Lane said.

Andre walked over to Cat and Robbie. Cat was very upset and was crying.

"Is Jade going to die?" she sobbed.

Andre shook his head. "I don't know." He said as he began to worry.

"Why didn't she tell anyone she was pregnant? Could it have something to do with her breaking up with Tori?" Robbie asked.

"Tori, shouldn't we call Tori?" Cat asked.

Andre looked at his watch and sighed. "Shit, Her plane to New York, took off 12 minutes ago. She won't be back for at least 10 days."

After and two hours and 10 minutes in a plane, Tori Vega's leg's were both cramped. They always did when she flew, as there was practically no room to sit or stretch out on the plane. So when she landed in Denver to change planes, she took a short walk in the concourse before boarding her plane. Looking at the clock on the wall, she knew she had 12 minutes to get to her flight. It wasn't very far so she didn't worry.

Just the short walk down the concourse, helped her cramped legs enormously.

"Might as well check messages." She mumbled as she turned on her phone.

She didn't expect any, but much to her surprise there was one from Andre. "That's puzzling, he already wished me good luck."

She hit play on the message. The very first thing she noticed was that Andre sounded upset.

"Tori, call me as soon as you get this message. It is extremely urgent. Please call right away."

As Tori listened to the message a second time, she realized Andre sounded almost panic stricken.

Right away she dialed Andre but his phone was busy. "Damm" Tori cursed. "I'll try Cat, maybe she knows what's going on."

After two ring's Cat answered. "Hello, Tori is that you?" Much like Andre, she sounded upset.

Tori began to worry. "Cat what's wrong?"

"It's Jade." Cat Said quickly.

Immediately Tori grunted in displeasure. She was done with Jade and didn't want to hear about her at all. It hurt too much, just to hear her name.

"Cat, Jade's not may problem anymore. I have to get to my flight." Tori said impatiently.

"You don't understand Tori, she's in the hospital with a skull fracture." Cat sobbed on the other end.

Tori suddenly felt like someone had punched her in the stomach. "WHAT!" was all Tori could say.

"Beck was arguing with her, he got mad and threw her down a flight of stairs. Her leg is broken too."

Tori's Jaw dropped open as she took in what Cat had just told her.

Tori nervously ran her hand through her hair. "Why would he do that? Why was he mad?"

There was a brief pause. "He was angry that Jade didn't tell him, that she was pregnant."

Tori's legs seemed to slowly turn to rubber and she eased herself down on a chair. Her brain began to melt with the revelation.

"Jade's pregnant?" Tori gasped.

There was a second pause filled with a deathly silence. "The doctor just told us, she lost the baby. She's still in surgery for her skull fracture, it's pretty bad."

As Tori took in the devastating news, she heard an announcement over the loudspeaker. It was announcing, that her flight was now boarding.

"We are now boarding for flight 375, non stop to New York City."

Andre, Cat, Robbie and Jade's parents were sitting in the waiting room. They were waiting for Jade to come out of recovery. They had been at the hospital for almost 5 hours by this time.

"Mr. and Mrs. West, You can see Jade now." A doctor said.

"Is she awake?" Jade's mother said hopefully.

The doctor shook his head. "She's still in a coma, Come with me."

Cat silently started to cry again as Robbie hugged her. Andre just sighed.

"Is Jade OK?" A breathless Tori blurted out, as she ran into the room.

"TORI, you're supposed to be in New York." Andre said with surprise as she stood up.

Tori had a worried look on her face. "I had to see her. I know were not even going out anymore but I couldn't go to New York without seeing her first. I'll catch a later flight so I won't miss the show. How is she?"

Robbie spoke. "She had a really bad fall. Her lower left leg is broken, her right wrist is broken, she has too many bruises to count, she has a bad skull fracture, and she lost the baby. She's out of surgery but she's still in a coma."

Tori felt faint, but was quickly grabbed by Andre. "Oh God." She said. "Jade."

Andre guided her to a chair. "Tori there's something else you need to know."

"What?"

"Jade's mother told us. Jade only broke up with you because she was afraid you wouldn't want to be with her anymore and even more so, she felt that having a pregnant girlfriend would only hinder your chance of being a pop star. She broke up with you so she wouldn't pull you down. Her behavior for the last two months, it was all an act. She's been miserable and extremely depressed. The doctor said, there evidence on her arms and thighs that she's been cutting recently."

In a sudden burst of emotion, Tori burst into tears. It was all too much. She had thought Jade no longer cared or even care to begin with. Now she finds that Jade didn't want to hurt her career and has been suffering in silence ever since.

"Oh God...Jade" Tori sobbed.

Jade gradually became aware of the fact she was in a bed. Even though she could tell she was heavily medicated, she still had a splitting headache. As her eyes focused she realized she was in a hospital room. A sudden burst of thunder told Jade, there was a thunderstorm outside.

Jade noticed there was a cast on her lower left leg and one on her right wrist. She could feel her head was bandaged.

The last thing she remembered was Beck shoving her down the stairs. Suddenly Jade panicked.

"My Baby." She said putting her hand to her stomach. "My baby"

Suddenly a nurse was at her side. "Calm down Miss West. Please don't move. You're severely injured. You've been in a coma for a week."

"What about my baby?" Hissed Jade.

The nurse said nothing, but the pensive look on her face told Jade all she needed to know. That she had lost her baby.

Jade suddenly and almost instantly, sank into a deep depression. The nurse said something reassuring but Jade paid no attention to it. Jade felt like she had lost absolutely everything. She gave Tori up for the baby and now she had nothing. The pain that suddenly encompassed her soul, quickly overwhelmed her. Jade closed her eyes, and just wanted to die.

The nurse had kept talking that she would be better, but Jade still paid attention to her. Only when the nurse said. "You're friend has been quite loyal to you. She's been at your side since you got here. She won't leave you." Did Jade pay attention.

"What friend? Does she have Red hair?" Jade quickly asked.

"No, long brown hair. I think her name is Tori. She's been her almost since you arrived. She's sat with you, talked to you and held your hand. From the moment visiting hours begin to the moment they end, she's been here with you."

Jade's heart skipped a beat, as her spirits rose a bit. She couldn't believe what she heard. "Tori here with me?"

At this moment, Jade heard the toilet flush in the bathroom. A moment later she heard the sound of running water. Jade looked as the bathroom door opened and Tori emerged from the bathroom.

The nurse sensed this was a sensitive moment and walked off.. "Just hit the call button if you need anything."

Tori smiled and rand to Jade's bed, tears of Joy running down her face. "You're awake baby. I was so worried that you wouldn't wake up." Tori said as she gently there her arms around a very stunned Jade."

"What about the show? You're career." Was all Jade could say.

Tori pulled a chair by the bed and sat down, before taking Jade's hand in hers. "Do you remember what I said on the night of our first date? It was, that I will always be there for you when you needed me. I knew that you needed me here. I'm so sorry I wasn't here when you woke up, I was in the bathroom."

Jade was beyond astonished. "You'll miss the show."

Tori squeezed Jade's hand. "I dropped out. There was an alternate; she'll go in my place."

After a moments pause Tori asked. "Why didn't you tell me Jade? You could have told me, I'd never dump you because you were pregnant. I love you." Tori said, sounding slightly hurt.

Jade's eyes started to water as her lower lip quivered. "I was so afraid. That and I didn't want to drag you down. Being a pop star is the most important think in the world to you. I wanted you to have that." Jade paused, as the first tears rolled from her eyes.

"I did it Tori because I love you. But I lost my baby." Jade suddenly sobbed. Tori watched helplessly as Jade seemed to emotionally break down. Tori held Jade's hand tight, while Jade cried.

Tori looked into Jade's eyes. "I'm so sorry honey. But you were wrong. Being a pop star isn't the most important thing in the world to me. You are the most important think in the world to me. I love you so much. I'm so sorry you lost your baby, but I'm here for you and I always will be."

"I'm sorry I wasn't honest and treated you so badly. Please forgive me." Jade said through her tears.

Tori kissed Jade on the lips tenderly. "Only if you agree to be my girlfriend and let me love you. You're going to need a lot of tender loving care to heal your physical and emotional wounds. I want my Jade back."

Even though she was both physically and emotionally devastated, Jade managed to smile. "I love you so much Tori. Please be my girlfriend."

Tori smiled herself, "Nothing would make me happier Jade. I love you."

The sad part is over. Jade, though badly wounded emotionally and physically is back with Tori. Things are starting to look up.

I'll have the next chapter up of "The wolf in me" as soon as I can.