A Disastrous Discovery
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Victorious nor do I have any affiliation with it or any other fan fics!
Beck POV
OK I'm back...where was I? Oh yeah, I was happy about our reconciliation. So anyway, we didn't really communicate on Sunday so Monday came along. I was super excited to finally have a normal day of school now that Jade and I were friends again and Tori had fully healed and was over the 'run over with a car' shenanigan. We were all going to have a normal day of hanging out just like old times. I wanted to surprise Jade today. I knew that Andre had to go to school early for a music project so he wasn't able to walk Jade to school like normal so I thought I would do it. I had even gotten a present for her on Sunday. knew that there were a specific set of scissors that she wanted because she always had a strange fascination with cutting things up with scissors and these scissors which I got for her were absolutely top of the line. I knew she was going to love them. There was no way I could screw things up.
I told Robbie the night before I would meet him at school so that the family wouldn't worry. That morning, I woke up and went over to Jade's house early. This time, I eagerly marched up the door and raised my fist to knock the door.
SMASH
What the?
I stopped before knocking and just stared at the door. What was going on? Was there a robbery going on? Did someone knock something over? Was there a fight? I waited for a bit and then leaned closer to the door. I could hear voices yelling angrily. Was there an argument going on? I kept listening but then I heard the definite noises of someone being punched or whipped or something. Was Jade being beaten? I had to help! I gripped the doorknob and tried to turn it but the door was locked. Thinking fast, I ran to the side of her house where I could spot a window. I tried to open it but it wouldn't budge. So I helplessly looked inside instead.
The first thing I saw was that on the floor was a smashed vase which I assumed was the sound I heard. Then I looked deeper and I could see Jade on the floor, whimpering. There was a dark figure looming over her. The dark figure thrust out a leg and kicked Jade in the back. The figure shouted something at her which I couldn't hear because the window was shut. Jade tried to slither away but the figure kicked her again. The figure moved into the light so that I could make out who it was. He was a tall man with dark hair dressed in a suit. I then put the pieces together and realized that the man beating Jade must be her father! Holy crap! Why is Jade's father beating her? How long has this been going on? Why didn't Jade tell any of us?
I stared miserably as her father kicked her again. He then grabbed a belt and whipped her in her back. Watching this was absolute torture. It was like a horror movie where you know you'll be scarred if you watch it but you can't take your eyes off of it. I couldn't just stand there; I had to help her! But what could I do? My phone was confiscated when I got kicked out so I couldn't call the police. I couldn't draw attention to myself because it could get both Jade and myself in trouble. My mind was just a blur as I watched Jade slowly start to get up. Her father yelled at her again, then Jade yelled back. Her father then pointed at the door and yelled something again, which I think was something like 'Get out of my sight!'
Jade weakly grabbed her things and started to stagger to the door. She looked back at her dad, scowled and then went out and shut the door. I was still in shock at what I just saw but then I realized that I should probably run before I get discovered.
"Beck? What are you doing here?"
Damn it.
I turned around to see Jade standing on the sidewalk. She was very weak from the beating I observed, gasping for breath but she still looked pissed when she saw me watching through the window. There was no way out of this one.
"Jade! It's good to see you! A great morning, isn't it?" I said, faking happiness and surprise.
"You can't fool me. I know you were watching. Why else would you be standing at a window at the side of my house? I know you saw me get beaten..."
Jade tried to keep herself from crying. I was very concerned about her.
"I'm sorry, Jade. I had no idea. Why didn't you tell me or Andre or the others? We can help you."
"Because as soon as my parents find out you found out, we'll have to move again so they can keep beating me. This has been going on for years."
"Jade, I-"
"Listen to me. You know and there's nothing we can do about it. We should be thankful my dad didn't see you looking through the window or I'd already be getting pulled out of school. But if you tell anyone else, I swear I will kill you before we move away."
"OK, OK, I won't say anything!"
I tried to comfort Jade but she just burst into tears.
"We should get to school before my dad sees you here." she said.
"OK..."
I cautiously put my arm around Jade's shoulder and tried to shush her in a comforting way. We walked away from the house and away to school. But what do I do now?
Now Beck knows Jade's secret. What's he going to do?
Courage1220: I have no idea if you're still reading this but a few months ago, you suggested in a review that I write a one-shot where Jade shaves Robbie's hair in his sleep. While I never wrote a full one-shot, I did implement your idea in the latest chapter of my Survivor fic and gave you the credit. Check it out =)
Remus'Girl-Jaggie-Bade: Right now Beck's in shock. Who knows what he'll do next?
Just Say'n: Dozen of cats, that would've been a good one. Though I'm not sure why that one would be kept a secret.
666LuvJayC: O_O Where'd this come from? Do you want me to kill you? O_O
ScissorLuvCallie: MORE EVIL PARENTS!
Jeremy Shane: Thank you, come again. =)
chocolatecheesecake23164: The Shapiro household only has so much room. Besides, in this case scenario she would probably go to Andre.
JadePlusBeck: Nope, summary stayed the same. Thanks for the love!
SQTGirl: If it helps, there really hasn't been much focus on Jandre. And the chances are small that Jandre would prevail in a Bade story.