Beck tried to call and text Jade all weekend long, but he never received a response. He didn't worry too much, because he saw her usual updates on TheSlap, so he knew for sure she was at least alive and safe. He still wondered why she hadn't answered any of his calls or texts. He couldn't think of anything he had done wrong. They had just made up and he thought they were getting along just fine. When Monday came, he got to school and waited by Jade's locker with a cup of coffee in hand for her. The rest of his friends showed up one by one, but Jade didn't.
"Hiii" Cat greeted as they all walked up to Beck.
"Hey." Beck answered preoccupied with texting Jade.
"Where's Jade?" Tori asked.
"I really don't know. I've been trying to get a hold of her all weekend, but I haven't heard from her since Saturday morning." Beck explained.
"I saw her update on TheSlap yesterday." Robbie pointed out.
"Yeah, so did I." Andre added.
"Yeah I saw it too, but I just don't know why she won't respond to any of my texts or calls." Beck responded.
Cat decided to text her best friend, but just like Beck, she never got a reply from her. When the bell rang Beck sent Jade one last text asking where she was and if she was coming to school today. He didn't receive a reply, so he just headed to Sikowitz's class with Cat, Robbie, Andre, and Tori.
About 5 minutes into class, Jade stormed in with a large cup of coffee, threw her bag on the floor, and then sat down in her usual seat next to Beck. Sikowitz didn't care that she was late to class, in fact, he had arrived just a minute before Jade. When Jade sat down, all her friends were staring at her as if she had just come back from the dead.
"Hey, where have you been?" Beck whispered as he nudged her.
"Home." Jade answered as bluntly as ever.
"I tried to call and text you a million times, but you never answered.
"I was busy." Jade lied.
"But you just said you were at home." Beck cut in.
"Look, just drop it." Jade defended.
Jade had spent all weekend thinking about her rejection letter from NYU. She also thought of how she was possibly going to explain it to her friends. She almost skipped school today just to avoid them and the questions they would ask her, but she couldn't let her grades slip and ruin her chances of going to college in general, so even though she knew she would be late, she came to school anyway.
The day went by in a very irritating manor for Jade. After every class, Beck was ready to walk her to her next class, so she had to walk away from him as quickly as possible, and every time one of her friends saw her during passing period, they asked her about her letter and where she was this weekend and what she did that kept her so detached from them.
She knew that she would not be able to avoid them at the lunch table in the Asphalt Café, so she figured it would be better to eat in the janitor's closet by herself, but just before she walked in, Andre spotted her.
"Hey! Jade! Are you coming to lunch?" Andre shouted as he ran up to her.
"Look, just leave me alone." Jade snapped. She was never one to yell at Andre. She could tolerate him in most situations, but she really didn't want to be bothered today, or for the rest of the school year.
Andre proceeded to grab Jade's wrist and take her to the table the rest of their friends were sitting at. Everyone looked up at the pair as they walked up and sat down at the table.
"Hey, there you are!" Cat squeaked.
"Yeah, whatever." Jade said with an eye roll.
"So…" Tori began.
"What?!" Jade asked in an irritated tone, because she knew where this conversation was going.
"Did your letter from NYU come?" Tori asked bluntly.
"Yeah, and where were you this weekend?" Cat chimed in.
"It's none of your business!" Jade yelled.
"We're just curious. We all tried to text and call you, but you never replied." Beck added.
"Just leave me alone, okay?!" Jade demanded.
"But wasn't your letter from NYU supposed to come this weekend?" Andre asked.
"Well…" Beck began.
"What?" Robbie burst.
"Jade text me this weekend about her letter." Beck stated.
"Don't tell them." Jade scolded.
"She just said it got lost in the mail, but I never heard from her after that."
"Oh, is that why you're upset Jade?" Tori asked curiously.
Jade was so annoyed, she stood up and stormed off to the main hallway of Hollywood Arts. Beck quickly grabbed his backpack and chased after her. When he finally caught up to her, she was throwing her notebooks in her locker and stuffing some papers into her bag.
"Jade! What was that all about?!" Beck asked as he tried to catch his breath.
"Just stop questioning me!" Jade yelled just before slamming her locker and starting to walk off again.
Beck grabbed her arm before she could storm off again. He pulled her back towards him, asking one more time what was wrong.
"Listen, Jade, we've been together long enough to where I know when your upset over something. Just tell me. What happened this weekend?" Beck said looking directly into her eyes to make sure she wouldn't lie to him.
"I DIDN'T GET IN OKAY!?" Jade shouted.
Just as she revealed what had her in such a terrible mood, Cat, Andre, Robbie, and Tori walked into the hallway, hearing every word Jade screamed.
"You…what?" Beck looked stunned.
"NYU rejected me because I didn't have good enough grades for their stupid school." Jade explained.
She could feel her face becoming hot again, and her eyes started to well up with tears, but she fought them off. She just continued to stare at Beck. She could see the rest of her friends behind him, looking just as shocked as he Beck did.
"I—I don't understand. They just said no? What about your audition?" Beck asked with a confused expression on his face.
"They said my audition was great, but my grades aren't up to their standards." Jade continued.
Just as she finished explaining, Cat, Tori, Andre, and Robbie walked up from behind Beck and faced Jade.
"Jade…I'm so sorry." Tori said sympathetically.
All of her friends knew how much getting into NYU meant to Jade. They all expressed how deeply sorry they were. Beck looked the most disappointed. He was starting to look forward to going to New York with the love of his life, and now they had to come up with a whole new plan. So, only one question remained. What would they do now?
Author's Note: So I'm really sorry if this chapter is a little lame. I had finals all week and I work at least 8 hours a day on top of that. I hope you guys still kind of enjoyed it. What do you think Beck and Jade will decide to do? Thank you for reading and please review(: