Heya! Sorry there was no chapter last week. I was busy with forgetting my birthday and life in general. And Once upon a time, like I said on tumblr. For those who'd like to follow me there, feel welcomed. Thegreeneyedrion . tumblr . Com (without the spaces, obviously)
So this chapter has not really turned out to be the one I planned but it wrote itself so naturally (at least the second half) that I just thought "what the hell, I'll go along with it." And the result is the one I wanted, so...
BTW, the chapter lenghts are growing again!
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Little shoutouts:
Moxain: Chloe is the best. But now we switch over to Beca ;)
ShadowCub: But it's not that easy to just forget, right? Forgiving and forgetting is a difference.
Chile101: aww, you just made me blush. Here's the next one =)
LeeShaw: Yeah, bet Jesse didn't know who he was dealing with!
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Chapter 22: Cure
Beca's PoV:
How did I get into this mess again? Right, daddy dearest. So, first Chloe breaks my trust, now Jesse and my so called friends don't answer my calls. My original plan for today was going over to Jesse's and at least verbally abuse him. I don't punch people already injured, his luck. But then again, I just can't go over there right now, I don't know if I could even stand to look in his eyes.
New plan: Find out why the not redheaded Bellas ignore me. Starting with my so called best friend Denise. I mean, seriously, we're close and still...maybe just another one to add to the "betrayed me-list" but then again, benefit of the doubt and the thing about innocent until proven otherwise.
Only one thing left to do, going over there and asking right away.
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Okay, so I knocked, twice and still no one's opening. Maybe she's out but where could she be on a monday morning? Wait. It's still Spring Break! Maybe she's away, but she didn't mention anything about a vacation or going home. Then again, the last time we spoke was over a month ago and Aubrey had forbidden to go on a vacation because of Bella training. Well, it's not like they're still in the competition. I need a new plan and I can't think while standing up so I just put my arse down on the steps to Denise's dorm. About ten minutes have passed and I still can't decide if I just try Amy or CR first. Amy would be closer but then again, CR could be the better conversation partner for this topic. I hear a car door shutting and look up. It's a taxi. Well, seems I'm not the only one using a taxi to get to U. My mind focuses back on the important part, the girls leaving the taxi. It's Denise, so she's back. I can't keep the smirk off my face as I see CR making her way to the trunk and getting their suitcases. Well, seems like those two were on a nice vacation together. Maybe at least one of us can be happy and Denise deserves it. Denise is smiling at CR in a way that makes me jealous, not that I'm interested in either of them but I know what it feels like to receive such a look.
I'm thinking of leaving quietly, CR is still occupied with maneuvering two suitcases at once but before I can even move Denise is standing right in front of me, purse in one hand and the other occupied with dangling the keys. Her eyes are wide open and I think I can read shock in them but it quickly fades and her face is lit up by a huge smile.
"Ohmygod! Beca!" With that both purse and keys fall to the ground and she has me locked in a bone-crushing hug. "I missed you so, so, much! When you didn't answer my calls...and how could you not even open the door for me?!" She gets a bit angry but calms right away as CR puts a hand on her shoulder. Damn, I didn't even notice her approaching us.
"Hey B. Sorry, she didn't mean it like that. It's good you've come around to visit. Why don't we just put this heavy stuff" she motions the the suitcases "inside and go grab some breakfast. We're actually starving and that makes Denise very moody."
Denise hits her playfully but turns to give me an inviting and hopeful(?) smile. "Well, what do you say?"
"Yeah, sure. Let me help you CR."
"Okay, but don't overestimate yourself, short stuff."
"I'm going to kill Aubrey! She promised not to tell!"
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We went to the café closest to the dorm, CR wasn't kidding when she said that they were starving.
"So, what did we miss?" Denise asks as she finally swallowed her bagel.
"Well, where should I begin? Good things first, visited my mum last week and had a great time. And that's about everything good that happened to me."
"And the bad things?" CR is asking this time, very carefully.
I contemplate where to start for a moment. "Jesse betrayed me."
"Wait!" CR shouts surprised. "You two are an item now? Or were, or whatever?"
"God no. He pretended to be my friend, a good friend and - you want the short or the long version?"
"The longest." Denise answered for them both.
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So I told them everything. From him listening to my mixes to using them and declaring them as his own after getting me to visit my mum.
"And when I come home I run into an beat up Chloe, who doesn't explain anything to me. Luke did. And here we are."
"God Beca, I'm so sorry. If we were home we would have punched him too, you know."
Denise sounds sincerely as she puts a hand on top of my own.
"Well, I think a romantic vacation sounds more exciting." I smile at them holding hands on top of our table.
"Romantic vacation?" CR asks surprised. "I wouldn't call an Bella boot camp romantic, especially not when Aubrey is your leader and has strict rules."
Denise hits CR's arm playfully again and cuts in. "Give her some slack! Besides the normal Bellas practise, some cardio and the "no-phones, no contact to non Bellas" rules we had a lot of free will. And I actually think the rules were paying out, especially for us." She kisses CR's cheek softly.
"Only down to the no phone rule was that I missed your calls, sorry Beca."
"Nah, it's all right I guess. But why the hell are you still practising?"
Now I'm confused. I thought Aubrey would be the type to just cancel everything and cry, or...you know...puke.
"What do you mean? We wanna win finals, of course."
CR looks confused.
"You're still in? But Jesse told me...bastard! Another lie!"
"Then he probably knew we would be away for the first week of Spring Break."
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It took us some time to calm down but when CR ordered us three hot chocolates with cream we finally did calm. Jesse had planned everything through. Luke would be too occupied with his studies to take care of the station and the Bellas were too far away to do anything. That leaves one question though.
"Why wasn't Chloe with you guys?"
Denise puts her mug back down. "Well, she had a vacation planned out with her mum before all this. Aubrey wasn't happy, none of us were. We thought it would be good for her, she hasn't been the same, you know." Her voice almost fades at the end, but I still understand her.
None of us says something's for what feels like forever. Last week I would have jumped at this, getting angry and moody and all. Not now though. Not after seeing her yesterday. Then I see CR looking concentrated, seemingly enthralled by her cup. Denise seems to notice too, raising a questioning eyebrow. After a long moment her eyes open wide in shock. "What do you know that I don't?!
CR starts to stutter and tries not to look in our eyes. "N-Nothing."
"Truth, now!" Denise and I shout at the same time. Seriously, It's only a matter of time until someone kicks us out of here.
"I promised not to tell." CR states firmly.
"Huh? I. Am. Your. Girlfriend."
CR seems to contemplate.
"Please." It's the softest tone I've ever heard coming out of my mouth but I don't care. I need the bigger picture here.
"Damn, just don't tell anyone. Chloe, she...uh. She stayed to have her nodes removed."
"She did what?!" Denise and I look shocked. My life seems to be full of surprises lately.
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We did get kicked out after that. I left the two of them to unpack their things and...Denise was upset after hearing that CR kept this from her even though she understands why. If I should make a guess, my bet would be on angry sex right now. Not something I want to imagine, let alone see.
Besides, I have to think. This is a lot of new information, nearly too much.
At least my mood improved. The Bellas didn't ignore me, well, not on purpose. That I see as I check my mobile. Three missed calls, one from Stacie, one from Amy and the last from Ashley. Then I checked the messages. Holy shit, too many.
Hey babes. Sry missed ur calls.
Call me if you need me -xoxo Stacie
Back from the dead, I see. Thought a crocodile got ya.
Swing by any time, gurl. -x Amy
Hey! Jessica and I tried to call. Just let us know you're okay.
Come over some time! - hugs Jessica & Ashley
Yay, U R alive! Thought I had to bury another dead body.
-Lily
Beca. Saw your calls. Let me know if there is something
I can help you with. -Bree
Damn, even Aubrey. I quickly answer each of them, telling them that I'm okay and that I'll talk to them soon. I just hit send when there is a knock on my door. The door is not even half opened by the time Amy lifts me in the air.
"Damn girl, I missed you!"
"I missed you too, Fat Amy."
"Oh god, you missed so much, gotta tell you everything gurl."
And she starts right away, telling me about every detail that happened on the vacation. I start to zone out after a while.
"...and then I got impatient and just entered Aubrey and Stacie hotel room and baam. You wouldn't believe it girl. I wouldn't if I hadn't seen it myself. They were fucking in the damn shower!"
They were what? "You're kidding, right? Sure this wasn't just some hallucination you had there? Stick-up-her-ass-Aubrey, we're talking here..."
"Not joking, maybe it wasn't a stick she had in there."
"Dude, too many visuals you're giving me here. Not the good kind."
"Still, I'm not kidding. They're having a fling and Stacie said for a while now. Bree even popped her cherry."
"Probably the last sex-related cherry she had..."
"Anyway, here I am, blabbering on for two hours about my life when you, gurl, should be telling me about yours!"
And for the second time that day I tell the whole story. After calming Amy down enough, so she won't kill Jesse with the shotgun she has in her dorm -don't ask, I stopped asking Amy such things- she decided to make the best out of this day, meaning lots of alcohol and partying.
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She drags me to some unknown flat just outside campus and this area is one I wouldn't set a foot into alone but Amy obviously doesn't care. My oh my. The space is so crowded, you literally can't move without touching other people, not something I like that much. However, as I spot Luke deejaying my mood gets slightly better. Then Fat Amy pushes a red cup with, by the smell of it, something strong into my hands. I didn't even notice her leaving and getting something to drink and that means something as we are currently crushed together in this...is it a living room? Seems like it once was. We down the content of the cups in one go and my whole body cringes. It should at least taste good but tonight I won't give a damn.
Lets party!
It doesn't take me that long to get fundamentally smashed. At one point it's me deejaying, I don't know how but it's a good thing I always have a stick with my mixes with me. The crowd is cheering wildly, the once brownish floor appears red with all the cups lying there. Fat Amy started snogging some boys a while ago and they're probably still occupying the couch in one of the corners but I'm not alone. Luke is still here, announcing me as Becky to everyone who listens or asks for me. I don't really care. At this point Becky seems as good as any nickname. Plus, he's constantly bringing me new booze and keeps an eye on my drinks, so no one can put something in them.
I don't even realise the police sirens coming nearer but Luke does. He grabs my external device and my hand and drags me to the bathroom. We're just inside as everyone starts to panic. He locks the door and opens the window. My brain isn't even catching up but he seems to know exactly what he's doing. He climbs out of the window and then I realise we're on the third floor. I want to shout at him but then he's gone. Before I can even make a move his head reappears and his hand motions for me to hurry over. He's standing on top of the next building, it's not far down but I'm too drunk to climb down. His brain catches up to that fact and he just grins at me, grabs my waist and lifts me up. He puts me down next to him, but keeps a steady arm around my waist to make sure I don't fall down the roof. We hurry over two more roofs and stop in front of a taller building.
"Dead end, mate." Wow, my mouth is still working.
"Not really." He motions to an open window and we climb trough.
"So, now we're breaking and entering. Please tell me you know the person who lives here..."
"I do, pretty well actually."
"Care to elaborate?" He hangs his jacket over a chair and slips out of his converse.
"Me, silly." He motions to a door an our left. "Bathroom is through here." Then he motions to the right. "Bedroom over there. You can pick anything you like from the drawer to sleep in, if you need something." He winks at me. "Not a good idea to go out there with the police patrolling through. You can sleep in my bed, I'll just take the couch, unless..." Another wink.
"Sorry mate, not interested in boys."
He laughs, "Well, another thing we have in common. Sleep tight, and please, don't puke in my bed."
I laugh at him. "I'll do my best."
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Lying down I let my thoughts drift for a moment. This day hasn't gone the least bit how I expected but is that a bad thing? I managed a whole evening without even thinking of Chloe. Maybe I found a cure for my addiction.
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And that's it for today. Feelings? I know you will be mad with me for this chapter ending...
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