"Chloe...I think you need to sit down.."
"No, what's wrong with her? Is she okay? Is she...dying?"
"Chloe, sit down and listen, don't talk till I'm finished..."
Chloe did as she was told, but she sat at the edge of the couch, her heart was pumping into overdrive. Aubrey kneeled down and took Chloe's hands..
"There- there was an accident" Aubrey said softly as she broke eye contact
Tears were already forming in Chloe's eyes; her tongue was in a knot. How would she react if she found out Beca was dead? The person who just literally saved her life after she treated them with such disrespect...
"Her father tried to kill her.." Chloe gasped
"And, he hit her in the back of her head... she was in the hospital for a couple of days..."
Chloe's hands were covering her mouth by now and her tears were already flowing like a coursing river.
*Silence*
Chloe couldn't take it, she grabbed Aubrey's shoulder and shook her
"Aubrey, what is it? Please tell me that isn't it! Aubrey, tell me! Please!" Chloe shouted, her voice raw
Aubrey closed her eyes and looked down
"And now...she's completely forgotten who you...are."
Chloe simply stared at Aubrey, no emotion in her eyes whatsoever. Her arms fell at her sides and she just stared. Her lip started quivering and her eyebrows were starting to furrow
"H-how? This can't be, This can't be happening. She ca- I can't do this."
Chloe pushed Aubrey aside and ran out the dorm room, Aubrey tried to follow but Chloe was too fast.
Chloe ran and ran till she was a good distance away from the dorms. She never stopped crying and she felt like...God, what did she feel like? She didn't even know...Needless to say she was in pain.
She didn't know where she was going but that never stopped her quick steps. You were walking out of a music store when you noticed her.
She was in such a trance she ignored your calling when you saw her walking in your direction, her head was down.
"Hey, mermaid!" You hollered, obviously joking around
You repeated it again while she walked up to you and when she glanced up it was as if she looked past you and her shoulder bumped roughly with yours.
You caught up to her and grabbed her hand, and she immediately stopped. But she never looked back at you.
"I thought I asked you no more crying? It makes me sad to see you sad, no one should be so sad." You said, which was true. She was so gorgeous, for some reason seeing a frown made your heart limp.
You walked up in front of her and grabbed both of her hands, she just stared at them. They were so cold and shaking, after all it was still winter. This was the second time you did this but you lifted her chin and took in her beauty and sighed while wiping her tears with your thumb.
You smiled gently and pulled her along with the hand that was holding hers
"Let's go get some ice cream!"
You ordered double fudge and her chocolate chip, and as you two sat down, an awkward silence followed. You thought to yourself...
"Phew, at least she isn't crying anymore." So you broke the silence..
"What's wrong, mermaid?"
She looked up briefly then back down, a long pause followed "I- Someone really close to me, has forgotten who I am..."
"Do they have Alzheimer's?" You ask, curiosity sparking inside you
"No, something happened...And I just feel really bad." She said, her shoulders slumping a little as she continued
"A few weeks ago I was...really jealous cause they were spending time with someone else rather than me and I exploded on them, I really regret it...I just wished they like me back.."
"I really hope he remembers soon, you're really sweet" you say, a little bummed out that she isn't showing interest towards you...and that she's probably as straight as a ruler
She smiles a little, you haven't noticed her blush cause you're too busy licking the dripping ice-cream "T-thanks."
You look back up and give her a warm smile...
"Hey you wanna hear a funny story?"
She nods, interest gleaming in her eyes
"Ok, so one time I was friends with this one boy and his name was Terrell. Anyway, every Wednesday was pizza day at my school and it always bothered me whenever he ate his pizza...cause he always never ate the crust. Ok, so one day I dared him to eat the crust just so he could get rid of it and he did it. I think he drank strawberry milk too. Back to what happened, he said he wasn't feeling well so I was like "oh, whatev you'll get over it." So like 30 minutes later we're in class and I turn to ask him a question and throws up all in my face." You make a really disgusted gross face and she bursts out laughing.
You smile really wide cause you have accomplished to make her laugh. You lightly swat her arm but she doesn't stop.
"Okkkk, mermaid. It wasn't that funny, y'know...I mean it smelt like goldfish food...so..it wasn't that great."
She catches her breath and smiles really bright at you. You don't know it but somewhere in her heart, she's jumping for joy cause you're finally opening up to her...after 2 years she's finally getting to know more about you other than your love for music.
Your smile drops as you become serious.."I really wish things stayed silly and simple like how it used to be..."
You look up and stare deep in her eyes
"I don't know why, but I feel like I can trust you, so i'll tell you..." Deep breath "My father, he ruined me and my mom's life..." Another deep breath "He tried to kill her because he blamed her for cheating on him...but in reality he was cheating on her, she would've almost died if I hadn't been there to stop him...I was 15 at the time, so i've had to face 4 long years feeling nothing but hate for him..."
"Up until recently...He escaped from jail and went after me, but this time, my mom..she saved my life and now he's where he belongs...and it isn't jail. His fiancé is back up in New York, she went crazy after he went to jail and now she's been put in a mental hospital..."
Things were starting to click in Chloe's mind as she listened very intently to your story. The hostile tone during the call, him going after you, you never talking about your father...it all made sense to her now.
You didn't notice it, but you two were holding hands the whole time
a couple of minutes passed by when someone came into the ice cream parlor
"Oh my gosh! there you are!" Aubrey loudly said as she walked up to you and Chloe
"Oh,..Beca...Hi" She said, a little surprised seeing you
You smiled brightly "Oh hey, Aub...You guys know each other?"
"Yeah, she's in the bellas with us!" Aubrey replied giving Chloe a quizzical look
You were really excited to hear this, cause that meant spending more time with her...even if she didn't like you in that way..
"Dude that's awesome!, Are you new or something? I've never seen you before at the practice..? " You said, standing up to leave
"Anyway forget that question...Sadly, I've got to go, It was great talking to you, Bye Aubrey..Bye...I never caught your name?" You looked at her expectantly
She turned to you, giving you a playful smile "hmm, you'll just have to figure that out."
You returned the smirk while walking towards the door "Hmph, fine then see ya, mermaid!"
You may have not realized it...but you definitely made Chloe's whole week
S/N - Omg, the story about the boy throwing up on my face was really a true story! Haha, It was so gross :$$