Dying hope

Chapter Three: Project

Beca woke up to her dad bringing her pills in with a glass of water "hey becs, time to get up and I got your pills for you." Her dad set down her three pill bottles and the water on the dresser next to her bed. Beca smiled at him and sat up straight "thanks pop." Beca's dad nodded "pancakes or waffles?" Beca's dad asked, beca thought for awhile "hmm...waffles." Beca's dad nodded and ruffled her hair as he stepped out to make beca breakfast. Beca sighed heavily and down the three pills all together and drank the water. Beca got out of her bed and started to contemplate what to wear.

Beca came downstairs smelling the sweet smell of waffles, she smiled as her dad was already eating reading the newspaper. Beca set her black jansport backpack down next to the table and sat across from her father, "so dad...what's are we doing in poetry today?" Beca asked innocently. Beca's dad looked up with one eyebrow up at beca "your gonna have to wait and see like everyone else." Beca's dad said with a teasing tone. Beca huffed "come on dad! What's the point of having your parent as your teacher if your not gonna even tell me anything?" Beca whined to her father, shoving a waffle in her mouth. Beca's dad laughed "it's just how the world works Becky." Beca's dad said shrugging nonchantley. Beca groaned as she finished her breakfast.

Chloe was already at school early for a cheering meeting. Twenty minutes later and finally the meeting was over, Chloe and Stacie walked out together while Aubrey lazily trudged behind them, wearing shades as she was hungover. "So chlo, how did you get home last night? I heard from Tracy that everyone was completley trashed last night." Stacie said winking at some cute boy that walked by her. The boy blushed as Chloe laughed "don't worry stace I found a ride." Aubrey groaned behind them "I'm never drinkin again." Stacie and Chloe both laughed as aubrey huffed behind them. "OMG! I tottaly forgot to tell you guys, but guess who I saw at toms party last night?" Stacie said holding her books tightly across her chest in excitement. Aubrey groaned "stace please..stop yelling." Aubrey said while holding her head in pain. Chloe chuckled as she turned back to Stacie "who?" "The dark and mysterious new girl." Stacie said in a seductive tone. Chloe smiled as she remembered how sweet and kind beca was to her last night and remained quiet as Stacie chatted on. Stacie nodded "I was tottaly going to go talk to her but miss drunky over here had to be rescued from horny teenage dwebs." Stacie said nudging Aubrey playfully. Aubrey attempted to slap her but Stacie got away in time "you suck." Stacie laughed and shrugged "you love me." They heard the bell ring and walked to their first class togther as always.

Chloe, Stacie, and Aubrey all got to their poetry class early. The late bell rang and once again everyone started to pile in. Chloe around subtly for beca, she wasn't here yet. Chloe hugged annoyed 'I just wanna give her jacket already, but not in front of these idiots, that are supposedly my peers.' Chloe thought to herself. Aubrey heard Chloe huff annoyed and whispered in her left ear "you okay chlo?" Chloe nodded "yea I'm fine..just tired." Aubrey nodded understandingly. Mr. Mitchell rushed through the door "sorry guys, I was trying to give you the slip, but it didn't work." Everyone chuckled but Chloe, she was too busy looking for beca to even notice. As soon as Mr. Mitchell was situated beca walked in subtly. Mr. Mitchell looked towards beca "thank you for coming, pop a squat please." Mr. Mitchell told her teasingly. Beca rolled her eyes at him and sat back in her usual seat, way in the back in Chloe's row. Mr. Mitchell resumed talking "okay everyone! I have a little project for this semester." Mr. Mitchell said excitedly while everyone else groaned. Mr. Mitchell frowned "oh come on guys! It's not that bad. It's easy, trust me. Now, for this project everyone is gonna have a partner." Mr. Mitchell grabs a see through small bowl with little folded papers inside it "okay, now in this bowl everyone's name is written down on them, so I will go down one row and skip the other." Mr. Mitchell came around as let everyone pick a name out of the bowl. Stacie reached in and opened hers quickly "ugh, I have Aubrey." Stacie said teasingly. Aubrey gasped and reached over Chloe to slap Stacie on her left arm while Stacie chuckled. Next it was Chloe's turn, Chloe reached in, not caring who she got but when she saw who, she internally gasped. Stacie looked over at Chloe staring at the tiny piece of paper in her hand intensly "who'd you get chlo?" Chloe read the name out loud numbly "beca." Stacie slapped her desk with her right hand "aw man! Why do you get the hot, dark and mysterious new girl when I get this old hag!" Stacie whined while pouting at Aubrey. Aubrey slapped Stacie harder than the last time "asshat!" Aubrey shouted at Stacie while Stacie laughed again. Chloe turned around and saw beca talking to a goofy looking guy next to her, 'what's his name again..? Oh right! Benji something.' Chloe thought. Apparently beca noticed Chloe staring a hole into the side of her left face and looked at her with one eyebrow raised, slightly smiling at Chloe. Chloe smiled back at her sweetly.

Benji noticed beca not listining to his rant about magic anymore and saw beca staring at something, he followed beca's line of sight and saw beca staring at 'the Chloe Beale' and saw 'the Chloe Beale' smiling at beca. He gasped "beca?!" Beca jumped startled and turned to Benji "jesus! What?" Beca asked him annoyed. "How do you know 'the Chloe Beale'?!" Benji said surprised. Beca shook her head at him "what?" "She was obviously smiling at you. So you have to know her somehow." Benji told her in a duh tone. Beca was flabbergasted at his way of thinking, "what? Okay first of all I don't know her, I just met her in passing." "Okay...but how?! She's like the most popular girl at school! She's head cheerleader for gods sake! She's doesn't talk to us common folk you know?" Benji said confidently to beca. Beca's eyes widened "okay this is getting a little creepy." Beca said making a pinching gesture towards Benji with her left hand. Benji frowned "oh come on beca! Just tell me! I live for school drama!" Benji whined to beca. Beca rolled her eyes at him annoyed "okay, okay. She happened to be walking home in the rain and I saw her and offered her a ride." Beca told Benji nonchantley. "That's so awesome!" Benji squealed in excitement. Beca laughed "how is that awesome?" Beca asked him curiously. "Uh duh! You met Chloe Beale while she was wet. How is that not awesome?" Benji asked her playfully. Beca chuckled and slapped his shoulder "your a pig." Benji shrugged "I'm a guy." Beca shook her head and kept doodling in her notebook.

Mr. Mitchell stood in front of the classroom "okay everyone! The project is going to be Shakespeare, you and your partner are going to research his life and write a one page essay about him and his adventures as a play writer. Then later on we will read one of his plays, maybe in about a week-" the bell rang and interrupted Mr. Mitchell's speech "uh okay, everyone! Be sure to remember that it's due on Friday!" He shouted as everyone left.

Beca got out of her dad's class as soon as possible, she couldn't risk letting anyone know that she's related to him, that would be so embarrassing. Beca opened her locker and put her books inside.

Chloe was walking down the hallway looking for beca with Aubrey and Stacie By her side. "Come on stace, we got to go science, see ya later Chloe!" Aubrey shouted while grabbing a waving Stacie down the hall behind them. Chloe waved goodbye to them and turned back around to find 'the mysterious beca.' Chloe finally spotted her putting books into her locker, Chloe breathed in a breath and stepped towards her confidently "hey!" Chloe said sweetly to beca. Beca turned towards her and smiled "hi." Beca said shyly while closing her locker and zipping her black backpack up and putting it on her back again. "So a funny thing happened in poetry today." Chloe said leaning against a locker next to beca's. Beca smiled at Chloe amused "oh yeah?" Chloe nodded "apparently were partners." Chloe said nonchantley. Beca's eyes widened in surprise "we are?" Chloe nodded "unfortunately." Beca laughed "wow thanks red." Chloe smiled at beca's cute nickname for her "wow, so were already on the cute nickname stage? We were so meant to be friends." Chloe said winking at beca playfully. Beca blushed, 'that is so cute.....wait what?' Chloe thought confused. Beca shook off her blush "oh so were friends now?" Beca asked her teasigly. Chloe nodded "I mean you practically saved my life." Chloe said playfully. Beca smiled amused at Chloe "I just gave you a ride home, it was no big deal." Beca said shrugging, looking into Chloe's light blue eyes, entranced by them. Chloe shook her head "I was shivering to death, I could have died from  pneumonia." Beca laughed. 'Why does her laugh have to be so damn cute?!' Chloe thought angry at herself for having these feelings towards beca. "So I was thinking...maybe you could come over to my house later on? To do the project!" Chloe asked beca curiously. Beca thought for a moment "uh sure." Chloe smiled "how's six for you?" Beca nodded "yea that's cool." Chloe smiled once again "okay...you remember were I live right?" Chloe asked beca curiously. Beca nodded "yep." Chloe nodded "okay, I'll see you at six becs." Chloe said walking away confidently. Beca smiled 'oh god. I'm so screwed!' Beca thought to herself as she watched Chloe walk away.

Authors note:

Okay so how was that? And sorry that it's short.