Bechloe Week 2

Chapter 1

Beca stood by her motorcycle, doing a quick safety check before she made the jump of a lifetime, with a payout of a lifetime. The promoters had been looking for someone to jump a motorcycle over ten buses parked side by side, and Beca had been chosen to do the jump.

She knows she was only chosen because she was the only girl who applied to do the job. But, she didn't care, because she was being paid twenty-five thousand dollars once she accomplished the feat. Beca had never jumped over anything that far before, but she was confident she could make the one-hundred-foot jump safely.

Her friends all thought she was crazy, but the money would come in handy when she moved to LA to pursue her dream of becoming a music producer; something she had been dreaming of since she was ten years old and got her first mixing program.

Beca wasn't surprised to see her friends Chloe, Stacie, and Aubrey make their way to where she was standing. Stacie and Aubrey stopped several feet away, but Chloe continued walking over to her.

Beca stood as Chloe reached her. Beca could see fear and concern in Chloe's eyes.

"Please don't do this, Beca," Chloe pleaded. "I don't want you to die or get hurt. It's not too late to back out."

"I already agreed to do it, Chloe," Beca said. "I can't back out now."

Chloe stepped closer and grabbed Beca in a hug, whispering in her ear, "You don't have to prove anything to anybody. No one will care if you walk away."

"I'll care," Beca said, pulling away from Chloe. "These guys are going to pay me twenty-five thousand dollars to do this."

"Money isn't everything, Beca," Chloe scoffed.

"Says the girl with the rich parents," Beca retorted.

"Yes, they have money," Chloe said. "They worked hard for their money and didn't have to do something stupid like this to get it. Something that could kill them or put them in the hospital with broken bones or God knows what else. I'm your best friend, Beca, and I'm seriously begging you not to do this."

Beca saw tears in Chloe's eyes and pulled Chloe to her

"Don't cry, Chloe," Beca said. "I know you don't understand, but I have to do this for myself."

Chloe jerked away from Beca and walked over to stand with Stacie and Aubrey.

"Is she going to do it?" Stacie asked.

Chloe stared at the ground and nodded her head.

"She's crazy," Aubrey said. "Doesn't she realize she could die?"

"I don't think she cares about that," Chloe said. "All she cares about is the money."

"Money isn't going to do her much good if she's dead," Stacie said.

"I've been begging her not to do it for weeks," Chloe said. "What more can we do to stop her?"

"You could always tell her how you feel about her," Aubrey said. "I bet she'd think twice about what could happen to her if she knows you love her."

"I don't think that would change her mind," Chloe mumbled.

"I think it will give her something to think about," Stacie said.

Chloe chewed the inside of her cheek before throwing her shoulders back and stomping over to Beca.

"Rebecca Anne Mitchell!" Chloe yelled, causing Beca to slowly turn and stare at Chloe. "You're being a dumbass. Now, I want you to march over to those promoters and tell them you ARE NOT making that jump."