"So, how are you doing on the breakup?" Beca opened her pudding.
"I don't know. It still hurts, but I'm more mad than sad."
Beca sympathetically smiled. "I hate that stage. After this, you'll be sad again. Something in like 3 months will make you think of him and you'll be sad again."
"It's just...how could he do that....not only to me but to his other girlfriend. She probably doesn't know anything, and he's going and flirting with other girls. I feel worse for her than for me. And he made me so happy, Beca. I've never been happier with a guy. I thought he would support me when Anna couldn't be around at the hospital. That was so hard for me, and he didn't care enough to even respond."
"Chlo, I'm so sorry. Even though I was unconscious, I still heard what was going on. I knew you were hurting."
Chloe hugged her friend. "Hey, you were going through a lot too. You still are. On top of the accident, the love of your life is 1,000 miles away, and you can barely walk."
"Chlo, I'm ok. And I know that you'll be ok too. We're flying out to Georgia for aca-reunion next weekend. We'll get to hang out with everyone, and it will be just like old times. I feel like those were the really happy days. College was so hard at first, but now I realize it's not nearly as hard as real life."
"Yeah I know. It kept my life together. That's why I was so scared to leave. I wish we could go back, so none of this mess had ever happened."
"A mess? Chlo, if we didn't move here, I wouldn't have been famous, we'd never had met Anna, and we wouldn't be close anymore. I would probably be in LA with Jesse right now. This has been good for us, Chlo. We've learned so much in the past year in a half."
"I guess you're right, but if we hadn't moved here, we wouldn't have 4,000 dollars worth of hospital bills to pay off, you wouldn't have a broken ankle right now, I wouldn't have had my heart broken, and you wouldn't have been in a coma for 4 days."
"Since when have you turned into me and I've turned into you?" Beca asked with a sad giggle. "I'm usually the Debbie Downer. Anyway, Chlo, these things have made us stronger, no matter how scary and insane. Just remember, I'm ok, you're working on being ok, and I promise you that you will be ok. We'll get to Barden on Saturday, and you'll forget about everything, we both will."
Chloe smiled. "Thanks Bec. I'm going to get ready for bed. You're getting your cast off tomorrow."
"Ok Chlo. I'm gonna stay up for a while working on mashups. Thanks for the talk."
Chloe walked off too her bedroom and Beca texted Anna.
Hey, would you be able to watch
Ginger all of next week?? Chlo and I are flying back to Barden for a reunion.
Of course!! That's so exciting. How's your ankle?
It's not bad. Still hurts a little, but if all goes well, I get my cast off tomorrow.
Great! I hope it goes well!
Thanks! I'm going to work on some mashups. Have a good night!
U too Beca.
Beca worked on mashups for awhile and then she went to bed.
She felt she had only slept for 30 minutes when Chloe woke her up. "C'mon sleepy head!!! Today's a big day."
"I need coffee."
"We'll get you some on the way there! We're late!"
Beca sprung out of bed and made her way to the bathroom. She came out five minutes later with her hair in a braided bun and her makeup done. She opened the door. "Chlo, I'm ready!"
Chloe helped Beca into the car.
Beca sat down on the examining table. "Hey, Erin."
"Hey, Beca." Erin smiled. "You ready?"
Chloe was already out of the room before Erin cut the cast off. Once she got back in the room, she looked at Beca's ankle. "Beca, it's still pretty bruised."
Erin looked at the X-rays. "Hate to tell you, but it didn't heal."
"What?" Beca looked upset.
Chloe grabbed her hand. "I'm sure it's ok, Becs. Just stay calm."
"We're going to have to so surgery."
"When? How long is the recovery? We have to make it to aca-reunion."
"It has to be like...today really, if you want to make it to your reunion next weekend. Recovery should only be two days, but you'll want time to rest at home. It's a minor surgery, so it should only take an hour. We can do it here right now, and I'll do it. I want you to make it to your reunion, and this is the only way."
"Becs, you gotta have it done. It will be hard, but you're a fighter, and I know you can do it."
"Ok, I'll do it."
Chloe squeezed her friend's hand. "I'll be in the waiting room the whole time. Anna will come, and it will be absolutely fine. I'll help you, and by Saturday, you'll feel just fine. I promise."
Erin smiled. "Ready Beca?"
"Yeah."
Chloe gave a tight hug to Beca. "I'll be right in the waiting room. You'll do great."
She let go and walked out of the room to call Anna.
Hey
How was the doctor?
She needs surgery. It's happening right now. Can you come?
Yeah of course. Is she ok? What happened.
All we know is the bones weren't healing, so I'm assuming they'll try to fix that. She seemed ok about it, but I told her you'd come and we'd be waiting for her. The surgery is only going to take an hour.
Ok. I'll be right over.
Ok bye.
Chloe called Jesse too.
Hi Jess.
What's up?
Beca's in surgery right now, so I just thought I should let you know.
Is she ok??
Yeah. It's just the bones weren't healing so they had to fix it. Don't bother flying out, we'll be there for the reunion this weekend.
Ok. Have her call me when she's up to it.
Thanks Jess. Can you let her dad know?
Yeah. Bye.
Chloe sat in the room until Anna came.
"Hey. Any news?"
"No, but it should be done in about 10 minutes."
Chloe and Anna sat in silence until the doctor let them see Beca.
