Call Me Crazy (A Bechloe Fanfiction)

Chapter 2

It was the middle of the afternoon and Chloe laid in her bed, tossing and turning. "You're all alone. This is where you die. You're so ugly. Nobody's going to save you." The voices screamed in her ears, making her unable to focus on anything at all until she heard a knock on her door. She rubbed her eyes and slowly got out of bed to answer the door, thinking it was a nurse. She was surprised to see Beca standing there with a sweet smile on her face. "Hey, Chlo," she said gently, noticing how upset and tired Chloe looked.

"Hey," she replied sadly. "Would you like to come in?" Chloe opened the door wider, trying not to focus on the voices that were screaming horrible things to her.

Beca nodded and walked inside of Chloe's room, which was more of a dorm than a hospital room. "This is a cute place, Chlo!" Beca smiled sincerely at Chloe, who was staring into space with a scared look on her face. Beca immediately put a hand on Chloe's shoulder, getting her to turn towards her. "Hey, look at me Chlo, tell me what they're saying and we'll get it sorted out, alright."

Chloe sat down on the bed next to Beca. "They're telling me I should die, that you're gonna kill me anyway, that I'm worthless, ugly, horrible-"

"Chlo," Beca put a reassuring hand on top of Chloe's, feeling her flinch a little. "I would never hurt you, you're amazing. You're beautiful and smart and so sweet, Chloe, don't listen to them."

Chloe finally relaxed under Beca's touch, realizing Beca wouldn't hurt her. "Thank you."

"You're welcome Chlo, how was your night?" Beca asked, hoping Chloe actually got some sleep, unlike the night before. Chloe had awful nightmares and hallucinations, keeping her from getting a lot of sleep at night.

"Nightmares, all night long," Chloe replied rubbing her eyes. In reality, she hadn't gotten any sleep in 3 weeks. She was in a constant state of tiredness, but there was nothing she could do about it. She learned to rest rather than sleep because the nightmares were worse than the voices, but she still had hallucinations to deal with.

"Chlo, you gotta get some sleep at some point," Beca said. "It's not healthy." She was so worried about Chloe, she looked into the blonde's icy blue eyes and all she saw was sadness and hopelessness. "What can I do that would make it easier for you to sleep?"

"There's nothing you can do to prevent me from having nightmares, Beca. I just have to find some way to cope with it." Chloe sighed in frustration and lack of sleep.

"It'll be ok Chlo, you have my number, call me any time of the night or day." Beca smiled at her. "Do you need a hug?"

Chloe hesitated before nodding and letting Beca hug her. She trusted Beca and really liked her, but she was still hesitant because of the voices in her head. "You smell really good," she found herself saying. Now she was in that awkward position where if you don't say anything more, you'll sound creepy but if you do, you'll sound like you're trying to explain yourself. "What perfume do you use?" She added on quickly.

"Aw thank you, no one else has noticed it before! It's Incredible Things by Taylor Swift!" Beca said.

"It smells like vanilla and citrus, I love it!" Chloe paused, thinking about how pretty Beca's eyes and smile were, until she noticed the silence between them was almost awkward. "Oh, so umm yesterday I really opened up to you and told you a lot about myself, so I was wondering if maybe you could tell me a little about yourself, just so we can get to know each other a little bit more?"

"Sure! Well my name is Beca with one C and it bothers me when people write it with 2,-"

"Is it short for Rebeca?" Chloe asked quickly.

"No, it's short for Pedro, actually," Beca said with a sarcastic smirk on her face. Chloe rolled her eyes with a giggle and let Beca continue talking. "I'm 24 years old and I just graduated college in May. I grew up in Chicago but I went to college in Georgia. I was a completely different person my first 2 years of college. I was emo and I got a few tattoos and piercings."

Chloe giggled, trying her best to picture the tiny brunette as an emo. "I never would've thought that about you."

"You're laughing now but when I pull out my old college pictures, you'll be like 'wow what a badass.'" Beca also laughed, remembering how badass she thought she was when really no one took her seriously. "I was in an a cappella group though, we were called the Barden Bellas." She smiled, remembering her best friends whom she hadn't seen in 2 years.

"Oh yeah, that's real badass," Chloe scoffed at the tiny brunette. She giggled softly at her. "I love a cappella music though."

"It's so amazing to me how everything sounds so perfect together. There's so much harmony involved and I love it." Beca was such an a cappella nerd and Chloe was loving every minute of it.

"I didn't know you can sing?" She asked. Chloe was secretly hoping she could because then they could sing together some time.

"Yeah, I'm pretty good," Beca replied, trying not to sound too cocky. "Can you?" Little did Chloe know, Beca had the same exact thought about them singing together.

"I can sing, just not very well," Chloe said. "My parents used to put me in competitions but I never got first place." Chloe laughed out loud remembering the time she was five and fell off the stage singing and dancing to Hannah Montana. "It was awful, I fell off the stage one year."

"Sing something for me Chlo," Beca said excitedly! She was so excited to hear Chloe sing and show who she really was.

Chloe nodded, slightly nervous, but somehow comfortable she was singing in front of her.

You shout it out, but I can't hear a word you say. I'm talking loud, not saying much. I'm criticized, but all your bullets ricochet, shoot me down but I get up. I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose, fire away, fire away. Ricochet, you take your aim, fire away, fire away.

Beca's eyes lit up when she heard Chloe singing her favorite song, and she joined in. Shoot me down, but I won't fall, I am titanium, you shoot me down, but I won't fall, I am titanium.