Things Change

4 - Lies

Leondre's POV:
I heard how my phone suddenly started to buzz again. I really hoped that it was Charlie and Chloe looked up at me with hope in her eyes.
I took up my phone and looked at the display. It was Beca.
"Is it him?" Chloe asked desperately.
"No, sorry. It's Beca." I sighed and stood up.

I walked out of the living room and into the kitchen.
What if Charlie had told her anything? I would have been so screwed.
"Hello?" I said and answered the call.
"Leo?" I heard Beca sob. What had happened?

"Hey, why are you crying? Have something happened? What's going on?" I asked. All the questions came out at ones. Guess I just was a too caring boyfriend.

"Ch-Charlie h-he..." Beca started, but fell silent since she couldn't stop sobbing.
"What did he do?" I asked worried. I felt how the anger bubbled up inside. I know Charlie was the one that should be mad. His girlfriend had ignored him for weeks and then he found her at his best friend's place together with his best friend, watching a movie.

But when my girlfriend calls to me crying telling me that my best friend has done something to her, then I get mad.
"I'm s-so so-sor-sorry." She stuttered. What?
"Beca. Listen to me, love. Calm down. Take a deep breath and talk to me. Tell me what he did." I said calmly and I heard how she actually calmed down and took a deep breath.

"Okay, good. Now tell me what happened." I continued slowly.
"He raped me." She explained really fast.
WHAT?! WHY IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE WOULD CHARLIE DO THAT?!

"WHAT?!" Was all that came out of my mouth.
"H-he-" Beca started again, but I interrupted her.
"I heard what you said, are you okay?!" I asked quickly feeling the worry spread inside my body.
"I-I don't know... I think so." She answered crying.

The anger took over more and more and soon I wouldn't be able to control myself. If I saw that little piece of shit I would literally beat him down to the ground. I knew he was my best friend, but HE RAPED MY GIRLFRIEND! I MEAN WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL?!
I would make him regret this!

I tried to calm myself down to be able to talk to Beca.
"Why would be do that?" I asked slowly.
"I-I don't kn-know..." She sobbed into the phone. Ah, I wished that I could hug her now. Just pull her into my arms and tell her that everything will be okay. "He c-came here dru-drunk last night and was ang-angry about something..."

I really hoped that he hadn't told her.
"What was he mad about?" I asked calmly.
"He said th-hat y-you and..." Beca started, but the sobs took over for a while. "He said that you and Chloe had been ch-cheating o-on u-us..."

Then she couldn't hold it back anymore. Everything that she held inside just came out all at the same time.
"You wo-would never do th-that, r-ri-right...?" She sobbed. Ah, man.
"No, I promise babe. We haven't done anything, I would never do that to you or Charlie. And Chloe wouldn't either. Don't listen to him." I explained hoping that she would trust me.

"I don't know what to think Leo..." Beca replied slowly.
"Please, believe me." I answered feeling the tears in my eyes. "Listen, I will be at yours in 5 minutes, okay? Please don't do anything stupid."

"O-okay." Beca said.
"Okay, bye." I finished quickly and ended the call.
I seriously didn't know what to feel. All my emotions were screwed up. I turned around and saw Chloe. She must have walked up to me when she had realized that something was wrong.

"What happened?" She asked worried and looked me in the eyes.
"Ch-Charlie freaking raped Beca." I said feeling a tear rolling down my cheek at the same time as I wanted to scream in anger.
"WHAT THE FUCK?!" Chloe yelled. When she saw my face she immediately calmed down. "Sorry, but why the hell would Charlie do that?! How do we know that Beca isn't lying?"

I gave Chloe an angry look.
"Why would someone joke about that?!" I answered and then I realized that I had sounded harsher that I meant to.
Chloe got tears in her eyes when she realized that Charlie had actually done that. I pulled her into a tight hug and tried to comfort her.
"Sorry, I'm just really worried about Beca." I said while rubbing her back.

"I-it's o-okay." She stuttered. No, it wasn't. We stood there for a while and then we pulled away from the hug. Chloe wiped away her tears while looking at me.
"Is this because of us...?" She asked sobbing. I really didn't know.
"I truly don't hope so." I replied looking down at the floor.