The Bully

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"Where are you going to college?" Chloe asked Beca. They spent so much time together, yet never discussed their plans after high school.

"I don't know if I even want to go to college." Beca admitted. "What about you?"

"I want to be a teacher, so I'm going to apply for a few different schools and see who gives me the best offer." Chloe said. "Why don't you want to go to college?"

"Doesn't really seem right for me." Beca said. "I don't know."

"What do you want to do?" Chloe asked.

"I don't know." Beca said. "What do you think I should do?"

"There has to be something you want to do." Chloe said. "I could see you as an amazing music producer."

"A music producer?" Beca thought about it. "That sounds like the best job in the world."

"You'd be great at it. You have amazing music taste." Chloe pointed out.

"Thank you, Chlo." Beca smiled. She was going to college!

- - -

Senior year flew by far too quickly for Beca and Chloe. They had become better friends with Maisy, who turned out to be an absolutely wonderful person. She even helped Chloe out with her art project.

Graduation brought so many tears. Reno sat and watched the never-ending graduation ceremony from an extremely uncomfortable chair in a far back row. She couldn't see anything because of the person in front of her. She looked over at the baby sleeping soundly in the lap of her mother. A year and a half ago, Reno would have never thought she'd be watching her sister graduate. She would have never thought she'd get out of that terrible house. But she did.

Beca never thought she'd be graduating high school alongside her soulmate, Chloe Beale. The Chloe Beale who drove her out of her mind in middle school. The Chloe Beale who had never been anything but a terrible person to her. People change and here they were.

- - -

"Wait!" Beca chased the car down the street, holding a large paper bag in her hand.

The car stopped and Chloe looked in the rearview mirror. "Beca?"

"Mr. Bubbles Jr." Beca ran to the window, out of breath. "Wants to go with you to college."

Chloe smiled at her girlfriend who smiled back. She'd do anything for that petite brunette and was heartbroken they'd be apart for so long.

"I'd be glad to take him." Chloe said and took the bag containing a fish bowl, food and of course Mr. Bubbles Jr.

"I love you." Beca said.

"I love you more." Chloe replied and kissed Beca softly on the lips before driving away.

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"Dear Beca,

Today is my first night away from you and hurts to think that we won't see each other for another three months. I miss you so much already, but at least I have Mr. Bubbles Jr. to keep me company.

Love you,

Chloe (9/25/19)"